Joseph Childress
Feb 3, 2012
LUCAMA a�" Joseph Wayne "Bucky" Childress, 70, died Friday at his home. Joe served four years active duty in the U.S. Navy and was retired from the U.S. Army Reserves. He retired in 1997 from the U.S. Postal Service after 31 years of service. He was preceded in death by his mother, Georgia Henry; father, Marvin Childress; and...
L.J. Benton, Jr
Jan 25, 2012
FREMONT - L. J. Benton, Jr., 77, of Centreville, VA, formerly of Fremont, died January 25, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, February 4, 2 PM, Elmwood Cemetery (Old Section), Fremont, with Masonic Rites. L.J. graduated from Fremont High School in 1952 and Atlantic Christian College (Barton) in 1956. He taught school in Smithfield before relocating to northern Virginia where he...
Carey Banks, Jr
Jan 24, 2012
WILSON - Carey Hunter Banks, Jr., 79, of Wilson, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012. A Service of Celebration will be Saturday, 2 PM, First United Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Dan Hensley, Jr. and Rev. Russ Nanney. Carey was the son of Carey Hunter and Lula Mae Slaughter Banks. He grew up in Wilson and was on the...
Marvin Thompson
Jan 15, 2012
WILSON - Marvin Hubert Thompson, 89, died Sunday, January 15, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Forest Hills Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Marvin retired from the US Post Office having been very active in his community and church. He joined the Marines at age 19 and was involved in action in the South...
E.C. Winstead
Jan 13, 2012
Emerson Clarence "E.C." Winstead, 88, died Friday, January 13, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section J. The visitation will follow at the home, 3415 London Church Rd, Elm City. He was born in Wilson, September 7, 1923 and was preceded in death by his wife Laura Battle Winstead and parents, E.Clarence and Anne Gill Winstead. He...
D.R. Barnes
Jan 8, 2012
Greenville - Doane Russell "Scoop" Barnes, 90, died Sunday, January 8, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The service will be conducted by long-time family friend, Eugene Newman. A Wilson county native, Mr. Barnes was the son of the...
Adelle Boyd
Jan 7, 2012
WILSON - Adelle Winstead Boyd, 93, died January 7, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, First Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing with her family. She was born on September 12, 1918, in Rocky Mount, to Bradford Harris and Leigh Masengale Winstead. Her husband, Luther Holton Boyd, died in 1997 after 56 years of marriage....
Doris Corbett
Jan 7, 2012
WILSON - Doris Edwards Corbett, passed on to her Lord on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Wilson Pines (formerly Britthaven). A celebration of her life will be on Tuesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was born in Old Sparta, Edgecombe County, NC, on June 11, 1923, the daughter of Wiley Thomas and Alice Cummings...
Martha Duplissey
Jan 2, 2012
Martha Duplissey, 65, of Wilson, died January 2, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Bible Missionary Baptist Church. Interment, Kenly Cemetery. She is survived by her longtime friend, Carolyn Coates of the home; brother, Bill Duplissey of Suffolk, VA and several nieces and nephews. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 6:30 - 8 PM. Memorials are...
Geno Thorne
Dec 30, 2011
WILSON - Genoveva "Geno" Soriano Thorne, 51, died Friday, December 30, 2011. Visitation, Monday, 6-8 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. She was a native of the Dominican Republic and a graduate of Barton College. Surviving is her husband, Martin Ed Thorne; daughter, Lilly Thorne; sons, Alex and Harrison Thorne; father, Juan Tomás Peña and mother, Altagracia...
Leigh Ferrell-Gay
Dec 28, 2011
WILSON - Leigh Ferrell-Gay, 46, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Leigh enjoyed working with the children's music program and Bible school at New Hope Church and she loved her cats. She was preceded in death by her father, William E. "Bill" Ferrell in June 2007....
Dr. Edna Boykin
Dec 25, 2011
WILSON - On Sunday, December 25, 2011, Wilson lost one of its most dedicated leaders when Dr. Edna Earle Boykin, 90, died following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Old Section. Born on December 14, 1921, Edna was a life-long resident of Wilson, a community she loved and to which she was deeply...
Will Bass
Dec 25, 2011
EUREKA - Will Dortch Bass, 93, died Sunday, December 25, 2011. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Eureka United Methodist Church followed by visitation. Interment, Eureka Cemetery. Surviving are his daughters, Sandra Jones (Dwight) of Eureka and Carole Groce of Jonesville; grandchildren, William "Dee" Jones of Cornelius, Angela Causby (Kent) of Smithfield, Andrea Lavigne (Matt) of Jonesville, Alex Groce (Josie)...
Ray Murray
Dec 24, 2011
FREMONT - Larry Ray Murray, 72, died Saturday, Christmas Eve, December 24, 2011. Funeral, Wednesday, 7 PM, First Pentecostal Church, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Ray was a local freight deliveryman and had served in the U. S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Lillian Teachey Murray; brothers,...
Mary Barnes
Dec 24, 2011
WILSON - Mary Creech Barnes, 83, died Saturday, December 24, 2011. Funeral, Wednesday, 12 Noon, Maplewood Cemetery. Old Section. She is survived by her daughters, Kim Thompson (Larry) with whom she lived and Linda Rebollar (Martin) of Wilson; sons, Danny Barnes (Diane), Jerry Barnes (Frankie), Randy Barnes (Maxine) and Terry Barnes (Pamela) all of Wilson and Jimmy Barnes...
Don Lamm
Dec 23, 2011
WILSON - Donald Houston Lamm, 75, died Friday December 23, 2011 in his home with family. A Service of Worship will be Tuesday, 11 AM at Winstead United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Lamm was born in Wilson and was the son of the late Jesse Lee Lamm and Della May Lamm. He was...
Becky Patterson
Dec 14, 2011
WILSON - Rebecca Johnson "Becky" Patterson, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, First United Methodist Church Columbarium, 100 Green St NE, followed by a time of visiting. A native of Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Sammie Robertson Johnson and James Mason Johnson. She was preceded in death by...
Billie Boykin
Dec 12, 2011
STANTONSBURG - Billie Jean Hunt Shingleton Boykin, 78, died Monday, December 12, 2011, in Austell, GA. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Stantonsburg Baptist Church. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery. She had lived in Stantonsburg before marrying Charles David Boykin, formerly of Snow Hill, and establishing their home in Austell. Many will remember her from her years in the Stantonsburg Post Office....
Judy Pearson
Dec 5, 2011
Fremont - Judy Glover Pearson, 66, died Monday, December 5, 2011. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Pikeville Baptist Church. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. She is survived by her husband, Donald Pearson; sister, Shirley Pearson (Harold) of Florence, SC and several nieces and nephews. The family will be at the church one hour prior to the service and other times...
Nora Narron
Dec 2, 2011
BLACK CREEK - Nora Grey Bass Narron, 79, died Friday, December 2, 2011. Surviving is her husband, Elwood A. Narron; daughter, Nora Ward (Michael) of Lucama; son, Tim Narron (Kelly) of Black Creek; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; sister, Fay B. Tomlinson of Black Creek. She was preceded in death by a son, David Narron. The family will...
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Joseph Childress
Feb 3, 2012
LUCAMA a�" Joseph Wayne "Bucky" Childress, 70, died Friday at his home. Joe served four years active duty in the U.S. Navy and was retired from the U.S. Army Reserves. He retired in 1997 from the U.S. Postal Service after 31 years of service. He was preceded in death by his mother, Georgia Henry; father, Marvin Childress; and...
L.J. Benton, Jr
Jan 25, 2012
FREMONT - L. J. Benton, Jr., 77, of Centreville, VA, formerly of Fremont, died January 25, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, February 4, 2 PM, Elmwood Cemetery (Old Section), Fremont, with Masonic Rites. L.J. graduated from Fremont High School in 1952 and Atlantic Christian College (Barton) in 1956. He taught school in Smithfield before relocating to northern Virginia where he...
Carey Banks, Jr
Jan 24, 2012
WILSON - Carey Hunter Banks, Jr., 79, of Wilson, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012. A Service of Celebration will be Saturday, 2 PM, First United Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Dan Hensley, Jr. and Rev. Russ Nanney. Carey was the son of Carey Hunter and Lula Mae Slaughter Banks. He grew up in Wilson and was on the...
Marvin Thompson
Jan 15, 2012
WILSON - Marvin Hubert Thompson, 89, died Sunday, January 15, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Forest Hills Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Marvin retired from the US Post Office having been very active in his community and church. He joined the Marines at age 19 and was involved in action in the South...
E.C. Winstead
Jan 13, 2012
Emerson Clarence "E.C." Winstead, 88, died Friday, January 13, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section J. The visitation will follow at the home, 3415 London Church Rd, Elm City. He was born in Wilson, September 7, 1923 and was preceded in death by his wife Laura Battle Winstead and parents, E.Clarence and Anne Gill Winstead. He...
D.R. Barnes
Jan 8, 2012
Greenville - Doane Russell "Scoop" Barnes, 90, died Sunday, January 8, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The service will be conducted by long-time family friend, Eugene Newman. A Wilson county native, Mr. Barnes was the son of the...
Adelle Boyd
Jan 7, 2012
WILSON - Adelle Winstead Boyd, 93, died January 7, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, First Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing with her family. She was born on September 12, 1918, in Rocky Mount, to Bradford Harris and Leigh Masengale Winstead. Her husband, Luther Holton Boyd, died in 1997 after 56 years of marriage....
Doris Corbett
Jan 7, 2012
WILSON - Doris Edwards Corbett, passed on to her Lord on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Wilson Pines (formerly Britthaven). A celebration of her life will be on Tuesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was born in Old Sparta, Edgecombe County, NC, on June 11, 1923, the daughter of Wiley Thomas and Alice Cummings...
Martha Duplissey
Jan 2, 2012
Martha Duplissey, 65, of Wilson, died January 2, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Bible Missionary Baptist Church. Interment, Kenly Cemetery. She is survived by her longtime friend, Carolyn Coates of the home; brother, Bill Duplissey of Suffolk, VA and several nieces and nephews. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 6:30 - 8 PM. Memorials are...
Geno Thorne
Dec 30, 2011
WILSON - Genoveva "Geno" Soriano Thorne, 51, died Friday, December 30, 2011. Visitation, Monday, 6-8 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. She was a native of the Dominican Republic and a graduate of Barton College. Surviving is her husband, Martin Ed Thorne; daughter, Lilly Thorne; sons, Alex and Harrison Thorne; father, Juan Tomás Peña and mother, Altagracia...
Leigh Ferrell-Gay
Dec 28, 2011
WILSON - Leigh Ferrell-Gay, 46, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Leigh enjoyed working with the children's music program and Bible school at New Hope Church and she loved her cats. She was preceded in death by her father, William E. "Bill" Ferrell in June 2007....
Dr. Edna Boykin
Dec 25, 2011
WILSON - On Sunday, December 25, 2011, Wilson lost one of its most dedicated leaders when Dr. Edna Earle Boykin, 90, died following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Old Section. Born on December 14, 1921, Edna was a life-long resident of Wilson, a community she loved and to which she was deeply...
Will Bass
Dec 25, 2011
EUREKA - Will Dortch Bass, 93, died Sunday, December 25, 2011. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Eureka United Methodist Church followed by visitation. Interment, Eureka Cemetery. Surviving are his daughters, Sandra Jones (Dwight) of Eureka and Carole Groce of Jonesville; grandchildren, William "Dee" Jones of Cornelius, Angela Causby (Kent) of Smithfield, Andrea Lavigne (Matt) of Jonesville, Alex Groce (Josie)...
Ray Murray
Dec 24, 2011
FREMONT - Larry Ray Murray, 72, died Saturday, Christmas Eve, December 24, 2011. Funeral, Wednesday, 7 PM, First Pentecostal Church, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Ray was a local freight deliveryman and had served in the U. S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Lillian Teachey Murray; brothers,...
Mary Barnes
Dec 24, 2011
WILSON - Mary Creech Barnes, 83, died Saturday, December 24, 2011. Funeral, Wednesday, 12 Noon, Maplewood Cemetery. Old Section. She is survived by her daughters, Kim Thompson (Larry) with whom she lived and Linda Rebollar (Martin) of Wilson; sons, Danny Barnes (Diane), Jerry Barnes (Frankie), Randy Barnes (Maxine) and Terry Barnes (Pamela) all of Wilson and Jimmy Barnes...
Don Lamm
Dec 23, 2011
WILSON - Donald Houston Lamm, 75, died Friday December 23, 2011 in his home with family. A Service of Worship will be Tuesday, 11 AM at Winstead United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Lamm was born in Wilson and was the son of the late Jesse Lee Lamm and Della May Lamm. He was...
Becky Patterson
Dec 14, 2011
WILSON - Rebecca Johnson "Becky" Patterson, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, First United Methodist Church Columbarium, 100 Green St NE, followed by a time of visiting. A native of Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Sammie Robertson Johnson and James Mason Johnson. She was preceded in death by...
Billie Boykin
Dec 12, 2011
STANTONSBURG - Billie Jean Hunt Shingleton Boykin, 78, died Monday, December 12, 2011, in Austell, GA. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Stantonsburg Baptist Church. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery. She had lived in Stantonsburg before marrying Charles David Boykin, formerly of Snow Hill, and establishing their home in Austell. Many will remember her from her years in the Stantonsburg Post Office....
Judy Pearson
Dec 5, 2011
Fremont - Judy Glover Pearson, 66, died Monday, December 5, 2011. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Pikeville Baptist Church. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. She is survived by her husband, Donald Pearson; sister, Shirley Pearson (Harold) of Florence, SC and several nieces and nephews. The family will be at the church one hour prior to the service and other times...
Nora Narron
Dec 2, 2011
BLACK CREEK - Nora Grey Bass Narron, 79, died Friday, December 2, 2011. Surviving is her husband, Elwood A. Narron; daughter, Nora Ward (Michael) of Lucama; son, Tim Narron (Kelly) of Black Creek; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; sister, Fay B. Tomlinson of Black Creek. She was preceded in death by a son, David Narron. The family will...
