Will Smith
Mar 1, 2011
WILSON - William Carr Smith, 83, died unexpectedly at his home, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. He is survived by his four children, daughters, Mary Eliza Duckett and husband, Chip, of High Point and Susan Johnson and her husband, Graham, of Raleigh; sons, William Smith and wife, Landon, of Raleigh and John T. Smith and wife, Stephanie, of Wilson;...
Edna Dixon
Feb 27, 2011
WILSON - Edna Graves Dixon, 90, of Wilson, died February 27, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Louis Dixon and parents, Edwin Barnes and Annie Cornelia Stallings Graves and brother, Ed Barnes Graves, Jr. She was a retired nurse having worked for Dr. C.L. Cubberly for over 30 years. Funeral, Wednesday, 10 AM, Westview...
Joey Hales
Feb 19, 2011
LUCAMA - Joey A. Hales, 47, died Saturday, February 19, 2011. Funeral, Wednesday, 3 PM, Raper Family Cemetery, St. Marys Church Rd, Lucama. Surviving is a son, Justin Hales (fiancé, Cameron) of Smithfield; granddaughter, Lily Marie Hales; parents, Joe E. and Ann Bunn Hales with whom he lived; maternal grandmother, Georgia Raper Bunn Reason of Lucama; sister, Pam...
Dot Matthews
Jan 31, 2011
ELM CITY - Dorothy "Dot" Cunningham Matthews, 82, of the Penders Crossroads community, died Monday, January 31, 2011. She had retired from the former Reuben Donnelly plant. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Wednesday, 1:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is her husband, Durwood Matthews; daughter,...
James Bissette, Sr
Jan 30, 2011
LUCAMA - James Warren Bissette, Sr., 72, died Sunday, January 30, 2011. He was preceded in death by a son, James W. "Jimmy" Bissette, Jr.. Mr. Bissette was manager of the Flynn Home for 18 years and was associated with AA for 33 years and was a mentor to many people. Funeral, Monday, 7 PM, Springhill Presbyterian Church...
Stuart Thomas, Sr
Jan 25, 2011
WILSON - Stuart William Thomas, Sr., 91, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Mr. Thomas was preceded in death by his wife, Mae Bennett Rolfe Thomas; sisters, Lizzie Morris, Lottie Walker and Louise Cliborne; brothers, Williard, Hobson and Leonard Thomas. In his retirement years, he enjoyed basket weaving and bird watching. He lived in Boydton, VA for 40 years...
Carlie Moore
Jan 17, 2011
WILSON - Carlie Walston Moore, 89, died Monday, January 17, 2011. She will be remembered in our hearts as a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Her family was her greatest love and joy and she enjoyed caring for them, cooking for them, canning and freezing the vegetables grown in her garden and...
Ronald Hearne
Jan 7, 2011
WILSON - Ronald Webb Hearne, 73, died Friday, January 7, 2010. Funeral, 11 AM, Monday, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Burial, Macclesfield Cemetery. Surviving is his wife, Doris Rose Webb Hearne; daughters, Denise H. Cobb and fiance, Mike Rachow, Billie W. Craft (Tom), Deborah W. Wheeler (Andrew), all of Wilson and George Ann W....
Betty High
Jan 5, 2011
WILSON - Betty Sawyer High, 75, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. She was associated with the Holiday Inn in Wilson and Rocky Mount. Betty started as a hostess at the Holiday Inn and retired as General Manager. She attended the Holiday Inn University which enabled her...
Frances Ellis
Dec 30, 2010
SIMS - Frances Page Ellis, 91, died Thursday, December 30, 2010. Funeral, Sunday, 2 pm, Milbournie FWB Church, followed by a time of visiting with her family. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She can best be described as one of the most humble people you could ever meet. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, sister and...
Hilda Owens
Dec 22, 2010
WILSON - Hilda Jones Owens, 83, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Fedrick Owens in 2006. She is survived by children, Melody Cabe and husband, Bobby, of Macon, GA, Patrick "Buddy" Owens of Wilson, Charles F. "Chuck" Owens, Jr. and wife, Lisa, of Greenville and Rhapsody Squires and husband, Marty,...
James Barnes
Dec 19, 2010
WILSON - James Ray Barnes, 85, died Sunday, December 19, 2010. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Wednesday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. He served in the military in World War II and retired from the utilities industry. Surviving are his daughters, Diane Smith (Marvin) of Kenly and...
Jack Sheak
Dec 18, 2010
WILSON - Jack L. Sheak, 81, died Saturday, December 18, 2010. Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Masonic Rites will be accorded, Wednesday, 7PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Jack and Mary Anne had lived in several locations across the country while he was in sales management...
George Henry, Jr
Dec 16, 2010
WILSON - George J. Henry, Jr., 75, died Thursday, December 16, 2010. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, First United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting. George graduated from the Citadel and retired from Merrill Lynch with over 25 years as an account executive. He was a part of the initial planning for Wesley Shelter and had served...
Ruby Williams
Dec 12, 2010
WILSON - Ruby "Sis" Williams williams, 96, of Wilson, died Sunday, December 12, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest E. Williams, step-daughter, Dorothy Haynes and step-granddaughter, Charlotte DeSmith. Funeral, Wednesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Thursday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her step-daughter, Marcellene "Marcie" Johnson...
Johnny Crumpler
Dec 11, 2010
LUCAMA - Johnny Crumpler, 63, died Saturday, December 11, 2010. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Burial, Wednesday, 2 PM, Black Creek Cemetery. Johnny was an avid hunter and fisherman. He had over 20 years work experience at Bridgestone. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mildred Hayes Crumpler and...
Etta Eatman
Dec 10, 2010
WILSON - Etta Lowry Eatman, 97, died Friday, December 10, 2010. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was the widow of Bill Eatman and a retired school teacher. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Joshua Eatman. Surviving is her daughter, Mary Etta Moore (Clark)...
D. Hinnant, Jr
Dec 10, 2010
FREMONT - D. Frank Hinnant, Jr., 90, died December 10, 2010. A celebration of Frank's life will be Sunday, 3:00 PM, in the fellowship hall of Fremont United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents D. Frank Hinnant and Lillie Holland Hinnant and his beloved wife of 63 years, Anne Exum Hinnant. He is survived...
Edna Sandifer
Dec 7, 2010
WILSON - Edna Taylor Sandifer, 87, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, S.M. "Sandy" Sandifer and her daughter, Carol S. Skinner. Edna was a longtime member of Grace Baptist Church. Funeral, Friday 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. She is survived by her daughter, Betsy Best and husband, Ray,...
Lissie Turner
Dec 7, 2010
Lucama - Lissie Watson Turner, 89, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Friday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. She was the widow of Elwood Turner and a member of Little Rock FWB Church. Surviving are her daughters, Pat West of Kenly and Linda Pittman of Lucama;...
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Will Smith
Mar 1, 2011
WILSON - William Carr Smith, 83, died unexpectedly at his home, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. He is survived by his four children, daughters, Mary Eliza Duckett and husband, Chip, of High Point and Susan Johnson and her husband, Graham, of Raleigh; sons, William Smith and wife, Landon, of Raleigh and John T. Smith and wife, Stephanie, of Wilson;...
Edna Dixon
Feb 27, 2011
WILSON - Edna Graves Dixon, 90, of Wilson, died February 27, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Louis Dixon and parents, Edwin Barnes and Annie Cornelia Stallings Graves and brother, Ed Barnes Graves, Jr. She was a retired nurse having worked for Dr. C.L. Cubberly for over 30 years. Funeral, Wednesday, 10 AM, Westview...
Joey Hales
Feb 19, 2011
LUCAMA - Joey A. Hales, 47, died Saturday, February 19, 2011. Funeral, Wednesday, 3 PM, Raper Family Cemetery, St. Marys Church Rd, Lucama. Surviving is a son, Justin Hales (fiancé, Cameron) of Smithfield; granddaughter, Lily Marie Hales; parents, Joe E. and Ann Bunn Hales with whom he lived; maternal grandmother, Georgia Raper Bunn Reason of Lucama; sister, Pam...
Dot Matthews
Jan 31, 2011
ELM CITY - Dorothy "Dot" Cunningham Matthews, 82, of the Penders Crossroads community, died Monday, January 31, 2011. She had retired from the former Reuben Donnelly plant. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Wednesday, 1:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is her husband, Durwood Matthews; daughter,...
James Bissette, Sr
Jan 30, 2011
LUCAMA - James Warren Bissette, Sr., 72, died Sunday, January 30, 2011. He was preceded in death by a son, James W. "Jimmy" Bissette, Jr.. Mr. Bissette was manager of the Flynn Home for 18 years and was associated with AA for 33 years and was a mentor to many people. Funeral, Monday, 7 PM, Springhill Presbyterian Church...
Stuart Thomas, Sr
Jan 25, 2011
WILSON - Stuart William Thomas, Sr., 91, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Mr. Thomas was preceded in death by his wife, Mae Bennett Rolfe Thomas; sisters, Lizzie Morris, Lottie Walker and Louise Cliborne; brothers, Williard, Hobson and Leonard Thomas. In his retirement years, he enjoyed basket weaving and bird watching. He lived in Boydton, VA for 40 years...
Carlie Moore
Jan 17, 2011
WILSON - Carlie Walston Moore, 89, died Monday, January 17, 2011. She will be remembered in our hearts as a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Her family was her greatest love and joy and she enjoyed caring for them, cooking for them, canning and freezing the vegetables grown in her garden and...
Ronald Hearne
Jan 7, 2011
WILSON - Ronald Webb Hearne, 73, died Friday, January 7, 2010. Funeral, 11 AM, Monday, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Burial, Macclesfield Cemetery. Surviving is his wife, Doris Rose Webb Hearne; daughters, Denise H. Cobb and fiance, Mike Rachow, Billie W. Craft (Tom), Deborah W. Wheeler (Andrew), all of Wilson and George Ann W....
Betty High
Jan 5, 2011
WILSON - Betty Sawyer High, 75, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. She was associated with the Holiday Inn in Wilson and Rocky Mount. Betty started as a hostess at the Holiday Inn and retired as General Manager. She attended the Holiday Inn University which enabled her...
Frances Ellis
Dec 30, 2010
SIMS - Frances Page Ellis, 91, died Thursday, December 30, 2010. Funeral, Sunday, 2 pm, Milbournie FWB Church, followed by a time of visiting with her family. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She can best be described as one of the most humble people you could ever meet. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, sister and...
Hilda Owens
Dec 22, 2010
WILSON - Hilda Jones Owens, 83, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Fedrick Owens in 2006. She is survived by children, Melody Cabe and husband, Bobby, of Macon, GA, Patrick "Buddy" Owens of Wilson, Charles F. "Chuck" Owens, Jr. and wife, Lisa, of Greenville and Rhapsody Squires and husband, Marty,...
James Barnes
Dec 19, 2010
WILSON - James Ray Barnes, 85, died Sunday, December 19, 2010. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Wednesday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. He served in the military in World War II and retired from the utilities industry. Surviving are his daughters, Diane Smith (Marvin) of Kenly and...
Jack Sheak
Dec 18, 2010
WILSON - Jack L. Sheak, 81, died Saturday, December 18, 2010. Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Masonic Rites will be accorded, Wednesday, 7PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Jack and Mary Anne had lived in several locations across the country while he was in sales management...
George Henry, Jr
Dec 16, 2010
WILSON - George J. Henry, Jr., 75, died Thursday, December 16, 2010. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, First United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting. George graduated from the Citadel and retired from Merrill Lynch with over 25 years as an account executive. He was a part of the initial planning for Wesley Shelter and had served...
Ruby Williams
Dec 12, 2010
WILSON - Ruby "Sis" Williams williams, 96, of Wilson, died Sunday, December 12, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest E. Williams, step-daughter, Dorothy Haynes and step-granddaughter, Charlotte DeSmith. Funeral, Wednesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Thursday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her step-daughter, Marcellene "Marcie" Johnson...
Johnny Crumpler
Dec 11, 2010
LUCAMA - Johnny Crumpler, 63, died Saturday, December 11, 2010. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Burial, Wednesday, 2 PM, Black Creek Cemetery. Johnny was an avid hunter and fisherman. He had over 20 years work experience at Bridgestone. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mildred Hayes Crumpler and...
Etta Eatman
Dec 10, 2010
WILSON - Etta Lowry Eatman, 97, died Friday, December 10, 2010. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was the widow of Bill Eatman and a retired school teacher. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Joshua Eatman. Surviving is her daughter, Mary Etta Moore (Clark)...
D. Hinnant, Jr
Dec 10, 2010
FREMONT - D. Frank Hinnant, Jr., 90, died December 10, 2010. A celebration of Frank's life will be Sunday, 3:00 PM, in the fellowship hall of Fremont United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents D. Frank Hinnant and Lillie Holland Hinnant and his beloved wife of 63 years, Anne Exum Hinnant. He is survived...
Edna Sandifer
Dec 7, 2010
WILSON - Edna Taylor Sandifer, 87, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, S.M. "Sandy" Sandifer and her daughter, Carol S. Skinner. Edna was a longtime member of Grace Baptist Church. Funeral, Friday 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. She is survived by her daughter, Betsy Best and husband, Ray,...
Lissie Turner
Dec 7, 2010
Lucama - Lissie Watson Turner, 89, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Friday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. She was the widow of Elwood Turner and a member of Little Rock FWB Church. Surviving are her daughters, Pat West of Kenly and Linda Pittman of Lucama;...
