Rhodia Whitley
May 9, 2012
WILSON - Rhodia Lamm Whitley, 76, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 6:30 PM, followed by a time of visiting. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Carl Whitley and parents, Atlas and Neva Mae Perry Lamm. Surviving is her son, John W. Whitley (Crystal) of Wilson; grandson, Conner Whitley; sister, Josephine Warren of Middlesex;...
Mary Sheak
May 6, 2012
WILSON - Mary Anne Moore Sheak, 77, widow of Jack L. Sheak, died Sunday, May 6, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section E. Surviving are sons, Steven Sheak of Rock Ridge and Mark Sheak (Theresa) of Groveton, TX; three grandchildren; sister, Betty Doris Clark of Elm City; step-sisters, Trudy Bass of Wilson and Barbara Walls of...
Marie Bass
May 2, 2012
BLACK CREEK - Marie Moore Bass, 83, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 10 AM, Black Creek Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elijah and Lutoria Mercer Moore and a son, Jerome "Jerry" Bass, in 2001. Surviving is her husband, Carlton Bass; daughter, Diane Evans (Henry) of Black Creek; son, Jeff Bass (Becky) of...
Alvin Dildy
May 1, 2012
WILSON - Alvin Dildy, 84, of Wilson, left his loved ones and friends on May 1, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Whitley Dildy in February, 2010. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park immediately following. The service will be conducted by Rev. Gary Walling and Rev. Johnny W. Hendricks....
Norman Hammond
Apr 27, 2012
WILSON - Norman Joseph Hammond, 88, died Friday, April 27, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 6:00 PM, Winstead United Methodist Church, 1407 Tarboro St, SW, following by a time of visiting. Mr. Hammond retired from his office supply business in Vermont before relocating to Wilson. Surviving is his wife, Ruth Gordon Hammond; sister, Paulita Heath of Bristol, VT; brother, Lynn...
Kay Riddle
Apr 26, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Kay Martin Riddle, 64, died Thursday, April 26, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, First Baptist Church, Stantonsburg. Kay was a native of Guilford County and graduated from UNC-Greensboro and went on to earn her masters degree from ECU, Greenville. She retired from Speight Middle School, Wilson, with 30 years of service. Surviving is her husband, Tom...
Bobby Eatmon
Apr 22, 2012
WILSON - Bobby Ray Eatmon, 74, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. He is survived by his daughters, Diann Eatmon of Middlesex and Vicky Williams (DeWayne) of Lucama; son, Mike Eatmon (Rhonda) of Wilson; grandson, Roman Allen Grant; brothers, Jerry Eatmon (Virginia) of LaMirada, CA, Donnie Eatmon (Linda)...
Helen Benton
Apr 19, 2012
Lucama - Helen Pauline Woodard Benton, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 19, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Little Rock Original Free Will Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. De Wayne Eakes and Rev. David Currie. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Helen Pauline was born on February 6, 1928, in Lucama to the...
Elizabeth Blackman
Apr 18, 2012
Fremont - Elizabeth Aycock Blackman, 95, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Funeral will be Saturday, April 21st, 11 AM in Fremont United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Blackman, known to many as "Libba", was the widow of John W. Blackman, Jr., who died in 1991. A native of...
Katie Page
Apr 17, 2012
ELM CITY - Katie Howell Page, 93, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by visiting. Burial, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. Surviving are her daughters, Lucy Jones of Elm City and Mary Williford of Macclesfield; son, Melvin Page of Elm City; grandchildren, Jackie Jones (Stacy), Lisa Stith...
Virginia Finch
Apr 11, 2012
BAILEY - Virginia Ann Guthrie Finch, 68, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. Interment, Bailey Cemetery. She was retired from Southern Nash Senior High School and was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne B. Finch, Jr., a grandson, Albert Braxton Finch and parents, John and Marie Sullivan Guthrie. Surviving...
Seth Hunt
Apr 11, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Seth Prior Hunt, 87, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Stantonsburg United Methodist Church. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery. He was born on May 28, 1924 to the late Jessie Everett and Dora Stewart Prior Hunt of Hunt's Bridge Road, Fountain Inn, SC. A World War II veteran, Hunt entered the US Navy in 1943....
Henry Barnes, Jr
Apr 8, 2012
WILSON - Henry C. Barnes, Jr., 90, died Sunday, April 8, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Mr. Barnes and his late brothers, Roy and Eddie Barnes, established Barnes Truck Lines in 1939. He retired from the business in 1974, but never really stopped working. He was a son of the late Henry and Vann Hyde...
Kathleen Rowe
Apr 4, 2012
Stantonsburg - Kathleen Moye Rowe, 92, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012. She lived in the Watery Branch Church community and was the widow of Robert Lee Rowe, who died in September, 1983. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Watery Branch FWB Church, followed by burial in the Eureka Cemetery. Surviving is her daughter, Mary Finch (Jerry) of Eureka; sons, Jerry...
Don Jones
Apr 3, 2012
ELM CITY - Don R. Jones, 70, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012. He was the owner of Don's Locksmith Service. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Friday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Campbell Jones; daughters, Jennifer Whitley (Jimmy) of Smithfield and Jessica Forsberg (Eric) of Beaufort; granddaughter,...
Chester Mooring
Mar 31, 2012
Fremont - Chester Mooring, 85, died Saturday, March 31, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Mr. Mooring retired from a bread sales delivery route and had been active in the Fremont Fire Department serving as Chief for several years. He was preceded in his wife, Majorie Whitley...
Mamie Newcomb
Mar 28, 2012
WILSON - Mamie Elizabeth Sumerlin Newcomb, 63, died March 28, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Macclesfield Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Oscar Sumerlin and Rosa Lee Morris Sumerlin and twin sisters, Edna Proctor and Faye Pendergrass. Mamie is survived her brother, Robert Sumerlin and wife, Anna, of Wake Forest; step-sisters, Vivian Barnes of...
Virginia Taylor
Mar 16, 2012
WILSON - Virginia Blaszczak Taylor, 87, died Friday, March 16, 2012. Funeral Mass, Tuesday, 11 AM, St Therese Catholic Church. Burial, Evergreen Memorial Park. She once worked at the School for the Deaf and was preceded in death by her husband, James Atlas Taylor, and son, James Dennis Taylor. Surviving is her daughter, Carolyn T. Lyon; grandsons, Kirk...
Shelby Watson
Mar 14, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Shelby Hayes Watson, 74, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Watery Branch FWB Church. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bryant Watson, in April, 2011. Surviving are her sons, Robert Watson (Judy) and James Watson of Stantonsburg, Ray Watson (Jamie Lee) of Wilson and Earl Watson (Susie) of...
Anderson Ferrell
Mar 13, 2012
WILSON - Anderson Ferrell, 87, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside his wife of 64 years, Emily Gray Benton Ferrell, who died August, 2011. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, William Anderson and Lela...
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Rhodia Whitley
May 9, 2012
WILSON - Rhodia Lamm Whitley, 76, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 6:30 PM, followed by a time of visiting. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Carl Whitley and parents, Atlas and Neva Mae Perry Lamm. Surviving is her son, John W. Whitley (Crystal) of Wilson; grandson, Conner Whitley; sister, Josephine Warren of Middlesex;...
Mary Sheak
May 6, 2012
WILSON - Mary Anne Moore Sheak, 77, widow of Jack L. Sheak, died Sunday, May 6, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section E. Surviving are sons, Steven Sheak of Rock Ridge and Mark Sheak (Theresa) of Groveton, TX; three grandchildren; sister, Betty Doris Clark of Elm City; step-sisters, Trudy Bass of Wilson and Barbara Walls of...
Marie Bass
May 2, 2012
BLACK CREEK - Marie Moore Bass, 83, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 10 AM, Black Creek Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elijah and Lutoria Mercer Moore and a son, Jerome "Jerry" Bass, in 2001. Surviving is her husband, Carlton Bass; daughter, Diane Evans (Henry) of Black Creek; son, Jeff Bass (Becky) of...
Alvin Dildy
May 1, 2012
WILSON - Alvin Dildy, 84, of Wilson, left his loved ones and friends on May 1, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Whitley Dildy in February, 2010. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park immediately following. The service will be conducted by Rev. Gary Walling and Rev. Johnny W. Hendricks....
Norman Hammond
Apr 27, 2012
WILSON - Norman Joseph Hammond, 88, died Friday, April 27, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 6:00 PM, Winstead United Methodist Church, 1407 Tarboro St, SW, following by a time of visiting. Mr. Hammond retired from his office supply business in Vermont before relocating to Wilson. Surviving is his wife, Ruth Gordon Hammond; sister, Paulita Heath of Bristol, VT; brother, Lynn...
Kay Riddle
Apr 26, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Kay Martin Riddle, 64, died Thursday, April 26, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, First Baptist Church, Stantonsburg. Kay was a native of Guilford County and graduated from UNC-Greensboro and went on to earn her masters degree from ECU, Greenville. She retired from Speight Middle School, Wilson, with 30 years of service. Surviving is her husband, Tom...
Bobby Eatmon
Apr 22, 2012
WILSON - Bobby Ray Eatmon, 74, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. He is survived by his daughters, Diann Eatmon of Middlesex and Vicky Williams (DeWayne) of Lucama; son, Mike Eatmon (Rhonda) of Wilson; grandson, Roman Allen Grant; brothers, Jerry Eatmon (Virginia) of LaMirada, CA, Donnie Eatmon (Linda)...
Helen Benton
Apr 19, 2012
Lucama - Helen Pauline Woodard Benton, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 19, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Little Rock Original Free Will Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. De Wayne Eakes and Rev. David Currie. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Helen Pauline was born on February 6, 1928, in Lucama to the...
Elizabeth Blackman
Apr 18, 2012
Fremont - Elizabeth Aycock Blackman, 95, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Funeral will be Saturday, April 21st, 11 AM in Fremont United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Blackman, known to many as "Libba", was the widow of John W. Blackman, Jr., who died in 1991. A native of...
Katie Page
Apr 17, 2012
ELM CITY - Katie Howell Page, 93, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by visiting. Burial, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. Surviving are her daughters, Lucy Jones of Elm City and Mary Williford of Macclesfield; son, Melvin Page of Elm City; grandchildren, Jackie Jones (Stacy), Lisa Stith...
Virginia Finch
Apr 11, 2012
BAILEY - Virginia Ann Guthrie Finch, 68, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. Interment, Bailey Cemetery. She was retired from Southern Nash Senior High School and was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne B. Finch, Jr., a grandson, Albert Braxton Finch and parents, John and Marie Sullivan Guthrie. Surviving...
Seth Hunt
Apr 11, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Seth Prior Hunt, 87, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Stantonsburg United Methodist Church. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery. He was born on May 28, 1924 to the late Jessie Everett and Dora Stewart Prior Hunt of Hunt's Bridge Road, Fountain Inn, SC. A World War II veteran, Hunt entered the US Navy in 1943....
Henry Barnes, Jr
Apr 8, 2012
WILSON - Henry C. Barnes, Jr., 90, died Sunday, April 8, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Mr. Barnes and his late brothers, Roy and Eddie Barnes, established Barnes Truck Lines in 1939. He retired from the business in 1974, but never really stopped working. He was a son of the late Henry and Vann Hyde...
Kathleen Rowe
Apr 4, 2012
Stantonsburg - Kathleen Moye Rowe, 92, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012. She lived in the Watery Branch Church community and was the widow of Robert Lee Rowe, who died in September, 1983. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Watery Branch FWB Church, followed by burial in the Eureka Cemetery. Surviving is her daughter, Mary Finch (Jerry) of Eureka; sons, Jerry...
Don Jones
Apr 3, 2012
ELM CITY - Don R. Jones, 70, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012. He was the owner of Don's Locksmith Service. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Friday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Campbell Jones; daughters, Jennifer Whitley (Jimmy) of Smithfield and Jessica Forsberg (Eric) of Beaufort; granddaughter,...
Chester Mooring
Mar 31, 2012
Fremont - Chester Mooring, 85, died Saturday, March 31, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Mr. Mooring retired from a bread sales delivery route and had been active in the Fremont Fire Department serving as Chief for several years. He was preceded in his wife, Majorie Whitley...
Mamie Newcomb
Mar 28, 2012
WILSON - Mamie Elizabeth Sumerlin Newcomb, 63, died March 28, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Macclesfield Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Oscar Sumerlin and Rosa Lee Morris Sumerlin and twin sisters, Edna Proctor and Faye Pendergrass. Mamie is survived her brother, Robert Sumerlin and wife, Anna, of Wake Forest; step-sisters, Vivian Barnes of...
Virginia Taylor
Mar 16, 2012
WILSON - Virginia Blaszczak Taylor, 87, died Friday, March 16, 2012. Funeral Mass, Tuesday, 11 AM, St Therese Catholic Church. Burial, Evergreen Memorial Park. She once worked at the School for the Deaf and was preceded in death by her husband, James Atlas Taylor, and son, James Dennis Taylor. Surviving is her daughter, Carolyn T. Lyon; grandsons, Kirk...
Shelby Watson
Mar 14, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Shelby Hayes Watson, 74, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Watery Branch FWB Church. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bryant Watson, in April, 2011. Surviving are her sons, Robert Watson (Judy) and James Watson of Stantonsburg, Ray Watson (Jamie Lee) of Wilson and Earl Watson (Susie) of...
Anderson Ferrell
Mar 13, 2012
WILSON - Anderson Ferrell, 87, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside his wife of 64 years, Emily Gray Benton Ferrell, who died August, 2011. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, William Anderson and Lela...
