J. Whitley, Jr
Apr 25, 2010
STANTONSBURG - James Norwood Whitley, Jr., 75, died Sunday, April 25, 2010. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Stantonsburg United Methodist Church. Mr. Whitley was son of the late J. Norwood and Hulda Hardy Whitley of Stantonsburg. His wife of 54 years, Shirley Hayes Whitley, died in November, 2009. He was also preceded by his twin sister, Mary Baynor "Bee"...

J. Whitley, Jr
Apr 25, 2010
STANTONSBURG - J. Norwood Whitley, Jr., 75, died Sunday, April 25, 2010. Arrangements will be posted to this site Tuesday after 1:00 PM.

Pamela Bailey
Apr 22, 2010
BLACK CREEK - Pamela Willis Bailey, 64, died Thursday, April 22, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roscoe Miller and Daphne Rose Willis and her first husband, Charlie Vance Thompson, who was killed in Vietnam. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visiting and sharing. Interment, Black Creek Cemetery. She is survived by...

Carlton Owens
Apr 18, 2010
STANTONSBURG - Carlton B. "Monk" Owens, 80, died Sunday, April 18, 2010. Funeral, Tuesday, 7:00 PM, First Baptist Church, Stantonsburg, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Wednesday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Surviving is his daughter, Gale Tyndall (Owen) of Lindell; granddaughters, Shannon Honeycutt (Russell) of Godwin and Tara Carter (Tim) of Snow Hill;...

Willistine Blackshear
Apr 17, 2010
WILSON - Willistine Strickland Blackshear, 74, died Saturday, April 17, 2010. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section G. She was the widow of Emmette Blackshear, a retired Registered Nurse and had been active in the First United Methodist Church. Surviving are daughters, Ashley Patterson (Joel) of Wilson and Nancy Davis (Andy) of Clayton; granddaughter, Katherine Davis. The...

Buddy Baker
Apr 11, 2010
WILSON - Harold Dean "Buddy" Baker, 75, died Sunday, April 11, 2010. Buddy graduated from Charles L. Coon in 1953 and attended ECU. He served in the Army was a farmer and mail carrier. He was a loving husband, daddy, papa and brother. Buddy was an avid golfer and he never met a stranger. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM,...

Wiley Etheridge
Apr 8, 2010
WILSON - Wiley McCleese Etheridge, 75, died Thursday, April 8, 2010. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Old Section. "Pee Wee" retired from deliveries for Wilson Petroleum Company. He enjoyed all kinds of animals, was an avid Duke sports fan, licensed as an airplane pilot and was a member of Mount Lebanon Masonic Lodge 117. He continued contact...

Willie Felton
Apr 1, 2010
WILSON - Willie Carraway "Bill" Felton, 83, died Thursday, April 1, 2010. Funeral, Saturday, 10 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, conducted by Rev. A.G. Smith. The visitation will be after the funeral. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was a son of the late Walter Lee Felton and Lillian Carraway Felton Vick. He served in the US Marine Corps and...

Margie Taylor
Mar 26, 2010
WILSON - Margie Lee Carter Taylor, 86, died Friday, March 26, 2010. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Greensboro. She was a native of Guilford County and widow of Otis Frank Taylor who died in 1995. Surviving are daughters, Lynn Sexton of Wilson, Karen Hayes of Clayton and Donna Bass (Sam) of Mooresville; son, Ricky Taylor...

Jo Gardner
Mar 14, 2010
Wilson - Jo Anne Varnell Gardner, 68, died Sunday March 14, 2010. Arrangements are incomplete.

Jo Gardner
Mar 14, 2010
Wilson - Jo Anne Varnell Gardner, 68, died Sunday March 14, 2010 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Funeral, Thursday, March 25, 6:00 PM, Peace Church, 2838 Tilghman Rd, followed by a brief visitation. Surviving is her husband, James E. Gardner; daughter, Ginger Murphy (Carl) of Stantonsburg; sons, Jeffrey Gardner (Beverly) of Greenville and Alan Gardner (Stephanie)...

Lonnie Jordan
Mar 10, 2010
Lonnie E. Jordan, 82, of Elm City, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. David Dehart will officiate. He is survived by his wife, Frances Winstead Jordan; sons, Eddie Jordan and Dennis Jordan of Elm City; 3 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; sisters, Lela Green of Wilson and Marie Owens of Rocky Mount;...
Betty Eagles
Mar 7, 2010
TARBORO - Betty Strickland Eagles, 85, died Sunday, March 7, 2010. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Calvary Episcopal Church, Tarboro. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery (Old Section), 2 PM. She had relocated to the Albemarle in Tarboro in 1998 to enjoy her retirement years. A Wilson native, she was born February 20, 1925, to Dr. Ernest Lee and Mary Eliza Thigpen...

Margie Taylor
Mar 3, 2010
WILSON - Margie Lee Carter Taylor, 86, died Friday, March 26, 2010. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Greensboro. She was a native of Guilford County and widow of Otis Frank Taylor who died in 1995. Surviving are daughters, Lynn Sexton of Wilson, Karen Hayes of Clayton and Donna Bass of Mooresville; son, Ricky Taylor (Pam)...
Claudia Mason
Mar 2, 2010
Claudia Covington Mason, 74, of Durham and formerly of Wilson, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, First United Methodist Church, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. A second service will be held at a later date at Croasdaile Village, Durham, where she had resided for a year. Claudia was born in Wadesboro...

Doris Dildy
Feb 16, 2010
Doris Whitley Dildy, 77, of Wilson, left her loved ones and friends on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. The service will be conducted by Rev. Doug Skinner and Rev. Royce Reynolds. Interment, Friday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Doris is survived by her husband, Alvin Dildy; daughter, Trudy Dildy...
Frances Rose
Feb 14, 2010
EUREKA - Frances Davis Rose, 79, of the Watery Branch community, died Sunday, February 14, 2010.
She was the widow of Addie James Rose who died in 1995.
Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Eureka United Methodist Church, with interment in Eureka Cemetery.
Surviving is a daughter, Ann Cassady (Bobby) of Columbia, SC; son, Dwight Rose of the home;...

Myrtle Harris
Feb 3, 2010
Myrtle Ashley Harris, 75, of Wilson, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Tunstall 'Tunk" Harris in 1999. Myrtle was active in First Christian Church. She enjoyed playing the piano and organ at local nursing homes and her passion was dancing. She served as past membership chairperson of the Wilson Singles...

Myrtle Harris
Feb 3, 2010
Myrtle Ashley Harris, 75, of Wilson, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010. Arrangements will be posted Wednesday afternoon.

Eugene Cyrwus
Feb 2, 2010
Eugene Edward Cyrwus, 68, of Wilson, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section C. Gene's wife, Gloria Jean, died in 2006. They came to Wilson from Minnesota and he retired from Walter Kidde and Sears. Surviving are daughters, Chris Lopez of Wilson and Paula Chasse' of Houston, TX; son, Steve Lemons of Ben...
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J. Whitley, Jr
Apr 25, 2010
STANTONSBURG - James Norwood Whitley, Jr., 75, died Sunday, April 25, 2010. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Stantonsburg United Methodist Church. Mr. Whitley was son of the late J. Norwood and Hulda Hardy Whitley of Stantonsburg. His wife of 54 years, Shirley Hayes Whitley, died in November, 2009. He was also preceded by his twin sister, Mary Baynor "Bee"...

J. Whitley, Jr
Apr 25, 2010
STANTONSBURG - J. Norwood Whitley, Jr., 75, died Sunday, April 25, 2010. Arrangements will be posted to this site Tuesday after 1:00 PM.

Pamela Bailey
Apr 22, 2010
BLACK CREEK - Pamela Willis Bailey, 64, died Thursday, April 22, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roscoe Miller and Daphne Rose Willis and her first husband, Charlie Vance Thompson, who was killed in Vietnam. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visiting and sharing. Interment, Black Creek Cemetery. She is survived by...

Carlton Owens
Apr 18, 2010
STANTONSBURG - Carlton B. "Monk" Owens, 80, died Sunday, April 18, 2010. Funeral, Tuesday, 7:00 PM, First Baptist Church, Stantonsburg, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Wednesday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Surviving is his daughter, Gale Tyndall (Owen) of Lindell; granddaughters, Shannon Honeycutt (Russell) of Godwin and Tara Carter (Tim) of Snow Hill;...

Willistine Blackshear
Apr 17, 2010
WILSON - Willistine Strickland Blackshear, 74, died Saturday, April 17, 2010. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section G. She was the widow of Emmette Blackshear, a retired Registered Nurse and had been active in the First United Methodist Church. Surviving are daughters, Ashley Patterson (Joel) of Wilson and Nancy Davis (Andy) of Clayton; granddaughter, Katherine Davis. The...

Buddy Baker
Apr 11, 2010
WILSON - Harold Dean "Buddy" Baker, 75, died Sunday, April 11, 2010. Buddy graduated from Charles L. Coon in 1953 and attended ECU. He served in the Army was a farmer and mail carrier. He was a loving husband, daddy, papa and brother. Buddy was an avid golfer and he never met a stranger. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM,...

Wiley Etheridge
Apr 8, 2010
WILSON - Wiley McCleese Etheridge, 75, died Thursday, April 8, 2010. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Old Section. "Pee Wee" retired from deliveries for Wilson Petroleum Company. He enjoyed all kinds of animals, was an avid Duke sports fan, licensed as an airplane pilot and was a member of Mount Lebanon Masonic Lodge 117. He continued contact...

Willie Felton
Apr 1, 2010
WILSON - Willie Carraway "Bill" Felton, 83, died Thursday, April 1, 2010. Funeral, Saturday, 10 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, conducted by Rev. A.G. Smith. The visitation will be after the funeral. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was a son of the late Walter Lee Felton and Lillian Carraway Felton Vick. He served in the US Marine Corps and...

Margie Taylor
Mar 26, 2010
WILSON - Margie Lee Carter Taylor, 86, died Friday, March 26, 2010. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Greensboro. She was a native of Guilford County and widow of Otis Frank Taylor who died in 1995. Surviving are daughters, Lynn Sexton of Wilson, Karen Hayes of Clayton and Donna Bass (Sam) of Mooresville; son, Ricky Taylor...

Jo Gardner
Mar 14, 2010
Wilson - Jo Anne Varnell Gardner, 68, died Sunday March 14, 2010. Arrangements are incomplete.

Jo Gardner
Mar 14, 2010
Wilson - Jo Anne Varnell Gardner, 68, died Sunday March 14, 2010 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Funeral, Thursday, March 25, 6:00 PM, Peace Church, 2838 Tilghman Rd, followed by a brief visitation. Surviving is her husband, James E. Gardner; daughter, Ginger Murphy (Carl) of Stantonsburg; sons, Jeffrey Gardner (Beverly) of Greenville and Alan Gardner (Stephanie)...

Lonnie Jordan
Mar 10, 2010
Lonnie E. Jordan, 82, of Elm City, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. David Dehart will officiate. He is survived by his wife, Frances Winstead Jordan; sons, Eddie Jordan and Dennis Jordan of Elm City; 3 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; sisters, Lela Green of Wilson and Marie Owens of Rocky Mount;...
Betty Eagles
Mar 7, 2010
TARBORO - Betty Strickland Eagles, 85, died Sunday, March 7, 2010. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Calvary Episcopal Church, Tarboro. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery (Old Section), 2 PM. She had relocated to the Albemarle in Tarboro in 1998 to enjoy her retirement years. A Wilson native, she was born February 20, 1925, to Dr. Ernest Lee and Mary Eliza Thigpen...

Margie Taylor
Mar 3, 2010
WILSON - Margie Lee Carter Taylor, 86, died Friday, March 26, 2010. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Greensboro. She was a native of Guilford County and widow of Otis Frank Taylor who died in 1995. Surviving are daughters, Lynn Sexton of Wilson, Karen Hayes of Clayton and Donna Bass of Mooresville; son, Ricky Taylor (Pam)...
Claudia Mason
Mar 2, 2010
Claudia Covington Mason, 74, of Durham and formerly of Wilson, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, First United Methodist Church, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. A second service will be held at a later date at Croasdaile Village, Durham, where she had resided for a year. Claudia was born in Wadesboro...

Doris Dildy
Feb 16, 2010
Doris Whitley Dildy, 77, of Wilson, left her loved ones and friends on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. The service will be conducted by Rev. Doug Skinner and Rev. Royce Reynolds. Interment, Friday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Doris is survived by her husband, Alvin Dildy; daughter, Trudy Dildy...
Frances Rose
Feb 14, 2010
EUREKA - Frances Davis Rose, 79, of the Watery Branch community, died Sunday, February 14, 2010.
She was the widow of Addie James Rose who died in 1995.
Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Eureka United Methodist Church, with interment in Eureka Cemetery.
Surviving is a daughter, Ann Cassady (Bobby) of Columbia, SC; son, Dwight Rose of the home;...

Myrtle Harris
Feb 3, 2010
Myrtle Ashley Harris, 75, of Wilson, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Tunstall 'Tunk" Harris in 1999. Myrtle was active in First Christian Church. She enjoyed playing the piano and organ at local nursing homes and her passion was dancing. She served as past membership chairperson of the Wilson Singles...

Myrtle Harris
Feb 3, 2010
Myrtle Ashley Harris, 75, of Wilson, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010. Arrangements will be posted Wednesday afternoon.

Eugene Cyrwus
Feb 2, 2010
Eugene Edward Cyrwus, 68, of Wilson, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section C. Gene's wife, Gloria Jean, died in 2006. They came to Wilson from Minnesota and he retired from Walter Kidde and Sears. Surviving are daughters, Chris Lopez of Wilson and Paula Chasse' of Houston, TX; son, Steve Lemons of Ben...