Marjorie Sawrey
Oct 2, 2009
Marjorie Moore Sawrey, 90, of Wilson, died Friday, October 2, 2009. She was a nurse with the former Wilson Clinic with many years of dedicated service. Her parents were George and Laura Sauls Moore of Greene county and she was also preceded in death by a sister, Eula Grace Hill. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811...
Mary Highsmith
Sep 30, 2009
WILSON - Mary Jones Highsmith, 84, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, First Presbyterian Church. She now rests in the loving arms of her tender and merciful Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Her husband, Lewis Allison, Jr and a son, Lewis Allison, III preceded her in death in addition to her parents, Simeon Gordon and...
Irene Franklin
Sep 23, 2009
WILSON - Irene Barnette Kearney Franklin, 90, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009, in Richmond, VA. She was born in the Stantonsburg community to Capaias and Martha Barnette and was also preceded in death by husband, Charlie Kearney; son, Donnie Kearney; sister, Madeline Reeves; brothers, Jesse & Jasper "Bunk" Barnette. Funeral, Saturday, 6 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream...
Needham Garner
Sep 20, 2009
WILSON-Needham James "Cotton" Garner, 67, died Sunday, September 20, 2009. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Black Creek Cemetery. Surviving: wife, Joyce Overby Garner: son, Needham J. Garner, Jr. (Cathy) of Lucama: daughter, Mary Grace Grimsley of Black Creek: grandchildren, Justin, Anna and Jessica Garner, Heather and Dale Grimsley: sisters, Shirley Murphy of Black Creek and...
Glenn Broome
Sep 11, 2009
WILSON - Glenn Broome, 83, died Friday, September 11, 2009. He served in the US Navy during World War II aboard the USS Hissem. After the war he went on to graduate from Catawba College in his home county of Rowan. His vocation brought him to Wilson where he worked with Suburban Propane Gas Company for 38...
Margaret Noe
Sep 10, 2009
WILSON - Margaret Barnes Noe, 84, died Thursday, September 10, 2009. She was the widow of James Thomas Noe. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Howard Franklin and Myrtie Fulghum Barnes; brothers, Richard "Dick", James "Jimmy", Howard "H.F." and Charles Barnes. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, First Christian Church, with interment in Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving are...
Dorothy Lucas
Sep 9, 2009
WILSON - Dorothy Johnson Lucas, 86, formerly of Lucama, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Diana Lucas Marsh. Funeral, Friday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. She is survived by her husband, John Curtis Lucas: daughter, Marsha Allen of Wilson: sisters, Geraldine Lamm, Aileen Mercer and Nona Barnes all...
Charles Clayton
Aug 25, 2009
WILSON - Charles M. Clayton, Sr, 80, died Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Funeral, Thursday, 10 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section 1. Known to all with his smile of true friendship, "Bubba" seemed to have never met a stranger. He loved the part of his life that gave him so many opportunities to promote Wilson and North Carolina. The nickname...
Mary Hadge Roberson
Aug 23, 2009
WILSON - Mary Hadge Roberson, 74, died peacefully at home on Sunday, August 23, 2009.
She was the daughter of the late Jack and Effie Novas Hadge and was a retired English Teacher at Fike High School.
Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, First Presbyterian Church, conducted by Rev. Thomas J. Watkins. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery.
Surviving brothers, Jim Hadge...
Linda Finch
Aug 10, 2009
WILSON - Linda Newcomb Finch 67, of Hunting Ridge Rd, died Monday, August 10, 2009 at her home. Up until this day, she lived exclusively for her family and cherished every moment spent with them. She was magnificent wife, mother, grandmother, sister and a friend to everyone she came in contact with. She was very proud of the...
Charles Edmundson
Aug 8, 2009
Charles William Edmundson, 79, of Wilson, died Saturday, August 8, 2009. Funeral, Monday, 4 PM, Black Creek Cemetery. Surviving are sons, Charlie Edmundson, Jr (Janet) and Dennie Edmundson (Gloria) of Elm City, Bennie Edmundson (Dianne) of Wilson: four grandchildren: sister, Jean Edmundson of Wilson: brother, Eddie Edmundson of Wilson: special friend, Betty Pollard of Wilson. The family will...
Beulah White
Aug 7, 2009
Beulah Carter White, 90, of Wilson, died Friday, August 7, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie White, in 1962. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving are her sisters, Ruby Lancaster (Linwood) of Wilson and Ruth Davis of Sims: several nieces and...
Margie Johnson
Aug 7, 2009
Margie Walls Johnson, 74, of Wilson, died Friday, August 7, 2009. Funeral, Sunday, 6 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Committal, Monday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is her husband of 57 years, Ray D. Johnson: daughter, Cindy Williford (Mickey) of Bailey: sons, Danny Johnson (Phyllis) of Bailey,...
Roberta Little
Aug 1, 2009
SARATOGA - Roberta Turnmeyer Little, 86, died Saturday, August 1, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents Lester Garfield and Emma Whitaker Turnmeyer: son, Johnnie Clifton "Butch" Little, Jr. and son-in-law, Ralph Murphrey. Funeral, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Surviving: husband, J.C. Little: daughter, Pam Murphrey and fiancée, Bill Narron of Stantonsburg: sons, Terry Little...
Leuna Harrison
Jul 30, 2009
ELM CITY - Leuna Dawson Harrison, 90, died Thursday, July 30, 2009. She was the widow of Earl Harrison who died in 2003 and was preceded in death by ten siblings. Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, Elm City United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving are daughters, Leigh Harrison of Greenville and Anne H....
Emma Cayton
Jul 20, 2009
WILSON - Emma Godwin Cayton, 88, died Monday July 20, 2009. She was the widow of Earney W. Cayton who died in 2006. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving daughters, Peggy Carnahan (Wes) of Wilson, Nancy Baldree (Lee) of Black Creek and Jane Bynum...
Dean Tidwell
Jul 19, 2009
WINTERVILLE - Dean Tidwell, 52, of Winterville and formerly of Stantonsburg, died Sunday, July 19, 2009. Funeral, Wednesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving are sisters, Barbara Patterson (Rev. Max) of Stantonsburg, Sandra Poole (Joe) of Greenville, SC: niece, Suzanne Patterson: nephews, Joel Patterson (Ashley), Jeremy...
Evelyn Windham
Jul 18, 2009
WILSON - Evelyn "Ebbie" Hackney Woodard Windham of Raleigh, formerly of Wilson, died Saturday, July 18, 2009. She was born on September 18, 1921, in Wilson to Thomas Jennings and Evelyn Gray Jones Hackney. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Farmer Woodard and infant daughter, Evelyn; her second husband, John Thomas Windham; sister, Helen...
Virginia Batts
Jul 9, 2009
ROCKY MOUNT - Virgina West Batts, 87, of Rocky Mount and formerly of Wilson, died Thursday, July 9, 2009. Funeral, Sunday, 1:30 PM, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. Surviving is a son, Ben Batts of Wilson: granddaughter, Jennifer Batts of Manhattan, NY: mother of Jennifer, Melba B. Fulghum of Wilson sister, Mary Barnes of Lucama. The family will...
B.T. Shingleton
Jul 3, 2009
STANTONSBURG - B. T. Shingleton, 82, died Friday, July 3, 2009. B. T. loved the land and had extensive farming interest having served on the area Soil and Water Conservation Committee for over 40 years. Locally he had served on the BB&:T board, a member of the Joseph Warren Masonic Lodge and the Wilson Memorial Hospital board. He...
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Marjorie Sawrey
Oct 2, 2009
Marjorie Moore Sawrey, 90, of Wilson, died Friday, October 2, 2009. She was a nurse with the former Wilson Clinic with many years of dedicated service. Her parents were George and Laura Sauls Moore of Greene county and she was also preceded in death by a sister, Eula Grace Hill. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811...
Mary Highsmith
Sep 30, 2009
WILSON - Mary Jones Highsmith, 84, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, First Presbyterian Church. She now rests in the loving arms of her tender and merciful Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Her husband, Lewis Allison, Jr and a son, Lewis Allison, III preceded her in death in addition to her parents, Simeon Gordon and...
Irene Franklin
Sep 23, 2009
WILSON - Irene Barnette Kearney Franklin, 90, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009, in Richmond, VA. She was born in the Stantonsburg community to Capaias and Martha Barnette and was also preceded in death by husband, Charlie Kearney; son, Donnie Kearney; sister, Madeline Reeves; brothers, Jesse & Jasper "Bunk" Barnette. Funeral, Saturday, 6 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream...
Needham Garner
Sep 20, 2009
WILSON-Needham James "Cotton" Garner, 67, died Sunday, September 20, 2009. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Black Creek Cemetery. Surviving: wife, Joyce Overby Garner: son, Needham J. Garner, Jr. (Cathy) of Lucama: daughter, Mary Grace Grimsley of Black Creek: grandchildren, Justin, Anna and Jessica Garner, Heather and Dale Grimsley: sisters, Shirley Murphy of Black Creek and...
Glenn Broome
Sep 11, 2009
WILSON - Glenn Broome, 83, died Friday, September 11, 2009. He served in the US Navy during World War II aboard the USS Hissem. After the war he went on to graduate from Catawba College in his home county of Rowan. His vocation brought him to Wilson where he worked with Suburban Propane Gas Company for 38...
Margaret Noe
Sep 10, 2009
WILSON - Margaret Barnes Noe, 84, died Thursday, September 10, 2009. She was the widow of James Thomas Noe. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Howard Franklin and Myrtie Fulghum Barnes; brothers, Richard "Dick", James "Jimmy", Howard "H.F." and Charles Barnes. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, First Christian Church, with interment in Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving are...
Dorothy Lucas
Sep 9, 2009
WILSON - Dorothy Johnson Lucas, 86, formerly of Lucama, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Diana Lucas Marsh. Funeral, Friday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. She is survived by her husband, John Curtis Lucas: daughter, Marsha Allen of Wilson: sisters, Geraldine Lamm, Aileen Mercer and Nona Barnes all...
Charles Clayton
Aug 25, 2009
WILSON - Charles M. Clayton, Sr, 80, died Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Funeral, Thursday, 10 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section 1. Known to all with his smile of true friendship, "Bubba" seemed to have never met a stranger. He loved the part of his life that gave him so many opportunities to promote Wilson and North Carolina. The nickname...
Mary Hadge Roberson
Aug 23, 2009
WILSON - Mary Hadge Roberson, 74, died peacefully at home on Sunday, August 23, 2009.
She was the daughter of the late Jack and Effie Novas Hadge and was a retired English Teacher at Fike High School.
Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, First Presbyterian Church, conducted by Rev. Thomas J. Watkins. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery.
Surviving brothers, Jim Hadge...
Linda Finch
Aug 10, 2009
WILSON - Linda Newcomb Finch 67, of Hunting Ridge Rd, died Monday, August 10, 2009 at her home. Up until this day, she lived exclusively for her family and cherished every moment spent with them. She was magnificent wife, mother, grandmother, sister and a friend to everyone she came in contact with. She was very proud of the...
Charles Edmundson
Aug 8, 2009
Charles William Edmundson, 79, of Wilson, died Saturday, August 8, 2009. Funeral, Monday, 4 PM, Black Creek Cemetery. Surviving are sons, Charlie Edmundson, Jr (Janet) and Dennie Edmundson (Gloria) of Elm City, Bennie Edmundson (Dianne) of Wilson: four grandchildren: sister, Jean Edmundson of Wilson: brother, Eddie Edmundson of Wilson: special friend, Betty Pollard of Wilson. The family will...
Beulah White
Aug 7, 2009
Beulah Carter White, 90, of Wilson, died Friday, August 7, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie White, in 1962. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving are her sisters, Ruby Lancaster (Linwood) of Wilson and Ruth Davis of Sims: several nieces and...
Margie Johnson
Aug 7, 2009
Margie Walls Johnson, 74, of Wilson, died Friday, August 7, 2009. Funeral, Sunday, 6 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Committal, Monday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is her husband of 57 years, Ray D. Johnson: daughter, Cindy Williford (Mickey) of Bailey: sons, Danny Johnson (Phyllis) of Bailey,...
Roberta Little
Aug 1, 2009
SARATOGA - Roberta Turnmeyer Little, 86, died Saturday, August 1, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents Lester Garfield and Emma Whitaker Turnmeyer: son, Johnnie Clifton "Butch" Little, Jr. and son-in-law, Ralph Murphrey. Funeral, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Surviving: husband, J.C. Little: daughter, Pam Murphrey and fiancée, Bill Narron of Stantonsburg: sons, Terry Little...
Leuna Harrison
Jul 30, 2009
ELM CITY - Leuna Dawson Harrison, 90, died Thursday, July 30, 2009. She was the widow of Earl Harrison who died in 2003 and was preceded in death by ten siblings. Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, Elm City United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving are daughters, Leigh Harrison of Greenville and Anne H....
Emma Cayton
Jul 20, 2009
WILSON - Emma Godwin Cayton, 88, died Monday July 20, 2009. She was the widow of Earney W. Cayton who died in 2006. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving daughters, Peggy Carnahan (Wes) of Wilson, Nancy Baldree (Lee) of Black Creek and Jane Bynum...
Dean Tidwell
Jul 19, 2009
WINTERVILLE - Dean Tidwell, 52, of Winterville and formerly of Stantonsburg, died Sunday, July 19, 2009. Funeral, Wednesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving are sisters, Barbara Patterson (Rev. Max) of Stantonsburg, Sandra Poole (Joe) of Greenville, SC: niece, Suzanne Patterson: nephews, Joel Patterson (Ashley), Jeremy...
Evelyn Windham
Jul 18, 2009
WILSON - Evelyn "Ebbie" Hackney Woodard Windham of Raleigh, formerly of Wilson, died Saturday, July 18, 2009. She was born on September 18, 1921, in Wilson to Thomas Jennings and Evelyn Gray Jones Hackney. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Farmer Woodard and infant daughter, Evelyn; her second husband, John Thomas Windham; sister, Helen...
Virginia Batts
Jul 9, 2009
ROCKY MOUNT - Virgina West Batts, 87, of Rocky Mount and formerly of Wilson, died Thursday, July 9, 2009. Funeral, Sunday, 1:30 PM, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. Surviving is a son, Ben Batts of Wilson: granddaughter, Jennifer Batts of Manhattan, NY: mother of Jennifer, Melba B. Fulghum of Wilson sister, Mary Barnes of Lucama. The family will...
B.T. Shingleton
Jul 3, 2009
STANTONSBURG - B. T. Shingleton, 82, died Friday, July 3, 2009. B. T. loved the land and had extensive farming interest having served on the area Soil and Water Conservation Committee for over 40 years. Locally he had served on the BB&:T board, a member of the Joseph Warren Masonic Lodge and the Wilson Memorial Hospital board. He...
