Flossie Davis
Aug 4, 2007
WILSON - Flossie Edmundson Davis, 88, died Saturday, August 4, 2007. Funeral, Wednesday, 11:00 AM at Maplewood Cemetery, conducted by Pastor Foy Houston. She is survived by two daughters: Bonnie DeBruhl of Wilson and Frances Gregory and husband, John, of Midlothian, VA, a son, Richard Davis of Wilson: four grandchildren, Lisa Naber of Wilmington, Angie Bass of Little...
Wortley Herring
Jul 28, 2007
WILSON - Wortley Harrell Herring , 85, died July 28, 2007. She was the widow of William Carter Billy Herring who died in 2004. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Jewel Matthews and brothers, Forest, Stevie, Brode, Billy and Jiles Harrell. Wortley was born August 10, 1921, in Bertie County to the late Brode R....
James Bailey
Jul 27, 2007
STANTONSBURG - James M. Bailey, 82, died July 27, 2007. He had been in the grocery business, but was better known for his interest in country, bluegrass and gospel music. Many will remember the music of the Bailey Brothers - James and Tom. He was preceded in death his first wife, Geneva; sisters, Rena Chase and Elizabeth Nesbitt;...
Doug Evans
Jul 26, 2007
Doug E. Evans, 69, died Thursday, July 26, 2007. Funeral, Saturday, 4:00 PM, Evans Family Cemetery, Frank Price Church Rd. Visitation, 2:00 - 3:30, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, N. Surviving: daughter, Melissa Howard (Ronnie) of Wilson: grandson, Kyle Douglas Howard of Wilson: brother, Gordon Evans of Taylors, SC. Memorials are suggested to the Wilson County Humane...
Betty Vick
Jul 19, 2007
Betty Williams Vick, 86, died July 19, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Linwood B. Vick, Jr, in 1964: parents, Raymond and Lee Parker Williams: sister, Annie Belle Benson. Funeral, Sunday, 3:00 PM, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church with a time of visiting one hour prior to the funeral. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is a...
Margaret Moore
Jul 18, 2007
Margaret Ann Moore, 56, died July 18, 2007. She enjoyed children and had worked 33 years in the nursery program at her church. The Edward Y. C. Thorne Award was presented to her for volunteer work with Cystic Fibrosis. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, First Free Will Baptist Church, 4865 Nash St, NW. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving are her...
Clarence Taylor
Jul 11, 2007
STANTONSBURG - Clarence R. Taylor, 77, died July 11, 2007. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired tobacco buyer for Universal Tobacco Co. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is his wife, Adeline Hill Taylor: daughters, Jayne Grant of...
Leta Ballance
Jul 7, 2007
Leta Lamm Ballance, 92, died July 7, 2007, in Morristown, TN. She was a Wilson county native, widow of Howard Ballance, retired school teacher and had been living in Morristown in recent years. Funeral, Thursday, 10 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Survivivng are nieces, Betsy Murphy of Greensboro and Frances Pearsall of Raleigh:...
Mary Zampieri
Jul 5, 2007
Mary Risko Zampieri, 78, died July 5, 2007. Funeral, Saturday, 2 pm, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her husband, Bruno J. Zampieri: sisters, Betty Hinson (Carl), Anna Harris (Dal), Judy Barnes (Tommy) all of Wilson: brothers, Joseph S. Risko (Alice) and Mike Risko (Debbie) of Wilson: a...
Thurman Lamm
Jun 30, 2007
LUCAMA - Thurman Andrew Lamm, 85, died on Saturday, June 30, 2007. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. Larry Smith, minister of Lucama United Methodist Church will conduct a service of death and resurrection, assisted by Lannis B. Watson, American Legion Post 13 Chaplain. Born in Wilson County in...
Milton Boyette, Sr
Jun 29, 2007
EUREKA - Milton J. Boyette, Sr, 67, died Friday, June 29, 2007. He was a former insulation installer for different companies in the area. Preceding him in death were his parents, Matthew and Edna Daughtry Boyette: a sister, Ila Mae Ferrell: a brother, Willie Boyette. Funeral, Saturday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by...
Elithe Ellis
Jun 18, 2007
LUMBERTON - Elithe James Port Ellis ("Chicky"), 61, went to meet the Lord on the evening of Monday, June 18, 2007 at Duke University Hospital. A caring mother and wife, Chicky treasured every moment life gave her, and always thought of others before herself. The eldest daughter of Etta Louise and William Lockhart Port, she was born and...
Eunice Wood
Jun 18, 2007
Eunice M. Tink Wood NASHVILLE - Eunice May "Tink" Wood, 93, died Monday, June 18, 2007. She was a graduate of Parkview Hospital Nursing School and was nurse for Dr. Joseph Liverman until her retirement. Tink was preceded in death by her husband, Fred L. Wood, daughter, Joyce W. Byrd, grandson, Edward F. Byrd, and sisters, Elsie M....
John Cherry
Jun 15, 2007
WILSON - John William "Bill" Cherry, Jr, 91, died Friday, June 15, 2007 Bill was born in a leap year - February 29, 1916 - and has now gone to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was a son of John W. and Mallie Cobb Cherry of Elm City and predeceased by a brother, Philip...
William Ferrell
Jun 14, 2007
William "Bill" E. Ferrell, 75, died Thursday, June 14, 2007. He was a graduate of NC State College, Army veteran and retired high school teacher. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, New Hope Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is his wife, Jacksie High Ferrell: daughter, Leigh Ferrell-Gay (Mark) of Wilson: son, Brent Ferrell of Wilson: grandchildren, Brayson and...
Joseph Brinson
Jun 12, 2007
Joseph S. Brinson, 80, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007. He was retired from the grocery business and had lived in Warsaw before moving to Wilson. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, West Nash United Methodist Church. Committal service, 3 PM, Devotional Gardens, Highway 24, Warsaw. Surviving is his wife, Mavis Kennedy Brinson: sons, Mark Brinson (Gwen) of Wilson and Tim...
William Darden
Jun 11, 2007
HARRISBURG - William A. "Sully" Darden, Maj, USMC, Retd, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at his home in Harrisburg. He was a native of Stantonsburg and a son of the late Dr. Douglas B. and Molene Hughes Darden. Sully was the first Eagle Scout in Stantonsburg and a graduate of Charles L. Coon High School, Class of 1948....
Patsy Bowles
Jun 10, 2007
Patsy Smith Bowles, 80, died Sunday, June 10, 2007. Funeral, Tuesday, 4 p.m., Maplewood Cemetery (Old Section). Surviving are several cousins. The family will be at 903 Evergreen Drive, NW. Memorials are suggested to Wilson County Humane Society, P.O. Box 7064, Wilson, NC 27895, and to For the Love of Dogs, P.O. Box 8246, Wilson, NC 27894.. Surviving...
James Avera
May 29, 2007
ELM CITY - James Aberton Avera, 75, died peacefully surrounded by his family on May 29, 2007. Funeral, Thursday, 7:00 PM Elm City Baptist Church. Visitation will be at the church immediately following the funeral. Interment will be for and at the convenience of the family. James was born in Johnston County to the late Paul and Anna...
Verlon Taylor
May 25, 2007
FREMONT - Verlon Taylor, 74, died Friday, May 25, 2007. He was retired from CSX Railroad and a member of the former Fremont Rescue Squad. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Elmwood Cemetery
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Flossie Davis
Aug 4, 2007
WILSON - Flossie Edmundson Davis, 88, died Saturday, August 4, 2007. Funeral, Wednesday, 11:00 AM at Maplewood Cemetery, conducted by Pastor Foy Houston. She is survived by two daughters: Bonnie DeBruhl of Wilson and Frances Gregory and husband, John, of Midlothian, VA, a son, Richard Davis of Wilson: four grandchildren, Lisa Naber of Wilmington, Angie Bass of Little...
Wortley Herring
Jul 28, 2007
WILSON - Wortley Harrell Herring , 85, died July 28, 2007. She was the widow of William Carter Billy Herring who died in 2004. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Jewel Matthews and brothers, Forest, Stevie, Brode, Billy and Jiles Harrell. Wortley was born August 10, 1921, in Bertie County to the late Brode R....
James Bailey
Jul 27, 2007
STANTONSBURG - James M. Bailey, 82, died July 27, 2007. He had been in the grocery business, but was better known for his interest in country, bluegrass and gospel music. Many will remember the music of the Bailey Brothers - James and Tom. He was preceded in death his first wife, Geneva; sisters, Rena Chase and Elizabeth Nesbitt;...
Doug Evans
Jul 26, 2007
Doug E. Evans, 69, died Thursday, July 26, 2007. Funeral, Saturday, 4:00 PM, Evans Family Cemetery, Frank Price Church Rd. Visitation, 2:00 - 3:30, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, N. Surviving: daughter, Melissa Howard (Ronnie) of Wilson: grandson, Kyle Douglas Howard of Wilson: brother, Gordon Evans of Taylors, SC. Memorials are suggested to the Wilson County Humane...
Betty Vick
Jul 19, 2007
Betty Williams Vick, 86, died July 19, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Linwood B. Vick, Jr, in 1964: parents, Raymond and Lee Parker Williams: sister, Annie Belle Benson. Funeral, Sunday, 3:00 PM, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church with a time of visiting one hour prior to the funeral. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is a...
Margaret Moore
Jul 18, 2007
Margaret Ann Moore, 56, died July 18, 2007. She enjoyed children and had worked 33 years in the nursery program at her church. The Edward Y. C. Thorne Award was presented to her for volunteer work with Cystic Fibrosis. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, First Free Will Baptist Church, 4865 Nash St, NW. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving are her...
Clarence Taylor
Jul 11, 2007
STANTONSBURG - Clarence R. Taylor, 77, died July 11, 2007. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired tobacco buyer for Universal Tobacco Co. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is his wife, Adeline Hill Taylor: daughters, Jayne Grant of...
Leta Ballance
Jul 7, 2007
Leta Lamm Ballance, 92, died July 7, 2007, in Morristown, TN. She was a Wilson county native, widow of Howard Ballance, retired school teacher and had been living in Morristown in recent years. Funeral, Thursday, 10 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Survivivng are nieces, Betsy Murphy of Greensboro and Frances Pearsall of Raleigh:...
Mary Zampieri
Jul 5, 2007
Mary Risko Zampieri, 78, died July 5, 2007. Funeral, Saturday, 2 pm, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her husband, Bruno J. Zampieri: sisters, Betty Hinson (Carl), Anna Harris (Dal), Judy Barnes (Tommy) all of Wilson: brothers, Joseph S. Risko (Alice) and Mike Risko (Debbie) of Wilson: a...
Thurman Lamm
Jun 30, 2007
LUCAMA - Thurman Andrew Lamm, 85, died on Saturday, June 30, 2007. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. Larry Smith, minister of Lucama United Methodist Church will conduct a service of death and resurrection, assisted by Lannis B. Watson, American Legion Post 13 Chaplain. Born in Wilson County in...
Milton Boyette, Sr
Jun 29, 2007
EUREKA - Milton J. Boyette, Sr, 67, died Friday, June 29, 2007. He was a former insulation installer for different companies in the area. Preceding him in death were his parents, Matthew and Edna Daughtry Boyette: a sister, Ila Mae Ferrell: a brother, Willie Boyette. Funeral, Saturday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by...
Elithe Ellis
Jun 18, 2007
LUMBERTON - Elithe James Port Ellis ("Chicky"), 61, went to meet the Lord on the evening of Monday, June 18, 2007 at Duke University Hospital. A caring mother and wife, Chicky treasured every moment life gave her, and always thought of others before herself. The eldest daughter of Etta Louise and William Lockhart Port, she was born and...
Eunice Wood
Jun 18, 2007
Eunice M. Tink Wood NASHVILLE - Eunice May "Tink" Wood, 93, died Monday, June 18, 2007. She was a graduate of Parkview Hospital Nursing School and was nurse for Dr. Joseph Liverman until her retirement. Tink was preceded in death by her husband, Fred L. Wood, daughter, Joyce W. Byrd, grandson, Edward F. Byrd, and sisters, Elsie M....
John Cherry
Jun 15, 2007
WILSON - John William "Bill" Cherry, Jr, 91, died Friday, June 15, 2007 Bill was born in a leap year - February 29, 1916 - and has now gone to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was a son of John W. and Mallie Cobb Cherry of Elm City and predeceased by a brother, Philip...
William Ferrell
Jun 14, 2007
William "Bill" E. Ferrell, 75, died Thursday, June 14, 2007. He was a graduate of NC State College, Army veteran and retired high school teacher. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, New Hope Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is his wife, Jacksie High Ferrell: daughter, Leigh Ferrell-Gay (Mark) of Wilson: son, Brent Ferrell of Wilson: grandchildren, Brayson and...
Joseph Brinson
Jun 12, 2007
Joseph S. Brinson, 80, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007. He was retired from the grocery business and had lived in Warsaw before moving to Wilson. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, West Nash United Methodist Church. Committal service, 3 PM, Devotional Gardens, Highway 24, Warsaw. Surviving is his wife, Mavis Kennedy Brinson: sons, Mark Brinson (Gwen) of Wilson and Tim...
William Darden
Jun 11, 2007
HARRISBURG - William A. "Sully" Darden, Maj, USMC, Retd, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at his home in Harrisburg. He was a native of Stantonsburg and a son of the late Dr. Douglas B. and Molene Hughes Darden. Sully was the first Eagle Scout in Stantonsburg and a graduate of Charles L. Coon High School, Class of 1948....
Patsy Bowles
Jun 10, 2007
Patsy Smith Bowles, 80, died Sunday, June 10, 2007. Funeral, Tuesday, 4 p.m., Maplewood Cemetery (Old Section). Surviving are several cousins. The family will be at 903 Evergreen Drive, NW. Memorials are suggested to Wilson County Humane Society, P.O. Box 7064, Wilson, NC 27895, and to For the Love of Dogs, P.O. Box 8246, Wilson, NC 27894.. Surviving...
James Avera
May 29, 2007
ELM CITY - James Aberton Avera, 75, died peacefully surrounded by his family on May 29, 2007. Funeral, Thursday, 7:00 PM Elm City Baptist Church. Visitation will be at the church immediately following the funeral. Interment will be for and at the convenience of the family. James was born in Johnston County to the late Paul and Anna...
Verlon Taylor
May 25, 2007
FREMONT - Verlon Taylor, 74, died Friday, May 25, 2007. He was retired from CSX Railroad and a member of the former Fremont Rescue Squad. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Elmwood Cemetery
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