Ed Durham
Jun 25, 2009
WILSON - Ed Durham, 78, died Thursday, June 25, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents James William and Mamie Dawson Durham and a brother, James William Durham, Jr. Funeral, Friday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Interment, Saturday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by a brother, Ervin Durham (Martha) of...
Ruby Davis
Jun 21, 2009
WILSON - Ruby Myers Davis, 103, died Sunday, June 21, 2009. Mrs. Davis was born in Yadkin County to Noah A. and Amelia Todd Myers and lived in Winston-Salem until relocating to Wilson seven years ago to be near a son. She raised her family in Winston-Salem with her husband of 54 years, Paul Lee Davis, who died...
Lynwood Owens, Sr
Jun 15, 2009
WILSON - Lynwood David Owens, Sr., 74, died June 15, 2009. He was a pressroom foreman for the Greenville Daily Reflector for 33 years. Funeral, 2:00 PM, Wednesday at Maplewood Cemetery, conducted by Rev. Marty Anderson. Surviving is his wife of 53 years, Dorothy Page Owens; daughter, Lynette Banks and husband, Doug of Greenville; sons, Lynnie Owens and...
Betsy Howard
May 29, 2009
WILSON - Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith Howard, 80, died Friday, May 29, 2009. She was born in Wilmington on November 27, 1928, to the late James William "Willie" and Eba Cogdell Smith. Her husband, William "Bill" W. Howard died in 1997. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, 2615 Tilghman Rd,...
Stafford Patterson
May 29, 2009
WILSON - Stafford Allen Patterson, 88, died Friday, May 29, 2009. He had served in the Army in World War II where he received a battlefield commission in the European Theatre and left as a 1st Lt. at the end of the war. Awards were the Bronze Star, with Valor, and Purple Heart. He retired from J. P....
Rand Bass
May 23, 2009
WILSON - Rand L. Bass, 66, died Saturday, May 23, 2009. He had served in the military and was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore and Martha Baker Bass: sons, Anthony and Randy Bass: sister, Beatrice Barnhill: brothers, Theodore and Nathan Bass. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of...
Grace Harrell
May 23, 2009
WILSON - Grace Owens Howarth Harrell of Wilson died Saturday, May 23, 2009. She was the widow of Willian Howarth and Judge Allen Harrell. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving are three grandchildren, Christina Hickey of CT, Laurie Sanford of NJ, Mark Andrew Howarth of NJ: sister, Virginia Proctor of Wilson: several nieces and nephews including...
Goldie Glover
May 19, 2009
WILSON - Goldie Proctor Glover, 65, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009. She was retired from Interstate Tire. She was daughter of May Bell Gardner Proctor of the Holdens Crossroad community and the late Preston Proctor. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park, conducted by Rev. T. Elwood Long. Surviving in addition to her mother is her husband, Willard...
Mark Whitley
May 14, 2009
STANTONSBURG - Roger "Mark" Whitley, 49, of 7278 Smokehouse Road, died Thursday, May 14, 2009. Funeral, Friday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving are his mother, Adele "Dale" Lewis of Saratoga: a daughter, Christy Keel of Black Creek: a son, Roger Mark Whitley II of Saratoga: a grandson Tyler Brice Whitley of Black Creek: and two brothers, John...
Lurline Wallace
May 8, 2009
WILSON - Lurline Bissette Wallace, 77, died Friday, May 8, 2009. Mrs. Wallace was the widow of Billy Wallace and a daughter of the late Frank M. and Elizabeth Wilson Bissette. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Annie Lane; brothers, Fem, Johnnie, Tyrus and Lee Bissette. Many will remember her singing with her twin sisters...
Geraldine Smith
May 5, 2009
WILSON - Geraldine "Buzz" Bezant Smith, 85, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Buzz was born August 22, 1923, in Hereford, England to the late Authur Percival and Anna Morris Bezant. She attended Hereford grade schools, graduated from Hereford Teachers College and taught in London. During World War II, she met Army Air Corp Captain Walton Wright Smith of...
Matthew Walston
May 3, 2009
WILSON - Matthew Tyler "Matt" Walston, 22, Sunday, May 3, 2009. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Farmington Heights Church, 910 Raleigh Rd Parkway, followed by visitation. Interment, Friday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by his mother, Debbie Edwards of the home: father, Keith Walston of Wilson: sister, Paige Walston of Wilson: maternal grandmother, Pearl Barfield Edwards...
Mary Hooks
May 3, 2009
FREMONT - Mary Jo Griffin Hooks, 77, died Sunday, May 3, 2009. She was a native of Dortches in Nash County and a 1954 graduate of Meredith College. Upon marriage to the late C. Taylor Hooks, Jr, she moved to Fremont and enjoyed a full life of service to her family, church, and community. She served the United...
Ruth Askew
May 2, 2009
WILSON - Ruth Pope Askew, 84, died Saturday, May 2, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam W. Askew, on April 22, 2009 and was a member of First Baptist Church. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her daughter, Ann O'Connell (Ken) of Charlotte:...
M. Elmer Rose
Apr 28, 2009
WILSON - Matthew Elmer Rose, 84, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Mr. Rose was a United States Army veteran having served in Belgium where he was awarded four Bronze Stars with additional recognition with the Purple Heart, American Defense, Victory and Good Conduct medals. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Peace Church, 2838 Tilghman Rd, N, followed by interment in...
Sam Askew
Apr 22, 2009
WILSON - Samuel Wilson Askew, 91, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009. He was retired from Wilson &: Co with 42 years of service followed by 25 years with White's Tire Service. In World War II, he served in the Army and was a long time member of First Baptist Church. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811...
Richard Riccitelli
Apr 7, 2009
WILSON - Richard "Dick" Rocco Riccitelli, 54, an executive chef and native of New Hampshire, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009.
Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. At other times the family will be at the Langston home, 8307 Rock Ridge School Rd (Buckhorn Reservoir), Sims.
Surviving...
Sarah Fleming
Apr 1, 2009
WILSON - Sarah Norfleet Harrell Fleming, 83, died at home Wednesday, April 1, 2009. She was born on May 31, 1925, in Wilson County to the late William Norfleet Harrell and Maude Applewhite Harrell. Sarah was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Hunter Lee Fleming, Jr. She was a lifelong resident of Wilson, but spent...
Estelle Strickland
Mar 28, 2009
WILSON - Estelle Privette Strickland, 92, widow of John H. Strickland, died Saturday, March 28, 2009. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Old Section on Hill Street. Surviving is a daughter, Ramona Duke of Clearwater, FL: two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren: brother, Ralph Privette of Gastonia. Memorials are suggested to Winstead United Methodist Church, 1407 Tarboro St, SW,...
Barbara Adkins
Mar 18, 2009
WILSON - Barbara Raper Worley Adkins died Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Funeral, Friday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr N, followed by visitation. She is survived by her daughter, Cathy Baynard (Bob) of Wilson: son, Danny Worley (Polly) of Wilson: grandchildren, Wendy Skinner (Ryan) of Wilson and Danny Worley, Jr. of Charlotte, Owen Posch, Jr. and...
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Ed Durham
Jun 25, 2009
WILSON - Ed Durham, 78, died Thursday, June 25, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents James William and Mamie Dawson Durham and a brother, James William Durham, Jr. Funeral, Friday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Interment, Saturday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by a brother, Ervin Durham (Martha) of...
Ruby Davis
Jun 21, 2009
WILSON - Ruby Myers Davis, 103, died Sunday, June 21, 2009. Mrs. Davis was born in Yadkin County to Noah A. and Amelia Todd Myers and lived in Winston-Salem until relocating to Wilson seven years ago to be near a son. She raised her family in Winston-Salem with her husband of 54 years, Paul Lee Davis, who died...
Lynwood Owens, Sr
Jun 15, 2009
WILSON - Lynwood David Owens, Sr., 74, died June 15, 2009. He was a pressroom foreman for the Greenville Daily Reflector for 33 years. Funeral, 2:00 PM, Wednesday at Maplewood Cemetery, conducted by Rev. Marty Anderson. Surviving is his wife of 53 years, Dorothy Page Owens; daughter, Lynette Banks and husband, Doug of Greenville; sons, Lynnie Owens and...
Betsy Howard
May 29, 2009
WILSON - Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith Howard, 80, died Friday, May 29, 2009. She was born in Wilmington on November 27, 1928, to the late James William "Willie" and Eba Cogdell Smith. Her husband, William "Bill" W. Howard died in 1997. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, 2615 Tilghman Rd,...
Stafford Patterson
May 29, 2009
WILSON - Stafford Allen Patterson, 88, died Friday, May 29, 2009. He had served in the Army in World War II where he received a battlefield commission in the European Theatre and left as a 1st Lt. at the end of the war. Awards were the Bronze Star, with Valor, and Purple Heart. He retired from J. P....
Rand Bass
May 23, 2009
WILSON - Rand L. Bass, 66, died Saturday, May 23, 2009. He had served in the military and was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore and Martha Baker Bass: sons, Anthony and Randy Bass: sister, Beatrice Barnhill: brothers, Theodore and Nathan Bass. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of...
Grace Harrell
May 23, 2009
WILSON - Grace Owens Howarth Harrell of Wilson died Saturday, May 23, 2009. She was the widow of Willian Howarth and Judge Allen Harrell. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving are three grandchildren, Christina Hickey of CT, Laurie Sanford of NJ, Mark Andrew Howarth of NJ: sister, Virginia Proctor of Wilson: several nieces and nephews including...
Goldie Glover
May 19, 2009
WILSON - Goldie Proctor Glover, 65, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009. She was retired from Interstate Tire. She was daughter of May Bell Gardner Proctor of the Holdens Crossroad community and the late Preston Proctor. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park, conducted by Rev. T. Elwood Long. Surviving in addition to her mother is her husband, Willard...
Mark Whitley
May 14, 2009
STANTONSBURG - Roger "Mark" Whitley, 49, of 7278 Smokehouse Road, died Thursday, May 14, 2009. Funeral, Friday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving are his mother, Adele "Dale" Lewis of Saratoga: a daughter, Christy Keel of Black Creek: a son, Roger Mark Whitley II of Saratoga: a grandson Tyler Brice Whitley of Black Creek: and two brothers, John...
Lurline Wallace
May 8, 2009
WILSON - Lurline Bissette Wallace, 77, died Friday, May 8, 2009. Mrs. Wallace was the widow of Billy Wallace and a daughter of the late Frank M. and Elizabeth Wilson Bissette. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Annie Lane; brothers, Fem, Johnnie, Tyrus and Lee Bissette. Many will remember her singing with her twin sisters...
Geraldine Smith
May 5, 2009
WILSON - Geraldine "Buzz" Bezant Smith, 85, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Buzz was born August 22, 1923, in Hereford, England to the late Authur Percival and Anna Morris Bezant. She attended Hereford grade schools, graduated from Hereford Teachers College and taught in London. During World War II, she met Army Air Corp Captain Walton Wright Smith of...
Matthew Walston
May 3, 2009
WILSON - Matthew Tyler "Matt" Walston, 22, Sunday, May 3, 2009. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Farmington Heights Church, 910 Raleigh Rd Parkway, followed by visitation. Interment, Friday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by his mother, Debbie Edwards of the home: father, Keith Walston of Wilson: sister, Paige Walston of Wilson: maternal grandmother, Pearl Barfield Edwards...
Mary Hooks
May 3, 2009
FREMONT - Mary Jo Griffin Hooks, 77, died Sunday, May 3, 2009. She was a native of Dortches in Nash County and a 1954 graduate of Meredith College. Upon marriage to the late C. Taylor Hooks, Jr, she moved to Fremont and enjoyed a full life of service to her family, church, and community. She served the United...
Ruth Askew
May 2, 2009
WILSON - Ruth Pope Askew, 84, died Saturday, May 2, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam W. Askew, on April 22, 2009 and was a member of First Baptist Church. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her daughter, Ann O'Connell (Ken) of Charlotte:...
M. Elmer Rose
Apr 28, 2009
WILSON - Matthew Elmer Rose, 84, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Mr. Rose was a United States Army veteran having served in Belgium where he was awarded four Bronze Stars with additional recognition with the Purple Heart, American Defense, Victory and Good Conduct medals. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Peace Church, 2838 Tilghman Rd, N, followed by interment in...
Sam Askew
Apr 22, 2009
WILSON - Samuel Wilson Askew, 91, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009. He was retired from Wilson &: Co with 42 years of service followed by 25 years with White's Tire Service. In World War II, he served in the Army and was a long time member of First Baptist Church. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811...
Richard Riccitelli
Apr 7, 2009
WILSON - Richard "Dick" Rocco Riccitelli, 54, an executive chef and native of New Hampshire, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009.
Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. At other times the family will be at the Langston home, 8307 Rock Ridge School Rd (Buckhorn Reservoir), Sims.
Surviving...
Sarah Fleming
Apr 1, 2009
WILSON - Sarah Norfleet Harrell Fleming, 83, died at home Wednesday, April 1, 2009. She was born on May 31, 1925, in Wilson County to the late William Norfleet Harrell and Maude Applewhite Harrell. Sarah was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Hunter Lee Fleming, Jr. She was a lifelong resident of Wilson, but spent...
Estelle Strickland
Mar 28, 2009
WILSON - Estelle Privette Strickland, 92, widow of John H. Strickland, died Saturday, March 28, 2009. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Old Section on Hill Street. Surviving is a daughter, Ramona Duke of Clearwater, FL: two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren: brother, Ralph Privette of Gastonia. Memorials are suggested to Winstead United Methodist Church, 1407 Tarboro St, SW,...
Barbara Adkins
Mar 18, 2009
WILSON - Barbara Raper Worley Adkins died Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Funeral, Friday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr N, followed by visitation. She is survived by her daughter, Cathy Baynard (Bob) of Wilson: son, Danny Worley (Polly) of Wilson: grandchildren, Wendy Skinner (Ryan) of Wilson and Danny Worley, Jr. of Charlotte, Owen Posch, Jr. and...
