OBITUARIES

Bill Peeden

Bill Peeden

Feb 8, 2008

WILSON - Bill Peeden, 78, died Friday, February 8, 2008. Funeral, Sunday, 4 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. Surviving is a son, Billy Peeden of Wilson: granddaughter, Jerri Coombs of New Bern: a great-granddaughter, Haley Coombs: sisters, Dorothy Jackson of Wilson and Pattie Bunn of Statesville. The...

Claudia Creasy

Claudia Creasy

Jan 30, 2008

WILSON - Claudia Lucas Creasy, 84, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Mrs. Creasy was born in Wilson County to the late Silas R. and Claudia Cheek Lucas. She was also preceded in death by a twin sister, Sallie Hurley (Frederick). She was educated at Atlantic Christian College (now Barton) and Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. In Richmond,...

Paul Bissette, Jr

Paul Bissette, Jr

Jan 25, 2008

Wilson - Paul Branch Bissette, Jr, 81, died January 25, 2008. He was a pharmacist in the family firm, Bissette Drug Company, for 45 years. From high school, he entered UNC-Chapel Hill at the age 16 to study pharmacy and military service interrupted his studies. Following the war,he returned to Carolina to complete his studies. While in Chapel...

Kathleen McAllister

Kathleen McAllister

Jan 14, 2008

WILSON - Kathleen Bain McAllister, 87, died Monday, January 14, 2008. She was the widow of Kenneth E. McAllister, Jr. Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Surviving are her sons, David G. McAllister

Connie Lucas

Connie Lucas

Jan 10, 2008

Lucama - Connie Collier Lucas, 50, died Thursday, January 10, 2008. Connie had worked with the Wake Heart Center Transportation Unit, Nash General Hospital, and Wilson County EMS. Funeral, Saturday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Barnes Family Cemetery, Lucama. Surviving is a daughter, Mandy Lucas of Lucama: grandsons, Collin Webb of...

Patsy Jenkins

Patsy Jenkins

Jan 4, 2008

WILSON - Patsy Eatmon Jenkins, 80, died Friday, January 4, 2008. Funeral, Sunday, 3:30 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is her husband, Otha R. Jenkins: daughter, June Jenkins of the home: sisters, Marlene Dunn (Pete) of Wilson, Lois Jean Rowe of Elm City, Romaine Yates of Maryville,TN: brother, James Eatman of Deatsville,...

Vivian Taylor

Vivian Taylor

Jan 4, 2008

WILSON - Vivian M. Taylor,, 91, died Friday, January 4, 2008. She is survived by serveral nieces. Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section 1.

D. Pittman

D. Pittman

Jan 1, 2008

WILSON - Donald Braxton Pittman, 81, died January 1, 2008. He was a Farm Manager with the Trust Department of Branch Banking and Trust Company having retired as a Vice-President in 1991. He graduated from NCSU in 1956 with a degree in Agricultural Economics. For about 35 years, he served on the Soil and Water Conservation Committee in...

Edna Barnes

Edna Barnes

Dec 29, 2007

Greenville - Edna Massey Barnes, 80, died Saturday, December 29, 2007. A Wilson county native, Mrs. Barnes was a daughter of the late A.D. and Bessie Barnes Massey. Upon graduation from Charles L. Coon High School, she worked as a bookkeeper for Mello Ice Cream. On September 6, 1947, she married D. R. "Scoop" Barnes. They celebrated their...

Rochelle Flora

Rochelle Flora

Dec 22, 2007

Bailey - Rochelle Bryant Flora, 86, died Saturday, December 22, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Owen Flora: parents, Needham and Sally Boykin Bryant: daughter, Peggy Perry: granddaughters, Sandra Flora and Diane Bridgers: sister, Robena McKeel. Funeral, Wednesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing....

Dr. Edward Wright

Dr. Edward Wright

Dec 18, 2007

WILSON - Dr. Edward K. Wright, Jr, DDS, 87 , died Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Dr. Wright practiced dentistry in Robersonville and Williamston until retirement in 1988 when he returned to his native Wilson. He was the elder son of the late E.K. and Annie Smith Wright. A graduate of Charles L. Coon High School, Dr Wright enrolled...

William Stewart

William Stewart

Dec 15, 2007

WILSON - William A. "Bill" Stewart, 57, died December 15, 2007. He was a Senior Analyst with RBC Centura Bank in Rocky Mount, president of the Rocky Mount Toastmaster Club and a Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus in Glen Allen, VA. A native of New York City, he was a son of Alfred and the...

Adrian Howell

Adrian Howell

Dec 6, 2007

EUREKA - Adrian Gray Howell, 63, died Thursday, December 6, 2007. Mr. Howell was a former member of the Eureka Volunteer Fire Department and had served on the Eureka Town Council. He had served in the Army Reserves and was a member of the Eureka United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Linda, loved their sons and grandchildren...

Katherine Mustian

Katherine Mustian

Dec 4, 2007

WILSON - Katherine Dickerson Mustian, 93, formerly of Warrenton, died December 4, 2007. Mrs. Mustian was the widow of James T. Mustian and a retired teacher with 30 years of service in Warren County. Funeral, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment will be in Warrenton at...

Novella Bell

Novella Bell

Dec 2, 2007

WILSON - Novella Kennedy Bell, 89, died Sunday, December 2, 2007. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Forest Hills Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Wednesday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is a daughter, Sylvia Bailey (Mitchell) of Wilson: grandsons, Matthew Bunn (Christy) and Jonathan "Jon" Bunn (Meredith): step-grandson, Daniel Bailey (Jennifer): a step...

Edna Hare

Edna Hare

Dec 2, 2007

WILSON - Edna Mae West Hare, 85, formerly of Goldsboro (Belfast), died December 2, 2007. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Pikeville Cemetery. Surviving is a daughter, Vicky Stewart (Bill) of Wilson: sons, Donnie Hare (Angie) of Wilson and Quinton "Jay" Hare (Pett) of Raleigh: six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren: sister, Evelyn Godwin (William) of Goldsboro: numerous nieces and nephews....

Marvin Woodard

Marvin Woodard

Dec 1, 2007

WILSON - Marvin L. Woodard, 82, died December 1, 2007. He was a native of Wilson County, military veteran and retired language teacher in Halifax County Schools. He recently located from Roanoke Rapids to Wilson to be closer to his family. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, First FWB Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving are sisters, Larue Craft and...

Archie Ellis

Archie Ellis

Nov 27, 2007

WILSON - Archie Kavanaugh Ellis, 87, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Mr. Ellis was born July 10, 1920 in Wilson County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ellis and a brother, Herbert Ellis, Jr.. Mr. Ellis, a successful farmer and developer, loved his family, his farm, and his church. He served his...

Mamie Mooring

Mamie Mooring

Nov 20, 2007

Stantonsburg - Mamie Holloman Mooring, 84, died November 20, 2007. She was the preceded in death by her husband, Elgin C. Mooring, and parents, James and Betsy Holloman. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2615 Tilghman Rd, Wilson, with visiting one hour prior to the funeral. Burial, Stantonsburg Cemetery. Surviving is...

Betsy Forbes

Betsy Forbes

Nov 7, 2007

WILSON - Martha Elizabeth "Betsy" Hunter Forbes was born July 26, 1939, in Wilson to Mrs. William C. Hunter and the late Dr. Hunter. She was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Jane Hunter and brother, Theodore C. "Ted" Hunter. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section A. The family will receive friends following the service. She...