Lester Warren
Nov 18, 2020
Charles Lester Warren, 75, of Wilson, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020.
Funeral, Saturday, 12:00 PM at Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Burial, 2:30 PM at Bethel Cemetery in Bethel.
Lester was retired from Alliance One as a purchasing supervisor, was an Army veteran, and an avid golf and softball player.
He is...
Judi Glover
Nov 16, 2020
Judi Corbett Glover, 59, of Wilson, died Monday, November 16, 2020.
The funeral will be for and at the convenience of the family.
Judi is survived by her husband, John Speight “Johnny” Glover, Jr.; daughter, Camren Morton of Grand Rapids, MI; son, Spencer Morton of Wilson; step-son, Bryant Glover (Amber) of Elm City and their...
Bud Tedder
Nov 11, 2020
Luke C. “Bud” Tedder, Jr., 91, of Wilson, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, 2 PM, at Westmoreland Pentecostal Holiness Church, 3102 Tilghman Rd N, Wilson.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Page Tedder; daughters, Beckie Luckey and Nancy Etheridge (Billy) of Wilson and Gwen Tedder (Herb VanRoekel)...
Ken Taylor
Nov 6, 2020
Kenneth Verlon “Ken” Taylor, 63, of Fremont, died Friday, November 6, 2020.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, November 15, 2:00 PM, at Wilson Memorial Service in the shady grove of trees. Bring a lawn chair and masks are required.
He is survived by his son, Tyler Taylor (Heather) of Middlesex; daughter, Nikki Respess...
Cleo Bunn
Nov 5, 2020
Cleo Farmer Bunn, 97, of Wilson, died Thursday, November 5, 2020.
Funeral, Monday, 3:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside her husband, Jesse.
Mrs. Bunn is survived by several step-children; several nieces and nephews including Marcelle Whitley, Lynne & Bruce Lancaster, Dennis Harrell and...
Franklin Smith
Nov 4, 2020
William Franklin Smith, 79, of Raleigh, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020.
A service for the family was held at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City.
Franklin was born in Goldsboro to the late John Calvin and Dorothy Crow Smith. He was grandson of the late Wayne Franklin and Catherine Smith and William Roland and Bessie Crow also...
Betty Parker
Nov 1, 2020
Betty Sasser Parker, 85, of Wilson, died Sunday, November 1, 2020.
A service was held for the family at Evergreen Memorial Park. A public service will be announced at a future date.
Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her parents, Arnold Sasser, and Fannie and Rufus Hare; her husband, Ralph Parker; and her brother,...
Kay Davis
Oct 31, 2020
Kay Lamm Davis, 68, of Wilson, died Saturday, October 31, 2020.
Funeral, Thursday, 10:00 AM at Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Entombment will be at Evergreen Memorial Park.
Kay is survived by her daughters, Tamela Lively (Brent) of Los Angeles, CA, and Jennifer Barnes of Wilson; sons, Matthew Davis...
Harvey Douglas
Oct 25, 2020
Harvey L. Douglas, 85, of Wilson, died Sunday, October 25, 2020, in his home.
Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. His family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Tuesday, 6:00 - 7:30 PM.
Mr. Douglas was a native of Kentucky. He had served in the Air Force, was retired from Tobacco Processors, and was...
Babara Latta
Oct 23, 2020
Barbara Olivia Carraway Latta, 97, of Florida, formerly of Wilson, died peacefully on October 23, 2020.
Barbara was born in Wilson to Willie and May (Matthews) Carraway. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Charles W. Latta; her parents; sisters Annie Lee Reid, Carolyn O’Neal, and Inez Cherry; brothers George Carraway and...
Jean Mercer
Oct 21, 2020
Betty Jean Powell Mercer, 85, of Lucama, died Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Evergreen Memorial Park.
She courageously fought to live for months after suffering a cervical spinal injury from a fall in her beloved garden on July 3, 2020....
Ray Benton
Oct 19, 2020
William Ray Benton, 92, of Lucama, died Monday, October 19, 2020, in his home.
Funeral, Evergreen Memorial Park, Friday, 11:00 AM, conducted by Rev. David Currie.
Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Pauline Woodard Benton in 2012; parents, Herman and Irene Langston Benton; grandson, Hunter Benton.
“He will be remembered...
Jimmy Holcombe
Oct 19, 2020
Jimmy C. Holcombe, 87, of Elm City, formerly of Asheville, died Monday, October 19, 2020.
A service for the family will be held at Sky View Memorial Park in Asheville at a later date.
He is survived by his son, Jimmy C. Holcombe, Jr. (Brenda) of Elm City; daughters, Sheila Mayberry (Barry) of Calabash and...
Josh Watson
Oct 17, 2020
Joshua Shane “Josh” Watson, 31, of Stantonsburg, died Saturday, October 17, 2020.
Funeral, Saturday, 12 Noon, Watery Branch FWB Church, 425 Watery Branch Church Rd, Stantonsburg (MASKS ARE REQUIRED). The viewing will be one hour before the funeral. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery.
He is survived by his parents, Robert and Judy Grimes Watson of Stantonsburg; sister, Kristy...
Ira Muse, Jr.
Oct 14, 2020
Ira “Tex” Muse, Jr., 78, of Wilson, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Graveside service will be held Monday, 2:00 PM at Maplewood Cemetery.
He was born November 4, 1941 to Ira Franklin Muse and LaBerta Hardy Muse in Fort Worth, Texas, and lived there until his second semester...
Daphine Lucas
Oct 13, 2020
Daphine Wilson Lucas, 86, of Elm City, died Tuesday, October 13, 2020.
Funeral, Saturday, October 24, 2:00 PM at Maplewood Cemetery.
Daphine’s first love was for her church and helping to serve others. Her love was shown to and known by all who knew her. Her late husband Coy, who died in 2013, felt she...
Murray Jones
Oct 12, 2020
Arnold Murray Jones, Jr., 58, of Warsaw, died Monday, October 12, 2020.
A family burial, with military honors, will be held at the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Goldsboro, on Friday, November 13, 2020. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 pm, Friday, November 13, 2020 at the Warsaw Fire Department, 714 N. Pine St, Warsaw. Due to COVID-19...
Gladys Simpson
Oct 10, 2020
Gladys Evans Simpson, 101, of Wilson died Saturday, October 10, 2020.
Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. (Masks are suggested and encouraged). Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park.
She was widow of Charles Edwin Simpson who died in 1991.
Mrs. Simpson is survived by her daughter,...
Mike Green
Oct 9, 2020
Elm City – Mike Green, 75, of the Town Creek Community, died Friday, October 9, 2020. He had retired from Foster-Forbes Company in Wilson.
Funeral, Monday, 7:00 PM, Elm City United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing (mask are encouraged and preferred).
Surviving is his wife, Jo Benton Green; daughters, Penny...
Annie Ward
Oct 8, 2020
Annie Mizelle Ward, 94, of Zebulon, formerly of Wilson, died Thursday, October 8, 2020.
Funeral, Monday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment will be in Pinewood Memorial Park, Greenville, at 3:00 PM.
She was preceded in death by her husband Allen L. Ward and was retired from the Eastern NC School for...
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Lester Warren
Nov 18, 2020
Charles Lester Warren, 75, of Wilson, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020.
Funeral, Saturday, 12:00 PM at Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Burial, 2:30 PM at Bethel Cemetery in Bethel.
Lester was retired from Alliance One as a purchasing supervisor, was an Army veteran, and an avid golf and softball player.
He is...
Judi Glover
Nov 16, 2020
Judi Corbett Glover, 59, of Wilson, died Monday, November 16, 2020.
The funeral will be for and at the convenience of the family.
Judi is survived by her husband, John Speight “Johnny” Glover, Jr.; daughter, Camren Morton of Grand Rapids, MI; son, Spencer Morton of Wilson; step-son, Bryant Glover (Amber) of Elm City and their...
Bud Tedder
Nov 11, 2020
Luke C. “Bud” Tedder, Jr., 91, of Wilson, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, 2 PM, at Westmoreland Pentecostal Holiness Church, 3102 Tilghman Rd N, Wilson.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Page Tedder; daughters, Beckie Luckey and Nancy Etheridge (Billy) of Wilson and Gwen Tedder (Herb VanRoekel)...
Ken Taylor
Nov 6, 2020
Kenneth Verlon “Ken” Taylor, 63, of Fremont, died Friday, November 6, 2020.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, November 15, 2:00 PM, at Wilson Memorial Service in the shady grove of trees. Bring a lawn chair and masks are required.
He is survived by his son, Tyler Taylor (Heather) of Middlesex; daughter, Nikki Respess...
Cleo Bunn
Nov 5, 2020
Cleo Farmer Bunn, 97, of Wilson, died Thursday, November 5, 2020.
Funeral, Monday, 3:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside her husband, Jesse.
Mrs. Bunn is survived by several step-children; several nieces and nephews including Marcelle Whitley, Lynne & Bruce Lancaster, Dennis Harrell and...
Franklin Smith
Nov 4, 2020
William Franklin Smith, 79, of Raleigh, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020.
A service for the family was held at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City.
Franklin was born in Goldsboro to the late John Calvin and Dorothy Crow Smith. He was grandson of the late Wayne Franklin and Catherine Smith and William Roland and Bessie Crow also...
Betty Parker
Nov 1, 2020
Betty Sasser Parker, 85, of Wilson, died Sunday, November 1, 2020.
A service was held for the family at Evergreen Memorial Park. A public service will be announced at a future date.
Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her parents, Arnold Sasser, and Fannie and Rufus Hare; her husband, Ralph Parker; and her brother,...
Kay Davis
Oct 31, 2020
Kay Lamm Davis, 68, of Wilson, died Saturday, October 31, 2020.
Funeral, Thursday, 10:00 AM at Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Entombment will be at Evergreen Memorial Park.
Kay is survived by her daughters, Tamela Lively (Brent) of Los Angeles, CA, and Jennifer Barnes of Wilson; sons, Matthew Davis...
Harvey Douglas
Oct 25, 2020
Harvey L. Douglas, 85, of Wilson, died Sunday, October 25, 2020, in his home.
Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. His family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Tuesday, 6:00 - 7:30 PM.
Mr. Douglas was a native of Kentucky. He had served in the Air Force, was retired from Tobacco Processors, and was...
Babara Latta
Oct 23, 2020
Barbara Olivia Carraway Latta, 97, of Florida, formerly of Wilson, died peacefully on October 23, 2020.
Barbara was born in Wilson to Willie and May (Matthews) Carraway. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Charles W. Latta; her parents; sisters Annie Lee Reid, Carolyn O’Neal, and Inez Cherry; brothers George Carraway and...
Jean Mercer
Oct 21, 2020
Betty Jean Powell Mercer, 85, of Lucama, died Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Evergreen Memorial Park.
She courageously fought to live for months after suffering a cervical spinal injury from a fall in her beloved garden on July 3, 2020....
Ray Benton
Oct 19, 2020
William Ray Benton, 92, of Lucama, died Monday, October 19, 2020, in his home.
Funeral, Evergreen Memorial Park, Friday, 11:00 AM, conducted by Rev. David Currie.
Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Pauline Woodard Benton in 2012; parents, Herman and Irene Langston Benton; grandson, Hunter Benton.
“He will be remembered...
Jimmy Holcombe
Oct 19, 2020
Jimmy C. Holcombe, 87, of Elm City, formerly of Asheville, died Monday, October 19, 2020.
A service for the family will be held at Sky View Memorial Park in Asheville at a later date.
He is survived by his son, Jimmy C. Holcombe, Jr. (Brenda) of Elm City; daughters, Sheila Mayberry (Barry) of Calabash and...
Josh Watson
Oct 17, 2020
Joshua Shane “Josh” Watson, 31, of Stantonsburg, died Saturday, October 17, 2020.
Funeral, Saturday, 12 Noon, Watery Branch FWB Church, 425 Watery Branch Church Rd, Stantonsburg (MASKS ARE REQUIRED). The viewing will be one hour before the funeral. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery.
He is survived by his parents, Robert and Judy Grimes Watson of Stantonsburg; sister, Kristy...
Ira Muse, Jr.
Oct 14, 2020
Ira “Tex” Muse, Jr., 78, of Wilson, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Graveside service will be held Monday, 2:00 PM at Maplewood Cemetery.
He was born November 4, 1941 to Ira Franklin Muse and LaBerta Hardy Muse in Fort Worth, Texas, and lived there until his second semester...
Daphine Lucas
Oct 13, 2020
Daphine Wilson Lucas, 86, of Elm City, died Tuesday, October 13, 2020.
Funeral, Saturday, October 24, 2:00 PM at Maplewood Cemetery.
Daphine’s first love was for her church and helping to serve others. Her love was shown to and known by all who knew her. Her late husband Coy, who died in 2013, felt she...
Murray Jones
Oct 12, 2020
Arnold Murray Jones, Jr., 58, of Warsaw, died Monday, October 12, 2020.
A family burial, with military honors, will be held at the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Goldsboro, on Friday, November 13, 2020. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 pm, Friday, November 13, 2020 at the Warsaw Fire Department, 714 N. Pine St, Warsaw. Due to COVID-19...
Gladys Simpson
Oct 10, 2020
Gladys Evans Simpson, 101, of Wilson died Saturday, October 10, 2020.
Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. (Masks are suggested and encouraged). Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park.
She was widow of Charles Edwin Simpson who died in 1991.
Mrs. Simpson is survived by her daughter,...
Mike Green
Oct 9, 2020
Elm City – Mike Green, 75, of the Town Creek Community, died Friday, October 9, 2020. He had retired from Foster-Forbes Company in Wilson.
Funeral, Monday, 7:00 PM, Elm City United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing (mask are encouraged and preferred).
Surviving is his wife, Jo Benton Green; daughters, Penny...
Annie Ward
Oct 8, 2020
Annie Mizelle Ward, 94, of Zebulon, formerly of Wilson, died Thursday, October 8, 2020.
Funeral, Monday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment will be in Pinewood Memorial Park, Greenville, at 3:00 PM.
She was preceded in death by her husband Allen L. Ward and was retired from the Eastern NC School for...
