Joyce Burnette
Aug 19, 2016
WILSON - Joyce Phelps Burnette, 87, died August 19, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Turner A. Burnette. The funeral was held Tuesday at Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her son, Brian Burnette of Wilson.
John Barron
Aug 18, 2016
John A. Barron, 73, of Elm City, died Thursday, August 18, 2016. Funeral, Sunday, 5 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Monday, 10 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. John served in the Army 82nd Airborne Division in the early days of the Vietnam Conflict. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn...
Billy Bass
Aug 17, 2016
LUCAMA - William Silas Bass, Jr., 74, died Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section G, with Masonic Rites. Billy graduated from Fike High School in the first graduating class and then graduated from Atlantic Christian College. He was a prominent farmer in the Lucama area. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Inza Walston
Aug 17, 2016
WILSON - Inza Bell Walston, 92, died August 17, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church. Inza was born to Dr. George Erick Bell and Inza Tomlinson Bell on August 25th, 1923 in Wilson, where she spent the majority of her life. She graduated from Charles L. Coon in 1940. She attended Duke University and received...
Durwood Matthews
Aug 11, 2016
ELM CITY - Durwood Matthews, 92, of the Penders Crossroads Community, died Thursday, August 11, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Saturday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Cunningham Matthews and a son, Dennis "Tinker" Matthews. Surviving is his...
Jimmie Head
Aug 10, 2016
EUREKA - Lem E. "Jimmie" Head, 87, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Aug. 10, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Eureka United Methodist Church. Visitation will follow immediately in the church fellowship hall and other times at the home. Interment will follow at Eureka Cemetery....
Marion Moore
Aug 9, 2016
WILSON - Marion W. "Monk" Moore, 83, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 10 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Ruffin Moore and parents, Marion and Juanita Woodard Moore. He was retired from the NC Department of Transportation and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Monk is survived by his...
Sudie Mixon
Aug 8, 2016
WILSON - Sudie McLeod Mixon, 98, died Monday, August 8, 2016. Funeral, Tuesday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Interment, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Mrs. Mixon was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Mixon; three sisters and a brother. She had worked as Food Service Director at the Free Will Baptist Children's Home...
Elsie Bunn
Aug 4, 2016
WILSON - Elsie Lamm Bunn, 84, died Thursday, August 4, 2016. Funeral, Monday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Maplewood Cemetery, beside her husband, Milton B. Bunn, who died in 1990. Surviving is her daughter, Rhonda B. Wright of Emerald Isle; grandson, Evan Cole Wright of Emerald Isle; sister, Judy...
Kenneth Lewis
Aug 2, 2016
STANTONSBURG - Kenneth C. Lewis, 73, a resident of Woodberry Wellness Center, Hampstead, formerly of Stantonsburg died Tuesday, August 2, 2016. His funeral will be Thursday, 11:00 AM, in the Stantonsburg Cemetery, conducted by Rev. Danny Justice of Ogden Baptist Church, Wilmington. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, Selby A. and Betty Williams Lewis who were...
Milton Moore
Jul 30, 2016
WILSON - Milton J. Moore, 87, died Saturday, July 30, 2016. Funeral, Tuesday, 2:00 PM, Forest Hills Baptist Church, with a time of visiting to follow. Interment, Wednesday, 10:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section B, with his wife, Judy, who died in 2013. He is survived by his daughters, Susan Currie, and husband, George, of Wilson and Kathy Moore...
Bobby Holmes
Jul 29, 2016
WILSON - Robert B. "Bobby" Holmes, 89, died Friday, July 29, 2016. Funeral, Sunday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Monday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Bobby was retired from Atlantic Coastline / Seaboard / CSX Railroad and was preceded in death by a son, Bruce Holmes. He is survived by his wife, Hildred Barnes...
Bettie Tew
Jul 27, 2016
Bettie Jo Bailey Tew, 73, of Wilson, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Funeral, Saturday, 10:00, First Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, preceded by visiting for one hour. Interment, 12:00 Noon, Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, Section J. She graduated from East Carolina University in 1964 and taught in public and private schools for over 30 years. Bettie Jo is survived by...
Bee Dolf
Jul 26, 2016
FREMONT - Bee Evans Dolf, 100, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 10:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, Wilson, preceded by visiting for one hour. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur C. Dolf, Jr in 1996; and parents, Hugh and Elizabeth Powell Evans. Surviving is her brother, Junius...
Archie Whitley
Jul 25, 2016
WILSON - Archie L. Whitley, 88, died Monday, July 25, 2016. Funeral, Thursday, 10:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving are his daughters, Connie Jones (Wayne) of Walstonburg and Carol Webb (Rick) of Bailey; son, Michael Whitley (Andrea)of Rocky Mount; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Gavin, and Madi Whitley, Cody,...
Frances Owens
Jul 24, 2016
WILSON - Frances Hicks Owens, 84, died Sunday, July 24, 2016. Funeral, Wednesday, 1:00 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section B. Surviving is her daughter, Brenda Fox (Dennis) of Bunnlevel; son, Robert "Bobby" Millard of Smithfield; grandchildren, J.B. Jones, Jr., Donna Aguilar, April Jones and Vickie Jones; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Edythe T. Copeland of Wilson and brother, A. D. Hicks...
Sam Barnes
Jul 23, 2016
WILSON - Louis Samuel "Sam" Barnes, 89, died Saturday, July 23, 2016. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Ballenger Barnes; parents, William W. and Minnie Downing Barnes; sisters, Minnie Mae Barnes and Louise Rogers; brothers, George H., J.D., Jeff, Bill, Wade...
Grey Shackleford
Jul 13, 2016
WILSON - Grey Baggett Shackleford, 76, died July 13, 2016. Funeral, Saturday, 10 AM, Fremont United Methodist Church, followed by visitation. Grey was retired teacher having taught at Pikeville, C.B. Aycock and Fremont. She was preceded in death by her parents Hubert Silas and Leora Simmons Baggett and brother-in-law, Paul D. Holland. She is survived by her sons,...
Rodney Williams
Jul 11, 2016
BAILEY - Rodney "Rock" Williams, 51, died Monday, July 11, 2016. Funeral, Wednesday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is his mother, Gail Williams Denton; sister, Terry Lynn Williams of Angier; brother, Rickie Vick of Wilson; nieces, Josie D. Weeks and Zoey E. Weeks; nephew, Randy McArthur; like a brother...
Kenneth Howell
Jul 9, 2016
WILSON - Kenneth R. Howell, 77, died Saturday, July 9, 2016. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. Surviving is his daughter, Sondra Bell (David) and family - Chandler and Zayn Bell of Wilson; son, Michael Howell (Barbara) and family - Iris and Corey Howell of FL; brothers, Jerry Howell (Kathy) of Wilson and Phillip Howell (Valeria) of Smithfield....
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Joyce Burnette
Aug 19, 2016
WILSON - Joyce Phelps Burnette, 87, died August 19, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Turner A. Burnette. The funeral was held Tuesday at Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her son, Brian Burnette of Wilson.
John Barron
Aug 18, 2016
John A. Barron, 73, of Elm City, died Thursday, August 18, 2016. Funeral, Sunday, 5 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Monday, 10 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. John served in the Army 82nd Airborne Division in the early days of the Vietnam Conflict. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn...
Billy Bass
Aug 17, 2016
LUCAMA - William Silas Bass, Jr., 74, died Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section G, with Masonic Rites. Billy graduated from Fike High School in the first graduating class and then graduated from Atlantic Christian College. He was a prominent farmer in the Lucama area. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Inza Walston
Aug 17, 2016
WILSON - Inza Bell Walston, 92, died August 17, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church. Inza was born to Dr. George Erick Bell and Inza Tomlinson Bell on August 25th, 1923 in Wilson, where she spent the majority of her life. She graduated from Charles L. Coon in 1940. She attended Duke University and received...
Durwood Matthews
Aug 11, 2016
ELM CITY - Durwood Matthews, 92, of the Penders Crossroads Community, died Thursday, August 11, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Saturday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Cunningham Matthews and a son, Dennis "Tinker" Matthews. Surviving is his...
Jimmie Head
Aug 10, 2016
EUREKA - Lem E. "Jimmie" Head, 87, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Aug. 10, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Eureka United Methodist Church. Visitation will follow immediately in the church fellowship hall and other times at the home. Interment will follow at Eureka Cemetery....
Marion Moore
Aug 9, 2016
WILSON - Marion W. "Monk" Moore, 83, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 10 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Ruffin Moore and parents, Marion and Juanita Woodard Moore. He was retired from the NC Department of Transportation and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Monk is survived by his...
Sudie Mixon
Aug 8, 2016
WILSON - Sudie McLeod Mixon, 98, died Monday, August 8, 2016. Funeral, Tuesday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Interment, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Mrs. Mixon was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Mixon; three sisters and a brother. She had worked as Food Service Director at the Free Will Baptist Children's Home...
Elsie Bunn
Aug 4, 2016
WILSON - Elsie Lamm Bunn, 84, died Thursday, August 4, 2016. Funeral, Monday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Maplewood Cemetery, beside her husband, Milton B. Bunn, who died in 1990. Surviving is her daughter, Rhonda B. Wright of Emerald Isle; grandson, Evan Cole Wright of Emerald Isle; sister, Judy...
Kenneth Lewis
Aug 2, 2016
STANTONSBURG - Kenneth C. Lewis, 73, a resident of Woodberry Wellness Center, Hampstead, formerly of Stantonsburg died Tuesday, August 2, 2016. His funeral will be Thursday, 11:00 AM, in the Stantonsburg Cemetery, conducted by Rev. Danny Justice of Ogden Baptist Church, Wilmington. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, Selby A. and Betty Williams Lewis who were...
Milton Moore
Jul 30, 2016
WILSON - Milton J. Moore, 87, died Saturday, July 30, 2016. Funeral, Tuesday, 2:00 PM, Forest Hills Baptist Church, with a time of visiting to follow. Interment, Wednesday, 10:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section B, with his wife, Judy, who died in 2013. He is survived by his daughters, Susan Currie, and husband, George, of Wilson and Kathy Moore...
Bobby Holmes
Jul 29, 2016
WILSON - Robert B. "Bobby" Holmes, 89, died Friday, July 29, 2016. Funeral, Sunday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Monday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Bobby was retired from Atlantic Coastline / Seaboard / CSX Railroad and was preceded in death by a son, Bruce Holmes. He is survived by his wife, Hildred Barnes...
Bettie Tew
Jul 27, 2016
Bettie Jo Bailey Tew, 73, of Wilson, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Funeral, Saturday, 10:00, First Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, preceded by visiting for one hour. Interment, 12:00 Noon, Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, Section J. She graduated from East Carolina University in 1964 and taught in public and private schools for over 30 years. Bettie Jo is survived by...
Bee Dolf
Jul 26, 2016
FREMONT - Bee Evans Dolf, 100, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 10:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, Wilson, preceded by visiting for one hour. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur C. Dolf, Jr in 1996; and parents, Hugh and Elizabeth Powell Evans. Surviving is her brother, Junius...
Archie Whitley
Jul 25, 2016
WILSON - Archie L. Whitley, 88, died Monday, July 25, 2016. Funeral, Thursday, 10:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving are his daughters, Connie Jones (Wayne) of Walstonburg and Carol Webb (Rick) of Bailey; son, Michael Whitley (Andrea)of Rocky Mount; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Gavin, and Madi Whitley, Cody,...
Frances Owens
Jul 24, 2016
WILSON - Frances Hicks Owens, 84, died Sunday, July 24, 2016. Funeral, Wednesday, 1:00 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section B. Surviving is her daughter, Brenda Fox (Dennis) of Bunnlevel; son, Robert "Bobby" Millard of Smithfield; grandchildren, J.B. Jones, Jr., Donna Aguilar, April Jones and Vickie Jones; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Edythe T. Copeland of Wilson and brother, A. D. Hicks...
Sam Barnes
Jul 23, 2016
WILSON - Louis Samuel "Sam" Barnes, 89, died Saturday, July 23, 2016. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Ballenger Barnes; parents, William W. and Minnie Downing Barnes; sisters, Minnie Mae Barnes and Louise Rogers; brothers, George H., J.D., Jeff, Bill, Wade...
Grey Shackleford
Jul 13, 2016
WILSON - Grey Baggett Shackleford, 76, died July 13, 2016. Funeral, Saturday, 10 AM, Fremont United Methodist Church, followed by visitation. Grey was retired teacher having taught at Pikeville, C.B. Aycock and Fremont. She was preceded in death by her parents Hubert Silas and Leora Simmons Baggett and brother-in-law, Paul D. Holland. She is survived by her sons,...
Rodney Williams
Jul 11, 2016
BAILEY - Rodney "Rock" Williams, 51, died Monday, July 11, 2016. Funeral, Wednesday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is his mother, Gail Williams Denton; sister, Terry Lynn Williams of Angier; brother, Rickie Vick of Wilson; nieces, Josie D. Weeks and Zoey E. Weeks; nephew, Randy McArthur; like a brother...
Kenneth Howell
Jul 9, 2016
WILSON - Kenneth R. Howell, 77, died Saturday, July 9, 2016. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. Surviving is his daughter, Sondra Bell (David) and family - Chandler and Zayn Bell of Wilson; son, Michael Howell (Barbara) and family - Iris and Corey Howell of FL; brothers, Jerry Howell (Kathy) of Wilson and Phillip Howell (Valeria) of Smithfield....
