OBITUARIES

Bo Winstead

Bo Winstead

Sep 23, 2014

BEAUFORT - Arthur B. "Bo" Winstead, Jr., 65, formerly of Wilson, died September 23, 2014. Funeral, Friday, 1:00 PM, Maplewood Cemetery. The family will be at the cemetery 30 minutes before the funeral. Surviving is his wife, Cheryl Owens Winstead; mother, Eloise Carraway Winstead Johnson (Curtis) of Elm City; sisters, Sue Hart (Jimmy) and Jean Meeks (Charlie) of...

Maxine Stewart

Maxine Stewart

Sep 19, 2014

WILSON - Jean "Maxine" Stewart, 86, of Wilson, died Friday, September 19, 2014. Her family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Saturday, 11 AM - 12 Noon. Inurnment will be beside her husband, Arlege E. Stewart, in Chestnut Hill Memorial Park, Akron, OH, at a later date. Maxine was born and raised in Barberton, OH and moved to...

Pete Williams

Pete Williams

Sep 15, 2014

WILSON - Marion Eugene "Pete" Williams, 78, died Monday, September 15, 2014. A Celebration of Life will be Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. He was preceded in death by his parents, Garland and Ruby Herring Petway Williams; and a daughter, Ruth Ellen Williams. Pete lived life to the fullest. He was an avid cyclist,...

Jean Anderson

Jean Anderson

Sep 14, 2014

WILSON - Jean Winborne Anderson, 79, widow of John W. Anderson, died Sunday, September 14, 2014. Funeral, Wednesday, 10:00 AM, Nobles Chapel Church Cemetery, Old Raleigh Rd, Sims, conducted by Rev. Bob Bergland of First United Methodist Church. The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:00 PM. She is survived...

Welt Shingleton

Welt Shingleton

Sep 12, 2014

STANTONSBURG - Thomas Weldon "Welt" Shingleton, 84, died Friday, September 12, 2014, in his home. Funeral, Monday, 7:00 PM, Stantonsburg Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Tuesday, 10:00 AM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. Welt had been a Greene County farmer all his life and was a life member of Stantonsburg Baptist Church. Through the years,...

Marie McKeel

Marie McKeel

Sep 9, 2014

BETHEL - Marie "Toodie" Batchelor McKeel, 81, died Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, conducted by Rev. Allen Stanley. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery. The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Friday, 6 - 7:30 PM. Marie was preceded in death by a son, Tommy McKeel and parents, Joe and Minnie Batchelor; brothers, Joe,...

Michael Hartnett

Michael Hartnett

Sep 7, 2014

WILSON - Michael Patrick Hartnett, 68, died Sunday, September 7, 2014. Mass, Thursday, 10:00 AM, St. Therese Catholic Church. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 7:00 - 8:00 PM with the Rosary at 8:00 PM. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert V. Hartnett, Sr; mother, Geneva Cheek Hartnett; god-father, Pop Becker. Surviving...

David Gay

David Gay

Sep 6, 2014

ASHEBORO a�" David Edgar Gay, 95, formerly of Saratoga, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 at his home. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park. David was born June 29, 1919, to Mary Horton and...

Maxine Cox

Maxine Cox

Sep 2, 2014

WILSON - Maxine Warren Cox, daughter of Edith Hall Warren and Lloyd Warren, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 after 10 years of declining heath related to Alzheimer's. She was also the foster daughter of Everett and Beulah Hatcher Bemont. All of which preceded her in death. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park....

Mike Lamm

Mike Lamm

Sep 1, 2014

LUCAMA - Norman Michael "Mike" Lamm, 64, died Monday, September 1, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 10 AM, Springhill Presbyterian Church, Burial, Church Cemetery. The family will at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wednesday, 6:30 - 8 PM. He was a son of Betsy Hinnant Lamm and the late Norman, who died in 2011. He served in the military...

Marie Gilbert

Marie Gilbert

Aug 31, 2014

WILSON - Marie Holland Gilbert, 82, died Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Parkwood Village. Funeral, Friday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond, in 2004, who is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, where she will be buried...

Lena Overman

Lena Overman

Aug 31, 2014

STANTONSBURG - Lena Mae Grantham Overman, died Sunday, August 31, 2014. Funeral, Wednesday, September 10, 11:00 AM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, Tuesday, September 9, 6:30 - 8 PM. She was born on July 15, 1925, to the late Jack Hiram and Elsie Thompson Grantham in Stantonsburg and called...

Wesley McCullen

Wesley McCullen

Aug 13, 2014

WILSON - James Wesley McCullen, 88, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Friday, 6:30 - 8 PM. He was a member of West Nash United Methodist Church for over 50 years, served in the military and retired from the City of Wilson Electrical Department...

Doris Head

Doris Head

Aug 11, 2014

EUREKA - Doris Head, 74, died Monday, August 11, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Eureka United Methodist Church, followed by visitation. Interment, Friday, 10 AM, Eureka Cemetery. Doris was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Fannie Rose Head. She is survived by her companion, Emerson "Fat" Bass of the home; sister, Patricia Shearin of Pikeville and...

Bobby Poythress

Bobby Poythress

Aug 5, 2014

WILSON - Bobby "Bimbo" Poythress, 59, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral, Friday, 10 AM, Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery, Lucama. The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Thursday, 6 - 8 PM. He was a veteran of the United States Marines. Bobby is survived by...

Christine Gay

Christine Gay

Aug 2, 2014

SARATOGA - Christine Gardner Gay, 91, died Saturday, August 2, 2014. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, Wilson. The visitation will be Wednesday one hour before the funeral. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park beside her husband, Harvey R. Gay, who died in 1981. Her twin sister, Ernestine G. Taylor, died in 2007 and her daughter-in-law,...

Edward Watson

Edward Watson

Aug 2, 2014

LUCAMA - Edward Van "Boy" Watson, 85, went to his heavenly home Saturday, August 2, 2014. Funeral, Tuesday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Wednesday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Edward was preceded in death by his wife Letha Jones Watson on July 14th; parents, William Thomas and Pearl Turner Watson of Wilson County. He...

Bob Denny

Bob Denny

Jul 28, 2014

WILSON - Robert Lee "Bob" Denny died July 28, 2014, in Wilson, one day before his 97th birthday. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, September 27, 11 AM, at First United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be in Maplewood Cemetery. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Friday, 6-7 PM. He was married to the late Amy...

Bertha Bass

Bertha Bass

Jul 26, 2014

WILSON - Bertha A. Bass (Bottoms), 78, died Saturday, July 26, 2014. Funeral, Wednesday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Tuesday, 7 - 8:30 PM, and other times at 10555 Christian Rd, Wilson. She was preceded in death by parents, Emmett Jackson and Mary Etta Lamm Bass; a grandson, Joshua Lamm....

Deana Brooks

Deana Brooks

Jul 21, 2014

WILSON - Deana Mercer Brooks, 73, died Monday, July 21, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 10:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Deana was preceded in death by her parents, Howard Walton and Versie Ellis Mercer, who grew up in Saratoga. She is survived by her husband, Charles R. "Chuck" Brooks; daughters, Dorie...