Sandra Askew
Jun 7, 2014
LUCAMA - Sandra Mercer Askew, 71, died Saturday, June 7, 2014. Funeral, Little Rock FWB Church, Tuesday, 6:00 PM, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. She retired from the Lucama Elementary School and was also involved in the after school program. She was preceded in death by her parents, Millard and Allien Johnson Mercer. Surviving are...
Louise Brinkley
Jun 5, 2014
ANGIER - Louise Winstead Brinkley, 71, of Fuquay-Varina, died Thursday, June 5, 2014. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Louise had worked at Carolina Power and Light and the Wilson County Clerk of Court. She is survived by her daughter, Christie Jones (Joshua) of Angier; grandchildren, Taylor, Carey, Ryan and...
Evelyn Ford
Jun 3, 2014
ELM CITY- Evelyn Lorenz Ford, 98, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Funeral, Wilson Memorial Service, Saturday, 11:00 AM, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside her husband, Paul Wroth Ford, who died in 1985. She was also preceded in death by her parents, William Carl Lorenz and Helen Kroening Lorenz; sisters, Freida...
Brenda Meyer
Jun 1, 2014
GREENVILLE - Brenda Robbins Meyer, 56, died Sunday, June 1, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 3:00 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Rose Garden Section. Surviving is her brother, Richard L. Robbins (Lori) of Wilson; niece, Ashley N. Robbins; nephew, Tanner L. Robbins; special companion, her cat, Boozer. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 6:00 - 7:30 PM. Memorials are...
Mildred Wood
May 31, 2014
SIMS - Mildred Hogge Bass Wood, 91, died Saturday, May 31, 2014. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Interment, Wednesday, 10 AM, New Jerusalem Church Cemetery, Kenly. She is survived by her sons, Roy Bass and Alan Wood of Wilson and Sherman Wood of Fayetteville; step-sons, Earl Wood of Wilson and Carl Lee Wood...
Chris Mumford
May 30, 2014
WILSON - Christine "Chris" Mobley Mumford, 82, died Friday, May 30, 2014. Funeral, Tuesday, 3 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Chris was preceded in death by her husband, James M. "Speed" Mumford, Jr.; daughter, Debra Ann Mumford, and a son, Benjamin Mumford. She had worked at Wilson Drug as office manager and at CVS. She is...
Garland Wells
May 25, 2014
WILSON - Garland Thomas Wells, 74, of Wilson, died Sunday, May 25, 2014. Funeral, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Garland was born on October 7, 1939, a mere 15 days after his beloved wife. He never let her forget that he married an older woman....
H. Barnes
May 21, 2014
WILSON - Howard Cecil Barnes, 92, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section JJ. He was the son of the late Leonard Cecil Barnes and Addie Lee Boykin. Surviving is his wife, Elizabeth "Liz" Kelly Barnes; daughters, Kelly Barnes of Rock Ridge and Patsy Rivenbark (Dannie) of Rocky Point; son, Howard Barnes, Jr...
Marguerite Hussey
May 17, 2014
WILSON - Marguerite Lane Hussey, 93, of Wilson, died Saturday, May 17, 2014. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church, followed by interment in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Hussey taught school at Winstead and Vinson-Bynum in Wilson for several years while also serving on the boards of the Salvation Army, Mental Health and the Boys Club. She was...
Betty Little
May 16, 2014
WILSON - Betty Amerson Little, 75, died Friday, May 16, 2014. Funeral, Monday, 2:00 PM, Forest Hills Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Betty retired from an administrative position at the former Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh. Surviving is a daughter, Angela Stahl (Rob) of Raleigh; son, Pat Little (Sabrena) of Cary; grandchildren, Amanda and...
Mary Mattox
May 13, 2014
WILSON - Mary Lou Bridgers Mattox, 81, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, First United Methodist Church, 100 Green St, Wilson. A reception will immediately follow in Asbury Hall. The Reverend Robert Bergland will officiate. A native of Wilson, she was born on May 25, 1932...
Betty Taylor
May 10, 2014
WILSON - Elizabeth "Betty" Schlegel Taylor, 89, died Saturday, May 10, 2014. She was born in Carbon County, PA, studied nursing at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA, and was an Army nurse cadet near the end of World War II while serving in a military hospital in Memphis. She moved to Wilson to join Drs. George and Josephine...
Jimmy Moss
May 8, 2014
LUCAMA - Jimmy L. Moss, 73, of Lucama, died Thursday, May 8, 2014. Graveside service will be 3:00 PM, Saturday, Bass Cemetery, Upper Black Creek Church Road in Lucama. The Rev. Gary Duane Evans will officiate. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Bass Moss; parents, Hubert and Virginia Moss, and his brother, Bobby Moss. Surviving...
Catherine Clayton
May 8, 2014
WILSON - Catherine Baxter Anderson "Catty" Clayton, 84, died Thursday, May 8, 2014. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. She was born September 9, 1929 in Wilson County to Jesse Staton and Bessie Boylston Anderson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles McIver "Bubba" Clayton in August 2009. Catty graduated from Charles L. Coon in 1947...
James Mercer
May 3, 2014
James E. Mercer, 84, died Saturday, May 3, 2014. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Rose Garden. James served in the National Guard for over 27 years and was a member of the Moose, Masonic Lodge 117, and Sudan Temple Shrine. His vocation was as a supervisor for the former Samson Manufacturing Co. Surviving is his wife, Betsy...
Robert Nanney
May 1, 2014
WILSON - Robert Leo Nanney, 79, died Thursday, May 1, 2014. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Batchelor Nanney in 2012; parents, Otis and Mildred Fulford Nanney; sister, Lois Sain and brother, Ray Nanney. Robert was retired from White's Tire with 52...
Brenda Davis
Apr 28, 2014
WILSON - Brenda Guy Davis, 65, died Monday, April 28, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Brenda was a medical transcriptionist for over 30 years. She lived in the family home place in Kenly as long as she was able to care for it. The...
Lizzie Williams
Apr 23, 2014
WILSON - Lizzie Williams Williams, 95, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Horne's United Methodist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. The visitation will be at the church one hour before the funeral. She is survived by her daughter, Judy W. Hester of Wilson; daughter-in-law, Carolyn Williams of Smithfield; grandchildren, Jason Williams (Lacy) of Raleigh, Anna...
Thomas Darden
Apr 17, 2014
Thomas Grey "Tommy" Darden, 75, of Stantonsburg, died Thursday, April 17, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson. The family will be at the funeral home for one hour prior to the service. Interment, Eureka Cemetery. Tommy served in the US Navy, Greenville Police Department and was a Lieutenant with the Dare County...
Wiley Barnes
Apr 17, 2014
Wiley Thomas "Tommy" Barnes, 69, died Thursday, April 17, 2014. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Tommy was an avid hunter and fisherman. Surviving is his wife, Judy Risko Barnes; son, Thomas Barnes (Kelly) of Wilson; grandchildren, Danielle, Janielle and Luke Barnes; brothers, Phil Barnes (Theresa) of Wilson and...
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Sandra Askew
Jun 7, 2014
LUCAMA - Sandra Mercer Askew, 71, died Saturday, June 7, 2014. Funeral, Little Rock FWB Church, Tuesday, 6:00 PM, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. She retired from the Lucama Elementary School and was also involved in the after school program. She was preceded in death by her parents, Millard and Allien Johnson Mercer. Surviving are...
Louise Brinkley
Jun 5, 2014
ANGIER - Louise Winstead Brinkley, 71, of Fuquay-Varina, died Thursday, June 5, 2014. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Louise had worked at Carolina Power and Light and the Wilson County Clerk of Court. She is survived by her daughter, Christie Jones (Joshua) of Angier; grandchildren, Taylor, Carey, Ryan and...
Evelyn Ford
Jun 3, 2014
ELM CITY- Evelyn Lorenz Ford, 98, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Funeral, Wilson Memorial Service, Saturday, 11:00 AM, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside her husband, Paul Wroth Ford, who died in 1985. She was also preceded in death by her parents, William Carl Lorenz and Helen Kroening Lorenz; sisters, Freida...
Brenda Meyer
Jun 1, 2014
GREENVILLE - Brenda Robbins Meyer, 56, died Sunday, June 1, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 3:00 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Rose Garden Section. Surviving is her brother, Richard L. Robbins (Lori) of Wilson; niece, Ashley N. Robbins; nephew, Tanner L. Robbins; special companion, her cat, Boozer. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 6:00 - 7:30 PM. Memorials are...
Mildred Wood
May 31, 2014
SIMS - Mildred Hogge Bass Wood, 91, died Saturday, May 31, 2014. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Interment, Wednesday, 10 AM, New Jerusalem Church Cemetery, Kenly. She is survived by her sons, Roy Bass and Alan Wood of Wilson and Sherman Wood of Fayetteville; step-sons, Earl Wood of Wilson and Carl Lee Wood...
Chris Mumford
May 30, 2014
WILSON - Christine "Chris" Mobley Mumford, 82, died Friday, May 30, 2014. Funeral, Tuesday, 3 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Chris was preceded in death by her husband, James M. "Speed" Mumford, Jr.; daughter, Debra Ann Mumford, and a son, Benjamin Mumford. She had worked at Wilson Drug as office manager and at CVS. She is...
Garland Wells
May 25, 2014
WILSON - Garland Thomas Wells, 74, of Wilson, died Sunday, May 25, 2014. Funeral, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Garland was born on October 7, 1939, a mere 15 days after his beloved wife. He never let her forget that he married an older woman....
H. Barnes
May 21, 2014
WILSON - Howard Cecil Barnes, 92, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section JJ. He was the son of the late Leonard Cecil Barnes and Addie Lee Boykin. Surviving is his wife, Elizabeth "Liz" Kelly Barnes; daughters, Kelly Barnes of Rock Ridge and Patsy Rivenbark (Dannie) of Rocky Point; son, Howard Barnes, Jr...
Marguerite Hussey
May 17, 2014
WILSON - Marguerite Lane Hussey, 93, of Wilson, died Saturday, May 17, 2014. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church, followed by interment in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Hussey taught school at Winstead and Vinson-Bynum in Wilson for several years while also serving on the boards of the Salvation Army, Mental Health and the Boys Club. She was...
Betty Little
May 16, 2014
WILSON - Betty Amerson Little, 75, died Friday, May 16, 2014. Funeral, Monday, 2:00 PM, Forest Hills Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Betty retired from an administrative position at the former Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh. Surviving is a daughter, Angela Stahl (Rob) of Raleigh; son, Pat Little (Sabrena) of Cary; grandchildren, Amanda and...
Mary Mattox
May 13, 2014
WILSON - Mary Lou Bridgers Mattox, 81, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, First United Methodist Church, 100 Green St, Wilson. A reception will immediately follow in Asbury Hall. The Reverend Robert Bergland will officiate. A native of Wilson, she was born on May 25, 1932...
Betty Taylor
May 10, 2014
WILSON - Elizabeth "Betty" Schlegel Taylor, 89, died Saturday, May 10, 2014. She was born in Carbon County, PA, studied nursing at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA, and was an Army nurse cadet near the end of World War II while serving in a military hospital in Memphis. She moved to Wilson to join Drs. George and Josephine...
Jimmy Moss
May 8, 2014
LUCAMA - Jimmy L. Moss, 73, of Lucama, died Thursday, May 8, 2014. Graveside service will be 3:00 PM, Saturday, Bass Cemetery, Upper Black Creek Church Road in Lucama. The Rev. Gary Duane Evans will officiate. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Bass Moss; parents, Hubert and Virginia Moss, and his brother, Bobby Moss. Surviving...
Catherine Clayton
May 8, 2014
WILSON - Catherine Baxter Anderson "Catty" Clayton, 84, died Thursday, May 8, 2014. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. She was born September 9, 1929 in Wilson County to Jesse Staton and Bessie Boylston Anderson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles McIver "Bubba" Clayton in August 2009. Catty graduated from Charles L. Coon in 1947...
James Mercer
May 3, 2014
James E. Mercer, 84, died Saturday, May 3, 2014. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Rose Garden. James served in the National Guard for over 27 years and was a member of the Moose, Masonic Lodge 117, and Sudan Temple Shrine. His vocation was as a supervisor for the former Samson Manufacturing Co. Surviving is his wife, Betsy...
Robert Nanney
May 1, 2014
WILSON - Robert Leo Nanney, 79, died Thursday, May 1, 2014. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Batchelor Nanney in 2012; parents, Otis and Mildred Fulford Nanney; sister, Lois Sain and brother, Ray Nanney. Robert was retired from White's Tire with 52...
Brenda Davis
Apr 28, 2014
WILSON - Brenda Guy Davis, 65, died Monday, April 28, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Brenda was a medical transcriptionist for over 30 years. She lived in the family home place in Kenly as long as she was able to care for it. The...
Lizzie Williams
Apr 23, 2014
WILSON - Lizzie Williams Williams, 95, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Horne's United Methodist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. The visitation will be at the church one hour before the funeral. She is survived by her daughter, Judy W. Hester of Wilson; daughter-in-law, Carolyn Williams of Smithfield; grandchildren, Jason Williams (Lacy) of Raleigh, Anna...
Thomas Darden
Apr 17, 2014
Thomas Grey "Tommy" Darden, 75, of Stantonsburg, died Thursday, April 17, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson. The family will be at the funeral home for one hour prior to the service. Interment, Eureka Cemetery. Tommy served in the US Navy, Greenville Police Department and was a Lieutenant with the Dare County...
Wiley Barnes
Apr 17, 2014
Wiley Thomas "Tommy" Barnes, 69, died Thursday, April 17, 2014. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Tommy was an avid hunter and fisherman. Surviving is his wife, Judy Risko Barnes; son, Thomas Barnes (Kelly) of Wilson; grandchildren, Danielle, Janielle and Luke Barnes; brothers, Phil Barnes (Theresa) of Wilson and...
