OBITUARIES

W. Dail

W. Dail

Jun 8, 2013

WILSON - W. Earl Dail, 91, died Saturday, June 8, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Forest Hills Baptist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery, Section G. He retired as a rural mail carrier with over 40 years in the Black Creek area having served in the Army in World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, George...

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

Jun 7, 2013

SIMS - Esther Lee Bunn Williams, 87, died Friday, June 7, 2013. Funeral, Monday, 6:30 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Tuesday, 11 AM, Bailey Cemetery. She was born in Wilson County on June 10, 1925, to the late Charlie and Myrtie Parker Bunn. She married Woodrow...

Sue Tinsley

Sue Tinsley

Jun 3, 2013

WILSON - Susan "Sue" Thompson Tinsley, 64, died Monday, June 3, 2013. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. She was preceded in death by her father, John Richard Thompson, and a sister, Joyce Howard Jackson. She is survived by her mother, Alma Deans Thompson and sister, Kay Ezzelle (Doc),...

Rev. Eugene Carmichael

Rev. Eugene Carmichael

Jun 2, 2013

WILSON - Rev. Eugene A. Carmichael, 81, died Sunday, June 2, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 3:30 PM, Forest Hills Baptist Church. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving are his daughters, Paula Davis (Chris) of Elm City and Lynne Joyner (Albert) of Whitakers; son, Perry Carmichael of Charlotte; grandchildren, Brittany Davis, Daphne Towell, Jordan, Lauren & Erin Carmichael; great-grandchildren, Mia and...

Pat Stamper

Pat Stamper

Jun 2, 2013

WILSON - Pat Fuller Stamper, 98, died Sunday, June 2, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 3 PM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Arthur Stamper, Jr. and parents, Walter Lee and Lillian Peacock Fuller of Smithfield. Pat taught Sunday school for many years at First Methodist and was a member...

Glenn Watson

Glenn Watson

May 31, 2013

GARNER - Glenn Watson, 86, died Friday, May 31, 2013. Funeral, Monday, June 3, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. He was a Veteran of World War II, a member of the Shriners in Wilson, a former Wilson County Commissioner and founder of various family businesses. He was a member of...

Nancy Vick

Nancy Vick

May 30, 2013

WILSON - Nancy Moss Vick, 89, died Thursday, May 30, 2013. Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, First United Methodist Church, followed by visiting in the Narthex. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery, with her husband, G. Connor Vick, who died in 2008. Mrs. Vick was a graduate of Salem, Class of 1944, and a life-long Democrat. She is survived by her daughters,...

Raymond Best

Raymond Best

May 29, 2013

LUCAMA - Raymond Craven Best, 75, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013. He retired from the Wilson County ABC System after 33 years. Funeral, Saturday, 2:30 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Surviving is his wife, Judy Kennedy Best; daughter, Dawn Campbell (Sherwood) of Raleigh; grandson, Brandon "Scooter" Knight (fiancée, Autumn "Cookie" McCord) of Raleigh; sisters, Glenda Pittman (Marion) of...

Romaine Lane

Romaine Lane

May 29, 2013

WILSON - Romaine Farmer Lane, 77, of Wilson, formerly of Saratoga, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Bailey Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie M. Lane, Sr.; sister, Dorothy Taylor and brother, Thomas Crawford Farmer. She was retired from Wilson County Schools. Romaine enjoyed working in her...

Georgia Pipkin

Georgia Pipkin

May 28, 2013

BLACK CREEK - Georgia Mae Outland Pipkin, 70, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in her home. She retired from Wrangler after 40 years. Funeral, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Farmington Heights Church, visiting with the family beginning at 6:00 PM. Burial, Friday, 10:00 AM, Black Creek Cemetery. Surviving is her husband, Thurman A. Pipkin; mother, Ruth Thigpen Outland; sisters, Inez...

Ernestine Bean

Ernestine Bean

May 27, 2013

WILSON - Ernestine Etheridge Bean, 84, died Monday, May 27, 2013. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Paul D. Bean; daughter, Lynn Maher (Jim) of Hamilton, NJ; son, David Bean (Karen) of Wilson; grandchildren, Matthew and Shannon Maher, Morgan, Austin and Chad Bean. The...

Hugh IV

Hugh IV

May 23, 2013

WILSON - Hugh Bolden Johnston, IV, 58, died May 23, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his father, Hugh B. Johnston, Jr. Hugh is survived by his mother, Edna Long Johnston of Sanford; brothers, Marshall Boykin of Wilson, Col. Kenneth Boykin of Elizabethtown and Todd Johnston of Lake City, SC and...

Myra Bottoms

Myra Bottoms

May 18, 2013

ELM CITY - Myra Winstead Bottoms, 87, died Saturday, May 18, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Wednesday, 11 AM, Cedar Grove Cemetery. She is survived by her daughter, Dene Sutton (Jimmy) of Elm City; sons, Henry Bottoms (Tammie) and Berry Bottoms of Elm City and Jimmy Bottoms (Jo) of Stantonsburg; 6...

Jimmy Deans

Jimmy Deans

May 15, 2013

ELM CITY - James "Jimmy" R. Deans, 73, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Joshua Joyner; parents, Andrew Jackson and Lessie Barnes Deans of Wilson County; brothers, Vernon Deans, Lester Deans and Bobby Deans. Funeral, Saturday, 9:45 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, Wilson, followed by interment in Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is...

Jimmie Thorne

Jimmie Thorne

May 14, 2013

FREMONT - Jimmie Dee Thorne, 75, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, N, Wilson. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. He was son of the late Jimmie Dee Thorne, Sr. and Retha Lamm Thorne. He served in the Navy and was an active member and leader...

Randy Kight

Randy Kight

May 12, 2013

WILSON - Randy Hall Kight, 61, died Sunday, May 12, 2013. The family will be at Farmington Heights Church, Wednesday, beginning at 6:00 PM, with the funeral at 7:30 PM. She received her Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education as well as her Masters in Learning Disability Education from East Carolina University. She taught in Duplin and Wilson...

Charlie Joyner

Charlie Joyner

May 10, 2013

SIMS - Charlie R. Joyner, 90, died Friday, May 10, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Page Joyner in 2006 and son, Wayne Joyner in 2012. Funeral, Monday, 7 PM, Milbournie FWB Church followed by visitation. Interment, Tuesday, 11 AM, Bailey Cemetery. He is survived by his son, Horace Joyner (Sarah) of Wilson; daughter-in-law,...

Dennis Lamm

Dennis Lamm

May 9, 2013

Elm City - Dennis O'Dell Lamm, 69, died Thursday, May 9, 2013. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City He had retired from Firestone and remained active in community service in the Toisnot Fire Department and Elm City Rescue where he was currently serving as Captain. A true volunteer, he supported other services in the area...

Margie Davis

Margie Davis

May 2, 2013

ELM CITY - Margie Renfrow Davis, 76, died Thursday, May 2, 2013. She was former head nurse of labor and delivery at Wilson Memorial Hospital and past president of United Daughters of the Confederacy. Funeral, Friday, 6 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Interment, Saturday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her husband, Walter...

James Owens

James Owens

Apr 28, 2013

GOLDSBORO - James R. Owens, 83, died Sunday, April 28, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 3:00 PM, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. Surviving are his sisters, Mary Argie Lancaster (J.R.) of Pikeville and Louise Williams of Fremont; several nieces and nephews. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 1207 Peachtree Rd, NW, Wilson, NC 27896.