John Summerlin
Apr 26, 2013
FOUNTAIN - John W. Summerlin, 74, of the Good News Church community, died Friday, April 26, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Macclesfield Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his father, Hugh Summerlin; mother, Zelphia Sutton Hathaway and step-father, Buddy Hathaway. He is survived by his wife, Sue Hendricks Summerlin; daughter, Betty Sue Young (Todd) of Springfield, VA;...
Frank Pittman
Apr 25, 2013
EUREKA - Frank Pittman, 79, died Thursday, April 25, 2013. Funeral, Sunday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Bridgers Pittman; daughters, Jennifer Joyner of the home and Teresa Pearson (Elton) of Stantonsburg; grandsons, Colby Joyner of the home and Jon...
Jonathon Bennett
Apr 24, 2013
WILSON - Jonathon Scott Bennett, 21, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Funeral, Sunday, 3:00 PM, First Baptist Church, 311 W Nash St, Wilson, followed by visitation. Jonathon Scott Bennett came into this world on Friday, January 31, 1992 at 8:33 a.m. Even on that day we saw something unique in him, amazed at how a fresh newborn soul...
Joan Williams
Apr 23, 2013
WILSON - Joan Lorna Rodgers Williams, 64, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at home in the loving care of her family. Funeral, Friday, 2:00 PM, First Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She was born on October 2, 1948, in the old Woodard-Herring Hospital in Wilson to Etta Lucille Pike Rodgers and the late James Archie Rodgers. Joan...
Elsie Dozier
Apr 17, 2013
THE VILLAGES, FL - Elsie Watson Ford Dozier, 90, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 10:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Watson Family Cemetery, Lucama, beside her first husband, Charles F. Ford. Surviving is her husband, Charles "Chuck" Dozier; daughter, Carolyn Trudo; son, Charles F. Ford of Guntersville, AL; 14 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; sister,...
Johnny Pate
Apr 13, 2013
WILSON - Johnny Pate, 66, died Saturday, April 13, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Sydney and Theresa Davenport Pate. Surviving is his wife, Linda Hinnant Farler Pate; daughter, Donna Farler Reichard...
Mary Brantley
Apr 9, 2013
BAILEY - Mary Sue Perry Brown Brantley, 90, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, followed by visitation. Interment, Bailey Cemetery. She was born in Franklin County July 28, 1922. She graduated from Bunn High School in 1939. She lived in Zebulon with her mother and oldest son by a previous...
Odis Joyner
Apr 9, 2013
WILSON - Odis Joyner, 90, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Lou Winstead Joyner; daughters, Lou Anne Taber (Don) and Phoebe Hayes (Tommy) of Wilson; son, Mel Joyner (Susie) of Elm City; grandchildren, Liza Woods, Bailee...
Louis Kennedy, Jr
Apr 7, 2013
KENLY - Louis Robert "Jr" Kennedy, 82, died Sunday, April 7, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson, followed by visitation. He is survived by his wife, Ethelene Sullivan Kennedy; daughter, Susan Langley (Delmer) of Kenly; sons, Leslie R. Kennedy (Gail) of Nashville, David Kennedy (Myra) of Wilson and Tim Kennedy (Deborah) of Pikeville; 9 grandchildren...
Horace Walston
Apr 6, 2013
SARATOGA - Horace W. Walston, 75, died Saturday, April 6, 2013. He was an electrician and had served in the Navy. Funeral and burial were held in the Stantonsburg Cemetery, Saturday, April 13. Surviving is his daughter, Donna Walston Teague (Kelly) of Bailey; grandson, Kevin Teague of Bailey.
George Jackson, Jr
Apr 5, 2013
ELM CITY - George Grady "Buster" Jackson, Jr., 74, died Friday, April 5, 2013. He was a retired farmer and a graduate of N.C. State. Funeral, Sunday, 4:00 PM, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. Surviving is his sister, Barbara Jackson Jordan of the home; niece, Kim Blanda (Rob) of Old Bridge, NJ and great nieces,Analis & Abigail Blanda....
Jack Jones
Mar 30, 2013
ELM CITY - Jack Jones, 83, of the Dunns Crossroads community, died Saturday, March 30, at his home. He was retired from trucking and was member of Harmony FWB Church. Funeral, Monday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Tuesday, 10:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson Surviving is...
Susan Winstead
Mar 29, 2013
WILSON - Susan Chesson Winstead, 55, died Friday, March 29, 2013, at her home. She was daughter of Marigold Arnold Chesson and the late Lloyd Chesson who died in February. Funeral, Tuesday, 2:00 PM, Westview Christian Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. At other times, the family will be at the home of her mother....
Selby Hawley
Mar 26, 2013
WILSON - Selby Lee "Serce" Hawley, passed peacefully in his sleep on March 26, 2013, surrounded by people he loved and caregivers who loved him. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, West Nash United Methodist Church, 2106 Nash St N. Selby was born in Lucama on September 6, 1928 to parents who owned and worked a farm. This would drive...
Glenn Davis
Mar 21, 2013
Eureka - Glenn Collins Davis, 82, died Thursday, March 21, 2013. He was retired from CP&L with 33 years of service and was an avid sports fan. Graveside, Monday, 2 PM, Eureka Cemetery. Visitation will follow at Eureka United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Surviving is his wife, Cara Yelverton Davis; daughters, Christy Davis of Wilson and Sandy Davis...
Miriam White
Mar 17, 2013
NEW BERN - Miriam Hassell White, 94, of New Bern, formerly of Wilson, died Sunday, March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her sons, Roland White (Pearl) and Samuel White (Vicki) of New Bern; grandchildren, Sam White, Bridgette Hall, Rachael Hall and Joshua Hall...
Carlton Bass
Mar 17, 2013
BLACK CREEK - Carlton Bass, 85, died Sunday, March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Black Creek Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his, wife Marie Moore Bass, in 2012; son, Jerome "Jerry" Bass, in 2001 and his parents, Elisha and Fannie Bass. Surviving is his daughter, Diane Evans (Henry) of Black Creek; son, Jeff Bass (Becky)...
Glenn Wheeler
Mar 17, 2013
WILSON - Glenn Wheeler, 81, Wilson, died Sunday March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, First Baptist Church. He was a retired vocational teacher at Wilson Community College. He is survived by his wife Linda Johnston Wheeler; sons, Phillip Allen Wheeler (Debbie) of Rocky Mount, Perry Thomas Wheeler of Wilson, Mark Elmer Wheeler (Judy) of Sneads Ferry and...
Raymond Edmondson, Jr
Mar 16, 2013
WILSON - Raymond Pender Edmondson, Jr., died March 16, 2013 at UNC Memorial Hospital. Rev. Dr. Tom Watkins will conduct a service of committal at the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden Thursday at 11:00, followed by visitation in the church parlor and Dudley Room. Ray was the eldest son of the late Raymond & Edna Edmondson. He was...
Yvonne Hinton
Mar 13, 2013
NASHVILLE - Lou Yvonne Barbee "Von" Hinton, of the Momeyer community, passed away the morning of March 13, 2013 at Wilson Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1928 in Sanford, North Carolina to the late Clem Shaw Barbee and Ethel Land Barbee. Her family moved to the Spring Hope area where she was raised on a tobacco...
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John Summerlin
Apr 26, 2013
FOUNTAIN - John W. Summerlin, 74, of the Good News Church community, died Friday, April 26, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Macclesfield Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his father, Hugh Summerlin; mother, Zelphia Sutton Hathaway and step-father, Buddy Hathaway. He is survived by his wife, Sue Hendricks Summerlin; daughter, Betty Sue Young (Todd) of Springfield, VA;...
Frank Pittman
Apr 25, 2013
EUREKA - Frank Pittman, 79, died Thursday, April 25, 2013. Funeral, Sunday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Bridgers Pittman; daughters, Jennifer Joyner of the home and Teresa Pearson (Elton) of Stantonsburg; grandsons, Colby Joyner of the home and Jon...
Jonathon Bennett
Apr 24, 2013
WILSON - Jonathon Scott Bennett, 21, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Funeral, Sunday, 3:00 PM, First Baptist Church, 311 W Nash St, Wilson, followed by visitation. Jonathon Scott Bennett came into this world on Friday, January 31, 1992 at 8:33 a.m. Even on that day we saw something unique in him, amazed at how a fresh newborn soul...
Joan Williams
Apr 23, 2013
WILSON - Joan Lorna Rodgers Williams, 64, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at home in the loving care of her family. Funeral, Friday, 2:00 PM, First Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She was born on October 2, 1948, in the old Woodard-Herring Hospital in Wilson to Etta Lucille Pike Rodgers and the late James Archie Rodgers. Joan...
Elsie Dozier
Apr 17, 2013
THE VILLAGES, FL - Elsie Watson Ford Dozier, 90, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 10:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Watson Family Cemetery, Lucama, beside her first husband, Charles F. Ford. Surviving is her husband, Charles "Chuck" Dozier; daughter, Carolyn Trudo; son, Charles F. Ford of Guntersville, AL; 14 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; sister,...
Johnny Pate
Apr 13, 2013
WILSON - Johnny Pate, 66, died Saturday, April 13, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Sydney and Theresa Davenport Pate. Surviving is his wife, Linda Hinnant Farler Pate; daughter, Donna Farler Reichard...
Mary Brantley
Apr 9, 2013
BAILEY - Mary Sue Perry Brown Brantley, 90, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, followed by visitation. Interment, Bailey Cemetery. She was born in Franklin County July 28, 1922. She graduated from Bunn High School in 1939. She lived in Zebulon with her mother and oldest son by a previous...
Odis Joyner
Apr 9, 2013
WILSON - Odis Joyner, 90, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Lou Winstead Joyner; daughters, Lou Anne Taber (Don) and Phoebe Hayes (Tommy) of Wilson; son, Mel Joyner (Susie) of Elm City; grandchildren, Liza Woods, Bailee...
Louis Kennedy, Jr
Apr 7, 2013
KENLY - Louis Robert "Jr" Kennedy, 82, died Sunday, April 7, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson, followed by visitation. He is survived by his wife, Ethelene Sullivan Kennedy; daughter, Susan Langley (Delmer) of Kenly; sons, Leslie R. Kennedy (Gail) of Nashville, David Kennedy (Myra) of Wilson and Tim Kennedy (Deborah) of Pikeville; 9 grandchildren...
Horace Walston
Apr 6, 2013
SARATOGA - Horace W. Walston, 75, died Saturday, April 6, 2013. He was an electrician and had served in the Navy. Funeral and burial were held in the Stantonsburg Cemetery, Saturday, April 13. Surviving is his daughter, Donna Walston Teague (Kelly) of Bailey; grandson, Kevin Teague of Bailey.
George Jackson, Jr
Apr 5, 2013
ELM CITY - George Grady "Buster" Jackson, Jr., 74, died Friday, April 5, 2013. He was a retired farmer and a graduate of N.C. State. Funeral, Sunday, 4:00 PM, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. Surviving is his sister, Barbara Jackson Jordan of the home; niece, Kim Blanda (Rob) of Old Bridge, NJ and great nieces,Analis & Abigail Blanda....
Jack Jones
Mar 30, 2013
ELM CITY - Jack Jones, 83, of the Dunns Crossroads community, died Saturday, March 30, at his home. He was retired from trucking and was member of Harmony FWB Church. Funeral, Monday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Tuesday, 10:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson Surviving is...
Susan Winstead
Mar 29, 2013
WILSON - Susan Chesson Winstead, 55, died Friday, March 29, 2013, at her home. She was daughter of Marigold Arnold Chesson and the late Lloyd Chesson who died in February. Funeral, Tuesday, 2:00 PM, Westview Christian Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. At other times, the family will be at the home of her mother....
Selby Hawley
Mar 26, 2013
WILSON - Selby Lee "Serce" Hawley, passed peacefully in his sleep on March 26, 2013, surrounded by people he loved and caregivers who loved him. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, West Nash United Methodist Church, 2106 Nash St N. Selby was born in Lucama on September 6, 1928 to parents who owned and worked a farm. This would drive...
Glenn Davis
Mar 21, 2013
Eureka - Glenn Collins Davis, 82, died Thursday, March 21, 2013. He was retired from CP&L with 33 years of service and was an avid sports fan. Graveside, Monday, 2 PM, Eureka Cemetery. Visitation will follow at Eureka United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Surviving is his wife, Cara Yelverton Davis; daughters, Christy Davis of Wilson and Sandy Davis...
Miriam White
Mar 17, 2013
NEW BERN - Miriam Hassell White, 94, of New Bern, formerly of Wilson, died Sunday, March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her sons, Roland White (Pearl) and Samuel White (Vicki) of New Bern; grandchildren, Sam White, Bridgette Hall, Rachael Hall and Joshua Hall...
Carlton Bass
Mar 17, 2013
BLACK CREEK - Carlton Bass, 85, died Sunday, March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Black Creek Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his, wife Marie Moore Bass, in 2012; son, Jerome "Jerry" Bass, in 2001 and his parents, Elisha and Fannie Bass. Surviving is his daughter, Diane Evans (Henry) of Black Creek; son, Jeff Bass (Becky)...
Glenn Wheeler
Mar 17, 2013
WILSON - Glenn Wheeler, 81, Wilson, died Sunday March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, First Baptist Church. He was a retired vocational teacher at Wilson Community College. He is survived by his wife Linda Johnston Wheeler; sons, Phillip Allen Wheeler (Debbie) of Rocky Mount, Perry Thomas Wheeler of Wilson, Mark Elmer Wheeler (Judy) of Sneads Ferry and...
Raymond Edmondson, Jr
Mar 16, 2013
WILSON - Raymond Pender Edmondson, Jr., died March 16, 2013 at UNC Memorial Hospital. Rev. Dr. Tom Watkins will conduct a service of committal at the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden Thursday at 11:00, followed by visitation in the church parlor and Dudley Room. Ray was the eldest son of the late Raymond & Edna Edmondson. He was...
Yvonne Hinton
Mar 13, 2013
NASHVILLE - Lou Yvonne Barbee "Von" Hinton, of the Momeyer community, passed away the morning of March 13, 2013 at Wilson Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1928 in Sanford, North Carolina to the late Clem Shaw Barbee and Ethel Land Barbee. Her family moved to the Spring Hope area where she was raised on a tobacco...
