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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
O.W. Raper
Jul 21, 2014
MOREHEAD CITY - Orville Wright "O.W." Raper, Jr., 75, formerly of Sims in Wilson County and Kenly in Johnston County, died Monday, July 21, 2014, in Raleigh at Rex Hospital. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, 11:30 AM, Nobles Chapel Baptist Church, 7330 Old Raleigh Rd, Sims, followed by a time of visitation. Surviving is...
Bobby Taylor
Jul 18, 2014
LUCAMA - Bobby Ray Taylor, 72, died Friday, July 18, 2014. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Harvest Christian Fellowship, 307 W. Spring Street, Lucama. The visitation will be one hour before the funeral at the church. Burial, Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery. Surviving is his wife, Janet Pope Taylor; daughters, Janet Carol Nichols of Chocowinity and Deborah Newcomb (Tim)...
Letha Watson
Jul 14, 2014
LUCAMA - Letha Jones Watson, 82, went to her heavenly home Monday, July 14, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Friday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Letha was retired from the Heritage Bank with over 40 years of service. She was born in Kenly, August 25, 1931 to the late Jasper Floyd...
Andy Mattox
Jul 12, 2014
Jonathan Andrew "Andy" Mattox, 36, died Saturday, July 12, 2014. Funeral, Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 3:00 PM, with visiting one hour prior. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by his daughters, Ashley and Taylor Mattox of Richlands; mother, Dianne Durham Dunn and step-father, William F. Dunn, III, of Wilson; fiancée, Trisha Hayes of Wilson; brothers, David Wayne...
Betty Wood
Jul 10, 2014
WILSON - Elizabeth "Betty Deane" Valentine Wood, 85, died Thursday, July 10, 2014. Funeral, St Timothy's Episcopal Church, Monday, 11:00 AM. Her family will be at home until the funeral hour with a time of visiting at the church after the inurnment. From early on, her ambition was to teach others to read. It was a passion that...
Opal Dail
Jul 9, 2014
WILSON - Opal Baines Dail, 98, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, Snow Hill Cemetery, Snow Hill. The visitation will be at Evansdale United Methodist Church, 4334 Evansdale Rd, Wilson, Thursday, 6 - 8 PM. Opal was preceded in death by her husband, Roland Bruce Dail, and grandson, Dennis Cooper. She was retired from the Eastern...
G. Gauss, Jr
Jul 7, 2014
WILSON - Gustav Edward Gauss, Jr., 82, died Monday, July 7, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 11:00 AM, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church followed by a reception. The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 6 - 7:30 PM. Eddie was a graduate of Staunton Military Academy where he played tennis and basketball and was part of the Drum and...
Staten Webb
Jul 2, 2014
Staten Webb, 83, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Funeral, Wilson Memorial Service, Saturday, 10:00 AM, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is his wife, Emmalane Stott Webb; son, Michael Sikes (Susie) of Elm City; granddaughters, Hope Lucas (Ricky) and Meriem Shimbel (Stephen) of Wilson, Sherry Willard of Darlington, SC; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Sabrina,...
Louise Hackney
Jul 1, 2014
WILSON - Louise Wiggins Hackney, died July 1, 2014, in her home. Mrs. Hackney was born January 6, 1917 to John Lawrence and Lilian Aycock Wiggins. She attended Atlantic Christian College (now Barton). In 1956 she was president of The Women of First Christian Church and Secretary of The National Council of Church Women. She was Special Gifts...
Aileen Boyette
Jun 30, 2014
WILSON - Aileen Durham Boyette, 89, died Monday, June 30, 2014. Funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at Bethany Church Cemetery, Kenly. Surviving is her son, Charles Boyette (Chris) of Wilson; granddaughter, Katherine Roland (Zac) of Calhoun, GA; great-grandchildren, Avery Roland, Shepherd Roland; sister, Sarah Watson of Kenly; sister-in-law, Doris Durham of Louisville, KY; and nieces, Vickie Watson Capps,...
Tim Morris
Jun 30, 2014
WILSON - Timothy Hassel Morris, 64, died Monday, June 30, 2014. Funeral, Maplewood Cemetery, Section E, Wednesday, 10:00 AM. Surviving is his wife, Trudy Godwin Morris; daughters, Allison Morris of the home, Ashley Watkins (Matt) of Sims; grandson, Avery Watkins; and brother, Joel Morris of Wilson. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:00...
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
O.W. Raper
Jul 21, 2014
MOREHEAD CITY - Orville Wright "O.W." Raper, Jr., 75, formerly of Sims in Wilson County and Kenly in Johnston County, died Monday, July 21, 2014, in Raleigh at Rex Hospital. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, 11:30 AM, Nobles Chapel Baptist Church, 7330 Old Raleigh Rd, Sims, followed by a time of visitation. Surviving is...
Bobby Taylor
Jul 18, 2014
LUCAMA - Bobby Ray Taylor, 72, died Friday, July 18, 2014. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Harvest Christian Fellowship, 307 W. Spring Street, Lucama. The visitation will be one hour before the funeral at the church. Burial, Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery. Surviving is his wife, Janet Pope Taylor; daughters, Janet Carol Nichols of Chocowinity and Deborah Newcomb (Tim)...
Letha Watson
Jul 14, 2014
LUCAMA - Letha Jones Watson, 82, went to her heavenly home Monday, July 14, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Friday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Letha was retired from the Heritage Bank with over 40 years of service. She was born in Kenly, August 25, 1931 to the late Jasper Floyd...
Andy Mattox
Jul 12, 2014
Jonathan Andrew "Andy" Mattox, 36, died Saturday, July 12, 2014. Funeral, Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 3:00 PM, with visiting one hour prior. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by his daughters, Ashley and Taylor Mattox of Richlands; mother, Dianne Durham Dunn and step-father, William F. Dunn, III, of Wilson; fiancée, Trisha Hayes of Wilson; brothers, David Wayne...
Betty Wood
Jul 10, 2014
WILSON - Elizabeth "Betty Deane" Valentine Wood, 85, died Thursday, July 10, 2014. Funeral, St Timothy's Episcopal Church, Monday, 11:00 AM. Her family will be at home until the funeral hour with a time of visiting at the church after the inurnment. From early on, her ambition was to teach others to read. It was a passion that...
Opal Dail
Jul 9, 2014
WILSON - Opal Baines Dail, 98, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, Snow Hill Cemetery, Snow Hill. The visitation will be at Evansdale United Methodist Church, 4334 Evansdale Rd, Wilson, Thursday, 6 - 8 PM. Opal was preceded in death by her husband, Roland Bruce Dail, and grandson, Dennis Cooper. She was retired from the Eastern...
G. Gauss, Jr
Jul 7, 2014
WILSON - Gustav Edward Gauss, Jr., 82, died Monday, July 7, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 11:00 AM, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church followed by a reception. The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 6 - 7:30 PM. Eddie was a graduate of Staunton Military Academy where he played tennis and basketball and was part of the Drum and...
Staten Webb
Jul 2, 2014
Staten Webb, 83, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Funeral, Wilson Memorial Service, Saturday, 10:00 AM, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is his wife, Emmalane Stott Webb; son, Michael Sikes (Susie) of Elm City; granddaughters, Hope Lucas (Ricky) and Meriem Shimbel (Stephen) of Wilson, Sherry Willard of Darlington, SC; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Sabrina,...
Louise Hackney
Jul 1, 2014
WILSON - Louise Wiggins Hackney, died July 1, 2014, in her home. Mrs. Hackney was born January 6, 1917 to John Lawrence and Lilian Aycock Wiggins. She attended Atlantic Christian College (now Barton). In 1956 she was president of The Women of First Christian Church and Secretary of The National Council of Church Women. She was Special Gifts...
Aileen Boyette
Jun 30, 2014
WILSON - Aileen Durham Boyette, 89, died Monday, June 30, 2014. Funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at Bethany Church Cemetery, Kenly. Surviving is her son, Charles Boyette (Chris) of Wilson; granddaughter, Katherine Roland (Zac) of Calhoun, GA; great-grandchildren, Avery Roland, Shepherd Roland; sister, Sarah Watson of Kenly; sister-in-law, Doris Durham of Louisville, KY; and nieces, Vickie Watson Capps,...
Tim Morris
Jun 30, 2014
WILSON - Timothy Hassel Morris, 64, died Monday, June 30, 2014. Funeral, Maplewood Cemetery, Section E, Wednesday, 10:00 AM. Surviving is his wife, Trudy Godwin Morris; daughters, Allison Morris of the home, Ashley Watkins (Matt) of Sims; grandson, Avery Watkins; and brother, Joel Morris of Wilson. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:00...
