Lois Lamm
Mar 4, 2013
WILSON - Lois Honeycutt Lamm, 84, died Monday, March 4, 2013. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, First Baptist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Lamm, in 2006. Surviving are her daughters, Marsha Blackburn and her husband, Charles, of Raleigh, Deborah Weisel and her husband, Michael, of Raleigh; sons, David Lamm and his...
Earl Whisenant, Sr
Mar 4, 2013
STANTONSBURG - Earl Eugene Whisenant, Sr, 87, died Monday, March 4, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, with visiting one hour prior. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Mae Berry Whisenant, and a daughter, Earlene Bunn. Surviving are his daughters, Linda Skinner of Elm City, Phyllis Spivey (Donald) of Stantonsburg...
Erma Smith
Feb 27, 2013
WILSON - Erma Kirn Smith, 83, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Mass, Monday, 10 AM, St. Therese Catholic Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her children, Bruce Kiefer (Denise), Eric Kiefer (Kathie), Gregory Kiefer, Mark Kiefer (Renee), Sheila Saunders (Eddie) and Leon Smith (Catherine); grandchildren, Mike Kiefer, Andrea Kiefer, Trisha Hayes, Eric A. Kiefer, Jr....
Charles Beard
Feb 25, 2013
Wilson - Charles LeCompte Beard, 88, died Monday, February 25, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, First Presbyterian Church, followed by visitation. Interment will be in Pikeville Cemetery, Pikeville. Charles was born in Lexington, KY on December 12, 1924. He attended the University of Kentucky and worked for the US Government during World War II. In 1944 he began...
Lib Bumgarner
Feb 24, 2013
WILSON - Elizabeth "Lib" Hawkins Bumgarner passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 24, 2013, after celebrating her 90th birthday surrounded by her loving family. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 p.m., First Baptist Church, Wilson. The visitation will be at the church, 12:30-2 PM. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery. Lib was predeceased by her beloved husband, L. H. "Shike" Bumgarner,...
Audrey Ferrell
Feb 22, 2013
WILSON - Audrey Davis Ferrell, 85, died Friday, February 22, 2013. Funeral, 3:30 PM, Saturday, Wilson Memorial Service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour before the funeral. Interment will be in Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery, Lucama. Audrey was preceded in death by her husband, Wathew Lafayette "L.F." Ferrell; parents, Robert and Alma...
Lloyd Chesson
Feb 17, 2013
WILSON - Lloyd Wentz Chesson, 88, died Sunday, February 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Westview Christian Church, 1502 Raleigh Rd, followed by a time of visiting and sharing with his family. Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family. Lloyd was born in Beaufort County to the late P.G. and Edith Williams Chesson; preceding him in...
Ava Hill
Feb 12, 2013
FREMONT - Ava Peele Hill, 81, of Swansboro, formerly of Fremont, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 11:00 AM, Elmwood Cemetery, Old Section. She was preceded in death by her husband, T.C. Hill, in 2005; sisters, Virginia Mooring and Mayola Waddell; brother, Robert Peele and son-in-law, Jerry Horne. Surviving are her daughters, Julia Kearney (Bill) with whom...
Elsie Lamm
Feb 12, 2013
RALEIGH - Elsie Rogers Lamm, 86, formerly of Wilson, died peacefully at her home in Raleigh on Tuesday February 12, 2013. Funeral, 2 PM, Friday, February 15, 2013 at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive N., Wilson. Dr. Gaylord Lehman will officiate. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Thursday February...
George Smith
Feb 12, 2013
LUCAMA - George Vernon Smith, 89, of the Rock Ridge community, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Buckhorn United Methodist Church. Interment, Buckhorn Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall one hour before the funeral. After graduating from Rock Ridge High School, George worked in the shipyard at Newport News, VA...
Bucky Holloman
Feb 6, 2013
WILSON - Richard Murray "Bucky" Holloman, 62, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, Maplewood Cemetery. He was a loving husband, devoted father and grandfather. A law enforcement officer for many years, he had served in Williamston and Wilson. Surviving is his wife, Bobbie Walker Holloman; daughter, Blaine Lucas of the home; son, Blake Holloman (Ginny)...
Travis Hodges
Feb 5, 2013
WILSON - Travis Warren Hodges, 87, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, Covenant Presbyterian Church, followed a time of visiting and sharing. Inurnment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was an Army veteran of World War II and had worked as a barber. Surviving is his wife, Mary Parker Hodges; sons, Travis Hodges, Jr, of Wilson and...
Doris Flora
Feb 5, 2013
WILSON - Doris Page Flora, 87, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, peacefully at home with her family at her side. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, 11 a.m., at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, N., Wilson. The Rev. Wayne King will officiate. Visitation, immediatley after the service and graveside will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. She was...
Frances Ellis
Feb 3, 2013
WILSON - Frances Skinner Ellis, died Sunday, February 3, 2013. Her funeral for her family was held on Wednesday at Maplewood Cemetery. She was the widow of Edward Ellis who died in 1971. Surviving are her sons, Mark Ellis (Kim) of Wilson, Ed Ellis (Vivian) of Elm City, Charles Ellis (Gloria) of Morehead City; grandchildren, Dr. Lee Howell...
Mary Iobst
Feb 2, 2013
WILSON - Mary Phipps Iobst, 78, formerly of Cullowhee, died Saturday, February 2, 2013. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Interment, Tuesday, 4 PM, Fairview Cemetery, Sylva. Surviving is her son, Carl E.H. Iobst of Cullowhee; a grandson; 5 great-grandchildren and a sister, Adele Gray of Wilson. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the...
Tommy Weaver
Jan 31, 2013
Lucama - Jerry Thomas "Tommy" Weaver, 56, died Thursday, January 31, 2013. Funeral, Saturday, 12 Noon, Maplewood Cemetery, Section 1, near the office. Surviving is his daughter, Alyssa Weaver of Warsaw; sister, Tammy Bryant of Clinton; brothers, Robert L. Weaver of Hickory (Patricia), Durwood L. Weaver of Clinton, John D. Weaver of Henderson and Herman Futrell of Warsaw...
Marian Griffin
Jan 27, 2013
ELM CITY - Marian Taylor Griffin, 76, of the Pleasant Hope community, died Sunday, January 27, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson followed by visiting and sharing. Burial, Thursday, 11:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is her husband, Thomas "Tom" Griffin; daughters, Ginger Garrou (Kelly) of Elm City and Allison Dorsey of...
Mary Lamm
Jan 26, 2013
WILSON - Mary LeGwin Wooten Lamm, 92, died Saturday, January 26, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. A native of Kinston, she was the daughter of James Frank and Eliza Jarman Wooten. In 1941, she married the late Riddick Madison Lamm whom she met when she was Queen of the Wilson Tobacco...
Ruby Ottimo
Jan 25, 2013
WILSON - Ruby Keen Ottimo, 88, died Friday, January 25, 2013. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. She was born in Wilson County to the late Leonard and Brina Keen and was only four when her mother died. She was adopted by her Aunt Tina Deans...
Betty Kennedy
Jan 25, 2013
LUCAMA - Betty Sullivan Kennedy, 79, died Friday, January 25, 2013. Funeral, Sunday, 6 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her husband, Jesse Kennedy; daughter, Cynthia Kennedy Harris (Ron) of Wilson; son, Michael Kennedy (Vicki) of Chesapeake, VA; grandchildren, Robert Kennedy, Amelia Bell Harris, Rita Taylor...
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Lois Lamm
Mar 4, 2013
WILSON - Lois Honeycutt Lamm, 84, died Monday, March 4, 2013. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, First Baptist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Lamm, in 2006. Surviving are her daughters, Marsha Blackburn and her husband, Charles, of Raleigh, Deborah Weisel and her husband, Michael, of Raleigh; sons, David Lamm and his...
Earl Whisenant, Sr
Mar 4, 2013
STANTONSBURG - Earl Eugene Whisenant, Sr, 87, died Monday, March 4, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, with visiting one hour prior. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Mae Berry Whisenant, and a daughter, Earlene Bunn. Surviving are his daughters, Linda Skinner of Elm City, Phyllis Spivey (Donald) of Stantonsburg...
Erma Smith
Feb 27, 2013
WILSON - Erma Kirn Smith, 83, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Mass, Monday, 10 AM, St. Therese Catholic Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her children, Bruce Kiefer (Denise), Eric Kiefer (Kathie), Gregory Kiefer, Mark Kiefer (Renee), Sheila Saunders (Eddie) and Leon Smith (Catherine); grandchildren, Mike Kiefer, Andrea Kiefer, Trisha Hayes, Eric A. Kiefer, Jr....
Charles Beard
Feb 25, 2013
Wilson - Charles LeCompte Beard, 88, died Monday, February 25, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, First Presbyterian Church, followed by visitation. Interment will be in Pikeville Cemetery, Pikeville. Charles was born in Lexington, KY on December 12, 1924. He attended the University of Kentucky and worked for the US Government during World War II. In 1944 he began...
Lib Bumgarner
Feb 24, 2013
WILSON - Elizabeth "Lib" Hawkins Bumgarner passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 24, 2013, after celebrating her 90th birthday surrounded by her loving family. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 p.m., First Baptist Church, Wilson. The visitation will be at the church, 12:30-2 PM. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery. Lib was predeceased by her beloved husband, L. H. "Shike" Bumgarner,...
Audrey Ferrell
Feb 22, 2013
WILSON - Audrey Davis Ferrell, 85, died Friday, February 22, 2013. Funeral, 3:30 PM, Saturday, Wilson Memorial Service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour before the funeral. Interment will be in Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery, Lucama. Audrey was preceded in death by her husband, Wathew Lafayette "L.F." Ferrell; parents, Robert and Alma...
Lloyd Chesson
Feb 17, 2013
WILSON - Lloyd Wentz Chesson, 88, died Sunday, February 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Westview Christian Church, 1502 Raleigh Rd, followed by a time of visiting and sharing with his family. Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family. Lloyd was born in Beaufort County to the late P.G. and Edith Williams Chesson; preceding him in...
Ava Hill
Feb 12, 2013
FREMONT - Ava Peele Hill, 81, of Swansboro, formerly of Fremont, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 11:00 AM, Elmwood Cemetery, Old Section. She was preceded in death by her husband, T.C. Hill, in 2005; sisters, Virginia Mooring and Mayola Waddell; brother, Robert Peele and son-in-law, Jerry Horne. Surviving are her daughters, Julia Kearney (Bill) with whom...
Elsie Lamm
Feb 12, 2013
RALEIGH - Elsie Rogers Lamm, 86, formerly of Wilson, died peacefully at her home in Raleigh on Tuesday February 12, 2013. Funeral, 2 PM, Friday, February 15, 2013 at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive N., Wilson. Dr. Gaylord Lehman will officiate. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Thursday February...
George Smith
Feb 12, 2013
LUCAMA - George Vernon Smith, 89, of the Rock Ridge community, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Buckhorn United Methodist Church. Interment, Buckhorn Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall one hour before the funeral. After graduating from Rock Ridge High School, George worked in the shipyard at Newport News, VA...
Bucky Holloman
Feb 6, 2013
WILSON - Richard Murray "Bucky" Holloman, 62, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, Maplewood Cemetery. He was a loving husband, devoted father and grandfather. A law enforcement officer for many years, he had served in Williamston and Wilson. Surviving is his wife, Bobbie Walker Holloman; daughter, Blaine Lucas of the home; son, Blake Holloman (Ginny)...
Travis Hodges
Feb 5, 2013
WILSON - Travis Warren Hodges, 87, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, Covenant Presbyterian Church, followed a time of visiting and sharing. Inurnment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was an Army veteran of World War II and had worked as a barber. Surviving is his wife, Mary Parker Hodges; sons, Travis Hodges, Jr, of Wilson and...
Doris Flora
Feb 5, 2013
WILSON - Doris Page Flora, 87, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, peacefully at home with her family at her side. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, 11 a.m., at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, N., Wilson. The Rev. Wayne King will officiate. Visitation, immediatley after the service and graveside will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. She was...
Frances Ellis
Feb 3, 2013
WILSON - Frances Skinner Ellis, died Sunday, February 3, 2013. Her funeral for her family was held on Wednesday at Maplewood Cemetery. She was the widow of Edward Ellis who died in 1971. Surviving are her sons, Mark Ellis (Kim) of Wilson, Ed Ellis (Vivian) of Elm City, Charles Ellis (Gloria) of Morehead City; grandchildren, Dr. Lee Howell...
Mary Iobst
Feb 2, 2013
WILSON - Mary Phipps Iobst, 78, formerly of Cullowhee, died Saturday, February 2, 2013. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Interment, Tuesday, 4 PM, Fairview Cemetery, Sylva. Surviving is her son, Carl E.H. Iobst of Cullowhee; a grandson; 5 great-grandchildren and a sister, Adele Gray of Wilson. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the...
Tommy Weaver
Jan 31, 2013
Lucama - Jerry Thomas "Tommy" Weaver, 56, died Thursday, January 31, 2013. Funeral, Saturday, 12 Noon, Maplewood Cemetery, Section 1, near the office. Surviving is his daughter, Alyssa Weaver of Warsaw; sister, Tammy Bryant of Clinton; brothers, Robert L. Weaver of Hickory (Patricia), Durwood L. Weaver of Clinton, John D. Weaver of Henderson and Herman Futrell of Warsaw...
Marian Griffin
Jan 27, 2013
ELM CITY - Marian Taylor Griffin, 76, of the Pleasant Hope community, died Sunday, January 27, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson followed by visiting and sharing. Burial, Thursday, 11:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is her husband, Thomas "Tom" Griffin; daughters, Ginger Garrou (Kelly) of Elm City and Allison Dorsey of...
Mary Lamm
Jan 26, 2013
WILSON - Mary LeGwin Wooten Lamm, 92, died Saturday, January 26, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. A native of Kinston, she was the daughter of James Frank and Eliza Jarman Wooten. In 1941, she married the late Riddick Madison Lamm whom she met when she was Queen of the Wilson Tobacco...
Ruby Ottimo
Jan 25, 2013
WILSON - Ruby Keen Ottimo, 88, died Friday, January 25, 2013. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. She was born in Wilson County to the late Leonard and Brina Keen and was only four when her mother died. She was adopted by her Aunt Tina Deans...
Betty Kennedy
Jan 25, 2013
LUCAMA - Betty Sullivan Kennedy, 79, died Friday, January 25, 2013. Funeral, Sunday, 6 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her husband, Jesse Kennedy; daughter, Cynthia Kennedy Harris (Ron) of Wilson; son, Michael Kennedy (Vicki) of Chesapeake, VA; grandchildren, Robert Kennedy, Amelia Bell Harris, Rita Taylor...
