OBITUARIES

Dr. G. Wilson

Dr. G. Wilson

Jan 23, 2013

WILSON - Dr. G. Curtis Wilson, 84, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at his home. Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, First United Methodist Church. The family will be in the parlor, 1:00 - 1:45 PM. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Visitors may also call at the home on Friday, 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Curtis was born in Chapanoke...

Bill Wilkerson

Bill Wilkerson

Jan 22, 2013

WILSON - Hildred "Bill" Rose Wilkerson, 79, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Funeral, Friday, 2:00 PM, First Presbyterian Church. She retired from the City of Wilson. Preceding her in death was her husband, Graham Wilkerson, in June 1998; parents, William and Thelma Bass Rose; sisters, Maggie Best, Penny Ferrell, Dixie Hicks, Harriet Whitley, Nellie Kulick, Rachel Barnes and...

Lloyd Greene

Lloyd Greene

Jan 16, 2013

WILSON - Lloyd Clinton Greene, 86, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was a native of Watauga County, served in World War II, and retired from J.C. Penney Co. Surviving is his wife of 39 years, Mildred Barnes Greene; daughters, Sandra Boykin of Kenly and Susan Barnes (Wayne) of Archdale; son,...

Josephine Smith

Josephine Smith

Jan 15, 2013

WILSON - Josephine "Jo" Lamm Smith, 82, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section E. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Surviving is her husband, Thedie Smith; daughter, Kim Vick (Neil) of Saratoga; sons, Carlyle Smith (Betsy) and Quincey Smith (friend, Karen) all of Wilson; grandchildren, Heather Stancyk, Amanda Ross, Philip...

Vernon Boykin

Vernon Boykin

Jan 15, 2013

WILSON - Vernon D. Boykin, 91, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He was the founder of Vernon D. Boykin Roofing and Sheet Metal and was a veteran of World War II. His wife, Margaret Anderson Boykin, died in November, 2009. Surviving are his sons, Larry...

Mac Shingleton

Mac Shingleton

Jan 11, 2013

Rocky Mount - McNeely Daniel Shingleton, died Friday, January 11, 2013. Mac was born on July 23, 1968, in Wilson, son of Edward Daniel Shingleton and Helen Daniel Shingleton. Mac attended Fike High School in Wilson graduating in 1986. Following a year at Wilson Community College, he attended Barton College, from which he graduated in 1991. He joined...

Tom Morris

Tom Morris

Jan 7, 2013

WILSON - CMSgt William Thomas "Tom" Morris, 84, USAF, Retd, died Monday, January 7, 2013. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Winstead United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Tom, a native of Wilson County, retired from the Air Force having served in excess of 22 years including two tours of duty in Vietnam. Later, he...

Rosemary Dees

Rosemary Dees

Jan 3, 2013

SWANSBORO - Rosemary Canady Dees, 84, formerly of Fremont, died Thursday, January 3, 2013. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, followed by visitation. She was a devoted mother, wife and teacher. She taught High School in Onslow, Wayne, Wilson and Johnston Counties in the 1950's - 1970's. In her later years, she and her husband, Ike, spent...

Myrtle Deans

Myrtle Deans

Jan 2, 2013

WILSON - Myrtle Laubert Deans, 87, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Spring Arbor of Wilson. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service one hour prior to the funeral. She previously resided on Highway 42 West for over 65 years with her husband and best friend, the late C.J. "Corn" Deans....

Bandy Herman

Bandy Herman

Dec 29, 2012

WILSON - Bandy Augusta Herman, Sr., 91, of Wilson, died Saturday, December 29, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 1:00 PM, First United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Wednesday, 1:00 PM, St. Matthews United Church of Christ, Maiden. Surviving is his wife of 64 years, Sara Hunsucker Herman; daughters, Cathe Dixon (Tommy) of Raleigh and...

Louise Hight

Louise Hight

Dec 28, 2012

WILSON - Louise Church Hight, 101, died peacefully in her home on Friday, December 28, 2012. Funeral, Winstead United Methodist Church, Saturday, January 5, 2:00 PM, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park, with her husband, Fred M. Hight, Jr., who died in 1995. Surviving is her daughter, Tamsy Hight-Stokes (John) of Pittsboro;...

George Owens

George Owens

Dec 26, 2012

WILSON - George R. Owens, 81, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section J. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Taylor Owens in November 2009. Surviving is his sister, Katie O. Aycock of Louisburg; and several loving nieces and nephews.

Virginia Davis

Virginia Davis

Dec 24, 2012

FREMONT - Virginia Whitehurst Davis, 83, died Monday, December 24, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Lee Davis and was a retired elementary school teacher with 32 years of service. She was a member of the NC Beta Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma and a member of the Northern Lights Extension Club. She...

Billie Taylor

Billie Taylor

Dec 24, 2012

WILSON - Billie Downing Taylor, 85, of Wilson, formerly of Hickman, KY died Monday, December 24, 2012. The funeral and burial will be in Hickman, KY. She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Kerby and husband, James, of Wilson and grandson, Taylor Kerby. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 1207 Peachtree Rd...

Joseph Speight

Joseph Speight

Dec 21, 2012

STANTONSBURG - Joseph C. Speight, 86, died Friday, December 21, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 1:00 PM, Stantonsburg United Methodist Church. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery Surviving is his wife, Jeannie Caldwell Speight; her daughter, Paige Reece of St. Louis, MO; close friend and caretaker, Luis Reyes of Stantonsburg. Memorials are suggested to Stantonsburg United Methodist Church, PO Box 6, Stantonsburg, NC...

John Finch

John Finch

Dec 21, 2012

WILSON - John C. Finch, 91, died Friday, December 21, 2012. The funeral and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving are his sisters, Ruth F. Worrell of Wilson and Lessie F. Smith of Winston-Salem. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Wilson Medical Center, 1705 Tarboro St, SW, Wilson, NC 27893.

Jimmy Gunter

Jimmy Gunter

Dec 15, 2012

WILSON - Asa James "Jimmy" Gunter, 82, died Saturday, December 15, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 3:00 PM, First Presbyterian Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Jimmy, a native of Lee County, died at home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Tatum Grunter; parents, Arthur M. and Mary Ethel Stout Gunter; sister, Frances...

Wyndham Barnes

Wyndham Barnes

Dec 14, 2012

WILSON - Wyndham Kerr "Windy" Barnes, 82, of Wilson, died Friday, December 14, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 4:00 PM, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Wade Dupree Barnes in June, 2008. Wyndham was retired from BB&T and First Wilson Properties. During her retirement years she exhibited a passion for tutoring and building a...

Julia Parris

Julia Parris

Dec 14, 2012

WILSON - Julia Jones Parris, 84, died Friday, December 14, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 2:30 PM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. She was the widow of Jimmy Parris who died in 1988. Surviving is her daughter, Darla Smallwood (David) of Durham; son, Jimmie Parris (Mitzi) of Wilson; grandchildren, Misty Parris, Jason Parris (Lorrie) and Parris Smallwood; four great-grandchildren; sister, Donna Marek of...

Danny Sherrod

Danny Sherrod

Dec 14, 2012

ROCKY MOUNT - Daniel Jackson "Danny" Sherrod, 36, of Rocky Mount, died Friday, December 14, 2012. Danny had served in the U.S. Army. Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He is survived by his father, Daniel Willie Sherrod of Rocky Mount; mother, Mary Louise Lamm Sherrod of Kenly; sister, Lelia Jennette Sherrod of Micro;...