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Donnie Rodgers

Donnie Rodgers

Aug 14, 2010

SARATOGA - Donnie Ray Rodgers, 56, died Saturday, August 14, 2010.

Donnie graduated from Saratoga High School, attended Mount Olive College and was an Air Force Veteran.

He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert H. Rodgers.

Funeral, Wednesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Interment, Thursday, 11 AM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. The family will...

Donnie Rodgers

Donnie Rodgers

Aug 14, 2010

Donnie Ray Rodgers, 56, died Saturday, August 16, 2010.

Donnie graduated from Saratoga High School, attended Mount Olive College and was an Air Force Veteran. He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert H. Rodgers.

Funeral, Wednesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Interment, Thursday, 11 AM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. The family will be at 7109...

Atha Williams

Atha Williams

Aug 13, 2010

WILSON - Atha Wright Williams, 72, died Friday, August 13, 2010. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by interment in Evergreen Memorial Park Atha's death brings a celebration of life with many good memories for many people. His entry into heaven began just after sunrise which was his special time. Sunrise on the...

Hilda Whitley

Hilda Whitley

Aug 12, 2010

WILSON - Hilda Stevens Whitley, 78, died Thursday, August 12, 2010. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, First Baptist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, William "Bill" Henry Whitley. A native of Whiteville, she was the daughter of Fred Lacy and Eva Mae Dudley Stevens. Bill and Hilda moved to Wilson...

Monroe Mustian

Monroe Mustian

Aug 11, 2010

WILSON - Monroe D. Mustian, 68, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Funeral, Saturday, 3:30 PM, First Baptist Church, 311 Nash St W, Wilson. He was born on July 4, 1942, in Warrenton to the late James Taylor and Katherine Dickerson Mustian, also preceding him was his first wife, Millie Peeler Mustian. Monroe Dunlap Mustian, known by his granddaughters...

Yvonne Carmichael

Yvonne Carmichael

Aug 11, 2010

WILSON - Yvonne Shaffer Carmichael, 74, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Forest Hills Baptist Church. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her husband, Rev. Eugene A. Carmichael; daughters, Paula Davis (Chris) of Elm City and Lynne Nevins (Gary) of Myrtle Beach, SC; son, Perry Carmichael of Spartanburg, SC; grandchildren, Brittany Davis, Daphne...

Bobby Summerlin

Bobby Summerlin

Aug 7, 2010

Wilson - Bobby Ray Summerlin, 51, died Saturday, August 7, 2010. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Rose Garden. Bobby graduated from UNC-CH and earned his masters degree at Boston University. He returned to Wilson and was with the Arts Council before joining Morton Buildings as a sales representative. Surviving is his father, Hubert Summerlin; sister, Frances Summerlin;...

Harvey Edwards

Harvey Edwards

Aug 7, 2010

WILSON - Harvey B. Edwards, 91, died Saturday, August 7, 2010. Mr. Edwards was the owner and operator of Harvey Edwards Landscaping for over 50 years and was a World War II veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ernestine Swenson Edwards; parents, Wiley Thomas and Alice Cummings Edwards; sisters, Irene Jackson and Cricket Edwards and...

Susan Vick

Susan Vick

Aug 2, 2010

WILSON - Susan Gardner Vick, 81, of the Hornes Church community, died Monday, August 2, 2010. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Preceding her in death was a son, Lennie Vick; parents, Walter and Martha Griffin Gardner; sisters, Florence "Pete" Barnes, Alice "Shine" Batts, Mary Ruth Owens and Gladys Pittman....

B. Stewart, Jr

B. Stewart, Jr

Jul 24, 2010

WILSON - Burton Gloyden Stewart, Jr., 77, died Saturday, July 24, 2010. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, First United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting. Interment will be for the family. Gloyden was born in Clayton to Burton G. and Evelyn Stallings Stewart. He graduated from Duke University in 1955 with an AB degree in Political Science....

Gloria Parris

Gloria Parris

Jul 24, 2010

WILSON - Gloria Bass Newbern Parris, 75, died Saturday, July 24, 2010. She retired as a teacher at Greenfield and was mother of the late Keith Newbern. Funeral, Wednesday, 10 AM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is her husband, Arnold B. Parris; son, Brian Newbern (Suzanne) of Raleigh; step-son, Brad Parris of Snow Hill; grandchildren,...

Charles Finch

Charles Finch

Jul 18, 2010

WILSON - Charles William Finch, 83, died July 18, 2010. He was a retired CPA for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park, followed by visiting. Charles is survived by his wife, Cecilia Hubbard Finch; son, Charles Finch and wife, Jody, of Garner; grandson, Sean Finch of Durham; granddaughter, Kayla Finch of Garner;...

Louise Garner

Louise Garner

Jul 15, 2010

ELM CITY - Louise Johnson Garner, 89, died Thursday, July 15, 2010. She was the widow of Milton P. Garner. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Elm City Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving are her daughters, Susan Liles (Max) of Wilson and Paulette Langley (Jim) of Morrisville; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A special...

Gilleon Matthews

Gilleon Matthews

Jul 10, 2010

WILSON - Troy Gilleon Matthews, 83, died Saturday, July 10, 2010. Gilleon was born on August 14, 1926 the youngest of eleven children of Rosell and Martha Lamm Matthews. After attending Lee Woodard High School he spent 25 years as a restaurant owner before starting Handy Andy's Building Supply which he operated until his retirement. He was an...

Deon Hamm

Deon Hamm

Jul 5, 2010

Ellen Deon Quick Hamm, 57, of Wilson, died Monday July 5, 2010. The funeral will be Friday, 1:00 PM at Wilson First Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 4430 Lake Wilson Rd, followed by visitation. She is survived by her aunts; Sybil Hastings Bissett of Wilson and Polly Hastings of Charlotte; uncle, Ed Thomas Hastings of Charlotte; cousins, Wyatt Bissett of...

J. Proctor

J. Proctor

Jun 28, 2010

WILSON - Rudolph Proctor, 71, died Monday, June 28, 2010. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Burial, Wednesday, 9 AM, Proctor Family Cemetery. Surviving is his wife, Lavohn Lamm Proctor; daughter, Debbie Barnes (Steve) of Wilson; grandchildren, Todd Barnes and Scott Barnes; sisters, Lynda Crumpler and Josephine Jones of Lucama; brothers, Lennis Proctor of...

Linda Bass

Linda Bass

Jun 28, 2010

WILSON - Linda Norris Bass, 71, of Wilson, died Monday, June 28, 2010. She was the owner of the former Southern 500 Restaurant, near Elm City. Funeral, Thursday, 10 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her husband, Harold A. Bass; sons, Dicky Bass (Carolyn) of Saratoga, Stanley Bass (Debbie) of Elm City,...

George Carraway

George Carraway

Jun 16, 2010

WILSON - George Lee Carraway, 85, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Funeral, Saturday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is his closest friend and soulmate, Mae Ruth Carraway; daughter, Judy Fraley (Jimmy) of Cameron; sons, Jeff Carraway (Lisa) and Steven Carraway of Wilson; grandson, Brian Carraway; great-granddaughter, Madelyn Carraway; sisters,...

Agnes Taylor

Agnes Taylor

Jun 15, 2010

ELM CITY - Agnes Thomas Taylor, 95, of the Pleasant Hope community near Elm City, died June 15, 2010. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Friday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. "Granny Ag" had lived with her daughter and son-in-law in her declining years. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

Robbie Forbes

Robbie Forbes

Jun 14, 2010

WILSON -Robbie Sue Black Forbes, 93, of Wilson, died Monday, June 14, 2010. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, First Christian Church, followed by visiting in the church parlor. Mrs. Forbes, widow of Vance Thomas Forbes, Sr, of Wilson, was born in Hopewell, VA, on February 11, 1917, to Robert Williams and Minnie Coley Black of Durham and Raleigh. She...

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