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E. Williams

E. Williams

Dec 29, 2009

WILSON - E. Norris Williams, 76, died Sunday, December 13, 2009. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment will be for and at the convenience of the family. He was a military veteran and a retired tobacco buyer and grader. Surviving is his wife, Mollie Webb...

Doug Smith

Doug Smith

Dec 27, 2009

WILSON - Douglas Austin Smith, Sr., 63, died Sunday, December 27, 2009. Funeral, Wednesday, 4 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Doug was a native of Stokes County and a son of the late Austin Nichodemas and Margaret McGee Smith. Following graduation from Walnut Cove High School in 1964,...

Nancy Carter

Nancy Carter

Dec 27, 2009

BLACK CREEK - Nancy Pridgen Parrish Carter, 76, died Sunday, December 27, 2009. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by burial in Evergreen Memorial Park. Nancy was widow of Alvin Parrish and Dempsey Carter and had retired from Sprint Telephone. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Carolyn, earlier this year. She...

Thomas Hackney, Jr

Thomas Hackney, Jr

Dec 23, 2009

WILSON - Thomas Jennings "Tom" Hackney, Jr., 89, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. He was born in Wilson County on June 8, 1920, to the late Thomas Jennings and Evelyn Jones Hackney. Preceding him also were sisters, Ellen Hodges Parker and Evelyn Windham and a sister-in-law, Pat Hackney. A member...

Doris Holloman

Doris Holloman

Dec 23, 2009

WILSON - Doris Epps Holloman, 73, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section F. Surviving are sons, Ricky and Dean Holloman of Wilson, Robert Holloman (Cheryl) of Knightdale; grandson, Kevin Holloman; brother, Harry Epps of Winston-Salem. Memorials are suggested to Bible Broadcasting Network (BBN), PO Box 7300, Charlotte NC 28241.

Alton Hamm

Alton Hamm

Dec 17, 2009

WILSON - Alton Hubert Hamm, 85, died Thursday, December 17. 2009. Funeral, Saturday, 1 PM, Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2630 Tilghman Rd. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He was an Army squad leader in World War II in the South Pacific and worked for the City of Wilson electrical department for over 40 years. Surviving is his wife, Ernestine Lucas Hamm;...

W.C. Parnell

W.C. Parnell

Dec 11, 2009

KENLY - Walter Calvin Parnell, 63, of the Buckhorn community, died Friday, December 11, 2009. He had owned the former W.C.'s Auto Service on Green St in Wilson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Leon and Beulah Long Parnell. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Dianne...

Dr. Charles Streeter

Dr. Charles Streeter

Dec 10, 2009

WILSON - Dr. Charles Truman Streeter, 88, died Thursday, December 10, 2009. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Known to many through the years as "Dr. Streeter", "Doc", and "Truman" by his friends. He was born in Lexington NE to Charles Oesterling Streeter and Edna Lloraine...

Earl Jones

Earl Jones

Dec 3, 2009

Earl Lee Jones, 76, of Wilson, died Thursday, December 3, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Turner Jones; parents, Thomas N. and Ina Honeycutt Jones; son, David Earl Jones. Funeral, Sunday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving are his daughters, Sherlyn Jones Fields (Jimmy) of Lucama, Brenda Jones Zinkhan (Chris) of Buies Creek, Melinda...

Shirley Whitley

Shirley Whitley

Nov 29, 2009

STANTONSBURG - Shirley Ann Hayes Whitley, 73, died Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Wilson Medical Center after a courageous battle with leukemia. Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, Stantonsburg United Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Rani Woodrow, with interment in Stantonsburg Cemetery. Mrs. Whitley was the daughter of the late Roy L. and Rosa Lee Boyette Hayes of Lucama. She...

Brenda Reason

Brenda Reason

Nov 29, 2009

WILSON - Brenda Jones Reason, 68, died Sunday, November 29, 2009. She was a daughter of the late James Lester and Lucy Leona Webb Jones of Edgecombe County. Funeral, Monday, 7 PM, Raleigh Road Baptist Church. The family will be a the church from 5:30 - 6:30. Committal, Tuesday, 10 AM, Macclesfield Cemetery. Surviving is her husband, Bobby...

Gordon Davis

Gordon Davis

Nov 26, 2009

EUREKA- Gordon R. Davis, 86, died Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2009. He enjoyed hunting and the sports of his children and grandchildren especially baseball and softball. Gordon had been active in the Booster Club at Charles B. Aycock and many of the projects in his church. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Tyler Davis. Funeral, Saturday,...

Emily Tingler

Emily Tingler

Nov 25, 2009

WILSON- Emily Alexander Tingler, 80, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence W. Tingler, and a grandson, Brandon Bass. Funeral, Saturday, 1:00 PM, First United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is a daughter, Karen Tingler of Wilmington; sons, Vance Tingler of Wilson, Mike Tingler of...

Anna Williamson

Anna Williamson

Nov 23, 2009

BAILEY - Anna Leighn Johnson Williamson, 77, of Bailey, died Monday, November 23, 2009. She operated Cary Ceramics in Bailey and Cary for many years and attended Bailey Baptist Church where she sang in the choir. Anna was a gracious and kind-hearted person who loved everyone. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by...

Margaret Boykin

Margaret Boykin

Nov 23, 2009

WILSON - Margaret Anderson Boykin, 86, died Monday, November 23, 2009. She was a bookkeeper at Boykin Roofing for over 50 years. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, conducted by Rev. Vance Harrell. A time of visiting and sharing will be immediately after the funeral. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She is survived by her husband of 64 years...

Elmer Thomas

Elmer Thomas

Nov 22, 2009

WILSON - Elmer Eugene Thomas, 85, died Sunday, November 22, 2009. He was retired from Mello Buttercup, having worked as a salesman and division manager. He was member, past deacon and trustee at Grace Baptist Church. He was born in Wilson County to Hilliard Ransom and Sallie Gray Thomas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary...

Danny Warrick

Danny Warrick

Nov 16, 2009

WILSON - Danny Lee Warrick, 62, died Monday, November 16, 2009. He was preceded in death by his father, Roosevelt Warrick; sister, Rachel Frizzelle; brother, Joseph Warrick; step-father, William Godwin. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving are sons, Danny L. Warrick, Jr, of Lucama and...

Bessie Gay

Bessie Gay

Nov 15, 2009

WILSON - Bessie Horton Gay, 92, died Sunday, November 15, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Thomas Gay, and a son, Morris Robinson. Funeral, Tuesday, 3 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section F. Surviving are daughters, Glory R. Johnson of the home; Becky G. Brantley (Stan) and Andrea R. Farmer (William), both of Wilson; sons, Curtis...

E. Harrell

E. Harrell

Nov 13, 2009

ELM CITY - Eli Franklin "Frank" Harrell, 88, died Friday, November 13, 2009. Frank was born to Guy B. and Lena Taylor Harrell on June 24, 1921. He married Elsie Winstead of Nash County on December 20, 1945. Elsie preceded Frank in death on October 16, 2009. Frank was one of the greatest generation. He served in the...

James Lamm

James Lamm

Nov 13, 2009

WILSON - James G. Lamm, 84, died Friday, November 13, 2009. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, 400 College St, NE, Wilson (Section E). James Gray "Jimmy" Lamm was born on May 2, 1925 in Wilson County to the late Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Lamm, Sr. He graduated from Charles L. Coon High School and the University of...

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