Cyrus Lee
Feb 13, 2009
Wilson - Cyrus Field Lee, 91, died peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2009. Funeral, Monday, 2:00 PM, First Christian Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He was born March 6, 1917 in Arapahoe, Pamlico County. He graduated valedictorian from Alliance High School in 1933, and cum laude from Atlantic Christian College in 1939. For five years he was a teacher...
Irene Thompson
Feb 13, 2009
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Irene Kennedy Thompson, 88, February 13, 2009. She was a native of Wilson county and the widow of Clarence Thompson. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Watson Family south of Lucama. Surviving is a daughter, Faye Orapallo of PA: sons, Earl and...
Helen Moore
Feb 12, 2009
ELM CITY - Helen Lewis Moore, 78, died Thursday, February, 12, 2009. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Sunday, 4-6 PM. The funeral will be for and at the convenience of the family at a later date. She is survived by daughters, Thebbe Pridgen (Dallas) and Edna "Edie" Barnes (Garry) both of Elm City: son, Ed...
Robert Taylor
Feb 11, 2009
WILSON - Robert "Bob" Lee Taylor, 76, died February 11, 2009. Funeral, Sunday, 1 PM, Pineview Cemetery, Section 49, Rocky Mount. Surviving are daughters, Karen and Judy Taylor of Seabrook, NH, Ann Walsh and Nancy Ohlenbusch of Milton, NH: sons, Robert Taylor of Somersworth, NH, Matthew Taylor of Kensington, NH and John Taylor of Seabrook, NH: eight grandchildren...
Florence Ellis
Feb 9, 2009
STANTONSBURG - Florence Summerlin Webb Ellis, 92, died Monday, February 9, 2009. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, First Baptist Church of Stantonsburg, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Wednesday, 10 AM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. Surviving are daughters, Ann Bass of Stantonsburg and Ruby Merritt of Melbourne, FL. Ann has a daughter, Kim Boone (Keith) and they have...
Mildred Marlowe
Feb 5, 2009
Mildred Combs Marlowe, 87, of Kirkwood and formerly of Fremont, died Thursday, February 5, 2009, in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Rex Marlowe. Mrs. Marlowe was born in Wayne County to the late Nathan Addison and Ola Mae Pate Combs. She was preceded in death by sisters, Aileen Elmore, Virginia Williford and Peggy Whitfield; brothers,...
Waldine Hooks
Jan 27, 2009
LUCAMA - Waldine Hayes Hooks, 74, died Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Funeral, Friday, 10 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, with interment in Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is her husband, Bryan Hooks: adopted daughter, Amanda Hooks: sons, Jimmy Hooks of Lucama, Randy and Andy Hooks of Black Creek: five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren: sisters, Cleo Gorman of Black...
Robert Etheridge
Jan 25, 2009
WILSON - Robert C. Etheridge, 76, died Sunday, January 25, 2009. He was a son of the late Robert G. and Mae Lillie Winborne Etheridge. Preceding him were sons, Stevie and Dennis Ray Etheridge and a sister, Sandra Faye Etheridge. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section F. Surviving is a daughter, Patrice Etheridge of Wilson: sons, Mike...
Alma Moore
Jan 21, 2009
WILSON - Alma Long Moore, 87, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Mrs. Moore was the widow of Ralph L. Moore, Jr, who died just over seven weeks ago. She graduated from Rex Hospital School of Nursing and served the community as a Registered Nurse for many years including 22 years with Dr. Lee Clark. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM,...
Laynette Cooley
Jan 21, 2009
Laynette Williams Cooley, 82, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Her husband, Millard F. Cooley, died in May, 1996. She had been a volunteer for mental health services in Wilson County. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her son, Frank Cooley (Diane) of Rolesville: sister,...
Jerry Armstrong
Jan 12, 2009
WILSON - Jerome Griffith Armstrong died of natural causes in his home on January 12th 2009. He was 78 and lived in Wilson with his wife of 55 years, Doris Armstrong. Jerry was born in Lexington, Kentucky and moved to North Carolina in the early 1950s, following along as his father traveled as a tobacco auctioneer. He met...
John Graves
Jan 5, 2009
WILSON - John Graves, 88, died Monday January 5, 2009. Mr. Graves was a son of the late William Williams and Gladys Wells Graves of Wilson County. He was also preceded in death by siblings, Bill Graves, Tom Graves, Frank Graves, George Graves and Elizabeth Graves Perkinson. He graduated from Charles L. Coon High School in 1939 and...
Roma Davis
Jan 1, 2009
ROCKY MOUNT - Roma Lee Davis, 92, died January 1, 2009. Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her husband, Melvin Lee Davis: daughters, Doris Ward (Billy) of Lucama and Eunice Sullivan (Marvin) of Wilson: son, Bobby Watson of Lucama: four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren:...
L. Fleming
Dec 31, 2008
WILSON - Lawrence Patrick Fleming, "Bummie", age 89, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008. He was a veteran of World War II and retired from Imperial Tobacco Company. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section J. Surviving is his wife, Jean Moss Fleming: son, L. Patrick Fleming, Jr, "Pat", and his wife, Jane: their sons, Patrick, Alex and Jack...
Arthur Meeks, Jr
Dec 29, 2008
Arthur William Meeks, Jr. ,77, died Monday, December 29, 2008. He was retired from the NC Department of Transportation and preceded in death by his parents, Arthur William and Mamie Taylor Meeks: sister, Margaret Cherry, and brother, Lynwood Meeks. Funeral, Wednesday, 1:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is his wife, Treba Bunn Meeks: sons, Kenneth A. "Charlie" Meeks...
Cecelia Mayo
Dec 23, 2008
WILSON - Cecelia Rackley Mayo, 83, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and remembering. Surviving daughters, Tracy Bunn (Chuck) of Wilson and Tina Miller (Jim) of Youngsville: son, Trent Mayo (Joyce) of Wilson: grandchildren Scott Miller (Mary), Cameron Miller, Travis Wiggs, Lindsey and...
Allen Gay
Dec 18, 2008
CLIFTON, VA - Allen Wilson Gay, 86, died at home on December 18, 2008. He was a World War II veteran of the US Navy, and had lived and worked in the Tidewater Virginia area for 60 years. A native of Pitt County, North Carolina, and a 1939 graduate of Fountain High School, he was the son of...
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Cyrus Lee
Feb 13, 2009
Wilson - Cyrus Field Lee, 91, died peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2009. Funeral, Monday, 2:00 PM, First Christian Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He was born March 6, 1917 in Arapahoe, Pamlico County. He graduated valedictorian from Alliance High School in 1933, and cum laude from Atlantic Christian College in 1939. For five years he was a teacher...
Irene Thompson
Feb 13, 2009
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Irene Kennedy Thompson, 88, February 13, 2009. She was a native of Wilson county and the widow of Clarence Thompson. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Watson Family south of Lucama. Surviving is a daughter, Faye Orapallo of PA: sons, Earl and...
Helen Moore
Feb 12, 2009
ELM CITY - Helen Lewis Moore, 78, died Thursday, February, 12, 2009. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Sunday, 4-6 PM. The funeral will be for and at the convenience of the family at a later date. She is survived by daughters, Thebbe Pridgen (Dallas) and Edna "Edie" Barnes (Garry) both of Elm City: son, Ed...
Robert Taylor
Feb 11, 2009
WILSON - Robert "Bob" Lee Taylor, 76, died February 11, 2009. Funeral, Sunday, 1 PM, Pineview Cemetery, Section 49, Rocky Mount. Surviving are daughters, Karen and Judy Taylor of Seabrook, NH, Ann Walsh and Nancy Ohlenbusch of Milton, NH: sons, Robert Taylor of Somersworth, NH, Matthew Taylor of Kensington, NH and John Taylor of Seabrook, NH: eight grandchildren...
Florence Ellis
Feb 9, 2009
STANTONSBURG - Florence Summerlin Webb Ellis, 92, died Monday, February 9, 2009. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, First Baptist Church of Stantonsburg, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Wednesday, 10 AM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. Surviving are daughters, Ann Bass of Stantonsburg and Ruby Merritt of Melbourne, FL. Ann has a daughter, Kim Boone (Keith) and they have...
Mildred Marlowe
Feb 5, 2009
Mildred Combs Marlowe, 87, of Kirkwood and formerly of Fremont, died Thursday, February 5, 2009, in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Rex Marlowe. Mrs. Marlowe was born in Wayne County to the late Nathan Addison and Ola Mae Pate Combs. She was preceded in death by sisters, Aileen Elmore, Virginia Williford and Peggy Whitfield; brothers,...
Waldine Hooks
Jan 27, 2009
LUCAMA - Waldine Hayes Hooks, 74, died Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Funeral, Friday, 10 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, with interment in Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is her husband, Bryan Hooks: adopted daughter, Amanda Hooks: sons, Jimmy Hooks of Lucama, Randy and Andy Hooks of Black Creek: five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren: sisters, Cleo Gorman of Black...
Robert Etheridge
Jan 25, 2009
WILSON - Robert C. Etheridge, 76, died Sunday, January 25, 2009. He was a son of the late Robert G. and Mae Lillie Winborne Etheridge. Preceding him were sons, Stevie and Dennis Ray Etheridge and a sister, Sandra Faye Etheridge. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section F. Surviving is a daughter, Patrice Etheridge of Wilson: sons, Mike...
Alma Moore
Jan 21, 2009
WILSON - Alma Long Moore, 87, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Mrs. Moore was the widow of Ralph L. Moore, Jr, who died just over seven weeks ago. She graduated from Rex Hospital School of Nursing and served the community as a Registered Nurse for many years including 22 years with Dr. Lee Clark. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM,...
Laynette Cooley
Jan 21, 2009
Laynette Williams Cooley, 82, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Her husband, Millard F. Cooley, died in May, 1996. She had been a volunteer for mental health services in Wilson County. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her son, Frank Cooley (Diane) of Rolesville: sister,...
Jerry Armstrong
Jan 12, 2009
WILSON - Jerome Griffith Armstrong died of natural causes in his home on January 12th 2009. He was 78 and lived in Wilson with his wife of 55 years, Doris Armstrong. Jerry was born in Lexington, Kentucky and moved to North Carolina in the early 1950s, following along as his father traveled as a tobacco auctioneer. He met...
John Graves
Jan 5, 2009
WILSON - John Graves, 88, died Monday January 5, 2009. Mr. Graves was a son of the late William Williams and Gladys Wells Graves of Wilson County. He was also preceded in death by siblings, Bill Graves, Tom Graves, Frank Graves, George Graves and Elizabeth Graves Perkinson. He graduated from Charles L. Coon High School in 1939 and...
Roma Davis
Jan 1, 2009
ROCKY MOUNT - Roma Lee Davis, 92, died January 1, 2009. Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her husband, Melvin Lee Davis: daughters, Doris Ward (Billy) of Lucama and Eunice Sullivan (Marvin) of Wilson: son, Bobby Watson of Lucama: four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren:...
L. Fleming
Dec 31, 2008
WILSON - Lawrence Patrick Fleming, "Bummie", age 89, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008. He was a veteran of World War II and retired from Imperial Tobacco Company. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section J. Surviving is his wife, Jean Moss Fleming: son, L. Patrick Fleming, Jr, "Pat", and his wife, Jane: their sons, Patrick, Alex and Jack...
Arthur Meeks, Jr
Dec 29, 2008
Arthur William Meeks, Jr. ,77, died Monday, December 29, 2008. He was retired from the NC Department of Transportation and preceded in death by his parents, Arthur William and Mamie Taylor Meeks: sister, Margaret Cherry, and brother, Lynwood Meeks. Funeral, Wednesday, 1:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is his wife, Treba Bunn Meeks: sons, Kenneth A. "Charlie" Meeks...
Cecelia Mayo
Dec 23, 2008
WILSON - Cecelia Rackley Mayo, 83, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and remembering. Surviving daughters, Tracy Bunn (Chuck) of Wilson and Tina Miller (Jim) of Youngsville: son, Trent Mayo (Joyce) of Wilson: grandchildren Scott Miller (Mary), Cameron Miller, Travis Wiggs, Lindsey and...
Allen Gay
Dec 18, 2008
CLIFTON, VA - Allen Wilson Gay, 86, died at home on December 18, 2008. He was a World War II veteran of the US Navy, and had lived and worked in the Tidewater Virginia area for 60 years. A native of Pitt County, North Carolina, and a 1939 graduate of Fountain High School, he was the son of...
