Betty Vick
Jul 19, 2007
Betty Williams Vick, 86, died July 19, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Linwood B. Vick, Jr, in 1964: parents, Raymond and Lee Parker Williams: sister, Annie Belle Benson. Funeral, Sunday, 3:00 PM, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church with a time of visiting one hour prior to the funeral. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is a...
Margaret Moore
Jul 18, 2007
Margaret Ann Moore, 56, died July 18, 2007. She enjoyed children and had worked 33 years in the nursery program at her church. The Edward Y. C. Thorne Award was presented to her for volunteer work with Cystic Fibrosis. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, First Free Will Baptist Church, 4865 Nash St, NW. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving are her...
Clarence Taylor
Jul 11, 2007
STANTONSBURG - Clarence R. Taylor, 77, died July 11, 2007. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired tobacco buyer for Universal Tobacco Co. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is his wife, Adeline Hill Taylor: daughters, Jayne Grant of...
Leta Ballance
Jul 7, 2007
Leta Lamm Ballance, 92, died July 7, 2007, in Morristown, TN. She was a Wilson county native, widow of Howard Ballance, retired school teacher and had been living in Morristown in recent years. Funeral, Thursday, 10 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Survivivng are nieces, Betsy Murphy of Greensboro and Frances Pearsall of Raleigh:...
Mary Zampieri
Jul 5, 2007
Mary Risko Zampieri, 78, died July 5, 2007. Funeral, Saturday, 2 pm, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her husband, Bruno J. Zampieri: sisters, Betty Hinson (Carl), Anna Harris (Dal), Judy Barnes (Tommy) all of Wilson: brothers, Joseph S. Risko (Alice) and Mike Risko (Debbie) of Wilson: a...
Thurman Lamm
Jun 30, 2007
LUCAMA - Thurman Andrew Lamm, 85, died on Saturday, June 30, 2007. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. Larry Smith, minister of Lucama United Methodist Church will conduct a service of death and resurrection, assisted by Lannis B. Watson, American Legion Post 13 Chaplain. Born in Wilson County in...
Milton Boyette, Sr
Jun 29, 2007
EUREKA - Milton J. Boyette, Sr, 67, died Friday, June 29, 2007. He was a former insulation installer for different companies in the area. Preceding him in death were his parents, Matthew and Edna Daughtry Boyette: a sister, Ila Mae Ferrell: a brother, Willie Boyette. Funeral, Saturday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by...
Elithe Ellis
Jun 18, 2007
LUMBERTON - Elithe James Port Ellis ("Chicky"), 61, went to meet the Lord on the evening of Monday, June 18, 2007 at Duke University Hospital. A caring mother and wife, Chicky treasured every moment life gave her, and always thought of others before herself. The eldest daughter of Etta Louise and William Lockhart Port, she was born and...
Eunice Wood
Jun 18, 2007
Eunice M. Tink Wood NASHVILLE - Eunice May "Tink" Wood, 93, died Monday, June 18, 2007. She was a graduate of Parkview Hospital Nursing School and was nurse for Dr. Joseph Liverman until her retirement. Tink was preceded in death by her husband, Fred L. Wood, daughter, Joyce W. Byrd, grandson, Edward F. Byrd, and sisters, Elsie M....
John Cherry
Jun 15, 2007
WILSON - John William "Bill" Cherry, Jr, 91, died Friday, June 15, 2007 Bill was born in a leap year - February 29, 1916 - and has now gone to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was a son of John W. and Mallie Cobb Cherry of Elm City and predeceased by a brother, Philip...
William Ferrell
Jun 14, 2007
William "Bill" E. Ferrell, 75, died Thursday, June 14, 2007. He was a graduate of NC State College, Army veteran and retired high school teacher. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, New Hope Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is his wife, Jacksie High Ferrell: daughter, Leigh Ferrell-Gay (Mark) of Wilson: son, Brent Ferrell of Wilson: grandchildren, Brayson and...
Joseph Brinson
Jun 12, 2007
Joseph S. Brinson, 80, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007. He was retired from the grocery business and had lived in Warsaw before moving to Wilson. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, West Nash United Methodist Church. Committal service, 3 PM, Devotional Gardens, Highway 24, Warsaw. Surviving is his wife, Mavis Kennedy Brinson: sons, Mark Brinson (Gwen) of Wilson and Tim...
William Darden
Jun 11, 2007
HARRISBURG - William A. "Sully" Darden, Maj, USMC, Retd, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at his home in Harrisburg. He was a native of Stantonsburg and a son of the late Dr. Douglas B. and Molene Hughes Darden. Sully was the first Eagle Scout in Stantonsburg and a graduate of Charles L. Coon High School, Class of 1948....
Patsy Bowles
Jun 10, 2007
Patsy Smith Bowles, 80, died Sunday, June 10, 2007. Funeral, Tuesday, 4 p.m., Maplewood Cemetery (Old Section). Surviving are several cousins. The family will be at 903 Evergreen Drive, NW. Memorials are suggested to Wilson County Humane Society, P.O. Box 7064, Wilson, NC 27895, and to For the Love of Dogs, P.O. Box 8246, Wilson, NC 27894.. Surviving...
James Avera
May 29, 2007
ELM CITY - James Aberton Avera, 75, died peacefully surrounded by his family on May 29, 2007. Funeral, Thursday, 7:00 PM Elm City Baptist Church. Visitation will be at the church immediately following the funeral. Interment will be for and at the convenience of the family. James was born in Johnston County to the late Paul and Anna...
Verlon Taylor
May 25, 2007
FREMONT - Verlon Taylor, 74, died Friday, May 25, 2007. He was retired from CSX Railroad and a member of the former Fremont Rescue Squad. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Elmwood Cemetery
Leslie Johnson
May 24, 2007
STANTONSBURG - Leslie Johnson, 78, of the Watery Branch community, died May 24, 2007. Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Eureka Cemetery. Surviving: wife, Alice Mills Johnson; daughter, Debbie Webb
Joyce Byrd
May 22, 2007
WILSON - Joyce Wood Byrd, 66, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007. She was a teacher at Fike High School with over 30 years of service in the teaching profession. To assure a quality future for teachers, she served on the state Teaching Fellowship Council to set plans for those who would follow her. She was a sponsor of...
B. Tugwell
May 19, 2007
WILSON - B. Streeter Tugwell, 83, died Saturday, May 19, 2007. Streeter was born August 29, 1923, in Greene County to the late William Benjamin and May Belle Shackelford Tugwell. He graduated from Walstonburg High School in 1940 and played baseball in various leagues in Plymouth, Farmville and Saratoga for 22 years. He helped organize the Bright Belt...
Rena Chase
May 19, 2007
EUREKA - Rena Mae Bailey Chase, 84, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, in her home. She was the widow of Rhemus H. Chase, Jr. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Eureka Cemetery. Surviving is her son, Lonnie M. Chase; sister, Doris B. Skinner of Stantonsburg; brother, James Bailey of Stantonsburg; ten nieces and six nephews. The family will be at...
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Betty Vick
Jul 19, 2007
Betty Williams Vick, 86, died July 19, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Linwood B. Vick, Jr, in 1964: parents, Raymond and Lee Parker Williams: sister, Annie Belle Benson. Funeral, Sunday, 3:00 PM, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church with a time of visiting one hour prior to the funeral. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is a...
Margaret Moore
Jul 18, 2007
Margaret Ann Moore, 56, died July 18, 2007. She enjoyed children and had worked 33 years in the nursery program at her church. The Edward Y. C. Thorne Award was presented to her for volunteer work with Cystic Fibrosis. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, First Free Will Baptist Church, 4865 Nash St, NW. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving are her...
Clarence Taylor
Jul 11, 2007
STANTONSBURG - Clarence R. Taylor, 77, died July 11, 2007. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired tobacco buyer for Universal Tobacco Co. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is his wife, Adeline Hill Taylor: daughters, Jayne Grant of...
Leta Ballance
Jul 7, 2007
Leta Lamm Ballance, 92, died July 7, 2007, in Morristown, TN. She was a Wilson county native, widow of Howard Ballance, retired school teacher and had been living in Morristown in recent years. Funeral, Thursday, 10 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Survivivng are nieces, Betsy Murphy of Greensboro and Frances Pearsall of Raleigh:...
Mary Zampieri
Jul 5, 2007
Mary Risko Zampieri, 78, died July 5, 2007. Funeral, Saturday, 2 pm, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her husband, Bruno J. Zampieri: sisters, Betty Hinson (Carl), Anna Harris (Dal), Judy Barnes (Tommy) all of Wilson: brothers, Joseph S. Risko (Alice) and Mike Risko (Debbie) of Wilson: a...
Thurman Lamm
Jun 30, 2007
LUCAMA - Thurman Andrew Lamm, 85, died on Saturday, June 30, 2007. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. Larry Smith, minister of Lucama United Methodist Church will conduct a service of death and resurrection, assisted by Lannis B. Watson, American Legion Post 13 Chaplain. Born in Wilson County in...
Milton Boyette, Sr
Jun 29, 2007
EUREKA - Milton J. Boyette, Sr, 67, died Friday, June 29, 2007. He was a former insulation installer for different companies in the area. Preceding him in death were his parents, Matthew and Edna Daughtry Boyette: a sister, Ila Mae Ferrell: a brother, Willie Boyette. Funeral, Saturday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by...
Elithe Ellis
Jun 18, 2007
LUMBERTON - Elithe James Port Ellis ("Chicky"), 61, went to meet the Lord on the evening of Monday, June 18, 2007 at Duke University Hospital. A caring mother and wife, Chicky treasured every moment life gave her, and always thought of others before herself. The eldest daughter of Etta Louise and William Lockhart Port, she was born and...
Eunice Wood
Jun 18, 2007
Eunice M. Tink Wood NASHVILLE - Eunice May "Tink" Wood, 93, died Monday, June 18, 2007. She was a graduate of Parkview Hospital Nursing School and was nurse for Dr. Joseph Liverman until her retirement. Tink was preceded in death by her husband, Fred L. Wood, daughter, Joyce W. Byrd, grandson, Edward F. Byrd, and sisters, Elsie M....
John Cherry
Jun 15, 2007
WILSON - John William "Bill" Cherry, Jr, 91, died Friday, June 15, 2007 Bill was born in a leap year - February 29, 1916 - and has now gone to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was a son of John W. and Mallie Cobb Cherry of Elm City and predeceased by a brother, Philip...
William Ferrell
Jun 14, 2007
William "Bill" E. Ferrell, 75, died Thursday, June 14, 2007. He was a graduate of NC State College, Army veteran and retired high school teacher. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, New Hope Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is his wife, Jacksie High Ferrell: daughter, Leigh Ferrell-Gay (Mark) of Wilson: son, Brent Ferrell of Wilson: grandchildren, Brayson and...
Joseph Brinson
Jun 12, 2007
Joseph S. Brinson, 80, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007. He was retired from the grocery business and had lived in Warsaw before moving to Wilson. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, West Nash United Methodist Church. Committal service, 3 PM, Devotional Gardens, Highway 24, Warsaw. Surviving is his wife, Mavis Kennedy Brinson: sons, Mark Brinson (Gwen) of Wilson and Tim...
William Darden
Jun 11, 2007
HARRISBURG - William A. "Sully" Darden, Maj, USMC, Retd, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at his home in Harrisburg. He was a native of Stantonsburg and a son of the late Dr. Douglas B. and Molene Hughes Darden. Sully was the first Eagle Scout in Stantonsburg and a graduate of Charles L. Coon High School, Class of 1948....
Patsy Bowles
Jun 10, 2007
Patsy Smith Bowles, 80, died Sunday, June 10, 2007. Funeral, Tuesday, 4 p.m., Maplewood Cemetery (Old Section). Surviving are several cousins. The family will be at 903 Evergreen Drive, NW. Memorials are suggested to Wilson County Humane Society, P.O. Box 7064, Wilson, NC 27895, and to For the Love of Dogs, P.O. Box 8246, Wilson, NC 27894.. Surviving...
James Avera
May 29, 2007
ELM CITY - James Aberton Avera, 75, died peacefully surrounded by his family on May 29, 2007. Funeral, Thursday, 7:00 PM Elm City Baptist Church. Visitation will be at the church immediately following the funeral. Interment will be for and at the convenience of the family. James was born in Johnston County to the late Paul and Anna...
Verlon Taylor
May 25, 2007
FREMONT - Verlon Taylor, 74, died Friday, May 25, 2007. He was retired from CSX Railroad and a member of the former Fremont Rescue Squad. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Elmwood Cemetery
Leslie Johnson
May 24, 2007
STANTONSBURG - Leslie Johnson, 78, of the Watery Branch community, died May 24, 2007. Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Eureka Cemetery. Surviving: wife, Alice Mills Johnson; daughter, Debbie Webb
Joyce Byrd
May 22, 2007
WILSON - Joyce Wood Byrd, 66, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007. She was a teacher at Fike High School with over 30 years of service in the teaching profession. To assure a quality future for teachers, she served on the state Teaching Fellowship Council to set plans for those who would follow her. She was a sponsor of...
B. Tugwell
May 19, 2007
WILSON - B. Streeter Tugwell, 83, died Saturday, May 19, 2007. Streeter was born August 29, 1923, in Greene County to the late William Benjamin and May Belle Shackelford Tugwell. He graduated from Walstonburg High School in 1940 and played baseball in various leagues in Plymouth, Farmville and Saratoga for 22 years. He helped organize the Bright Belt...
Rena Chase
May 19, 2007
EUREKA - Rena Mae Bailey Chase, 84, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, in her home. She was the widow of Rhemus H. Chase, Jr. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Eureka Cemetery. Surviving is her son, Lonnie M. Chase; sister, Doris B. Skinner of Stantonsburg; brother, James Bailey of Stantonsburg; ten nieces and six nephews. The family will be at...
