June Watkins
May 28, 2022
June Barnes Watkins, 68, of Raleigh, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 28, 2022.
The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service from 6-7:30 pm Tuesday. The funeral will be at Barnes Family Cemetery, 149 Polly Watson Rd, Fremont, at 11:00 am Wednesday.
A native of Wilson County, she was the daughter of David Earl Barnes and Vetris B. Barnes. After graduating from Lucama...
Sandra Williams
May 27, 2022
Sandra Gordon Williams, 83, of Wilson, died Friday, May 27, 2022.
Funeral, Friday, June 3, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing.
Surviving is her daughter, Jennifer Williams.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Pete Williams in 2014; a daughter, Ruth Ellen Williams in 2005; her...
Doris Honeycutt
May 20, 2022
LUCAMA - Doris Durham Honeycutt, 86, died Friday, May 20, 2022.
Funeral, Monday, 11:00 AM, at Evergreen Memorial Park.
Mrs. Honeycutt was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Honeycutt and her brothers, Jay, Edwin, and Ervin Durham.
She is survived by her daughter, Phyllis Scott (James) of Lucama; son, Michael Honeycutt (Penny)...
Mike McManus
May 20, 2022
Michael John McManus, 61, of Wilson, died on Friday, May 20, 2022. A memorial service will be held at a later date for the family. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Tessa Rose and Travis Newcombe; and his brothers, Ed and Bruce McManus. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Rosemarie McManus and his...
Cleo Taylor
May 18, 2022
WILSON - Cleo Worley Taylor, 87, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022 after a period of declining health.
A service celebrating her life will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 2 pm at Forest Hills Baptist Church, 1407 Forest Hills Rd, Wilson followed by visitation.
She was born on August 6, 1934, in...
Marietta Griffin
May 17, 2022
Marietta Graves Griffin, 90, of Greensboro, a beloved homemaker, wife, mother and neighbor, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Funeral, Sunday, May 22, 2:00 PM, at Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The visitation will be Saturday at Wilson Memorial Service, 7:30-8:30 PM.
Mrs. Griffin was a native of Wilson and a graduate of Charles L. Coon. She was preceded in death by her...
Joey Lassiter
May 17, 2022
Joey D. Lassiter, 66, of Lucama, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Funeral, Friday, 3:00 PM, Aycock Cemetery, Aycock Crossing Rd, Lucama.
Surviving his wife, Cindy Holland Lassiter; daughters, Melissa Honea (Tim) of Sanford, Amanda Lassiter of Rockingham, Nicole Holland of Bend, OR; grandchildren, Payton and Bryson Bullard and Alyssa and Aiden Seerley; sisters, Daphne Clemmons...
Billy Lamm
May 14, 2022
William Selby “Billy” Lamm, Sr., 86, of Sims, died Saturday, May 14, 2022.
Funeral, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, Marsh Swamp FWB Church Cemetery followed by a Celebration of Life in the church fellowship hall.
Mr. Lamm was the owner of Lamm’s Service Station for 60 years. He was loved by his family and community and he...
Helen Walston
May 10, 2022
Helen Walston, 80, of Wilson, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
A private service for the family was held May 15, 2022 at Maplewood Cemetery.
Surviving is her wife, Lynn Stockbridge; brother, Leslie “Skip” Walston and wife, Dot; nieces, Pam Bass (Jeff), Heather Walston; nephews, Richard Millinder (Kim), Michael Millinder (Pam), Tommy Walston (Ellen), Kevin Walston...
Glenda Pridgen
May 10, 2022
WILSON - Glenda Fern Thomas Pridgen, 81, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, with a time of visiting and sharing beginning at 1:00 PM. Burial, Maplewood Cemetery, beside her husband, Ronald Edward Pridgen, who died in 2018.
Mrs. Pridgen is survived by her daughter, Rhonda Baker; sons, Randy Pridgen, Kenneth Pridgen (Janice) and Kevin...
John Whitley
May 6, 2022
John Hassell Whitley, 62, of Wilson, died Friday, May 6, 2022.
A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, May 11, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM; Milbournie FWB Church, EWB Fellowship Hall, 5106 Raleigh Road Pkwy, Wilson. A graveside service for the family will be held at a later date.
Mr. Whitley is survived by daughter, Amber Whitley of Wilson; son, Tyler Whitley...
Melba Hamm
May 2, 2022
Melba Peele Hamm, 97, of Wilson, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of Monday, May 2, 2022, after several years of declining health.
Graveside service, Thursday, 2:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park.
Melba was born in Wilson and educated in the Wilson public school system. She was the fourth daughter of...
Allen Shaneyfelt
May 1, 2022
Allen Craig Shaneyfelt, 72, of Wilson, died Sunday, May 1, 2022.
The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 6:00-7:30 PM. Military burial rites will be Thursday, 12 Noon, at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Goldsboro.
He had retired from the U.S. Air Force with 22 years of service and had worked at Lowe’s...
Ed Floars
Apr 28, 2022
Edward Gray Floars, 80, of Wilson, died Thursday, April 28, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family.
A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, May 1, 3:00 PM at Maplewood Cemetery, conducted by Rev. Ray Wells. The family will receive friends at Wilson Memorial Service, Saturday, 5:00 - 6:00 PM.
He was a...
Gregory Oteri
Apr 22, 2022
Gregory Richard Oteri, 84, of Wilson, died Friday, April 22, 2022.
Visitation will be Thursday, April 28, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at Wilson Memorial Service. A Funeral Mass will be at 1:30 PM, at St. Therese Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Carrie Elizabeth Fries Oteri;...
Jerry Pitchford
Apr 21, 2022
Jerard "Jerry" Wesley Pitchford, 70, of Pikeville, died Thursday, April 21, 2022.
A floating visitation will be on Tuesday, May 10, 6:30 – 8:30 PM at the Goldsboro Elks Lodge, 105 E Chestnut St, Goldsboro.
Jerry was born October 19, 1951 to Arthur and Betty Pitchford of Pittsburg, PA. He was a Vietnam Veteran and...
Donald Horner
Apr 17, 2022
LUCAMA - Donald Harold “Donnie” Horner, 47, died Sunday, April 17, 2022, in his home.
There will be a time of visiting and sharing on Thursday, 6:00-8:30 PM, at Wilson Memorial Service.
Donnie is survived by his daughter, Sarai Horner of Lucama; sons, Bryson Horner (Sarah, fiancé) and Blake Horner (Kayla) of Lucama; father, Steve...
Burton Smith
Apr 15, 2022
Burton Davis Smith, 92, of Fremont, died Friday, April 15, 2022, in his home.
Funeral, Tuesday, 3:00 PM, Fremont United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing.
Mr. Smith was born in Fremont and was a lifelong resident. He had served as Fremont Mayor and on the Town Board and was a...
Dr. Charles Pruden, Jr.
Apr 14, 2022
Dr. Charles R. Pruden, Jr., 88, of Wilson, died Thursday, April 14, 2022.
Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church followed by visitation. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Dr. Evelyn Pet Shepherd Pruden; daughters, Elizabeth “Libby” Pruden George (Larry) of Raleigh and Anne Graham Pruden Brunner (Kathy Cochran) of Wilmington;...
Marsha Whitley
Apr 9, 2022
Marsha Leigh Whitley, 71, of Wilson, died Saturday, April 9, 2022.
Funeral, Thursday, 2:00 PM, First United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing.
Marsha is survived by her sister, Jane Walston; niece, Jana Winders (Rick), nephew, John Walston (Melissa Hocutt); great-niece, Madison Winders and great-nephew, Benjamin Winders, all of Wilson.
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June Watkins
May 28, 2022
June Barnes Watkins, 68, of Raleigh, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 28, 2022.
The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service from 6-7:30 pm Tuesday. The funeral will be at Barnes Family Cemetery, 149 Polly Watson Rd, Fremont, at 11:00 am Wednesday.
A native of Wilson County, she was the daughter of David Earl Barnes and Vetris B. Barnes. After graduating from Lucama...
Sandra Williams
May 27, 2022
Sandra Gordon Williams, 83, of Wilson, died Friday, May 27, 2022.
Funeral, Friday, June 3, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing.
Surviving is her daughter, Jennifer Williams.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Pete Williams in 2014; a daughter, Ruth Ellen Williams in 2005; her...
Doris Honeycutt
May 20, 2022
LUCAMA - Doris Durham Honeycutt, 86, died Friday, May 20, 2022.
Funeral, Monday, 11:00 AM, at Evergreen Memorial Park.
Mrs. Honeycutt was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Honeycutt and her brothers, Jay, Edwin, and Ervin Durham.
She is survived by her daughter, Phyllis Scott (James) of Lucama; son, Michael Honeycutt (Penny)...
Mike McManus
May 20, 2022
Michael John McManus, 61, of Wilson, died on Friday, May 20, 2022. A memorial service will be held at a later date for the family. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Tessa Rose and Travis Newcombe; and his brothers, Ed and Bruce McManus. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Rosemarie McManus and his...
Cleo Taylor
May 18, 2022
WILSON - Cleo Worley Taylor, 87, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022 after a period of declining health.
A service celebrating her life will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 2 pm at Forest Hills Baptist Church, 1407 Forest Hills Rd, Wilson followed by visitation.
She was born on August 6, 1934, in...
Marietta Griffin
May 17, 2022
Marietta Graves Griffin, 90, of Greensboro, a beloved homemaker, wife, mother and neighbor, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Funeral, Sunday, May 22, 2:00 PM, at Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The visitation will be Saturday at Wilson Memorial Service, 7:30-8:30 PM.
Mrs. Griffin was a native of Wilson and a graduate of Charles L. Coon. She was preceded in death by her...
Joey Lassiter
May 17, 2022
Joey D. Lassiter, 66, of Lucama, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Funeral, Friday, 3:00 PM, Aycock Cemetery, Aycock Crossing Rd, Lucama.
Surviving his wife, Cindy Holland Lassiter; daughters, Melissa Honea (Tim) of Sanford, Amanda Lassiter of Rockingham, Nicole Holland of Bend, OR; grandchildren, Payton and Bryson Bullard and Alyssa and Aiden Seerley; sisters, Daphne Clemmons...
Billy Lamm
May 14, 2022
William Selby “Billy” Lamm, Sr., 86, of Sims, died Saturday, May 14, 2022.
Funeral, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, Marsh Swamp FWB Church Cemetery followed by a Celebration of Life in the church fellowship hall.
Mr. Lamm was the owner of Lamm’s Service Station for 60 years. He was loved by his family and community and he...
Helen Walston
May 10, 2022
Helen Walston, 80, of Wilson, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
A private service for the family was held May 15, 2022 at Maplewood Cemetery.
Surviving is her wife, Lynn Stockbridge; brother, Leslie “Skip” Walston and wife, Dot; nieces, Pam Bass (Jeff), Heather Walston; nephews, Richard Millinder (Kim), Michael Millinder (Pam), Tommy Walston (Ellen), Kevin Walston...
Glenda Pridgen
May 10, 2022
WILSON - Glenda Fern Thomas Pridgen, 81, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, with a time of visiting and sharing beginning at 1:00 PM. Burial, Maplewood Cemetery, beside her husband, Ronald Edward Pridgen, who died in 2018.
Mrs. Pridgen is survived by her daughter, Rhonda Baker; sons, Randy Pridgen, Kenneth Pridgen (Janice) and Kevin...
John Whitley
May 6, 2022
John Hassell Whitley, 62, of Wilson, died Friday, May 6, 2022.
A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, May 11, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM; Milbournie FWB Church, EWB Fellowship Hall, 5106 Raleigh Road Pkwy, Wilson. A graveside service for the family will be held at a later date.
Mr. Whitley is survived by daughter, Amber Whitley of Wilson; son, Tyler Whitley...
Melba Hamm
May 2, 2022
Melba Peele Hamm, 97, of Wilson, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of Monday, May 2, 2022, after several years of declining health.
Graveside service, Thursday, 2:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park.
Melba was born in Wilson and educated in the Wilson public school system. She was the fourth daughter of...
Allen Shaneyfelt
May 1, 2022
Allen Craig Shaneyfelt, 72, of Wilson, died Sunday, May 1, 2022.
The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 6:00-7:30 PM. Military burial rites will be Thursday, 12 Noon, at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Goldsboro.
He had retired from the U.S. Air Force with 22 years of service and had worked at Lowe’s...
Ed Floars
Apr 28, 2022
Edward Gray Floars, 80, of Wilson, died Thursday, April 28, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family.
A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, May 1, 3:00 PM at Maplewood Cemetery, conducted by Rev. Ray Wells. The family will receive friends at Wilson Memorial Service, Saturday, 5:00 - 6:00 PM.
He was a...
Gregory Oteri
Apr 22, 2022
Gregory Richard Oteri, 84, of Wilson, died Friday, April 22, 2022.
Visitation will be Thursday, April 28, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at Wilson Memorial Service. A Funeral Mass will be at 1:30 PM, at St. Therese Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Carrie Elizabeth Fries Oteri;...
Jerry Pitchford
Apr 21, 2022
Jerard "Jerry" Wesley Pitchford, 70, of Pikeville, died Thursday, April 21, 2022.
A floating visitation will be on Tuesday, May 10, 6:30 – 8:30 PM at the Goldsboro Elks Lodge, 105 E Chestnut St, Goldsboro.
Jerry was born October 19, 1951 to Arthur and Betty Pitchford of Pittsburg, PA. He was a Vietnam Veteran and...
Donald Horner
Apr 17, 2022
LUCAMA - Donald Harold “Donnie” Horner, 47, died Sunday, April 17, 2022, in his home.
There will be a time of visiting and sharing on Thursday, 6:00-8:30 PM, at Wilson Memorial Service.
Donnie is survived by his daughter, Sarai Horner of Lucama; sons, Bryson Horner (Sarah, fiancé) and Blake Horner (Kayla) of Lucama; father, Steve...
Burton Smith
Apr 15, 2022
Burton Davis Smith, 92, of Fremont, died Friday, April 15, 2022, in his home.
Funeral, Tuesday, 3:00 PM, Fremont United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing.
Mr. Smith was born in Fremont and was a lifelong resident. He had served as Fremont Mayor and on the Town Board and was a...
Dr. Charles Pruden, Jr.
Apr 14, 2022
Dr. Charles R. Pruden, Jr., 88, of Wilson, died Thursday, April 14, 2022.
Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church followed by visitation. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Dr. Evelyn Pet Shepherd Pruden; daughters, Elizabeth “Libby” Pruden George (Larry) of Raleigh and Anne Graham Pruden Brunner (Kathy Cochran) of Wilmington;...
Marsha Whitley
Apr 9, 2022
Marsha Leigh Whitley, 71, of Wilson, died Saturday, April 9, 2022.
Funeral, Thursday, 2:00 PM, First United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing.
Marsha is survived by her sister, Jane Walston; niece, Jana Winders (Rick), nephew, John Walston (Melissa Hocutt); great-niece, Madison Winders and great-nephew, Benjamin Winders, all of Wilson.
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