Betty Hinson
Sep 19, 2016
WILSON - Betty Risko Hinson, 85, died early Monday, September 19, 2016, in her home. Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, First United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow in the Church Columbarium. In her last days, she was happy to be at home with her Carl at her side and now in the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ. Born...
Sylvia Williams
Sep 17, 2016
WILSON - Sylvia Vick Williams, 76, died early Saturday, September 17, 2016, in her home. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside her husband, Atha Williams, who died in August, 2010. Her parents were Alton and Mary Lou Shingleton Vick. She was a loving and caring mother to Kim Williams of the home...
Roswell Welfare
Sep 14, 2016
WILSON - Roswell P. Welfare, 64, died early Wednesday at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro. Funeral, Friday, 2:00 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section G. Roswell is survived by his mother, Alice Smith Welfare, with whom he lived; brother, Rupert S. Welfare (Joni) of Wilson; nephew, Hunter Welfare, a student at East Carolina.
Harold Lamm
Sep 14, 2016
Wilson - Harold J. Lamm, 90, died Wednesday, September 14, 2016, in Duke Hospital. Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at the home on Meadowbrook Lane, Friday, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM. He was preceded in death by...
Carroll Batten
Sep 11, 2016
Charles Carroll Batten, 87, a long-time member of Peace Church, died Sunday, September 11, 2016. Funeral, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Friday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Carroll is survived by his wife of 66 years, Laverle Lamm Batten; son, Glenn Batten (Char) of...
Mike Risko
Sep 11, 2016
LAKE ROYALE - Edward "Mike" Risko, 66, died Sunday, September 11, 2016, in his home. A time of visiting and sharing will be held on Friday, 6:30 - 8:30, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, Wilson. His Navy service was for three years and on to Firestone for 30 years and more recently he had worked at Sandoz....
Shirley Burnette
Sep 5, 2016
WILSON - Shirley Overman Burnette, 80, died Monday, September 5, 2016 Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Burnette and parents, Preston and Alma Ferrell Overman. Shirley was a dedicated and compassionate nurse for over forty years, thirty seven of those years she worked with Dr....
Donnie Turner
Sep 3, 2016
WILSON - Donnie C. Turner, 62, died Saturday, September 3, 2016. Funeral, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. He is survived by his wife, Vickie Cooper Turner; son, Daniel Turner (Christina) of Clayton; two grandchildren; mother, Margie Carter Turner of Wilson; sisters, Renee Morris (Todd) of Wilson and Nell White...
Helen Pierce
Aug 29, 2016
WILSON - Helen Rivers Pierce, 95, of died Monday, August 29, 2016. Funeral, Saturday, September 10, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. The visitation will be at Peace Church, Friday, 6 - 9 PM. Helen was an avid worldwide traveler including seven trips to Israel. She was a member of the John Dunham Chapter of the UDC and the Thomas...
Bill Simpson
Aug 29, 2016
Bill Simpson, 84, of Wilson, died Monday, August 29, 2016. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 7 - 8 PM. He is survived by his wife, Christine Lewis Simpson; daughter, Kathy Simpson of Wilson; son, Charles Simpson of Wilson and grandchildren, Charlie and Ashley Simpson. Memorials are suggested...
Faye Daniel
Aug 27, 2016
ELM CITY - Linda Faye Tyson Daniel died peacefully at home on Saturday, August 27, 2016, surrounded by family and friends. The funeral will be held Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at 11 AM at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 5326 London Church Road, Elm City. Interment will be for the family. A visitation with the family will be...
Dan Wilhelm
Aug 24, 2016
WILSON - Daniel C. "Dan" Wilhelm, 69, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016. A Service of Death and Resurrection will be Saturday, 10 AM, at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. The family will be at home Friday, 5- 7 PM. Dan, a native of Ohio, came to Wilson in 1974 with the opening of Firestone. He was a member of...
Mary Moss
Aug 20, 2016
WILSON - Mary King Derrick Moss, 82, died Saturday, August 20, 2016. Funeral, Monday, 10:00 AM, First Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her husband, Howell C. "Toby" Moss; daughters, Janet Derrick of Wilson and Betsie D. Still (Ken) of Lawrenceville, GA; Susan M. S. Shackleford (Dan) of Wilson and Betsy M....
Joyce Burnette
Aug 19, 2016
WILSON - Joyce Phelps Burnette, 87, died August 19, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Turner A. Burnette. The funeral was held Tuesday at Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her son, Brian Burnette of Wilson.
John Barron
Aug 18, 2016
John A. Barron, 73, of Elm City, died Thursday, August 18, 2016. Funeral, Sunday, 5 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Monday, 10 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. John served in the Army 82nd Airborne Division in the early days of the Vietnam Conflict. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn...
Billy Bass
Aug 17, 2016
LUCAMA - William Silas Bass, Jr., 74, died Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section G, with Masonic Rites. Billy graduated from Fike High School in the first graduating class and then graduated from Atlantic Christian College. He was a prominent farmer in the Lucama area. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Inza Walston
Aug 17, 2016
WILSON - Inza Bell Walston, 92, died August 17, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church. Inza was born to Dr. George Erick Bell and Inza Tomlinson Bell on August 25th, 1923 in Wilson, where she spent the majority of her life. She graduated from Charles L. Coon in 1940. She attended Duke University and received...

Durwood Matthews
Aug 11, 2016
ELM CITY - Durwood Matthews, 92, of the Penders Crossroads Community, died Thursday, August 11, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Saturday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Cunningham Matthews and a son, Dennis "Tinker" Matthews. Surviving is his...
Jimmie Head
Aug 10, 2016
EUREKA - Lem E. "Jimmie" Head, 87, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Aug. 10, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Eureka United Methodist Church. Visitation will follow immediately in the church fellowship hall and other times at the home. Interment will follow at Eureka Cemetery....
Marion Moore
Aug 9, 2016
WILSON - Marion W. "Monk" Moore, 83, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 10 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Ruffin Moore and parents, Marion and Juanita Woodard Moore. He was retired from the NC Department of Transportation and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Monk is survived by his...
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Betty Hinson
Sep 19, 2016
WILSON - Betty Risko Hinson, 85, died early Monday, September 19, 2016, in her home. Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, First United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow in the Church Columbarium. In her last days, she was happy to be at home with her Carl at her side and now in the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ. Born...
Sylvia Williams
Sep 17, 2016
WILSON - Sylvia Vick Williams, 76, died early Saturday, September 17, 2016, in her home. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside her husband, Atha Williams, who died in August, 2010. Her parents were Alton and Mary Lou Shingleton Vick. She was a loving and caring mother to Kim Williams of the home...
Roswell Welfare
Sep 14, 2016
WILSON - Roswell P. Welfare, 64, died early Wednesday at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro. Funeral, Friday, 2:00 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section G. Roswell is survived by his mother, Alice Smith Welfare, with whom he lived; brother, Rupert S. Welfare (Joni) of Wilson; nephew, Hunter Welfare, a student at East Carolina.
Harold Lamm
Sep 14, 2016
Wilson - Harold J. Lamm, 90, died Wednesday, September 14, 2016, in Duke Hospital. Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at the home on Meadowbrook Lane, Friday, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM. He was preceded in death by...
Carroll Batten
Sep 11, 2016
Charles Carroll Batten, 87, a long-time member of Peace Church, died Sunday, September 11, 2016. Funeral, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Friday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Carroll is survived by his wife of 66 years, Laverle Lamm Batten; son, Glenn Batten (Char) of...
Mike Risko
Sep 11, 2016
LAKE ROYALE - Edward "Mike" Risko, 66, died Sunday, September 11, 2016, in his home. A time of visiting and sharing will be held on Friday, 6:30 - 8:30, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, Wilson. His Navy service was for three years and on to Firestone for 30 years and more recently he had worked at Sandoz....
Shirley Burnette
Sep 5, 2016
WILSON - Shirley Overman Burnette, 80, died Monday, September 5, 2016 Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Burnette and parents, Preston and Alma Ferrell Overman. Shirley was a dedicated and compassionate nurse for over forty years, thirty seven of those years she worked with Dr....
Donnie Turner
Sep 3, 2016
WILSON - Donnie C. Turner, 62, died Saturday, September 3, 2016. Funeral, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. He is survived by his wife, Vickie Cooper Turner; son, Daniel Turner (Christina) of Clayton; two grandchildren; mother, Margie Carter Turner of Wilson; sisters, Renee Morris (Todd) of Wilson and Nell White...
Helen Pierce
Aug 29, 2016
WILSON - Helen Rivers Pierce, 95, of died Monday, August 29, 2016. Funeral, Saturday, September 10, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. The visitation will be at Peace Church, Friday, 6 - 9 PM. Helen was an avid worldwide traveler including seven trips to Israel. She was a member of the John Dunham Chapter of the UDC and the Thomas...
Bill Simpson
Aug 29, 2016
Bill Simpson, 84, of Wilson, died Monday, August 29, 2016. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 7 - 8 PM. He is survived by his wife, Christine Lewis Simpson; daughter, Kathy Simpson of Wilson; son, Charles Simpson of Wilson and grandchildren, Charlie and Ashley Simpson. Memorials are suggested...
Faye Daniel
Aug 27, 2016
ELM CITY - Linda Faye Tyson Daniel died peacefully at home on Saturday, August 27, 2016, surrounded by family and friends. The funeral will be held Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at 11 AM at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 5326 London Church Road, Elm City. Interment will be for the family. A visitation with the family will be...
Dan Wilhelm
Aug 24, 2016
WILSON - Daniel C. "Dan" Wilhelm, 69, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016. A Service of Death and Resurrection will be Saturday, 10 AM, at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. The family will be at home Friday, 5- 7 PM. Dan, a native of Ohio, came to Wilson in 1974 with the opening of Firestone. He was a member of...
Mary Moss
Aug 20, 2016
WILSON - Mary King Derrick Moss, 82, died Saturday, August 20, 2016. Funeral, Monday, 10:00 AM, First Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her husband, Howell C. "Toby" Moss; daughters, Janet Derrick of Wilson and Betsie D. Still (Ken) of Lawrenceville, GA; Susan M. S. Shackleford (Dan) of Wilson and Betsy M....
Joyce Burnette
Aug 19, 2016
WILSON - Joyce Phelps Burnette, 87, died August 19, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Turner A. Burnette. The funeral was held Tuesday at Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her son, Brian Burnette of Wilson.
John Barron
Aug 18, 2016
John A. Barron, 73, of Elm City, died Thursday, August 18, 2016. Funeral, Sunday, 5 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Monday, 10 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. John served in the Army 82nd Airborne Division in the early days of the Vietnam Conflict. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn...
Billy Bass
Aug 17, 2016
LUCAMA - William Silas Bass, Jr., 74, died Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section G, with Masonic Rites. Billy graduated from Fike High School in the first graduating class and then graduated from Atlantic Christian College. He was a prominent farmer in the Lucama area. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Inza Walston
Aug 17, 2016
WILSON - Inza Bell Walston, 92, died August 17, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church. Inza was born to Dr. George Erick Bell and Inza Tomlinson Bell on August 25th, 1923 in Wilson, where she spent the majority of her life. She graduated from Charles L. Coon in 1940. She attended Duke University and received...

Durwood Matthews
Aug 11, 2016
ELM CITY - Durwood Matthews, 92, of the Penders Crossroads Community, died Thursday, August 11, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Saturday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Cunningham Matthews and a son, Dennis "Tinker" Matthews. Surviving is his...
Jimmie Head
Aug 10, 2016
EUREKA - Lem E. "Jimmie" Head, 87, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Aug. 10, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Eureka United Methodist Church. Visitation will follow immediately in the church fellowship hall and other times at the home. Interment will follow at Eureka Cemetery....
Marion Moore
Aug 9, 2016
WILSON - Marion W. "Monk" Moore, 83, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 10 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Ruffin Moore and parents, Marion and Juanita Woodard Moore. He was retired from the NC Department of Transportation and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Monk is survived by his...