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Wilmer Whitley

Wilmer Whitley

Feb 25, 2016

SELMA - Wilmer Wright Whitley, 84, died Thursday, February 25, 2016. Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Bailey Cemetery. He grew up outside of Bailey in Nash County on the family farm and worked as a farmer for many years. He retired from Wilson Trailer Sales in Wilson...

Esther Evans

Esther Evans

Feb 23, 2016

WILSON - Esther Bailey Evans, 85, died Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside her husband, William Wright Evans, who died in 1996. She is survived by her sons, Braxton Evans (Beth) of Lucama, William W. Evans, Jr. (Kathy) of Rocky...

Marceline Howard

Marceline Howard

Feb 21, 2016

BLACK CREEK - Marceline Taylor Howard, 89, died Sunday, February 21, 2016. She was a lifetime member of the Black Creek United Methodist Church, an Atlantic Christian College graduate, school teacher and was retired from the state court system as a junevile counselor in Wayne County. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Black Creek Cemetery. Surviving is her son, Steve...

Annette Peed

Annette Peed

Feb 21, 2016

ROCK RIDGE - Annette Gardner Peed, 77, died Sunday, February 21, 2016. Funeral, Saturday, 3 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr N, Wilson. Interment, Marsh Swamp Church Cemetery. The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Friday, 6:30 - 8 PM. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Ida Mae Rogers Gardner; sister, Katherine...

Walter Blake

Walter Blake

Feb 5, 2016

WILSON - Walter Woodard Blake, 84, died Friday, February 5, 2016. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Tuesday, February 9, at 11 am at First United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 4-7 pm on Monday, February 8, at the home. Walter was born in Meriden, CT to Hadley Woodard and Everett...

Horace Finch

Horace Finch

Feb 5, 2016

WILSON - Horace W. Finch, 92, died Friday, February 5, 2016. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Helen Daughtry Finch; daughter, Betsy O'Neal (Billy) of Chapel Hill; son, Tommy Finch (Teresa) of Wilson; grandchildren, Caroline Ives...

Julia Percise

Julia Percise

Feb 2, 2016

WILSON - Julia Satterthwaite Percise, 82, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Funeral, Saturday, 1 PM, First Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment will be for and at the convenience of the family. Julia was a devoted wife of 53 years to her husband, Ronald R. Percise, through his illness and death in 2006....

John Fluegel

John Fluegel

Jan 28, 2016

WILSON - John Frederick Fluegel, 79, died Thursday, January 28, 2016. The funeral will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 PM in Maplewood Cemetery by Elders D.B. Stokes and Jimmy Aycock. Visitation will follow the funeral. John was a retired letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service and was a member of Creech's Primitive Baptist Church. He is survived...

Jimmy Sasser

Jimmy Sasser

Jan 22, 2016

WILSON - Jimmy Thomas Sasser, 64, died Friday, January 22, 2016. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment will be for and at the convenience of the family. Jimmy was born May 18, 1951, in Wayne County. He was a wonderful husband, son, brother and friend and will be...

Paul Lancaster

Paul Lancaster

Jan 22, 2016

WILSON - Paul David Lancaster, 70, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016. Service will be held on Monday, January 25, 3:00 p.m. at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by visitation. Interment will be for the family. Paul was a wonderful husband, father, brother and friend. He will be greatly missed and thought of often. He...

Dr. William Prafka

Dr. William Prafka

Jan 22, 2016

WILSON - Dr. William R. Prafka, 84, died Friday, January 22, 2016. A service for the family will be held at a later date. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Vickers Prafka on December 9, 2015. Dr. Prafka was a retired veterinarian with Purina. Surviving are his sons, David W. Prafka and wife, Karen, of...

Eloise Sidelinger

Eloise Sidelinger

Jan 21, 2016

WILSON - Eloise Hill Sidelinger, of Wilson, died Thursday afternoon, January 21, 2016 at Wilson Medical Center. To celebrate her life, a memorial service will be held at Winstead United Methodist Church, 1407 Tarboro Street in Wilson, NC 27893 on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 4pm. Visitation will be held at the church immediately following the service. Born...

Pamela Brewer

Pamela Brewer

Jan 18, 2016

WILSON - Pamela Jean Brewer, 60, of Wilson, died Monday, January 18, 2016. Funeral, Thursday, 2:00 PM, West Wilson Church of God, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. She is survived by her sons, Dustin Henderson and Lee Henderson both of Wilson; mother, Jean Hodges Brewer of Elm City; brothers, Bobby Edwin Brewer of the home,...

Charlene Jenkins

Charlene Jenkins

Jan 16, 2016

WILSON - Charlene Sluder Jenkins, 88, went to the Lord on Saturday, January 16, 2016. DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, NOTE IN PARAGRAPH BELOW THE DAY AND TIME CHANGE FOR THE SERVICE. A celebration of her life, led by the Rev. Steve Clayton, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, January 24, at Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation....

Mary Baker

Mary Baker

Jan 13, 2016

WILSON - Mary Elizabeth 'Baby' Bass Baker, 95, of the New Hope community, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Inurnment will be for and at the convenience of the family. Surviving is her daughter, Betsy B. Winborne of the home; granddaughter,...

Mary Griffin

Mary Griffin

Jan 13, 2016

WILSON - Mary Frances Uzzell Griffin, 93, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Funeral, Saturday, 1:00 PM, First Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment will be for and at the convenience of the family. She graduated from Woodard-Herring School of Nursing; retired from Atlantic Christian College (Barton) as director of Health Services after 30...

Russell Thompson, Jr

Russell Thompson, Jr

Jan 8, 2016

WILSON - Russell Aubrey Thompson, Jr., born April 27, 1929, died January 8, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Muriel 'Sis' Hines Thompson; son, Philip Hines Thompson and his wife, Barksdale Spencer Thompson; granddaughters Sally Lawson Thompson, Sarah Thompson Ihnat and her husband, Mark, and Barksdale Thompson Matkins and her husband, Taylor; son, Hadley...

Martha Sink

Martha Sink

Jan 7, 2016

STANTONSBURG - Martha Bivens Sink, 74, of died Thursday, January 7, 2016. Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Stantonsburg United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Inurnment will be for and at the convenience of the family. Surviving is her husband, A. T. Sink; daughter, Lisa Larson (Kenneth) of Stantonsburg; sons, Paul D. Sink of Walstonburg,...

Joyce Lamm

Joyce Lamm

Jan 6, 2016

WILSON - Joyce Evans Lamm, 80, of Wilson, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Funeral, Thursday, 3 PM, Evans Family Cemetery, Lucama. Joyce was a member of Falls Road Primitive Baptist Church, Rocky Mount. She was preceded in death by her husband, Braxton Lamm. She is survived by her daughters, Betty Mathews (Mike) of Wilson, Lynn Lamm of Wilson;...

Sarah Clark

Sarah Clark

Jan 3, 2016

WILSON - Sarah Moss Clark, 90, passed peacefully on January 3, 2016. Funeral, Thursday, January 7, 11 AM, First United Methodist Church, followed by visitation in Asbury Hall. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Sarah was born in Hickory to Constance and Robert V. Moss. She attended Greensboro Women's College and was president of her class her senior year. While attending...

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