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Linda Manning

Linda Manning

Nov 23, 2015

STANTONSBURG - Linda Howard Manning, 58, died Monday, November 23, 2015 Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, First Baptist Church, Stantonsburg, followed by visitation. Linda is survived by her husband, Dr. Billy Manning, Jr.; son, Ashley Hodges of Raleigh; step-children, Brent Manning (Lisa) and their children, Savanna and Emerson of Ashville, Benjamin Manning (Jessica) and their children, Julianna and Evan...

Robert Pittman

Robert Pittman

Nov 20, 2015

KENLY - Robert Edward Pittman, 62, of the Pinkney community, died Friday, November 20, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Kenly Cemetery. The visitation will be at the funeral home, Monday, 6:30 - 8 PM. He was an active member of Union Grove FWB Church and was a Gideon. Robert worked for 35 years in...

Steve Corbett

Steve Corbett

Nov 19, 2015

WILSON - Steve W. Corbett, 66, of Wilson, died Thursday, November 19, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 10 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed immediately by visitation. Interment will be at Maplewood Cemetery for all who would like to attend. Steve was preceded in death by his father, Wade T. Corbett. He was retired from Universal Leaf Tobacco Company. For the...

Joseph Edwards

Joseph Edwards

Nov 15, 2015

WILSON - Joseph "Wayne" Edwards, 62, died Sunday, November 15, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. He was retired from the housekeeping department of Wilson Medical Center. He is survived by his sisters, Tammy Lamm (Don) of Wilson and JoAnn Head (Ricky) of Nashville; three nieces and two...

John Avera

John Avera

Nov 8, 2015

WILSON - John C. Avera, 81, of the Daniels Chapel community, died Sunday, November 8, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Entombment, Wednesday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Grantham Avera; daughter, Gail Hooks (Randy) of Black Creek; grandson, Michael Hooks (Karrie)...

Barbara Johnson

Barbara Johnson

Nov 4, 2015

ELM CITY - Barbara Edmondson Johnson, 76, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Batts Family Cemetery. The visitation will be at the funeral home, Saturday, 7 - 8:30 PM. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Charles "Tommy" Johnson in 2002; parents, Charles Thomas and Lanie Tolston Edmondson; and brother,...

Charmaine Ferguson

Charmaine Ferguson

Oct 22, 2015

Wilson - Charmaine Mooring Ferguson, 89, died Thursday, October 22, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Mrs. Ferguson was a nurse for 30 years, working at Woodard Herring Hospital with Dr. Spencer in obstetrics and gynecology and was a reservists in the Army during World War II. She was involved...

Eddie Edmundson

Eddie Edmundson

Oct 20, 2015

WILSON - Eddie Edmundson, 88, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Funeral, Thursday, 1 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. He is survived by his daughter, Jacquelyn Hughes (Rev. Blaine) of Wilson; son, Jim Edmundson (Kim) of Wilson; step-son, Jerry Dalton (Betty Jo) of Clayton; grandchildren, Amory O'Neal (Brian), Ashley Cayton Milton (Jarrod),...

Grace Bridgers

Grace Bridgers

Oct 18, 2015

WILSON - Grace Batts Bridgers, 89, of Wilson, died Sunday, October 18, 2015. Funeral, Wednesday, 1 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her son, Alvin Bridgers of Wilson; daughters, Rhonda Brantley of Wilson, Glenis Brock (John) of Wilson; grandchildren, Misty Richards (Jonathan), Heather Owens and Jara Jones (Ryan); great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Trenton and Cecelia Richards and Caleb...

Hubert Walston

Hubert Walston

Oct 14, 2015

STANTONSBURG - Hubert N. "Pete" Walston, 52, of Stantonsburg, died Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 3 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Walstonburg Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Denise Wheeler Walston; daughter, Brittany Newsome (Josh) of Lucama; son, David Crabtree (Shala) of Wilson; four grandchildren, Caleb, Haley, Natalie...

Norman Winstead, Sr

Norman Winstead, Sr

Oct 11, 2015

WILSON - Norman R. Winstead, Sr., 90, of Wilson, died Sunday, October 11, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is his wife, Fannie McGee Winstead; daughter, Marsha Smith; son, Phil Winstead; step-daughter, Brenda Lamb; 3 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 2...

James McGuire

James McGuire

Oct 10, 2015

WILSON - James S. McGuire, 89, died Saturday, October 10, 2015. Funeral, Friday, October 16 at 11 AM, Ascension Lutheran Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Inurnment at a time for and at the convenience of the family. He was born October 23, 1925, on a farm owned by his grandfather near Wirtz, Virginia. A...

Sue Robinette

Sue Robinette

Oct 8, 2015

WILSON - Sue Miller Robinette, died October 8, 2015. A memorial service in Celebration of Life will be Saturday, October 17, 2015, 11 AM, at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 202 N. Goldsboro St., Wilson, with a reception in the Common Room to follow. Sue was born November 30, 1946 in Charleston, WV, to the late Mary D. and...

Frank Galloway

Frank Galloway

Oct 8, 2015

WILSON - Frank J. Galloway, 73, died Thursday, October 8, 2015. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park, followed by visiting and sharing at Wilson Memorial Service. Frank was born August 2, 1942, in Wilson, to Rachel Galloway and the late Forrest Galloway. He was a graduate of Ralph L. Fike High School Class of 1960 and went...

Delano Pennewell

Delano Pennewell

Oct 7, 2015

WILSON - Delano Emanuel Pennewell, 83, of Wilson, died Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Funeral, Friday, 7:30 PM, Trinity Baptist Church, Raleigh Road, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Saturday, 11:00 AM, Bunn Cemetery, Bunn. He is survived by his wife, Pattie Pennewell; daughters, Gail Armentrout and Michelle Valway; son, Gary Pennewell; grandchildren, Brittany, Courtney...

D. Colcord, Jr

D. Colcord, Jr

Oct 6, 2015

WILSON - D. R. Colcord, Jr. (Roddy) of Wilson, NC, died quickly at home on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the age of 62 as a result of his battle with Multiple System Atrophy. Gracious and faithful, he loved and served the Lord and treasured his family. A service will be held Friday, October 9 at 1pm at...

Thomas Whitfield

Thomas Whitfield

Oct 6, 2015

WILSON - Thomas Eugene Whitfield, 81, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was active in scouting for over 30 years and served in the NC National Guard for 28 years. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Bridgers Whitfield;...

Keith Parrish

Keith Parrish

Oct 5, 2015

WILSON - Keith Parrish, 71, died Monday, October 5, 2015. Funeral, Thursday, 10:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. A dedicated husband, father, and Pa - always willing to go above and beyond in helping others. He is survived by his wife, Edith Ellis Parrish; daughters, Donna Sullivan (Rev. Johnny) of Sims, Tracy Lane (fiance, Wayne...

Lib Johnson

Lib Johnson

Oct 5, 2015

BAILEY - Mary Elizabeth "Lib" Boykin Johnson, passed into eternity to be with her Savior on Monday, October 5, 2015. The funeral will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Bailey Baptist Church, 6646 Deans Street, Bailey with visitation following. Burial will be in Bailey Cemetery. She was the daughter of Walter Thomas Boykin,...

Barbara Bussey

Barbara Bussey

Oct 5, 2015

WILSON - Barbara Johnson Bussey, 90, of Wilson died at home on October 5, 2015. She was born on April 12, 1925 in Batavia, New York, to the late Henry LeVere Johnson and Helen Mullen Johnson. In her youth, her father, who was a three sport letterman at Cornell University, moved the family to Florence, SC, to become...

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