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F. Davis

F. Davis

Jul 28, 2015

MIDDLESEX - F. Lawton Davis, 86, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Funeral, Friday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Entombment, Saturday, 12 Noon, Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, 3888 US Hwy 70 W, Princeton. He retired to Middlesex from Clearwater, FL, where he had been a supervisor with Risser...

LJ Moore

LJ Moore

Jul 28, 2015

WILSON - L. J. Moore, 90, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Funeral, Friday, 7 PM, First Free Will Baptist Church, followed by visitation. Interment, Saturday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. He was born on May 15, 1925 and grew up in an attended school in Wilson County. He was the son of the late Andrew Jackson and Bertha Bryant...

Sally Ferrell

Sally Ferrell

Jul 27, 2015

LUCAMA - Sally Edmundson Ferrell, 87, died Monday, July 27, 2015. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Little Rock FWB Church. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wilson, Tuesday, 6:00 - 7:30 PM. Sally was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Ferrell, in 1999. She was retired from Wilson Memorial Hospital, now Medical...

George Yelverton

George Yelverton

Jul 22, 2015

FREMONT - George E. Yelverton, 81, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. The visitation will immediately follow at Fremont United Methodist Church. George was an avid sports fan and enjoyed attending all events his children and grandchildren participated in. His grandchildren lovingly called him "Pop Pop". George graduated from Eureka High School...

Marie Barnes

Marie Barnes

Jul 18, 2015

LUCAMA - Marie Johnson Barnes, 89, died Saturday, July 18, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Wednesday, 9:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She was the widow of Fate Barnes who died in 2000. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Many will...

Angie Carraway

Angie Carraway

Jul 15, 2015

SANFORD - Angie Lewis Carraway, 83, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Funeral, Friday, 3 PM, Wayne Memorial Park, Goldsboro. She was the widow of Elder Delbert Carraway and a daughter of the late Leon and Nora Talton Lewis of Wayne County. She is survived by her daughter, Joy Berryman (Eddie) of Sanford; son, Frank Carraway (Tonda) of Sanford;...

Edna Johnston

Edna Johnston

Jul 14, 2015

WILSON - Edna Elizabeth Long Johnston, wife of the late Hugh B. Johnston, Jr., and a long-time resident and teacher in Wilson, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in Sanford. A memorial service will be held at Wilson Memorial Service, Saturday, July 18, at 10 AM. Interment will be for and at the convenience of the family at...

Jean Williamson

Jean Williamson

Jul 7, 2015

KENLY - Jean Pittman Williamson, 79, of the Pinkney community, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at her home. Funeral, Wednesday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Thursday, 10:00 AM, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. Surviving is her husband, G. C. Williamson; daughter, Kim Crocker (Travis) of Kenly; grandsons,...

Ray Hollowell

Ray Hollowell

Jun 27, 2015

WILSON - Ray Winford Hollowell, 94, died Saturday, June 27, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 10 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Mr. Hollowell was retired from Swift. He and his wife, Mazell Pounds Hollowell, were married January 8, 1944. Three brothers and a sister preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Mazell; daughters, Carolyn Edwards,...

Frederick Pepoon, Jr

Frederick Pepoon, Jr

Jun 21, 2015

WILSON - Frederick J. Pepoon, Jr, 90, died Sunday, June 21, 2015. Funeral, Wednesday, 10:00 AM, at Maplewood Cemetery. Born in Passaic, NJ to Frederick J. Pepoon and Marie P. Bizak. He graduated from Clifton High School, Clifton, NJ in June 1943. Fred volunteered for Aviation Cadet training in the Army Air Corps and earned his pilots wings...

Ruby Wall

Ruby Wall

Jun 20, 2015

WILSON - Ruby Nell Page Wall, 81, died Saturday, June 20, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 10 AM, Peace Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She was a daughter of the late Doc and Ellie Page and widow of Vernice Lee Wall. Surviving are her daughters, Gwen Duke (Bob) and Susan Perry (Michael)...

Nancy Stronach

Nancy Stronach

Jun 18, 2015

WILSON - Nancy Clark Stronach, 98, died Thursday, June 18, 2015. Funeral, Sunday, 3:00 PM, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 202 N. Goldsboro Street. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 1608 Stronwood Drive, Saturday, 5 - 7 PM. She was born Nancy Grist Clark on October 6, 1916, in Tarboro to Samuel Nash and Louise Wilson...

Donald Hikes

Donald Hikes

Jun 18, 2015

Donald J. Hikes, 80, died late Thursday, June 18, 2015. Funeral, Monday, 11:00 AM, Eureka Cemetery. A Pennsylvania native, he served 22 years in the Air Force and went on to retire from Joy Manufacturing. Surviving is his wife, Etheleen Sauls Hikes; daughter, Jeannie Sauls (Ronnie) of Eureka; granddaughters, Kim Andrews (Brian) of Smithfield, Heather Xaragoz (Z.) of...

John Eldridge

John Eldridge

Jun 17, 2015

WILSON - John B. Eldridge 88, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015. A memorial service will be conducted 6:30 PM, Friday June 19th at Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. John is survived by his son, Mark Eldridge and wife, Linda, of Wilson; grandson, Justin Eldridge and wife, Meagan, of Creedmoor; granddaughters, Jennifer Eldridge of Charlotte, Theresa and...

Austin Wiggs

Austin Wiggs

Jun 13, 2015

WILSON - Austin Rex Wiggs, 22, died Saturday, June 13, 2015. Please join Austin's family in a celebration of his life on Wednesday, June, 17 at 10:00 am at First Christian Church, Wilson. Visitation will immediately follow the service. He was the cherished son of Beth Davis (Gene Williams) and William Wiggs (Lori) and loving brother to William...

Adolfo Serrano

Adolfo Serrano

Jun 12, 2015

WILSON - Adolfo Serrano, "Don Chava", 78, died June 12, 2015. Funeral Mass, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 1:00 PM, St Therese Catholic Church. Burial, Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. He will be remembered as a great father who valued family, friends and hard work. Adolfo possessed true strength and grit and more importantly a huge heart, who shared everything he...

Karen Jackson

Karen Jackson

Jun 6, 2015

WILSON - Karen Jordan Jackson, 62, died Saturday, June 6, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Karen was preceded in death by her father, James Rudolph Jordan. She is survived by her mother, Betty Jordan of Wilson; sisters, Sonja Holton of Wilson and Beth...

Beth Pearson

Beth Pearson

Jun 5, 2015

GREENVILLE - Beth Pearson, 51, of Greenville, died Friday, June 5, 2015. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. She is survived by her sisters, Teresa House and Linda Starling; brothers, Allen Keen and Steve and Elton Pearson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Beth Pearson Memorial Fund, PO Box 7185,...

Don Pridgen

Don Pridgen

May 27, 2015

WILSON - Chief Master Sgt. Fred McDonald "Don" Pridgen, Jr., USAF, Retd, 80, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Funeral, Friday, 2:30 PM, Mount Zion United Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Leo Bennett. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park. A time of visiting will be from 1:00 - 2:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. The Wilson county native retired from the...

Dr. Richard Johns

Dr. Richard Johns

May 24, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC - Dr. Richard Heezen Johns was born September 14, 1929 in Greensboro, North Carolina to Clarence Durwood Johns and Caroline Johanna Heezen Johns, history professors at the Women's College of the University of North Carolina (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). Dr. Johns received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry in 1950 and his doctorate...

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