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Norma Yelverton

Norma Yelverton

Apr 4, 2015

BLACK CREEK - Norma Lee Tyndall Yelverton, 94, of Fremont, died Saturday, April 4, 2015. Funeral, Wednesday, 3:00 PM, Black Creek United Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Mary K. Best. Interment, Davis Family Cemetery near the home. Mrs. Yelverton was the widow of Hubert Davis Yelverton who died in 2000. They were married on June 6, 1942. Born...

Mavis Mercer

Mavis Mercer

Apr 1, 2015

WILSON - Mavis Cox Mercer, 61, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is her daughter, Emily Mercer of Wilson; sisters, Peggy Ferrell, Katherine Cox, Sandy Raby (Alvin) and Maxine Barnes (Randy) all of Wilson, Frances Webb (Joe) of Elm City; brother, Paul Cox of Wilson; five nieces and two nephews. The...

William Exum, Jr

William Exum, Jr

Mar 28, 2015

JACKSONVILLE, FL - William Haywood Exum Jr., 88, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 in Jacksonville, FL. Funeral, Friday, 4:45 PM, at the Stantonsburg Cemetery, Stantonsburg. Mr. Exum was born in Goldsboro in 1926 and lived in Stantonsburg until 1944 when he entered the United States Navy. He earned his B.S. and MA degrees from East Carolina University...

Tim Barkley

Tim Barkley

Mar 27, 2015

WILSON - Timothy Alan "Tim" Barkley, 43, died Friday, March 27, 2015. Funeral, Thursday, 6:30 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving are his parents, Dale and June Meads Barkley; brother, Mike Barkley of Wilson; niece Madison Barkley of Wilson; nephew, Elliot Barkley of Wilson; paternal grandmother, Miriam Hyde Barkley of Wilson....

Gwen Ballance

Gwen Ballance

Mar 27, 2015

WILSON - Gwen Phillips Ballance, 58, died Friday, March 27, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 1 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Our compassionate hearted mother served many others and was loved by many for her serving heart. She will truly be missed by her family and friends. Surviving are her daughters, Elisabeth Gray...

Alton Dickerson

Alton Dickerson

Mar 21, 2015

WILSON - Alton D. Dickerson, 84, died Saturday, March 21, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church and retired from the NC Department of Transportation. Surviving is his wife, Fannie Lee Thorne Dickerson; daughters, Gail...

Nig Webb

Nig Webb

Mar 18, 2015

Stantonsburg - Surrounded by his loving family and friends, Bruce Thomas "Nig" Webb, 77, of the Holdens Cross Road community went to be with his Lord and Saviour Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 10 AM, Owens Chapel Church. Interment, Macclesfield Cemetery. The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Friday, 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Nig was a...

Dorothy Bass

Dorothy Bass

Mar 17, 2015

LUCAMA - Dorothy Barnes Bass, 97, passed away peacefully at Harnett Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunn on March 17, 2015. A celebration of her life will be held at Wilson Memorial Service, Friday, March 20 at 2 PM. Visitation will follow the service. Entombment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Dorothy was born February 24, 1918...

Bill Skinner

Bill Skinner

Mar 7, 2015

WILSON - William Thomas "Bill" Skinner, 80, completed his life journey and moved into the arms of his Lord, Saturday, March 7, 2015. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, Forest Hills Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. The visitation will be at the church, Monday, 1 - 2 PM. Left to cherish his memory are his sons, William Worth Skinner...

Guy Cox

Guy Cox

Mar 6, 2015

WILSON - Guy O Cox, loving husband and father, son of Lizzy and William Cox, native and lifelong resident of Wilson died March 6, 2015. A Celebration of Life Service will be Friday, March 13, 1:30 PM, at Something Different, 3342 Airport Blvd, NW, Wilson. A time of visiting and sharing will follow the service. He was a...

Kathleen Peele

Kathleen Peele

Mar 3, 2015

LUCAMA - Kathleen Letchworth Beamon Peele passed away on March 3, 2015 at Parkwood Village in Wilson, after a long illness. She had been a resident of Parkwood Village since 2007. The visitation will be Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Wilson Memorial Service, from 12 - 1:45 pm. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 pm. Interment will...

Mary Dibrell

Mary Dibrell

Mar 2, 2015

WILSON - On March 2, 2015, Mary Patience McFall Dibrell, 88, was called home to be with her heavenly Father. The funeral will be Friday, 11 AM, at Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church, 202 Goldsboro St E, Wilson. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery. She was born on December 9, 1926 in Danville, Virginia, the daughter of the late...

Billy Ward

Billy Ward

Feb 28, 2015

LUCAMA - Billy Gray Ward, 81, died Saturday, February 28, 2015. The funeral will be Wednesday, 11 AM, at Springhill Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Masonic Rites. The visitation will be Tuesday, 6 - 8 PM, at Wilson Memorial Service. He was a retired electrician and an Air Force veteran. He was preceded in death by his son, Bill...

Marigold Chesson

Marigold Chesson

Feb 24, 2015

WILSON - Marigold Arnold Chesson, 86, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Westview Christian Church, followed by visitation. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Marigold was born November 3, 1928 in Grimesland to Raymond and Anniebelle Hodges Arnold. Marigold was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Chesson and daughter, Susan Winstead both in 2013...

Rev. Reuben Mosley

Rev. Reuben Mosley

Feb 22, 2015

WILSON - Rev. Reuben O. Mosley, 74, died Sunday, February 22, 2015. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Thompson Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church. The service will be conducted by Rev. Elwood Long, Rev. Jimmy Whitfield and Rev. Bobby Smith. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The visitation will be at the church Tuesday, 7 - 9 PM. Rev. Mosley...

L. Vick

L. Vick

Feb 19, 2015

STANTONSBURG - L. Edgar Vick, 82, died Thursday, February 19, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 3:30 PM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Friday, 7 - 8:30 PM. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Yelverton Vick in July, 2013 and was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He is survived by his daughter,...

Wendy Thibodeau

Wendy Thibodeau

Feb 18, 2015

WILSON - Wendy Rogers Thibodeau, 51, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015. A service will be held for and at the convenience of the family. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Thibodeau; daughter, Heather Thibodeau (Giovanni); grandson, Lorenzo; brothers, Steve Rogers of Wilson, David Rogers of Atwater, CA. and Mike Rogers of Anchorage AK. In lieu of flowers,...

Lillie Schultz

Lillie Schultz

Feb 16, 2015

ELM CITY - Lillie Richards Schultz, 81, died Monday, February 16, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. The visitation will be one hour before the funeral. Lillie was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Leroy Schultz in 1989; parents, Chester and Bertha Shepherd Richards; sisters, Sue Dean, Margie Bridgeforth; brother, Harry...

Edith Head

Edith Head

Feb 14, 2015

EUREKA - Edith Pender Head, 81, went to meet her Lord and Savior on February 14, 2015 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. The visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m. on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, at Eureka United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, at Eureka...

Faye Hawley

Faye Hawley

Feb 12, 2015

WILSON - Faye Windham Hawley, 67, died Thursday, February 12, 2015. Faye crossed the rainbow bridge where Ruffles, Gizmo and Zoe all with tails wagging were waiting for her. Hopefully that bridge ends at the beach, because they all loved it so much. We imagine her Dad, Mom, Smokey and Eloise were waiting too! A celebration of life...

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