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Mae Shackelford

Mae Shackelford

Feb 12, 2015

WILSON - Mae Sharpe Griffin Shackelford, 90, died Thursday, February 12, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 3 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Mae was preceded in death by her husband, Fred R. Shackelford and parents, Henry Russell and Roberta Tyson Griffin. She was retired from the City of Wilson. She is survived by her son,...

Marie Bailey

Marie Bailey

Feb 10, 2015

STANTONSBURG - Marie Lane Edwards Bailey, 75, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery. Marie was preceded in death by her husbands, Roland Edwards in 1992 and James Bailey in 2007 and brother, Harry Lane. She is survived by her daughters, Rhonda Price (William) of Wilson, Sheila...

Emilie English

Emilie English

Feb 8, 2015

WILSON - Emma Lee "Emilie" Crawford Gardner English, 92, died Sunday, February 8, 2015. Funeral will be Thursday, February 12, at 11:00 AM at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Wilson, followed by visitation at the church. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Ms. English was born August 24, 1922 in Wilson County to Robert Lee Crawford and Nannie Barnes...

Axie Eason

Axie Eason

Feb 2, 2015

WILSON -Axie Galloway Eason, 94, of Wilson, died Monday, February 2, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Walstonburg Cemetery. Mrs. Eason was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Smith Eason who died in 1999 and parents, Samuel Luther and Ida Victoria Windham Galloway and brothers, Paul, Clifton and Irvin Galloway and...

Carolyn McKeel

Carolyn McKeel

Feb 2, 2015

Carolyn Taylor McKeel, 93, of Wilson, died Monday, February 2, 2015. Funeral, Thursday, 1 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Arthur McKeel who died in 2009 and parents, Charles Aubrey and Ruth Russell Taylor. She is survived by her son, Aubrey Taylor (Sandy) of Kenly;...

Georgia Martin

Georgia Martin

Feb 1, 2015

Georgia Pearson Martin, 93, of Wilson, died at home Sunday, February 1, 2015. A gathering to celebrate her life will be on Thursday, 11 AM, New Hope Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. The visitation will be at the home, Wednesday, 5 - 7 PM. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Earl Martin; parents, Wade...

Martha Davis

Martha Davis

Feb 1, 2015

Martha Clyde Davis, 86, of Wilson, died Sunday, February 1, 2015. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Davis Family Cemetery, Kenly. Martha Clyde was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Martha McDonald Davis; sister, Sadie Barnes and brother, Guy Davis. She is survived by her brother, John Ed Davis of Wilson;...

Effie Lamm

Effie Lamm

Jan 28, 2015

WILSON - Effie Stanley Lamm, 88, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Forest Hills Baptist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. The visitation will be at the church Saturday, 12:30 - 2 PM. Effie worked at Happy Valley Country Club as a secretary and bookkeeper for 34 years. She is survived by her husband of 68 years,...

Margaret Watson

Margaret Watson

Jan 25, 2015

WILSON - Margaret Corbitt Watson, 68, died Sunday, January 25, 2015. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM at Watson-Evans Cemetery on Scott Church Rd, Lucama. The visitation will be Tuesday, 6 - 8 PM, at Wilson Memorial Service. She is survived by her husband, Billy S. Watson; sons, Ricky J. Hedgepeth of Zebulon, Kevin S. Watson (Kathy) of Zebulon, Ben...

Billie Broome

Billie Broome

Jan 23, 2015

WILSON - Lobelia "Billie" Tyson Broome, 86, died Friday, January 23, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 1:30 PM, First Baptist Church, followed by visitation. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Wilson Broome, in September 2013. Mrs. Broome is survived by her sons, Philip W. Broome and David T. Broome both of Washington; sister, Adeline...

Joseph McKeel

Joseph McKeel

Jan 18, 2015

SARATOGA - Joseph C. McKeel, 93, died Sunday, January 18, 2015. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Good News Church Cemetery, 7000 Holdens Cross Rd, Stantonsburg. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and was a World War II veteran. He is survived by his sister, Hattie Bishop of Wilson and brother, Ashley E. McKeel of Saratoga and several...

Roy Thompson

Roy Thompson

Jan 14, 2015

WILSON - Roy H. Thompson, 83, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 2:30 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Pineview Cemetery, Rocky Mount. The visitation will be one hour before the funeral. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Samaritan's Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607-3000.

Ruth Campbell

Ruth Campbell

Jan 14, 2015

FREMONT - Ruth Underwood Campbell, 98, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Black Creek United Methodist Church. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. The family will be at home, Friday, 4-6 PM. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy A. Campbell in 1974; son, John Michael Campbell; great-grandson, Jacob Allen Floars and parents, Ivey and...

Shirley Collier

Shirley Collier

Jan 12, 2015

LUCAMA - Shirley Allen Collier, 79, died Monday, January 12, 2015. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Collier Family Cemetery, Kenly. The visitation will be one hour before the funeral. She was preceded in death by her parents, Norman and Dida Barnes Allen and daughters, Connie Lucas and Norma Jean Moore. Surviving is her son, Tony...

Frank Goodrich

Frank Goodrich

Jan 10, 2015

WILSON - Frank H. Goodrich, 69, died Saturday, January 10, 2015. Funeral and burial will be in New York State at a later date. Surviving is his wife, Linda T. Goodrich; daughter, Robbin Fredenburg (Paul) of Conklin, NY; four grandchildren; brother, Bill Goodrich (Phyllis) of Brookdale, PA; step-daughters, Brenda Raub of Lebanon, PA, and Megan Bennett (Andy) of...

Irene Page

Irene Page

Jan 10, 2015

BATH - Irene Page of Bath and previously of Wilson went to join her savior on January 10, 2015, at her much-loved home on the Pamlico River. Irene was a loving and dedicated wife, sister, mother, and grandmother whose loss will be deeply felt by her family, many friends, and neighbors. She was born on July 9, 1923,...

Jimmie Dew

Jimmie Dew

Jan 10, 2015

BAILEY - Jimmie H. Dew, 76, of the White Oak Church community, died Saturday, January 10, 2015. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, White Oak Hill FWB Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Dew Family Cemetery. Surviving is the mother of his children, Jeanette Eatman Dew; daughters, Lori Tyler of Wilson and Audrey Mitchell of Princeton;...

Thomas White

Thomas White

Jan 5, 2015

PINETOPS - Thomas Raymond White, 78, died, Monday, January 5, 2015. Funeral, Friday, 6 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Thomas was preceded in death by his daughter Cathy White; parents, Thomas and Ruth Jones White; sister, Judy Pierce and brother, Charles H. White, Sr. He is survived by his daughters, Donna Manning (Larry) of Wilson, Tammy...

Edna Williams

Edna Williams

Jan 5, 2015

BLACK CREEK - Edna Haislip Williams, 74, died Monday, January 5, 2015. Funeral, Wednesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment will be Thursday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She was a daughter of the late Lorie and Virginia Martin Haislip and preceded in death by son-in-law, Mike...

Reginald Newsom

Reginald Newsom

Jan 3, 2015

LUCAMA - Reginald Newsom, 86, died Saturday, January 3, 2015. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Sunday, 4 - 6 PM. Reginald was preceded in death by his wife, Eloise Whitley Newsom, in 2007. He is survived by his daughters, Jan Bailey (Bennie) of Lucama...

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