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Maxine Cox

Maxine Cox

Sep 2, 2014

WILSON - Maxine Warren Cox, daughter of Edith Hall Warren and Lloyd Warren, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 after 10 years of declining heath related to Alzheimer's. She was also the foster daughter of Everett and Beulah Hatcher Bemont. All of which preceded her in death. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park....

Mike Lamm

Mike Lamm

Sep 1, 2014

LUCAMA - Norman Michael "Mike" Lamm, 64, died Monday, September 1, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 10 AM, Springhill Presbyterian Church, Burial, Church Cemetery. The family will at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wednesday, 6:30 - 8 PM. He was a son of Betsy Hinnant Lamm and the late Norman, who died in 2011. He served in the military...

Lena Overman

Lena Overman

Aug 31, 2014

STANTONSBURG - Lena Mae Grantham Overman, died Sunday, August 31, 2014. Funeral, Wednesday, September 10, 11:00 AM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, Tuesday, September 9, 6:30 - 8 PM. She was born on July 15, 1925, to the late Jack Hiram and Elsie Thompson Grantham in Stantonsburg and called...

Marie Gilbert

Marie Gilbert

Aug 31, 2014

WILSON - Marie Holland Gilbert, 82, died Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Parkwood Village. Funeral, Friday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond, in 2004, who is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, where she will be buried...

Wesley McCullen

Wesley McCullen

Aug 13, 2014

WILSON - James Wesley McCullen, 88, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Friday, 6:30 - 8 PM. He was a member of West Nash United Methodist Church for over 50 years, served in the military and retired from the City of Wilson Electrical Department...

Doris Head

Doris Head

Aug 11, 2014

EUREKA - Doris Head, 74, died Monday, August 11, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Eureka United Methodist Church, followed by visitation. Interment, Friday, 10 AM, Eureka Cemetery. Doris was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Fannie Rose Head. She is survived by her companion, Emerson "Fat" Bass of the home; sister, Patricia Shearin of Pikeville and...

Bobby Poythress

Bobby Poythress

Aug 5, 2014

WILSON - Bobby "Bimbo" Poythress, 59, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral, Friday, 10 AM, Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery, Lucama. The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Thursday, 6 - 8 PM. He was a veteran of the United States Marines. Bobby is survived by...

Christine Gay

Christine Gay

Aug 2, 2014

SARATOGA - Christine Gardner Gay, 91, died Saturday, August 2, 2014. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, Wilson. The visitation will be Wednesday one hour before the funeral. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park beside her husband, Harvey R. Gay, who died in 1981. Her twin sister, Ernestine G. Taylor, died in 2007 and her daughter-in-law,...

Edward Watson

Edward Watson

Aug 2, 2014

LUCAMA - Edward Van "Boy" Watson, 85, went to his heavenly home Saturday, August 2, 2014. Funeral, Tuesday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Wednesday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Edward was preceded in death by his wife Letha Jones Watson on July 14th; parents, William Thomas and Pearl Turner Watson of Wilson County. He...

Bob Denny

Bob Denny

Jul 28, 2014

WILSON - Robert Lee "Bob" Denny died July 28, 2014, in Wilson, one day before his 97th birthday. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, September 27, 11 AM, at First United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be in Maplewood Cemetery. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Friday, 6-7 PM. He was married to the late Amy...

Bertha Bass

Bertha Bass

Jul 26, 2014

WILSON - Bertha A. Bass (Bottoms), 78, died Saturday, July 26, 2014. Funeral, Wednesday, 10:00 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Tuesday, 7 - 8:30 PM, and other times at 10555 Christian Rd, Wilson. She was preceded in death by parents, Emmett Jackson and Mary Etta Lamm Bass; a grandson, Joshua Lamm....

O.W. Raper

O.W. Raper

Jul 21, 2014

MOREHEAD CITY - Orville Wright "O.W." Raper, Jr., 75, formerly of Sims in Wilson County and Kenly in Johnston County, died Monday, July 21, 2014, in Raleigh at Rex Hospital. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, 11:30 AM, Nobles Chapel Baptist Church, 7330 Old Raleigh Rd, Sims, followed by a time of visitation. Surviving is...

Deana Brooks

Deana Brooks

Jul 21, 2014

WILSON - Deana Mercer Brooks, 73, died Monday, July 21, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 10:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Deana was preceded in death by her parents, Howard Walton and Versie Ellis Mercer, who grew up in Saratoga. She is survived by her husband, Charles R. "Chuck" Brooks; daughters, Dorie...

Bobby Taylor

Bobby Taylor

Jul 18, 2014

LUCAMA - Bobby Ray Taylor, 72, died Friday, July 18, 2014. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Harvest Christian Fellowship, 307 W. Spring Street, Lucama. The visitation will be one hour before the funeral at the church. Burial, Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery. Surviving is his wife, Janet Pope Taylor; daughters, Janet Carol Nichols of Chocowinity and Deborah Newcomb (Tim)...

Letha Watson

Letha Watson

Jul 14, 2014

LUCAMA - Letha Jones Watson, 82, went to her heavenly home Monday, July 14, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Friday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Letha was retired from the Heritage Bank with over 40 years of service. She was born in Kenly, August 25, 1931 to the late Jasper Floyd...

Andy Mattox

Andy Mattox

Jul 12, 2014

Jonathan Andrew "Andy" Mattox, 36, died Saturday, July 12, 2014. Funeral, Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 3:00 PM, with visiting one hour prior. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by his daughters, Ashley and Taylor Mattox of Richlands; mother, Dianne Durham Dunn and step-father, William F. Dunn, III, of Wilson; fiancée, Trisha Hayes of Wilson; brothers, David Wayne...

Betty Wood

Betty Wood

Jul 10, 2014

WILSON - Elizabeth "Betty Deane" Valentine Wood, 85, died Thursday, July 10, 2014. Funeral, St Timothy's Episcopal Church, Monday, 11:00 AM. Her family will be at home until the funeral hour with a time of visiting at the church after the inurnment. From early on, her ambition was to teach others to read. It was a passion that...

Opal Dail

Opal Dail

Jul 9, 2014

WILSON - Opal Baines Dail, 98, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, Snow Hill Cemetery, Snow Hill. The visitation will be at Evansdale United Methodist Church, 4334 Evansdale Rd, Wilson, Thursday, 6 - 8 PM. Opal was preceded in death by her husband, Roland Bruce Dail, and grandson, Dennis Cooper. She was retired from the Eastern...

G. Gauss, Jr

G. Gauss, Jr

Jul 7, 2014

WILSON - Gustav Edward Gauss, Jr., 82, died Monday, July 7, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 11:00 AM, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church followed by a reception. The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Wednesday, 6 - 7:30 PM. Eddie was a graduate of Staunton Military Academy where he played tennis and basketball and was part of the Drum and...

Staten Webb

Staten Webb

Jul 2, 2014

Staten Webb, 83, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Funeral, Wilson Memorial Service, Saturday, 10:00 AM, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is his wife, Emmalane Stott Webb; son, Michael Sikes (Susie) of Elm City; granddaughters, Hope Lucas (Ricky) and Meriem Shimbel (Stephen) of Wilson, Sherry Willard of Darlington, SC; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Sabrina,...

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