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Lib Chappell

Lib Chappell

Mar 31, 2014

WILSON - Elizabeth Gayle Anderton Bradley Chappell, (or Lib, as she was fondly known by her friends in Wilson) of Parkwood Village, Wilson passed away on March 31, 2014. Funeral, Wedneday, 2 PM, First United Methodist Church, 100 W. Green Street, Wilson with the Revs. Robert Bergland and Charles Robl, officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery beside...

Melanie Reeves

Melanie Reeves

Mar 30, 2014

WILSON - Melanie Anne Reeves, 25, died March 29, 2014. Funeral, Friday, April 4, 2014, 11:00 AM, Forest Hills Baptist Church. Burial will be for and at the convenience of the family. She graduated from Wilson Christian Academy and Pitt Community College with degrees in general education and office management. While in school, she worked for CVS Drug/Pharmacy....

Janice Poythress

Janice Poythress

Mar 29, 2014

WILSON - Janice Bridgeman Poythress, 95, died Saturday, March 29, 2014. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, followed by visitation. Mrs. Poythress was preceded in death by her husband, Luther M. Poythress and son, Frederick Poythress. She is survived by her sons, Ron Poythress (JoAnn) and Royce Poythress (Caroline) both of Wilson and Bridge Poythress of Stem; grandchildren,...

Buddy Corbett

Buddy Corbett

Mar 29, 2014

MOREHEAD CITY - Jesse Walter "Buddy" Corbett, Jr., 76, died Saturday, March 29, 2014. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, followed by visitation. Buddy graduated from Charles L. Coon in Wilson and GMI in Flint, MI. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Wilson, and attended St. Peter's United Methodist Church, Morehead City. Buddy was...

Carolyn Whitley

Carolyn Whitley

Mar 28, 2014

WILSON - Carolyn Southerland Whitley, RN, 74, died Friday, March 28, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, April 3rd, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting sharing. Burial, Bailey Cemetery. She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her daughter, Susan Joyner (Jeff) of Wilson; son, Alan Whitley of Bailey; grandsons, Matthew and Andrew Joyner of Wilson; mother,...

Susan Forbes

Susan Forbes

Mar 28, 2014

WILSON - Susan Forbes 92, died Friday, March 28 2014. Funeral, Monday, 3 PM, First Christian Church followed by visitation. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, PO Box 2702, Wilson, NC 27894.

Royal Aycock

Royal Aycock

Mar 26, 2014

FREMONT - Royal Bryant Aycock, 88, died March 26, 2014. Funeral, Saturday, 6 PM, Fremont FWB Church, followed by visitation. Interment, Sunday, 2 PM, Elmwood Cemetery. Royal was preceded in death by his first wife, Inez Toler Aycock. He was a veteran of World War II and was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife, Ruth...

Marion Blow

Marion Blow

Mar 25, 2014

Marion Blow, 72, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. Surviving is his son, Jeff Blow (Dianne) of Vanceboro; grandchildren, Lisa Pekau and Jakob and Jeremy Blow; sisters, Wanda Crumpler, Sharon Crumpler (Rick) Sandra Nordan, Gloria Coley (David), Barbara Langley, Christine Turnage and Joyce Culver (Dale);...

Minnie Barnes

Minnie Barnes

Mar 20, 2014

WILSON - Minnie Mae Barnes, 89, died Thursday, March 20, 2014. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Minnie Downing Barnes, a sister and seven brothers including Wade Lee Barnes who died in December 2013. Minnie is survived by her brother, Sam Barnes of Wilson and sister-in-law, June Lewis...

Doris Hearne

Doris Hearne

Mar 18, 2014

WILSON - Doris Rose Webb Hearne, 81, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, conducted by Rev. James H. McKinnon, Jr. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Thursday, 6:30 - 8 PM. Doris was preceded in death by husbands, William L. Webb and Ronald W. Hearne. She...

Linda Smith

Linda Smith

Mar 10, 2014

WILSON - Linda Kaye Winebarger Smith, 65, died Monday, March 10, 2014. Service of Remembrance, Wednesday, 3:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Her husband of 43 years, Douglas A. Smith, died in December, 2009. Linda was born on May 14, 1948, in Winston-Salem to the late Randall William and Juanita Dare...

Jack Jobe

Jack Jobe

Mar 7, 2014

ENFIELD - Major Robert Elmer (Jack) Jobe (USAF Ret.), 79, died Friday, March 7, 2014. He was born in Wilson County, December 21, 1934 to Pearl Lee Rose Jobe and Arthur Elmer Jobe. He is survived by his wife, Linda Gardner Jobe of Enfield; a son and daughter-in-law, Dr. R. Lee Jobe and Donna Crump Jobe; and a...

Esther Cherry

Esther Cherry

Mar 5, 2014

WILSON - Esther Proctor Cherry, 91, died Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Funeral, Saturday 1 PM, First Baptist Church, followed by visitation. Mrs. Cherry was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Jacob and Lena Williford Proctor; husband, Amos T. Cherry; son, Steve Cherry; sisters, Ethel Wooten, Louise Walker and Orie Cooper. She was retired from Sears. She is...

Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones

Mar 3, 2014

WILSON - Jennifer Jansen Jones, 69, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014, following an illness that weakened her body, but never her spirit. She was surrounded by the loving family she created, who were blessed to have known her kind and caring soul. Jennifer was passionate about teaching. She was a 4th grade teacher, teaching at Darden-Vick, Margaret...

Lemuel Winstead

Lemuel Winstead

Feb 24, 2014

WILSON - Lemuel O. Winstead, 74, died Monday, February 24, 2014. Funeral, Thursday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. He retired from Hackney Body Works after 32 years and as a detention officer with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office after 8 years. Surviving is his wife, Mary Alice Gay Winstead, several...

Virginia Bachara

Virginia Bachara

Feb 16, 2014

WILSON - Virginia Kalinowski Bachara, 90, died Sunday, February 16, 2014. Virginia was born in Detroit, Michigan, one of seven children of a polish immigrant family. She married Henry Bachara during WWII while Henry was in the US Coast Guard and they lived in Charleston, SC. After the war they moved to East Detroit (a Detroit suburb) and...

Norma Jones

Norma Jones

Feb 11, 2014

WILSON - Norma Savage Jones, 76, died peacefully at home Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Funeral, Saturday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the funeral at the home of Stephen and Laura Jones. Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Frank Jones in August 2008. She was a dedicated wife and loving mother...

Edith Parris

Edith Parris

Feb 10, 2014

WILSON - Edith Grimsley Parris, 75, died Monday, February 10, 2014. Funeral, Friday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Surviving is her husband, Newman Parris; son, Al Parris and wife, Carlette of Elm City; grandchildren, Chris Howard, Brian Parris and Jessica Parris. She was preceded in death by her children; Vince Parris, Hilton Parris and Teresa...

Gary Bunn

Gary Bunn

Feb 6, 2014

WILSON - Gary Dale Bunn, 55, died February 6, 2014. The celebration of his life will be Monday, 6:30 PM at Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Gary was born on March 21, 1958 to the late Naomi and Jake Bunn of Wilson. He was the youngest of six children. Armed with a strong will to live, he...

Cornelia Stephenson

Cornelia Stephenson

Feb 4, 2014

WILSON - Cornelia Lina Watson Stephenson, 81, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Funeral, Saturday, 4:00 PM, First Baptist Church. Inurnment, Church Columbarium. Cornelia was known by family and friends for her gentle and caring nature which carried through to her choice of the nursing profession. She was born to Joseph Rodgers and Sophia Marie Hall Watson on September...

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