Odis Joyner
Apr 9, 2013
WILSON - Odis Joyner, 90, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Lou Winstead Joyner; daughters, Lou Anne Taber (Don) and Phoebe Hayes (Tommy) of Wilson; son, Mel Joyner (Susie) of Elm City; grandchildren, Liza Woods, Bailee...
Louis Kennedy, Jr
Apr 7, 2013
KENLY - Louis Robert "Jr" Kennedy, 82, died Sunday, April 7, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson, followed by visitation. He is survived by his wife, Ethelene Sullivan Kennedy; daughter, Susan Langley (Delmer) of Kenly; sons, Leslie R. Kennedy (Gail) of Nashville, David Kennedy (Myra) of Wilson and Tim Kennedy (Deborah) of Pikeville; 9 grandchildren...
Horace Walston
Apr 6, 2013
SARATOGA - Horace W. Walston, 75, died Saturday, April 6, 2013. He was an electrician and had served in the Navy. Funeral and burial were held in the Stantonsburg Cemetery, Saturday, April 13. Surviving is his daughter, Donna Walston Teague (Kelly) of Bailey; grandson, Kevin Teague of Bailey.
George Jackson, Jr
Apr 5, 2013
ELM CITY - George Grady "Buster" Jackson, Jr., 74, died Friday, April 5, 2013. He was a retired farmer and a graduate of N.C. State. Funeral, Sunday, 4:00 PM, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. Surviving is his sister, Barbara Jackson Jordan of the home; niece, Kim Blanda (Rob) of Old Bridge, NJ and great nieces,Analis & Abigail Blanda....
Jack Jones
Mar 30, 2013
ELM CITY - Jack Jones, 83, of the Dunns Crossroads community, died Saturday, March 30, at his home. He was retired from trucking and was member of Harmony FWB Church. Funeral, Monday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Tuesday, 10:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson Surviving is...
Susan Winstead
Mar 29, 2013
WILSON - Susan Chesson Winstead, 55, died Friday, March 29, 2013, at her home. She was daughter of Marigold Arnold Chesson and the late Lloyd Chesson who died in February. Funeral, Tuesday, 2:00 PM, Westview Christian Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. At other times, the family will be at the home of her mother....
Selby Hawley
Mar 26, 2013
WILSON - Selby Lee "Serce" Hawley, passed peacefully in his sleep on March 26, 2013, surrounded by people he loved and caregivers who loved him. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, West Nash United Methodist Church, 2106 Nash St N. Selby was born in Lucama on September 6, 1928 to parents who owned and worked a farm. This would drive...
Glenn Davis
Mar 21, 2013
Eureka - Glenn Collins Davis, 82, died Thursday, March 21, 2013. He was retired from CP&L with 33 years of service and was an avid sports fan. Graveside, Monday, 2 PM, Eureka Cemetery. Visitation will follow at Eureka United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Surviving is his wife, Cara Yelverton Davis; daughters, Christy Davis of Wilson and Sandy Davis...
Miriam White
Mar 17, 2013
NEW BERN - Miriam Hassell White, 94, of New Bern, formerly of Wilson, died Sunday, March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her sons, Roland White (Pearl) and Samuel White (Vicki) of New Bern; grandchildren, Sam White, Bridgette Hall, Rachael Hall and Joshua Hall...
Carlton Bass
Mar 17, 2013
BLACK CREEK - Carlton Bass, 85, died Sunday, March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Black Creek Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his, wife Marie Moore Bass, in 2012; son, Jerome "Jerry" Bass, in 2001 and his parents, Elisha and Fannie Bass. Surviving is his daughter, Diane Evans (Henry) of Black Creek; son, Jeff Bass (Becky)...
Glenn Wheeler
Mar 17, 2013
WILSON - Glenn Wheeler, 81, Wilson, died Sunday March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, First Baptist Church. He was a retired vocational teacher at Wilson Community College. He is survived by his wife Linda Johnston Wheeler; sons, Phillip Allen Wheeler (Debbie) of Rocky Mount, Perry Thomas Wheeler of Wilson, Mark Elmer Wheeler (Judy) of Sneads Ferry and...
Raymond Edmondson, Jr
Mar 16, 2013
WILSON - Raymond Pender Edmondson, Jr., died March 16, 2013 at UNC Memorial Hospital. Rev. Dr. Tom Watkins will conduct a service of committal at the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden Thursday at 11:00, followed by visitation in the church parlor and Dudley Room. Ray was the eldest son of the late Raymond & Edna Edmondson. He was...
Yvonne Hinton
Mar 13, 2013
NASHVILLE - Lou Yvonne Barbee "Von" Hinton, of the Momeyer community, passed away the morning of March 13, 2013 at Wilson Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1928 in Sanford, North Carolina to the late Clem Shaw Barbee and Ethel Land Barbee. Her family moved to the Spring Hope area where she was raised on a tobacco...
Lois Lamm
Mar 4, 2013
WILSON - Lois Honeycutt Lamm, 84, died Monday, March 4, 2013. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, First Baptist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Lamm, in 2006. Surviving are her daughters, Marsha Blackburn and her husband, Charles, of Raleigh, Deborah Weisel and her husband, Michael, of Raleigh; sons, David Lamm and his...
Earl Whisenant, Sr
Mar 4, 2013
STANTONSBURG - Earl Eugene Whisenant, Sr, 87, died Monday, March 4, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, with visiting one hour prior. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Mae Berry Whisenant, and a daughter, Earlene Bunn. Surviving are his daughters, Linda Skinner of Elm City, Phyllis Spivey (Donald) of Stantonsburg...
Erma Smith
Feb 27, 2013
WILSON - Erma Kirn Smith, 83, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Mass, Monday, 10 AM, St. Therese Catholic Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her children, Bruce Kiefer (Denise), Eric Kiefer (Kathie), Gregory Kiefer, Mark Kiefer (Renee), Sheila Saunders (Eddie) and Leon Smith (Catherine); grandchildren, Mike Kiefer, Andrea Kiefer, Trisha Hayes, Eric A. Kiefer, Jr....
Charles Beard
Feb 25, 2013
Wilson - Charles LeCompte Beard, 88, died Monday, February 25, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, First Presbyterian Church, followed by visitation. Interment will be in Pikeville Cemetery, Pikeville. Charles was born in Lexington, KY on December 12, 1924. He attended the University of Kentucky and worked for the US Government during World War II. In 1944 he began...
Lib Bumgarner
Feb 24, 2013
WILSON - Elizabeth "Lib" Hawkins Bumgarner passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 24, 2013, after celebrating her 90th birthday surrounded by her loving family. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 p.m., First Baptist Church, Wilson. The visitation will be at the church, 12:30-2 PM. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery. Lib was predeceased by her beloved husband, L. H. "Shike" Bumgarner,...
Audrey Ferrell
Feb 22, 2013
WILSON - Audrey Davis Ferrell, 85, died Friday, February 22, 2013. Funeral, 3:30 PM, Saturday, Wilson Memorial Service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour before the funeral. Interment will be in Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery, Lucama. Audrey was preceded in death by her husband, Wathew Lafayette "L.F." Ferrell; parents, Robert and Alma...
Lloyd Chesson
Feb 17, 2013
WILSON - Lloyd Wentz Chesson, 88, died Sunday, February 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Westview Christian Church, 1502 Raleigh Rd, followed by a time of visiting and sharing with his family. Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family. Lloyd was born in Beaufort County to the late P.G. and Edith Williams Chesson; preceding him in...
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Odis Joyner
Apr 9, 2013
WILSON - Odis Joyner, 90, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Lou Winstead Joyner; daughters, Lou Anne Taber (Don) and Phoebe Hayes (Tommy) of Wilson; son, Mel Joyner (Susie) of Elm City; grandchildren, Liza Woods, Bailee...
Louis Kennedy, Jr
Apr 7, 2013
KENLY - Louis Robert "Jr" Kennedy, 82, died Sunday, April 7, 2013. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson, followed by visitation. He is survived by his wife, Ethelene Sullivan Kennedy; daughter, Susan Langley (Delmer) of Kenly; sons, Leslie R. Kennedy (Gail) of Nashville, David Kennedy (Myra) of Wilson and Tim Kennedy (Deborah) of Pikeville; 9 grandchildren...
Horace Walston
Apr 6, 2013
SARATOGA - Horace W. Walston, 75, died Saturday, April 6, 2013. He was an electrician and had served in the Navy. Funeral and burial were held in the Stantonsburg Cemetery, Saturday, April 13. Surviving is his daughter, Donna Walston Teague (Kelly) of Bailey; grandson, Kevin Teague of Bailey.
George Jackson, Jr
Apr 5, 2013
ELM CITY - George Grady "Buster" Jackson, Jr., 74, died Friday, April 5, 2013. He was a retired farmer and a graduate of N.C. State. Funeral, Sunday, 4:00 PM, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. Surviving is his sister, Barbara Jackson Jordan of the home; niece, Kim Blanda (Rob) of Old Bridge, NJ and great nieces,Analis & Abigail Blanda....
Jack Jones
Mar 30, 2013
ELM CITY - Jack Jones, 83, of the Dunns Crossroads community, died Saturday, March 30, at his home. He was retired from trucking and was member of Harmony FWB Church. Funeral, Monday, 7:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Tuesday, 10:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson Surviving is...
Susan Winstead
Mar 29, 2013
WILSON - Susan Chesson Winstead, 55, died Friday, March 29, 2013, at her home. She was daughter of Marigold Arnold Chesson and the late Lloyd Chesson who died in February. Funeral, Tuesday, 2:00 PM, Westview Christian Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. At other times, the family will be at the home of her mother....
Selby Hawley
Mar 26, 2013
WILSON - Selby Lee "Serce" Hawley, passed peacefully in his sleep on March 26, 2013, surrounded by people he loved and caregivers who loved him. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, West Nash United Methodist Church, 2106 Nash St N. Selby was born in Lucama on September 6, 1928 to parents who owned and worked a farm. This would drive...
Glenn Davis
Mar 21, 2013
Eureka - Glenn Collins Davis, 82, died Thursday, March 21, 2013. He was retired from CP&L with 33 years of service and was an avid sports fan. Graveside, Monday, 2 PM, Eureka Cemetery. Visitation will follow at Eureka United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Surviving is his wife, Cara Yelverton Davis; daughters, Christy Davis of Wilson and Sandy Davis...
Miriam White
Mar 17, 2013
NEW BERN - Miriam Hassell White, 94, of New Bern, formerly of Wilson, died Sunday, March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her sons, Roland White (Pearl) and Samuel White (Vicki) of New Bern; grandchildren, Sam White, Bridgette Hall, Rachael Hall and Joshua Hall...
Carlton Bass
Mar 17, 2013
BLACK CREEK - Carlton Bass, 85, died Sunday, March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 11 AM, Black Creek Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his, wife Marie Moore Bass, in 2012; son, Jerome "Jerry" Bass, in 2001 and his parents, Elisha and Fannie Bass. Surviving is his daughter, Diane Evans (Henry) of Black Creek; son, Jeff Bass (Becky)...
Glenn Wheeler
Mar 17, 2013
WILSON - Glenn Wheeler, 81, Wilson, died Sunday March 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, First Baptist Church. He was a retired vocational teacher at Wilson Community College. He is survived by his wife Linda Johnston Wheeler; sons, Phillip Allen Wheeler (Debbie) of Rocky Mount, Perry Thomas Wheeler of Wilson, Mark Elmer Wheeler (Judy) of Sneads Ferry and...
Raymond Edmondson, Jr
Mar 16, 2013
WILSON - Raymond Pender Edmondson, Jr., died March 16, 2013 at UNC Memorial Hospital. Rev. Dr. Tom Watkins will conduct a service of committal at the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden Thursday at 11:00, followed by visitation in the church parlor and Dudley Room. Ray was the eldest son of the late Raymond & Edna Edmondson. He was...
Yvonne Hinton
Mar 13, 2013
NASHVILLE - Lou Yvonne Barbee "Von" Hinton, of the Momeyer community, passed away the morning of March 13, 2013 at Wilson Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1928 in Sanford, North Carolina to the late Clem Shaw Barbee and Ethel Land Barbee. Her family moved to the Spring Hope area where she was raised on a tobacco...
Lois Lamm
Mar 4, 2013
WILSON - Lois Honeycutt Lamm, 84, died Monday, March 4, 2013. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, First Baptist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Lamm, in 2006. Surviving are her daughters, Marsha Blackburn and her husband, Charles, of Raleigh, Deborah Weisel and her husband, Michael, of Raleigh; sons, David Lamm and his...
Earl Whisenant, Sr
Mar 4, 2013
STANTONSBURG - Earl Eugene Whisenant, Sr, 87, died Monday, March 4, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, with visiting one hour prior. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Mae Berry Whisenant, and a daughter, Earlene Bunn. Surviving are his daughters, Linda Skinner of Elm City, Phyllis Spivey (Donald) of Stantonsburg...
Erma Smith
Feb 27, 2013
WILSON - Erma Kirn Smith, 83, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Mass, Monday, 10 AM, St. Therese Catholic Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her children, Bruce Kiefer (Denise), Eric Kiefer (Kathie), Gregory Kiefer, Mark Kiefer (Renee), Sheila Saunders (Eddie) and Leon Smith (Catherine); grandchildren, Mike Kiefer, Andrea Kiefer, Trisha Hayes, Eric A. Kiefer, Jr....
Charles Beard
Feb 25, 2013
Wilson - Charles LeCompte Beard, 88, died Monday, February 25, 2013. Funeral, Thursday, 2 PM, First Presbyterian Church, followed by visitation. Interment will be in Pikeville Cemetery, Pikeville. Charles was born in Lexington, KY on December 12, 1924. He attended the University of Kentucky and worked for the US Government during World War II. In 1944 he began...
Lib Bumgarner
Feb 24, 2013
WILSON - Elizabeth "Lib" Hawkins Bumgarner passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 24, 2013, after celebrating her 90th birthday surrounded by her loving family. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 p.m., First Baptist Church, Wilson. The visitation will be at the church, 12:30-2 PM. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery. Lib was predeceased by her beloved husband, L. H. "Shike" Bumgarner,...
Audrey Ferrell
Feb 22, 2013
WILSON - Audrey Davis Ferrell, 85, died Friday, February 22, 2013. Funeral, 3:30 PM, Saturday, Wilson Memorial Service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour before the funeral. Interment will be in Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery, Lucama. Audrey was preceded in death by her husband, Wathew Lafayette "L.F." Ferrell; parents, Robert and Alma...
Lloyd Chesson
Feb 17, 2013
WILSON - Lloyd Wentz Chesson, 88, died Sunday, February 17, 2013. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Westview Christian Church, 1502 Raleigh Rd, followed by a time of visiting and sharing with his family. Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family. Lloyd was born in Beaufort County to the late P.G. and Edith Williams Chesson; preceding him in...
