Rosemary Dees
Jan 3, 2013
SWANSBORO - Rosemary Canady Dees, 84, formerly of Fremont, died Thursday, January 3, 2013. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, followed by visitation. She was a devoted mother, wife and teacher. She taught High School in Onslow, Wayne, Wilson and Johnston Counties in the 1950's - 1970's. In her later years, she and her husband, Ike, spent...
Myrtle Deans
Jan 2, 2013
WILSON - Myrtle Laubert Deans, 87, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Spring Arbor of Wilson. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service one hour prior to the funeral. She previously resided on Highway 42 West for over 65 years with her husband and best friend, the late C.J. "Corn" Deans....
Bandy Herman
Dec 29, 2012
WILSON - Bandy Augusta Herman, Sr., 91, of Wilson, died Saturday, December 29, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 1:00 PM, First United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Wednesday, 1:00 PM, St. Matthews United Church of Christ, Maiden. Surviving is his wife of 64 years, Sara Hunsucker Herman; daughters, Cathe Dixon (Tommy) of Raleigh and...
Louise Hight
Dec 28, 2012
WILSON - Louise Church Hight, 101, died peacefully in her home on Friday, December 28, 2012. Funeral, Winstead United Methodist Church, Saturday, January 5, 2:00 PM, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park, with her husband, Fred M. Hight, Jr., who died in 1995. Surviving is her daughter, Tamsy Hight-Stokes (John) of Pittsboro;...
George Owens
Dec 26, 2012
WILSON - George R. Owens, 81, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section J. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Taylor Owens in November 2009. Surviving is his sister, Katie O. Aycock of Louisburg; and several loving nieces and nephews.
Virginia Davis
Dec 24, 2012
FREMONT - Virginia Whitehurst Davis, 83, died Monday, December 24, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Lee Davis and was a retired elementary school teacher with 32 years of service. She was a member of the NC Beta Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma and a member of the Northern Lights Extension Club. She...
Billie Taylor
Dec 24, 2012
WILSON - Billie Downing Taylor, 85, of Wilson, formerly of Hickman, KY died Monday, December 24, 2012. The funeral and burial will be in Hickman, KY. She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Kerby and husband, James, of Wilson and grandson, Taylor Kerby. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 1207 Peachtree Rd...
Joseph Speight
Dec 21, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Joseph C. Speight, 86, died Friday, December 21, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 1:00 PM, Stantonsburg United Methodist Church. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery Surviving is his wife, Jeannie Caldwell Speight; her daughter, Paige Reece of St. Louis, MO; close friend and caretaker, Luis Reyes of Stantonsburg. Memorials are suggested to Stantonsburg United Methodist Church, PO Box 6, Stantonsburg, NC...
John Finch
Dec 21, 2012
WILSON - John C. Finch, 91, died Friday, December 21, 2012. The funeral and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving are his sisters, Ruth F. Worrell of Wilson and Lessie F. Smith of Winston-Salem. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Wilson Medical Center, 1705 Tarboro St, SW, Wilson, NC 27893.
Jimmy Gunter
Dec 15, 2012
WILSON - Asa James "Jimmy" Gunter, 82, died Saturday, December 15, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 3:00 PM, First Presbyterian Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Jimmy, a native of Lee County, died at home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Tatum Grunter; parents, Arthur M. and Mary Ethel Stout Gunter; sister, Frances...
Wyndham Barnes
Dec 14, 2012
WILSON - Wyndham Kerr "Windy" Barnes, 82, of Wilson, died Friday, December 14, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 4:00 PM, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Wade Dupree Barnes in June, 2008. Wyndham was retired from BB&T and First Wilson Properties. During her retirement years she exhibited a passion for tutoring and building a...
Julia Parris
Dec 14, 2012
WILSON - Julia Jones Parris, 84, died Friday, December 14, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 2:30 PM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. She was the widow of Jimmy Parris who died in 1988. Surviving is her daughter, Darla Smallwood (David) of Durham; son, Jimmie Parris (Mitzi) of Wilson; grandchildren, Misty Parris, Jason Parris (Lorrie) and Parris Smallwood; four great-grandchildren; sister, Donna Marek of...
Danny Sherrod
Dec 14, 2012
ROCKY MOUNT - Daniel Jackson "Danny" Sherrod, 36, of Rocky Mount, died Friday, December 14, 2012. Danny had served in the U.S. Army. Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He is survived by his father, Daniel Willie Sherrod of Rocky Mount; mother, Mary Louise Lamm Sherrod of Kenly; sister, Lelia Jennette Sherrod of Micro;...
David Boykin
Dec 13, 2012
AUSTELL, GA - David "Dave" Boykin, 81, formerly of Snow Hill, died Thursday, December 13, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, Wilson, with visiting one hour prior to the service. Interment, Snow Hill Cemetery. He was a retired manager of a farm supply business and widower to Jean Mewborn Boykin and Billie Jean Hunt Boykin. A...
Lisa Williford
Dec 13, 2012
WILSON - Lisa Pearson Williford, 47, died Thursday, December 13, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her mother, Fannie Coffey; daughters, Lisa Hall (Timothy) and Amber Williford of Wilson; son, Chris Hayes of New York City; granddaughter, Caroline Lucas; sisters, Angela Lamm and Gail Coley; brothers,...
Cecilia Finch
Dec 11, 2012
WILSON - Cecilia Hubbard Finch, 82, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles William Finch in July, 2010. She is survived by her son, Charles W. Finch (Jody) of Garner, granddaughter, Kayla Finch of College Park, MD; grandson, Sean Finch of Durham; sisters, Elizabeth...
Roy Walls
Dec 8, 2012
WILSON - Roy Walls, 71, died Saturday, December 8, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Roy served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and was retired from Coca-Cola. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bennett G. and Coralia Hawley Walls and a sister, Margie Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Bass Walls;...
Tommy Tant
Dec 8, 2012
WILSON - Tommy Tant, 78, died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He served in the U.S. Army, retired from Firestone and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Surviving is his wife, Mildred Hawley Tant; daughter,...
Betty Moye
Dec 6, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Betty Griffin Moye, 63, of the Watery Branch community, died Thursday, December 6, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 6 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, following by a time of visiting. Burial, Sunday, 2 PM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. Surviving is her husband, Linwood Earl Moye, Jr; son, Tracy Moye (Jill) of Spring Hope; grandchildren, Heidi and Amanda Williams; sisters, Doris Gay...
Hazel Sharpe
Nov 30, 2012
WILSON - Hazel Moore Sharpe, 91, died Friday, November 30, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside her husband, William Sharpe, who died in June, 1995. Surviving is her daughter, Kathy Barnes (Rev. David) of Wilson; son, Bill Sharpe (Annette) of Robbinsville; grandsons, David Barnes (Laura) and Tim Barnes (Lori); five great-grandchildren....
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Rosemary Dees
Jan 3, 2013
SWANSBORO - Rosemary Canady Dees, 84, formerly of Fremont, died Thursday, January 3, 2013. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, followed by visitation. She was a devoted mother, wife and teacher. She taught High School in Onslow, Wayne, Wilson and Johnston Counties in the 1950's - 1970's. In her later years, she and her husband, Ike, spent...
Myrtle Deans
Jan 2, 2013
WILSON - Myrtle Laubert Deans, 87, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Spring Arbor of Wilson. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service one hour prior to the funeral. She previously resided on Highway 42 West for over 65 years with her husband and best friend, the late C.J. "Corn" Deans....
Bandy Herman
Dec 29, 2012
WILSON - Bandy Augusta Herman, Sr., 91, of Wilson, died Saturday, December 29, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 1:00 PM, First United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Wednesday, 1:00 PM, St. Matthews United Church of Christ, Maiden. Surviving is his wife of 64 years, Sara Hunsucker Herman; daughters, Cathe Dixon (Tommy) of Raleigh and...
Louise Hight
Dec 28, 2012
WILSON - Louise Church Hight, 101, died peacefully in her home on Friday, December 28, 2012. Funeral, Winstead United Methodist Church, Saturday, January 5, 2:00 PM, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Entombment, Evergreen Memorial Park, with her husband, Fred M. Hight, Jr., who died in 1995. Surviving is her daughter, Tamsy Hight-Stokes (John) of Pittsboro;...
George Owens
Dec 26, 2012
WILSON - George R. Owens, 81, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section J. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Taylor Owens in November 2009. Surviving is his sister, Katie O. Aycock of Louisburg; and several loving nieces and nephews.
Virginia Davis
Dec 24, 2012
FREMONT - Virginia Whitehurst Davis, 83, died Monday, December 24, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Lee Davis and was a retired elementary school teacher with 32 years of service. She was a member of the NC Beta Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma and a member of the Northern Lights Extension Club. She...
Billie Taylor
Dec 24, 2012
WILSON - Billie Downing Taylor, 85, of Wilson, formerly of Hickman, KY died Monday, December 24, 2012. The funeral and burial will be in Hickman, KY. She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Kerby and husband, James, of Wilson and grandson, Taylor Kerby. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 1207 Peachtree Rd...
Joseph Speight
Dec 21, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Joseph C. Speight, 86, died Friday, December 21, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 1:00 PM, Stantonsburg United Methodist Church. Interment, Stantonsburg Cemetery Surviving is his wife, Jeannie Caldwell Speight; her daughter, Paige Reece of St. Louis, MO; close friend and caretaker, Luis Reyes of Stantonsburg. Memorials are suggested to Stantonsburg United Methodist Church, PO Box 6, Stantonsburg, NC...
John Finch
Dec 21, 2012
WILSON - John C. Finch, 91, died Friday, December 21, 2012. The funeral and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving are his sisters, Ruth F. Worrell of Wilson and Lessie F. Smith of Winston-Salem. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Wilson Medical Center, 1705 Tarboro St, SW, Wilson, NC 27893.
Jimmy Gunter
Dec 15, 2012
WILSON - Asa James "Jimmy" Gunter, 82, died Saturday, December 15, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 3:00 PM, First Presbyterian Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Jimmy, a native of Lee County, died at home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Tatum Grunter; parents, Arthur M. and Mary Ethel Stout Gunter; sister, Frances...
Wyndham Barnes
Dec 14, 2012
WILSON - Wyndham Kerr "Windy" Barnes, 82, of Wilson, died Friday, December 14, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 4:00 PM, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Wade Dupree Barnes in June, 2008. Wyndham was retired from BB&T and First Wilson Properties. During her retirement years she exhibited a passion for tutoring and building a...
Julia Parris
Dec 14, 2012
WILSON - Julia Jones Parris, 84, died Friday, December 14, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 2:30 PM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. She was the widow of Jimmy Parris who died in 1988. Surviving is her daughter, Darla Smallwood (David) of Durham; son, Jimmie Parris (Mitzi) of Wilson; grandchildren, Misty Parris, Jason Parris (Lorrie) and Parris Smallwood; four great-grandchildren; sister, Donna Marek of...
Danny Sherrod
Dec 14, 2012
ROCKY MOUNT - Daniel Jackson "Danny" Sherrod, 36, of Rocky Mount, died Friday, December 14, 2012. Danny had served in the U.S. Army. Funeral, Sunday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. He is survived by his father, Daniel Willie Sherrod of Rocky Mount; mother, Mary Louise Lamm Sherrod of Kenly; sister, Lelia Jennette Sherrod of Micro;...
David Boykin
Dec 13, 2012
AUSTELL, GA - David "Dave" Boykin, 81, formerly of Snow Hill, died Thursday, December 13, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, Wilson, with visiting one hour prior to the service. Interment, Snow Hill Cemetery. He was a retired manager of a farm supply business and widower to Jean Mewborn Boykin and Billie Jean Hunt Boykin. A...
Lisa Williford
Dec 13, 2012
WILSON - Lisa Pearson Williford, 47, died Thursday, December 13, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving is her mother, Fannie Coffey; daughters, Lisa Hall (Timothy) and Amber Williford of Wilson; son, Chris Hayes of New York City; granddaughter, Caroline Lucas; sisters, Angela Lamm and Gail Coley; brothers,...
Cecilia Finch
Dec 11, 2012
WILSON - Cecilia Hubbard Finch, 82, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles William Finch in July, 2010. She is survived by her son, Charles W. Finch (Jody) of Garner, granddaughter, Kayla Finch of College Park, MD; grandson, Sean Finch of Durham; sisters, Elizabeth...
Roy Walls
Dec 8, 2012
WILSON - Roy Walls, 71, died Saturday, December 8, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, 2 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Roy served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and was retired from Coca-Cola. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bennett G. and Coralia Hawley Walls and a sister, Margie Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Bass Walls;...
Tommy Tant
Dec 8, 2012
WILSON - Tommy Tant, 78, died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He served in the U.S. Army, retired from Firestone and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Surviving is his wife, Mildred Hawley Tant; daughter,...
Betty Moye
Dec 6, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Betty Griffin Moye, 63, of the Watery Branch community, died Thursday, December 6, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 6 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, following by a time of visiting. Burial, Sunday, 2 PM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. Surviving is her husband, Linwood Earl Moye, Jr; son, Tracy Moye (Jill) of Spring Hope; grandchildren, Heidi and Amanda Williams; sisters, Doris Gay...
Hazel Sharpe
Nov 30, 2012
WILSON - Hazel Moore Sharpe, 91, died Friday, November 30, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 3 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside her husband, William Sharpe, who died in June, 1995. Surviving is her daughter, Kathy Barnes (Rev. David) of Wilson; son, Bill Sharpe (Annette) of Robbinsville; grandsons, David Barnes (Laura) and Tim Barnes (Lori); five great-grandchildren....
