Hunter McManus
Nov 5, 2012
WILSON - Hunter Michael McManus, 19, died Monday, November 5, 2012. A Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr N, followed by visitation. He is survived by his mother, Tedi Ebbert McManus of Wilson; father, Michael J. McManus of Wilson; sister, Tessa McManus of Wilson; maternal grandmother, Lois Ebbert of...
Frederick West
Nov 4, 2012
EUREKA - Frederick E. West, 82, died Sunday, November 4, 2012. Fred was a retired communications specialist in the US Navy. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, N, Wilson, followed by visitation. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. He is survived by his wife, Ann Holland West; daughter, Linda Langley and husband, David,...
Jim Mumford
Nov 3, 2012
WILSON - Jim M. "Speed" Mumford, 84, died Saturday, November 3, 2012. Speed worked with Imperial Tobacco Company for more than 32 years and then Planters Bank, Rocky Mount, until retirement. Funeral, Tuesday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is his wife of 58 years, Christine "Chris" Mobley Mumford; son, J. M. "Jay" Mumford, III,...
Kathryn Barnhill
Nov 2, 2012
WILSON - Kathryn Webb Barnhill, 68, died Friday, November 2, 2012. She was a graduate of Fike High School and Atlantic Christian College and was a retired teacher. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Henry Webb and Nannie Vick Webb; her sister, Vicki Webb Ellis and her brother and sister-in-law, Joe Webb, Jr. and Clyda...
Patricia Butts
Nov 2, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Patricia Thomas Butts, 54, died Friday, November 2, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her mother, Peggy Batts Thomas; father and step-mother, Elijah "John" and Doris Thomas; brother, Tommy Thomas (Faye); sisters, Melinda Boykin (Charlie), Cathy Erdman (Jack) and Hope Thomas; step-sister, Charlene Joyner. She was preceded in death by...
Tommy Crumpler
Nov 1, 2012
LUCAMA - Horace "Tommy" R. Crumpler, 83, died Thursday, November 1, 2012. He was a retired driver for Southern States Supply. His wife, Mildred Hayes Crumpler, died in 2006. Preceding him also were sons, Roy, Tommy and Johnny Crumpler. Funeral, Saturday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing....
Katherine Boyette
Oct 28, 2012
WILSON - Katherine Kenny Boyette, 78, died Sunday, October 28, 2012. Funeral, 2 PM, Wednesday, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, followed by a time of visiting. Burial, Contentnea Primitive Baptist Church, Highway 42, West. Mrs. Boyette attended Gardners School in Wilson County and was a member of Milbournie FWB Church. She retired in 1994 after 34 years...
Betty Braswell
Oct 19, 2012
BAILEY - Betty Murray Braswell, 72, of the Southern Nash School community, died Friday. Funeral, Monday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, N, Wilson. Burial, Bailey Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ivan Donald and Vera Rhodes Murray; sisters, Alice Boykin, Hazel Mullen, Reba Stansbury and Gladys Carpenter; brothers, I.D. and W.A. Murray....
Arthur Ferguson, Sr
Oct 19, 2012
WILSON - Arthur Earl Ferguson, Sr., 88, died Friday, October 19, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, October 24, 11 AM, New Hope Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Arthur was a native of New York and served in the Army during World War II with the 78th Armored Infantry Battalion in Europe. For his service, he was awarded the Bronze...
David Creech
Oct 18, 2012
Norman David Creech, 70, of Wilson passed away peacefully at Wilson Medical Center, Thursday, October 18, 2012. A celebration of life will be held at the home of David and Leigh Wilhelm, 1302 Lakeside Dr, Wilson, Saturday, October 20, 3 to 5 PM. David was born in Selma, April 12, 1942, son of the late William Henry and...
Hubert Walston
Oct 16, 2012
WILSON - Hubert Cozart Walston, 91, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012. Funeral Thursday, 11 AM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Hubert was born to Hyman and Ruth Walston on March 18, 1921 in Wilson, where he spent the majority of his life. He graduated from Darlington in Rome, Georgia. He attended University of North Carolina -...
Tommy Perry
Oct 11, 2012
WILSON - John Thomas "Tommy" Perry, Jr, 51, died Thursday, October 11, 2012. Funeral, 2 PM, Sunday, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Snow Hill Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his father, John T. Perry, Sr., in 2004. Surviving is his mother, Patsy Tripp Perry; sister, JoAnna Haakinson (Greg) of Raleigh; brother, Brian Perry (Wanda) of Wilson; niece,...
Elton High
Oct 9, 2012
WILSON - Elton Leroy High, 73, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, with Masonic Rites. He retired from Wilson County Schools Bus Transportation and later from Wilson Medical Center. He served in the military and a highlight of his life was riding with the Shriners...
Katharine Rogers
Oct 6, 2012
CHARLOTTE - Katharine Dempsey Rogers, 55, died peacefully Saturday, October 6, 2012. "Kit", as she was known to her family and friends, was born August 23, 1957 in Wilson, the daughter of James Carlyle Dempsey, junior and Katharine Fleming Dempsey. She graduated from Greenfield School in 1975 and attended St. Mary's Junior College. She was presented by the...
Lawrence Brett
Oct 3, 2012
WILSON - Lawrence Brett, Jr., 93, died Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 1 PM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery Lawrence was born to Lawrence and Mildred Roney Brett on September 5, 1919 in Wilson, where he grew up. He graduated from Charles L. Coon High School, attended Atlantic Christian (Barton) for one year, received his...
Lucy Davis
Sep 29, 2012
SIMS - Lucy (Jay) Armstrong Davis, 95, died Saturday, September 29, 2012, at home. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Marsh Swamp Church Cemetery, Rock Ridge. Jay was the widow of G. Claude Davis, retired from Wilson Medical Center and attended Sims United Methodist Church. Surviving are her daughters, Norma Poythress (Henry) and Teresa Taylor (A.J.) of Sims; granddaughters, Sherry...
John Allen
Sep 26, 2012
WILSON - John J. Allen, 83, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery, with military honors. The family commemorates his passage into the kingdom of our Heavenly Father. John was born in the Bronx, NY, and served our country in the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War as a US Marine retiring...
Joyce Sullivan
Sep 21, 2012
WILSON - Joyce Kornegay Sullivan, 82, of the Hornes Church Community, Wilson, died Friday, September 21, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 7 PM, New Hope Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Tuesday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Earl Sullivan, in 1988. Surviving is her son, Tommy...
Toni Stamper
Sep 20, 2012
WILSON - Florence "Toni" Sumner Stamper, 91, died Thursday, September 20, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, First United Methodist Church followed by visiting. Burial will then take place in Maplewood Cemetery. She was a daughter of Morgan Coe and Florence Phillips Sumner. Upon graduation from Charles L. Coon High School, she moved to St. Petersburg, FL, where she...
Hubert Summerlin
Sep 15, 2012
WILSON - Hubert E. Summerlin, 83, died Saturday, September 15, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Rose Garden. Surviving is his daughter, Frances Summerlin and his son, Andrew Summerlin and their dearest friends, Laura Barnes and Vernon Mason, all of Wilson; sister-in-law, Edna P. Bayless of Wilson; sister, Ethel S. Brantley of Wilson; brothers, Otha Summerlin of...
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Hunter McManus
Nov 5, 2012
WILSON - Hunter Michael McManus, 19, died Monday, November 5, 2012. A Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr N, followed by visitation. He is survived by his mother, Tedi Ebbert McManus of Wilson; father, Michael J. McManus of Wilson; sister, Tessa McManus of Wilson; maternal grandmother, Lois Ebbert of...
Frederick West
Nov 4, 2012
EUREKA - Frederick E. West, 82, died Sunday, November 4, 2012. Fred was a retired communications specialist in the US Navy. Funeral, Tuesday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, N, Wilson, followed by visitation. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. He is survived by his wife, Ann Holland West; daughter, Linda Langley and husband, David,...
Jim Mumford
Nov 3, 2012
WILSON - Jim M. "Speed" Mumford, 84, died Saturday, November 3, 2012. Speed worked with Imperial Tobacco Company for more than 32 years and then Planters Bank, Rocky Mount, until retirement. Funeral, Tuesday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving is his wife of 58 years, Christine "Chris" Mobley Mumford; son, J. M. "Jay" Mumford, III,...
Kathryn Barnhill
Nov 2, 2012
WILSON - Kathryn Webb Barnhill, 68, died Friday, November 2, 2012. She was a graduate of Fike High School and Atlantic Christian College and was a retired teacher. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Henry Webb and Nannie Vick Webb; her sister, Vicki Webb Ellis and her brother and sister-in-law, Joe Webb, Jr. and Clyda...
Patricia Butts
Nov 2, 2012
STANTONSBURG - Patricia Thomas Butts, 54, died Friday, November 2, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 2 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her mother, Peggy Batts Thomas; father and step-mother, Elijah "John" and Doris Thomas; brother, Tommy Thomas (Faye); sisters, Melinda Boykin (Charlie), Cathy Erdman (Jack) and Hope Thomas; step-sister, Charlene Joyner. She was preceded in death by...
Tommy Crumpler
Nov 1, 2012
LUCAMA - Horace "Tommy" R. Crumpler, 83, died Thursday, November 1, 2012. He was a retired driver for Southern States Supply. His wife, Mildred Hayes Crumpler, died in 2006. Preceding him also were sons, Roy, Tommy and Johnny Crumpler. Funeral, Saturday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing....
Katherine Boyette
Oct 28, 2012
WILSON - Katherine Kenny Boyette, 78, died Sunday, October 28, 2012. Funeral, 2 PM, Wednesday, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, followed by a time of visiting. Burial, Contentnea Primitive Baptist Church, Highway 42, West. Mrs. Boyette attended Gardners School in Wilson County and was a member of Milbournie FWB Church. She retired in 1994 after 34 years...
Betty Braswell
Oct 19, 2012
BAILEY - Betty Murray Braswell, 72, of the Southern Nash School community, died Friday. Funeral, Monday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, N, Wilson. Burial, Bailey Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ivan Donald and Vera Rhodes Murray; sisters, Alice Boykin, Hazel Mullen, Reba Stansbury and Gladys Carpenter; brothers, I.D. and W.A. Murray....
Arthur Ferguson, Sr
Oct 19, 2012
WILSON - Arthur Earl Ferguson, Sr., 88, died Friday, October 19, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, October 24, 11 AM, New Hope Baptist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Arthur was a native of New York and served in the Army during World War II with the 78th Armored Infantry Battalion in Europe. For his service, he was awarded the Bronze...
David Creech
Oct 18, 2012
Norman David Creech, 70, of Wilson passed away peacefully at Wilson Medical Center, Thursday, October 18, 2012. A celebration of life will be held at the home of David and Leigh Wilhelm, 1302 Lakeside Dr, Wilson, Saturday, October 20, 3 to 5 PM. David was born in Selma, April 12, 1942, son of the late William Henry and...
Hubert Walston
Oct 16, 2012
WILSON - Hubert Cozart Walston, 91, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012. Funeral Thursday, 11 AM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. Hubert was born to Hyman and Ruth Walston on March 18, 1921 in Wilson, where he spent the majority of his life. He graduated from Darlington in Rome, Georgia. He attended University of North Carolina -...
Tommy Perry
Oct 11, 2012
WILSON - John Thomas "Tommy" Perry, Jr, 51, died Thursday, October 11, 2012. Funeral, 2 PM, Sunday, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Snow Hill Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his father, John T. Perry, Sr., in 2004. Surviving is his mother, Patsy Tripp Perry; sister, JoAnna Haakinson (Greg) of Raleigh; brother, Brian Perry (Wanda) of Wilson; niece,...
Elton High
Oct 9, 2012
WILSON - Elton Leroy High, 73, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, with Masonic Rites. He retired from Wilson County Schools Bus Transportation and later from Wilson Medical Center. He served in the military and a highlight of his life was riding with the Shriners...
Katharine Rogers
Oct 6, 2012
CHARLOTTE - Katharine Dempsey Rogers, 55, died peacefully Saturday, October 6, 2012. "Kit", as she was known to her family and friends, was born August 23, 1957 in Wilson, the daughter of James Carlyle Dempsey, junior and Katharine Fleming Dempsey. She graduated from Greenfield School in 1975 and attended St. Mary's Junior College. She was presented by the...
Lawrence Brett
Oct 3, 2012
WILSON - Lawrence Brett, Jr., 93, died Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 1 PM, First United Methodist Church. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery Lawrence was born to Lawrence and Mildred Roney Brett on September 5, 1919 in Wilson, where he grew up. He graduated from Charles L. Coon High School, attended Atlantic Christian (Barton) for one year, received his...
Lucy Davis
Sep 29, 2012
SIMS - Lucy (Jay) Armstrong Davis, 95, died Saturday, September 29, 2012, at home. Funeral, Tuesday, 11:00 AM, Marsh Swamp Church Cemetery, Rock Ridge. Jay was the widow of G. Claude Davis, retired from Wilson Medical Center and attended Sims United Methodist Church. Surviving are her daughters, Norma Poythress (Henry) and Teresa Taylor (A.J.) of Sims; granddaughters, Sherry...
John Allen
Sep 26, 2012
WILSON - John J. Allen, 83, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 2 PM, Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery, with military honors. The family commemorates his passage into the kingdom of our Heavenly Father. John was born in the Bronx, NY, and served our country in the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War as a US Marine retiring...
Joyce Sullivan
Sep 21, 2012
WILSON - Joyce Kornegay Sullivan, 82, of the Hornes Church Community, Wilson, died Friday, September 21, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 7 PM, New Hope Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Tuesday, 11 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Earl Sullivan, in 1988. Surviving is her son, Tommy...
Toni Stamper
Sep 20, 2012
WILSON - Florence "Toni" Sumner Stamper, 91, died Thursday, September 20, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, First United Methodist Church followed by visiting. Burial will then take place in Maplewood Cemetery. She was a daughter of Morgan Coe and Florence Phillips Sumner. Upon graduation from Charles L. Coon High School, she moved to St. Petersburg, FL, where she...
Hubert Summerlin
Sep 15, 2012
WILSON - Hubert E. Summerlin, 83, died Saturday, September 15, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Rose Garden. Surviving is his daughter, Frances Summerlin and his son, Andrew Summerlin and their dearest friends, Laura Barnes and Vernon Mason, all of Wilson; sister-in-law, Edna P. Bayless of Wilson; sister, Ethel S. Brantley of Wilson; brothers, Otha Summerlin of...
