WT – Obituaries

Anna Jane Owens Ruffin, 91, of Wilson, died Tuesday, November 19, 2024. A celebration of her life will be held at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church on Tuesday, December 3rd at 11:00 AM. The family will receive friends after the service at the church. A private burial will take place prior to the service. A native of Wilson, she was the […]

Wilson, N.C. — Gladys Lee Atkinson, 70, died Monday, November 18, 2024. A celebration of life will be Saturday, Nov. 23 at 11 am at Faith Temple Church, 402 Minchew St., Wilson. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery, Wilson. A public viewing will be Friday, Nov. 22 from 4 pm to 7 pm at Carrons Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements […]

ELM CITY, N.C. — Mitchell Jay Winstead, age 70, died Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Service arrangements are entrusted to Joyner's Funeral Home.

William "Billy" Nathaniel Farmer, Jr., 89, of Louisburg, passed away Friday at his home. He was preceded in death by his life partner, Bill Morrison in 2023, as well as his parents Willie "Red" and Mamie Farmer, his brother, Bernice Ray Farmer, and a nephew David Michael Farmer. Billy grew up in Wilson, NC, attended Atlantic Christian College (Barton), and […]

Wilson, N.C. — Ruby L. James, 92, died Thursday, November 14, 2024. Homegoing service is at 12pm, Friday, November 22, 2024, at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King Jr., Pkwy, Wilson, NC. The visitation is Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 3pm-6pm, also at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson, NC. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther […]

Pieter van den Berg, 83, of Wilson, passed peacefully on November 16 in Durham, NC. Born in a small village in war torn Netherlands in 1941, Pieter was always a determined entrepreneur. He started his first business at age 10, selling 5-cent rides in his cart pulled by a pet goat. After college the Dutchman started working for Lely Corporation […]

Deborah Webb "Debbie" Wheeler, 70, of Wilson, died Friday, November 15, 2024, in her home. Funeral, Wednesday, November 20, 2:00 PM, West Nash United Methodist Church. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Tuesday, 6:00 – 7:30, and other times at the home of her sister, Billie Craft, 3209 Quinn Drive, Wilson. Debbie left this […]

SPRING HOPE, N.C. — Betty Debman Murray, age 81, died Sunday, November 17, 2024. Service arrangements are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home.

WILSON, N.C. — Bobby Knight, age 83, died Monday, November 18, 2024. Service arrangements are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home.

WILSON, N.C. — Ann Bell, age 92, died Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Service arrangements are entrusted to Wilson Memorial Service.

Louise Woodard Fike, 90, died on Saturday, June 1 in Orlando, FL. Louise was born in Wilson, NC on April 17, 1934, the daughter of Dr. Ralph Llewellyn and Louise Woodard Fike. She attended Wilson City schools and graduated from Charles L. Coon High School, Wilson, NC; Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC and went on to earn a Master's degree from […]

BAILEY, N.C. — Christopher Mercer, Jr., age 33, died Thursday, November 14, 2024. Service arrangements are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home.

WILSON, N.C. — Mary Thompson, age 91, died Thursday, November 14, 2024. Service arrangements are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home.

WILSON, N.C. — Ruby James, age 92, died Thursday, November 14, 2024. Service arrangements are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home.

Charles "Charlie" Ray Ferrell, Sr., 100 years old of Wilson was called to his heavenly home on Thursday, November 14, 2024. He was born on November 11, 1924, in Lucama. Charlie was a World War II Veteran, serving as a Corporal in the European Campaign 581 AAA Gun Battalion (anti-aircraft) from 1942 – 1946. After leaving the service he went […]

WILSON, N.C. — Charles Ray Ferrell, Sr., age 100, died Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Service arrangements are entrusted to Joyner's Funeral Home.

Harold Boysen Diemer III, 82, of Wilson, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, surrounded by his family and his cherished dog, Bella. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Wilson on Friday, November 29, at 11:00 a.m., followed by a visitation. Boysen was born in Alton, Illinois, to Harold Boysen Diemer, Jr., and […]

WILSON, N.C. — Sadie Mercer, age 90, died Thursday, November 14, 2024. Service arrangements are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home.

WILSON, N.C. — Nancy M. Barnes, age 84, died Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Service arrangements are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home.

WILSON, N.C. — Ellen Battle, age 104, died Sunday, November 10, 2024. Service arrangements are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home.