William Roy Whitehurst Sr.

william whitehurst sr.

WILLIAM ROY WHITEHURST, SR., 87, DIED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2002. HE WAS BORN MAY 19, 1915, IN PITT COUNTY, THE SON OF THE LATE ZEB AND REBA COREY WHITEHURST. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FIRST WIFE, DOROTHTY JUDGE WHITEHURST, SECOND WIFE, MILDRED MILLER WHITEHURST AND THIRD WIFE, MARY BURGESS WHITEHURST; BY BROTHERS, JIM AND VANCE WHITEHURST AND BY A SISTER, MAMIE WHITEHURST HUMPHREY.
HE IS SURVIVED BY A SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, BILL AND BRENDA WHITEHURST; STEPDAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW, BRENDA AND STEVE BRANCH; STEPGRANDDAUGHTER AND HUSBAND, SHERRY AND TOMMY PENWELL; GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, SETH AND ANNA PENWELL; BROTHER, GLENN AND SISTER-IN-LAW, CAROLYN WHITEHURST OF TITUSVILLE, FL., SISTERS, DOROTHY JASKWHICH AND BORTHER-IN-LAW, EDDIE OF GREENVILLE, SC AND MELBA ROBERSON OF CHESAPEAKE, VA.
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 2PM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2002, AT WHEELER AND WOODLIEF FUNERAL HOME, WITH REV. BILL TYNDALL OFFICIATING. BURIAL WITH MASONIC RITES WILL FOLLOW AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK.
THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 7-8:30PM WEDNESDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND OTHER TIMES AT THE HOME.

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Interment: Sunday, November 30, 2025 12:00 am

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