Mrs. Ethel Stilwell Hastings, 87, died Friday Jan. 21, 2011, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. Born on April 7, 1923, in Mecklenburg County, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Jones Stilwell and Hazel Cornelius Stilwell. She was employed with Lance Packing Company for 41 years; was a member of Statesville Road Baptist Church, loved all outdoor activities and was a "true tomboy."
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lindsey Hastings; brothers, George, Jack, Tom, Henry and Bob Stilwell; and a sister, Margaret Christenbury. She is survived by her brother, Richard Stilwell, of Huntersville; sisters, Charlotte Mills and husband, Hebron, Mary S. Morrison, and Dorothy Cockrell, all of Mooresville; numerous nephews and nieces and her beloved canine companion, "Lucky."
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, at the funeral home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Raymer Funeral Home with the Rev. Roger Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Sharon Memorial Park.
Raymer Funeral Home in Huntersville is serving the Hastings family. www.raymerfuneralhome.org.
Published in the Mooresville (NC) Tribune on January 26, 2011.
Martha Robinson Hastings
Martha Robinson Hastings, 75, of Apex, NC, died January 23, 2011, after a battle with cancer. She was born March 26, 1935, in Lumberton, NC, to Martha Goodwin Robinson and Bertice Deleon Robinson. She was a graduate of Washington and Lee High School in Arlington, VA and the Washington School for Secretaries in Washington, DC. She was a nationally recognized artisan, designer and instructor in miniature and doll house furniture, and for many years owned and operated a doll house shop, Miscellaneous, Inc., in Charlotte, NC.
Martha is survived by her husband of 54 years, Bobby Hastings of Apex; brother Brad Robinson of Merriman, NC; sons Phil Hastings and his partner, Ron Tickerhoff of Arlington, VA, Peter Hastings of Charlotte, and Jeffrey and his wife, Lesleigh Hastings of Apex; grandchildren Lonnie II, Johanna and Alec Hastings of Charlotte, and Tommy and Ashleigh Hastings of Apex; Aunt Iris Goodwin of Roseboro, NC, and numerous cousins.
The family would like to express their gratitude for the excellent and professional services provided by Dr. Charles Eisenbeis and the entire staff of the Cancer Centers of North Carolina, Cary.
Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday, January 27, 2011at Apex Funeral Home. A memorial service will be scheduled for 2:00 PM, Friday, January 28, 2011 at Christ Episcopal Church, 1412 Providence Rd, Charlotte.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Interact of Wake County (a program for battered women), www.interactofwake.org; the American Cancer Society , www.cancer.org or to the charity of your choice.
Condolences may be made to www.apexfuneral.net
Published in the Raleigh (NC) News-Observer.
Martha is survived by her husband of 54 years, Bobby Hastings of Apex; brother Brad Robinson of Merriman, NC; sons Phil Hastings and his partner, Ron Tickerhoff of Arlington, VA, Peter Hastings of Charlotte, and Jeffrey and his wife, Lesleigh Hastings of Apex; grandchildren Lonnie II, Johanna and Alec Hastings of Charlotte, and Tommy and Ashleigh Hastings of Apex; Aunt Iris Goodwin of Roseboro, NC, and numerous cousins.
The family would like to express their gratitude for the excellent and professional services provided by Dr. Charles Eisenbeis and the entire staff of the Cancer Centers of North Carolina, Cary.
Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday, January 27, 2011at Apex Funeral Home. A memorial service will be scheduled for 2:00 PM, Friday, January 28, 2011 at Christ Episcopal Church, 1412 Providence Rd, Charlotte.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Interact of Wake County (a program for battered women), www.interactofwake.org; the American Cancer Society , www.cancer.org or to the charity of your choice.
Condolences may be made to www.apexfuneral.net
Published in the Raleigh (NC) News-Observer.
Will M. Wiggins, Jr.
Will M. Wiggins Jr. of New Smyrna Beach died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, at Halifax Medical Center.
Born in Charlotte, N.C., Mr. Wiggins came back to this area in 1979 from Huntersville, N.C., where he was a state corrections officer. Prior to that he had been a corrections officer and dispatcher for the New Smyrna Beach Police Department.
Mr. Wiggins was an Air Force veteran of World War II and attended the DeLand Wesleyan Church.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly; three sons, Master Sergeant Lester W. Wiggins, United States Marine Corps retired and wife, Mayra, of Orlando, Will Wiggins III and his wife, Rosemarie, of Junction City, Kan., and Donavin Wiggins of New Smyrna Beach; three daughters, Linda Cooper of Whitehall, Mich., Lorraine Hill and her husband, David, of Amarillo, Texas, and Wendy Wiggins of Port Orange; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
A funeral was held Feb. 28 at the Settle-Wilder New Smyrna Beach chapel, with the Rev. Leonard O'Donnell officiating. Interment followed in Sea Pines Memorial Gardens.
Condolences may be sent to settlewilderfuneralhome.com.
Settle-Wilder Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 406 S. Orange St., New Smyrna Beach, was in charge of arrangements.
Born in Charlotte, N.C., Mr. Wiggins came back to this area in 1979 from Huntersville, N.C., where he was a state corrections officer. Prior to that he had been a corrections officer and dispatcher for the New Smyrna Beach Police Department.
Mr. Wiggins was an Air Force veteran of World War II and attended the DeLand Wesleyan Church.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly; three sons, Master Sergeant Lester W. Wiggins, United States Marine Corps retired and wife, Mayra, of Orlando, Will Wiggins III and his wife, Rosemarie, of Junction City, Kan., and Donavin Wiggins of New Smyrna Beach; three daughters, Linda Cooper of Whitehall, Mich., Lorraine Hill and her husband, David, of Amarillo, Texas, and Wendy Wiggins of Port Orange; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
A funeral was held Feb. 28 at the Settle-Wilder New Smyrna Beach chapel, with the Rev. Leonard O'Donnell officiating. Interment followed in Sea Pines Memorial Gardens.
Condolences may be sent to settlewilderfuneralhome.com.
Settle-Wilder Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 406 S. Orange St., New Smyrna Beach, was in charge of arrangements.
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