Obituaries

Shirley Pearson

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Surrounded by family and friends, died September 17, 2018 at Beason Place in Greensboro, N.C.
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Elma Ernestine "Tina" Ross Griffin

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Wakefield VA - died peacefully on September 27, 2018. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. C.W. “Jack” Griffin Sr.; her parents, Elmer E. Ross and Hattie Borrell Ross; two sisters, Irma Molloy, Margie Hicks, and a brother, J.D. Ross. She is survived by her brother, Wallace Edwards; two sons, Clarence Wayne Griffin, Jr. and his wife, Susan Reagan Griffin, and Ross Laine Griffin and his wife, Heather Hill Griffin; four grandchildren, Reagan Griffin, Whitney Griffin, Alexis Watkins and Allie Watkins.
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William Douglas Weaver

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Tarboro, North Carolina, William Weaver, age 78, passed away on December 2, 2018. He was born December 10, 1939 in Norfolk, VA to the late Johnny Weaver and Mary Porter.
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Marie Zahradka Wilson, age 85, of Gaston, NC, formerly a resident of Dinwiddie County, VA, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. 

Born in Prince George County, VA, she was the daughter of the late James and Angela Horak Zahradka. She was also preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. 

She was a longtime employee of The Progress-Index in Petersburg, VA. 

Mrs. Wilson is survived by her husband of 59 years, G.C. Wilson, Jr.; her children, G.C. Wilson, III (Shelly) and Kelly Evans (Barry); grandchildren, Elizabeth Ceaser (Kareem) and Matthew Evans; a great-grandson, Jamison Ceaser, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. 

The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2026 at Victory Baptist Church, 2360 Bolling Road, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870. 

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026 in the mausoleum at Southlawn Memorial Park, 1911 Birdsong Road, S. Prince George, VA 23805. 

The family will greet friends prior to the service.