M. ELWOOD WIGGINS
May 20, 1947-Dec. 26, 2011
MOUNT OLIVE -- Major Elwood Wiggins, 64, died at home early Monday, Dec. 26.
Funeral services will be Thursday, Dec. 29, at 7 p.m. in the chapel at Tyndall Funeral Home, with visitation afterward.
Burial will be Friday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m. in Wiggins-Price Cemetery in the Red Hill community of Duplin County. Conducting will be Bishop Richard Brown.
Mr. Wiggins had served in the United States Navy, where he was a member of the Blue Jacket Choir.
He had been employed as vice president for manufacturing at Mt. Olive Pickle Co., and in more recent years, had been a loan officer at Wells-Fargo Home Mortgage and at National City Mortgage both in Clayton.
He was a member of the Mount Olive ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
His parents, Lathan Almon Wiggins Sr. and Pauline "Polly" Swinson Wiggins; an infant son, Marcus Almon Wiggins; and a brother, L. A. Wiggins Jr.; preceded him in death.
He is survived by wife, Jennifer M. Wiggins of Four Oaks; sons, Michael A. Wiggins and wife, Shannon, M. Adam Wiggins and wife, Jennifer, and Colton M. Wiggins all of Mount Olive and Dustin J. Wiggins of Four Oaks; daughter, Hannah B. Wiggins of Four Oaks; sisters, Geraldine W. "Geri" Deaver and husband, Robert L. "Bob" Deaver, of Kinston and Susan Elizabeth Wiggins of Mount Olive; brothers, Douglas L. "Lindy" Wiggins Sr. and wife, Judy, Steve Wiggins and wife, Hazel, and Chester M. Wiggins and wife, Vickie, all of Mount Olive; four grandchildren, Claudia, Joshua, Samantha and Nolan Wiggins, who loved their "PaPa Elwood;" and many nieces and nephews.
M. Elwood Wiggins, "God be with you till we meet again."
Online memorial messages may be made to www.tyndallfh.com.
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Published in Obituaries on December 28, 2011 1:49 PM