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OXFORD--Judge Charles Watkins Wilkinson, Jr., passed away in his sleep on May 6, 2018, at his home on 207 Edgewood Drive in Oxford, North Carolina. A lifelong resident of Oxford, he graduated from Oxford High School in 1959 and entered Campbell University where he graduated in 1961 with an Associate in Arts degree. After graduating from East Carolina University with his Bachelor of Arts degree, he entered the University of North Carolina School of Law. He graduated in 1967 with his Juris Doctorate and was accepted to the North Carolina Bar that same year.

LOUISBURG - Judy D. Dickerson, 70, of Louisburg, passed away peacefully Thursday at her home.

LOUISBURG--Wilson Perry Clay, 91, of Louisburg passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at his home. He was born on May 23, 1926 to the late William T. and Lillian Swanson Clay. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Dorothy "Dot" Wrenn Clay; brothers, Lonnie, Bill; his sister, Carolyn; and daughter in-law, Debbie Clay. After serving our country in the U.S. Navy during WWII, he then worked for Wrenn Motor Company and Griffin Motor Company as the service manager until his retirement.