Carol Gay Pugh

Mrs. Carol Gay Pugh, 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. The funeral service will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gene Williams officiating. Entombment will follow in the mausoleums at Pinewood Memorial Park.
Carol was born on Feb. 19, 1944 in Zebulon, N.C. to Wilbur and Margaret Gay. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary education from East Carolina University. Soon after graduation, she married the love of her life, Samuel H. Pugh. Together they raised four children. Carol loved her Precept bible study, cooking and spending time with family. She attended Parker's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother.
Carol was preceded in death by her father, Wilbur Davis Gay. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Samuel H. Pugh; son, Stacey Pugh and wife Danette; son, Frankie Pugh and wife Janna; son, Stephen Pugh and wife Lindsay; daughter, Caroline Pugh; grandchildren, Colby, Morgan, Davis, Hadley, Ava and Audrey Pugh, all of Greenville; mother, Margaret Pittman Gay of Zebulon; sister, Wilma Gay Batts and husband Don, of Raleigh; several nieces and nephews; and special friends, Jackie Haddock and wife Barbara.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday at Wilkerson Funeral Home. The family would like extend their heartfelt appreciation to the staff at Vidant Medical Center and Doctor Dean Yamaguchi for the level of special care shown to Carol and her family. Online condolences may be made at www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com.