Mr. William Edward Gaskins Jr., 61, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011.

The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Covenant of God Church. Burial will follow at Palmetto Chapel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Gaskins, a native of Beaufort County, was a lifelong resident of the Vanceboro community. He was a Vietnam veteran in the United States Army.

He is survived by his wife, Tammy Whichard Gaskins; daughters, Laura Gaskins Riggs, of Cove City and Sheila Gaskins Lewis, of Washington; son, William E. “Billy” Gaskins, III, of Vanceboro; stepson, William Logan Whichard, of Whicards Beach; parents, Edward & Dorothy Gaskins, of Vanceboro; brother, Joey A. Gaskins, of New Bern; and six grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Wilkerson Funeral Home.

Online condolences at www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com.

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