Tarboro

Willie E. "Eddie" Denton, III, 57, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center.

Funeral service will be held, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 2:00 pm, First Baptist Church, Tarboro with Reverend Lamont Hemminger officiating. Burial will follow in Edgecombe Memorial Park.

Eddie was preceded in death by his son, Joshua Lynn Denton; father, Willie Denton , Jr.;

He is survived by his loving family, including his daughters, Tabitha Fountain and her husband, Brandon, Jeanna Frisk and her husband, Nicklas; Mother, Jean R. Denton; Sister, Anne D. Weeks and her husband, Brent; Grandchildren, Wesley, Landon and Brandon Fountain, Joshua and Nathan Denton.

The family will receive friends at First Baptist Church fellowship hall, Wednesday, 12:30 – 2:00 pm and other times at the home, 2009 Elizabeth St., Tarboro.