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1932 Elder Booker T. Wiggins Sr 2026

Elder Booker T. Wiggins Sr.

June 3, 1932 — May 22, 2026

Kinston, NC

With heavy and sorrowful hearts, we, the Staff and Management of R. Swinson Funeral Services, join the Wiggins family in announcing the transition of 93-year-old Elder Booker T. Wiggins, Sr. on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, NC.

Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, May 29, 2026, at Greater St. Paul Holy Church, and burial will follow in Pinelawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2026, from the Robert Swinson, Jr. Memorial Chapel from 4 to 6 pm.

Elder Booker T. Wiggins, Sr. is preceded in death by his parents, Isaac Wiggins, Sr. and Julia Shepard Wiggins; three brothers, Isaac Wiggins, Jr., William McKinley Wiggins, and Robert Wiggins; four sisters, Annie Wiggins, Peachie Mae Powell, Lucille Jones, and Margie Grandy; a special niece, Johnnie Mae “Puddin” Rhem; and his eldest son, Benjamin Franklin Wiggins. 

He is survived by his wife, Minister Mary Wiggins of the home; three daughters, Della Wiggins Lawson (W. Anthony) of Kinston, Tess Wiggins Yost (Robert) of Winter Haven, FL, Dr. Darlene Wiggins Dockery of Alexandria, VA; two sons, Pastor Booker T. Wiggins, Jr.,(Dee Most) and Christopher Wiggins, Sr. (Priscilla) of Kinston; one sister, Dorothy Wiggins Williams of Raleigh, NC; as well as 13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.

Please keep the Wiggins family in your thoughts and prayers during this sorrowful time.

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Service Schedule

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Visitation

Thursday, May 28, 2026

4:00 - 6:00 pm (Eastern time)

R. Swinson Funeral Services

208 E Blount St, Kinston, NC 28501

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Funeral Service

Friday, May 29, 2026

Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)

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Burial

Friday, May 29, 2026

Pinelawn Memorial Park

4488 US-70, Kinston, NC 28504

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