Mr. William Ronald Wetherington, 83, of Grantsboro, N.C. died on Friday, November 30, 2008, at Craven Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ronald was born on April 2, 1923, in the Caton Community, to Mack A. and Mary Knox Wetherington.
On January 5, 1946, he married Gracie Alene Harrington, who predeceased him on April 28, 1993. He married Carolyn Hill Brigman, who survives, on March 30, 1994.
In addition to his widow, survivors include three sons: Robert, Michael and Ronnie Wetherington; two daughters, Joan Miller and Rhonda Stilley; one brother, Joseph Wetherington; one sister, Jeanette Wilkinsonl; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. He is also survived by one stepson and two stepdaughters.