Earl Junior Whitley, 65, of 1618 Washington Street died January 14, 2015 at Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount, NC. The funeral will be held Sunday at 1:00pm at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel and interment will be private. Public viewing will be Saturday from 2-6pm at the funeral home. The family will receive friends at all times at the residence and they will assemble at 12:30pm on Sunday at the funeral home for the funeral service. Professional and personal services are entrusted to EDWARDS FUNERAL HOME 805 E. Nash Street Wilson, NC. Condolences may be directed to edwardscares.com