Mr. Samuel Gerald Anderson, 74 of Wilson, died Sunday, December 31, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 12 noon at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, 805 Nash Street East, Wilson, NC. Bishop Willie Thomas will officiate. Burial will follow with military rites at Rest Haven Cemetery, 1601 Lane Street in Wilson. Public viewing will be on Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. [only] at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. The family will assemble on Saturday at 11 a.m. at his residence for the processional to the Funeral Home.