Pastor Duarthur Oates, Sr.,75, of Wilson, North Carolina transitioned from labor to reward on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

The funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Mildred Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 1838 S. Shiloh Farm Road, Tarboro, NC 27886.  Dr. Jeffrey Harris will officiate.  Entombment will follow in Edgecombe Memorial Park, 2879 US Hwy., 258, S., Tarboro, NC 27886.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026, at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy., Wilson, NC and from 10:00 until 10:45 a.m. on Saturday prior to the funeral at Mildred Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 1838 S. Shiloh Farm Road, Tarboro, NC.  At other times, the family will receive friends at the residence.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Steven Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King Jr., Parkway Wilson, NC 27893. 

Condolences may be posted to www.stevensfamilyfuneralhome.com or faxed to 252-991-5849.

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