ROCKY MOUNT - Stephen "Steve" Wilson Raper, age 75, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023. Born in Durham County on March 16, 1948, he was the son of the late Dr. Horace Wilson Raper and Elizabeth Marie Brookshire Raper. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Winnifred "Winnie" Adcock Raper.

Steve is survived by his daughters Cathy Chaffin (Doyte) of Evans, GA; Elizabeth Jones (Robert) of Fayetteville, and Rayna Owen of Rocky Mount; his brother Ted Raper of Robinsonville, MS; three grandchildren; one grandchild.

A service will be held Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 1 p.m. in the Sanctuary of Lakeside Baptist Church, 1501 Sunset Ave, Rocky Mount, with Dr. Jody Wright officiating. Visitation with the family will follow the service in the Sugg Foyer of the Kincheloe Building of Lakeside Baptist Church.

A private family inurnment service will take place at the Columbarium at Lakeside Baptist Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Steve's memory to the Braswell Memorial Library 727 N Grace St., Rocky Mount, NC 27894 or Lakeside Baptist Church, 1501 Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.