ROCKY MOUNT - Willis Bunn "W.B." Bullock, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Born in Martin County on July 30, 1936, he was the son of the late Lewis Albert Bullock and Beulah Cowin Bullock. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Lewis "Edward" Bullock, Atung Ward Bullock, and Rev. Ralph Ross Bullock; his sisters, Pauline Bullock Savage and Geraldine Bullock Donnell; and his brothers-in-law, Nick Swinson and Lin Smith.

W.B. is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mattie Jones Bullock; his sons, Doug Bullock of Rocky Mount, Jeff Bullock of Hickory, and Bob Bullock and wife, Jocelyn, Takoma Park, MD; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; his sisters, Elizabeth "Lib" Bullock Swinson, Nancy Bullock Shonk and husband, Robert, and Janice Bullock Smith; numinous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A service will be held Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Englewood United Methodist Church, Rocky Mount, with Rev. Nathan Wittman officiating. The family will receive friends and relatives on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, from 5-7 p.m. at Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home.

A private family burial of cremains will take place at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in W.B.'s memory to Englewood United Methodist Men, PO Box 7128, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.