Margaret Carter Wilder

Margaret Carter Wilder
January 18, 1950 – July 11, 2024

Margaret Carter Wilder, born alongside her best friend and twin sister Mary Carter Marshburn on January 18, 1950, passed peacefully on July 11, 2024. She was adored as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and sister-in-law.

Margaret was steadfast in her love of the Lord. She lived her life in His image as a gentle, thoughtful, warm and humorous soul. She was married to the love of her life, Ray Wilder, for 36 years and was a beloved mother to her daughter, Beth Wilder Casey, and son-in-law, Scott Casey. Her most precious moments were spent with her grandchildren, Connor and Sara Casey.

Margaret is survived by brothers Jerry Carter of Rocky Mount, and Rick Carter of Cary, and sisters Mary Marshburn of Lumberton and Martha Poole of Raleigh. Margaret was preceded in death by husband Ray Wilder of Middlesex, parents Beatrice and Archie Carter of Wake Forest, and brother Bobby of Louisburg.

A graveside service will be held at Friendship Free Will Baptist Church on Wednesday, July 17 at 11am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Margaret Wilder’s honor to Transitions LifeCare, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607, or by clicking https://www.transitionslifecare.org/donate/.

Arrangements are entrusted to Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, 211 W. Third Street, Wendell, NC 27591. www.stricklandfuneral.com

John 14:1-4. “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” NKJV