Kimberly Tara Tant

Kimberly Tara Tant, 45, of Wilson passed away Thursday, August 22, 2024. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, August 27, 2024, from 6 - 8 p.m.  at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.

 Kimberly was very proud of working at Wilson Medical Center for fifteen years. She will be remembered for her beautiful smile, kindness, and the love she has shown to others. Kimberly was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.

 Special thanks to the staff and caregivers at the Wilson Healthcare and Rehab Center for their love and care of Kimberly as well as the hospital staff at Wilson Medical Center.

 Kimberly is survived by her mother, Dawn Watkins and husband, Mike; step-sister, Kristy Watkins; grandfather, Nelson H. Tant, Jr.; aunts, Xretha Hall, Sally Davis and husband, Mickey; uncles, Kim Boykin and wife, Brenda, Greg Tant and wife, Shawn, and Zane Tant and wife, Shelly; nephews, Ethan Soto (USAF), and Jacob Soto, and numerous cousins, and other loving extended family members.

 She was preceded by her father, Jimmy Tant; grandmothers, Joyce Tant, and Betty King; grandfather, Alvin Boykin, and her uncle, Jeff Tant.

In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials to the Maggie Society, 606 Trinity Drive, Wilson, North Carolina 27893.

Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.