Dolly Stallings Ellington
Aug 12, 2026
HENDERSON- Dolly Ann Stallings Ellington, 81, of Raleigh Road, died Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at a local nursing home. Born September 15, 1944 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Nora Hurt Stallings and George Plummer Stallings. Dolly was of the Baptist faith.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. at New Hope...
Jerry Dean Thomas, Sr.
Aug 5, 2026
OXFORD- Jerry Dean Thomas, Sr., 81, of Burnside Road, died Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Born September 20, 1944 in Mitchell County, he was the son of the late June Gouge Thomas and Jeter James Thomas. Jerry retired from Camp Butner where he was the facility maintenance supervisor. He was a Veteran of the North...
Mary Ann Hope Rivers
Aug 2, 2026
HENDERSON– Mary Ann Hope Rivers., 85, a resident of NC 39, Hwy N., passed away Sunday, August 2, 2026 at her home. Born, February 8, 1941 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Pettigrew Hope, Sr. and Alice Norwood Hope King and was the widow of William Allen Rivers, Sr. Mary Ann was retired from Variety...
William Allen Rivers, Sr.
Jul 31, 2026
HENDERSON – William Allen Rivers, Sr., 83, a resident of NC 39, Hwy N., passed away Friday, July 31, 2026 at his home. Born, July 23, 1943 in Warren County, he was the son of the late Alvis Jackson Rivers and Martha Allen Rivers. He was retired from Variety Wholesalers, a member of Marrow’s Chapel Church where he was a...
Sandra Wilson Faulkner
Jul 30, 2026
HENDERSON – Sandra Jean Wilson Faulkner, 74, a resident of Shadowbrook Drive, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2026, at her home. Born May 11, 1952 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Turner Wilson and Eugene Wilson.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM in the J. M. White Funeral Home...
Terry Wayne Page
Jul 30, 2026
HENDERSON – Terry Wayne Page, 61, a resident of Bucktail Court, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2026 at his home. Born, December 2, 1964 in Vance County, he was the son of the late James Vernon Page and Lola Rabon Carter. Terry was the owner and operator of Terry’s Mobile Home Store, formerly Goodson’s Mobile Home Store.
A graveside funeral service...
Pamela Greenway Eaton
Jul 28, 2026
Pamela Faye Greenway Eaton, 83, of Gun Club Road, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2026, surrounded by her family. Born June 30, 1943 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Marie May Greenway and Clarence Greenway and was the widow of Mike Sparks and David Ronald Eaton, Sr. She retired from K-Mart where she worked as a...
Mary Ann Beal Allison
Jul 27, 2026
KITTRELL- Mary Ann Beal Allison, 91, of Crater Lane, died Monday, July 27, 2026 at Hampton Manor. Born April 12, 1935 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Francis Short Beal and Lewis Walter Beal, Sr. Mary Ann was a homemaker who loved gardening and sewing but above all cherished being a mother, grandmother and housewife.
A...
John Lewis Norwood
Jul 27, 2026
HENDERSON- John L. Norwood, 94, of Henderson, passed away on July 27, 2026, and went home to be with the Lord surrounded by the love of his family. Born March 18, 1932, John was the son of the late Boley Alston Norwood and Julia Ann Owen Norwood.
He graduated from Townsville High School in 1950 and went on to spend a...
Jane T. Blackburn
Jul 25, 2026
OXFORD -Thalia Jane Tillman Blackburn died peacefully on July 25, 2026 in Whitmore Retirement Center in Oxford, North Carolina. She was ninety-seven years old. Jane was born in Lake Wales, Florida, the daughter of Rollie Tillman, Sr. and Louise Johnson Tillman.
Jane spent her childhood and youth in Lake Wales, which was founded by her grandparents, amid a close and numerous...
Grady Thomas Stainback
Jul 14, 2026
HENDERSON-Grady Thomas Stainback, 88, a resident of the Brookston Community, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on August 30, 1937 in Warren County, he was the son of the late William Atley Stainback and Pearl Mosely Stainback.
Grady was a Veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War. He...
Chubby Lee Thompson
Jul 16, 2026
HENDERSON- Chubby Lee Thompson, 78, a resident of Ruin Creek Rd., passed away Thursday, July 16, 2026 at Maria Parham Health. Born May 14, 1948 in Northampton Co., he was the son of the late Paul Wilson Thompson and Ophelia Hodges Thompson. Chubby was a Veteran of the United States Army serving during the Vietnam War, a member of Zion...
Margaret Cooke Jones
Jul 10, 2026
HENDERSON- Margaret Cooke Jones, 82 of Graham Avenue, died July 10, 2026, at her home. Born April 29, 1944, in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Lillie Mae Saunders Cooke and William Rand Cooke and was the widow of Herbert Earl Jones, Sr.
Margaret graduated from Oxford High School in 1962 as Class Salutatorian. After graduation, she attended...
Dianne Lowry Edwards
Jul 10, 2026
HENDERSON- Dianne Marie Lowry Edwards, 75, of Highway 39 S, died Friday, July 10, 2026 at her home. Born January 2, 1951 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Marie Abbott Lowry and Charlie P. Lowry, II.
Dianne retired from Mast Drug where she worked as a bookkeeper in the corporate office for more than 37 years. She...
Jerry Macon Garrett
Jul 7, 2026
Jerry Macon Garrett, 75, of Henderson, NC passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at 5pm on July 7th, 2026 at Maria Parham Medical Center. Jerry entered this world on June 17th. 1951 as the youngest of 5 children. From birth, until his passing, Jerry spoke with great affection about his brothers and sister and their extended families.
Jerry loved the...
David C. Tingen, Sr.
Jul 6, 2026
HENDERSON- David Candler Tingen, Sr., 93, of Stanley Street, died Monday, July 6, 2026 at the Durham VA Hospital. Born August 26, 1932 in Granville County, he was the son of the late Laura Keeton Tingen and Abner Garrett Tingen.
David was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean War. He retired from Merita Bread Company where...
Diane Patterson Hunt
Jul 4, 2026
HENDERSON- Diane Gaye Patterson Hunt, 67, of Vicksboro Road, died Saturday July 4, 2026 at Maria Parham Health. Born August 26, 1958 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Annie Mae Bartlomew Patterson and James Monroe Patterson and was the widow of Jimmy Hunt.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. in the...
Brenda Harrell Johnson
Jun 28, 2026
YOUNGSVILLE- Brenda Lee Harrell Johnson, affectionately known as “Nanny,” 82, of Spindale Court, died Sunday, June 28, 2026 at the home of her son. Born March 11, 1944 in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Bertha Creech Harrell and Clarence Richard Harrell and was the widow of Donald Gene Johnson, Sr. Mrs. Johnson was the operator of...
Durward Thomas Abbott
Jun 27, 2026
KNIGHTDALE- Durward Thomas Abbott, 68, of Knightdale, North Carolina passed away peacefully in his home after a challenging year doing his absolute best to fight Cancer with post stroke complications. Durward was born in Henderson on January 12, 1958 in the unseasonably cold and snowy winter of 1958 to Dorothy Nell Ayscue Abbott and James Elmore Abbott. As the younger...
Paulette Pendergrass Arrington
Jun 26, 2026
HENDERSON- Mary Paulette Pendergrass Arrington, 83, of 22 Jeffress Drive, passed away Friday, June 26, 2026 at UNC Rex Hospital surrounded by family. Born September 27, 1942 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Beadie Ayscue Pendergrass and Solon Pendergrass and was married to her husband, Marion Arrington for 67 years.
She graduated from Aycock School in 1960....
