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Virginia Smith Woodlief
Jul 15, 2014
OXFORD-Virginia Smith Woodlief, age 92, a former resident of Wilton, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014.She was a native of Wake County and the daughter of the late Clarence Smith and Eleanor Smith and thewidow of Pender L. Woodlief.She was a member of Brassfield Baptist Church where she served as a Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, WMU Director, a member of the...
Tommy Lee Key
Jul 13, 2014
HENDERSON- Mr. Tommy Lee Key beloved husband and father, age 70, a resident of 2342 Oxford Rd., passed away July 13, 2014 at his home.Born February 11, 1944 in Roanoke Rapids, he was the son of the late Marvin Hilbert Key and Helen Snow Key.He was a retired from IBM Corporation where he worked as a software engineer. Private prayers...
Lloyd Woody Woodlief
Jul 7, 2014
KITTRELL-Lloyd "Woody" Woodlief, age 84, a resident of 430 Cricket Creek Lane, died Monday, July 7, 2014.Born on July 6, 1930 in Vance County, he was the son of the late John Woodlief and Mary Stella Overton Woodlief.He was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during the Korean War, and was a member of Central Baptist Church and...
Rita Oxendine Walker
Jul 6, 2014
HENDERSON- Rita Helena Oxendine Walker, age 63, passed away July 6, 2014 at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham.Born December 5, 1950 in Fairmont, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Oxendine and Bernice Morgan Oxendine. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Frank Sossamon on Wednesday at 10 am in the chapel of J.M. White Funeral Home.Burial will...

Michelle Davis Williams
Jul 5, 2014
Michelle Leigh Davis Williams, age 37, a resident of 146 Dorsey Place, died Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on November 1, 1976, she was the daughter of Janet Abbott Davis of Henderson and the late Clarence Brooks Davis. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 am at South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church...
Mary Tant Riggan
Jul 4, 2014
Mary Ann Tant Riggan, age 79, a resident of 3207 Egypt Mountain Road, died Friday, July 4, 2014 in a local nursing home.Born in Franklin County on October 13, 1934, she was the daughter of the late James Atlas Tant and Vall Beal Tant.Mary was a retired Health Care Technician at Murdoch Center in Butner and was a member of...
Jerry Wayne Fleming
Jun 24, 2014
ROCKWELL,NC-Jerry Wayne Fleming, age 60, a resident of 1220 Cannon Street, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at the W. G. Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury.Born on October 7, 1953 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Raymond Fleming and Mildred Harris Fleming.He was a Veteran of the US Marine Corps and was employed as anelectrician. Graveside...
Carl Neal
Jun 21, 2014
Carl "Red" Neal, age 82, a resident of 1816 S. Clearview Drive, died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Magnolia Gardens of Warrenton. Born on August 7, 1931 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Walter Carl Neal and Ora Hansford Neal. Red was a retired Mason Foreman at Johnson Block and Concrete Co. He served in the...
Richard Jordan Southerland
Jun 21, 2014
HENDERSON-Richard Jordan Southerland, age 67, a resident of 83 S. Stratford Drive, died Saturday, June 21, 2014. Born on October 13, 1946 in Vance County, he was the son of the late William Robert Southerland, Jr. and Olivia Breedlove Southerland.Richard attended East Carolina University and was a retired Vice President of Sales at ETC of Henderson. Graveside services will be...
Ruby Lee Forrest Trammell
Jun 16, 2014
HENDERSON-Ruby Lee Forrest Trammell, age 73, a resident of 235 Vincent-Hoyle Road, died Monday, June 16, 2014 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on November 1, 1940 in Trion, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Patton C. Forrest and Mattie Bell Rickett Forrest, and was the widow of J. W. Trammell. Mrs. Trammell was of the Baptist faith. Graveside...
Dolores Smith Hunt
Jun 12, 2014
HENDERSON- Mrs. Dolores Jean Smith Hunt, age 73, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at a local nursing home.Born in Portsmouth, VAon August 5, 1940 she was the daughter of the late David Louis Smith and Ruth Bernice Perisher Smith.Mrs. Hunt was the widow of Billy Paul Hunt.She was a retired medical records clerk. A memorial service will be held on...
Esther Marie Brewer
Jun 9, 2014
Esther Marie Parks Brewer, age 59, a resident of 1245 Park Ave., died Monday, June 09, 2014 at Granville Medical Center. Born on April 22, 1955 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late June Cooper Knight and Rosa Lee Parks Knight of Henderson. She was a retired nurses aid at a local nursing home. She is survived...
Barbara Dickerson Marshall
Jun 8, 2014
HENDERSON- Mrs. Barbara Dickerson Marshall, age 68, a resident of 1617 Stewart Avenue, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2104 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on August 22, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Russell Dickerson and Uzallan Stroud Dickerson.Mrs. Marshall was a faithful private duty caregiver and attended Mt. Ararat Pentecostal Holiness Church. A memorial...
Judith Virginia Hester
Jun 6, 2014
HENDERSON-Judith Virginia Hester, age 72, a resident of 120 Parham Street, died peacefully on Friday, June 06, 2014, in a local nursing home.Born in Vance County on May 16, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Furney Green Hester, Jr. and Bessie Harris Hester. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 7, 2014, at 2 pm in the J....
Randy Robert Reagle
Jun 5, 2014
Randy Robert Reagle, age 23, a resident of 530 Waters Edge Loop, died Thursday, June 5, 2014, from injuries received in an automobile accident.He was born on December 4, 1990 in York, PA.He was employed at Point Guard Marketing Co. and attended Clearview Baptist Church and Blessed Hope Baptist Church.He graduated from Reynolds High School in 2009 and Pittsburgh Technical...
Clara Elizabeth Crider
Jun 2, 2014
HENDERSON-Clara Elizabeth Crider, age 83, a resident of 65 Morning Glory Lane, died Monday, June 2, 2014, at her home.She was born on May 18, 1931 in Dusseldorf, Germany. She was a retired hotel supervisor and was a member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 200 PM at Raleigh Road...
Ida Buchanan Pittman
May 29, 2014
HENDERSON- Ida Buchanan Pittman, 77, died Thursday, May 29, 2014 at a local nursing home.Born on September 18, 1936 in Mitchell County she was the daughter of the late Carl Buchanan and Nittie Biddix Buchanan.She was a member of Tungsten Mine Baptist Church and was a homemaker. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2:00PM at Middleburg Baptist Church...
Dorothy Dickerson Martin
May 26, 2014
HENDERSON- Dorothy Dickerson Martin, age 73, a resident of 699 Mabry Mill Rd, died Monday, May 26, 2014 at her home.Born in Vance County on June 5, 1940 she was the daughter of the late Eugene Dickerson and Rosetta Pendergrass Dickerson Hoyle and the widow of Charlie Vernon Martin.Mrs. Martin was retired from Harriett and Henderson where she worked as...
Robert George Kilgore
May 25, 2014
Robert George Kilgore, age 74, a resident of 1744 Parker Lane, died Sunday, May 25, 2014 at his home. Born on February 11, 1940 in Morristown, TN, he was the son of the late George Arthur Kilgore and the late Marian Shepherd Kilgore. He was a retired Regional Vice President for Belk Stores, Inc., served in the US Navy, and...
Keith Hartwell Harris
May 24, 2014
Keith Hartwell Harris, age 57, a resident of 4999 Glebe Rd., died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at his home. Born on June 29, 1956 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Franklin Harris and Shirley Raines Harris of Henderson. He was employed as a carpenter by the Rogers Group. A Memorial service will be held Thursday night...
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