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Evelyn Carter Hunt
Sep 25, 2014
HENDERSON-Evelyn Diane Carter Hunt, age 65, a resident of 186 Joshua Lane, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 At Duke University Medical Center.Born in Nash County on February 20, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Clifton E. Carter, Sr.and Margaret Tucker Carter. She was retired from Continental Hosiery and attended Bethesda Missionary Church. A memorial service will be held...
Evelyn Carter Hunt
Sep 25, 2014
HENDERSON-Evelyn Diane Carter Hunt, age 65, a resident of 186 Joshua Lane, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 At Duke University Medical Center.Born in Nash County on February 20, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Clifton E. Carter, Sr.and Margaret Tucker Carter. She was retired from Continental Hosiery and attended Bethesda Missionary Church. A memorial service will be held...
Evelyn Carter Hunt
Sep 25, 2014
HENDERSON-Evelyn Diane Carter Hunt, age 65, a resident of 186 Joshua Lane, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 At Duke University Medical Center.Born in Nash County on February 20, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Clifton E. Carter, Sr.and Margaret Tucker Carter. She was retired from Continental Hosiery and attended Bethesda Missionary Church. A memorial service will be held...
Robert Eugene Waddell
Sep 21, 2014
HENDERSON-Robert Eugene Waddell,.age 74, a resident of 293 Tower Lane, died Sunday, September 21, 2014, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on March 1, 1940, he was the son of the late John E. Waddell and Rosa Lee Journigan Waddell.He worked as a security guard at Variety Wholesale and was retired from Burlington Industries where he worked for...
Ernest Nelson Parrott
Sep 15, 2014
HENDERSON-Ernest Nelson Sonny Parrott, age 75, a resident of 389 Mabry Mill Road, died suddenly Monday, September 15, 2014, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on October 18, 1938 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Nelson Vernon Parrott and Maxine Poythress Parrott.Sonny was a Veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War, and was...
Ruth Harris Glenn
Sep 15, 2014
HENDERSON-Ruth Harris Glenn, 87, of Henderson passed away at Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Monday, September 15, 2014.She was born Monday, May 16, 1927, in Henderson, NC, the daughter of the late Joseph L. Harris and Mattie Perry Harris of Henderson. She was a long time member of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, a retired Family Dollar store...
Charlie Charles Allgood, Sr
Sep 15, 2014
Charlie Calvin Allgood, Sr., age 73, a resident of 128 Beech Cove, died Monday, September 15, 2014 at his home.Born in Granville County on June 10, 1941, he was the son of the late Lucious Allgood and Gracie Renn Allgood.He was a retired mechanic from Ball Incom. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm in the J. M....
Wayne Arnold Lancaster
Sep 13, 2014
Wayne A. Lancaster HENDERSON- Wayne Arnold Lancaster, age 66, a resident of 1150 Gun Club Road, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 in Cabarrus County.Born in Vance County on October 26, 1947 he was the son of the late Edward C. Lancaster and Helen Foster Lancaster of Raleigh.He was a decorated Veteran of the U.S. Army having served in Vietnam.Mr. Lancaster...
Laura King Smith
Sep 12, 2014
Laura Ellis King Smith, age 70, a resident of 880 Coble Blvd., died Friday, September 12, 2014, at her home.Born in Warren County on May 6, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Jackson"L.J." King and Annie Leigh Puckett King. Laura was retired from Joel T. Cheatham, Inc. where she worked for more than 40 years. A memorial...
William Robert Buhrmester
Sep 8, 2014
William Robert Buhrmester, age 74, a resident of 209 Twelve Oaks Lane, died Monday, September 08, 2014.Born on January 29, 1940 in St. Louis MO, he was the son of the late Alta Eden Buhrmester and Clinton Buhrmester and was the widower of Bonnie Rose Edwards Buhrmester. Mr. Buhrmester was retired from the US Army serving during the Vietnam era...
Anthony Eugene Gupton
Sep 3, 2014
HENDERSON-Anthony Eugene "Tony" Gupton, age 50, a resident of 229 W. Young Avenue, died Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at Maria Parham Medical Center after a brief illness.Born on December 7, 1963 in Vance County, he was the son of Linwood Eugene "Gene" Gupton and Betsy Pegram Gupton of Henderson.He was employed as a service technician at Time Warner Cable where...
Rachel Royster Poythress
Sep 1, 2014
HENDERSON- Rachel Royster Poythress, age 78, a resident of 1513 Peace Street, died Monday, September 1, 2014, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on July 16, 1936 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Graham H. Royster and Ruth Jackson Royster. Rachel was retired from W. H. Phillips & Co. and was a member of West End Baptist...
Grace Edwards Hershman
Aug 31, 2014
HENDERSON-Grace Edwards Hershman, age 97, a resident of 1031 Bearpond Road, died Sunday, August 31, 2014, in a local nursing home.Born on November 19, 1916 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Edwards and Lillian Bledsoe Edwards, and was the widow of Oliver Wendell Hershman.Mrs. Hershman was a homemaker and a member of Gillburg United Methodist...
Carolyn Bell Sumners
Aug 26, 2014
HENDERSON-Carolyn Bell Sumners, age 78, a resident of Chestnut Street, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, Virginia. Born in Vance County on August 13, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Carroll Bell, Sr. and Myrtle Grissom Bell.She was a retired Director of the Vance County Senior Center. Funeral services will be...
Carolyn Bell Sumners
Aug 26, 2014
HENDERSON-Carolyn Bell Sumners, age 78, a resident of Chestnut Street, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, Virginia. Born in Vance County on August 13, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Carroll Bell, Sr. and Myrtle Grissom Bell.She was a retired Director of the Vance County Senior Center. Funeral services will be...
Carolyn Bell Sumners
Aug 26, 2014
HENDERSON-Carolyn Bell Sumners, age 78, a resident of Chestnut Street, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, Virginia. Born in Vance County on August 13, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Carroll Bell, Sr. and Myrtle Grissom Bell.She was a retired Director of the Vance County Senior Center. Funeral services will be...
Vernon Bobby Lockemy
Aug 25, 2014
HENDERSON- Vernon Bobby Lockemy, age 78, a resident of 1607 Bane Ave., died Monday, August 25, 2014 at his home.Born in Vance County onSeptember 29, 1935 he was the son of the late Offie Lockemy and Mattie Liles Lockemy.Mr. Lockemy was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired foreman with Burkart Inc. Funeral services will be...
Joseph Bryant Tharrington
Aug 24, 2014
Joseph Bryant Tharrington, age 70, a resident of 430 Tharrington Lane died Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Duke University Medial Center.Born on September 10, 1943 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Grady Spencer Tharrington and Molly Harris Tharrington.He was a retired lieutenant with the Henderson Fire Department and an employee of J.M. White Funeral Home where...
Thomas Truman Travis
Aug 13, 2014
Thomas Truman Travis, Sr., age 69, a resident of 819 Orange St., died Wednesday August 13, 2014 at his home. Born June 17, 1945 in Vance Co.,he was the son of the late Walton Preston Travis and Vandora Weaver Travis. He was a retired mechanic at Travis Auto Parts. Memorial services will be held Monday at 2 pm at the...
James Joseph Thomas
Aug 9, 2014
OXFORD-James Joseph Thomas, age 71, a resident of 1740Burnside Road, died Saturday, August 9, 2014, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Yancey County on March 10, 1943, he was the son of the late Jeter James Thomas and June Gouge Thomas. James was a retired Supervisor for S. T. Wooten.After retiring, he started Thomas and Sons Concrete, Inc. where he...
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