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James Maynard Garrett, Sr.

James Maynard Garrett, Sr.

Mar 2, 2014

HENDERSON-James Maynard Garrett, Sr., age 61, a resident of 1134 Poplar Creek Road, died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.Born on March 17, 1952 in Person County, he was the son of the late John Calvin Garrett and Julie Ann Frazier Garrett.He was a self-employed clock maker and was a member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church....

Add Smith

Add Smith

Mar 1, 2014

Add Smith, age 77, a resident of 1109 McArthur Steet, died Saturday March 1, 2014 at his home. Born December 21, 1936 in Harnett Co., he was the son of the late Josephine Wilson Smith and Joel Benjamin Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired welder for Gamewell Mechanical in Salisbury. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 pm in...

Marilove Moss Spencer

Marilove Moss Spencer

Feb 28, 2014

Marilove M. Spencer KITTRELL-Marilove Moss Spencer, age 83, a resident of 156 Buffalo Mill Road, died Friday, February 28, 2014 at her home.Born on April 5, 1930 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Lee Moss and Lille Mae Brown Moss.Mrs. Spencer was the retired bookkeeper of Buffaloe Milling Company.She was a member of Plank Chapel...

Samuel M. Merriweather Watkins, Jr.

Samuel M. Merriweather Watkins, Jr.

Feb 22, 2014

HENDERSON-Samuel Merriweather Watkins, Jr., age 80, a resident of 2106 Woodland Road, died Saturday, February 22, 2014, at his home.Born on August 8, 1933 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Samuel Merriweather Watkins, Sr. and Martha Leah Rose Watkins. Sam graduated from Henderson High School in 1952 and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

Robert Ray Steagall

Robert Ray Steagall

Feb 21, 2014

HENDERSON-Robert Ray Bobby Steagall, age 67, a resident of 396 Lake View Road, died Friday, February 21, 2014, at the Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.Born in Granville County on February 16, 1947, he was the son of the late James Irving Steagall and Margaret Frances Oakley Steagall.He was a Veteran of the U S. Army serving in Vietnam and was...

Curtis Norman Matthews

Curtis Norman Matthews

Feb 20, 2014

HENDERSON-Curtis Norman Matthews, age 54, a resident of 729 Boddie Street, died Thursday, February 20, 2014, at his home.Born in Vance County on May 9, 1959, he was the son of John Junious Matthews and Dorothy Kittrell Matthews of Henderson.He was the owner and operator of Matthews Painting Company, and was a member of Freedom Life Church Of God and...

Samuel Barker Watkins, Jr.

Samuel Barker Watkins, Jr.

Feb 18, 2014

HENDERSON-Samuel Barker Watkins, Jr., age 84, a resident of 325 Willowood Drive, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at Granville House in Oxford.Born on April 2, 1929 in Warren County, he was the son of the late Samuel Barker Watkins, Sr. and Agnes Harris Watkins Deady.He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and was a retired truck driver for...

Mildred Smith Edwards

Mildred Smith Edwards

Feb 16, 2014

HENDERSON-Mildred Ellen Smith Edwards, 84, a resident of Kerr Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, and a former resident of Moss Stock Farm Road in Kittrell, died Sunday, February 16, 2014, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on September 12, 1929, she was the daughter of the late William Jethro Smith and Lucille Andrews Smith.Funeral services will be held...

Bessie Harris Hester

Bessie Harris Hester

Feb 15, 2014

Bessie Harris Hester, age 92, a resident of 120 Parham Road, died Saturday, February 15, 2014, in a local nursing home.Born on November 3, 1921 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Phil Thomas Harris and Bessie Ross Harris, and was the widow of Furney Green Hester, Jr. Mrs. Hester was a member of Spring Valley United...

Mary Joan Faucette

Mary Joan Faucette

Feb 9, 2014

HENDERSON- Mary Joan Joanne Knight Faucette, age 81, a resident of 1245 Park Avenue, died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on February 13, 1932 in Vance County she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Albert Knight, Sr. and Mary Helen Lane Knight.She was retired from the former Laurens Glass Company and a member of Mt....

Lena Johnson Hogge

Lena Johnson Hogge

Feb 6, 2014

HENDERSON- Lena Johnson Hogge, age 74, a resident of 425 Willowood Dr., died Thursday, February 06, 2014.Born on January 4, 1940 in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Ekie Bud Johnson and Mabel Barnes Johnson.Mrs. Hogge was a Vice President with Bank of America in Henderson.She was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church where she was...

Alan Keith "Kim" Jones

Alan Keith "Kim" Jones

Feb 4, 2014

RED OAK, NC-Alan Keith Kim Jones, 59, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at his home.Born on July 11, 1954 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Frances D. Jones, Bobby S. Jones, and Rachel C. Jones, and was the widower of Beverly R. Jones. Kim was a graduate of Vance Senior High and Chowan.He was retired from...

Warren John Lotz

Warren John Lotz

Feb 4, 2014

Henderson- Warren John Lotz, age 87, a resident of 143 Dabney Woods Lane, died Tuesday February 4, 2014 at Granville Medical Center.Born May 12, 1926 in Fort Wayne, IN he was the son of the late Herman Martin Lotz and Wilhelmina Reckeweg Lotz. A Veteran of the United States Navy, he served in WW II aboard the USS Alabama.He was...

Carl Nathaniel Edwards, Sr.

Carl Nathaniel Edwards, Sr.

Feb 4, 2014

HENDERSONCarl Nathaniel Edwards, age 92, of Henderson died, Tuesday, February 04, 2014 at his home.Born in Franklin County November 16, 1921 he was the son of the late Henry Rueben Edwards and Irene Vaughan Edwards.He was the owner and operator of the former Edwards Grocery and Carls Market.A Veteran of the United States Navy he served during WW II at...

William Sumner Smith

William Sumner Smith

Feb 2, 2014

Henderson- William Sumner Smith, age 93, a resident of 952 Gillburg Rd, died Sunday, February 2, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on July 20, 1920 he was the son of the late Charles Sumner Smith and Elizabeth Brodie Parsons Smith. He was an Army veteran of World War II and retired employee of the Daily Dispatch, where he worked...

Peggy Coghill Partin

Peggy Coghill Partin

Jan 30, 2014

Henderson-Peggy Jean Coghill Partin, age 77, a resident of Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and a former resident of Courtyard Apartments, died Thursday January 30, 2014.Born in Vance County on September 3, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Wayne B. Coghill and Fannie Mae Winfree Coghill.She was a retired LPN and worked at Maria Parham Hospital for...

Walter Edd Hight, Jr.

Walter Edd Hight, Jr.

Jan 29, 2014

HENDERSON-Walter Edd Boss Hight, Jr., age 85, a resident of Senior Citizens Nursing Home, and a former resident of Parham Road, died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Duke University Medical Center.Born in Wilmington, NC on March 7, 1929, he was the son of the late Walter Edd Hight, Sr. and Lottie Lorena Honeycutt Hight. Walter Edd was a graduate of...

James Franklin Morris

James Franklin Morris

Jan 29, 2014

James Franklin Morris, 93, began his walk with his Lord and Savior on January 29, 2014.Born in Henderson on October 3, 1920, he was the son of the late Thomas Augustus Morris and Sarah Gupton Morris.James was a Veteran of the U. S. Army, serving his country with the same passion and dedication he devoted to civilian and church life.He...

Edna Martin Faulkner

Edna Martin Faulkner

Jan 28, 2014

Henderson-Edna Leigh Martin Faulkner, age 88, a resident of 2109 Rock Mill Rd, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Born in Warren County July 4, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Willie Dalton Martin and Mary Mabel Hayes Martin and the widow of Marvin Edgar Faulkner, Jr..She was a homemaker and member of Zion United Methodist Church. Funeral services...

Billy P. Hunt

Billy P. Hunt

Jan 27, 2014

HENDERSON-Billy Paul Hunt, age 71, a resident of 710 Moody Road, died Monday, January 27, 2014, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on January 21, 1943 in Huntington, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Chauncey and Grace Hunt. He was a graduate of the University Of Florida and received his Masters Degree from Duke University.He was a retired...

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