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Vernon Lynn Grissom
Dec 26, 2013
Vernon Lynn Grissom, age 48, a resident of 463 Dabney Woods Lane, died Thursday, December 26, 2013, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born on July 11, 1965 in Vance County, he was the son of Delora Ann Lassiter Grissom of Kittrell and the late Vernon Wyche Grissom, Jr.He was a Distribution Supervisor for Dollar General in South Boston,...
Roger Dell Tant
Dec 19, 2013
HENDERSON-Roger Dell Tant, age 63, a resident of 3985 Weldons Mill Road, died Thursday, December 19, 2013.Born on November 27, 1950 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late John Albert Tant and Inez Bachelor Tant.He was a medically retiredindependent construction worker. No services are planned at this time. He is survived by one son, Brian Mitchell Royal...
Belva Blue Harris
Dec 17, 2013
HENDERSON- Mrs. Belva Blue Harris, age 99, a resident of Senior Citizens Nursing Home died Tuesday December 17, 2013.Born on July 5, 1914 in Durham County she was the daughter of the late Obie J. Blue and Emma Gates Blue and the widow of Willie Lee "Pete" Harris.She was a retired LPN.Mrs. Harris was a member of New Sandy Creek...
Mary Elisabet Jensen Mabe
Dec 15, 2013
CANDLER, NC - Mary Elisabet Jensen Mabe died peacefully Sunday, December 15, 2013, at the home of her daughter, Patricia Mabe-Parker, in Candler, NC.She was 93. Mary was born May 27, 1920 in Tama County, Iowa to Ane Kirstine Andersen and Gustav V. Jensen, the youngest of four children.She grew up in High Point and graduated from Central High School....
Geneva Kimbrough Williamson
Dec 13, 2013
HENDERSON-Geneva Kimbrough Williamson, age 72, a resident of 5075 Glebe Rd., died Friday, December 13, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born November 9, 1941 in Danville VA, she was the daughter of the late Gladys Upton Kimbrough and James E. Kimbrough. She was the widow of Ronnie Marshall Williamson and was a retired Custodian from Dabney Elementary School. Funeral...
Geneva Kimbrough Williamson
Dec 13, 2013
HENDERSON-Geneva Kimbrough Williamson, age 72, a resident of 5075 Glebe Rd., died Friday, December 13, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born November 9, 1941 in Danville VA, she was the daughter of the late Gladys Upton Kimbrough and James E. Kimbrough. She was the widow of Ronnie Marshall Williamson and was a retired Custodian from Dabney Elementary School. Funeral...
Charles Wesley Crowder
Dec 11, 2013
- Mr. Charles Wesley Crowder, died December 11, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Durham.Born in South Hill, VA on January 17, 1924 he was the son of the late James A. Crowder and Sarah J. Roberts Crowder. A Veteran of the United States Army, he served in WWII at the Battle of the Bulge and was a Purple...
George Wheeler Pegram, Sr.
Dec 11, 2013
Henderson- Mr. George Wheeler Pegram, Sr., age 76, a resident of 905 Daniel Harris Rd., died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Duke Regional Hospital.Born on February, 22, 1937 in Vance County, he was the son of the late William Elmus Pegram and Lucy Harris Pegram.He was a retired tobacco farmer and member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Funeral services will...
Nicole Cade Bowen
Dec 11, 2013
Nicole C. Bowen, age 36, a resident of 55 Myers Lane, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at her home. Born in Halifax County, VA on July 12, 1977 she was the daughter of Jerry Wayne Blevins of Statesville and Betty Cade of Henderson.She was a member of Stovall Baptist Church and worked as a cashier at Wilco Gas Station. Graveside...
Diana Huffman Young
Dec 1, 2013
Diana H. Young HENDERSON-Diana Huffman Young, age 66, a resident of 2727 Hwy. 158 Business, died Sunday, December 1, 2013.Born in Long Beach, California on January 23, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Huffman and Dorothy McCarthy Huffman. She was the manager of the Garden Walk Apartments. She is survived by one son, Richard Young and wife...
Walter Brodie Burwell
Nov 29, 2013
HENDERSON- Dr.Walter Brodie Burwell of Henderson, died at Maria Parham Medical Center Friday, November 29, 2013.He is survived by his wife, Kathleen K. Burwell of the home; a son, Walter Brodie Burwell II and wife, Connie Hayworth Burwell; a daughter, Kathleen Burwell Burke and husband, Arthur Joseph Burke; four grandchildren: Jessica Burke Mulkey and husband David Hill Mulkey of Cary,...
Bryant Wright
Nov 28, 2013
KITTRELL-Bryant Wright, age 85, a resident of 376 N. Chavis Road, died Thursday, November 28, 2013 at his home.Born in Wayne County on July 23, 1928, he was the son of the late Bernard Bryant Wright and Bessie Hedgepeth Wright, and was the widower of Rebecca Stone Wright. Bryant was a retired Foreman for the former George W. Kane Construction...
Laura Jeanette Brazeale Parham
Nov 25, 2013
KNIGHTDALE-Laura Jeanette Brazeale Parham, age 68, a resident of 618 Keith Street, died Monday, November 25, 2013 at Wake Medical Center.Born in Dallas Co., Arkansas on August 30, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Fred H. Brazeale and Vella Grace Brazeale, and was the widow of William Alfred Parham. Funeral services will be held Sunday December 1, 2013,...
Ruby Pace Jenkins
Nov 24, 2013
HENDERSON- Ruby Pace Jenkins, age 86, a resident of Senior Citizens Nursing Home, died Sunday November 24,2013 at Duke University Medical Center.Born on July 2, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Vance Pace and Lillian Ranes Pace and the widow of William Benjamin Jenkins. She was a member of Harriett Baptist Church and retired from Harriett and Henderson...
Irma Gregory Montgomery
Nov 19, 2013
Irma G. Montgomery HENDERSON-Irma Lee Gregory Ligon Montgomery, age 82, a resident of 411 S. Lynnbank Road, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at her home.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 21, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Ingram Park Gregory andRuby Christelle Gregory, and was raised by her maternal grandmother,...
Terry Jo Mcdowell
Nov 19, 2013
OXFORD- Terry Jo McDowell, age 49, a resident of 301 Harris Street, died Tuesday November 19, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Durham.Born in Warren County on April 4, 1964 she was the daughter of William Harold McDowell and Sandra Neal McDowell of the home.Terry was a Veteran of the US Navy and the office manager of the former B&M...
H. Ray Ray Davis
Nov 16, 2013
H. Ray Davis, 87, a resident of 4444 Glebe Road, died Saturday, November 16, 2013, at his home.Born on June 15, 1926 in Washington Co, he was the son of the late Ernest Linder Davis and Ethel Tarkington Davis.Ray was a retired installation supervisor at the former Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co. He was a member of Island Creek Baptist...
Sallie King Mitchell
Nov 16, 2013
MANSON-Sallie King Mitchell, age 89, a resident of Universal Health Care of North Raleigh, and a former resident of Manson, died Saturday, November 16, 2013.Born in Halifax, NC on October 7, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Isham King and Gertrude Reid King. She was a loving mother and grandmother and wonderful friend to many. Graveside services will...
Marianne Kathleen Collins
Nov 14, 2013
HENDERSON-Marianne Kathleen Collins, age 56, a resident of 2510 Oxford Road, died Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.Born on October 14, 1957 in Guilford County, she was the daughter of Harry Mitchell Collins and Barbara Bishop Collins of Henderson.Marianne was a senior examiner with the NC Department of Motor Vehicles and was a member of...
Elizabeth Rose Norwood
Nov 13, 2013
TOWNSVILLE-Elizabeth Rose Norwood, age 88, a resident of 15266 NC 39 North, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on April 21, 1925 in Shreveport, LA, she was the daughter of the late William P. Rose and Rubie Hughens Rose, and was the widow of Robert Alps Norwood.Mrs. Norwood was a homemaker and was a member of...
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