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Brian Andrew Hilliard

Brian Andrew Hilliard

Nov 10, 2013

HENDERSON- Mr. Brian Andrew Hilliard, age 27, a resident of 1244 Oakridge Ave., died Sunday, November 10, 2013.Born in Vance County on August 20, 1986, he was the son of Tom E. Hilliard and Dianne Faulkner Hilliard.Brian was a member of Central Baptist Church and Henderson Moose Lodge.He was employed at Mid-Atlantic Construction Company. A memorial service will be held...

Estelle Earp Edwards

Estelle Earp Edwards

Nov 4, 2013

EPSOM- Mrs. Alma Estelle Earp Edwards, age 83, a resident of 15 Dickie Drive, died Monday, November 4, 2013 at Maria Parham Hospital.Born in Wilson County on October 6, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Edward Earp and Lizzie Owens Earp and the widow of Jack Louis Edwards, Sr.She was a homemaker and a member of St. Johns...

Susan Vanuum Perozek

Susan Vanuum Perozek

Oct 29, 2013

Susan Van Uum Perozek, age 69, a resident of 183 Sandpipers Lane, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at her home.Born in Lakewood, OH on December 24, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Jack Van Uum and Jean Snow Van Uum.She was a homemaker and a member of St. James Catholic Church. A memorial service will be held Monday,...

Evelyn Elizabeth Baker

Evelyn Elizabeth Baker

Oct 28, 2013

HENDERSON- Miss Evelyn Elizabeth Baker, age 90, a resident of Senior Citizens Nursing Home, died Monday, October 28, 2013.Born in Vance County on March 3, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Nathan T. Baker and Bessie Clopton Baker.She retired from Harriett and Henderson Yarns, was a member of the former North Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church and attended Crystal...

Joseph Levon Lewis, Sr.

Joseph Levon Lewis, Sr.

Oct 23, 2013

Joseph Levon Joe Lewis, Sr., age 66, a resident of 97 Vincent Hoyle Road, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born on February 13, 1947 in Marion, SC, he was the son of Ernestine Johnson Lewis of Oxford and the late Marvin Lewis, Sr., and was the widower of Linda VanWort Lewis. He was...

Helen Catlett Norman

Helen Catlett Norman

Oct 23, 2013

LOUISBURG-Helen Catlett Norman, 85, a resident of Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and a former resident of S. Cooper Drive in Henderson, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013.Born on January 11, 1928 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Robert S. Catlett and Lula Whitby Catlett. She was a member of Central Baptist Church where she was...

James Lenwood Tart

James Lenwood Tart

Oct 20, 2013

HENDERSON-James Lenwood Tart, age 84, died Sunday, October 20, 2013, in a local nursing home.Born on March 13, 1929 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Jim Tart and Bessie Mae Vowel Tart.He was the owner and operator of Henderson Heating & Air Conditioning Co., and was a member of Trinity Church Of The Living God. Graveside...

Henry Arnold Perkinson, Jr.

Henry Arnold Perkinson, Jr.

Oct 19, 2013

HENDERSON-Henry Arnold Perkinson, Jr., age 60 a resident of 50 Martin Creek Road, died Saturday, October 19, 2013, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on March 10, 1953 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Henry A. Perkinson, Sr. and Ellen Overby Perkinson.He was employed with D. & J. Trucking Company. He is survived by his wife, Susan...

Carolyn Jean Ayscue West

Carolyn Jean Ayscue West

Oct 17, 2013

-Carolyn Jean Ayscue West, age 56, a resident of 701 Harriett Street, died Thursday, October 17, 2013 at her home.Born in Vance County on June 14, 1957, she was the daughter of Billie T. Ayscue, Sr. and Jean Ellington Ayscue of Henderson.She was the owner and President of Sunrise Professional Painting Co. in Hopewell, VA.She loved to paint and was...

Brenda Bolton Adcock

Brenda Bolton Adcock

Oct 16, 2013

HENDERSON-Brenda Bolton Adcock, age 52, a resident of 652 Aycock Road, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born in Warren County on January 10, 1961, she was the daughter of Geneva Kimbrough Williamson of Henderson and the late Wright Bolton, Jr. She was a medically retired license specialist for the Vance County School System and was a...

Elizabeth Toepleman Borden

Elizabeth Toepleman Borden

Oct 15, 2013

HENDERSON-Mrs. Elizabeth Corbitt Toepleman Borden, 92, passed away at her home on October 15, 2013 after a period of declining health. Born in Henderson, NC, August 9, 1921, she was the daughter of Frederick Leroy Toepleman and Elizabeth Corbitt Toepleman.She was the granddaughter of Richard J. Corbitt, founder and principal owner of The Corbitt Company, and Jennie Shaw Corbitt, who...

Charles Franklin Blackburn

Charles Franklin Blackburn

Oct 15, 2013

HENDERSON-Charles Franklin Blackburn of 645 Lakeview Drive, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013, in a local nursing home.Born on April 30, 1925 in Cleveland, Tennessee, he was the son of the late George Cline Blackburn of Johnson City, Tennessee and Anne Rosson Templeton of Scottsboro, Alabama. Mr. Blackburn graduated from Henderson High School in 1942 where he had been a drummer...

Betty Turner Vernon

Betty Turner Vernon

Oct 11, 2013

Betty Turner Vernon, age 81, a native and lifelong resident of Henderson died Friday, October 11, 2013 after a short battle of declining health.Born on November 28, 1931 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Ernest Turner and Enda Hayes Turner. Betty was a loving, loyal and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a wonderful...

Roger William Johnson, Sr.

Roger William Johnson, Sr.

Oct 9, 2013

Roger William Johnson, Sr., age 68, a resident of 1287 Edwards Road, died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on August 20, 1945, he was the son of the late Charlie William Johnson and Lillie Kittrell Johnson.He was a member of Harris Chapel United Methodist Church.He served in the NC National Guard and was...

Donald Ralph Springer, Sr

Donald Ralph Springer, Sr

Oct 5, 2013

Henderson-Donald Ralph Springer, Sr., age 68, a resident of 106 Brookcove Way, died Saturday, October 05, 2013, at his home.Born on May 8, 1945 in Trenton, Maine, he was the son of the late Gertrude and Charles Henry Springer. He was retired from J.P. Taylor. No services are planned at this time. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude Shepherd...

Cora Lee Patterson Hilliard

Cora Lee Patterson Hilliard

Oct 5, 2013

HENDERSON-Cora Lee Patterson Hilliard, age 76, a resident of 70 Raccoon Crossing, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Rex Hospital.Born in Vance County on July 17, 1937, she wasthe daughter of the late Nathan Patterson and Golden Abbott Patterson.She was a former dietary manager at the former Pine Haven Convalescent Center and was a member of Harriett Baptist Church. Funeral...

Curtis Floyd Smith

Curtis Floyd Smith

Sep 30, 2013

Curtis Floyd John Smith, age 75, a resident of 535 S. Cooper Drive, died Monday, September 30, 2013, in a local nursing home.Born on December 12, 1937 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Jethro Smith and Ila Hedgepeth Smith.He served in the NC National Guard and was a retired employee in the Water Department with the...

Lily Mobley Phillips

Lily Mobley Phillips

Sep 29, 2013

HENDERSON-Lily Mobley Phillips, age 89, died Sunday, September 29, 2013, in a local nursing home.Born in Pitt County on October 26, 1923, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas Mobley and Lillie Gertrude Evans Mobley, and was the widow of the Rev. John William Phillips. Mrs. Phillips graduated summa cum laude from Campbell College and from Wake Forest...

Joann Pearce Dickerson

Joann Pearce Dickerson

Sep 27, 2013

HENDERSON - JoAnn Pearce Dickerson, age 64, a resident of 354 LeMay Lane, died Friday, September 27, 2013 at Maria Parham Hospital.Born March 26, 1949 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Pearce and Lily Tiny Pilkington Pearce.She was employed as a cashier and clerk at Family Dollar Stores. A graveside funeral service will be held...

Ray Charles Stafford

Ray Charles Stafford

Sep 26, 2013

Ray Charles Stafford, age 49, a resident of 9113 Lancaster Hwy., died Thursday, September 26, 2013, at his home.Born on October 27, 1963 in Halifax County, VA, he was the son of Pauline Mann Stafford of Henderson and the late Robert Charles Stafford.He previously attended Harriett Baptist Church in Henderson, and was an employee of Carotek, Inc. in Matthews, NC.He...

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