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William Lewis Fleming, Jr.

William Lewis Fleming, Jr.

Apr 20, 2013

HENDERSON-William Lewis Bill Fleming, Jr., died Saturday, April 20, 2013.Born in Vance County on August 21, 1936, he was the son of the late William L. Fleming and Elsie Aycock Fleming.Bill graduated from Duke University in 1958, and was a life member of The Iron Dukes.He was a former owner of Henderson Fruit & Produce. He served on the Vance...

John William Wetherington

John William Wetherington

Apr 19, 2013

BUTNER-John William Wetherington, age 64, a resident of Murdock Developmental Center, died Friday, April 19, 2013.Born in Durham, North Carolina on February 20, 1949, he was the son of the late William Leslie Wetherington and Mary Ross Hill Wetherington. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Murdock Developmental Center. He is survived by two sisters, Christine...

William Gerald Goff

William Gerald Goff

Apr 18, 2013

NORLINA-William Gerald Goff, age 82, a resident of 181 Goff Road, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at his home.Born on December 5, 1930 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, he was the son of the late John Goff and Jennie Crammer Goff. He is survived by his wife, Bernice Woolley Goff of the home; one daughter, Jennifer Goff Thompson of Norlina;...

Annie Currin Owens

Annie Currin Owens

Apr 18, 2013

HENDERSON-Annie Currin Owens, age 90, a former resident of 537 S. Cooper Drive, died Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Universal Health Care in Oxford.Born in Vance County on May 16, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Tom Currin and Mattie Roberson Currin, and was the widow of Lonnie Franklin Owens.She was a retired seamstress at Southern Quilters and...

James W. Hicks

James W. Hicks

Apr 15, 2013

James Willoughbye Hicks Sr., age 82, a resident of 836 Rook Street, died Monday April 15, 2013, at a local nursing home.Born in Warren County on June 13, 1930, he was the son of the late Leonard Moody Hicks Sr. and Mary Ella Rogers Hicks Faulkner.Mr. Hicks played football for John Graham High School joining the team as a freshman...

Betty Ranes Elliott

Betty Ranes Elliott

Apr 14, 2013

Betty Ranes Elliott, age 69, a resident of 1111 Satterwhite Point Road, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Rex Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Born on February 5, 1944 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Ranes and Frances Roberson Ranes.She was a tobacco farmer and member of Flat Rock United Methodist Church. Funeral...

Marjorie Van Dyke Turner

Marjorie Van Dyke Turner

Apr 13, 2013

Marjorie Van Dyke Turner, a resident of 539 Rowland Street, died Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.Born in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Lee Van Dyke and Pauline Ellington Van Dyke, and was the widow of Robert J. Turner, Jr.She was actively involved in Turner Insurance Agency with her husband and...

William Hunter Oakes

William Hunter Oakes

Apr 11, 2013

HENDERSON- William Hunter "Billy" Oakes, age 75, a resident of 2275 Ruin Creek Road, died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at a local nursing home.Born on February 13, 1938 in Vance County he was the son of the late William Belt Oakes and Beatrice Hall Oakes.He served in the North Carolina National Guard and was a Veteran of the United States...

Karon Ruth Bush

Karon Ruth Bush

Apr 11, 2013

HENDERSON-Karon Ruth Bush, age 67, a resident of 704 E. Montgomery Street, died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Duke Medical Center.Born on May 19, 1945 in Lexington County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late James Felder Bush and Sarah Watkins Bush. Karon was a graduate of the University Of North Carolina at Greensboro.She received her Masters Degree...

Frances Daniel Pulley

Frances Daniel Pulley

Apr 6, 2013

HENDERSON-Frances Daniel Pulley, age 86, a resident of 76 Terrace Avenue, died Wednesday, April 03, 2013, at her home.Born in Granville County on April 1, 1927, she was the daughter of the late George W. Daniel and Blanche Tingen Daniel, and was the widow of Louis E. Pulley.Mrs. Pullley was a member of First Congregational Christian Church. Entombment graveside services...

Vivian Cornett Mcdannold

Vivian Cornett Mcdannold

Apr 3, 2013

SOUTH HILL, VA-Vivian Illeen Cornett McDannold, age 58, a resident of 523 E. Atlantic Street, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson, NC. Born on September 16, 1954 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she was the daughter of the late Alan Cornett and Vivian Drake Cornett.She was employed as a Registration Clerk at Community Memorial Hospital...

Vivian Illeen Mcdannold

Vivian Illeen Mcdannold

Apr 3, 2013

SOUTH HILL, VA-Vivian Illeen Cornett McDannold, age 58, a resident of 523 E. Atlantic Street, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson, NC. Born on September 16, 1954 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she was the daughter of the late Alan Cornett and Vivian Drake Cornett.She was employed as a Registration Clerk at Community Memorial Hospital...

Frederick Earl Vick, Jr.

Frederick Earl Vick, Jr.

Apr 3, 2013

HENDERSON-Frederick Earl Ricky Vick Jr., age 57, a resident of 2745 Stewart Farm Rd. died, Wednesday, April 03, 2013 at his home. Born in Yuma Arizona on February 22, 1956 he was the son of the late Frederick Earl Vick Sr. and the late Delores Thompson Vick.Ricky was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. Graveside services with Military...

William Gerald Goff

William Gerald Goff

Apr 1, 2013

NORLINA-William Gerald Goff, age 82, a resident of 181 Goff Road, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at his home.Born on December 5, 1930 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, he was the son of the late John Goff and Jennie Crammer Goff. He is survived by his wife, Bernice Woolley Goff of the home; one daughter, Jennifer Goff Thompson of Norlina;...

Jose Antonio Lopez

Jose Antonio Lopez

Mar 29, 2013

HENDERSON-Jose Antonio "Tony" Lopez, age 26, a resident of 237 Stewart Farm Road, died Friday, March 29, 2013, from injuries received in a motor cycle accident.Born on February 14, 1987, in Durham County, he was the son of Glenda Satterwhite Lopez and Jose Carlos Lopez of the home.He was employed in commercial landscaping, and attended Mt. Aarat Pentecostal Holiness Church....

Mary Watkins Johnson

Mary Watkins Johnson

Mar 26, 2013

Mrs. Mary Watkins Johnson, age 85, a former resident of Garland Street, died Tuesday March 26, 2013 at a local nursing home.Born on December 23, 1927 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Daniel Watkins and Leona Miller Sis Watkins.She was a homemaker, a member of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church and member of the Ladies...

Joseph Malcolm Sears

Joseph Malcolm Sears

Mar 20, 2013

Joseph Malcolm Sears, age 68, a resident of Kittrell, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at his home.Born in Wake County on April 12, 1944 he was the son of the late E.T. Buss Sears and Julia Nell Green Sears of Apex.He was a retired Command Sergeant Major with United States Army National Guard, First of the 130th Aviation Battalion. Joe...

Mark Randall Oakley

Mark Randall Oakley

Mar 19, 2013

Mark Randall Oakley, age 64, a resident of 794 Abbott Road, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.Born on July 21, 1948 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Clarence Leonard Oakley and Marjorie McIver Oakley.Mr. Oakley was a United States Army Veteran serving in Germany during the Vietnam era and was a...

Mark Randall Oakley

Mark Randall Oakley

Mar 19, 2013

HENDERSON- Mark Randall Oakley, age 64, a resident of 794 Abbott Road, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.Born on July 21, 1948 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Clarence Leonard Oakley and Marjorie McIver Oakley.Mr. Oakley was a United States Army Veteran serving in Germany during the Vietnam era and was...

Durwood Ray Garner

Durwood Ray Garner

Mar 9, 2013

Kittrell-Durwood Ray Garner, age 74, a resident of 295 Georges Lane, died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh.Born on October 23, 1938 in Johnston County, he was the son of the late Oscar Garner and Stella Rose Garner.He was a Veteran of the United States Marines and was a retired Cable Forman for Carolina Telephone Company.He attended...

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