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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...

Patsy Hobgood Clark

Patsy Hobgood Clark

Mar 8, 2013

GRAHAM-Patsy Hobgood Clark, age 77, a resident of 1423 E. Main Street, and a former resident of 77 Clark Lane in Vance County, died Friday, March 08, 2013, at Hospice Of Alamance County in Burlington.Born in Vance County on April 14, 1935, she was the daughter of the late William T. Hobgood and Willie Jeanette Mosley Hobgood, and was the...

Mark Steven Abbott

Mark Steven Abbott

Mar 6, 2013

Mark Steven Abbott, age 49, of Henderson died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, surrounded by his family at Duke University Hospital. He was born on February 7, 1964 in Vance County to Betty Nell Robinson Abbott of Henderson and the late Bennett Perry Billy Abbott. Mark loved to play the guitar and spend time with his many friends. Funeral services will...

Marion Joseph Bova

Marion Joseph Bova

Mar 6, 2013

OXFORD-Marion Joseph Bova’, age 90, a resident of 3045 Davis Chapel Road, died Wednesday, March 06, 2013, at Meadowview Terrace in Clarksville, Va. after a long illness.Joe was born on April 10, 1922 in Redhouse, NY and was the son of the late Joseph and Amanda Grey Bova’.He was one of nine children. Serving in the United States Army from...

Edna Freeman Murray

Edna Freeman Murray

Mar 4, 2013

GREENSBORO- Edna Freeman Murray, age 85, a former resident of Waddill Street in Henderson, died Monday March 4, 2013 at Heritage Greens in Greensboro.Born on July 2, 1927 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Lucius Joseph Freeman and Vashti Woodlief Freeman.She was a graduate of Womans College of Greensboro, a member of the First Presbyterian Church...

Ivey Price Hunt

Ivey Price Hunt

Mar 4, 2013

HENDERSON- Ivey Price Hunt, age 88, a resident of 1245 Park Avenue, died Monday March 4, 2013 at a local nursing home. Born on August 10, 1924 in Franklin County she was the daughter of the late Joseph M. Price and Chelcy Bowen Price. She was a homemaker and housewife. A graveside funeral service will be held Thursday at 3:00...

Virginia Brewer Watkins

Virginia Brewer Watkins

Mar 1, 2013

Virginia Brewer Watkins, 91, a resident of 1604 Rock Spring Church Road, died Friday, March 1, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on November 9, 1921 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late George Wiley Brewer and Henrietta Strum Brewer Hite.She was a housewife and member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church for many years where she served...

Katherine Williamson Allen

Katherine Williamson Allen

Feb 26, 2013

HENDERSON- Mrs. Katherine Williamson Pendergrass Allen, age 71, a resident of 240 Flanagan Road, died Tuesday February 26, 2013 at her home.Born on April 18, 1941 in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late John Lewis Williamson and Cleo Boykin Williamson.Mrs. Allen was retired from Perry Glass Company. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at...

Anita Martinez Hurtado

Anita Martinez Hurtado

Feb 22, 2013

FRANKLINTON-Anita Martinez Hurtado, age 93 a resident of 4102 Geneva Drive, died Friday, February 22, 2013, at her home.Born on July 26, 1919 in Mesa, AZ, she was the daughter of the late Clemente Hurtado and Felesciana Martinez Hurtado. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:00 PM at Faith Baptist Church in Youngsville by Pastor Richard Mills. She is...

Sue Dunn Robertson

Sue Dunn Robertson

Feb 19, 2013

PINEHURST-Sue Dunn Robertson, age 94, a resident of Carolina House in Pinehurst, and a former resident of Cypress Drive in Henderson, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 in Pinehurst. Born on October 12, 1918 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late William J. Dunn and Geneva Weldon Dunn, and was the widow of Woodrow W. Robertson.Mrs. Robertson was...

Nettie Hicks Akers

Nettie Hicks Akers

Feb 14, 2013

HENDERSON-Nettie Hicks Moss Akers, age 94, a resident of 820 Coble Blvd., died Thursday, February 14, 2013 in a local nursing home. Born in Vance County on March 4, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Hicks and Annie Belle Hunt Hicks.She was a retired butcher from the former 7-11 Food Store, and was an active member of...

Clara Twisdale Yancey

Clara Twisdale Yancey

Feb 13, 2013

HENDERSON- Clara Twisdale Yancey, age 78, a resident of 1085 Edwards Road, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on June 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Twisdale and Josephine Hope Twisdale. Mrs. Yancey was a homemaker and a member of Gillburg United Methodist Church where she was a former...

Lucy Lester Hope

Lucy Lester Hope

Feb 13, 2013

Lucy Lester Hope, age 91, a resident of Senior Citizens Nursing Home, and a former resident of Satterwhite Point Road, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013.Born on September 20, 1921 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Jacob E. Lester and Cora Mansfield Lester.She was retired from Roses Stores, Inc. and was a member of Flat Rock United...

Margaret Medlin Williams

Margaret Medlin Williams

Feb 8, 2013

HENDERSON- Margaret Medlin Williams, age 67, a resident of 2121 Francis Avenue died Friday, February 08, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on November 9, 1945 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Wiley Medlin and Roberta Evans Medlin.She retired from Variety Wholesale Co. and was a member of First Congregational Christian Church as well as the...

Eugene Ellis

Eugene Ellis

Feb 6, 2013

HENDERSON- Eugene Ellis, age 70, a resident of 2155 Rock Mill Road, died Wednesday, February 8, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on October 14, 1942 in Vance County, he was the son of the late James A. Ellis and Lila Parham Ellis.He was a Veteran of the United States Marines and was a retired electrician from Clayton Homes. Graveside...

Clay William Rowland

Clay William Rowland

Feb 4, 2013

TOWNSVILLE-Clay William Rowland, Jr., age 77, a resident of 711 Pollyanna Road, died Monday, February 4, 2013, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on March 7, 1935 in Cabarrus County, he was the son of the late C.W. Rowland, Sr. and Mytrice Fredrick Rowland.Mr. Rowland was a Veteran of the United States Army and was a retired Senior Designer for Monsanto...

William Durward Turner, Sr

William Durward Turner, Sr

Feb 4, 2013

Mr. William Durward Turner, Sr., age 94, a resident of 938 Hargrove St. died Monday, February 04, 2013 at a local nursing home.Born on May 30, 1918, he was one of five children born to the late Robert Jackson Turner and Myrtle Rowe Turner.Mr. Turner was the owner and operator of Turner Distributing Company and a member of First Baptist...

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