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Janie Harper Brame
Jan 31, 2013
HENDERSON-Janie Harper Brame, age 89, a resident of Kerr Lake Nursing & Rehab, and a former resident of Willowood Drive, died Thursday, January 31, 2013.Born in Nash County on August 19, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Russell Harper and Lessie Wilson Harper.She was a former sales clerk at J. C. Penney Co. and the former Faulkner Building...
Merna Mckinney Matthews
Jan 30, 2013
TOWNSVILLE-Merna McKinney Matthews, age 69, a resident of 15781 NC 39 Hwy. N, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at her home.Born on July 1, 1943 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late John M. McKinney and Maggie Watson McKinney.She was the former owner and operator of Hibernia Shell Convenience Store, a member of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness...
Raymond Walter Davis
Jan 28, 2013
HENDERSON-Raymond Walter Davis, age 74, a resident of 7106 Hwy. 39 South, died Monday, January 28, 2013, at his home.Born in Creek County, Oklahoma on December 18, 1938, he was the son of the late Walter Lee Davis and Maude Howell Davis.Mr. Davis was a Veteran of the United States Army.He was a retired self-employed well driller in Cambridge, MD...
Raymond Walter Davis
Jan 28, 2013
HENDERSON-Raymond Walter Davis, age 74, a resident of 7106 Hwy. 39 South, died Monday, January 28, 2013, at his home.Born in Creek County, Oklahoma on December 18, 1938, he was the son of the late Walter Lee Davis and Maude Howell Davis.Mr. Davis was a Veteran of the United States Army.He was a retired self-employed well driller in Cambridge, MD...
Jayden Chad Stokes
Jan 27, 2013
HENDERSON-Jayden Chad Stokes, age 5, died Sunday, January 27, 2013.Born on December 19, 2007 in Vance County, he was the son of Candace Veronica Gorman of Henderson and Richard Thomas "Chad" Stokes, IV of Henderson. A memorial service will be held Thursday night at 7:00 PM in the J. M. White Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Frank Sossamon. In...
Joseph Franklin Lassiter
Jan 26, 2013
HENDERSON-Joseph Franklin "Joe" Lassiter, age 87, a resident of 1432 Peace Street, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at his home with members of his loving family at his side.Born on September 19, 1925 in Vance County, he was the son of the late James Franklin Lassiter and Esther Neal Lassiter.Mr. Lassiter was a Veteran of the United States Army 87th...
Dorothy Burroughs Palmer
Jan 25, 2013
Dorothy Burroughs Palmer, age 91, a resident of 225 Bellewood Drive, died Friday, January 25, 2013, at her home.Born on August 1, 1921 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Cooke Burroughs and Blanche Pinnell Burroughs.Mrs. Palmer was formerly the personnel secretary for J. W. Marriott in Washington, DC, and while at Ft. Meade, she was...
Melvin Dorsey Roberson
Jan 24, 2013
HENDERSON- Melvin Dorsey Roberson, age 84, a resident of 3060 Kelly Road, Henderson, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on January 5, 1929, in Vance County, he was the son of the late Hunter J. Roberson and Julie Ross Roberson.He was a retired automobile mechanic, tobacco farmer, and a member of Harris Chapel United Methodist Church....
Ronald Newcomb Edwards
Jan 24, 2013
HENDERSON-Ronald Newcomb Edwards, age 57, a resident of 1085 Greystone Road, died Thursday, January 24, 2013, at his home.Born on August 13, 1955 in Vance County, he was the son of Mildred Smith Edwards of Henderson and the late George Newcomb Edwards.He was a Veteran of the United States Army and was employed as an electrician. Graveside services will be...
Ronald Newcomb Edwards
Jan 24, 2013
HENDERSON-Ronald Newcomb Edwards, age 57, a resident of 1085 Greystone Road, died Thursday, January 24, 2013, at his home.Born on August 13, 1955 in Vance County, he was the son of Mildred Smith Edwards of Henderson and the late George Newcomb Edwards.He was a Veteran of the United States Army and was employed as an electrician. Graveside services will be...
Donald "Donnie" Rayq Burnette
Jan 23, 2013
HENDERSON-Donald Donnie Ray Burnette, Sr., age 60, a resident of 354 Breeze Hill Lane Henderson, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born on July 6, 1952 in Vance County he was the son of the late Elmus Brown Burnette and Mabel Coghill Longmire.He was a Pricing Manager for the former Winn Dixie Grocery Store for 17...
Dennis James Boone
Jan 18, 2013
HENDERSON- Dennis James Boone, age 55, a resident of 1045 Eastern Blvd., Henderson, 27536, died January 18, 2013 at Wake Med Hospital in Raleigh.Born on June 21, 1957 in Amarella, Texas he was the son of Mary Kittrell Boone Parrish and the late James Clarence Boone.Mr. Boone was a former employee of Matthew Painting Company and was of the Baptist...
Hugh Roberson Hoyle
Jan 18, 2013
HENDERSON- Hugh Roberson Hoyle, age 86, a resident of 26 Margie Lane (off the Spring Valley Lake Road) died Friday January 18, 2013 at his home.Born on March 26, 1926 in Vance County, he was the son of the late James Clifton Buddy Hoyle and Eva Wade Roberson Hoyle. Mr. Hoyle was a Veteran of the United States Navy, having...
James "Jimmy" Harold Brummitt
Jan 18, 2013
HENDERSON-James H. Jimmy Brummitt, age 73, a resident of 1756 Bearpond Road, died Friday, January 18, 2013, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh.Born on February 24, 1939 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Harold Burton Brummitt and Mattie Adcock Brummitt. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM in the J.M. White Funeral Home Chapel conducted...
Mae Radford Abbott Bailey
Jan 11, 2013
HENDERSON-Mae Radford Abbott Bailey, age 91, a resident of 1245 Park Avenue, and a former resident of 176 Vicksboro Road, died Friday, January 11, 2013, in a local nursing home. Born in Franklin County on May 22, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Cleveland Abbott and Lucy Mosley Abbott.Mrs. Bailey was a homemaker anda member of Kingdom Hall...
Elizabeth Morris Currin
Jan 8, 2013
HENDERSON-Elizabeth Morris Currin, age 76, a resident of 3555 Southerland Mill Road, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Edgecombe County on March 28, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Jack Morris and Frances Harris Morris.She was a housewife and member of New Bethel Baptist Church. A graveside funeral service will be held...
Thomas Theodore Frazier
Jan 7, 2013
HENDERSON-Thomas Theodore Frazier age 78, a resident of 360 Leon Frazier Road died on Monday, January 7, 2013 at his home.Son of the late Leon and Rebecca Rose Frazier, he was born in Henderson, North Carolina on March 30, 1934 and grew up on the picturesque Leon Frazier Farm in the Bearpond Community. Thomas attended Campbell College as well as...
William Lee Ormond
Jan 7, 2013
William Lee Ormond, age 80, a resident of 2550 Flemingtown Rd, died Monday, January 07, 2013 at Rose Manor Nursing Home in Durham. Born October 22, 1932 in Greene County, he was the son of the late Melvin William Ormond and Rubelle Aldridge Ormond.Mr. Ormond was a Veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean War.He was...
Margaret Hicks Tart
Jan 7, 2013
Mrs. Margaret Schuster Hicks Tart, age 81 died Monday, January 7, 2013 at her home.Born June 11, 1931 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Wade F. Schuster, Sr. and Mary Walker Schuster.Mrs. Tart was retired from Roses Stores where she worked in the print shop.She was a member of Marrows Chapel United Methodist Church. A graveside...
Rebecca Henderson Brame
Jan 5, 2013
Rebecca Henderson Brame, age 101, a former resident of 272 County Club Drive, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Glenaire Retirement Community in Cary.Born on October 11, 1911 in Croft, Mecklenburg Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Simril McDowell Henderson and Pearl McArtan Henderson.Mrs. Brame was a teacher for many years in Vance County, and was...
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