Kenneth Rollins Riggan
May 25, 2013
HENDERSON-Kenneth Rollins Riggan, age 77, a resident of 196 Cokesbury Court, died Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on February 14, 1936, he was the son of the late Haywood L. Riggan and Lessie Currin Riggan. He was retired from the United States Army and was a member of the Army Reserve and National...
Vincent Eric Shearin
May 22, 2013
Vincent Eric "Peanut" Shearin, age 47, a resident of 513 Mason Street, died Tuesday, May 22, 2013.Born on September 24, 1965 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Louis Elton Shearin, Sr. and Blanche Tucker Shearin.He was an electrician by trade. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at his home church, South Henderson...
Carolyn Elaine Roberson Currin
May 20, 2013
HENDERSON- Carolyn Elaine Roberson Currin, age 59, a resident of 1245 Park Ave. died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on July 28, 1953 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Jones Roberson and Katie Ann Seamster Roberson.She formerly worked as a cashier at Food Lion, was a member of Crystal River Church...
James Franklin Fitts
May 18, 2013
HENDERSON-James Franklin Bo Fitts, age 79, a resident of Senior Citizens Nursing Home, died Saturday, May 18, 2013.Born on July 5, 1933 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Pinkey Cornelius Fitts and Martha Medlin Fitts. Graveside services will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Plank Chapel United Methodist Church by the Rev. Jeff Prewer. He...
Mary Clark Mcfaddin
May 18, 2013
HENDERSON-Mary Clark McFaddin, age 73, a former resident of Courtyard Apartments, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Kerr Lake Nursing & Rehab.Born on March 11, 1940 in Botetourt Co., Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Admiral Dewey Clark and Ruby Ayers Farrow.She was a retired nursing assistant and a member of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church.Funeral services will...
Effie Ellington Brewer
May 12, 2013
HENDERSON-Effie Ellington Brewer, age 98, a former resident of Coble Blvd., died Sunday, May 12, 2013, in a local nursing home.Born on August 6, 1914 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Nollie Mack Ellington and Addie Jackson Ellington.Mrs. Brewer was a homemaker and a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church and the Adult Sunday School Class....
Annie "Ann" Bagwell Kelly
May 6, 2013
Mrs. Annie Grace Bagwell Ann Kelly, age 92, a former resident of 1632 Oxford Rd. died Monday May 6, 2013 at a local nursing home.Born on January 10, 1921 in Greenville County SC, she was the daughter of the late Allen Thompson Bagwell and Annie Lee Bagwell.She was a homemaker, longtime member of First Baptist Church Henderson, the Dorothy Currin/Joy...
Theresa Ann Bowden
May 2, 2013
HENDERSON-Theresa Ann Bowden, age 62, a resident of 322 Cedar Street, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on September 15, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Lee Roy Bowden, Jr. and Jewel Jeanette Delebridge Bowden.Russ. She was employed as a Supervisor for Phillips Optimum Lighting Company. Graveside services will be held...
Larry Edward Hardee
Apr 27, 2013
HENDERSON-Larry Edward Hardee, age 54, a resident of 129 Burwell Avenue, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at his home.Born in Okaloosa County, Florida, he was the son of the late Wilbur Hardee and Barbara Baker Hardee.He was a former Supervisor at Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, and a member of Freedom Life Church Of God. A memorial service will be held...
Deborah Guinn Twisdale
Apr 21, 2013
TOWNSVILLE-Deborah Guinn Twisdale, age 60, a resident of 15255 NC 39 North, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at her home.Born in Annapolis, Maryland on May 6, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Aaron Cecil Guinn and Anita Tyler Twisdale.She was a retired co-founder of Area Hearing Center on Dabney Drive, having retired in 2012.Deborah was a member ofTabernacle...
Jane Clegg Carter
Apr 21, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC-Jane Clegg Carter, age 92, a resident of Bringtonwood Nursing Home, died Sunday, April 21, 2013.Born on September 16, 1920 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Clement Dean Carter and Mary Clegg Goodrich Carter.She was retired from the United States Government. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Elmwood Cemetery by the...
Lawrence Clifton Twisdale, Sr.
Apr 21, 2013
HENDERSON-Lawrence Clifton Twisdale, Sr., age 86, a resident of 1551 Oakdale Circle, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at his home.Born in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia, he was the son of the late James Coleman Twisdale andRose Lambert Twisdale.Lawrence was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving during World War II. He was retired from Vance Construction Company and was a...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
