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Denise Faulkner Stevenson

Denise Faulkner Stevenson

Jul 19, 2013

HENDERSON-Denise Faulkner Stevenson, age 57, a resident of 394 Carey Chapel Road, died Friday, July 19, 2013, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on February 7, 1956 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Allison Russell Faulkner and Agnes Ruth Perry Faulkner.Denise was formerly employed in the Vance County School System, and was a member of Sulphur Springs...

Ruby Stanton Burroughs

Ruby Stanton Burroughs

Jul 10, 2013

HENDERSON- Mrs. Ruby Stanton Burroughs, age 98, a resident of Senior Citizens Nursing Home, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on May 27, 1915 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Victor Stanton and Annie Strickland Stanton.She attended South Henderson Church of God. A funeral service will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM...

Mary Janice "Jan" Strause

Mary Janice "Jan" Strause

Jul 9, 2013

Mary Janice Jan Gardner Strause, age 70, a resident of 648 Lakeview Drive, died Tuesday, July 09, 2013 at her home.Born and raised in Oak Ridge, NC on September 12, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Harry Calvin Gardner and Annie Lee Westmoreland.Jan graduated from East Carolina University.Prior to her marriage she was a schoolteacher in the Norfolk...

Mary Rodgers Eskew

Mary Rodgers Eskew

Jul 8, 2013

Mrs. Mary Rodgers Eskew, 100, formerly of Greenville, SC, died Monday, July 8, 2013, in Oxford, NC, where she had resided since December, 2006. She was the wife of the late Dewitt Talmadge Eskew, who passed away on May 5, 1960. Born August 3, 1912, in Pelzer, SC, Mary was the daughter of the late Perry and Eula Gambrell Rodgers....

Rosa Lee Davis Pittman

Rosa Lee Davis Pittman

Jul 7, 2013

HENDERSON-Rosa Lee Davis Pittman, age 86, a resident of 1107 Eaves Road, died Sunday, July 7, 2013, at her home.Born on April 19, 1927 in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Russell Davis and Eva Boykin Davis, and was the widow of Gary Edwin Pittman.Mrs. Pittman was a homemaker and a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Funeral...

William Robert Wortham

William Robert Wortham

Jul 7, 2013

KITTRELL-William Robert Bob Wortham, age 81, a resident of 2038 Walter Grissom Road, died Sunday, July 07, 2013, at his home.Born in Warren County on May 20, 1932, he was the son of the late Andrew Jackson Wortham and Mary Ellen Camron Wortham.He was a retired heavy equipment operator. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM in the...

John Vance Short

John Vance Short

Jul 4, 2013

HENDERSON-John Vance Short, age 80, a resident of 1210 Dabney Drive, died Thursday, July 04, 2013, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.Born on April 2, 1933 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Ollie Short and Katie Short Short.John was a Veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War.He was still an associat with...

Perry Rooker Hayes

Perry Rooker Hayes

Jul 3, 2013

HENDERSON-Perry Rooker Hayes, 83, of 1061 Tollie Weldon Road, died Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at his home.Born in Franklin County on February 19, 1930, he was the son of the late David Newell Hayes and Onnie Thomas Edwards, and was the widower of Elizabeth Brewer Hayes.He was a retired assistant manager at Harriett & Henderson Yarns, Inc. where he worked...

Perry Rooker Hayes

Perry Rooker Hayes

Jul 3, 2013

PERRY R. HAYES HENDERSON-Perry Rooker Hayes, 83, of 1061 Tollie Weldon Road, died July 3, 2013.Arrangements will be announced by J. M. White Funeral Home.

Josephine Ball Norwood Balltzalier

Josephine Ball Norwood Balltzalier

Jun 21, 2013

HENDERSON-Josephine Ball Norwood Balltzglier, age67, a resident of 118 Spring Valley Drive, died Friday, June 21, 2013, at her home.Born on July 5, 1945 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Thomas Ball and Lennie Pendergrass Ball. She was retired from Vance County Schools and was a bus driver for E. O. Young Elementary School and...

Charles Freddie Mcghee

Charles Freddie Mcghee

Jun 20, 2013

HENDERSON-Charles Freddie McGhee, age 69, a resident of 133 Daisy Lane, died Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Durham Specialty Hospital.Born on February 23, 1944 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Frankie Mae McGhee and Hawk Sparrow.Mr. McGhee served two tours of duty in Vietnam and was employed at GeminiMobile Home Manufacturing. Funeral services will be held...

Warren Daniel Carter

Warren Daniel Carter

Jun 18, 2013

Mr. Warren Daniel Carter, age 73, a resident of 1032 Julian Smith Rd., died Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at his home.Born in Nash County on September 7, 1939 he was the son of the late Owen Washington and Annie Pearl Griffin Washington.He retired after sixteen years of service from Hon Industries. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday at...

Maria Protopapadaki Stamatakis

Maria Protopapadaki Stamatakis

Jun 17, 2013

WILMINGTON-Maria Protopapadaki Stamatakis, 87, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013 at her home in Wilmington, NC. She was born in Greece on May 21, 1926 to Demetrious and Constantina Protopapadaki and was the widow of Michael Stamatakis who died in 1989. Mrs. Stamatakis is survived by a son, Steve Michael Stamatakis of Winston Salem, NC, and his children, Caroline...

Pamela Kay Pendergrass

Pamela Kay Pendergrass

Jun 10, 2013

KITTRELL-Pamela Kay Pendergrass, age 44, a resident of 1717 Hwy. 1 South, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at the home of her mother.Born on January 15, 1969 in Vance County, she was the daughter of Katie Stallings Hite of Kittrell and Larry Wayne Pendergrass of Kittrell..She attended South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church, and was a medical assistant at Triangle Orthopedics...

Maxine Tharrington Newton

Maxine Tharrington Newton

Jun 9, 2013

HENDESON-Maxine Tharrington Newton, age 93, a former resident of Carroll Road, died Sunday, June 9, 2013, in a local nursing home.Born on November 27, 1919 in Dewitt, Va., shewas the daughter of the late Mack Tharrington and Josie Smith Tharrington.She was a longtime retired employee of Com-Fo Hosiery Mill, and was of Baptist faith. Graveside services will be held Wednesday...

Charlie Louis Weaver

Charlie Louis Weaver

Jun 8, 2013

HENDERSON-Charlie Louis Weaver 74 of 453 Hunter Road, died Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Born on October 10, 1938 in Wake County, he was the son of the late Charlie Parrish Weaver and Hattie Adams Weaver. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 11,2013, at 1:00 PM at Mt. Ararat Holiness Church by the Rev....

Richard Lee Mathews

Richard Lee Mathews

Jun 8, 2013

Richard Lee Mathews, age 90, a resident of Senior Citizens Nursing Home, and a former resident of Townsville and Rowland Street, died Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born on March 4, 1923 in Vance County, he was the son of the late George W. Mathews and Catherine Riggan Mathews.Richard was the oldest living member of Tabernacle...

John Lennie Abbott, Sr.

John Lennie Abbott, Sr.

Jun 7, 2013

HENDERSON-John Lennie "Catfish John" Abbott, Sr., 85 years old, went to his heavenly home after a long illness on Friday, June 7, 2013, at his home with a family member by his side.Born in Vance County on February 12, 1928, he was the son of the late Lennie H. Abbott and Manolia Stevenson Abbott. John was a member of Calvary...

James Dixon Parrott

James Dixon Parrott

Jun 6, 2013

HENDERSON-James Dixon Jim Parrott, age 55, a resident of 2834 Poplar Creek Road, died Thursday, June 06, 2013, at Duke University Hospital.Born in Vance County on June 17, 1957, he was the son of the late James A. Parrott, Jr. and Lucy Wiggins Parrott.He was formerly employed as a welder and was medically retired. Funeral services will be held Sunday...

James Dixon Parrott

James Dixon Parrott

Jun 6, 2013

James Dixon Jim Parrott, age 55, a resident of 2834 Poplar Creek Road, died Thursday, June 06, 2013, at Duke University Hospital.Born in Vance County on June 17, 1957, he was the son of the late James A. Parrott, Jr. and Lucy Wiggins Parrott.He was formerly employed as a welder and was medically retired. Funeral services will be held Sunday...

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