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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
