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Madelyn Baugh Short
Apr 11, 2012
Madelyn Baugh Short, age 70, a resident of 2274 N. Lynnbank Road, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on July 15, 1941 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Baugh and Lillie Deal Baugh.She was retired from Royal Home Fashions and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church for 38 years where...
Farrel Wheeler Oakes
Apr 11, 2012
HENDERSON Mrs. Farrel Wheeler Oakes, age 73, a resident of 328 Oak Street, died Wednesday April 11, 2012, at her home.Born on March 20, 1939 in Vance County she was the daughter of the late James H. Wheeler, Sr. and Nora McGhee Wheeler.Mrs. Oakes retired from the former law office of Perry, Kittrell, Blackburn and Blackburn where she was employed...
Fannie Harris Crumpler
Apr 9, 2012
Fannie Mitchell Harris Crumpler died peacefully in the early morning hours of April 9, 2012, after two weeks of music making with her sons Dixon, Dennis, John and Charles and their families, at her home at Magnolia Glen in Raleigh.A woman of strong faith, conviction, and determination, Fannie Crumpler leaves a legacy of service to God, her family and her...

James Napoleon Thompson, Jr.
Apr 7, 2012
STAFFORD, VA-James Napoleon Thompson, Jr., age 73, a resident of 11 Vista Woods Road in Stafford, VA, died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at his home.Born on July 15, 1938 in Warren County, he was the son of the late James Napoleon Thompson, Sr. and Earline Hayes Thompson.James retired from the Metro Transit Authority in Washington, DC and Alexandria, Va. areas...
Irene Eubanks Whaley
Apr 7, 2012
HENDERSON-Irene Eubanks Whaley, age 88, a resident of 309 Yowland Road, died Saturday, April 07, 2012, at her home after several years of declining health. Born on November 5, 1923 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Bosher Wayland B.W. Eubanks and Nannie Hicks Eubanks.She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. Graveside services will...
Kathleen Rainey Edwards
Apr 2, 2012
HENDERSON-Kathleen Rainey Kitty Edwards, age 83, a resident of 1837 Edwards Road, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at the home of her daughter.Born in Vance County on August 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Rainey and Ethel Payne Rainey.Mrs. Rainey was a former employee of H. & R Block and the former Leggetts Department Store. She...
Leslie Lewis Stone
Mar 31, 2012
KITTRELL-Leslie Lewis Stone, age 87, a resident of 691 Bobbitt Road, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 in a local nursing home.Born on January 28, 1925 in Warren County, he was the son of the late Ralph Edward Stone and Nellie Pearl Peoples Stone.He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II. Mr. Stone retired after...
Jennifer Ayscue Vaughan
Mar 31, 2012
HENDERSON-Jennifer Ayscue Vaughan, age 39, a resident of 6237 Vicksboro Road, died Saturday, March 31, 2012.Born in Vance County on July 21, 1972, she was the daughter of R. C. and Cathy Allen Creech of Henderson..She attended South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 am at South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev....
George Henry Stanley
Mar 29, 2012
HENDERSON-George Henry Stanley, age 87, a resident of 2709 Community House Road, Oxford, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Granville Medical Center.Born on December 28, 1924 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Leon Fredrick Stanley and Ora Inscoe Stanley Pruitt.Mr. Stanley was a self-employed painter and member of Peaces Chapel Baptist Church where he was...
Ruby Fulcher Ferrell
Mar 28, 2012
HENDERSON-Ruby Francis Fulcher Ferrell, age 81, a resident of 40 NC 39 Loop Road, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at her home.Born in Vance County on January 20, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Herbert D. Roy Francis and Lucy NarronFrancis.Mrs. Ferrell was a homemaker, textile worker, and was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Funeral services will...
Bruce Allen Gupton
Mar 27, 2012
HENDERSON- Mr. Bruce Allen Gupton, age 80, a resident of 1328 Pine Street, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on February 25, 1932, he was the son of the late William Joseph Gupton and Etta Ross Gupton Parrish.Mr. Gupton was a retired Veteran of the United States Navy, having served as a...
Jack Furman Stanley
Mar 27, 2012
Technical Sergeant Jack Furman Stanley, age 79, a resident of 320 Fuller Road, Louisburg, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born January 10, 1933 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Paul Cecil Stanley and Jacksie Ross Stanley.He was a retired Veteran of the United States Air Force where he served as a Technical...
Naomi Jobe Short
Mar 27, 2012
HENDERSON-Naomi Jobe Short, age 67, a resident of 901 Crozier Street, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on June 14, 1944 in Nash County, she was the daughter of the late John Jobe and Lucy Mabry Jobe.Mrs. Short was a former employee of Harriett & Henderson Yarns, Inc. and was a member of Freedom Life Church...
Sarah Priest Davis
Mar 25, 2012
Sarah Ellon Priest Davis, age 85, a resident of 876 Sulphur Springs Road, and a former resident of the Gillburg Community, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, at her home. Born on June 3, 1926 in Bladen County, she was the daughter of the late Franklin Priest and Lenora Jane King Priest. Mrs. Davis was a member of Unity Baptist Church...
Otha Paul Wilkins, Sr.
Mar 21, 2012
Otha Paul Wilkins, Sr. age 85, a resident of Henderson and Mount Sterling, Kentucky, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at the VA Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.Born in Vance County on July 24, 1926 he was the son of the late Henry Marshall Wilkins and Ella Mae Cannady Wilkins.He was a United States Navy Veteran having served in World War...
Nancy Lawrence Ennis
Mar 21, 2012
HAMPSTEAD-Nancy Lawrence Ennis, age 49, a resident of 381 Beckys Creek Road, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.Born in Vance County on August 2, 1962, she was the daughter of Charles and Gwendolyn Roberson Lawrence of Henderson.Ms. Ennis was an assistant manager at Dollar General and a member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church....
Margy Hicks Trado
Mar 15, 2012
HENDERSON- Mrs. Margy Lou Hicks Trado, age 69, a resident of Henderson, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Wake Medical Center.Born November 18, 1942 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Ludie E. Hicks, Jr. and Marjorie Cawthorne Hicks.Mrs. Trado retired from the Vance County School system after thirty years where she was a Data Manager for...
Clarence Edward Snow
Mar 13, 2012
DURHAM- Senior Master Sergeant Clarence Edward Snow, age 81, a resident of 507 Andover Road, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.Born on March 14, 1930 in Mt. Airy, NC, he was the son of the late George B. Snow and Myrtle Towe Snow.SMSgt Snow was a retired Veteran of the United States Air Force.He...
Benjamin Linwood Pulley
Mar 10, 2012
KITTRELL-Benjamin Linwood Pulley, age 82, a resident of 120 Smith Street, died Saturday, March 10, 2012, at his home.Born in Vance County on March 29, 1929, he was the son of the late Melvin Burley Pulley and Mary Lee Hight Pulley.Linwood was a former Superintendent with the former George W. Kane Construction Company and H.G. Reynolds. He was a member...
Mary Montgomery Weaver
Feb 29, 2012
FRANKLINTON- Mrs. Mary Montgomery Weaver, age 80, a resident of 224 W. Mason Street, Franklinton, died Wednesday February 29, 2012, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born in Vance County on April 5, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Mertie Walters Montgomery and John Swanson Montgomery.Mrs. Weaver was a homemaker and member of Friendly Baptist Church in Bethlehem, NC....
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