Jasper Eugene Strum
Dec 29, 2011
NORLINA-Jasper Eugene "Gene" Strum, age 69, a resident of 204 Warrenton Street, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Duke University Medical Center.Born on July 27, 1942 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Raymond Vinson Strum and Mildred Jones Strum.Mr. Strum was a Veteran of the United States Air Force serving from 1964 until 1968 in...
Flossie Duke Gupton
Dec 26, 2011
Mrs. Flossie Duke Gupton, age 88, a resident of 1864 Clearview Drive, died Monday at a local nursing home.Born in Vance County on April 15, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Vallie Griffin Duke and Tom Duke, Sr. and was the widow of Roy W. Gupton. She was a member of New Life Baptist Church (formerly Second Baptist...
Eva Macon Wilson
Dec 25, 2011
Eva Clo Cotner Macon Wilson, age 92, a resident of Henderson, died Sunday, December 25, 2011, in a local nursing home.Born on December 11, 1919 in Joplin, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Dr. John Bee Cotner (Dean of Agriculture at NC State University and Secretary of Agriculture for the State of North Carolina) and Mary Myrtle McClure...
Robert Alexander Stamper
Dec 24, 2011
Robert Alexander "Bob" Stamper, age 70, a resident of Henderson, died Saturday, December 24, 2011.Born in Statesville, NC, on December 14, 1941, he was the son of the late Herbert Alexander Stamper and Ola Mae Bustle Stamper.Bob was a member of the First United Methodist Church where he served as co-chair of the Evangelism Committee and also as an usher.Bobs...
James Archibald Parrott, Jr.
Dec 14, 2011
James Archibald Parrott, Jr., age 79, a resident of 2840 Poplar Creek Road, died Wednesday December 14, 2011, at Universal Health Care North Raleigh.Born on June 3, 1932 in Vance County, he was the son of the late James A. Parrott, Sr. and Catherine Wyche Wolfe.He was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean War.Mr. Parrott...
Nella Sharpe Holden
Dec 12, 2011
Nella Sharpe Holden, formerly of Henderson, died Dec. 12, 2011, at Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community. Nella was born in Loray, N.C, on Sept. 24, 1909, to the late Clarence Parks Sharpe and Sallie Wood Sharpe. Losing her mother at a young age, Nella was raised by her father and her Aunt Ora. Nella attended Queens College in Charlotte where...
Robert John Degraff
Dec 9, 2011
HENDERSON-Robert John DeGraff, age 78, a resident of 379 Jackson-Royster Road, died Friday, December 9, 2011 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.Born in Paterson, New Jersey on October 30, 1933, he was the son of the late Gerrit John DeGraff and Mae Thompson DeGraff. Mr. DeGraff was a retired Electronic Engineer at Day International in Asheville, NC.He was a member...
Sylvia Heikroth Hoyle
Dec 3, 2011
HENDERSON-Sylvia Loughlin Hoyle, 91, a resident of 1204 Oakridge Avenue, and also Emerald Isle died Saturday, December 3, 2011, at Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newport, NC.Born in Brooklyn, New York on July 6, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Dave C. Loughlin and Pearl Heikroth Loughlin.Mrs. Loughlin was a homemaker and a member of the...
Bate Toms Crudup
Dec 3, 2011
CHAPEL HILL-Bate Toms Crudup, 65, a resident of 6205 Farrington Road, died Saturday, December 3, 2011, at his home.Born in Vance County on April 20, 1946, he was the son of the late John Boddie Crudup, Sr. and Jane Toms Crudup.Bate attended Henderson High School and graduated from Virginia Episcopal High School.He attended the University Of North Carolina at Chapel...
Ernestine Robbins Stell
Dec 2, 2011
HENDERSON-Ernestine Robbins Stell, age 76, a resident of 514 S. Cooper Drive, died Friday, December 2, 2011 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on July 22, 1935 in Brunswick Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late James Waddell Robbins and Anna Myrick Jarrell.Mrs. Stell was a retired nursery school teacher, and a former employee of Kentucky Fried Chicken.She...
Jerry Wilson Lassiter
Nov 30, 2011
HENDERSON-Jerry Wilson Butterbean Lassiter, age 61, a resident of 1854 S. Clearview Dr., died Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Born on March 30, 1950 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Hugh Madison Lassiter and Callie Mae Edwards Lassiter.Mr. Lassister was a Veteran of the United States Army serving during the Vietnam War.He was medically retired from Dixie...
Wilson Abbott
Nov 28, 2011
Wilson Abbott, age 88, a resident of 802 Arrow Street, died Monday, November 28, 2011, at his home.Born in Warren County on March 28, 1923, he was the son of the late Cleveland Abbott and Lucy Mosley Abbott.Mr. Abbott was a Veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II.He was a retired farmer and mechanic for the...
Mabel Virginia Smith Edwards
Nov 28, 2011
Mabel Virginia Smith Edwards, age 73, a resident of Henderson, died Monday, November 28, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on December 7, 1938 in Hobucken, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Fred Smith and Flossie Viola Hall Smith.Mrs. Edwards was formerly employed with the former Harriett & Henderson Yarns, Inc. and M. R. Williams,Inc. Funeral services...
Marta Thomasina Brooks
Nov 28, 2011
Marta Thomasina Brooks, age 53, a resident of 1411 Quail RunApt. D., died Monday, November 28, 2011 at her home.Born on January 31, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Brooks and Marta Rose Jackson Brooks.Marta was a Customer Service Representative for A.C.S., and was a member of Freedom Life Church Of God where she...
Walter Cleveland Faulkner
Nov 27, 2011
WALTER C. FAULKNER PINETOPS, NC- Walter Cleveland Faulkner, age 76, a resident of Pinetops, died Sunday November 27, 2011 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville.He was born in Vance County on August 20, 1935 and was the son of the late Horace Faulkner and Grace King Faulkner.Mr. Faulkner was a graduate of East Carolina University and was a consultant with...
Walter Cleveland Faulkner
Nov 27, 2011
PINETOPS, NC- Walter Cleveland Faulkner, age 76, a resident of Pinetops, died Sunday November 27, 2011 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville.He was born in Vance County on August 20, 1935 and was the son of the late Horace Faulkner and Grace King Faulkner.Mr. Faulkner was a graduate of East Carolina University and was a consultant with Carolina Medical Supply...
Mozelle Watkins Perkinson
Nov 23, 2011
HENDERSON-Mozelle Watkins Perkinson, age 98, a resident of Henderson, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born on September 6, 1913 in Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Leonidas and Elsie Bell Stell Watkins.Mrs. Perkinson was a homemaker, a member of Kittrell Baptist Church, and attended West End Baptist Church.She was a member of...
Betty Wilson Rainey
Nov 23, 2011
Betty Jane Wilson Rainey, age 83, a resident of 3412 Cameron Drive, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at her home.Born in Vance County on November 2, 1928, she was the daughter of the late RaymondH. Wilson and Zula Hunt Wilson.Mrs. Rainey was a homemaker and member of the First United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, and the Fellowship Sunday...
Mattie Sue Stegall Newell
Nov 20, 2011
OXFORD-Mattie Sue Stegall Newell, age 63, a resident of 135 Crescent Drive, Oxford, died Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, on April 24, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Stegall, Sr. and Ola Elizabeth Sis Short Stegall. Mrs. Newell was retired from Harriett & Henderson, Yarns, Inc. and was...
Gloria Jean Vinca House
Nov 20, 2011
BURLINGTON-Gloria Jean Vinca House, age 69, a resident of Alamance Health Care Center, and a former resident of Henderson, died Sunday, November 20, 2011. Born on April 17, 1942 in Brafford, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Telio Joseph Vinca and Juanita Selvey Vinca. Mrs. House was a former employee of Americal Corporation in Henderson, and was a...
