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Garnetta Swinson Eaves
Sep 17, 2011
HENDERSON-Garnetta Swinson Eaves, 86, a resident of 21 Joe Ayscue Road, died Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on November 27, 1924 in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Preston Graham Swinson and Garnet McCaskey Swinson.She was a member of Liberty Christian Church where she was a former member of the Bertha Mitchell...
William O"Geary
Sep 17, 2011
William Dick OGeary (Sarge), age 80, a resident of 2384 Dabney Road, died Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on November 7, 1930, he was the son of the late James Buxton OGeary and Catherine Neathery OGeary.Mr. OGeary was retired from the United States Army having served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars.He...
Walter Benjamin Tharrington
Sep 15, 2011
Walter Benjamin Tharrington, age 88, a former resident of Henderson, died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Britthaven Nursing Home of Chapel Hill. Born in Dewitt Va. on March 02, 1923, he was the son of the late Owen Keith Tharrington and Ruth Hoyle Tharrington. Mr. Tharrington was a grading contractor, furnishing site work for various projects around Vance County.He was...
Nellie Parham Knott
Sep 11, 2011
HENDERSON-Nellie Parham Knott, age 77, a resident of 3600 Hicksboro Road, died Sunday, September 11, 2011, at her home.Born in Halifax County on August 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Parham and Ivory Douglas Parham.Mrs. Knott was a homemaker and a tobacco farmer.She was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church where she was active...
Raymond Francis Newman
Sep 4, 2011
KITTRELL-Raymond Francis Newman, age 92, a resident of 4131 Bobbitt Road, died Sunday, September 4, 2011, at his home.Born in Vance County on May 7, 1919, he was the son of the late William James Newman, Sr. and Delia Daniel Newman.He was a retired tobacco farmer and also retired from Mount Hope Finishing Company.Mr. Newman was a member of...
Lois Patterson Grissom
Sep 3, 2011
HENDERSON-Lois Patterson Grissom, age 74, a resident of 460 Horseshoe Bend Road, died Saturday, September 03, 2011, at her home.Born in Franklin County on February 23, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Patterson and Irene Patterson Patterson. Mrs. Grissom was retired from Peck Manufacturing Company in Warrenton and was a member of Warrenton Church Of God. Funeral...
John Russell Hoyle, Sr.
Sep 2, 2011
HENDERSON- John Russell Hoyle, Sr., age 86, a resident of 1552 Lynne Avenue, died Friday, September 02, 2011 at his home.Born in Vance County on November 24, 1924, he was the son of the late Lena Smith Hoyle and David Green Hoyle. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II and was the...
Thomas Webb Miller
Aug 27, 2011
Thomas Webb Miller, age 77, a resident of Henderson, died Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Wilson County on October 20, 1933, he was the son of the late Robert Luther Miller, Sr. and Reba Webb Miller.He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force.Mr. Miller was the owner and operator of Webb Miller Fire...
Beatrice Wheeler Peterson
Aug 25, 2011
Macon-Beatrice Van Note Wheeler Peterson, age 95 died at her home on Lake Gaston, Macon, NC. on Thursday August 25, 2011. She was born in Kirby, VT on March 19, 1916 to the late Arthur Lee Wheeler Sr. and Florence Van Note Wheeler.She was the widow of Christopher Mark Peterson, a retired history teacher at Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. Beatrice...
Helen Hughes Johnson
Aug 22, 2011
OXFORD-Helen Hughes Johnson, age 83, a resident of 4282 Tommie Sneed Road, Oxford and a former resident of Henderson, died Monday, August 22, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on February 10, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Scott Hughes and Lizzie Mae Jarrell Hughes.Mrs. Johnson was a retired LPN at Maria Parham Medical...
Thomas Hunt, Jr.
Aug 20, 2011
OXFORD-Thomas Hunt, Jr., age 69, a resident of 3213 Sam Ursy Road, died Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Granville Medical Center.Born on February 15, 1942 in Franklin County, he was the son of Ira Price Hunt of Henderson and the late Claude Thomas Hunt.Mr. Hunt was a retired self-employed carpenter. A service will be held at a later date. He...
Lonnie Winston Radford, Jr.
Aug 20, 2011
HENDERSON-Lonnie Winston Radford, Jr., age 54, a resident of 7339 NC 39 Hwy. S, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Wake Medical Center.Born in Nash County on January 25, 1957, he was the son of Ann Overton Radford Marshall of Louisburg and the late Lonnie Winston Radford, Sr.Mr. Radford was the Postmaster at the Kittrell Post Office, a graduate of...
James Donald Hunt, Sr.
Aug 19, 2011
HENDERSON-James Donald Hunt, Sr., age 83, a resident of 1506 Oakdale Circle, died Friday, August 19, 2011, at his home.Born in Vance County on February 26, 1928, he was the son of the late Dewey Lee Hunt and Clara Coleman Hunt.Mr. Hunt was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during World War II.He was formerly employed with...
Charles Thomas Lassiter, Sr.
Aug 18, 2011
HENDERSON-Charles Thomas Lassiter, Sr., age 65, a resident of 225 Bickett Street, died Thursday, August 18, 2011, at Durham Regional Medical Center.Born in Vance County on January 28, 1946, he was the son of the late Charles Woodrow Lassiter and Athaleen Dowdy Lassiter.Mr. Lassiter was a veteran of the United States Army and was formerly employed with the former Watson...
Annie Maude Elliott
Aug 12, 2011
HENDERSON-Annie Maude Norwood Elliott, age 89, a resident of 560 Coopers Grove Road, died Friday, August 12, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on July 2, 1922, she was the daughter of the late James Andrew Norwood and Mary Lonie Proctor Norwood. Mrs. Elliott was a homemaker and a former floral designer with many local florist.She...
Bruce Allen Champion
Aug 10, 2011
WARRENTON-Bruce Allen Champion, age 72, a resident of Warren Hills Personal Care and Nursing Facilities, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on December 13, 1938 in Warren County, he was the son of the late Med Champion and Mattie Champion Champion.He was retired from Coble Dairy. A private burial will be held by the family. He...
Tamara Loan Overcash
Aug 8, 2011
RALEIGH-Tamara Ann Loan Overcash, age 36, a resident of 9001 Wildwood Links, went to be with her Savior on Monday, August 08, 2011, at Duke University Medical Center.Born on September 28, 1974 in Roanoke, Virginia, she was the daughter of Claude Mitchell Loan, Jr. and Joyce Moss Loan of Durham.Mrs. Overcash was a proud graduate of Virginia Tech and was...
Virginia Tyrolt Tietz
Aug 5, 2011
KITTRELL, NC-Virginia Tyrolt Tietz, age 68, a resident of 46 E. Pasture Drive, died Friday, August 05, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Patterson, NJ on October 28, 1942, she was the daughter of Eleanor Wurfer Tyrolt of Bethlehem, NJ and the late Frank Tyrolt. Mrs. Tietz was a retired Administrative Assistant for the Town of Wyckoff, NJ. At...
Marie Mcfall Wells
Aug 2, 2011
Marie McFall Wells, age 78, a resident of 996 Bobbitt Road, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011.Born on September 13, 1932 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Fred Vivian McFall and Lucy Pernell McFall.Mrs. Wells was formerly employed with Friendly Florist and was a member of Freedom Life Church Of God. Funeral services will be held Friday...
Evelyne Hughes Jones Hester
Jul 27, 2011
HENDERSON-Evelyne Hughes Jones Hester, age 84, beloved mother, grandmother, wife, and caregiver, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on December 28, 1926, she was the daughter of the late George Badger Hughes and Maude Mills Hughes.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Carnie E. Jones....
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