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Julian J. "Jules" Pernell, Jr.

Julian J. "Jules" Pernell, Jr.

Oct 4, 2011

COLUMBIA SC- Julian J."Jules" Pernell, Jr., age 61, a resident of 2417 Rigby Drive, died Tuesday October 4, 2011 at his home. He was the son of the late Julian J. Pernell, Sr. and the late Elsie Gray Hunt Pernell of Henderson, NC. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and had extensive experience in International Foodservice...

William Alvi N Brame, Sr.

William Alvi N Brame, Sr.

Sep 26, 2011

JACKSONVILLE-William Alvin Brame, Sr., age 86, a resident of 225 White Street, and a former resident of Henderson, died Monday, September 26, 2011 at Premier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville, NC.Born on March 10, 1925 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Edward Clarence Brame, Sr. and Ferrell Wilson Brame.Mr. Brame was a Veteran of the...

Greg Gregory Floyd

Greg Gregory Floyd

Sep 21, 2011

Julian Gregory Floyd, age 51, a resident of 2001 Walter Bowen Road, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at his home.Born on February 28, 1960 in Vance County, he was the son of Thomas Willis Floyd and Ruby Moss Floyd of Henderson.Mr. Floyd was a retired mechanical technician at Americal and was a member of New Sandy Creek Baptist Church. A...

Amanda Gail Faulkner Cox

Amanda Gail Faulkner Cox

Sep 18, 2011

Amanda Gail Faulkner Cox, age 30, a resident of 211 Cheeks Quarter Road, died Sunday September 18, 2011.Born in Vance County on March 20, 1981, she was the daughter of Maurice Lee Faulkner and Kitty Marie Satterwhite Faulkner of Henderson.Mrs. Cox was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Ararat Pentecostal Holiness Church.Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00...

Garnetta Swinson Eaves

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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