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Richard Claude Iii Pearce
Jun 12, 2011
Claude Richard Pearce, III, age 33, a resident of 3495 Old Watkins Road, Oxford, died Sunday, June 12, 2011, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born on November 8, 1977 in Vance County, he was the son of Claude Richard Ricky Pearce, Jr. and Tammy Horton Pearce of Henderson.Richard was employed with Pearce Backhoe Service.He was an avid baseball...
Olivia Breedlove Southerland
Jun 10, 2011
Olivia Breedlove Southerland, age 90, a former resident of Red Bud Drive, died Friday, June 10, 2011, at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehab.in Louisburg.Born on January 25, 1921 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene R. Breedlove and Pearl Kittrell Breedlove, and was the widow of William Robert Southerland, Jr.Mrs. Southerland was a graduate of Henderson...
Bessie Faucette Anstead
Jun 9, 2011
Bessie Faucette Anstead, age 87, a former resident of 105 Carrie Dunn Road, died Thursday, June 09, 2011, at Warren Hills Nursing Home in Warrenton. Bornon October 5, 1923 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Tas Edward Faucette and Lottie Harris Faucette, and was the widow of George Anstead, Sr. Mrs. Anstead was a Licensed Practical...
Betty Jean Davis Gupton
Jun 5, 2011
HENDERSON-Betty Jean Davis Gupton, age 76, a resident of 1514 Glover Street, died Sunday, June 5, 2011, at Duke University Medical Center.Born in Vance County on October 23, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Ollie G. Davis and Mae Mullins Davis.Betty Jean was a retired Time Clerk from Harriett & Henderson Yarns, Inc. and was a cashier at...
Eleanor Abbott Short
Jun 4, 2011
NORLINA-Eleanor Abbott Short, age 88, a resident of 474 Watson Road, died Saturday, June 4, 2011, at her home.Born in Vance County on January 11, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Erastus McCray Abbott and Lucy West Abbott, and was the widow of Robert Alexander Short. Mrs. Abbott was a homemaker and a member of Browns Baptist Church...
Martha Norton Goodwin
May 31, 2011
Martha Norton Goodwin, age 95, a resident of Kerr Lake Nursing & Rehab., and a former resident of 558 Cooper Drive, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at Kerr Lake Nursing & Rehab.Born in Camden, New Jersey on June 5, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Norton and Martha Corson Norton, and was the widow of James Attix...
Joyce Pully Stone
May 29, 2011
Joyce Pully Stone, age 72, a resident of 144 Garden Walk Drive, died Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on August 29, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Julian Pulley and Mabel Grissom Pulley.She was a retired secretary for Rose Oil Company, and was a member of Union Chapel United Methodist Church.Mrs....
Bobby Lee Hamm
May 23, 2011
Bobby Lee Hamm, age 75, a resident of 216 Green Street, died Monday, May 23, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Franklin County on July 9, 1935, he was the son of the late Dewey Hobson Hamm and Ruth Lassiter Hamm Harris.He was a retired truck driver for Variety Wholesale and was a former Vance County Sheriff.He was a...
William Hubert Wright
May 21, 2011
William Hubert Wright, age 66, a resident of 1212 Dabney Drive, died Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Wake County on April 8, 1945, he was the son of the late William Wright and Agnes Fish Wright. He was a retired machinist at the former Almay. Graveside services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at...
William Hubert Wright
May 21, 2011
William Hubert Wright, age 66, a resident of 1212 Dabney Drive, died Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Wake County on April 8, 1945, he was the son of the late William Wright and Agnes Fish Wright. He was a retired machinist at the former Almay. Graveside services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at...
Billy Jewel Grimsley
May 20, 2011
Billy Jewel Grimsley, age 61, a resident of 641 Pine Ridge Road, died Friday, May 20, 2011, at his home.Born in Robeson County on September 18, 1949, he was the son of the late Kager Grimsley and Bessie Simmons Grimsley.He was the owner and operator of B. J. Grimsley Trucking Company. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 am...
James Douglas Allen, Jr.
May 19, 2011
James Douglas Allen, Jr., age 41, a resident of 1280 South Lake Lodge Road, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at his home.Born in Vance County on August 6, 1969, he was the son of James Douglas Allen, Sr. and Shelby Ayscue Allen of Henderson.He was medically retired and was formerly employed as a Foreman with C. W. Wright Electric Company....
Jeurlene Bartholomew Prechtel
May 12, 2011
Jeurlene Bartholomew Prechtel, age 79, a resident of Henderson and Cape Carteret, NC died Thursday evening at Franklin Regional Hospital in Louisburg. Born June 11, 1931, in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Rufus A. Bartholomew, Sr. and Pauline Hayes Bartholomew of Franklin County.She was the widow of Henry R. Prechtel of Cape Carteret. A life-long teacher,...
Therese Pedersen Sellars
May 12, 2011
Therese Pedersen Sellars, age 75, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 in a local nursing home. Therese was born and reared in the small village of Gedesby on the South Island of Falster in Denmark and was the daughter of the late Peder M. Pedersen and Hedwig Christensen Pedersen. She was the widow of Dr. Gilbert F. Sellars.She was a child...
Ashley Christine Coggsdale
May 8, 2011
Ashley Christine Coggsdale, age 18, a resident of 378 Cedar Rock Lane, died Sunday, May 8, 2011, from injuries received in an automobile accident.Born on June 23, 1992 in Vance County, she was the daughter of Shelton H. Coggsdale, Jr. and Stephanie Coghill Coggsdale of Henderson.Ashley was a Senior at Western Vance High School and was also employed through Staffmark...
James David St. George
May 8, 2011
James David Jamie St. George, age 48, a resident of 112 Jordan Lane died Sunday, May 8, 2011.Born on May 30, 1962 in Manawa Wisconsin, he was the son of the late Dolores Garrity and Howard St. George, and the husband of Brenda Meacham St. George.Mr. St. George was medically disabled and attended Westwood Pentecostal Holiness Church. A memorial service...
Sarah Pearce Hamm
May 5, 2011
Sarah Pearce Hamm, age 73, a resident of 216 Green Street, died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on February 8, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Simon Pearce and Lydia Pope Pearce.She was a former employee of Americal. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 pm in the J....
Blanche Gupton Stevenson
May 2, 2011
Blanche Gupton Stevenson, age 89, a former resident of 229 Green Street, died Monday, May 02, 2011 at Universal Health Care in Oxford.Born in Vance County on February 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Nannie Reams Gupton and Louis Gupton.Mrs. Stevenson was the widow of Charlie Robert Stevenson, Sr. Mrs. Stevenson was a member of New Life...
Dorothy Myers Stafford
May 2, 2011
BRIDGEWATER, VA- Dorothy Myers Stafford, 98, of Bridgewater, Virginia, departed this earthly life on May 2, 2011.Born in 1913 in Broadway, Virginia, she was the sole survivor of John C. Myers and Ottie Showalter Myers.Mrs. Stafford attended Bridgewater College and graduated from Madison College in 1933.After teaching high school in Richmond, Virginia, her marriage to Thomas H. Stafford took her...
Paul Lynn Currin
May 1, 2011
SEVIERVILLE, TN-Paul Lynn Currin, Sr., age 41, a resident of 1034 Beverly Hills Drive, died Sunday, May 1, 2011 at his home.He was born on July 6, 1969 in Vance County.He was a former employee of Pro-Tech Cooling and Heating Co. in Tennessee. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 pm at South Henderson Church Of God by the...
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