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Tamara Loan Overcash

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

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

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

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....

Benjamin Woodrow Granger, Jr.

Benjamin Woodrow Granger, Jr.

Jul 26, 2011

WARRENTON-Benjamin Woodrow Granger, Jr., age 71, a resident of 150 Parktown Road, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Select Specialty Hospital in Durham.Born on November 11, 1939 in Warren County, he was the son of the late Benjamin W. Granger, Sr., and Lucy Paschall Granger. Mr. Granger was a veteran of the United States Navy.He was formerly employed for...

Jane Lowry Church

Jane Lowry Church

Jul 25, 2011

HENDERSON- Jane Lowry Church, age 64, a resident of 315S. Woodland Road, died Monday July 25, 2011 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on November 19, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Robert William Lowry and Cordelia Woodlief Lowry.She was formerly employed with Vance County Social Services and served as a volunteer on the Advisory...

Rebecca Grimes Kita

Rebecca Grimes Kita

Jul 23, 2011

Rebecca Grimes Betty Kita, age 83, a resident of Henderson, NC and Oakland, Maine, died Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Brigham & Womens Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.Born on August 1, 1927 in Beverly, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late William Grimes and Georgia Whitman Grimes, and was the widow of Michael George Kita. Mrs. Kita was a retired...

Elsie Gray Hunt Pernell

Elsie Gray Hunt Pernell

Jul 21, 2011

LOUISBURG-Elsie Gray Hunt Pernell, 84, died Thursday, July 21, 2011. Surviving are her son, Julian J. Pernell, Jr. of Columbia, SC; sister, Josephine Driver; sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Kirby Hinson of Louisburg, NC.She was preceded in death by her husband, Julian J. Pernell; her parents, Mark Henry and Bessie Denton Hunt; and her sister, Mary Charles Holmes. A graveside...

Ruby Davidson Duke

Ruby Davidson Duke

Jul 19, 2011

HENDERSON-Ruby Davidson Duke, age 95, a former resident of 915 Elm Street, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in a local nursing home.Born on June 20, 1916 in Guilford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. Davidson and Daisy Kernodle Davidson, and was the widow of James Thurston Bud Duke.Mrs. Duke was a retired nurse at...

Bessie Mae Wrenn Newman

Bessie Mae Wrenn Newman

Jul 18, 2011

HENDERSON-Bessie Mae Wrenn Newman, age80, a resident of 61 Renn Lane, died Monday, July 18, 2011, at her home. Born in Franklin County on December 1, 1930, she was the daughter of the late William Wrenn and Inez Hill Wrenn, and was the widow of Harold C. Newman.She was a retired employee of CVS.Mrs. Newman formerly attended St. Andrews Presbyterian...

Alton Geme Curtis, Sr.

Alton Geme Curtis, Sr.

Jul 17, 2011

MANSON-Alton Gene Curtis, Sr., age 77, a resident of 342 Burchette Road, died Sunday, July 17, 2011 at his home.Born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia on January 29, 1934, he was the son of the late Thomas T. Curtis and Grace Paschall Curtis.He was an employee of Waste Industries where he had worked for 30 years.Mr. Curtis was a member of...

Jena Phipps Miller

Jena Phipps Miller

Jul 16, 2011

Jena Phipps Miller, age 63, a resident of 75 Sandy Point Drive in Manson, died Friday at her home.Born in Leonardtown, Maryland on September 1, 1947, she was the daughter of Virginia Doyle Phipps of Manson and the late Charles E. Phipps.Mrs. Miller was a retired teachers assistant of special needs children in California.She was also a member of Middleburg...

Michael Anthony Ignelzi

Michael Anthony Ignelzi

Jul 13, 2011

Michael Anthony Ignelzi, Sr., age 82, a resident of Durham, died Wednesday July 13, 2011.Michael was the son of the late Lucy Navarro and Americus Ignelzi and was preceded in death by his wife, Rebekah Wilson Ignelzi. A native of Pittsburgh and a graduate of Carnegie Tech he practiced architecture in Pittsburgh for many years until moving to Durham.He retired...

Agnes Daniel Morris

Agnes Daniel Morris

Jul 13, 2011

HAMPTON, VAAgnes Daniel Anne Morris, age 86, a resident of 305 Marcella Road, Hampton Virginia, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at Coliseum Park Nursing Home.Born on February 28, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Tazzie Currin and James Earnest Daniel and was the widow of Clyde Morris.Mrs. Morris was of the Baptist faith. A graveside funeral service will...

Linwood Allen Currin, Sr.

Linwood Allen Currin, Sr.

Jul 7, 2011

HENDERSON-Linwood Allen Lynn Currin, Sr., age 49, a resident of 3637 Southerland Mill Road, passed away quietly at his home on Thursday, July 7, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on February 15, 1962 in Vance County, he was the son of Elizabeth Morris Currin of Henderson and the late Henry C. Currin.For many years he was employed...

Fletcher Thomas Moss

Fletcher Thomas Moss

Jul 7, 2011

-Fletcher Thomas Tommy Moss, age 72, a resident of 715 New Bethel Church Road, died Thursday, July 07, 2011, at his home.Born in Franklin County on September 27, 1938, he was the son of the late Roy Fletcher Moss and Grace Stainback Moss.Mr. Moss was a retired farmer, a member of New Bethel Baptist Church, and was a former member...

Gaynard Lee Allison

Gaynard Lee Allison

Jul 4, 2011

Gaynard Lee Allison, age 80, a resident of 44 Pine View Road, died Monday, July 04, 2011, at his home.Born on January 27, 1931 in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Charles Z. Allison and Firm Hix Allison.Mr. Allison was a Veteran of the United States Air Force Reserve. He was a retired commercial construction Supervisor and...

Stacey S. Bailey

Stacey S. Bailey

Jul 3, 2011

First Sgt. Stacey S. Bailey, NCSHP (retired), age 73, of 115 Kerr Lake Drive, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 3, 2011. He was a native of Benson, North Carolina before joining the Patrol.He had a distinguished career with the Patrol having served for 30 years.He was privileged to have been a Master Mason and...

Harold Edward Lloyd

Harold Edward Lloyd

Jun 29, 2011

Harold Edward Lloyd, age 73, a resident of 880 Coble Blvd. Apt. 17, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehab in Louisburg.Born in Granville County on January 26, 1938, he was the son of the late Edward Aston Lloyd and Elva Spain Lloyd.He was a retired truck driver and was of Baptist faith.Mr. Lloyd was a...

Suzanne Krones Arren

Suzanne Krones Arren

Jun 27, 2011

Suzanne Krones Arren, age 63, a resident of 865 Terry Lane, died Monday, June 27, 2011, at Durham Regional Medical Center.Born in Philadelphia, PA on June 25, 1948, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Gray Krones of Philadelphia, PA and the late William Krones. Mrs. Arren was retired from Glaxco Smith Kline where she was a Corporate Trainer.After retirement, she...

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