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Sandra Kaye Slaughter Richards
Apr 27, 2011
HENDESON-Sandra Kaye Slaughter Richards, age 53, a resident of 3056 Faulkner Town Road, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.Born in Durham, NC on November 26, 1957, she was the daughter of Elmo Slaughter of Roxboro and the late Betty Bizzell Slaughter. Mrs. Richards was a homemaker and sang in The Master’s III, a mother-daughter trio.She...
John Mccoy Page
Apr 17, 2011
John McCoy Page, age 52, a resident of 51 Bucktail Court, died Sunday, April 17, 2011.Born in Horry County, South Carolina on August 24, 1958, he was the son of the late J. V. Page and Lola Rabon Page Carter.He was formerly employed with Currins Minute Mart and was medically retired. A private burial will he held by the family...
Bennett Hester Perry, Jr.
Apr 15, 2011
Bennett Hester Perry, Jr., age 81, passed away on April 15, 2011 in Henderson, N.C. Born in Richmond, Virginia, April 16, 1929 he was the son of the late Bennett Hester Perry, Sr. and Katharine Drane Perry. Bennett was raised and lived in Henderson, NC.After graduating from Episcopal High School in 1947, he earned an undergraduate and a law degree...
Lucy Wiggins Parrott
Apr 12, 2011
Lucy Wiggins Parrott, age 74, a resident of 2840 Poplar Creek road, died Tuesday April 12, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born on July 29, 1936 in Brunswick Co. Va., she was the daughter of the late Julius Thomas Wiggins and Mary Wortham Wiggins. Mrs. Parrott was a member of Cole Mill Road Church of Christ in Durham. Graveside...
Linda Sharrine Peterson
Apr 10, 2011
Linda Sharrine Sharri Foster Peterson, age 52, a resident of 97 Vincent Hoyle Road, died Sunday, April 10, 2011, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.Born on March 22, 1959 in Knoxville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Richard Woodrow Foster and Margie Anita Wilbanks Foster of Knoxville, Tennessee. Mrs. Peterson was a former Secretary at Clayton Mobile Homes Corporate Office...
Florine Cooper Watkins
Apr 9, 2011
Flo Watkins, 92, died on Saturday, April 9th having enjoyed a long, full, and interesting life for the most part in Henderson, NC.She will be greatly missed by her many friends and family. Born in Winchester, KY and raised in Lexington, KY, Flo was the daughter of the late Asa Bush and Louella Monroe Sidwell. She was a beautiful, vivacious,...
Gregory Lewis Anstead
Apr 4, 2011
Gregory Lewis Anstead, age 26, a resident of 955 Horseshoe Bend Road died Monday April 04, 2011. Born in Vance Co. on September 22, 1984, he was the son of William Lewis Anstead and Larissa Brown Anstead of Henderson. He was an employee of Alvin Johnson House Movers and Crane Service. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM...
Mary Ellen Hicks Powell
Apr 4, 2011
Mary Ellen Hicks Powell, age 88, a resident of 950 Coopers Grove Rd. died Monday, April 04, 2011 at her home. Born in Wayne Co. on September 6, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Mary Ellen Scott Hicks and T. Frank Hicks and was the widow of Frank Bishop Powell, Jr. Mrs. Powell was a member of Flat...
Robert Dale Anstead
Apr 3, 2011
Robert Dale Anstead, Sr., age 54, a resident of Warren Hills Nursing Home, died Sunday, April 3, 2011.Born on July 7, 1956 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Steany Robert Anstead and Magdaline Edwards Anstead.Mr. Anstead was a retired self-employed mechanic. A private memorial service is planned by the family at a later date. He is...
Kenneth Wayne Dickerson
Mar 27, 2011
Kenneth Wayne Koochie Dickerson, age 62, a resident of 1303 Vicksboro Road, Lot 6, died Sunday, March 27, 2011 at his home.Born on January 10, 1949 in Vance County, he was the son of the late George Bill Dickerson and Daisy Mosley Dickerson.Kenneth was an avid hunter and fisherman.He was medically retired and was a former tobacco farmer and construction...
Rachel Blake Ellis
Mar 26, 2011
Rachel Blake Ellis, age 93, a resident of Senior Citizens Nursing Home, and a former resident of 1468 NC Hwy. 39 South died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Senior Citizens Nursing Home.Born on December 24, 1917 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Preston Blake and Ida Seate Blake, and was the widow of Albert Jackson Ellis.Mrs....
Marci Clark Tuck
Mar 26, 2011
Marci Cissy Clark Tuck, age 40, a resident of 480 Hunter Road, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on November 13, 1970 in Vance County, she was the daughter of Judith Judy Clopton Williams and Milton Stuart Clark, Sr. both of Henderson. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4:30 pm in the J. M. White...
Rachel Blake Ellis
Mar 26, 2011
Rachel Blake Ellis, age 93, a resident of Senior Citizens Nursing Home, and a former resident of 1468 NC Hwy. 39 South died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Senior Citizens Nursing Home.Born on December 24, 1917 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Preston Blake and Ida Seate Blake, and was the widow of Albert Jackson Ellis.Mrs....
Harold Osborne Currin
Mar 24, 2011
Harold Osborne Currin, age82, a resident of 1002 Shirley Drive, died Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Duke University Medical Center.Born on May 15, 1928 in Granville County, he was the son of the late James Frank Currin and Ruby Zion Currin Currin.Mr. Currin retired after twenty-seven years and a route salesman for Flowers Baking Company and nineteen years as owner...
John Edward Walker
Mar 20, 2011
HENDERSON- John Edward Walker, age 60, a resident of 11015 NC Hwy. 39 N, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at his home.Born in Vance County on July 17, 1950 he was the son of the late Charlie William Walker, Sr. and Frankie Riggan Walker. John was a retired truck driver and was a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church. Funeral...
Julia Abbot Horner
Mar 15, 2011
Julia Abbot Horner, 66, a resident of Knightdale, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh.Born in Vance County on October 18, 1944, she was the daughter of Frances Abbot Burton Powers of Henderson and the late Louis Dibrell Horner. After growing up on College Street in Henderson, Julia graduated from Salem Academy.In 1965, she was the recipient...
Charles Stephen Hawley
Mar 13, 2011
Charles Stephen Hawley, age 73, a resident of Henderson, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at his home.Born on January 16, 1938 in Sampson County, he was the son of the late Stacey C. Hawley, Sr. and Mamie Smith Hawley.He served in the United States Army, and was retired after 31years with the State of North Carolina and 15Years with Vance...
Charles Arnold Grissom, Sr.
Mar 12, 2011
Charles Arnold Bro Grissom, Sr., age 71, a resident of 1409 Quail Ridge, died Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on November 17, 1939 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Wallace Grissom and Rosa Lee Pulley Grissom.Mr. Grissom was a retired Fireman and EMT for the City Of Henderson, and was a...
Betty Hinson Key
Mar 9, 2011
Betty Hinson Key, age 71, a resident of 7120 NC Hwy. 39 North, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on July 10, 1939 in Scotland County, she was the daughter of the late William Hinson and Ella Pate Hinson. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 11:00 am at Sunset Gardens by the Rev. Abidan Shah....
Catherine Harper Frye
Mar 6, 2011
Catherine Harper Roberson Frye, age 88, a resident of 905 Daniel Harris Road, died Sunday, March 06, 2011, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on August 15, 1922 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late William P. Harper and Lillian Bowen Harper. She was retired from Americal Corporation and was a lifetime member of St. Johns Episcopal Church....
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