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Betsy Rose Evans Fox

Betsy Rose Evans Fox

Oct 26, 2011

HENDERSON-Betsy Rose Evans Fox, age 46, a resident of 129 Elsie Smith Drive, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at her home.Born in Vance County on November 27, 1964, she was the daughter of William Blair Evans of Henderson and the late Rose Dickerson Evans. Mrs. Fox was a homemaker and a former CNA at Guardian Care Nursing Home. Funeral...

Nannie Lucille Barnett Chappell

Nannie Lucille Barnett Chappell

Oct 25, 2011

HENDERSON-Nannie Lucille Barnett Chappell, age 64, loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother, was called home to be with Jesus on October 25, 2011. Born on February 28, 1947 in Henderson, NC, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Agnes Riggan Barnett.Mrs. Chappell was a member of Crystal River Church Of God. She is survived by...

James Furman Wright, Sr.

James Furman Wright, Sr.

Oct 18, 2011

James Furman Wright Sr., age 48, a resident of 69 Lake Rd., Henderson and 970 Duke Memorial Rd., Spring Hope, died Tuesday October 18, 2011 at his home in Spring Hope. Born on August 18, 1963 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Kenneth L. Williamson Sr. and April Lee Wright. James was a wonderful and loving...

Jesse Walter Clopton, Jr.

Jesse Walter Clopton, Jr.

Oct 16, 2011

Jesse Walter Clopton, Jr. age 64, a resident of 5240 Hwy 39 N., died Sunday October 16, 2011 at Maria Parham Medical Center. A native of Vance county he was the son of the late Jesse Walter Clopton, Sr. and Mary Forsythe Clopton. He was a retired mechanic with Certainteed of Oxford. A graveside memorial service will be held Thursday...

Joseph Hedgepeth

Joseph Hedgepeth

Oct 10, 2011

Joseph Daniel "JD" Hedgepeth, age 84, a resident of 405 Parham Road, died Wednesday October 12, 2011 at his home. Born on August 11, 1927 in Vance Co., he was the son of the late Percy Harvey Hedgepeth and Lillie Allred Hedgepeth Dodd. Mr. Hedgepeth was the Owner and Operator of Armstrong Tree Service, and was also retired from Hayes...

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...

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