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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...

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...

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