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Thomas Wayne Reavis
Nov 11, 2024
HENDERSON- Thomas Wayne Reavis, 72, of Eaves Road, died Monday, November 11, 2024 at his home. Born February 20, 1952 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Prewer Reavis and Stephen Thomas Reavis. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and formerly employed with the Vance County School System as an HVAC maintenance...
Tammy Evans Allison
Nov 7, 2024
HENDERSON- Tammy Evans Allison, 54, a resident of Highway 39 North, died Thursday, November 7, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born January 27, 1970 in Vance County, she was the daughter of William Ronald Evans of Henderson and the late Barbara Pendergrass Evans. Tammy was a Senior Customer Service Representative at Lincare and was a member of Freedom Life Church...
Patricia Rowland Rogers
Nov 6, 2024
KITTRELL – Patricia Rowland Rogers, 86, of Rocky Ford Road, died Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at her home. Born March 23, 1938 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Renn Rowland and James Rudolph Rowland. She formerly worked for Louisburg Manor as an administrator and attended Plank Chapel United Methodist Church where she was the organist...
Robin Richardson Brooks
Nov 5, 2024
Robin Jane Richardson Brooks, 60, of Anderson Creek Road, died Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at her home. Born October 5, 1964 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Weary Richardson and Robert Thomas Richardson. She was a teacher’s assistant at E. O. Young Elementary School and a member of Flat Rock United Methodist Church where she...
Jane Jones Dickerson
Nov 4, 2024
MANSON – Jane Elizabeth Jones Dickerson, 77, of Manson, NC, died Monday, November 4, 2024, at her home. Jane was born October 10, 1947, in Bertie County, NC, to the late Mary Elizabeth Burkette Jones and Starkey Lebron Jones. She was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church in Boydton, Va, and formerly worked for Franklin Regional Medical Center as an...
Norma Short Creech
Oct 31, 2024
KITTRELL- Norma Darlene Short Creech, 73, of Long Creek Court, died Thursday, October 31, 2024 at her home. Born February 17, 1951 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Hicks Short Norris and William Henry Short and was the widow of Rubin Arch Creech, Jr. She retired from Revlon where she was an assembler. Funeral...
Fay Matthews Wilkerson
Oct 31, 2024
HENDERSON- Fay Matthews Wilkerson, 93, of Pollyanna Road passed away peacefully Thursday, October 31, 2024. Born November 18, 1930 in Durham County, she was the daughter of the late Elba Spain Matthews and Malcolm Washington “Mike” Matthews. She married Wallace C. Wilkerson on December 24, 1948 and was married for 61 years until his death on July 25, 2009. She...
Adell Blue Faulkner
Oct 29, 2024
HENDERSON - Adell Blue Faulkner passed away peacefully on October 29, 2024 at the age of 97. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, she was known for her devotion to her family and church. Born in Roxboro on March 21, 1927 to Obidiah Jackson Blue and Emma Gates Blue, Adell was a member of the Greatest Generation...
Patricia Satterwhite
Oct 29, 2024
Mary Patricia Satterwhite, 76, of Village Drive, died Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at her daughter’s home. Born August 31, 1948 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Kearney Satterwhite and Willard Dorsey Satterwhite. She was a retired insurance agent. A memorial will be held Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. in the chapel of J.M....
Tony Ray Allen, Sr.
Oct 19, 2024
HENDERSON- Tony Ray Allen, Sr., 76, of Willow Oak Place, died Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Duke University Medical Center. Born May 13, 1948 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Aileen Ayscue Allen and David Thomas Allen, Sr. He was a United States Army Veteran; as a ranking Sergeant he served during the Vietnam Era and...
Hedda Hartel Harriss
Oct 19, 2024
HENDERSON – Hedda Magdalena Hartel Harriss, 81, of Peace Street, died October 19, 2024, at a local nursing home. Born March 3, 1943, Tapaiu, East Prussia, (present day Russia), she was the daughter of the late Christel Schauties Hartel and Alfred Hartel. She was a member of First United Methodist Church Henderson. Hedda previously worked at Maria Parham Hospital in...
Valerie Sue Gwynn
Oct 19, 2024
DURHAM- Mrs. Valerie Sue Gwynne Gwynn, age 79, a former resident of Henderson, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Born November 14,1944 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Blanche Helen Bruce Gwynne and Earle Philip Gwynne and was the widow of Dr. Don Hill Gwynn. Valerie was a member...
Robert Lee Critcher, Sr.
Oct 17, 2024
FREDERICKSBURG, VA- Robert Lee Critcher, Sr., 83, of Fredericksburg, VA, died Thursday, October 17, 2024 at his home. Born June 20, 1941 in Oxford, he was the son of the late Lizzie Fuller Critcher and Edgar Critcher and was the widower of Carolyn Williams Critcher. He retired from the United States Army and from the trucking industry after more than...
Donnie Wayne Parrish
Oct 16, 2024
HENDERSON- Donnie Wayne Parrish, 50, of Tarheel Lane, died Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at Duke University Medical Center. Born June 7, 1974, he was the son of the late Jo Ann Travis Parrish and Jerry Rogers Parrish, Sr. Wayne was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and also attended Freedom Life Church of God. Funeral services will be held Monday,...
George Anthony "Tony" Norwood
Oct 14, 2024
HENDERSON- George Anthony “Tony” Norwood, 72, of Poplar Creek Road, died Monday, October 14, 2024 at Duke University Hospital. Born October 9, 1952 in Vance County, he was the eldest son of the late Jane Elizabeth O’Brien Norwood and George Herbert Norwood. Tony retired from the North Carolina Department of Administration as Controller on May 1, 2020, after seventeen years...
Lois Ellen Sahm
Oct 10, 2024
HENDERSON- Lois Ellen Day Sahm, 93, of Billy Burwell Road and Birchwood Drive, East Irondequoit, NY, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2024 at her home. Born December 9, 1930 in Victor, NY, she was the daughter of the late Mildred Esther Robinson Day and Earl Davis Day and was the widow of Ralph Charles Sahm. She was very active in...
William "Billy" Joseph Perry
Oct 9, 2024
HENDERSON- William Joseph “Billy” Perry, 81, of Parham Road, died Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at his home. Born February 28, 1943 in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of the late Blanche Robins Perry and William Jackson Perry and was the widower of Christine Cash Perry. Billy retired from the Henderson Fire Department as a lieutenant. He was a member...
Linda Waddell Griffin
Oct 7, 2024
HENDERSON- Linda Marie Waddell Griffin, 61, of Wakefield Avenue, died Monday, October 7, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born April 1, 1963, she was the daughter of the late Sally Hanford Waddell and David Earl Waddell and the widow of Bryan David Griffin, Sr. She was a retired electrician at LumenFocus Manufacturing Company. A memorial service will be held Friday,...
Charles "Charley John" Marshall Smith
Oct 7, 2024
HENDERSON- Charles Marshall “Charley-John” Smith, 86, of West Hills Drive, died Monday, October 7, 2024 at home surrounded by his family. Born May 7, 1938 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Ruth Sturdivant Smith Long and Alex Marshall Smith and was the widower of Rita Cooper Peoples Smith. Charley-John was a Veteran of the United States...
Sabrina Leanna Halley
Sep 28, 2024
OXFORD- Sabrina Leeanna Halley, 19, of Ed Harris Road, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2024, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Born August 31, 2005 in Stark County, Ohio, Sabrina was the daughter of Beth Pickens Halley and David Leroy Halley Jr. She was a member of Clearview Church where she was in the Illuminate Youth Class. A Celebration of...
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