Joann Thomas
Sep 26, 2024
HENDERSON-JoAnn Thomas passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at The Ridge of Pikeville Memory Care Center in Pikeville, North Carolina. JoAnn was born on October 6, 1942, in Mitchell County, North Carolina. She graduated from Waynesville High School in Waynesville, North Carolina in 1960. She continued her education at Grace Hospital in Morganton, North Carolina, graduating as a Registered...
Willard Hayes
Sep 20, 2024
HENDERSON- Willard Hayes, 93, of Corbitt Road, passed Friday, September 20, 2024 at a local nursing home. Born in Vance County September 16, 1931, he was the son of the late Nina Swanson Hayes and Eddie Hayes, Jr. and the widower of Ethel Briggs Hayes. Mr. Hayes was a member of West End Baptist Church and retired from Roses Stores....
Herbert Jack Roach
Sep 18, 2024
HENDERSON- Herbert Jack Roach, 79, of Oakridge Church Road, died Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at his home. Born October 17, 1944 in Mecklenburg County, he was the son of the late Jack Herbert Roach and Sue Roach Sherwaski. Herbert was a welder and retired from Southern Engineering Company. He was an avid fisherman, enjoyed playing cards, watching NASCAR and spending...
James Glenn Boyd
Sep 18, 2024
HENDERSON- James Glenn Boyd of Dabney Road transitioned to eternal rest on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Born July 21, 1945, in Meridian, Texas to the late Travis W. and Lorene Goodman Boyd, he was a graduate of Roosevelt High School, attended Lubbock Christian College, Texas Tech, and Nash Community College. Drafted into the US Navy during the Vietnam War, he...
Linda Lou Champion Harris
Sep 16, 2024
HENDERSON-Linda Lou Champion Harris, 78, of Twelve Oaks Lane, died Monday, September 16, 2024 at a local nursing home. Born July 18, 1946 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Virginia Howard Champion Kimball and Royall Champion and was the widow of Chandler Vance Harris. Linda was a member of the former South Henderson Church of Living...
Crystal Ivey Reeder
Sep 15, 2024
Crystal Diane Ivey Reeder, 62, of Franklinton, died Sunday, September 15, 2024 at the home of her daughter. Crystal was born August 27, 1962 in Vance County and was the daughter of the late Carolyn Griffin Ivey and James Billy Ivey, Sr. She retired after 30 years from Vance County Social Services as Food and Nutrition Supervisor and she was...
Pamela Williams Harrell
Sep 15, 2024
HENDERSON-Pamela Dianne Williams Harrell, age 71, a resident of Holiday Lane, died Sunday, September 15, 2024, at her home. Born September 16, 1952 in Vance Co. she was the daughter of the late Cecil Williams and Maggie Knight Williams and was the widow of Raymond Lee “Ray” Harrell, Sr. Dianne was of the Pentecostal faith and loved spending time with...
Robert "Bob" Thomas Carter
Sep 13, 2024
HENDERSON – Robert Thomas “Bob” Carter, 80, of Meadow Lane, died Friday, September 13, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born September 20, 1943 in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Elaine Wesley Scaglione and Gerald A Scaglione (natal John Justin Carter). He was a proud U.S. Army Reserve Veteran and retired from Citibank where he was a...
Lynne Ann Hladik
Sep 9, 2024
EFLAND- Lynne Ann Hladik, 62, of Poplar Drive, died Monday, September 9, 2024. Born March 14, 1962 in Middlesex County, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Francis Daniel Hladik of Rougemont and the late Floris Ann Conneway Hladik. Lynne attended St. Anthony’s Church in Johnstown, NY as a child. She enjoyed traveling and especially loved the beach and the...
John Trammell Church, Jr.
Sep 8, 2024
John Trammell Church, Jr., age 79, died peacefully on Sunday, September 8th at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham. Born October 31, 1944, in Henderson, he was the son of the late Emma Thomas Rose Church and John Trammell Church Sr. He was preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth (Betsy) Church Bacon, his first wife, Betty Gail Sanderford Church and...
Thomas "Tommy" Charles Mantas
Sep 6, 2024
ROCKY MOUNT- Thomas Charles “Tommy” Mantas, 66, of Cokey Road, died Friday, September 6, 2024 at a local nursing home. Born October 08, 1957 in Binghampton, NY, he was the son of the late Christine Louise Hines Ballance and Charles Paul Mantas, and was the step-son of Lucy Oakes Mantas of Henderson. Tommy was a carpenter and also a supervisor...
Clarence "C.F." Franklin Ayscue, Jr.
Sep 3, 2024
WAKE FOREST- Clarence Franklin “C.F.” Ayscue, Jr., 82, of Sweetclover Drive, died Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at his home. Born April 19, 1942 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Clarence Franklin “Tom” Ayscue, Sr. and Doris Faulkner Ayscue. C.F. retired from Raleigh Fire Department after serving as a fireman for both Henderson Fire Department and Raleigh...
Helen "Becky" Ellis Jones
Sep 2, 2024
HENDERSON- Helen Rebecca “Becky” Strickland Ellis Jones, 85, of Southerland Mill Road, died Monday, September 2, 2024 at the home of her daughter. Born December 23, 1938 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Nannie McGhee Strickland and Donald Day Strickland. After 42 years of marriage, she became the widow of the first love of her life,...
Tammy Lynn Haynes
Aug 22, 2024
HENDERSON- Tammy Lynn Coghill Haynes, 58, of Vicksboro Road, died Thursday, August 22, 2024 at Duke Regional Hospital. Born September 23, 1965 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Iola May Collier Coghill and Ivey Lee Coghill. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of J.M. White Funeral...
Pamela Hedrick Franklin
Aug 21, 2024
HENDERSON- Pamela Jeanne Hedrick Franklin, 69, of Oak Street, died Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at a local nursing home. Born January 22, 1955 in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Darene Calhoun Hedrick and Forrest Rhodes Hedrick. She formerly worked as the office manager for the Chamber of Commerce. Pam was a member of New Sandy Creek...
Gayle Melton Wilson
Aug 21, 2024
HENDERSON- Linda Gayle Melton Wilson, 77, of Ridgepath Lane, died Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at Cadence of Wake Forest. Born August 8, 1947 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Stallings Melton and William Daniel “Bill” Melton. Gayle was a member of Westwood Pentecostal Holiness Church. She retired from Rose Oil Company where she was a...
Susie Wilson Murphy
Aug 17, 2024
HENDERSON-Susie Wilson Murphy, 89, a resident of Henderson, died Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Kerr Lake Nursing & Rehab. Born in Vance County on April 4, 1935, she was the daughter of the late, William Lee Wilson and Maggie Paschall Wilson, and was the widow of Eugene Thomas Murphy. She was a retired Sales Manager from the former Leggett’s Department...
Marie Esther Coggins Ayscue
Aug 17, 2024
Marie Esther Coggins Ayscue, 96, of Henderson, died Saturday, August 17, 2024 in a local nursing home. Born November 8, 1927 in Nash County, she was the daughter of the late Martha Walker and William J. Coggins. Marie was retired from Harriett and Henderson Yarns where she was a lab technician and was a member of New Life Baptist Church....
Wesley Graham Knott
Aug 16, 2024
Wesley Graham Knott, 74, passed away August 16, 2024 in Raleigh. Born January 30, 1950, in Henderson, he was a cherished member of his community and a devoted servant to his church, Liberty Chirstian Church. Wesley spent his career as a cable repairman with Embarq Telephone Company, where his commitment to connectivity mirrored his personality; he was always ready to...
Mary Susan Vann Robinson
Aug 13, 2024
HENDERSON- Mary Susan “Sue” Vann Robinson, 77 of Townsville, NC passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Born October 5, 1946 in Sampson, County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Burgess Vann and Robert Wells “R.W.” Vann. Sue enjoyed her family, her pets, and her life at the lake whether it...
