Betty Beal Hope
Jun 19, 2024
HENDERSON- Betty Jean Beal Hope, 79, of Steed Dickerson Road, died Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born September 15, 1944 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Frances Short Beal and Lewis Walter Beal, Sr. and was the widow of Ernest Allen “Ernie” Hope, Jr. She was a member of New Sandy Creek...
Polly Frazier Hobgood
Jun 17, 2024
LOUISBURG- Bennie Lou “Polly” Frazier Hobgood, 94, passed away Monday, June 17, 2024 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehab. Born December 13, 1929 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Bennie Vernell Watkins Frazier and Thomas Worth Frazier and was the widow of Henry Frank Hobgood, Jr. Polly was a lifelong member of Fuller Chapel Christian Church....
Mary Anne Crews Davis
Jun 16, 2024
HENDERSON-Mary Anne Crews Davis, 89 of Henderson, NC passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024. Born March 8, 1935 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Ray F. Crews, Sr and Anne Powell Crews. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Henderson and the Old Bute Chapter of the DAR. A private graveside service will...
Ferebee Fletcher Pegram
Jun 16, 2024
HENDERSON- Ferebee Fletcher Pegram, 92, died Sunday, June 16, 2024 at Granville House. Born September 28 1931, in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Ranes Fletcher and William Henry Fletcher, Sr. and was the widow of Elmus Watkins Pegram, Jr. She graduated in 1950 from Middleburg High School. Ferebee formerly worked in both the Rocky Mount...
Patricia Ann Taylor Padgett
Jun 15, 2024
HENDERSON-Patricia Ann Taylor Padgett, 82, died on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born on May 28, 1942 in Lenoir County, she was the daughter of the late Raeford Barton Taylor and Pauline King Taylor, and was the widow of Lorimer C. Padgett. Mrs. Padgett was a former secretary for the Chief of the Henderson Police Department. Mrs....
Allen Edwards Gill Jr.
Jun 14, 2024
HENDERSON-Allen Edwards Gill, Jr., 64, passed on June 14, 2024 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. Allen, who many knew as "Allen Jr.," was born in Henderson, on October 12, 1959 and was the son of the late Allen Edwards Gill, Sr. and Annie Shelton Dunkley Gill. Allen grew up attending The First Presbyterian Church of Henderson. Funeral service will...
Ricky Vann Ellington
Jun 9, 2024
HENDERSON-Ricky Vann Ellington, 31, a resident of Warrenton Road, died Sunday, June 9, 2024 at his home. Born in Durham, NC on September 11, 1992, he was the son of the late Pamela Brame Ellington and George Vann Ellington. Ricky was employed as Warehouse Manager at Florida Marine Tanks Co. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 15, 2024 at...
Steve Abbott Hendrick
Jun 8, 2024
HENDERSON-Steve Abbott Hendrick, age 63, a resident of Warrenton Road, died Saturday, June 8, 2024 at his home. Born November 2, 1960 in Vance County, he was the son of Jean Abbott Hendrick of Henderson and the late Fred Raymond Hendrick. Steve grew up in Cokesbury Methodist Church where graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at...
Timothy Lee Newton,Sr
Jun 6, 2024
OXFORD-Timothy Lee Newton, Sr., 55, a resident of Oxford, died on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Born in Vance County on October 25, 1968, he was the son of the late Clyde Lynwood Newton, Sr. and Shirley Munn Newton. He was the owner and operator of the former Newton’s Roofing, and was of the Baptist Faith. Funeral services will be held...
Ida Walker Cranz
May 29, 2024
Henderson- Ida Thames Walker Cranz died Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Atlantic Beach, NC. She was the daughter of Henry Ajax Walker and Grace Wooten Walker (both deceased) of Kinston. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard Lee Cranz, her brother Henry Ajax Walker III, and her sister Grace Walker Sanders. She is survived by her three children...
Emily Martin Coghill
May 14, 2024
HENDERSON- Emily Louise Martin Coghill, 93, of NC 39 Loop Road, died Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at the home of her daughter. Born February 12, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Pattie Lou Pendergrass Martin and Walter Greene Martin and was the widow of Horace G. Coghill, Jr. She retired from the Vance County School System. Emily was...
Dianne Perkinson Lovell
May 13, 2024
RALEIGH- Dianne Perkinson Lovell, 69, of Polesdon Court, died Monday, May 13, 2024 at her home. Born March 25, 1955 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Hilda Dillard Perkinson and Reynolds Travis Perkinson. She was an interior designer with Beazer Homes and a member of Jerusalem Global United Methodist Church in Warren County. A memorial service...
Jeanette Rudder Stark-Morris
May 13, 2024
HENDERSON- Jeanette “Net Net” Rudder Stark-Morris, 88 of Dogwood Drive, died Monday, May 13, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born January 16, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Anderson Rudder and James Swan Rudder and was the widow of William Luther Stark, Sr. and Carlyle Averrett Morris. Net Net was a devoted wife and loving mother; among...
Randy Keith Oldham
May 6, 2024
HENDERSON-Randy Keith Oldham, 69, a resident of Franklin Road, passed away Monday, May 6, 2024 at his home. Born on December 30, 1954 in Moore Co., he was the son of the late Carl “Buck” Oldham and Lillian Seawell Oldham. Randy was retired from the United States Postal Service was a veteran of the United States AirForce. A memorial service...
William "Bill" Howard Edwards, Jr.
May 3, 2024
HENDERSON- William Howard “Bill” Edwards, Jr., 78, of Spring Valley Lake Road, died Friday, May 3, 2024 at his home. Born October 17, 1945 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Mary Wiggins Edwards and William Howard Edwards, Sr. Bill was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, retired from Sprint where he worked as a...
Carl Arnold Varker
Apr 28, 2024
HENDERSON- Carl Arnold Varker, 66, of Park Avenue, died Sunday, April 28, 2024 at his home. Born September 19, 1957 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Mary Louise Matthews Varker and Clarence Thomas “C.T.” Varker. Carl was a member of Forest Hill Baptist Church. A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, May 11, 2024 at...
Clarence Taylor Nethery, Jr.
Apr 28, 2024
HENDERSON-Clarence Taylor Nethery, Jr., age 86, a resident of Buckskin Lane, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2024 at Peak Resources in Graham. Born March 4, 1938 in Vance Co. he was the son of the late Clarence Taylor Nethery and Virginia Faulkner Nethery and was the widow of Marion Linda Neathery. Mr. Nethery was a member of Island Creek Baptist...
Kathy Wiggins Tuck
Apr 27, 2024
GRAHAM- Kathy Wiggins Tuck, age 71, a former resident of Welcome Ave in Henderson, was called home to be with Jesus on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at her home in Graham surrounded by love. Born May 9, 1952 in Vance Co, she was the daughter of the late William Ernest Wiggins, Jr. and Gladys Blanche Lassiter Wiggins and was the...
Nancy Owen Bell
Apr 26, 2024
HENDERSON- Nancy Gail Owen Bell, 78, formerly of Rollins Ave., died Friday, April 26, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born January 17, 1946 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Emma Johnson Owen and Alexander Lofton Owen and was the widow of Joseph Carroll “J.C.” Bell, Jr. She retired from the Vance County Health Department where she...
George "Sam" Cury Harper
Apr 23, 2024
HENDERSON-George “Sam” Cury Harper, 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. Born Oct. 4, 1937 to Lessie Wilson Harper and Russell Sampson Harper, Sam grew up as one of six children on what he fondly referred to as ‘the farm.’ He loved his mother’s garden and riding on the tractor, both...
