Mary Connell Bowers Betts
Apr 11, 2024
Mary Connell Bowers Betts (Mary C) died peacefully at home in Wilmington, NC on April 11, 2024. She was just shy of her 98th birthday. Born on May 1,1926 in Warrenton NC where she spent her childhood, Mary C was the adored only child of Hattie Connell Bowers and Maj. Gen. Claude Thomas Bowers. She graduated from Saint Mary’s College...
Claudia Nichole "Nikki" Batchelor
Apr 10, 2024
HENDERSON- Claudia Nichole “Nikki” Dunn Batchelor, 45, of Oakdale Circle, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born November 12, 1978, she was the daughter of the late Patsy Jones Dunn and Preston Abbott Dunn. She worked as a field colleague supervisor for CVS Pharmacy. Nikki was a member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church where funeral services will...
Alton Gray Clayton
Apr 1, 2024
HENDERSON-Alton Gray Clayton, 86, of Woodland Road, died April 1, 2024 at his home. Born July 28, 1937 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Herbert Gill Clayton and Leah Elizabeth Davis Clayton and was the widower of Nancy White Clayton. Alton was a member of First Baptist Church in Henderson and graduated from Zeb Vance High...
Doris Matthews Reavis
Mar 30, 2024
WARRENTON- Mrs. Doris Matthews Reavis, age 90, died Saturday March 30, 2024, at Warren Hills Nursing Center. Born in Vance County on October 7, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Catherine Riggan Matthews and George Matthews. Doris was the former office manger at Family Eye Center in Henderson and was a member of Providence Methodist Church in Warrenton....
William Clifton "Snookum" Abbott, Jr.
Mar 25, 2024
MIDDLEBURG- William Clifton “Snookum” Abbott, Jr., 87, of West Broad Street, died Monday, March 25, 2024 at his home. Born September 21, 1936 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Irene Clark Abbott and William Clifton Abbott, Sr. Snookum was a Veteran of the United States Army. He also was the owner and operator of Abbott Construction...
Durwood Edward Wells
Mar 19, 2024
KITTRELL- Durwood Edward Wells, 94, of Bobbitt Road, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born December 2, 1929 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Clellie Hedgepeth Wells and Edward Everett Wells and was the widower of Earlene Smith Wells. Durwood retired from Lauren’s Glass Company where he worked as plant...
Nancy Manuel Mccreery
Mar 17, 2024
HENDERSON- Nancy Marie Manuel McCreery, 82, of Country Acres Road, died Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born March 29, 1941 in Jefferson County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Hilda Flinn Manuel and Lloyd Manuel and was the widow of Claude Christopher “Bud” McCreery. She attended Raleigh Road Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening and spending...
Dorothy "Dot" Lassiter Choplin
Mar 16, 2024
HENDERSON- Dorothy “Dot” Lassiter Choplin, 74, of Stewart Farm Road, died Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born June 11, 1949 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Kennon Lawson Lassiter and Luther Lassiter. Dorothy was a member of Wake Forest Church of God and retired from Quest Diagnostic. A memorial service will be held...
Jerry Herman Teal
Mar 11, 2024
HENDERSON- Jerry Herman Teal, 76, of Waters Edge Road, died Monday, March 11, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born September 20, 1947 in Pike County, Alabama, he was the son of the late Myrle Adams Teal and James Herman Teal. Jerry was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps and was a sewing machine mechanic having worked for several...
Robert Wayne Smiley
Mar 11, 2024
OXFORD- Robert Wayne Smiley, 74, of Barker Road, died Monday, March 11, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born February 7, 1950 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Katie Williamson Smiley and Thomas Smiley. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Vietnam Era and earning a National Defense Service Medal, a...
Marie Theresa "Terri" Gwinn
Mar 7, 2024
HENDERSON- Marie Theresa “Terri” Gwinn, 53, of Oxford Road, died Thursday, March 7, 2024 at her home. Born December 29, 1970, in Arlington Co., VA, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Busch Gwinn of Topsail Beach and Thomas Edward Gwinn Sr. of West Virginia. Terri worked at Revlon as a line supervisor for many years. She loved going to the...
Elizabeth Short Chapman
Mar 4, 2024
Elizabeth Short Chapman, 70, of Clayton, GA passed away on Monday, March 4, 2024 at her home from a heart attack. She was born on March 3, 1954 in Henderson and was the daughter of the late Robert & Eleanor Short of Norlina. Elizabeth grew up in Norlina and went to Vance High School. After attending NC State, she received...
Michael Scott Riggan
Mar 3, 2024
HENDERSON- Michael Scott Riggan, 54, of Satterwhite Point Lane, died Sunday, March 3, 2024. Born September 25, 1969 in Vance County, he was the son of Mattie Fuller Riggan of Henderson and the late Ollie Thomas Riggan, Jr. Michael was employed with Carolina Quality Rentals. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, March 8, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. at...
James Earl Williamson
Feb 26, 2024
HENDERSON- James Earl Williamson, 87, of Clearview Drive, died Monday, February 26, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born August 4, 1936 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Zelma Roberson Williamson and Hill Thomas Williamson. Earl retired from Purolator where he worked as a maintenance mechanic and was most recently employed at Food Lion on Andrews Avenue....
Pauline Mcneny Johnson
Feb 21, 2024
HENDERSON- Pauline Hethorn McNeny Johnson, 99, departed this life on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. She is survived by her beloved husband of 79 years, Robert Ligon Johnson; her daughters, Pauline “Paula” McNeny Johnson Stewart of Atlantic Beach and Susie Ligon Johnson Creel of Dunn; and her four grandchildren, Phillip Michael Stewart, Jr., and wife, Ellie of...
Louise Choplin Parham
Feb 21, 2024
HENDERSON- Louise Choplin Parham, 92, of Nutbush Road, died February 21, 2024 at her home. Born September 27, 1931 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Abbott Choplin and Joseph Presley Choplin and the widow of Charles Russell Parham. She was the former owner and operator of The Home Decorator Shoppe. Louise was a member of...
Shirley Bowen Pegram
Feb 20, 2024
APEX- Shirley Ann Bowen Pegram, 83, of Spring Arbor Court, died Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at her home. Born July 19, 1940 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Premond Robert Bowen and Johnie Hudson Whitt and was the widow of Isaac Russell Pegram, Sr. She was a member of Central Baptist Church and retired from Currin’s...
Lelia Hall Shannon
Feb 11, 2024
Mrs. Leila Heath Hall Shannon, 79, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024, at her home in Rock Hill. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 PM on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Purity Presbyterian Church with Reverend Jim Bankhead officiating. The family will receive friends at a reception immediately following the service in the church fellowship hall. Leila was...
Katherine Patelidas Frazier
Feb 7, 2024
HENDERSON- Katherine Louise Patelidas Frazier, 89, of Red Bud Circle, died peacefully, surrounded by family, Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at her home. Born in Buncombe County, and reared in Asheville, she was the daughter of the late Ella Bogle Patelidas and Spiros Arthur Patelidas. After earning her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Duke University, Katherine worked at Maria Parham Hospital...
Macon Norman Twisdale
Feb 5, 2024
TOWNSVILLE- Macon Norman Twisdale, 93, of Hwy 39 N, died Monday, February 5, 2024 at his home. Born June 30, 1930 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Cephas Lee Twisdale, Sr. and Myrtle Norwood Twisdale. Mr. Twisdale graduated from Townsville School in 1948 and in October of that year, entered the Army Air Corp which later...
