Janet Abbott Davis
Aug 12, 2025
HENDERSON – Janet Abbott Davis, 83, of Dorsey Place, died Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at her home. Born October 1, 1941 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Edna Ayscue Abbott and Omega Green Abbott. She formerly worked at Pacific Coast Feather Manufacturing Plant. She was a member of Thomas Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church where she...
Walter Joseph Renn, Jr.
Aug 12, 2025
HENDERSON- Walter Joseph Renn, Jr., 59, of Beverly Hills Lane, died Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Maria Parham Health. Born February 23, 1966 in Vance County, he was the son of Henrietta Hayes Renn of Henderson and the late Walter Joseph Renn, Sr. He was a tobacco farmer, and a former member of the Epsom Volunteer Fire Department. He was...
Horace Edward "Eddie" Jackson
Aug 9, 2025
HENDERSON- Horace Edward “Eddie” Jackson, 81, of the Cokesbury Community, died Saturday, August 9, 2025 at a local health and rehabilitation center. Born January 20, 1944 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Horace Thomas Jackson and Elizabeth Shearin Jackson and was the widower of Diane Clark Jackson. He retired as Battalion Chief from the Henderson Fire...
Marion Cutts "Poogie" Boyd
Aug 3, 2025
WILMINGTON- Marion Cutts “Poogie” Boyd, 70, of Wilmington died Sunday, August 3, 2025 at home. Born May 11, 1955 Poogie was the son of the late Fred Clifton “FC” Boyd and Mary Frances Cutts Boyd. He grew up in Stovall. He was active and interested in the progress of the town, serving as commissioner with a special interest in the...
Barbara Langston Stainback
Aug 2, 2025
HENDERSON – Barbara Jean Langston Stainback, 90, a resident of Allison Cooper Road, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, August 2, 2025. Born on October 15, 1934, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edgar Langston and Rosa Pergerson Langston. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 54 years, Turner...
Irma Ayscue Hoyle
Jul 29, 2025
KITTRELL- Irma Ayscue Hoyle, 93, 0f Sims Bridge Road, died Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehab. Born January 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Neva Mae Ausborn Ayscue and Staley Thomas Ayscue. She was a member of Perrys Chapel Baptist Church in Franklinton. Irma was an accomplished seamstress working formerly at Leonards Drapery...
James Arthur Edwards
Jul 26, 2025
HENDERSON- James Arthur Edwards, age 88, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2025, at the family home surrounded by his family. He was born in rural Warren County to the late Boyd Clark Edwards, Sr. and Elizabeth Hicks Edwards. He graduated from Norlina High School where he excelled in athletics, including baseball, football and basketball. After a short stint in...
Tal Henry Moss
Jul 18, 2025
NORLINA– Tal Henry Moss, 71, of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, died Friday, July 18, 2025, at his home. He was born in Granville County on November 4, 1953. He was the son of the late Margaret Lane Moss Guill and Robert Talton Moss. A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 4:00 P.M. in the chapel...
Jo Anna Newton Collins
Jul 18, 2025
HAMPTON,VA- Jo Anna Newton, Collins, passed away Friday, July 18, 2025, after a long fight with dementia, cruel disease that robbed us of her spirit. Born June 8, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Newton and Thomas Newton. To honor her wishes, a graveside service will be held Friday, July 25, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. in the...
Juanita Kaye Ellington
Jul 17, 2025
MANSON- Juanita Kaye Ellington, 75, of Ellington Farm Road, died Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Maria Parham Health. Born September 6, 1949 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Ella Adcock Ellington and William B. Ellington. Kaye was a member of Mt. Auburn United Church of Christ in Manson. She loved spending time with her family. Her...
Donnie Ray Overton
Jul 17, 2025
OXFORD- Donnie Ray Overton, 73, of Community House Road, died Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Duke University Medical Center. Born March 6, 1952 in Granville County, he was the son of the late Clarice Rogers Overton and Harry Lee Overton. He was the owner and operator of Overton Trucking Company for more than 50 years. A memorial service will be...
Doris Ann Stainback
Jul 13, 2025
HENDERSON- Doris Ann Stainback, 93, of New Bethel Church Road, died Sunday, July 13, 2025 at Whitmore Retirement Center. Born September 11, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Jennie V. Renn Stainback and Ben Hill Stainback. She retired from Carolina Telephone Company where she was a project manager. Doris loved her cousins and their children. She also loved...
Herman Atwood Davis, Jr.
Jul 13, 2025
HENDERSON- Herman Atwood Davis, Jr., 88, of Henderson, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025. Born February 27, 1937 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Herman Atwood Davis, Sr. and Sara Alston Burwell Davis and was the widower of Mary Ann Crews Davis. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Henderson where he served...
Elizabeth "Lib" Finch Coghill
Jul 12, 2025
HENDERSON-Elizabeth Finch “Lib” Coghill, 84, a resident of The Bridges on Parkview, died Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Duke University Hospital. Born March 12, 1941 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Virginia Wynne Finch and Thomas Harold Finch, Sr. and was the widow of Maurice Lee Coghill, Jr. Lib was a member of Fuller Chapel Christian...
Michael Seifert Santos
Jul 12, 2025
WAKE FOREST- Michael Seifert Santos, 37, of Sleepy Hollow Road, died Saturday, July 12, 2025 at his home. Born January 2, 1988 in Guilford County, he was the son of Laura Seifert Gabel of Oxford and Juan Santos. He was the oldest grandchild of Donald and Betsy Seifert of Henderson. Family and friends will gather on Friday, July 25 at...
Annette Chappell Roberson
Jul 4, 2025
HENDERSON — Annette Chappell Roberson, 75, a resident of Parker Lane, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Duke Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Born on March 1, 1950, in Carteret County, she was the daughter of the late Albert Christopher Chappell and Jean Candler Chappell. Annette was academically gifted and deeply driven, graduating from North Carolina...
Charles Newcomb Roberson Sr.
Jul 3, 2025
HENDERSON-Charles Newcomb Roberson, Sr., 78, a resident of Allen Road, passed away Thursday July 3, 2025, at Warren hills Nursing Home. Born December 17, 1946, in Vance County, Charles was the son of the late Otha Roberson and Irene Ellington Roberson and was the widower of Dorothy Gosney Roberson. He was retired from Con Fo Hosiery Mill. Graveside funeral services...
Alvis Rigsbee Jr
Jul 3, 2025
HENDERSON-Alvis Rigsbee Jr., 80, a resident of Briggs Road, passed away Thursday July 3, 2025 at his home. Born December 30, 1944 in Durham County he was the son of the late Alvis Rigsbee Sr. and Millie Kirby Rigsbee. Alvis was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving during the Vietnam War. A memorial service with military honors...
Patrick Alioysius Rodgers, Iii
Jun 30, 2025
HENDERSON- Patrick Alioysius Rodgers, III, 68, of Abbott Road, died Monday, June 30, 2025 at his home. Born January 10, 1957 in Cook County, IL, he was the son of the late Jane Roseman Langley Strang and Patrick Alioysius Rodgers, Jr. He worked as a bartender at T. R.’s Lounge. A Celebration of Life service will be held Thursday July...
Betty Gupton Preddy
Jun 26, 2025
Betty Jean Preddy, aged 92, of Oxford, NC, passed away in her home on June 26, 2025. Born on July 6, 1932, Betty was a source of joy and adventure to all who knew her. Betty spent her life dedicated to her family as a loving homemaker. She was married to Troy Preddy for 68 years. Together, they raised their...
