William Randolph Reese, Sr.
Oct 9, 2023
William Randolph Reese, Sr., 83, of US 158 Bypass, died Monday, October 9, 2023 in Wake County. Born October 12, 1939 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Letha Medlin Reese and William Thomas Reese and was the widower of Evelyn Medlin Reese. Randolph was a member of West End Baptist Church. He retired from Fidelity Bank...
Laurie Nelson Woods
Oct 9, 2023
Laurie Gaye Nelson Woods, 69, of Vicksboro Road, died Monday, October 9, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born March 30, 1954 in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joan Pope Nelson and Harold Nelson and was the widow of Willie Lewis Daniels. She was a private care CNA. A private memorial service will be held at a...
David Perry Foster
Oct 5, 2023
HENDERSON- David Perry Foster, 93, of Yowland Road, died Thursday, October 5, 2023 at his home. Born January 8, 1930 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late John Kitt Foster, Sr. and Lois Watkins Foster. He was a member of West End Baptist Church and the Pulliam-Cothram Men’s Class. He was the owner and operator of a...
Betty Pack Clayton
Oct 5, 2023
HENDERSON- Betty Pack Clayton, 81, of Oakridge Ave., died Thursday, October 05, 2023 at her home. Born December 29, 1941 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Eloise Carey Knight and James L. Knight and was the widow of Lawrence Howard “Cotton” Clayton. She was a 1960 graduate of Henderson High School where she was chief cheerleader....
Mildred Ross
Oct 4, 2023
HENDERSON- Mildred Arlene Keith Harris Ross, 76, of Avis Lane, died peacefully Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at her home. Born May 17, 1947 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Theresa Woodlief Keith and Fred Keith. She retired from Medical Arts Pharmacy. Mildred was a lifelong member of Union Chapel Church of Kittrell where she served on...
Yvonne Fields White
Oct 3, 2023
WARRENTON- Yvonne Fields White, age 82, a resident of 681 Beamon Hunt Rd., died Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at her home. Born March 4, 1941 in Vance County she was the daughter of the late Frezene Thompson Fields and Kenneth Loucious Fields. Yvonne was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church. Graveside services will be held Thursday, October 5, 2023...
Patricia Loving Allen
Sep 29, 2023
HENDERSON- Patricia Ann Loving Allen, 75, of Stewart Farm Road, died Friday, September 29, 2023 at Duke University Hospital. Born October 16, 1947 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Thurston Loving and Lizzie Lufsey Loving. Patricia was a retired assistant clerk with the Vance County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office and a member of New Sandy...
Gladys Marie Ross
Sep 25, 2023
Gladys Marie Ross, 76, of Southerland Mill Road, died Monday, September 25, 2023 at her home. Born September 23, 1947 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Wesley Ross, Jr. and Sarah Virginia Harrison Ross. She retired from Nunnery Freeman BBQ restaurant where she worked as a waitress. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 28,...
Jesse James Stem, Jr.
Sep 23, 2023
Henderson- Jesse James Stem, Jr., 86, of Henderson died Saturday, September 23, 2023 at his home. Born September 29, 1936 in Granville County, he was the son of the late Jesse James Stem, Sr. and Lena Blanch Wade Stem. He was a member of Harris Chapel United Methodist Church where he served as Sunday School superintendent. He worked as a...
Doris Jones Mcbride
Sep 23, 2023
HIGHLAND PARK, IL- Doris Jones McBride, 88, of Henderson, NC (and recently, Highland Park, IL), passed away peacefully on September 23,2023. Born in Thomasville to the late Lilly Wagner Jones and Dillon Jones, Doris was a graduate of Thomasville High School and Woman's College. Doris is predeceased by her husband of 66 years, John Thomas McBride, and sister Peggy Jones,...
Sarah West Twisdale
Sep 21, 2023
HENDERSON- Sarah West Twisdale, 86, died Thursday, September 21, 2023 at her home. Born July 6, 1937 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Rosa Abbott West and Sidney West and was the widow of Lawrence Clifton Twisdale. Sarah worked at the former Nell’s Boutique and retired from Wesco Incorporated Heating and Cooling. She was a member...
Richard Lewis "Button" Jones
Sep 20, 2023
KITTRELL- Richard Lewis “Button” Jones, 67, of Rocky Ford Road, died, September 20, 2023 at Hock Pavilion. Born February 9, 1956 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Jeanette Stroud Jones and Turner M. Jones. He was retired from Coca Cola Bottling Company in Durham where he worked as a sales manager. Richard was a member of...
Billy Owen Williams
Sep 19, 2023
WAKE FOREST- The Friday Night Lights went dim for Billy O. Williams Tuesday, September 19, 2023. He passed away peacefully at WakeMed Primary Care in Raleigh, NC. Billy was predeceased by his wife of 64 years Jeanne Ellington Williams, his parents Melvin and Margie Williams, brother Wilbur, and sisters Dorothy Pickeral and Mary Reynolds. Surviving are his daughters Lynn Williams,...
Becky Williamson Lockemy
Sep 19, 2023
Rebecca Williamson “Becky” Lockemy, 81, a resident of Bane Avenue, died Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Duke Medical Center. Born on February 17, 1942 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Ollie Gray Williamson and Frederica Yancey Williamson, and was the widow of Bobby Lockemy. Becky was a lifetime member of Island Creek Baptist Church where she...
Cornelia Wilson Garrison
Sep 17, 2023
Cornelia Wilson Garrison, 82, of Seven Springs Lane, died Sunday, September 17, 2023 at a local nursing home. Born July 11, 1941 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Nell Caudle Wilson and George Thomas Wilson. She was a retired teacher, having taught at Dabney Elementary School, Kerr Lake School and Vance Granville Community College. She was...
Chester Newton Roberson, Jr.
Sep 15, 2023
Chester Newton “Buster” Roberson, Jr., a resident of US 158 By-Pass, died Friday, September 15, 2023 at his home. Born in Vance County on May 27, 1939, he was the son of the late Chester Newton Roberson, Sr. and Fannie Gordon Roberson. Chester was a veteran of the North Carolina Army National Guard. He was a former employee of Medical...
Vallie Owen Stem
Sep 14, 2023
Vallie Owen Stem, 88, of Hicksboro Road, died Thursday, September 14, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born April 7, 1935 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Helen Roberson and James Bernard Owen. Mrs. Stem was a lifelong member of Harris Chapel United Methodist Church. She retired from Roses after working 42 years in the accounting department....
Virginia Stainback Mclemore
Sep 9, 2023
ROLESVILLE- Mrs. Virginia Stainback McLemore, age 91 of Rolesville, passed away September 9th, 2023, after an extended illness. She was born in Henderson, NC on July 1, 1932 to William Atley and Pearl M. Stainback. Virginia is survived by her sons, Amos L. McLemore III of Wake Forest NC, Jonathan K. McLemore and his wife Barbara of Rolesville NC, granddaughter...
Betty Robinson Childress
Sep 8, 2023
WAKE FOREST- Mrs. Betty Robinson Childress, 86, of Wake Forest died Friday, September 8, 2023 at her home. She was born October 7, 1936, in Chester County, South Carolina. She was a member of the N.C. Association of Municipal Clerks, where she served as a past President. She retired from the position of City Clerk for the City of Laurinburg...
Eugene Hartwell Norwood
Sep 7, 2023
HENDERSON- Eugene Hartwell “Gene” Norwood, 82, of NC Highway 39 N, died September 7, 2023 at Duke University Hospital. Born September 2,1941 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Estelle Hope Norwood and Benjamin Alexander Norwood. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and retired from Rose’s Stores, Inc. Gene was a member of Island...
