William Ted Kittrell
May 27, 2023
HENDERSON- William Ted Kittrell, 71, of Highway 158 Business, died Saturday, May 27, 2023 at his home. Born September 16, 1951, in Vance County, he was the son of the late Willie Arthur Kittrell, Jr., and Amelia Pace Kittrell. He retired from Carolina Telephone Company after working 41 years as a technician in the central office. Ted was a member...
Harriet Young Cooper
May 19, 2023
Harriet Young Cooper, 89, of New York City and Princeton, died May 19, 2023, in Raleigh. She was born on January 17, 1934, at Stuart Circle Hospital in Richmond to Hattie Wooten and James Wesley Cooper of Henderson, North Carolina, where Harriet grew up. She spent happy summers at Camp Merrie-Woode where, in 1949, she attained the rank of Captain,...
Helen Edwards Abbott
May 16, 2023
HENDERSON- Helen Mae Edwards Abbott, 88, of Rock Mill Road, died Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at her home. Born May 15, 1935 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Jodie Mosley Edwards and Willie Joe Edwards and was the widow of Morris Rowland Abbott, Sr. Helen was a founding member of Unity Baptist Church and was known...
Joan Powers Finn
May 9, 2023
FRANKLINTON- Joan Powers Finn, 76, of Beechwood Road, died Tuesday, May 09, 2023 at her home. Born September 24, 1946 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Virgie Lee West Powers and Edward Thomas Powers and was the widow of Walter Horace Finn. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, May 12, 2023 at 9:30 A.M....
Hadley Rose Williamson
May 9, 2023
PARKVILLE MD - Hadley Rose Williamson infant daughter of Christopher Dalton Williamson and Emily Passwaters Williamson of Parkville, MD was born on Friday, May 5, 2023. Hadley went to be with the Lord in her parents arms at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. While her time on earth was short, her parents...
Effie Meeks Lilley
May 8, 2023
HENDERSON-Effie Meeks Spry Lilley, 75, a resident of Hwy. 39 South, died Monday,May 8, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born on April 7, 1948 in Lincoln County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ossie Kinser and Muriel Meeks Tomblin, and was the widow of Raymond Joe Lilley. Effie was a retired clerk at Southern Auto Parts and...
Shirley Preddy Briggs
May 3, 2023
KITTRELL- Shirley Marie Preddy Briggs, 86, of Kittrell Road, died Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at Duke University Hospital. Born March 2, 1937 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Lessie Hicks Preddy and Buck Preddy and was the widow of Hartwell K. Briggs. She retired from Americal where she worked as a clerk. Shirley was a member...
Helen Knott Franklin
May 2, 2023
DURHAM- Helen Knott Franklin, 98, formerly of Brookston Road, Henderson, died Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at SECU Jim and Betty Bryan Hospice Home of UNC Health Care. Born August 19, 1924 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Stovall Knott and John Henry Knott, and was the widow of George Arthur “G.A.” Franklin, Jr. She was...
Joyce Eason Thornton
May 2, 2023
HENDERSON- Joyce Ann Eason Thornton, 82, of Pine View Road, died Tuesday, May 02, 2023 at Duke Regional Hospital. Born March 28, 1941 in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Mozelle Creech Eason and James Edward Eason. Joyce was a 1959 graduate of Four Oaks High School and a 1961 graduate of the Johnston Memorial Hospital School...
Rosa Parks Knight
May 1, 2023
HENDERSON- Rosa Lee Lois Parks Knight, 88, of Henderson, died Monday, May 01, 2023 at her home. Born May 7, 1934 in Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Parks Clark and Willie Parks and was the widow of June C. Knight, Sr. To honor Rosa’s wishes, an immediate burial was held in Fairview Cemetery in Warrenton...
Susan Marie Mcghee
Apr 29, 2023
OXFORD- Susan Marie McGhee, 66, of Winfield Drive, died Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Duke University Hospital. Born October 28, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Jane Shaffer McGhee and Gaynor Myles McGhee. Before Susan moved to North Carolina, she worked in the Millerton Fire Department as Secretary, and was the Lieutenant of the Rescue Squad and...
Virgie Lawson Tucker
Apr 29, 2023
Virgie Lawson Tucker, 91, a resident of Garden Walk Drive, died Saturday, April 29, 2023 at her home. Born on September 26, 1931 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Hugh H. Lawson and Annie Blanche Reid Lawson, and was the widow of Edward Furman Tucker, Sr. She was a former employee of Americal Corporation and was...
Richard Bert Dethmers
Apr 27, 2023
OXFORD- Richard Bert Dethmers, 69, of Kenneland Drive, died Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Duke University Hospital. Born April 14, 1954 in New Brunswick, NJ, he was the son of the late Joyce Newton Dethmers and Vernon Dethmers. He was Vice President of hospital administration at Memorial Hospital in Easton, MD before moving to Henderson where he was Vice President...
Lois Perry Finch
Apr 26, 2023
Lois Faye Perry Finch, 67, of Foster Road, died Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Born in Wake County on March 11, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Percy Perry and Mavis Faye Barham Moseley and was the widow of Anthony Dale “Tony” Finch. A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 3:00 PM in the chapel...
John Benjamin "J.B." Johnson
Apr 21, 2023
HENDERSON- John Benjamin “J.B.” Johnson, 91, formerly of Edwards Road, died Friday, April 21, 2023 at a local nursing home. Born August 1, 1931, in Vance County, he was the son of the late Lillie Mae Kittrell Johnson and Charlie William Johnson and was the widower of Cornelia Dement “Nita” Talley Johnson. He retired from Roses where he worked as...
Matthew Kyle Larmon
Apr 19, 2023
Matthew Kyle Larmon, 34, a resident of S. Garnett Street, died April 19th, 2023. Born on February 14, 1989 in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of Deborah Jean Larmon of Tampa, Florida and the late Robert Bilow Buntin. No services will be held. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two daughters Sky and Anika.
Terry Gupton Muller
Apr 15, 2023
ST. LOUIS, MO. — Our dear mother, Terry Gupton Muller, sadly passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the age of 69, in St. Louis, Missouri, where she lived for the last 15 years. She was loved very much and will be missed terribly. Terry was a wonderful daughter, mother, sister, grandmother and wife who was always there when...
Lee Wayne Testerman
Apr 15, 2023
Mr. Lee Wayne Testerman, age 83, a resident of Deerwood Trail, died Saturday April 15, 2023. Born March 18, 1940 in Wythe Co. Virginia, he was the son of the late Jesse B Sage and Gladys Hester Sage. Lee was a member of Poplar Creek Baptist Church and was a retired Truck Driver where he drove for Bandag and Estes...
Monisha "Nish" Dianne Roberson
Apr 12, 2023
HENDERSON- Monisha “Nish” Dianne Egerton Roberson, 44, of Parker Lane, died Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Duke University Hospital. Born May 29, 1978 in Wake County, she was the daughter of Dianne Perkinson Lovell of Raleigh and William Jeffery Egerton of Norlina. Nish was a graduate of Millbrook High School where she was an active athlete, lettering in five different...
Jeanne Sheppard Pearson
Apr 2, 2023
Peggy Jeanne Sheppard Pearson, 91, a resident of Fernwood Drive, died Sunday, April 2, 2023 at her home. Born on March 1, 1932 in Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Noah Sheppard and Mary Selma Richardson Sheppard, and was the widow of the Rev. Clyde Preston Pearson. Jeanne was a member of First Baptist Church Henderson...
