Gregory Leonard Mcghee
Sep 6, 2023
HENDERSON- Gregory Leonard McGhee, 66, of Community House Road, died Tuesday, September 6, 2023 at his home. Born February 20, 1957 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Zachary McGhee and Betty Ayscue McGhee. He was a supervisor with High Tech Fabrications and a member of Fuller Chapel Christian Church. Gregory was a lifetime hunter and avid...
Rayford Ray Hanford, Jr.
Sep 3, 2023
HENDERSON- Rayford Ray Hanford, Jr., 82, of Henderson passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023 at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Born January 28, 1941 in Henderson, he was the son of the late Rayford Hanford Sr. and Idell Grissom Hanford Abbott. Known to his friends as Jabo or just Jie, Ray attended Zeb Vance High School before working for Roses in Henderson...
Irene Mangum White
Sep 3, 2023
HENDERSON- Irene Mangum White, 95, died peacefully September 3, 2023 at Henderson Nursing and Senior Living Center. Born May 27, 1928 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late John Bert Mangum and Emma Arrington Mangum. Mrs. White was a retired employee of Americal Corporation. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, and the Adult Sunday School...
Thelma Reynolds Grant
Sep 3, 2023
HENDERSON – Thelma Reynolds Grant, 82, of 230 Weybossett Rd, passed peacefully at her home on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, after a two-year battle with ovarian and breast cancer. Although Thelma’s last two years were spent battling cancer, she does not wish to be remembered that way; instead remembered as the fierce woman who was dealt some difficulties but always...
Talmadge Rudd Burgess, Jr.
Sep 1, 2023
HENDERSON- Talmadge “Tal” Rudd Burgess, Jr., 64, of NC Hwy 39 S, died September 1, 2023 at his home. Born May 25, 1959 in Charlotte, he was the son of Sylvia Smith Burgess and Talmadge “Pete” Rudd Burgess, Sr. of Durham. Talmadge was the owner and operator of Burgess Farms. His agricultural involvement included currently serving on the Vance County...
Libby Clarice Roberts
Sep 1, 2023
HENDERSON- Libby Clarice Hobgood Roberts, 60, of Hwy 39 North, died Friday, September 1, 2023, at Maria Parham Health. Born June 21, 1963 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Estelle Clayton Hobgood and Harvey Nelson Hobgood. She was a homemaker and member of Freedom Life Church of God. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 5,...
John "Jay" Thomas Chappell, Jr.
Aug 29, 2023
John T. Chappell, Jr. HENDERSON- John “Jay” Thomas Chappell, Jr., 49, of Henderson, died Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Born December 8, 1973 in Vance County, he was the son of Patricia Matthews Munn of Henderson and John Thomas Chappell, Sr. of Henderson. He was a self-employed painter and an avid fisherman. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 6,...
Merrell Tyrone Tart
Aug 29, 2023
Merrell Tyrone Tart, 75, a resident of Epsom Rocky Ford Road, died Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at his home. Born on November 11, 1947 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Lacey Tart and Virginia Tunstall Tart. Tyrone was a Veteran of the United States Army serving in the Vietnam War. He was a self-employed Heating and...
Donald Ray Durham
Aug 26, 2023
DURHAM- Donald Ray Durham, 73, of East Geer Street, died August 26, 2023 at a local nursing home. Born September 26, 1949 in Harnett County, he was the son of the late Littleton Bright “L.B.” Durham and Inez Hockaday Durham. No services will be held at this time. He is survived by a daughter, Allison Durham of Hendersonville, TN, a...
Marion Dodson Lark
Aug 19, 2023
HENDERSON- Dr. Marion Dodson Lark, 87, of Forest Drive, died Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born January 4, 1936 in Greenwood, SC he was the son of the late Grace Dodson Lark and George Washington Lark. Marion’s love of the church began at a young age at Ware Shoals First Baptist Church in his hometown of Ware...
Richard Carl Schaenzer
Aug 19, 2023
CLARKSVILLE, VA- Richard Carl “Dick” Schaenzer, 90, a resident of Ivy Hill Road, died Saturday, August 19, 2023 at his home. Born on July 16, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was the son of the late Norbert Nicholas Schaenzer and Anna Rohde Schaenzer. He was a Veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean War. He retired from...
Sylvia Stroud Stanton
Aug 19, 2023
OXFORD-Sylvia Kay Stroud Stanton, 70, a resident of Walter Hite Road died Saturday, August, 19, 2023 at her home. Born in Wake County on October 23, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Walter Stroud and Darlene Watkins Stroud. Sylvia was a former Branch Manager at the former NCNB in Henderson, and was a retired waitress at Griffins...
Dorothy Abbott Seiple
Aug 17, 2023
Dorothy Abbott Seiple, 89, a resident of the Warrenton Road, died Thursday, August 17, 2023 in a local nursing home. Born in Franklin County on May 28, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Nathaniel Ayscue and Nancy Nelford Patterson Ayscue, and was the widow of James Elmore Abbott and Eugene Harold Seiple. Dot was a retired Waitress...
Lillian Marcelle Lowry
Aug 13, 2023
HENDERSON- Lillian Marcelle Lee Lowry, 79, of Farmwood Lane, died Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Universal Health Care in Oxford. Born December 15, 1943 in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Herman Howard Lee and Emma Huntley Lee. She retired from Nationwide Insurance where she worked for more than 30 years as a supervisor. Marcelle was of...
Betty Taylor Arnold
Aug 10, 2023
LITTLETON- Betty Taylor Arnold, 65, of Transom Court, died Thursday, August 10, 2023 at VCU Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, VA. Born February 19, 1958 in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Willie Mason Taylor and Joyce Groves Taylor. No services are planned at this time. Betty is survived by her son, Tyler Mason Arnold of...
Donald "Don" Gray Faulkner, Jr.
Aug 8, 2023
HENDERSON- Donald Gray “Don” Faulkner, Jr., 65, of Faulkner Town Road, died Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Duke University Hospital. Born January 20, 1958 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Donald Gray Faulkner, Sr. and Betty Jean Thomas Faulkner. Mr. Faulkner’s careers were that of a farmer and as Project Manager at Carolina Quality. He was...
Barbara Nethery Riggan
Aug 7, 2023
HENDERSON- Barbara Jane Nethery Riggan, 83, of Hedrick Drive, died Monday, August 7, 2023 at Hock Family Pavilion. Born August 22, 1939 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Janie Young Averette Nethery and James Woodrow Nethery, Sr. She retired from the Vance County School System where she worked as a library media clerk. Barbara was a...
Andy Lee Hoyle
Aug 5, 2023
HENDERSON- Andy Lee Hoyle, 74, of Lindy Lane, died Saturday, August 5, 2023 at his home. Born October 30, 1948, he was the son of the late D.Y. Hoyle and Shirley Greenway Hoyle. Andy was a member of Gillburg United Methodist Church and formerly owned and operated Hoyles Tire and Axle with his brother. He was a member of Franklin...
George Woodrow Stallings
Jul 31, 2023
George Woodrow Stallings, 91, a resident of Vincent-Hoyle Road, died Monday, July 31, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born on November 5, 1931 in Vance County, he was the son of the late George Plummer Stallings and Irene Choplin Stallings, and was the widower of Naomi Cash Stallings. He was employed with TropicaGas/AmeriGas Propane, and AAA Gas Company where he...
James 'Jimmy" Lee Arnold
Jul 31, 2023
LITTLETON NC - James Lee “Jimmy” Arnold, 67, of Transom Court, died Monday, July 31, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born November 26, 1955 in Henry County, VA, he was the son of the late Edwin Leon “Dude” Arnold and Olivia Arrington “Pat” Arnold. He was retried from DuPont in Chesterfield, VA where he worked as a pipe fitter. No...
