Cove Lee Hayes
Dec 12, 2022
HENDERSON- Cove Lee Hayes, infant son of Riley Jean Davis and Joe Lee Hayes, Jr. of Henderson, was born and passed away December 12, 2022 at Duke University Hospital. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandmother, Samantha Rogers Davis of Louisburg; his paternal grandparents, Joe Lee Hayes, Sr. and Regina Grissom Hayes of Henderson; his...
Patricia "Patsy" Robertson Averett
Dec 11, 2022
YOUNGSVILLE- Patricia “Patsy” Robertson Averett, 77, of Falling Leaf Drive, died Sunday, December 11, 2022 at WakeMed. Born April 10, 1945 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Horace Woodrow Robertson and Mary Livingston Harris Robertson. Patsy retired from WakeMed where she worked as a NICU nurse. A memorial service will be held at a later date....
Jose Angel De Leon
Dec 4, 2022
**ATTENTON** ANYONE ATTENDING THE SERVICE SHOULD BE AT THE CHURCH BY 1:30 PM, WELDONS MILL ROAD WILL BE CLOSED AT 1:45PM UNTIL THE SERVICE IS OVER. Jose Angel De Leon, 30, of Perry Ave, died Sunday, December 4, 2022. Born in Durham Co. on July 22, 1992, he was the son of Gudalupe “Lupe” De Leon and Blanca De Leon...
Cathy Lassiter Burch
Dec 3, 2022
HENDERSON- Cathy Gray Lassiter Burch, 63, of Satterwhite Point Road, died Saturday, December 3, 2022 at her home. Born in Vance County on September 6, 1959, she was the daughter of Melville Gray Lassiter of Henderson and Judy Stanton Lassiter of Henderson. A memorial service will be held Saturday December 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Blessed Hope Baptist Church...
John Albert Moody
Nov 29, 2022
CLARKSVILLE, VA- John Albert Moody, 84, of Ponderosa Lane, died Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at his home. Born in Granville County on June 12, 1938, he was the son of the late Charlie Frazier Moody and Daisy Elliott Moody. He was a retired tobacco farmer and adjusted hail and federal crop insurance for multiple companies. John was one of the...
Rev. Rodney Dane Inscoe, Sr.
Nov 29, 2022
HENDERSON- Rev. Rodney Dane Inscoe, Sr., 74, died Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Duke University Hospital. Born in Vance County on March 11, 1948, he was the son of the late Ira Hunter Inscoe, Jr. and Gwendolyn Johnson Inscoe. Rodney was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Vietnam era, a member of the local D.A.V. and...
Virgie Journigan Cameron
Nov 26, 2022
Virgie Journigan Cameron, 80, a resident of Lightwood Lane, died Saturday, November 26, 2022 at the home of her daughter. Born on April 19, 1942 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Ollie Perry Journigan and Blanche Wood Journigan. She was retired from Burlington Mills and Harriett & Henderson Yarns, Inc. She was a member of the...
William "Bill" Patrick Dickerson
Nov 22, 2022
Nashville TN- William Patrick “Wild Bill” Dickerson, 67, of Nashville, TN died Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Trevecca Center for Rehabilitation and Healing after a brief illness. He was born in Wake County, NC on November 29, 1954 to the late John Hillman and Anne Small Dickerson. Bill graduated from Vance Senior High School in 1974 and was a member...
Brenda Hudson Journigan
Nov 19, 2022
HENDERSON- Brenda Hudson Journigan, 81, of Alexander Ave. died Saturday, November 19, 2022 at her home. Born in Vance County on May 23, 1941 she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Raymond Hudson and Iola Joyner Hudson and the widow of the late Perry Journigan. She was a member of the Salvation Army Church and their Women’s Ministry. Funeral...
Ralph Benton Hight, Jr.
Nov 18, 2022
Ralph Benton Hight, Jr. of Oxford died Friday, November 18, 2022. Benton was born in Vance County on August 15, 1953 to the late Ralph Benton Hight, Sr. and Jeannette Marie Robertson Hight. Graduating from Henderson High School in 1971, he went on to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received a Bachelor of Science...
Lawrence Reece Harris
Nov 14, 2022
HENDERSON- Lawrence Reece Harris, 89, of Henderson, died on Monday, November 14, at Duke Health Hospice in Durham. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in the Union Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery in Kittrell, N.C. Born in Franklin County on December 2, 1932, and with a childhood in Moulton, he was...
Margaret Hicks Hunt
Nov 13, 2022
HENDERSON-Margaret Jo Hicks Hunt, 67, a resident of Eastern Blvd. died Sunday, November 13, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born in Franklin County on October 25, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Frank Ford Hicks, Jr. and Mary Helen Prewer Hicks. Mrs. Hunt was an Inspector at the former Americal Corp. A memorial service will be held Thursday,...
Carlton Kendall Aycock
Nov 10, 2022
HENDERSON- Carlton Kendall Aycock, 89, of Franklin Lane, died Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Maria Parham Hospital. Born in Franklin County on October 10, 1933, he was the son of the late Stella Ayscue Aycock and William Edgar Aycock and was the widower of Lucy Joan Robertson Aycock. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving during the...
Robert "Bobby" Lane Ellis, Sr.
Nov 6, 2022
HENDERSON-Robert “Bobby” Lane Ellis, Sr., 80, a resident of Garrett Road died Sunday, November 06, 2022, in a local nursing home. Born on May 26, 1942 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Edward William Ellis and Katie Grissom Ellis. He was the owner and operator of Ellis Precast Concrete Company, Inc. for 50 years. Bobby was...
Ruth Parks Tharrington
Nov 5, 2022
Ruth Parks Tharrington, 94, a resident of NC 39 South, died Friday, November 4, 2022 at her home. Born on October 14, 1928 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Jack Parks and Zela Newton Parks, and was the widow of Robert Benjamin “R.B.” Tharrington. Ruth was a lifetime member of First Congregational Christian Church where she...
Myrtle Journegan White
Nov 5, 2022
Myrtle Peoples Journegan White was born April 20, 1925 to Hattie Robertson and Junious Peoples in Vance County. Surviving is her son, Hilton Wayne Journegan (Beverly) of Raleigh, two stepsons Herb White, Jr. (Rita) of Kalispell, Montana and Jerry White of Almosa, Colorado, two granddaughters, Jennifer Langston (Kevin) of Wilson and Kristi Penny (Brad) of Knightdale, great grandchildren, Matthew Langston...
Larry Malcolm Satterwhite
Nov 4, 2022
HENDERSON- Larry Malcolm Satterwhite, 68, of Oakland Avenue, died Friday, November 4, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born November 12, 1953 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Malcolm Satterwhite and Martha Hines Satterwhite of Henderson. He was the owner of RK & B Plumbing. In addition to coaching his children on Vance County Rec Department teams,...
Alice Scott Rollins
Oct 31, 2022
HENDERSON-Alice Scott Rollins, 94, a resident of Henderson, died Monday, October 31, 2022, in a local nursing home. Born in Warren County on January 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Donald Scott and Minnie Davis Scott, and was the widow of Dr. Charles D. Rollins. Mrs. Rollins received her Masters Degree from Bowman Gray School of Medicine...
Alice Stricklin Smith
Oct 31, 2022
HENDERSON- Alice Stricklin Smith, 95, of Henderson and Emerald Isle died October 31, 2022 at her home. She was born in Cheraw, SC, to Frances Dixon Stricklin and Joseph N. Stricklin, Jr. She graduated from Cheraw High School and Columbia College. She was a teacher and taught English and Drama prior to her marriage. After raising her family, she enjoyed...
Allen Dorsey Short, Jr
Oct 29, 2022
SOUTHERN PINES-Allen Dorsey Short, Jr., 92, formerly of Rockingham, died Saturday, October 29, 2022 at TerraBella Assisted Living in Southern Pines. Born in Vance County on June 11, 1930, he was the son of the late Allen Dorsey Short, Sr. and Lucille Robertson Short. He was a former member of the Rockingham Jaycees and the Raeford Kiwanis Club. He retired...
