Franklin Vincent Lassiter
Jun 16, 2023
HENDERSON- Franklin Vincent Lassiter, 77, of King Street, died Friday, June 16, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born February 1, 1946 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Hugh Madison Lassiter and Callie Mae Edwards Lassiter and was the widower of Margaret Wynne Lassiter. Mr. Lassiter was retired from Jackson Enterprises where he worked as a foreman....
Charles Randolph Isaacs
Jun 15, 2023
HENDERSON- Charles Randolph Isaacs, 33, of Avery Lane, died Thursday, June 15, 2023. Born September 8, 1989 in Greene County, Ohio, he was the son of Dora May Skaggs Isaacs and James Randolph Isaacs of Georgetown, IN. Charles worked in manufacturing and enjoyed playing electric guitar. A private burial was held at Elmwood Cemetery. In addition to his parents, he...
Wayne Rabon Reid
Jun 12, 2023
HENDERSON- Wayne Rabon Reid, 86, of Norwood Street, died Monday, June 12, 2023 at a local nursing home. Born May 4, 1937 in Vance County, he was the son of the late William Reid and Mada Cash Reid. Wayne was a Veteran of the United States Army. He was an accomplished musician having played with major Nashville acts on the...
Kimberly Proctor Woodlief
Jun 11, 2023
KITTRELL- Kimberly Belle Proctor Woodlief, 49, of Egypt Mountain Road, died Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born November 3, 1973, in Edgecombe County, she was the daughter of the late Ray “Charlie” Proctor and Rachel Lynn Radford Goss. Kim worked as a Customer Service Associate with Apple. An informal celebration of Kim’s life will be held Saturday,...
Nancy Cartwright Capps
Jun 10, 2023
Nancy Jeanette Cartwright Capps, 76, a resident of Ridgecrest Trail, died Saturday, June 10, 2023 at her home. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia on January 19, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Benjamin Cartwright, Sr. and Hazel Stokes Cartwright. Mrs. Capps was a retired accounting technician in the public school system. She was a volunteer at Maria Parham...
Steven Scott Tinsley
Jun 9, 2023
Steven Scott Tinsely, 41, of Waters Edge Loop, died Friday, June 9, 2023 at his home. Born January 4, 1982 in Montgomery County, MD, he was the son of Leslie Robert Tinsely of TN and Dana Marie Goddreau-Hickman of Wheaton, MD. He was a self employed handyman. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. In...
Bonnie Holloway Tarrant
Jun 8, 2023
HOLLY SPRINGS-Bonnie Holloway Tarrant, 81, a resident of Holly Springs died Thursday, June 8, 2023 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Born on January 17, 1942 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Norman D. Holloway, Sr. and Lois Draper Holloway. Bonnie was a wonderful, caring, wife, mother and grandmother. She had many talents, including sewing, cross...
Emberleigh Ann Parrish
Jun 7, 2023
Emberleigh Ann Parrish, three months old, died Wednesday, June 07, 2023, at UNC Chapel Hill. Born on February 25, 2023 in Vance County, she was the daughter of Hayley Diane Parrish. Funeral services will be held Tuesday June 13, 2023 at 3:00 PM at the J. M. White Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Jeff Prewer. Burial will follow at Sunset...
Joseph Bernard Winstead
Jun 6, 2023
DURHAM-Joseph Bernard Winstead, 78, a resident of 313 Driver Street, died Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Born on July 4, 1944 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Percy Winstead and Mary Eunice Jackson Winstead. He was a dedicated member of St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in Durham where a memorial service will be held Friday, June 23, 2023...
Carole Kerley Ellis
Jun 2, 2023
KITTRELL- Ellen Carole Kerley Ellis, 86, of Beechtree Trail, died Friday, June 2, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born April 26, 1937 in Vance County she was the daughter of the late Cassie Earline Woodlief Kerley and Claude Lyle Kerley, Sr. and was the widow of Robert Charles Ellis, Jr. She was a retired teacher having taught at C.G. Credle...
David Ernest Pitman, Sr.
May 30, 2023
HENDERSON- David Ernest Pitman, Sr., 75, of Vicksboro Road, died Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at his home. Born December 21, 1947 in Mitchell County, he was the son of the late Helen Autry Pitman and Rev. Lee Jim Pitman. David was a member of Gospel Independent Baptist Church where funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 12:00...
Tucker Carlton Watkins
May 30, 2023
Tucker C. Watkins HENDERSON- Tucker Carlton Watkins, 48, of Eagle Court, died Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born September 20, 1974 in Arlington, VA, he was the son of the late Barbara Satterwhite Watkins and Milton Gene Watkins. Tucker was employed with Maria Parham Hospital where he was a Senior Service Desk Analyst. He attended Central Baptist...
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...
