Debra Ward Crowder
Mar 7, 2023
HENDERSON- Debra Ward Crowder, 67, of Faulknertown Road, died Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at her home. Born April 9, 1955 in Dallas, TX, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Edward Ward and Barbara Jean Douglas Ward and was the widow of Donnie Ray Crowder. Debra was a member of Poplar Creek Baptist Church and a CNA at Franklin...
Mary Eliza "Dolly" Hinton
Mar 7, 2023
HENDERSON- Mary Eliza “Dolly” Best Hinton, 89, of US Hwy 158 Bypass, died peacefully Tuesday, March 07, 2023 at her home. Born February 8, 1934 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Richard Best and Hester Ann Watkins and the widow of Robert E. Hinton. She was retired from Carolina Power and Light Company where she...
Ruth Lee Watson
Mar 6, 2023
Ruth Lee Watson, 94, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2023 at her home. Born October 11, 1928 in Carrsville, VA, Isle of Wight County. She was the daughter of the late William Jasper Lee and Mary White Lee. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, of 63 years, E. C. Watson, and her son, Clay Watson. Ruth graduated...
Michael Corey Hughes
Mar 6, 2023
KITTRELL- Michael Corey Hughes, 49, of Buffalo Creek Lane, died Monday, March 6, 2023 at Duke University Hospital. Born June 5, 1973, he was the son of Donald Wayne Hughes of Henderson and the late Shelia Harris Martin. He was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a machine operator at Bridgestone Bandag for 30 years. Funeral services...
Ethel Currie Robinson
Mar 2, 2023
HENDERSON-Ethel Currie Smith Robinson, 97, died peacefully on March 2, 2023, at Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Henderson. Born March 21, 1925, in Warren County, NC, she was the daughter of John Hays Currie and Estelle McCurry Currie. Ethel grew up with seven brothers and sisters, living first in Manson, then Drewry, and then Norlina. She graduated from...
Elsie Hardwick Simeone
Feb 28, 2023
OXFORD – Mrs. Elsie Hardwick Simeone, age 98, a resident of Old Roxboro Rd, died Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at her home. Born on December 12, 1924 in Birkenhead, England she was the daughter of the late Hannah Molland Hardwick and George Hardwick and was the widow of Aldo Victorio Simeone. She was a member of Sharon Baptist Church and...
John Edward Mann, Jr.
Feb 26, 2023
TOWNSVILLE-John Edward “Johnnie” Mann, Jr., 86, a resident of NC Hwy. 39 North, died on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at his home. Born on October 5, 1936 in Vance County, he was the son of the late John Edward Mann and Helen Clopton Melton, and was the widower of Norma Hughes Mann. Johnnie was a former Fleet Maintenance Supervisor for...
Pattillo “Pat” Ramseur Royster
Feb 23, 2023
OXFORD- Pattillo Ramseur “Pat” Royster, age 83, a resident of Pine Cone Dr., died Thursday, February 23, 2023, at Granville Medical Center. Born April 12, 1939 in Forsyth Co., she was the daughter of the late Edna Clingman Ramseur and Charles Monroe Ramseur of Winston-Salem, and was the widow of Thomas Sampson “Sam” Royster, Jr. Pat was a graduate of...
Peggy Marks Roberson
Feb 22, 2023
HENDERSON- Peggy Jean Marks Roberson, 84, of Edwards Road, died Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at her home. Born October 10, 1938 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Berta Cooley Marks and Jessie Marks and was the widow of Ollie Vance Roberson. She retired from Continental Hosiery and was a member of South Henderson Church of God....
Clayton Thomas Kearney
Feb 21, 2023
HENDERSON-Clayton Thomas “Clay” Kearney, 46, a resident of S. Garnett Street Extension, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Born on April 25, 1976 in Vance County, he was the son of Paula Satterwhite Kearney of Henderson and the late Alan Travis Kearney, Sr. He was employed as a salesman at Lowes of Henderson. He was a former photographer for 13 years...
Marvin Lewis , Jr.
Feb 15, 2023
WAKE FOREST- Marvin Lewis Jr., 77, a resident of Groveton Trail, died Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Durham Ridge Assisted Living. Born March 20, 1945 in Marion, South Carolina he was the son of the late Ernestine Johnson Lewis and Marvin Lewis, Sr. Marvin was a member of Richland Creek Community Church in Wake Forest. Funeral service will be held...
Owen Keith Tharrington, Jr.
Feb 14, 2023
LOUISBURG- Owen Keith Tharrington, Jr., 91, died Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born June 27, 1931, in Vance County, he was the son of the late Owen Keith Tharrington, Sr., and Ruth Hoyle Tharrington and was the widower of Ann Petty Tharrington. Owen was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. He earned a degree in...
Cathy Newton Tillotson
Feb 14, 2023
HENDERSON- Cathy Lynn Newton Tillotson, 65, of Dabney Road, died Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at her home. Born September 1, 1957 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late O.B. Newton, Jr. and Helen Blalock Newton. She was retired from Coca-Cola in Durham, where she worked as a Human Resources Manager and was a member of Pleasant Grove...
Rachel Wheeler Yancey
Feb 13, 2023
HUBERT- Rachel Ann Wheeler Yancey, 75, of Daphne Drive, died Monday, February 13, 2023 at Onslow Memorial Hospital. Born January 15, 1948 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Briggs Wheeler and Henry Lee Wheeler and was the widow of Rev. Woodrow Edward Yancey. She was retired from Roses Stores and a member of Freedom Way...
James Robert "Bobby" Bush
Feb 12, 2023
HENDERSON- James Robert “Bobby” Bush, 90, of Lynne Avenue, died Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born April 18, 1932 in Lexington County, SC, he was the son of the late Sarah Watkins Bush and James Felder Bush. He was retired from Roses, Inc. where he worked as a truck driver. Bobby was a member of West End...
Jane Marie Lloyd
Feb 10, 2023
DURHAM- Jane Marie Lloyd, age 91, a resident of The Forest at Duke, died February 10, 2023. Born on June 5, 1931 in Raleigh, she was the daughter of the late Alfonso Lloyd, Attorney at Law and Ruth Elisabeth Royster Lloyd, homemaker and legal secretary to her husband. Jane received her BS degree from the University of Mary Washington in...
Linwood Lewis Short, Jr.
Feb 9, 2023
HENDERSON- Linwood Lewis Short, Jr. of Wayview Road, died Thursday, February 09, 2023 at Maria Parham Health. Born September 30, 1944 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Mary Ann Peoples Short and Linwood Lewis Short, Sr. and was the widower of Betty Tart Short. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy, a former Lieutenant...
Jo Coker Taylor
Feb 9, 2023
BOYDTON, VA- Jo Coker Taylor, 81, of Davis Drive, died Thursday, February 09, 2023, at ECU Health North Hospital. Born July 8, 1941 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Joe Coker and Mable Welch Coker. A memorial service will be held at a later date. She is survived by two daughters, Tracey Benson and Dianne Lee,...
Lora Weaver Gibson
Feb 7, 2023
HENDERSON-Lora Jean Weaver Gibson, 67, a resident of Henderson, died Tuesday, February 07, 2023, at her home. Born on January 24, 1956 in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late Marshall William Weaver, Sr. and Elecia Worley Weaver. She was a former LPN at Maria Parham Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date. She...
Boyce Douglas Moore
Feb 6, 2023
Boyce Douglas Moore, 74, of North William Street, died Monday, February 6, 2023 at his home. Born December 16, 1948 in Cumberland County, he was the son of the late Mae Tolson Moore and Col. Robert S. Moore. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Beverly Kirkpatrick Moore of the...
