Elizabeth "Libby" Ellington Neathery
Oct 1, 2022
HENDERSON- Elizabeth “Libby” Gertrude Ellington Neathery, 82, of Glebe Road, died Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Duke University Hospital. Born July 30, 1940 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late John Hill Ellington and Virginia Edwards Ellington and was the widow of William Farrell Neathery. She was a homemaker and attended Island Creek Baptist Church. A memorial...
Sarah Britt Lester
Sep 30, 2022
Sarah Britt Lester, 98, passed away Friday, September 30, 2022. Born on September 21, 1924 in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late William Leslie Britt and Alice Southerland Britt, and was the widow of William Howard Lester. Mrs. Lester retired as bookkeeper for the former Citizens Insurance, and was a member of First Congregational Christian Church where...
Gray Walker Grissom
Sep 28, 2022
HENDERSON- Willie Gray Walker Grissom, 86, of Ridge Road, died Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at Granville Medical Center. Born June 22, 1936 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Georgia Hamm Walker and William Angus Walker and was the widow of Jack Clement “J.C.” Grissom. She was retired from the Durham County School System where she worked...
Deborah Thomas Cannady
Sep 24, 2022
HENDERSON-Deborah Jean “Debbie” Thomas Cannady of Henderson died on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Duke University Hospital. Born in Vance County on October 15, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Barbara Jean Williamson Thomas and Robert Earl “Jim” Thomas. Debbie was a graduate of Vance Senior High School and later studied at Vance-Granville Community College. Her early employment...
Mary Anne Langston Wilson
Sep 21, 2022
WANCHESE- Mary Anne Langston Wilson, 92, formerly of Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at a Peak Nursing and Rehab in Nags Head. Born in Vance County on December 9, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Luna Bartholomew Langston and John Hinton Langston. Anne was retired from the City of Rocky Mount where she worked in the...
James Edward Critcher
Sep 21, 2022
GREENVILLE – Mr. James Edward Critcher, Sr., 92, of Chapel Hill, died Thursday, September 21, 2022 at his daughter’s home. Born February 6, 1930 in Granville County, he was the son of the late Annie Leigh Eakes Critcher and Walter Meadows Critcher. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. He attended Campbell College and graduated from UNC-Chapel...
Agnes Mclemore Dodd
Sep 19, 2022
CHAPEL HILL- Agnes Vann McLemore Dodd, 90, a former resident of Henderson, passed away peacefully the evening of September 19, 2022, at UNC Pittsboro Hospice Home. Born February 26, 1932, in Bertie County, she was the daughter of the late Amos Leslie McLemore and Agnes Brown McLemore. She was the widow of Claude Swanson Dodd, Jr., her high school sweetheart...
James Douglas Neathery
Sep 19, 2022
HENDERSON- James Douglas Neathery, 80, of Henderson died September 19, 2022 at his home. Born August 7, 1942 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Blanche and Brodie Neathery and the widower of Donna Puckett Neathery. He was a Veteran of the US Army and was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church. He retired from Revlon....
Betty Holloway Roberson
Sep 12, 2022
HENDERSON- Mrs. Betty Holloway Roberson, 82, of Glebe Road, died Monday, September 12, 2022 at her daughter’s home. Born September 6, 1940 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late James Lee Holloway and Bernice Grissom Holloway and was the widow of Gerald Zeb Roberson. She was retired from AAA Gas Company where she worked as a bookkeeper...
Florence Brennan Young
Sep 8, 2022
HENDERSON- Word has been received of the passing of Florence Brennan Young on September 8, 2022 at Duke University Medical Center. Florence was born June 18, 1944 in Salamanca, NY, the daughter of the late Leo Joseph and Gladys Bertha Touro Brennan. At St. Mary’s Church in Little Valley on August 31, 1963 she was married to David Laurence Young...
Christopher "Chris" Harris
Sep 4, 2022
KITTRELL- William Christopher “Chris” Harris, 24, of Raintree Lane, died Sunday, September 4, 2022. Born December 10, 1997 in Vance County, he was the son of Kay Beckham Thompson of Kittrell and Jeffrey Harris of Henderson. He was a supervisor at Idaho Timber and was a member of Plank Chapel where he was active in the Methodist Men. Funeral services...
Fred Avon Bowes
Sep 1, 2022
Fred Avon Bowes, 88, a resident of Raleigh Road, died Thursday, September 1, 2022 in a local nursing home. Born in Franklin County on May 9, 1934, he was the son of the late Zack Bowes and Mary Fannie Duncan Bowes, and was the widower of Loretta Jensen Bowes. Fred was a Veteran of the United States Army and was...
Carl Wesley Huff
Aug 31, 2022
RALEIGH- Carl Wesley Huff, 86, passed away August 31, 2022. Born in Henderson on July 8, 1936 to the late Florence Barkley and Eugene Carl Huff. Carl graduated from Zeb Vance High School in 1954 and attended UNC-Chapel Hill; where he was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. There he met his wife Annette (Boo) Fortier of New Orleans, LA....
John Thomas Mcbride
Aug 31, 2022
HENDERSON - John Thomas McBride, 91, passed away on August 31, 2022. Born in Lexington, on August 9, 1931, to the late James and Lissie Tesh McBride, John was a graduate of Lexington High School and Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC. He served in the US Air Force for four years. John is survived by Doris Jones McBride, his wife...
Beatrice Ayscue Coghill
Aug 30, 2022
HENDERSON- Beatrice Ayscue Coghill, 81, of Rock Mill Road, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at a local nursing home. Born July 13, 1941 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Best Ayscue and James Ayscue and was the widow of Tex Donald Coghill, Sr. She was retired from Americal. When she was a child she attended...
Jimmie T. Holmes
Aug 30, 2022
HENDERSON- Jimmie T. Holmes, 74, of Old Epsom Road, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born September 21, 1947 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Irene Walker Holmes and James Thurston Holmes and was the widower of Jane “Janie” Hawkins Holmes. He was employed with ST Wooten as a truck driver for more...
Michael Glenn Roberts
Aug 28, 2022
HENDERSON- Michael Glenn Roberts, 62, of Abbott Road, died Saturday, August 27, 2022 at the SECU UNC Hospice Home in Pittsboro. Born February 13, 1960 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Bobby Lee Roberts and Frances Rowland Roberts of Henderson. He was a former truck driver for Harriet and Henderson and True Value Hardware. He was...
Rebecca Jo Atkins
Aug 28, 2022
MIDDLEBURG- Rebecca Jo Atkins, 63, of Broad Street, died Sunday, August 28, 2022 at a local nursing home. Born November 18, 1958 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Satterwhite Atkins and Jack Atkins. Rebecca formerly worked at Middleburg Steakhouse and was a member of Middleburg United Methodist Church. Rebecca was a one-of-a-kind mother and the...
Charles Henry Woodlief, Jr.
Aug 24, 2022
KITTRELL- Charles Henry Woodlief, Jr., 75 of US Hwy 1 South, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at a local nursing home. Born July 5, 1947, he was the son of the late Estelle Ball Woodlief and Charles Henry Woodlief, Sr. He graduated from NC State University in 1969 with a BS in Agriculture and Life Sciences and went on to...
Samuel Brooks "Buddy" Overby
Aug 15, 2022
Samuel Brooks “Buddy” Overby, 83, a resident of Vicksboro Road, died Monday, August 15, 2022 at his home. Born on July 6, 1939 in Warren County, he was the son of the late Brooks Overby and Ethel Dickerson Overby. Buddy grew up attending Shocco United Methodist Church and was the former owner and operator of B & P Grocery in...
