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Donald Walter Harris
Jan 1, 2023
HENDERSON- Donald Walter Harris, 57, of Briggs Road, died Sunday, January 1, 2023 at his home. Born December 17, 1965 in Vance County, he was the son of Jenny Duke Harris of Henderson and the late Fred Walter Harris. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 5, 2022 at 11:00 AM...
Charles Morgan Allen
Dec 31, 2022
Charles Morgan Allen, Sr., 63, a resident of David Avenue, died Saturday, December 31, 2022 in Wilmington NC. Born on October 6, 1959 in Vance County, he was the son of Maxine Roberson Allen of Southport and the late John Thomas Allen, Sr. Graduating from Vance Senior High School in 1978, he went on to attend North Carolina State University...
Arthur Ray Paynter
Dec 31, 2022
HENDERSON- Arthur Ray Paynter, 75, died on December 31, 2022 after a brief illness. By all accounts, he was a good and kind man who will be missed more than words can express. Arthur was born in Warrenton, on December 17, 1947 to the late Arthur Lee and Helen Norwood Paynter. It was fitting that the United States Marine Corps...
Dexter Anthony Nance
Dec 27, 2022
HENDERSON- Dexter Anthony Nance, 68, of Thomas Lane, died Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at the Durham VA Hospital. Born in Vance County on October 21, 1954, he was the son of the late Mary McKinney Nance and Dexter Lee Nance. He was a stocker with M.R. Williams and a Veteran of the United States Army. A graveside funeral service will...
Rodney "Rod" Dane Inscoe, Jr.
Dec 27, 2022
HENDERSON- Rodney “Rod” Dane Inscoe, Jr., 54, died Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Born July 24, 1968 in Franklin County, he was the son of Dorothy Kearney Inscoe of Henderson and the late Rev. Rodney Dane Inscoe, Sr. He was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps and was employed with...
Charles Mitchell Roberson
Dec 25, 2022
HENDERSON- Charles Mitchell Roberson, 80, of Arrowhead Lane, died Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born October 24, 1942, in Vance County, he was the son of the late Danny Roberson and Viola Floyd Roberson. He retired from NTL Boilermakers where he worked as welder. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 11:00 AM in...
Rebecca King Faulkner
Dec 25, 2022
HENDERSON- Rebecca Ersel King Faulkner, 80, of Hwy 39 North, died Sunday, December 25, 2022 at her home. Born in Granville County on November 19, 1942, she was the daughter of the late David Winston King, Sr. and Sallie Jane Overton King and was the widow of Bobby Allen Faulkner. Rebecca was retired from Roses where she worked for over...
Wilbur O'Neal Slaughter
Dec 22, 2022
Wilbur O’Neal Slaughter, 74, a resident of N. Greg Allen Way, died Thursday, December 22, 2022 at Durham Regional Hospital. Born on December 16, 1948 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Alvis Slaughter and Ruth Hilliard Slaughter. Mr. Slaughter was a Veteran of the United States Navy and was a retired Welding Instructor at Vance Granville...
Larry William Dickerson
Dec 16, 2022
Larry William Dickerson, 53, a resident of Kittrell, died Friday, December 16, 2022 at his home. Born on August 5, 1969 In Vance County, he was the son of the late Charles William Dickerson and Laverne May Dickerson. He was a self-employed carpenter and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. No services will be held at this time. He...
Joseph Leon Jarvis, Sr.
Dec 16, 2022
HENDERSON- Joseph Leon Jarvis, Sr., 73, of Fox Pond died Friday, December 16, 2022. Born in Pasquotank County on October 8, 1949, he was the son of the late Dorothy Lee Peele Jarvis and Murl Randolph Jarvis. He was a retired truck driver and a member of Freedom Life Church of God. Aside from the great joy he felt while...
James "Jimmy" Durward Vick, Jr.
Dec 14, 2022
HENDERSON- James “Jimmy” Durward Vick, Jr., 67, of Davis Street, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at his home. Born August 9, 1955 in Vance County, he was the son of the late James Durward Vick, Sr. and Jeanette Tart Vick Brame. He retired from AA Perry Glass Company. Jimmy had a special talent for working on lawn mowers and small...
Roy Alex Cameron, Jr.
Dec 12, 2022
HENDERSON-Roy Alex Cameron, Jr., 86, a resident of Lightwood Lane, died Monday, December 12, 2022 at Granville Health System. Born September 3, 1936 in Warren County, he was the son of the late Roy Alex Cameron, Sr. and Virginia Champion Cameron and was the widower of Virgie Journigan Cameron. He was retried from Peck Manufacturing Company where he worked as...
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...
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