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...
Donald "Donnie" Ray Brown Adams
Oct 26, 2022
Donald Ray “Donnie” Brown Adams, 57, of Cinnebar Court, died Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born January 21, 1965 in Hawaii, he was the son of the late Aline Thompson Adams and Jimmy Gordan Adams. He was a Veteran of the Unites States Army. A memorial service with military honors will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2022...
Mark Allan Robertson
Oct 25, 2022
HENDERSON- Mark Allan Robertson, 59, of East Holly Lane, died Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Born June 6, 1963, in Vance County, he was the son of Vivian Grissom Robertson and Jack B. Robertson of Henderson. He was the manager of Humpty Dumpty Daycare. Mark was also a member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church and enjoyed tournament...
William "Tillie' Gray Tillotson
Oct 20, 2022
William Gray “Tillie” Tillotson, 88, of Shearin Lane, died Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born February 7, 1934 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Edward Lassiter Tillotson and Mildred Woodlief Tillotson. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, and was a former employee of Merita Bread Co. and retired from Rose...
Ann Macdougall Ellis
Oct 18, 2022
HENDERSON- Ann Christian Macdougall Ellis, 100, of Oakridge Ave., died Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at her home. Born May 10, 1922 in Newport News, VA, she was the daughter of the late Louis Rawlings Macdougall and Jessie Burns Hutchinson Macdougall. She was a member of The Church of The Holy Innocents where she sang in the choir and was active...
Joseph "J. C." Carroll Bell, Jr.
Oct 18, 2022
Joseph Carroll “J. C.” Bell, Jr, 85, a resident of Rollins Avenue, died Tuesday, October 18, 2022. Born in Vance County on September 30, 1937, he was the son of the late Joseph C. Bell, Sr. and Elizabeth Grissom Bell. “J. C.” was a Veteran of the United States Army serving in Germany and Cambodia as a sharp-shooter, and was...
Jean Hughes Fuller
Oct 17, 2022
Shelby Jean Hughes Fuller, 77, a resident of Peace Street died Monday, October 17, 2022, at Maria Parham Health. Born on January 12, 1945 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Vance Hughes and Annie Mae Summerlin Hughes. Jean was the owner and operator of Jean Fuller Daycare where she was fondly known as “Nannie”. She...
Charles Edward Lawrence
Oct 17, 2022
Charles Edward Lawrence, 79, a resident of King Street, died Monday, October 17, 2022. Born on February 19, 1943 in Wilson County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Glen Dolen Lawrence and Bell Hughes Lawrence, and was the widower of Gwen Roberson Lawrence. Charles was formerly employed at Clayton Homes, and was a member of Raleigh Road Baptist...
Otoniel Valazquez Lopez
Oct 17, 2022
CASTLE HAYNE- Limber Otoniel Velazquez-Lopez, 32, of Bountiful Lane, died Monday, October 17, 2022 in Wake Forest. Born July 28, 1990 in Chimpas, Mexico, he was the son of Ismael Velazquez Ortiz and Delfina Lopez Matias of Chiapas, Mexico. The family will receive friends at a visitation on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at J.M. White Funeral Home from 6:00 PM...
