Mary Burroughs Crews
Jul 15, 2022
HENDERSON- Mary Burroughs Crews, 82, of Matthews Road, died Friday, July 15, 2022 at her home. Born October 24, 1939 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas Burroughs and Evelyn Cawthorne Burroughs and was the widow of Albert Harriss Crews. She was a member of Hermon United Methodist Church where formerly she served as a...
Shirley Munn Newton
Jul 14, 2022
HENDERSON- Shirley Beatrice Munn Newton, 82, of Hight Street, died Thursday, July 14, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born February 7, 1940 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Lee Elliott Munn and Sellers Gray Munn. She was a member of Westwood Pentecostal Holiness Church and was the former owner and operator of Spring Valley Seafood...
Alice Jean Brewer Harris
Jul 13, 2022
HENDERSON- Alice Jean Brewer Harris, 88, formerly of Glebe Road, died Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh. Born November 13, 1933 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Edna Parrott Brewer and Eugene C. Brewer and was the widow of the late Clarence Yates “Bubby” Harris, Jr. Alice Jean was a member...
Barney Lynn Bullock
Jul 10, 2022
HENDERSON- Barney Lynn Bullock, 54, of Hoyletown Road, died Sunday, July 10, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born February 13, 1968 in Granville County, he was the son of the late Ernest Bullock and Isabell Bentley Bullock. He was the owner and operator of Bullock’s Plumbing and Repair Company. He was also a member of Crystal River Church of God...
Bobby Eugene "Mr. Ugly" Wilkerson
Jul 5, 2022
HENDERSON- Bobby Eugene “Mr. Ugly” Wilkerson, 89, of White Oak Drive, died Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at Wake Medical Center. Born September 24, 1932 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Hartwell S. Wilkerson and Rena George Wilkerson and was the widower of Christine Fuller Wilkerson. He was a member of North Henderson Baptist Church. Bobby was...
Mary Ayscue Evans
Jul 2, 2022
HENDERSON- Mary Margaret Ayscue Evans, 90, of Steed-Dickerson Road, died Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Duke University Hospital. Born September 23, 1931, in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Grey Lee Ayscue and Katie Lou Stevens Ayscue and was the widow of George Washington Evans. She retired from Americal and was a member of Crossroads Pentecostal Holiness...
Harold Walker "Hal" Finch
Jul 1, 2022
HENDERSON- Harold Walker “Hal” Finch, 69, passed away peacefully Friday, July 1, 2022 at his home. Born January 23, 1953 in Bexar County, TX, he was the son of the late Charles Walker Finch and Anna Leigh Hicks Finch. Hal moved with his parents back to Henderson, NC when he was three years old and attended First United Methodist Church...
Suzanne Bain Lambert
Jul 1, 2022
HENDERSON- Suzanne Bain Lambert, age 65 of Henderson, NC passed peacefully with family nearby on July 1st 2022 at Duke University Hospital. Suzanne Lambert, daughter of the late Pete and Ruth Bain of Norfolk, Virginia is survived by her husband Dennis Lambert; son Taylor Lambert; daughter Kathrine Farrell; son-in-law Thomas Farrell; two beautiful grandchildren Leighton and Claire Farrell, brother Kenneth...
Lawrence "Cotton" Howard Clayton
Jun 29, 2022
HENDERSON- Lawrence Howard “Cotton” Clayton, 82, of Oakridge Avenue, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Wake Medical Center. Born June 8, 1940 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Herbert Gill Clayton and Leah Elizabeth Davis Clayton. Cotton was a member of First United Methodist Church Henderson. He was the owner and operator of the Chestnut Street...
Larissa Brown Anstead
Jun 24, 2022
HENDERSON- Larissa Brown Anstead, 61, of Horseshoe Bend Road, died Friday, June 24, 2022 at Durham Regional Hospital. Born October 3, 1960 in Newberry, SC, she was the daughter of the late Olin D. Brown and Virginia Womack Brown. Mrs. Anstead was formerly employed with Mast Drug. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 2:00 PM...
Ida Rose Nethery Blalock
Jun 22, 2022
OXFORD- Ida Rose Nethery Blalock, 89, formerly of Yowland Road, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at Granville House. Born January 11, 1933 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Nethery and Mary Lee Nethery and was the widow of Ralph Thomas Blalock. She was a member of West End Baptist Church where she taught and...
Charles Jackson Edwards
Jun 22, 2022
MIDDLEBURG- Charles Jackson Edwards, 91, of Jacksontown Road, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at Duke University Medical Center. Born May 20, 1931 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Emma Lou Jackson Edwards and Charlie Roosevelt Edwards. He was retired from Americal where he worked as a mechanic. As a lifelong member, Charles was the oldest living...
Mae Riggan Abbott
Jun 20, 2022
Mae Riggan Abbott, 84, of Kemps Lane, died Monday, June 20, 2022 at her home. Born in Vance County on September 15, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Lessie Currin Riggan and Haywood Riggan and was the widower of Furman Gill Abbott. She was a member of Joy In The Lord Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held...
Bobbie Stephenson Toler
Jun 19, 2022
WISE- Bobbie Jean Stephenson Toler, 85, of US Hwy 1, died Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Carver Rehabilitation and Living Center in Durham. Born March 6, 1937 in Durham, she was the daughter of the late Mucy Flowers Brown and Jesse B. Stephenson. She was retired from Northern Telecom. A graveside funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 22, 2022...
Robert Martin Medlin, Sr.
Jun 18, 2022
HENDERSON-Robert Martin Medlin, Sr., 78, a resident of Willie Currin Road, died Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Maria Parham Health. Born on May 15, 1944 in Farmville, Virginia, he was the son of the late Alex Woodrow Medlin and Virginia Watkins Medlin. Mr. Medlin was a former salesman for Charles Boyd Chevrolet and was a member of Harriett Baptist Church....
Marjorie Brooks Johnson
Jun 13, 2022
ROCKY MOUNT-Marjorie Brooks Johnson, 99, a resident of Arthur Circle, died Monday, June 13, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. Born April 17, 1923 in Chatham County, she was the daughter of the late Mollie Maude Thomas Brooks and Claude Dewitt Brooks. Marjorie was retired from Belk in Henderson where she worked as a buyer. She was a...
Pauline Roberson Hedgepeth
Jun 12, 2022
Pauline Roberson Hedgepeth, 90, a resident of Oak Ridge Church Road, died Sunday, June 12, 2022, at her home. Born on May 4, 1932 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Clemon Roberson and Maude Roberson Roberson, and was the widow of Oscar Hedgepeth, Jr. Mrs. Hedgepeth was retired from Puralator and was a member of Oak...
Glenda "Ruth" Ferrell Dickerson
Jun 11, 2022
HENDERSON-Glenda “Ruth” Ferrell Wilkerson Dickerson, 78, a resident of S. Cooper Drive, died Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Maria Parham Health after a brief illness. Born in Vance County on September 4, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Katie Campbell. She was a homemaker and attended Freedom Life Church of God until her health prevented her from attending....
Thomas Franklin Whittemore
Jun 11, 2022
Thomas Franklin Whittemore, 95, a resident of S. Lynnbank Road, died Saturday, June 11, 2022, at his home. Born in Warren County on September 19, 1926, he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Whittemore and Bessie Paynter Whittemore, and was the widower of Amy Guerrant Whittemore who he was married to for 69 years. Mr. Whittemore was a...
Billy Ray Stevenson
Jun 7, 2022
Billy Ray Stevenson, 76, a resident of Franklin Lane, died Monday, June 7, 2022 at Rex Hospital. Born on September 2, 1945 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Raymond Jones Stevenson and Annie Mae Darnell Stevenson. He was retired from Vulcan Materials, where he worked for over 40 years and attended Central Baptist Church. Funeral services...
