Elizabeth "Libby" Ann Newman Harris
Oct 16, 2022
Elizabeth Ann “Libby” Newman Harris, 87, a resident of the Cokesbury Community, died Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born on March 11, 1935 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Sinclair Newman and Lois Hamm Newman, and was the widow of Norman George Harris, Sr. Libby was the owner and operator of the...
Mary Pacheco Bryant
Oct 15, 2022
CLARKSVILLE,VA-Mary Pacheco Bryant, 81, a resident of the Townsville Community, died Saturday, October 15, 2022. Born on June 7, 1941 in Azore Islands, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Ana Couto Pacheco. Mrs. Bryant was of the Catholic faith. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, October 21, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Sunset Gardens...
Darlene O'Brien Hanford
Oct 11, 2022
HENDERSON- Darlene Gay O’Brien Hanford, 63, of Ruin Creek Road, died Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at her home. Born July 28, 1959 in Granville County, she was the daughter of Jean Puckett Duncan of Oxford and the late Harold William O’Brien. She was formerly employed at George’s Restaurant in Oxford and a member of Clearview Church. A memorial service will...
Gale Baker Anderson
Oct 5, 2022
HENDERSON- Gale Elizabeth Baker Anderson, 74, of Gun Club Road, died Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born November 8, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Claudie Gideon Baker and Ruby Champion Baker. She was a homemaker and member of West End Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 2:00...
Danny Thomas Hughes
Oct 5, 2022
HENDERSON- Danny Thomas Hughes, 65, of L and S Lane, died Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born March 19, 1957, he was the son of the late Lessie Strickland Hughes and Thomas Edward Hughes. He was retired from Waste Industries where he worked as a compact operator. The family will receive friends Monday, October 10, 2022 at...
Faye O'Brien Capps
Oct 4, 2022
HENDERSON- Faye O’Brien Capps, 82 of South Woodland Road, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Rex Hospital. Faye was born on September 24, 1940 in Granville County. She was the daughter of the late Nannie Belle Matthews O’Brien and Charlie Cornelious O’Brien. Faye graduated from Stovall High School in 1958, then attended business school. She retired from Carolina Power and...
Constance Cheek
Oct 4, 2022
Constance Lavone Davis Cheek was born May 12, 1963. A faithful servant of the Lord, Constance lost her battle with leukemia on October 4, 2022. As a firm believer of Christ’s second coming, she is now waiting for the return of Christ and to be reunited with her fellow brethren in Christ as well as her beloved husband, Robert Ellison...
Calvin Thomas Garrett
Oct 3, 2022
HENDERSON- Calvin Thomas Garrett, 74, died Monday, October 3, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born May 11, 1948 in Person County, he was the son of the late John Calvin Garrett and Julie Anne Frazier Garrett. No services are planned at this time. He is survived by two daughters, Kimberly Jones and husband Douglas of Mount Pleasant and Holly Sanford...
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...
