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William Ernest "Ernie" Harrison, Jr.
Feb 27, 2022
HENDERSON- William Ernest “Ernie” Harrison, Jr., 90, of West Hills Drive, died Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Duke University Hospital. Born February 5, 1932 in Union County Mississippi, he was the son of the late James Hadie Craig Harrison and William Ernest Harrison, Sr. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving in Germany during the Korean War....
Barbara Renn Francis
Feb 25, 2022
HENDERSON- Barbara Jean Renn Francis, 74, of Beaver Dam Road, died Friday, February 25, 2022 at her home. Born December 10, 1947 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Ira Thomas Renn and Sue Ayscue Renn. She was retired from Allen’s Day Care. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Barbara is survived by...
Charles Edwin Elliott
Feb 24, 2022
HENDERSON- Charles Edwin Elliott, 57, of Burwell Avenue, died Thursday, February 24, 2022 in Fayetteville. Born December 9, 1964, in Horry County, SC, he was the son of Maggie Small Elliott of Henderson and the late Thomas C. Elliott. He attended Crystal River Church of God. No services are planned at this time. In addition to his mother, he is...
Luke Elliott Pell
Feb 22, 2022
Princeton, NJ - Luke E. Pell, 15, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Born in Princeton, he had been a resident of Bordentown all his life. He was a freshman at Bordentown Regional High School, where he participated in track and cross country. Luke was also a member of the Bordentown travel soccer team and enjoyed backpacking. He...
Sherwood Wayne Knight, Sr
Feb 21, 2022
RALEIGH – Sherwood Wayne Knight, Sr., 89, a resident of Raleigh, died Monday, February 21, 2022 at Transition LifeCare in Raleigh, NC. Born on December 2, 1932, he was the son of the late Benjamin Knight and Bessie Woodlief Knight Brame. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepfather Norman R. Brame. He was a...
Joshua Trey Riggan
Feb 17, 2022
Joshua Trey “Josh” Riggan, 20, a resident of Vincent-Hoyle Road, died Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Maria Parham Health. Born on April 3, 2001 in Vance County, he was the son of Lisa Anne Riggan Gannon of Henderson and the late Clyde Warren Wilson. Josh was employed with Robinson’s Heating and Air Conditioning. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February...
Paul Hoch Landes, Jr.
Feb 16, 2022
CREEDMOOR-Paul Hoch Landes, Jr., 81, a resident of Creedmoor, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Born on March 29, 1940 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Paul Hoch Landes, Sr. and Kathryn Rodgers Landes. Mr. Landes was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, and was a retired Credit Manager for Revlon. No services will be...
Alice Mountcastle Zollicoffer
Feb 15, 2022
Berea, KY - Alice Mountcastle Zollicoffer, a lovely, loving, and beloved person, died peacefully on the 15 day of February, 2022. Alice was born on January 4, 1946 in Henderson, North Carolina, the only daughter of John Hilliard Zollicoffer and Helen Summers Zollicoffer. Some of her fondest memories of her youth are of the friends she had growing up and...
Jean Clark Hutchins
Feb 11, 2022
JEAN C. HUTCHINS CLARKSVILLE, VA- Jean Clark Hutchins, 79, died Friday, February 11, 2022. Born July 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Vira Rogers Clark and Harry Arnold Clark. She was preceded in death by her husband, H.L. “Jim” Bryan. Jean was retired from the Vance County Department of Social Services where she was a child support...
Charles Stuart Ayscue
Feb 10, 2022
NORLINA- Charles Stuart Ayscue, 76, of Irene Drive, died Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Granville Medical Center. Born November 6, 1945 in Warren County, he was the son of the late Arthur Ayscue, Sr. and Sallie King Ayscue. Charles was a Veteran of the United States Army and was retired from Commercial Seaming. He was a member of Calvary Baptist...
Harry "Rick" Richard Johnson, Jr
Feb 9, 2022
MOORESVILLE- Harry Richard “Rick” Johnson, Jr., 57, a resident of McKendree Rd. died Wednesday February 9, 2022 at his home. Born in Mecklenburg Co. on October 3, 1964, he was the son of the late Harry Richard Johnson, Sr. and the late Nancy Hall Johnson Hawks. Rick was formerly employed at D & D Transport Inc. in Concord for over...
John "J.D." Douglas Wilson, Sr.
Feb 3, 2022
KITTRELL- John Douglas “JD” Wilson, Sr., 95 of Frank Sneed Road, died Thursday, February 03, 2022 at his home after a period of declining health. Born May 27, 1926 in Halifax County near Littleton, he was the son of the late Nellie Dickens Wilson and Nathaniel Edward Wilson. He graduated from Littleton High School as Valedictorian in 1944 and attended...
Jane Elizabeth O'Brien Norwood
Feb 3, 2022
HENDERSON- Jane Elizabeth O’Brien Norwood, 86, of Henderson, died February 3, 2022 at Granville Medical Center. Born April 18, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Katharine Norwood O’Brien and Crawford Sidney O’Brien and the widow of George Herbert Norwood. She was a homemaker and a lifetime member of Island Creek Baptist Church. A graveside funeral service will be...
Sarah Kelly Granger
Feb 3, 2022
OXFORD- Sarah Kelly Granger, 72, of Garden Park Villas, died Thursday, February 3, 2022 at WakeMed Cary Hospital. Born December 6, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Virginia Price Kelly and Newton Gough Kelly. Sarah was retired from the former Harper Prints. To honor her wishes, no services will be held. She is survived by her son, Bryan...
William "Bill" E. Lovin , Jr.
Feb 2, 2022
William “Bill” Elwood Lovin, Jr., 61, of Twelve Oaks Lane, died February 2, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born October 15, 1960 in Wayne County Indiana, he was the son of the late Linda Caplinger and William Elwood Lovin, Sr. He was a machine operator with Revlon and Iams. He attended GRACE Ministries where he was very involved in the...
Frances Mccracken Bliley
Feb 1, 2022
Smithfield, NC - Frances McCrackan Bliley, age 77, died Monday, February 1, 2022 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Born June 6, 1944 in Norfolk, VA to the late David Harris and Marjorie Barnes McCrackan, she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Eugene McCrackan and a sister, Marsha McCrackan Whitt. The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 9:00...
Carol Woodlief Currin
Jan 29, 2022
KITTRELL- Carol Woodlief Currin, 70, of Kittrell, died Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Granville Medical Center. Born July 17, 1951 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Barbara Lee Woodlief and Hulett Atlas Woodlief, Jr. She was retired from Bank of America where she was an assistant manager. She was a member of Harriett Baptist Church. A...
Helen Faye Owen
Jan 28, 2022
HENDERSON- Miss Helen Faye Owen, 80, a resident of Hicksboro Road, died Friday, January 28, 2022 at her home. Born February 21, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Helen Roberson Owen and James Bernard Owen. Faye was a member of Harris Chapel United Methodist Church where she served in numerous capacities. She was retired from City Tire where...
Lawrence Michael "Mike" Ellington
Jan 28, 2022
HENDERSON- Lawrence Michael “Mike” Ellington, 61, of Gun Club Road, died Friday, January 28, 2022 at Maria Parham Health. Born April 8, 1960, he was the son of Alice Woodlief Ellington and the late Lawrence Marshall Ellington. He attended Freedom Life Church of God. A private graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Hester Baptist Church...
Roxanne Moore Parks
Jan 27, 2022
Roxanne Moore Parks, 66, a resident of Gillburg Road, died Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Duke Medical Center. Born on July 26, 1955 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late James Clarence Moore and Lula Bell Day Moore, and was the widow of Reynold Gill Parks. Roxanne was a retired office manager at Carolina Cooling and Heating....
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