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Allan Schlobach
Mar 14, 2022
HENDERSON- Allan Schlobach, 58, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022 at his home. Born in Bergen County, NJ, he was the son of the late Maryann DiMella Schlobach and Gustave Schlobach. Along with his wife, Jennifer he operated The Burger Shop in Wake Forest. Allan was an avid golfer and talented athlete. A memorial service will be held at a...
William "Billy" Marshall Vanzandt
Mar 12, 2022
KITTRELL- William Marshall “Billy” VanZandt, 57, of Dick Smith Road, died Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Duke University Hospital. Born January 7, 1965 in Curry County, New Mexico, he was the son of the late Edith Rebecca Barnett VanZandt and John Edward VanZandt. Billy worked at Womack Electrical Company and was an avid Pittsburg Steelers Fan. A memorial service will...
Anthony Craig Robertson
Mar 5, 2022
Southern Pines- Anthony “Tony” Craig Robertson, 80, of Southern Pines, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Quail Haven Village in Pinehurst. Tony was born March 27, 1941, in Henderson to the late Woodrow and Margaret Craig Robertson. After graduating college, he taught history and civics, coached football and baseball for a few years until he went into city...
Rollen W Cobb Iii
Mar 3, 2022
OXFORD-Rollen W Cobb, III, 61, a resident of Little Mountain Creek Road, died Thursday, March 3, 2022 at his home. Born in Newark, New Jersey on June 16, 1960, he was the son of Rollen W. Cobb, Jr. and Nancy Cobb of Cape Coral, Florida. He was a member of the J. Dewey Hawkins Lodge No: 331 F & AM...
Ora Lee Hunt Powell
Feb 28, 2022
OXFORD- Ora Lee Hunt Powell, 101, of Prospect Avenue, died Monday, February 28, 2022 at Universal Health Care. Born August 6, 1920 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Viola Short Hunt and John Thomas Hunt and the widow of John Henry Powell. She was retired from Americal and formerly worked at Continental Hosiery. She was a...
Shelby T. Roberson
Feb 27, 2022
Orlando, FL- Shelby T. Roberson, 79, of Orlando, Florida died Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Advent Health Hospital in Florida. She was born on October 11, 1942 in Vance County. She was the daughter of the late Margaret Tew Thornburgh and Wilbert Earl Tew. She was the widow of Toby James Bradsher Sr. and Norman R. Roberson. Shelby worked as...
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...
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