Shirley Abbott Pendergrass
Aug 30, 2021
ROCKY FORD-Shirley Rose Abbott Pendergrass passed away peacefully on August 30, 2021 and went home to be with the Lord. She was born on December 23, 1930, in Warren County but resided in Franklin County. She was the widow of Wesley W. Pendergrass, daughter of the late George W. Abbott Sr. and Beadie Ayscue Abbott Pendergrass, stepdad, Solon Pendergrass.She was...
Thomas Gerald Tant
Aug 28, 2021
LOUISBURG- Thomas Gerald Tant, 39, of Tollie Weldon Road, died Saturday, August 28, 2021 at his home.Born January 8, 1982 in Scotland County, he was the son of Terry Tant Currin of Louisburg. Thomas was employed as a cell phone tower repairman. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In addition to his mother, he is survived...
Beatrice Pearce Harp
Aug 26, 2021
HENDERSON- Beatrice Ellen Pearce Harp, 86, of Henderson, died Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham.Born May 24, 1935 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Lee Pearce and Dorothy Tant Pearce and was the widow of Wiley Harp.She enjoyed animals, gardening, and spending time with her family.Also, she was a kind, caring, loving...
Calvin C. Riley, Jr.
Aug 20, 2021
Calvin Coolidge "Butch" Riley, Jr., a resident of Carey Chapel Road, died Friday, August 20, 2021, at his home.Born in Vance County on July 5, 1944, he was the son of the late Calvin Coolidge Riley, Sr. and Mozelle Grissom Riley Hale and was the widower of Judith "Judy" Stegall Riley. Calvin proudly served in the United States Navy, was...
Claudia Sullivan Twisdale
Aug 17, 2021
HENDERSON- Claudia Sullivan Twisdale, 53, of NC Hwy 39 North, died Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Camden, NJ on December 16, 1967, she was the daughter of Charles Daniel Sullivan of Henderson and the late Janet Beyser ?Kim? Sullivan. She was a retired registered nurse, having worked for Maria Parham Health and the Vance County Health...
Claudia Sullivan Twisdale
Aug 17, 2021
HENDERSON- Claudia Sullivan Twisdale, 53, of NC Hwy 39 North, died Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Camden, NJ on December 16, 1967, she was the daughter of Charles Daniel Sullivan of Henderson and the late Janet Beyser "Kim" Sullivan. She was a retired registered nurse, having worked for Maria Parham Health and the Vance County Health...
Ruth Estella Tucker
Aug 11, 2021
Ruth Estella Sahm Tucker, 90, a resident of the Townsville Community, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in a local nursing home. Born on October 25, 1930 in Monroe County, New York, she was the daughter of the late Roy Eugene Sahm and Estella Baird Sahm, and was the widow of Dan William Tucker. Mrs. Tucker was retired from Eastman Kodak...
Edgar Wallace Hilliard
Aug 9, 2021
Edgar Wallace Hilliard, 77, a resident of N. Lynnbank Road, died Monday, August 9, 2021 at his home.Born on November 2, 1943 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Norman Bartlett Hilliard and Virginia Mae McGhee Hilliard Strickland.Edgar was a 1962 graduate of Zeb Vance High School, and a Veteran of the United States Army. He...
Judy Harris Pendergrass
Aug 5, 2021
Judy Harris Pendergrass, 79, a resident of Henderson, died Thursday, August 05, 2021, in a local nursing home. Born in Vance County on March 24, 1942, she was the daughter of the late George Turner Harris and Arlene Satterwhite Harris. Mrs. Pendergrass was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church.She enjoying sewing, gardening, cooking, and spending time with her grandchildren....
Lillian Kay Hall Crabill
Aug 4, 2021
HENDERSON- Lillian Kay Hall Crabill, 69, of Franklin Lane, died Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Danville, Virginia on September 30, 1951, she was the daughter was the late Horace L. Hall and Emma R. Hammock Hall.She was a member at St. Paul's Lutheran Church where she served as church secretary Memorial services will be held Friday,...
Virginia Mae Owen
Jul 29, 2021
HENDERSON- Virginia Mae Owen, 84, of Hicksboro Road, died Thursday, July 29, 2021.Born in Vance County on November 15, 1936, she was the daughter of the late James Bernard Owen and Helen Roberson Owen. Virginia was a member of Harris Chapel United Methodist Church where she served as the pianist and organist for more than 65 years.She was retired from...
Dorothy Ayscue Lassiter
Jul 22, 2021
Dorothy Ayscue (Dot) Lassiter, 94, a beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother died, peacefully at her home Thursday, July 22, 2021.She was born on September 17, 1926 in Vance County, and was the daughter of the late William Robert Ayscue and Mary Hughes Ayscue. She was a graduate of Aycock High School and Henderson Business School. Dot was an...
Rosemarie Portelli Norwood
Jul 20, 2021
NORLINA-Rosemarie Portelli Norwood, 80, a resident of Norlina died Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at her home.Born in Izmir, Turkey on September 6, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Nicola Polycarpo Portelli and Marie Novacovich Portelli, and was the widow of Jerry Lee Norwood. Rosemarie was a homemaker and attended Island Creek Baptist Church where funeral services will be...
Charles Russell Parham
Jul 15, 2021
HENDERSON- Charles Russell Parham, 86, of Nutbush Road, died Thursday, July 15, 2021 at a local nursing home.Born in Granville County on October 27, 1934, he was the son of the late Russell Charles Parham and Edna Mae Wade Parham. He was a member of Flat Rock United Methodist Church and the former owner and operator of Laundry Equipment Inc.Charles...
Blanche Cheatham Critcher
Jul 10, 2021
GREENVILLE NC- Blanche Cheatham Critcher, died on July 10, 2021. She was born in Oxford, North Carolina the daughter of late Charles Hamlin Cheatham and Effie Dean Cheatham. Ms. Critcher retired from the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina in 1988; joined the Senate staff of the General Assembly in 1989, and in 1994 was given a...
Nancy Lassiter Perkinson
Jul 9, 2021
OXFORD-Nancy Jean Lassiter Perkinson, 63, a resident of Oxford, died Friday, July 9, 2021 at Granville Medical Center.Born on September 6, 1957 in Vance County she was the daughter of the late Eugene Hartwell Lassiter and June Clyde Gafford Patton. In her younger years she attended New Bethel Baptist Church. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 13, 2021...
Kenneth Roberson
Jul 5, 2021
Kenneth Wayne Roberson, 30, a resident of Hoyle-Town Road, died Monday, July 5, 2021 at Maria Parham Health.Born on July 13, 1990 in Vance County, he was the son of Keith Roberson and Elizabeth "Libby" West Roberson of Henderson. Memorial services will be held Friday at 3:00 PM in the J. M. White Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Jamie...
Donald Ray Pearce, Jr.
Jul 5, 2021
HENDERSON- Donald Ray "Dee" Pearce, Jr., 41, of J.P. Taylor Road, died Monday, July 5, 2021 at Duke Medical Pavilion.Born January 5, 1980 he was the son of the late Donald Ray Pearce, Sr. and Brenda Dickerson Williams and step father Timothy Williams of Henderson.He was the owner of Pearce Home Improvement. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00...
