Alvin Curtis Gray, Iii
May 21, 2021
HENDERSON- Alvin Curtis "Butch" Gray, III, 71, of Kerr Lake Club Drive, died Friday, May 21, 2021.Born in Vance County on April 28, 1950, he was the son of the late Alvin Curtis Gray, Jr. and Velma Gilliam Gray.He was a 1968 graduate of Henderson High School and earned a degree in turf management from NC State University. "Butchie" loved...
John Hartwell Newhouse, Sr.
May 20, 2021
LUMBERTON- Mr. John Hartwell Newhouse, 86, of Warwick Road, died Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Universal Health Care in Oxford.Born in Vance County on October 12, 1934, he was the son of the late John Newhouse and Velma West Newhouse. He was a Veteran of the United States Army serving in Vietnam.He worked as the foreman of a construction company....
Patrick Tim George
May 16, 2021
Patrick Tim George, 32, a resident of Abbott Road, died Sunday, May 16, 2021, at Maria Parham Health.Born in Durham Co. on November 17, 1988, he was the son of Deloris "Lori" Hansley Hartz of Roanoke Rapids and the late Jan Lee George, Sr.He was employed with the Town of Cary. A memorial service will be held Saturday May 29,...
David Lee Abbott, Sr.
May 15, 2021
LOUISBURG-David Lee Abbott, Sr., 69, a resident of Louisburg Healthcare, died Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Transitions Lifecare in Raleigh.Born on December 13, 1951 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Floyd Abbott and Bertha Roberson Abbott. A celebration of life will be held Monday, May 17, 2021, from 5:00 until 8:00 pm at the home of...
Vallie Harp Edwards
May 14, 2021
HENDERSON-Vallie Harp Edwards, 82, a resident of Henderson, died Friday, May 14, 2021, at Louisburg Manor.Born on December 8, 1938 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Grady Harp and Lois Kittrell Harp, and was the widow of Perry Edwards. Mrs. Edwards was retired from Royal Home Fashions and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Graveside...
James Benjamin Boyd
May 7, 2021
HENDERSON- James Benjamin Boyd, 80, of Stewart Farm Road, died Friday, May 7, 2021 at Duke University Medical Center.Born in Granville County on March 26, 1941, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Boyd and Annie Bell Overton Boyd.He was formerly employed with Roses Warehouse as a dispatcher.After working at Roses, he became a self-employed carpenter specializing in...
Melody Respess Shearin
May 7, 2021
HENDERSON-Melody Respess Shearin, 56, a resident of Henderson, died on Friday, May 7, 2021 at VCU in Richmond, Va. Born on April 30, 1965 in Beaufort, she was the daughter of the late Jane Lassiter Respess. Melody attended The Church of The Holy Innocents. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 pm in the J. M. White Funeral Home...
Walter Horace Finn
May 5, 2021
FRANKLINTON- Walter Horace Finn, 78, of South Whitaker Street, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.Born in Franklin County on September, 11, 1942, he was the son of the late Luther Watkins Finn and Sallie Louise Chappell Finn.He was retired from the Franklin County School System where he worked in maintenance. A graveside service will be...
James "Jimmy" Allen Hester, Jr.
May 4, 2021
OXFORD- James Allen "Jimmy" Hester, Jr., 72, of Fairport Road, died Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the Durham VA Hospital.Born in Vance County on October 1, 1948, he was the son of the late James Allen Hester, Sr. and Pauline Daniel Hester.He was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam.He retired from UPS after working 30 years...
Chandler Owen
May 1, 2021
Chandler Evan Owen, 27, died Saturday, May 1, 2021.Born on November 23, 1993 in Vance County, he was the son of Tonya Rains Strum of Henderson and the late Ronald Ivan Owen.He was employed as a cell tower technician for Branat Construction, Inc. in Apex. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In addition to his mother,...
Gladys Faye Adcox
Apr 28, 2021
Gladys Faye Gibson Adcox, age 73, a resident of Henderson, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at her home.Born on August 16, 1947 in Durham County, she was the daughter of the late John Russell Gibson and Nellie Townsend Gibson.She was a retired Manager of the cafeteria at E. M. Rollins School. Graveside memorial services will be held Wednesday, May...
Mickey Parnell
Apr 27, 2021
KITTRELL- Mickey Parnell, 70, of US #1 South, died Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at his home.Born in Randolph County on June 11, 1950, he was the son of the late Joe Parnell and Iris Graves Parnell.Mickey was formerly employed with the Vance County Sheriff’s Department and retired from East Coast Drilling and Blasting in Wake Forest.He was a Veteran of...
John Henry Falkner
Apr 23, 2021
HENDERSON- John Henry Falkner, age 91, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 23, 2021. He was born in Henderson on March 12, 1930 to the late Elvin and Ruby Falkner. John was a graduate of Henderson High School and UNC-Chapel Hill where he played in the band and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity. John achieved the rank...
Josephine Jackson Holbrook
Apr 22, 2021
OXFORD- Josephine Jackson Holbrook, 77, of Coventry Drive, died Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Granville Medical Center. Born in Granville County on September 11, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Felix C. Jackson and Mary Elliott Jackson and was the widow of George Wayne Holbrook.She was a homemaker. A memorial service will be held at a later date....
Annie Mae M. Hoyle
Apr 21, 2021
HENDERSON- Annie Mae McDaniel Hoyle passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Born November 17, 1936 in Vance County she was the daughter of the late William Thomas McDaniel, Sr. and Mary Grace Weaver McDaniel. Mrs. Hoyle was a life-long member of Carey Baptist Church and member of the Katie Adcock Sunday School...
Barbara Kirkman Allen
Apr 19, 2021
RALEIGH- Barbara was born July 23, 1931 in Asheville, NC to Georgia and Walter Kirkman. She was one of five Children, two girls (Helen, Barbara) and three boys (Harold, Robert, Jimmy). Early in life, the family relocated to Raleigh, NC. Her father died soon after. She graduated from Millbrook High School in 1949, after being active in most activities offered...
James Deans
Apr 18, 2021
James Elton Deans, Sr., 78, a resident of the Bobbitt Community, died Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Maria Parham Health. Born on December 23, 1942, in Nash County, he was the son of the late Lonnie Elton Deans and Ruby Wall Deans.James was a retired Lieutenant with the Vance County Sheriff’s Department.He was a member of Plank Chapel United Methodist...
Janie Kearson Pulley
Apr 14, 2021
KITTRELL-Janie Kearson Pulley, 90, a resident of Kittrell, died Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Maria Parham Health.Born on May 25, 1930 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Lee Kearson and Luna Shearin Kearson, and was the widow of Chester Clarence Pulley.Mrs. Pulley was a retired Supervisor at Americal where she worked for 28 years...
Loretta Lewis Williams
Apr 14, 2021
HENDERSON-Loretta Gail Lewis Williams, 75, a resident of N. Clearview Drive, died Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Maria Parham Health.Born on June 26, 1945 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late James Robert Lewis and Nannie Fitts Lewis, and was the widow of Alfred Larry "Al" Williams.Loretta was a former Manager of the bakery at Food Lion.She...
James Patrick Coulter
Apr 13, 2021
HENDERSON-James Patrick Coulter, 64, a resident of Henderson, died Tuesday, April 13, 202l, at his home.Born on February 11, 1957 in New York, he was the son of the late Bill Coulter and Mabel Forsyth Coulter.He was formerly employed as a truck driver with the former Joe Lewis Mobile Home Moving Co. A private memorial service will be held at...
