Obituary Listings
Recent Obituaries
Daniel Bruin Gerber
Nov 10, 2020
LOUISBURG- Daniel Bruin Gerber, 68, of Bickett Blvd, died Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at his home.Born in Vance County on July 5, 1952, he was the son of the late George Daniel Gerber and Anna Mae Bruin Gerber.He was retired from the NC DOT where he worked as a heavy equipment operator. No services are planned at this time. He...
Shirley Ellington Wilson
Nov 7, 2020
HENDERSON- Shirley Frances Ellington Wilson, 82, of Fernwood Court, died Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County on September 17, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Helen Thompson Ellington and Alvin Gay Ellington, Sr.Shirley was a bookkeeper, having worked for Holden, Moss, Knott, Clark, Copley and Hoyle CPA Firm, the Vance County Finance Office...
Mary Elizabeth Abbott Marks
Nov 6, 2020
HENDERSON-Mary Elizabeth Abbott Marks, 91, a resident of Senior Citizens Home, died Friday, November 06, 2020, at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County on December 29, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Wilton Hartwell Abbott and Hannah Harrell Abbott, and was the widow of Melvin Lee Marks. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at...
April Michelle King
Nov 5, 2020
BULLOCK- April Michelle King, 37, of Hwy 15 N, died Thursday, November 5, 2020 at her home.Born in Vance County on May 30, 1983, she was the daughter of Jill Johnson King and Milton Hartwell King, II of Henderson.April was a homemaker and talented artist. A graveside funeral service will be held Monday, November 9, 2020 at3 pm in the...
Bonnie Dean Buhrmester-Papa
Nov 5, 2020
HENDERSON- Bonnie Dean Buhrmester- Papa, 55, of Twelve Oaks Lane, died Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born in France on June 26, 1965, she was the daughter of the late William Robert Buhrmester and Bonnie Rose Edwards Buhrmester. No service is planned at this time. She is survived by her husband, Anthony Papa of the home; and a...

Eileen Edna Stanley
Nov 5, 2020
LOUISBURG- Eileen "Edna" Stanley, 86, of Fuller Road, died Thursday, November 5, 2020 at her home.Born in Essex County, England on September 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Marie George Beeching and Charles Frederick Beeching and was the widow of Jack Furman Stanley.She was a former activities coordinator at Senior Citizens Nursing Home. She enjoyed craftworking and...
Margaret Lane Guill
Nov 5, 2020
NORLINA- Margaret Ann Lane Guill, 84, of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, died Thursday, November 05, 2020 at her home.Born in Granville County on April 4, 1936, she was the daughter of the late William Wyatt Lane and Vallie Boyd Lane and the widow of Donald Ray Guill.She was retired from Durham Drapery Company and was a faithful member of...
Elliott Caulder
Nov 3, 2020
HENDERSON-Elliott Caulder, 88, a resident of 2009 Southerland Mill Road, died Tuesday, November 03, 2020, at his home.Born in Vance County on August 6, 1932, he was the son of the late Boyd Caulder and Cornelia Collins Caulder.Mr. Caulder was a Veteran of the United States Air Force.He was a retired Supervisor of a construction Co. and was a member...
Evan David Beaudet
Nov 3, 2020
OXFORD- Evan David Beaudet, 19, of Roy Frazier Road, died Tuesday, November 3, 2020.Born in Durham County on February 18, 2001, he was the son of Brittany Beaudet of Myrtle Beach, SC and Jacob Matthew Twisdale of Henderson. Evan was a cook at Ruby Tuesday and formerly at Ribeyes Steakhouse in Henderson. A celebration of life service will be held...
Claude Christopher Mccreery
Nov 3, 2020
HENDERSON- Claude Christopher "Bud" McCreery, 81, of Country Acres Road, died Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Brantwood Nursing Home.Born in Kentucky on December 23, 1938, he was the son of the late Edgar McCreery and Mollie McCreery.He was a Veteran of the United States Army and the owner and operator of B &M Metals. A graveside service with military honors...
Gwendolyn Woodlief Ritchey
Nov 3, 2020
KITTRELL -Gwendolyn Duke Woodlief Ritchey, 90, of Kittrell, died November 3, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born Sept. 30, 1930 in Erwin,Mrs. Ritchey was the only child of Washington Duke Woodlief and Alice Surles Woodlief, both deceased.Her early childhood years were spent traveling the Eastern Seaboard with her parents and sometimes living with relatives in Dunn.She spent two years at the...
Maurice Vaughan, Jr.
Nov 1, 2020
Maurice Julian Vaughan, Jr., 86, formerly of Henderson, died Sunday, November 01, 2020, at Franklin Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation in Louisburg.Born in Durham on January 8, 1934, he was the son of the late Maurice J. Vaughan, Sr. and Laura Parylee Perkinson Vaughan, and was the widower of Nell Abbott Vaughan. Maurice served in the United States Coast Guard.He was...
Louis Iverson Almand
Oct 31, 2020
HENDERSON-Louis Iverson Almand, 78, died at his home on Saturday, October 31, 2020.Born in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 23, 1942, to Grace Briel and Iverson Hawthorne Almand, Louis graduated the College of William and Mary in 1964 where he was a member of Army ROTC and Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.Upon graduation Louis married Sally Ann Barnett and was assigned to...
Faye Paschall Pearce
Oct 30, 2020
MEBANE-Faye Paschall Pearce, 67, a resident of Mebane and a former resident of Henderson, died Friday, October 30, 2020.Born in Warren County of March 7, 1953, she was the daughter of Ida Ellis Munn of Wake Forest and the late James Lee Paschall and was the widow Alvin Thomas "Tommy" Pearce. Mrs. Pearce was a retired Health Care Technician at...
Donna Grissom
Oct 30, 2020
Donna Dianne Wells Grissom, 57, of Facet Road, died Friday, October 30, 2020 at Duke University Hospital.Born in Fort Worth, TX, on October 15, 1963, she was the daughter of the late Donald Joseph Wells and Dianne Warrick Abbott.She was employed with Wal-Mart and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.Donna was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and artist who...
Ramona Choplin Patton Kittrell
Oct 28, 2020
HENDERSON- Ramona "Mona" Lee Choplin Patton Kittrell, 80, died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at a local nursing home.Born November 12, 1939 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Lee Choplin and Allie Mae Reaves Dennison.She was a member of North Henderson Baptist Church and was retired from Americal. A graveside service will be held Saturday, October...
Flo Wilson Bailey
Oct 24, 2020
HENDERSON- Flo Lee Wilson Bailey, 91, died Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Franklin Manor.Born in Wake County September 11, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Katie Lee Wilson and James Parker Wilson and was the widow of Cullen Bunn Bailey, Jr.Mrs. Bailey retired from Hill’s Music Shoppe where she worked alongside her family for over 40 years. She...
Charles C. Costello Loughlin, Iii
Oct 20, 2020
OXFORD- Charles Castello Loughlin, III departed this life on October 20, 2020. Affectionately known as "Gonemo", he was born July 28, 1938 to Charles C. Loughlin, Jr, and Frances E. Loughlin in Henderson, NC, being one of the descendants of the famous Castello-Loughlin Circus Family. Charlie Graduated from Henderson High School, Class of 1956, where he was voted "Best Dressed"...
David G. Mccall
Oct 17, 2020
Mr. David G. McCall, 45, of Toccoa, GA, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020, following a brief battle with cancer. David was born in Henderson, NC on September 4, 1975, son of Shelia Dianne Hendricks McCall. He was currently employed by SellEthics as a Produce Field Merchandiser and had previously worked as a Merchandiser and Produce Manager at Ingles....
Karen Smith Brummitt
Oct 14, 2020
HAMPSTEAD-It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Karen Lynette Smith Brummitt, age 57, of Henderson, North Carolina on October 14, 2020. She was born in Henderson on January 24, 1963 to Faith V. Smith and James "Pop" Smith. She died at her home in Pender County, in the loving arms of her family. Karen overcame a...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.