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Maude Tucker

Maude Tucker

Nov 30, 2020

CHAPEL HILL-Maude Holmes Tucker died November 30, 2020 in Chapel Hill. She was the wife of G. Reginald Tucker, M.D. and daughter of the late Captain Raymond L. Holmes and Otelia G. Holmes. A graduate of Perquimans High School, she was subsequently employed at the UNC School of Dentistry. During this time, she and Reg were married while he was...

Betty H. Parrott

Betty H. Parrott

Nov 28, 2020

Betty Harris Parrott went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on November 28, 2020 at the age of 85. She was preceded in death by her parents, Simon and Nell Harris, and husband of almost 48 years, Jere, who died in 2006. She is survived by her daughter Patricia Roy (Jim), two grandchildren, Slade and Gigi, of Charlotte, NC...

Ed Charles Lowe

Ed Charles Lowe

Nov 26, 2020

KITTRELL-Edwin Charles "Ed" Lowe, 71, a resident of Kittrell, died Thursday, November 26, 2020, at his home.Born on December 21, 1948 in Livingston, Michigan, he was the son of the late Charles Lowe and Virginia Glambin Lowe, and was the widower of Mary Annette McNally Lowe.Ed received his Masters Degree from the University of Michigan.He proudly served in the United...

Erma Hope Civil

Erma Hope Civil

Nov 19, 2020

HENDERSON- Erma Hope Townsend Civil, 82, of Waddill Street, died Thursday, November 19, 2020 at her home.Born July 28, 1938 in Chattanooga, TN, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Townsend and Mary Belle Wyatt Townsend and was the widow of Franklin Delano Civil.Erma was a homemaker and attended Union Chapel United Methodist Church. A private memorial service will...

Dennis Wright Mcghinnis

Dennis Wright Mcghinnis

Nov 18, 2020

OXFORD-Dennis Wright McGhinnis, 90, of Williamsboro Street, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Granville Medical Center.Born in Lunenburg County, Virginia on April 17, 1930 he was the son of the late Doza Wright McGhinnis and Harry McGhinnis.Dennis was a retired Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force.After his military retirement, he worked as a supervisor for Transamerica Modular Home...

James Harvey Peoples, Jr.

James Harvey Peoples, Jr.

Nov 17, 2020

HENDERSON-James Harvey ?Jim? Peoples, 88, a former resident of Vicksboro Road, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at Senior Citizens Home.Born on November 14, 1932 in Vance County, he was the son of the late James Harvey Peoples, Sr. and Edith Johnson Peoples.Jim was a member of Gift of Life Ministries. Due to Covid-19, a private memorial service will be...

James Harvey Peoples, Jr.

James Harvey Peoples, Jr.

Nov 17, 2020

HENDERSON-James Harvey "Jim" Peoples, Jr., 88, a resident of Vicksboro Road, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020, in a local nursing Home.Born on November 14, 1932 in Vance County, he was the son of the late James Harvey Peoples, Sr. and Edith Johnson Peoples.Jim was a member of Gift of Life Ministries. Due to Covid-19, a private memorial service will be...

Otho Thomas Hicks

Otho Thomas Hicks

Nov 17, 2020

HENDERSON- Otho Thomas "Sonny" Hicks, 85, of Daniel Boone Trail, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County on December 25, 1934, he was the son of the late Otho Joshua Hicks and Martha Wilford Hicks.Sonny was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church where he was a member of the G.W. Norwood Sunday School Class,...

David Wayne Bowen, Sr.

David Wayne Bowen, Sr.

Nov 15, 2020

HENDERSON- David Wayne Bowen, Sr., 74, of NC Hwy 39 S., passed Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Beaufort County on October 23, 1946, he was the son of the late Herbert Gordon Bowen and Margaret Louise Buchanan Bowen.He was formerly employed with Americal and retired from Macra Lace. A memorial service will be held Friday, November...

Tommie Pearce

Tommie Pearce

Nov 13, 2020

Tommie Pearce, 74, a resident of Kittrell, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Duke University Hospital.Born in Vance County on January 25, 1946, he was the son of the late Charlie Pearce and Burline Perry Pearce Bryant, and was the widower of Laura Raines Pearce.He was retired from Ranes Heating and Cooling. A private graveside service will be...

Daniel Bruin Gerber

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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