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Jamie Darlene Boone
Jul 18, 2020
HENDERSON-Jamie Darlene Harp Boone age 56, a resident of Henderson, died Saturday, July 18, 2020, at her home. Born in Vance County on March 21, 1964, she was the daughter of the late Hartwell and Annie King Harp, and was the widow of Dennis James Boone. She was a former employee of Clayton Homes. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a memorial...
Mabel Ellington Wortham
Jul 15, 2020
HENDERSON- Mabel Ellington Wortham, 94, of Allison Cooper Road, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Duke University Hospital. Born in Vance County on March 29, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Mack Ellington and Addie Jackson Ellington and was the widower of Lawrence Augustus Wortham.She was retired from the former People’s Bank and Trust where she worked as...
Albert Vernon Dickerson
Jul 10, 2020
KITTRELL- Albert Vernon "Pug" Dickerson, 81, of N. Chavis Road, died Friday, July 10, 2020 at his home.Born in Vance County, on July 10, 1939, he was the son of the late Samuel Roy Dickerson and Essie Brummitt Dickerson and was the widower of Jewel Pulley Dickerson.He was retired from Parker Hannifin where he was a supervisor, was also a...
Patricia Grant Emmons
Jul 8, 2020
HENDERSON- Patricia Ann Grant Emmons, 65, formerly of Southside Estates Court, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at a local nursing home.Born in Staten Island, NY on July 18, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Catherwood and Myrtle Shott Clayton. Patricia was a former Henderson Police Officer, a former Deputy of the Vance County Sheriff?s Department, and was...
Ruth Jones Hartsell
Jul 8, 2020
HENDERSON- Ruth Jones Hartsell, 92, of Crescent Drive, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Johns Creek, GA.Born in Wake County on July 20, 1927, she was the daughter the late Kenneth T. Jones, Sr. and Christiana Blalock Jones and was the widow of Dr. Harold M. Hartsell.Mrs. Hartsell was an activemember of First Baptist Church...
Reuben Miguel Esquivel
Jul 6, 2020
RALEIGH- Reuben Miguel Esquivel, 53, of Manor Village Way, died Monday, July 6, 2020 at his home.Born in Corozal, Belize, he was the son of Roberto Antonio Esquivel and Sylvia Gladys Ysaguirre Esquivel of Henderson.Reuben proudly served our country for over 20 years in the United States Marine Corps, United States Army and United States Army Reserves.He was an analyst...
Waverly "Don" Donald Woodruff
Jun 30, 2020
HENDERSON- Waverly Donald "Don" Woodruff, 78, of Satterwhite Point Road, died Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Maria Parham Health. Born in Vance County on November 2, 1941, he was the son of the late Waverly Pierce Woodruff and Willie Catlett Woodruff and was the widower of Ferebee McGhee Woodruff.Don was the founder and owner of Woodruff Trucking Company and attended...
Esther Eggleston Aldrich
Jun 27, 2020
Esther Eggleston Aldrich, 89, a resident of Henderson, died Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born on July 22, 1930 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Henry Eggleston and Ethel Tingen Eggleston, and was the widow of Richard Henry "Buddy" Aldrich.She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the L. and F....
Irma Nolasco-Zepeda
Jun 23, 2020
HENDERSON-Irma Nolasco-Zepeda, 70, a resident of 457 Twelve Oaks Lane, died on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Duke University Hospital.Born in Mexico City, Mexico on April 28, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Adan Nolasco-Mendez and Guadalupe Zepeda-Ortega, and was the widow of Apolinar Maldonado-Beltran. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Henderson where a...
Elaine P. Simmons
Jun 23, 2020
HENDERSON- Elaine Pace Simmons, 92, formerly of Woodland Road, died Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at a local nursing home.Born in Alamance County on June 21, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Willie James Pace and Lessie Ray Pace and was the widow of Felix Calvin Simmons.Elaine was a former kindergarten teacher for 13 years and was a former...

Jose Gabriel Obregon
Jun 17, 2020
WARRENTON- Jose Gabriel Obregon, 46, of Guitar Run, died Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at UNC Hospital.Born March 26, 1974 in Mexico City, Mexico, he was the son of Jose Cleotilde Obregon and Maria Isabel Martinez.He was a supervisor with Idaho Timber. A graveside service will be held Monday, June 22, 2020 at 3:00 PM at Sunset Gardens by Alejandro Rodriguez....
Joyce Dickerson Humphries
Jun 16, 2020
HENDERSON- Joyce Dickerson Humphries, 59, of 206 Garrett Road, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at UNC Rex Hospital.Born February 7, 1961, she was the daughter of Marvin Thomas "Pete" Dickerson (Mary) of Lenoir and the late Helen Abbott Dickerson.Joyce was a former employee of Roses and Henderson Fruit and Produce. She was a member of New Life Baptist Church...
Fred Eugene King
Jun 11, 2020
Fred Eugene King, 87, a resident of Henderson, died Thursday, June 11, 2020, in a local nursing home. Born on July 11, 1932 in Warren County, he was the son of the late Vance Eugene King and Mabel Whittemore King. Fred attended John Graham High School and served in the United States Army for three years during the Korean...
John Lee Kearney
Jun 5, 2020
John Lee "Buck" Kearney, 72, a resident of 341 Ridge Circle Road, died Friday, June 5, 2020 at Maria Parham Health from injuries received in a tractor accident.Born in Franklin County on July 27, 1947, he was the son of the late Willie Lee Kearney and Betty Overby Kearney.Buck proudly served his country in the United States Army during the...
James Albert Sawyer, Jr.
Jun 4, 2020
HENDERSON-James A. Sawyer, Jr., died June 4, 2020.Born October 16, 1937 in Brooksville, FL.He was son of The Rev. James A. Sawyer, Sr. and Ruby Chrystene Williamson Sawyer, of Cocoa, FL.He and his wife Jennifer retired to Henderson, NC in June 2006. Jim was a graduate of Stetson University, Deland, FL in 1959, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
Amos Leslie Mclemore, Jr.
Jun 2, 2020
Rolesville- Amos Leslie "Les" McLemore Jr. died peacefully on June 2nd, 2020, at the age of 91.He was born in Norfolk, Virginia, April 12, 1929.He was the son of the late Amos L. McLemore Sr. and Marie Cahoon McLemore, and step-mother Agnes Brown McLemore.Les graduated from Henderson High School in 1946, followed by a two-year tour of duty with the...
Russell King Dillard
May 27, 2020
HENDERSON- Russell King Dillard, 92, of Brookston Road, died Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 at Granville Medical Center.Born in Inez in Warren County on August 6, 1927, he was the son of the late Ralph H. Dillard and Maude King Dillard.He was a Veteran of the United Stated Army, serving during the Korean War as Master Sergeant.He retired from Burlington Industries...
Joe Weaver, Iii
May 25, 2020
KITTRELL-Joe Weaver, III, 75, a resident of Kittrell, died Monday, May 25, 2020 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.Born in Vance County on May 11, 1945, he was the son of the late Joe Weaver, Jr. and Nellie Roberson Weaver.Joe proudly served in the United States Army during theVietnam War, and was a retired maintenance supervisor with the...
Jean Hart Averette
May 24, 2020
OXFORD-Jean Hart Averette, 70, ofHicksboro Road, diedSunday, May 24, 2020 at Duke Regional Hospital. Born in Granville County on May 5, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Roy Cooper Hart and Helen Floyd Hart and was the widow of Michael C. Averette, Sr.She was an active member of Island Creek Baptist Church and the Milton Perkinson Sunday School...
Raymond William Marshall
May 23, 2020
Wake Forest- Raymond (Ray) William Marshall, 88 years young, died on Saturday, May 23, 2020, in Raleigh, NC. Ray was born on October 11, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio.He was preceded in death by his brother Richard Joseph Marshall of Solon, Ohio and his parents Great Lakes Captain Raymond A. Marshall and Almeda Mae Nell of Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived...
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