Wayne Thomas Stevenson
May 20, 2020
HENDERSON- Wayne Thomas Stevenson, 65, of Carey Chapel Road, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County on July 1, 1954, he was the son of the late Shirley Rae Joyner Stevenson and Andrew Thomas "Red" Stevenson.He was employed with A & M Services in Kittrell. A graveside funeral service will be held Saturday at 2:00...
Linden Earl Harris
May 15, 2020
HENDERSON-Linden Earl "Bear"Harris, 72, a resident of 490 Faucette Lane, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at his home.Born in Champaign County, Illinois, he was the son of the late William Clifford Harris and Esther Elizabeth McCall Harris.He was a Veteran of the United States Army and was retired from Crawford Sprinkler Company in Raleigh. Graveside funeral services will be held...
James Richard Boone
May 15, 2020
HENDERSON-James Richard Boone, 22, a resident of 2825 NC Hwy. 39 N died Friday, May 15, 2020 at Duke Medical Center.Born on September 14, 1997 in Granville County, he was the son of David Leon Boone and Melissa Duke of Henderson. A graveside funeral service will be held Monday at 11:00 AM at Sunset Gardens by the Rev. Gary Harper....
Margaret Collins
May 13, 2020
Margaret Kearney Collins, 86, a resident of Henderson, died Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Brookdale Durham.Born on October 6, 1933 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Henry Kearney and Myrtle Dunn Kearney.Mrs. Collins was a member of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church and a member of "Heaven Bound" Sunday School Class. A private graveside service...
Charlotte Brooks Bennett
May 10, 2020
HENDERSON- Charlotte Marie Brooks Bennett, 85, of Stagecoach Road, died Sunday, May 10, 2020 at a local nursing home.Born in Granville County on September 26, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Earl Crawford Brooks and Ella Frances Buchanan Brooks, and was the widow of John Thomas Bennett, Sr.Mrs. Bennett retired after 47 years from Bank of America where...
Frances Briggs Stanton
May 10, 2020
KITTRELL- Frances Briggs Stanton, 85, of US1 Bypass South, died Sunday, May 10, 2020 at a local nursing home.Born in Vance County on August 7, 1934, she was the daughter of the late James Elvin Briggs and Gertrude Rhodes Briggs and was the widow of Henry Bracy Stanton.She retired from the Vance County Economic Development Commission where she worked for...
Max Clayton Bernard Postponed
May 6, 2020
***DUE TO THE SPIKE IN COVID-19 CASES MEMORIAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN POSTONED UNTIL A LATER DATE*** Myrtle Beach, SC-Max Bernard Clayton, 81, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 6,2020 at Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, SC. Max was born in Henderson on September 20th, 1938, the youngest son of Katy Thelma (Briggs) and Zina Clayton, with two older brothers,...
Curtis Wayne Coley
May 6, 2020
OXFORD- Curtis Wayne "Cotton" Coley, Sr., 63, of Hicksboro Road died Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Wake Med.Born in Vance County on December 14, 1956, he was the son of the late Jimmy Coley and Lois Wynne Coley.He was a structures superintendent with S.T. Wooten Corporation where he worked for more than 30 years.He enjoyed flying RC airplanes and was...
Grace Wright Kearney
May 4, 2020
HENDERSON-Grace Wright Kearney, 93, a resident of Henderson, died Monday, May 04, 2020, at Maria Parham Health from complications of congestive heart failure.Born on August 8, 1926 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Otis Benjamin Wright and Elizabeth Falkner Wright, and was the widow of David Jones Kearney.She was retired from Variety Seafood and after retirement...
Patsy Taylor Wells
May 4, 2020
Henderson- Patsy Ruth Taylor Wells, 82, of Allen Road in the Dabney Community, died Monday, May 4, 2020 at Maria Parham Health. Born in Granville County on July 7, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Sumrell Taylor and Ruth Gregory Gooch Taylor and was the widow of Robert Guy "Bobby" Wells. She was a member of St....
Alice Mullins Crockett
May 4, 2020
FRANKLINTON- Alice Marie Mullins Crockett was born on October 10, 1971 in Roanoke, VA.She was a beautiful soul with passion, love and kindness flowing through her veins.She had various positions in life such as Bartender and Postal Manager but what gave her the most joy in her career was being a Nationally Certified Sign Language Interpreter.She loved with all she...
James "Jimmy" Thomas Ellington
Apr 23, 2020
HENDERSON- James Thomas "Jimmy" Ellington, 83, of Stewart Farm Road, died Thursday, April 23, 2020 at his home.Born in Vance County on November 15, 1936, he was the son of the late James Andrew Ellington and Alma Vaughan Ellington. Jimmy set goals and once he made a decision, he never thought about changing direction, but gave his all to accomplish...
Julian Wheeler Ivey
Apr 21, 2020
Julian Wheeler Ivey, 89, a resident of Henderson, died Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at Franklin Oaks Nursing & Rehab.Born on January 14, 1931 in Vance County, he was the son of the late James Willis Ivey and Vinna Leah Barker Ivey, and was the widower of Edna Marie Ivey. Julian was a Veteran of the United States Army during the...
Thomas Lessell Dale, Jr.
Apr 21, 2020
HENDERSON- On April 21, 2020 The Lord called his faithful servant Thomas "Tommy" Lessell Dale, Jr., 89, home. The son of the late Thomas Lessell Dale, Sr. and Elma Mae Massee Dale, he was born in Oxford, NC on May 12, 1930 and moved with his family to Henderson, NC at age 3 where he would live his entire life....
Tommy Abbott
Apr 14, 2020
OXFORD-Millard Thomas "Tommy" Abbott, 79, a resident of 3715 Old Watkins Road, died Tuesday, April 14, 2020.Born on June 19, 1940 in Warren County, he was the son of the late Henry Jordan Abbott and Susie Dickerson Abbott.Tommy was retired from Harriett & Henderson Yarns, Inc.He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon,...
Grace Woodlief
Apr 13, 2020
KITTRELL-Grace Hayes Van Dyke Woodlief, 91, a resident of 6974 Raleigh Road, died Monday, April 13, 2020 at her home.Born on May 8, 1928 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late James A. Hayes, Sr. and Louise Wilson Hayes.She was a graduate of Norlina High School and Louisburg College.Grace retired as an Accounting Clerk from Rose's Stores...
Jessica Lynn Hayes
Apr 11, 2020
NEW BERN-Jessica Lynn Hayes, age 35, a resident of New Bern and a former resident of Hillsborough, was granted her angel wings and set free of her limitations on this earth on April 11, 2020 at Carolina East Medical Center. She was born on October 8, 1984 and is survived by her parents, Joseph Tello and Joanne Breedlove Tello also...
Andrew Clyde Hedgepeth
Apr 10, 2020
KITTRELL-- Andrew "Andy" Clyde Hedgepeth, 75, of Rocky Mount, formerly of Kittrell, died Friday, April 10, 2020, at a hospital in Rocky Mount. Andy was born in Vance County on October 29, 1944. He was a 1963 graduate of the former Zeb Vance High School, a graduate of Louisburg College, North Carolina Wesleyan College and received his MBA from Campbell...
Lennie Lee Swanson, Jr.
Apr 9, 2020
HENDERSON- Lennie Lee Swanson, Jr., 81, of Dabney Dr, died Thursday, April 09, 2020 at his home.Born in Vance County on September 10, 1938, he was the son of the late Lennie Lee Swanson, Sr. and Selma Woodlief Swanson.Lennie was a 1956 graduate of Henderson High School, where he followed his love of baseball by playing on the team for...
William Thomas Powell
Apr 9, 2020
HENDERSON- William Thomas "Bro" Powell, 68, of Reservoir Street, died Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Durham Select Specialty Hospital.Born in Vance County on January 8, 1952, he was the son of Oral Lee Hunt Powell of Henderson and the late John Henry Powell.Bro was retired from North Henderson Cotton Mill. A private graveside service will be held Sunday, April 12,...
