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...
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....
