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,...
Patricia Grant Emmons
Apr 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...
Patricia Grant Emmons
Apr 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...
Patricia Grant Emmons
Apr 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...
Buddy West
Apr 4, 2020
Thomas A. ?Buddy? West pressed through to the other side on Saturday afternoon, April 4, 2020. He was a lifelong resident of Henderson, and served his country in the Army, 1958-1961. Buddy had a beautiful smile that was wide and real, and he never met a person he couldn?t win over or soften with his sweet, gentle spirit. In every...
Joyce Parrish
Apr 3, 2020
Joyce Tower Parrish, 83, a resident of 57 Roberts Avenue, died Friday, April 3, 2020 in a local nursing home. Born on June 15, 1936 in York County, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Albert Warren Tower and Thelma Parsons Tower, and was the widow of William Herbert "W.H." Parrish, Jr.Joyce was a homemaker and a charter member...
Gene Eugene King
Apr 1, 2020
HENDERSON-Willis Eugene "Gene" King, 86, of 1055 St. Andrews Church Road, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born on July 11, 1933 in Granville County, he was the son of the late David Winston King, Sr. and Sally Overton King.Gene was a retired contractor and member of Flat Rock United Methodist Church. Due to coronavirus regulations, we are...
Katherine Wilcox Kittrell
Mar 28, 2020
RALEIGH- Katherine Willcox Kittrell, 90, died peacefully on March 28th, 2020 with her children by her side. She was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, daughter of the late Thomas Hamlin Willcox, Jr. and Elizabeth Winslow Willcox.She graduated from Saint Mary’s School and attended Randolph Macon Women’s College.She met the love of her life, Robert Gilliam Kittrell, Jr. at her...
Nellie Edwards Harper
Mar 26, 2020
HENDERSON- Nellie Edwards Harper, 81, of Beckford Drive, died Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born on September 16, 1938 in Durham County she was the daughter of the late Arthur Raymond Edwards and Minnie Smith Edwards and was the widow of Clarence Edward Harper, Sr.Mrs. Harper was a member of North Henderson Baptist Church and retired from Tastee...
Nellie Grey Dunn Rogers
Mar 25, 2020
HENDERSON- Nellie Grey Dunn Rogers, 85, of Lynne Ave., died Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at her home.Born in Vance County on October 10, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Timothy Dunn and Edith Satterwhite Dunn.Mrs. Rogers was a homemaker and member of New Sandy Creek Baptist Church.She served the church as choir director and as church pianist.She...
Michael Joseph Karol
Mar 25, 2020
YOUNGSVILLE- Michael Joseph Karol, 45, of 226 Ag Drive, died March 25, 2020 at his home.Born in Bridgeton, NJ on July 1, 1974, he was the son of Stephen Robert Karol of Henderson and the late Nancy Morrison Karol.He was a maintenance technician with C.B.R.E. A memorial service will be held at a later date. He is survived by a...
Randy Earl Puckett
Mar 24, 2020
HENDERSON-Randy Earl Puckett, 65, a resident of 879 Carey Chapel Road, died Tuesday, March 23, 2020.Born on December 11, 1954 in Vance County, he was the son of Frances Bowden Puckett of Wake Forest and the late Robert Brooks Puckett. Randy was a supervisor at Rehrig Pacific Co. Due to the COVID-19 regulations, a private graveside memorial service will be...
Frank Ford Hicks, Iii
Mar 23, 2020
HENDERSON- Frank Ford Hicks, III, 56, of Community House Road, died Monday, March 23, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Franklin County on September 17, 1963, he was the son of the late Frank Ford Hicks, Jr. and Mary Helen Prewer Hicks.He was employed as an HVAC technician with Larry's Service Company.Frank was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed spending...
John Henry Newton, Jr.
Mar 22, 2020
MANSON- John Henry Newton, Jr., 66, a resident of 85 Sunset Cove Lane, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center in Louisburg, North Carolina. Born on March 23, 1953 in Gulfport, Mississippi, he was the son of the late John Henry Newton, Sr. and Helen James Newton.He spent most of his life on the Gulf...
Pauline Stafford
Mar 21, 2020
HENDERSON-Pauline Mann Stafford, 74, a resident of 905 Southern Pine Street, died on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at her home.Born in Campbell County, Virginia on December 11, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Hudson Hubert Mann and Lucy Mildred Francis Mann, and was the widow of Robert Charles Stafford. She was retired from the former Southern Bonded Manufacturing...
Michael Reams
Mar 20, 2020
Michael Gordon Reams, 60, a resident of 15781 NC 39 N died Friday, March 20, 2020.Born on March 7, 1960 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Henry A. "H.A." Reams and Sallie Hicks Reams, and was the widower of Melinda Bryum Reams.He was employed with Oxford Car and Truck and was a member of the Oxford...
Angela Norwood Matthews
Mar 20, 2020
HENDERSON-Angela Wilson Matthews, 52, a resident of 9705 NC 39 Hwy. N, died Friday, March 20, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County of July 13, 1967, she was the daughter of Wanda Gail Anthony Reid of Henderson and the late Bobby Lane Wilson, Sr.Angela was an Administrative Assistant at Oakwood Homes. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a graveside...
Jane Abbott Owen
Mar 20, 2020
KITTRELL- Jane Abbott Owen, 91, a resident of Kittrell, died on Friday, March 20, 2020 in a local nursing home.Born in Vance County on March 27, 1928, she was the daughter of the late James Henry Abbott and Ida Kearney Abbott, and was the widow of Forrest Dallis Owen, Sr.She was a member of Plank Chapel United Methodist Church, the...
