Gloria Hedgepeth Norwood
Oct 4, 2019
Gloria Hedgepeth Norwood, 69, of 6521 Hicksboro Road, died Friday, October 4, 2019 at her home.Born February 5, 1950, in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm Hedgepeth and Isabel Ball Hedgepeth.She was a homemaker, devoted wife, "Mama," "Grandma," and "Maw Maw" as well as a member of Dexter Baptist Church.Gloria was well known in the Hicksboro...
Mary Lou Parrish Renn
Oct 3, 2019
Mary Lou Parrish Renn, 94, of 838 Hwy 158 Bypass, died Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center.Born in Vance County on September 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Winburn Pink Parrish and Willis Coble Parrish and the widow of Jack Renn.Mrs. Renn was a retired nurse, working for the former Watts Hospital,...
Robert Gilliam Kittrell
Oct 1, 2019
HENDERSON- Robert Gilliam Kittrell Jr. passed away peacefully on October 1, 2019, one day before his 98th birthday. He was born and raised in Henderson, North Carolina in 1921, the only child of Robert Gilliam Kittrell and Mary Perry Kittrell. He graduated from Henderson High School in 1938 and Virginia Episcopal School. He then entered the University of North Carolina...
John Lewis Amos
Sep 30, 2019
HENDERSON- John Lewis Amos, 49, of Deerfield Beach, Florida & 1525 Hamlett Drive, died Monday, September 30, 2019 at UNC Medical Center.Born in Anniston, AL on February 10, 1970, he was the son of Sue Amos Young (Phil) of Henderson and the late Lewis Jerone Amos.John was a graduate of Vance Senior High, UNC Chapel Hill where he was a...
Anne Cannady Cole
Sep 25, 2019
HENDERSON- Anne Cannady Cole, 89, of Henderson, passed peacefully at her home on September 25, 2019. Born in Oxford, on September 19, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Ellis Cannady and Ora Wootten Cannady. Anne was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and friend to many. Anne grew up in Oxford graduating from Oxford High School where...
Glenn Worth Powers
Sep 23, 2019
HENDERSON-Glenn Worth Powers passed away at his home on September 23, 2019 at the age of 97. Born in Chatham County, in the community of Bonlee, on June 3, 1922, Mr. Powers was the son of the late Lloyd Worth Powers and Bertha Pickard Powers. He was the owner and operator of Continental and Jay Tee Mills in Henderson and...
James Clifton Edwards
Sep 21, 2019
James Clifton Edwards, 92, a resident of the Cokesbury Community, died Saturday, September 21, 2019, in a local nursing home.Born in Vance County on February 25, 1927, he was the son of the late Clifton Hester Edwards and Cornie Wells Edwards.James graduated from Zeb Vance High School in 1944 where he was Valedictorian. He was a member and past president...
Darrel Bruce Greene
Sep 20, 2019
HENDERSON-Darrel Bruce Greene, 69, a resident of 69 Ryans Way Lane, died on Friday, September 20, 2019 at his home.Born on June 16, 1950 in Moore, Texas he was the son of the late Harold Calvin Greene and Florence Dubose Greene.Darrel proudly served in the United States Army, serving in Vietnam from 1968 until 1972 in the Army Security Agency...
Joseph Eugene West, Sr.
Sep 19, 2019
Joseph Eugene "Joey" West, Sr., age 62, a resident of 1791 NC Hwy. 39 South, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Maria Parham Health after a brief illness.Born on July 25, 1957 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Bennie Junior West and Barbara Coghill Mathews.Joey was retired from A W North Carolinaand was a...
Frances Martin Saunders
Sep 18, 2019
HENDERSON- Frances Martin Saunders, 99, of Henderson, died peacefully in her home Wednesday September 18th. Born in Reidsville, on October 25, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Johns Benjamin Martin and Alice Duke Martin. Mrs. Saunders was a woman of gentle wisdom and great strength and character. She was a homemaker; her life centered around her family, her...
Christopher Allen Renn
Sep 4, 2019
WAKE FOREST-Christopher Allen "Chris" Renn, 45, a resident of 915 Quail Ave., Wake Forest, died on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Duke University Hospital.Born on May 17, 1974 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Harold McCoy Renn and Shelby Harris Renn. He was formerly employed for 20 years at Revlon and was a member of Liberty...
Judith Stegall Riley
Sep 3, 2019
HENDERSON- Judith Stegall Riley, 70, of 132 Carey Chapel Road, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at Rex Hospital.Born July 2, 1949 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Edward Stegall and Ethel Carroll Carter Stegall.Mrs. Riley was a secretary for Quality Insulation Company. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 3:00 PM in the...
David Daniel Hoyle
Aug 31, 2019
HENDERSON-David Daniel "Danny" Hoyle, 84, a resident of 319 Faucette Lane, died Saturday, August 31, 2019, at his home.Born on October 30, 1934 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Walter Howard Hoyle and Myrtle Blanche Pearce Hoyle.Mr. Hoyle was a retired tobacco farmer and plumber. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 2, 2019, at 2...
Gale Garrison Mahan
Aug 30, 2019
HENDERSON-Gale Renee Garrison Mahan, 50, a resident of 303 Par Drive, died on Friday, August 30, 2019 at her home.Born on October 4, 1968 in Vance County, she was the daughter of Roy L. Garrison and Cornelia Wilson Garrison of Townsville. Gale was a retired medical office administrator and was a member of Rock Spring Baptist Church. Graveside funeral services...
Madeline Grissom Jones
Aug 28, 2019
HENDERSON- Madeline Grissom Jones, 91, of Vance County, died Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at WakeMed.Born in Vance County on August 1, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Ealie A. Grissom and Deanie C. Grissom.She was retired from ADP Thrift Shop where she worked as the manager and was a member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church. Funeral services will...
Carl Reuben Shafer
Aug 27, 2019
DURHAM- Carl Reuben Shafer, 81, of Croasdaile Retirement Community, died unexpectedly Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at his home.Born in Lee County, IL on February 23, 1938, he was the son of the late Ralph Osborn Shafer and Velma Mae Hess Shafer.He graduated from Bradley University and Washington University in Saint Louis and received a PhD in physics from the University...
Charles Dexter Wiggins
Aug 25, 2019
Charles Dexter Wiggins, 71, a resident of Franklinton, died Sunday, August 25, 2019, at his home.Born in Wake County on July 9, 1948, he was the son of the late Miriam Laughter Wigginsand William Ross Wiggins. Charles was a veteran of the United States Army serving in Vietnam. He was retired from the Wake County Public School System and was...
Malcolm A. Atherton Mangum, Sr.
Aug 23, 2019
Mr. Malcolm A. "Mac" Mangum, Sr., 89, of 2040 Brookrun Road, died Friday, August 23, 2019 at his home.Born in Person Co. on May 26, 1930 he was the son of the late Bernice Cecil "B.C." Mangum and Shirley Mooney Walker. Mac was retired from Universal Leaf North America and was a member of Flat Rock United Methodist Church where...
John Allen Hester, Sr.
Aug 23, 2019
PIEDMONT, SC-John Allen Hester, Sr., 75, a resident of Piedmont, South Carolina, died on Friday, August 23, 2019.Born in Vance County on March 13, 1944, he was the son of the late Furnie Green Hester, Jr. and Bessie Harris Hester.Johnny was a Veteran of the United States Navy.He was retired from Roadway Express and was a member of Shiloh Methodist...
Selsus Kelly Anderson
Aug 20, 2019
HENDERSON- Selsus Kelly Anderson, 78, of 121 Harrison Avenue, died Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.Born June 9, 1941, he was the son of the late Selsus Jackson Anderson and Ruth Cornelia Groover Anderson.He was a Veteran of the United States Army and attended West End Baptist Church.He was a retired life insurance agent and worked...
