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Janet Newhouse
Feb 13, 2020
Janet Abbott Newhouse, 74, of Daniel Harris Road, died Thursday, February 13, 2020 at her home.Born in Vance Co on May 28, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Floyd H. Abbott and Bertha Roberson Abbott. Janet was a member of Central Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Tuesday February 18, 2020 at 2pm at Central Baptist Church...
Emma Lee Hawkins Dickie
Feb 11, 2020
HENDERSON- Emma Lee Hawkins Dickie, 96, formerly of Franklin County, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020.Born in Vance County on July 31, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Richard Madison Hawkins and Ruby Larkins Hawkins and was the widower of Durwood T. Dickie.Mrs. Dickie was a member of First Baptist Church Henderson and retired from Pine State Creamery where...
John Henry Bowen
Feb 11, 2020
HENDERSON- John Henry "Johnny" Bowen, 84, of Walter Bowen Road, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at his home.Born August 12, 1935 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Walter Jordan Bowen and Mabel Frazier Bowen.He was a Veteran of the United States Army.He also was a member of First Baptist Church Henderson, and former member of the...
Edward Earl Hughes
Feb 10, 2020
HENDERSON- Edward Earl Hughes, 58, of Dabney Woods Drive, died Monday, February 10, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Granville County on August 25, 1961, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward Hughes and Lessie Strickland Hughes.Earl formerly worked as the maintenance director for Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and was a member of First United Methodist...
Wanda Gupton Williamson
Feb 10, 2020
Wanda Faye Gupton Williamson, 63, of Henderson passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020. She was born on June 10, 1956 to the late James Rodgers and Barbara Mitchell Gupton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brothers, Jimmy Gupton and Ronald Gupton. Wanda retired from Warren Correction Facility in 2017. She was a loving...
Carrie Mosley
Feb 7, 2020
Carrie Lee Roberson Mosley, age 81, a resident 387 Old Warrenton Road, died Friday February 7, 2020. Born in Vance County on November 17, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Maude Roberson Roberson and Clem Roberson. Carrie was retired from the Vance County School System where she worked for over 30 years and was a member of Cokesbury...
Ulysses Jones Parrott, Jr.
Feb 5, 2020
HENDERSON- Ulysses Jones "U.J." Parrott, Jr., 93, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 5, 2020.Born in Vance County on January 29, 1927, he was the son of the late Ulysses Jones Parrott, Sr. and Hazel White Parrott.U.J. was a Veteran of the United States Army Air Corps serving during World War II with the...
Allie Slaugther Bowen
Feb 3, 2020
HENDERSON-Allie Leigh Slaughter Bowen passed away on February 3, 2020 after a short stay at Maria Parham Hospital. Allie was born on April 3, 1931, in Granville County. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother to seven children, and was also blessed with eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one on the way. She was a widower to Edwin L. Bowen...
James "J.T." Thomas Roberson
Feb 2, 2020
HENDERSON- James Thomas "J. T." Roberson, 68, of Old Watkins Road, died Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Granville Medical Center.Born in Vance County on January 7, 1952, he was the son of the late James Norman Roberson and Lonia Mae Often Roberson.James was retired from Breedlove Electric where he worked as an electrician.He was a member of Victory Baptist Church...
Alan Dale Joyner
Feb 2, 2020
HENDERSON-Alan Dale Joyner, 47, a resident of 1261 Americal Road Lot 16 passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020, from injuries received in an automobile accident.Born in Nash County on March 3, 1972 he was the son of the late Ronald West Joyner and Naomi Jobe Short. Alan was employed with Variety Wholesale and as a Lead Shipper. Funeral services...
Nancy Hendricks Dover
Jan 31, 2020
OXFORD- Nancy Hendricks Dover, 68, of Harts Cross Road, died Friday, January 31, 2020 at her home.Born in Vance County on December 17, 1951 she was the daughter of Lessie Brame Hendricks of Henderson and the late Herbert Hendricks.Nancy was retired from Granville County Department of Social Services where she worked as a case worker and was a member of...
Beth Lyles
Jan 23, 2020
Elizabeth Tripp "Beth" Lyles, 61, a resident of Henderson, died Thursday, January 23, 2020 after a long battle with cancer at her home.Born in Beaufort County on April 13, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel T. Lyles and Mary Elizabeth Tripp Lyles.Beth was retired from Perry Memorial Library as a Senior Library Assistant where she worked for...
Donna "Cheri" Fleming Snead
Jan 21, 2020
YOUNGSVILLE- Donna Cheryl "Cheri" Fleming Snead, 51, of New Ridge Street, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at UNC REX Hospital.Born in Pitt County on June 21, 1968 she was the daughter of William "Bill" M. Fleming, III and Robin Peebles Fleming of Kittrell. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 24, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Fuller Chapel Christian Church...
Brenda Edwards Oha
Jan 18, 2020
CREEDMOOR-Brenda Jean Edwards Oha, 75, a resident of 1657 Carter Circle, passed awaySaturday, January 18, 2020, at Durham Regional Hospital. Born on May 11, 1944 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Bennett G. Edwards, Sr. and Mattie Roberson Edwards.Brenda was a member of Bible Baptist Church in Creedmoor and a member of the Senior Saints. She...
Walter Eugene Burwell
Jan 15, 2020
Walter "Eugene" Burwell, 55, of Community House Road, died Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Granville County on April 18, 1964, he was the son of Alexander Spottswood Burwell and Barbara Robinson Burwell of Oxford.He was employed as a lead formulations operator at Novozymes.He was also a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church and Egypt Mountain Hunting...
Josephine Fitts Brame
Jan 15, 2020
HENDERSON-Josephine Fitts Brame, age 94, formerly of the Cokesbury community, passed on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation in Louisburg, NC.She was born on December 25, 1925 to the late William Edward "Willie" Fitts and Rena Matthews Murphy and was the widow of Edgar Green Brame. She was a homemaker and a member of Crossroads Pentecostal...
Angel Wiggins Reavis
Jan 1, 2020
Angel Wiggins Reavis, age 46, a resident of 76 Lilly Lane, died January 1, 2020 at her home. Born September 1, 1973, in Vance County, she was the daughter ofCarol Wiggins Bibee of Henderson and the late Donnie Ray Wiggins, Sr. Angel was a former Telecommunicator at Vance County 911 Communications Center and a member of the former Peace Freewill...
Julia Montague Thompson
Dec 27, 2019
Julia Mae Montague Thompson, 86, lifelong resident of Granville County, passed away on December 27, 2019. She was born in Granville County on May 6, 1933 the daughter of the late Bruce and Lorene Montague. She was the oldest of 4 daughters. She is survived by a daughter, Brenda Thompson, son Mark Thompson and wife Mindy, 3 grandchildren Will Thompson,...
Marie A. Robertson
Dec 24, 2019
HENDERSON-Marie A. Robertson, 88, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Granville House.Marie was of Baptist Faith.She is survived by her daughter, Susan Lewis (John) of Timberlake; and one grandson, Rick Lea of Myrtle Beach, S.C. To honor her wishes, no services will be held.
Eloise Harris Richardson
Dec 20, 2019
HENDERSON-Eloise Harris Richardson, 66, a resident of Henderson, died Friday, December 20, 2019 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington.Born in Warren County on July 1, 1953, she was the daughter of the late William Lee Harris and Mattie Hicks Harris.Eloise worked for Variety Wholesalers for nearly 50 years and retired from there as an imports specialist.She was also a...
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