Gertrude Gail Oneyear
Sep 12, 2025
HENDERSON- Gertrude Gail Elliott Oneyear, 81, of Moody Road, died Friday, September 12, 2025 at her home. Born September 8, 1944 in Calvert Co., Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Gertrude Wood Elliott and Richard Orem Elliott and was the widow of James Oneyear. She was a homemaker. A lady of strong Christian faith, Gertrude attended Solomon’s Methodist...
John Charles Russell
Sep 6, 2025
HENDERSON- John Charles Russell, 62, of Fawn Drive, died Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Maria Parham Health. Born April 26, 1963 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Betty Lou Harris Russell and Charles Hancock Russell. He retired from Walmart Distribution Center. John is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Russell Devoe (Jonathan) of Zebulon; his son, Eric...
Brian Stanley Williams
Sep 3, 2025
Brian Stanley Williams, lovingly known as "Stan," entered this world on November 5, 1956, in Wichita, Kansas, and departed on September 3, 2025, surrounded by love. His 68 years were a testament to faith, kindness, and a life well lived. Stan grew up in Arkansas City, Kansas, where he first discovered his gifts for leadership and expression. Whether competing on...
David Bennett Abbott
Aug 30, 2025
HENDERSON- David Bennett Abbott, age 66, a resident of Dorsey Place, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025 at his home. Born December 2, 1958 in Suffolk Co. Massachusetts, he was the son of Betty Nell Abbott of Henderson and the late Bennett Perry Abbott. David was a retired Lab Technician at CertainTeed in Oxford. A memorial service will be held...
Samuel Edgar Atkinson Iii
Aug 30, 2025
HENDERSON-Samuel Edgar Atkinson III, age 85, a resident of Parham Rd., passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025, at his home. Born February 15, 1940 in Crewe Va, he was the son of the late Edith Carpenter Atkinson and Samuel Edgar Atkinson Jr. Sam was owner and operator of Gateway Auto Sales, a salesman at the former Simmons Ford, and was...
Kathleen Douglass Phillips Redding
Aug 29, 2025
HENDERSON- Kathleen Douglass Phillips Redding (Kay or KP), age 86, a resident of Oxford Road, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025 at Senior Citizens Nursing Home. Born January 15,1939 in Chesterfield County, SC. The daughter of the late Grace Ellis Douglass and Leland Stanford Douglass, she grew up in Kingstree, SC. She was preceded in death by her siblings, sister...
Priscilla Kimbrough Parker
Aug 21, 2025
HENDERSON-Priscilla Anne Kimbrough Parker, 76, a resident of Kerr Lake Nursing Home died on Thursday, August 21, 2025. Born on March 9, 1949 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late James Paul Kimbrough and Gladys Sylvia Upton Kimbrough, and was the widow of John Avery Parker. She attended Freedom Life Church of Christ prior to her declining...
Mario Breda
Aug 20, 2025
HENDERSON- Mario Breda, 72, died Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at his home. Born October 29, 1952 in Beaver Falls, PA, he was the son of the late Grace Toma Anderst and Michael Breda. Mario was a Veteran of the United States Coast Guard and retired from a property management company where he worked as an engineer. He was a talented...
Charlie Robert Stevenson, Jr.
Aug 17, 2025
HENDERSON- Charlie Robert Stevenson Jr., 87, a resident of Gary Street died Sunday August 17, 2025 at his home. Born on August 5, 1938 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Charlie Robert Stevenson Sr. and Nellie Blanche Gupton Stevenson. He was a retired Sanitation Engineer for Vance County. Charlie was a veteran of the United States...
Dustin Storm "Dusty" Smith
Aug 16, 2025
HENDERSON-Dustin Storm “Dusty” Smith, 29, a resident of Alexander Avenue, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Born in May 25, 1996 in Vance County, he was the son of Michelle Leigh Harris of Emporia, Virginia and Anthony Winston Smith, Jr. of the home. Dusty was a member of The Salvation Army where a memorial service will be held Saturday,...
Dave Robert Norwood
Aug 15, 2025
CLARKSVILLE, VA. David Robert ”Dave” Norwood, 83, of Clarksville, Va., passed away Friday, August 15, 2025, at his daughter’s home in Pine Knoll Shores. Born January 19, 1942 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Wilma Lee Watson Norwood and Charlie Thomas Norwood, Sr. Dave was an avid golfer and fisherman and enjoyed being in nature. He...
Barbara Ann Finch Faucette
Aug 14, 2025
HENDERSON- Barbara Ann Finch Faucette, 82, of Epsom Rocky Ford Road, died Thursday, August 14, 2025 at her home. Born June 8, 1943 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Flossie Mae Churchill Finch and James Bonnie “J.B” Leonard Finch. She was a former hairdresser and retired from Roses Stores where she worked for more than 30...
Janet Abbott Davis
Aug 12, 2025
HENDERSON – Janet Abbott Davis, 83, of Dorsey Place, died Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at her home. Born October 1, 1941 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Edna Ayscue Abbott and Omega Green Abbott. She formerly worked at Pacific Coast Feather Manufacturing Plant. She was a member of Thomas Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church where she...
Walter Joseph Renn, Jr.
Aug 12, 2025
HENDERSON- Walter Joseph Renn, Jr., 59, of Beverly Hills Lane, died Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Maria Parham Health. Born February 23, 1966 in Vance County, he was the son of Henrietta Hayes Renn of Henderson and the late Walter Joseph Renn, Sr. He was a tobacco farmer, and a former member of the Epsom Volunteer Fire Department. He was...
Horace Edward "Eddie" Jackson
Aug 9, 2025
HENDERSON- Horace Edward “Eddie” Jackson, 81, of the Cokesbury Community, died Saturday, August 9, 2025 at a local health and rehabilitation center. Born January 20, 1944 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Horace Thomas Jackson and Elizabeth Shearin Jackson and was the widower of Diane Clark Jackson. He retired as Battalion Chief from the Henderson Fire...
Marion Cutts "Poogie" Boyd
Aug 3, 2025
WILMINGTON- Marion Cutts “Poogie” Boyd, 70, of Wilmington died Sunday, August 3, 2025 at home. Born May 11, 1955 Poogie was the son of the late Fred Clifton “FC” Boyd and Mary Frances Cutts Boyd. He grew up in Stovall. He was active and interested in the progress of the town, serving as commissioner with a special interest in the...
Barbara Langston Stainback
Aug 2, 2025
HENDERSON – Barbara Jean Langston Stainback, 90, a resident of Allison Cooper Road, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, August 2, 2025. Born on October 15, 1934, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edgar Langston and Rosa Pergerson Langston. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 54 years, Turner...
Irma Ayscue Hoyle
Jul 29, 2025
KITTRELL- Irma Ayscue Hoyle, 93, 0f Sims Bridge Road, died Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehab. Born January 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Neva Mae Ausborn Ayscue and Staley Thomas Ayscue. She was a member of Perrys Chapel Baptist Church in Franklinton. Irma was an accomplished seamstress working formerly at Leonards Drapery...
James Arthur Edwards
Jul 26, 2025
HENDERSON- James Arthur Edwards, age 88, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2025, at the family home surrounded by his family. He was born in rural Warren County to the late Boyd Clark Edwards, Sr. and Elizabeth Hicks Edwards. He graduated from Norlina High School where he excelled in athletics, including baseball, football and basketball. After a short stint in...
Tal Henry Moss
Jul 18, 2025
NORLINA– Tal Henry Moss, 71, of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, died Friday, July 18, 2025, at his home. He was born in Granville County on November 4, 1953. He was the son of the late Margaret Lane Moss Guill and Robert Talton Moss. A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 4:00 P.M. in the chapel...
