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Sidney Twisdale, Sr.

Sidney Twisdale, Sr.

Aug 27, 2018

Sidney Perry "Sonny" Twisdale, Sr., 70, of 179 Lee Lane, died Monday, August 27, 2018 at his home.Born May 18, 1948, in Vance County, he was the son of the late Charlie Sidney Twisdale and Louise Overby Twisdale.Sonny was retired from Puralator where he worked as a supervisor.He was a member of Gospel Independent Baptist Church where funeral services will...

Alma Holtzman Mathews

Alma Holtzman Mathews

Aug 24, 2018

HENDERSON-Alma Holtzman Mathews, 92, a well known resident of Senior Citizens Home, died on Friday, August 24, 2018.Born in Warren County on June 5, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Carl Phillip and Mary Seaman Holtzman.Music was a highlight of her life and through music she emphasized the value of relationships with others.She learned to play the piano...

Virgie Parrish Brooks

Virgie Parrish Brooks

Aug 23, 2018

HEDNERSONVirgie Elizabeth Parrish Brooks, 82, of 218 Kirby Lane died Thursday August 23, 2018 at her home. Born in Brunswick County, Virginia on September 22, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Parrish and Ella Louise Bottoms Parrish. She was employed as a seamstress at Warren County Apparels. A graveside service will be held Tuesday August 28, 2018...

Wesley Franklin Jackson

Wesley Franklin Jackson

Aug 21, 2018

Wesley Franklin Jackson, 79, of 201 Forest Hills Drive, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Universal Health Care in Oxford.Born on November 26, 1938 in Durham County, he was the son of the late Ottis Franklin Jackson and Arlillian Parker Jackson.Wesley was retired from the Vance County School System where he worked as the head of the Drivers Education Department.He...

Faulkner Donald Gray Rescheduled

Faulkner Donald Gray Rescheduled

Aug 20, 2018

HENDERSON- Mr. Donald "Gray" Faulkner, Sr., 91, departed for his heavenly home Monday, August 20, 2018. Born February 2, 1927, he was a native of Vance County and long-time resident of Henderson, NC.He was the son of the late Marvin Edgar Faulkner and Lillian Minor Faulkner and a graduate of Charles B Aycock High School. Also preceding him in death...

Timothy Elberson

Timothy Elberson

Aug 20, 2018

Timothy Elberson, 52, a resident of 28 Bliley Lane, died on Monday, August 20, 2018, at his home.Born in Delaware County, PA on June 29, 1966, he was the son of the late Norman Thomas Elberson and Edna Frisch Elberson.Tim was a former coach in the Franklin County Rec Football League and was a lifetime member of Goodwill Fire Company....

Russell Eugene Smith

Russell Eugene Smith

Aug 19, 2018

HENDERSON- Russell E. Smith, age 59, of Henderson, died Sunday, August 19, 2018 at his home.Born in Framingham, Massachusetts on December 8, 1958 he was the son of the late Eugene Francis Smith and Bessie Willey Smith.Russell was medically retired from Iams and was a former employee of Greystone Concrete and Johnson Concrete.He also was a licensed conceal and carry...

Robert Knowles Mooring

Robert Knowles Mooring

Aug 18, 2018

HENDERSON-Robert Knowles Mooring, 91, a resident of 915 Abbott Street, diedSaturday, August 18, 2018, at Maria Parham Health.Born in Nash County on January 1, 1927, he was the son of the late Thomas M. Mooring and Ida Ellis Mooring. Robert proudly served for 25 years in the United States Air Force during World War II,the Korean War, and the Vietnam...

John Curtis Coghill, Sr.

John Curtis Coghill, Sr.

Aug 18, 2018

HENDERSON-John Curtis Coghill, Sr., 72, a resident of 804 Arrow Street, died Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Maria Parham Health.Born on August 11, 1946 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late James Macon Coghill and Mary Wilma Smith Coghill. He was employed with Variety Wholesalers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 pm in the J....

Peggy Ann Haskins Hicks

Peggy Ann Haskins Hicks

Aug 18, 2018

OXFORD-Peggy Ann Haskins Hicks, 85, a former resident of Oxford, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Franklin Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation in Louisburg.Born on July 14, 1933 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Sam Haskins and Mamie Roberts Haskins, and was the widow of James Steven Hicks. Mrs. Hicks was formerly employed as...

Eleanor Clardy Wester

Eleanor Clardy Wester

Aug 18, 2018

HENDERSON- Eleanor Clardy Dee Dee Wester, from Pittsburg, PA, the daughter of the late Mary White and Will Jouette Clardy, passed away at Duke Medical Pavilion on August 18, 2018.Dee Dee met and married her husband, Dr. Millard Winston Wes Wester, Jr. in 1949 at Duke University where she completed her undergraduate and Physical Therapy degrees. She practiced physical therapy...

John Curtis Coghill, Sr.

John Curtis Coghill, Sr.

Aug 18, 2018

HENDERSON-John Curtis Coghill, Sr., 72, a resident of 804 Arrow Street, died Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Maria Parham Health.Born on August 11, 1946 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late James Macon Coghill and Mary Wilma Smith Coghill. He was employed with Variety Wholesale. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 pm in the J....

Mary Pendergrass Brame

Mary Pendergrass Brame

Aug 16, 2018

HENDERSON-Mary Speed Pendergrass Brame, 84, a resident of 20 Medical Court, died on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Warren County on July 2, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Lee Pendergrass and Minnie Coley Pendergrass.Mary was a homemaker and a member of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church. Funeral services will be held Monday...

Charles Robert Allen West

Charles Robert Allen West

Aug 12, 2018

HENDERSON-Charles Robert Allen West, 65, a resident of 124 Virginia Dare Lane, died Sunday, August 12, 2018, at his home.Born in Vance County on April 16, 1953, he was the son of the late Benjamin Joseph West and Virginia Dare Abbott West.Charles was the owner and operator of West Auto Repair Shop and was formerly employed with Marshfield and Palm...

Charles W. Finch

Charles W. Finch

Aug 10, 2018

HENDERSON-Charles Walker "Buddy" Finch, age 89, of Henderson, died Friday, August 10, 2018, at Maria Parham Health.Born on November 27, 1928 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Clarence Stewart Finch, Sr. and Alice Pearl Breeze Finch.Charles was a Veteran of the United States Air Force.He was the owner and operator of the former Citizens Insurance Agency,...

Jeanne Hight

Jeanne Hight

Aug 7, 2018

Jeanne Anderson Hight, 84, of Henderson, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Maria Parham Heath. Jeanne was born April 19, 1934 in Gaston County, to the late Selsus Jackson Anderson and Cornelia Ruth Groover Anderson. She was a member of White Memorial United Methodist Church where she was a former Sunday School Teacher. She was a former member of...

William Cody Mooneyhan

William Cody Mooneyhan

Aug 6, 2018

RALEIGH- Mr. William Cody Mooneyhan, Sr., 67, of 1300 Deerhurst Drive, died Monday, August 6, 2018 at Wake Medical Center.Born in Washington, DC on June 22, 1951, he was the son of the late John Lloyd Mooneyhan and Alice Howell Mooneyhan.He was a manager with a plumbing company and attended Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh. Funeral services will be held...

David Hayes

David Hayes

Aug 6, 2018

David Lee Hayes, age 55, a resident of Kittrell, died on Monday, August 6, 2018 at his home.David was born on October 29, 1962 in Florida. he was the son of the late Dollie Hayes and Rebecca Dickerson Hayes, and was employed at Holland Industries as a mechanic. He is survived by one daughter, Caitlyn Hayes of Oxford; one son,...

Swanson Swanson Dodd, Jr.

Swanson Swanson Dodd, Jr.

Aug 5, 2018

HENDERSON-Claude Swanson Dodd, Jr., 85, a resident of Henderson passed away peacefully on the morning of August 5, 2018 at the SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice Home of UNC Health Care in Pittsboro, NC. Born on December 24, 1932 in Mistletoe Villa, he was the son of the late Claude Swanson Dodd, Sr. and Rebekah Young Dodd Cooper.He graduated...

Carrie Carter Evans

Carrie Carter Evans

Aug 3, 2018

HENDERSON--- Carrie Carter Evans, 93, died peacefully on Friday, August 3rd, 2018. Her children, their spouses, and one granddaughter, Lewis Betts Foreman, were by her side. Carrie was preceded in death by her parents Charles Lawrence Carter and Aileen Crichton Lewis Carter, and her husband Dr. Joseph Stradley Evans, Jr. She is survived by son Joseph Samuel Evans, daughter Lysle...

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