Margaret Buchanan Holton
Feb 27, 2019
HENDERSON- Margaret Buchanan Holton, age 90, a resident of 214 Crestwood Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at Wake Med North Hospital in Raleigh. She was a native of Mitchell County and was the daughter of the late Harmon and Ruthie Buchanan. She was married to Elbert Ward "Whitey" Holton for 54 years prior to his death in 2004. Mrs....
Michael Eugene Ellis
Feb 22, 2019
KING- Michael Eugene Ellis, 51, of King, died Friday, February 22, 2019 at his home.Born in Vance County on September 8, 1967, he was the son of Faye Edwards Roberson of Henderson and the late Eugene Ellis. A graveside service will be held Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 2:00 PM at New Bethel Baptist Church by Rev. Calvin Hedgepeth. In...
Michael Gene "Mike" Gene Stainback
Feb 21, 2019
HENDERSON-Michael Gene "Mike" Stainback, 57, a resident of Henderson, died Thursday, February 21, 2019, at Maria Parham Health.Born on October 24, 1961 in Vance County, he was the son of the late William Alton Stainback and Meredith Roberson Stainback.Mike retired as a Lieutenant from the Vance County Sheriff’s Department where he worked for 34 years, and was a member of...
Dennis Fleming
Feb 18, 2019
HOT SPRINGS, AK- Dennis Byron Fleming, 72, a resident of Hot Springs, Arkansas, died on February 18, 2019 following a massive heart attack.Born on September 18, 1946, he was the son of the late Charles Joseph Fleming, Jr. and Roberta Cannon Fleming. Dennis was retired after 35 years from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.After his retirement he moved...
Kay Preston Prather
Feb 17, 2019
Kay Preston Prather, 77, a resident of Henderson, died on Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Born in Vance County on November 15, 1941, she was the daughter of the late James Martin Preston and Lola Ruth Stewart Fowler.Kay was formerly employed at Bank of America as a Teller. To honor her wishes, no services are...
Anna Reynolds Smith
Feb 16, 2019
Anna Reynolds Smith, 72, a resident of Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Saturday, February 16, 2019.Born in Georgetown, Kentucky on August 23, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Alexander Reynolds and Mary Louise Peoples Reynolds, and was the widow of Charles Smith.Mrs. Smith was of the Christian faith and enjoyed reading her Bible when she...
Austine Moss
Feb 15, 2019
Austine Wilder Moss, 94, a resident of Henderson, died Friday, February 15, 2019, at Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation.Born on November 26, 1924 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late William Henry Wilder and Onnie Parrish Wilder, and was the widow of Harvey Absher Moss. Mrs. Moss was a retired bookkeeper for Roses Stores, Inc. and was...
Kenneth "Ken" Carpunky
Feb 12, 2019
Kenneth Junior "Ken" Carpunky, 89, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on July 4, 1929 in Madison County, Illinois, he was the son of the late Truman Kenneth Carpunky and Pauline Doyle Carpunky. He was a retired mechanical engineer with Glaxo, Smith & Kline. He is survived by his three sons, Doyle Carpunky(Jill)...
Joy Renea Hedgepeth
Feb 7, 2019
HENDERSON- Joy Renea Hedgepeth, 47, of 40 Toots Way, died Thursday, February 07, 2019 at Maria Parham Health.Born on September 12, 1971 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Franklin Hedgepeth and Princella Stallings Owens of Kittrell.She was a charter member of New Hope Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held Monday at 7:30 pm...
Carl Maurice Matthews, Iii
Feb 2, 2019
OXFORD- Carl Maurice Matthews, III, 25, of 522 Salem Road, died February 2, 2019.Born in Portsmouth, VA on August 25, 1993, he was the son of Carl Maurice Matthews, II of Lakeland, FL and Kenya Arendall Vaughan of Macon. A memorial service will be held Saturday February 16, 2019 at 2 pm at 1487 Wise Five Forks Road, Macon, NC27551....
Mary Edith Robbins Cleaton
Jan 31, 2019
HENDERSON-Mary Edith Robbins Cleaton, 93, a resident of 325 Vincent-Hoyle Road, died Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County on July 12, 1925, she was the daughter of the late James Waddell Robbins, Sr. and Annie Jackson Jarrells Robbins, and was the widow of Milo Thomas "M.T" Cleaton, Jr.. A memorial service will be held Saturday,...
Laura Pirie Ayscue
Jan 29, 2019
HENDERSON- Laura Patricia Pirie Ayscue, 84, of 565 S. Cooper Drive, died Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County on January 29, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Robert Pirie, Sr. and Eva Mae Averette Pirie.She was a member of First Presbyterian Church Henderson. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday at 2:00...
Robert C. Collie
Jan 24, 2019
Robert Clayton Collie, 83, a resident of 1245 Debnam Avenue, died on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.Born in Franklin County on November 13, 1935, he was the son of the late Joseph Robert Collie and Anne Hazel Strickland Collie.He was a retired from Waste Industries and the former Harriett and Henderson, Yarns. Inc. Funeral services...
Annie Mae Gill Buchanan
Jan 24, 2019
Annie Mae Gill Buchanan, 102, formerly of S. Cokesbury Road, died Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Born in Vance County on April 21, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Claude Gill, Sr. and Annie Bell West Gill, and was the widow of Elmer William Buchanan. Mrs. Buchanan graduated from Aycock High School...
Mary Jane Krohn
Jan 21, 2019
Mary Jane Krohn passed away peacefully in her home on January 21, 2019 at the age of 94, with her children by her side.Born on September 23, 1924 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late George McAuliffe and Edith Block McAuliffe. Mary Jane was the loving mother of four daughters, Beth Coffel of Wake Forest, Kathy Blair...
Estelle Ayscue Edwards
Jan 20, 2019
HENDERSON-Estelle Ayscue Jackson Edwards, 94, a resident of 3015 Southerland Mill Road, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2019.Born in Warren County on May 20, 1924, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas Ayscue and Effie Dickerson Ayscue.Mrs. Edwards was a homemaker and a member of Crossroads Pentecostal Holiness Church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2...
Hester Frances Cesler
Jan 16, 2019
OXFORD-Hester Frances Williams Cesler, 85, a former resident of Kittrell, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at Brantwood Nursing Center.Born on August 22, 1933 in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Harry Williams, Sr. and Lucy Johnson Williams, and was the widow of Gordon Thomas Cesler, Jr. A private service will be held for the family in Lunenburg,...
Dr. Don Hill Gwynn
Jan 15, 2019
Dr. Don Hill Gwynn, 84, of 1845 Parker Lane, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Richmond, VA on January 16, 1934, he was the son of the late Osborne Hinton Gwynn and Maude Owen Gwynn.Dr. Gwynn was the former owner and operator of West Hills Veterinary Centre and a member of The Church of The Holy...
William John Davies
Jan 5, 2019
CLARKSVILLE, VA- William John "Bill" Davies, Jr., 69, of Clarksville, VA, formerly of Henderson, died Saturday, January 5, 2019 at his daughter?s home in Clayton.Born on December 25, 1949 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, he was the son of the late William John Davies, Sr. and Mildred Wallace Maddera Davies.Bill was a retired Sergeant Major and Vietnam veteran, serving for 26...
Steven Jay Gupton
Jan 5, 2019
WAKE FOREST-Steven Jay Gupton, 51, a resident of 409 Retreat Lane, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019.Born in Vance County on April 4, 1967, he was the son of the late Bruce Allen Gupton and Harriet Jackson Gupton.He was a Water Treatment Plant Operator for the City of Henderson and was formerly the co-owner and operator of Midnight Blue...
