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Steven T. Granger

Steven T. Granger

Apr 4, 2018

HENDERSON-Steven Theodore Granger, 65, a former resident of 2910 Dogwood Drive, died Wednesday, April 04, 2018, in a local nursing home.Born in Durham County on September 23, 1952, he was the son of the late Theodore Orrell Granger and Elizabeth Thompson Granger. He was a retired Independent Patton Researcher, and was a member of First United Methodist Church. To honor...

Ethel Briggs Hayes

Ethel Briggs Hayes

Mar 31, 2018

HENDERSON-EthelBriggs Hayes, 97, a resident of 423 Corbitt Road, died, Saturday, March 31, 2018, in a local nursing home.Born on February 20, 1921 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Fred Briggs and Roxie Ragan Briggs.Mrs. Hayes a member of Dexter Baptist Church and the Hicks Sunday School Class. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at2 pm...

Louise Cash Allgood

Louise Cash Allgood

Mar 26, 2018

SPRING HOPE-Mrs. Louise Davis Cash Allgood, 82, formerly of Henderson, died Monday, March 26, 2018, at Louisburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.Born in Granville County on February 27, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Lee Davis and Pearl ONeil Davis. She was the widow of Charlie Allgood. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM in the chapel...

Mino Sedigh

Mino Sedigh

Mar 21, 2018

HENDERSON-Mino Sedigh, age 69, a resident of 4505 Fairway Drive, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Rex Hospital. Born in Tehran on March 2, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Naser Sedigh and Khadije Tabrizi Sedigh.She was the owner and operator of the former Silo.Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 pm in the J. M. White...

Betty Staunton Gill

Betty Staunton Gill

Mar 21, 2018

HENDERSON- Betty Staunton Gill, 89,former resident of Tower Road, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Born in Vance County on September 15, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William Hal Staunton and Annie Belle Preddy Staunton, and was the widow of Virgil C. Gill.She was a member of Gospel Baptist Church where she...

Zola Mae Ayscue

Zola Mae Ayscue

Mar 20, 2018

HENDERSON- Zola Mae Ayscue, 99, of 540 Cooper Dr., died Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County on January 4, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Ayscue and Kate Parrish Ayscue.Zolaand was a member of New Life Baptist Church and the Pearl Faulkner Sunday School Class. Funeral services will be held Saturday...

Ruth Rowell Moore

Ruth Rowell Moore

Mar 17, 2018

HENDERSON-Ruth Rowell Moore, 76, a resident of 1895 Ruin Creek Road, died Saturday, March 17, 2018, at her home.Born in Sanford on November 7, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Ella Glover Rowell and Jasper Woodrow Rowell, and was the widow of Rencher Gill Moore. Ruth was a retired Assistant Administer for the Vance County School System and...

Scottie Ayscue Watkins

Scottie Ayscue Watkins

Mar 15, 2018

HENDERSON- Scottie Marie Ayscue Watkins, 95, of Durham, died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at her home.Born March 9, 1923, Scottie was the daughter of the late George Washington Ayscue and Winnie Allen Ayscue Rochester and lived in Henderson most of her life, graduating from Henderson High School in 1940 and from Campbell College in 1942.She was a member of First...

Wayne Griffin

Wayne Griffin

Mar 10, 2018

Grover Wayne Griffin Sr., age 73, a resident of 1413 Quail Ridge Run Apt. I, died Saturday, March 10, 2018, at his home.Born on April 24, 1944 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Grover Lee Griffin and Helen Vick Griffin.He was retired from the former Parkway Mobile Home Co. No services are planned. He is survived...

Robert Gill Young, Jr.

Robert Gill Young, Jr.

Mar 3, 2018

Robert Gill "Chick" Young Jr., 84 a resident of 120 White Oak Drive passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Duke University Hospital. Born in Vance County on October 27, 1933 he was the son of the late Robert Gill Young and Helen Goodwyn Young. He graduated from Henderson High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel...

Corbette Lee Capps

Corbette Lee Capps

Feb 28, 2018

LAKE GASTON- Corbette Lee Capps, 72, of Lake Gaston, NC, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Duke Hospital after a brief illness, surrounded by family.He was born January 24, 1946 in Johnston County, NC to the late Delmar and Ada Capps.He was one of six children.Corbette was a veteran of our United States Army.He received his National Defense...

William Edwards Hugh Location Updated

William Edwards Hugh Location Updated

Feb 27, 2018

DUETOWEATHERCONDITIONSFUNERAL SERVICES FOR MR. EDWARDS HAVE BEEN MOVED FROM SUNSET GARDENS TO J. M. WHITE FUNERAL HOME AT 11:00 AM FRIDAY---------- William Hugh "Jack" Edwards, Sr., age 87, a resident of 756 Faulkner Town Road died Tuesday, February, 27, 2018, at Maria Parham Health. Born on March 30, 1930 in Franklin Country, he was the son of the late Marvin...

Leon H. Christopher,Iii

Leon H. Christopher,Iii

Feb 25, 2018

Leon Harding Christopher III, "Chris", died of a tragic snow skiing accident on Sunday, February 25 doing what he loved skiing--in a place he loved--Colorado, with the people he loved most-- his family and girlfriend.Chris was born on September 9, 1985 in Raleigh, North Carolina. As a Raleigh native, he graduated from Athens Drive High School in 2004 and Lees-McRae...

Lebert A. Howes

Lebert A. Howes

Feb 24, 2018

HENDERSON - Mr. Lebert Andre Howes, Sr., age 88, of 216 Yowland Road, Henderson, NC, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at his home surrounded by family.Lebert was born in Micro, NC on August 13, 1929 to the late Barden Jackson and Ophelia Batten Howes. Mr. Howes earned his bachelors degree in English and History from Atlantic Christian College where he...

Jimmy Robertson

Jimmy Robertson

Feb 21, 2018

James Melvin "Jimmy" Robertson, 69, a resident of 345 Southerland Mill Road, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Wake Med Hospital.Born on August 3, 1948 in Vance County, he was the son of the late William Edgar Robertson and Lillie Mae Wright Robertson.Jimmy was a retired Maintenance Supervisor at M. R. Williams, Inc. A graveside service will be held Saturday...

Jimmy Gordon Adams

Jimmy Gordon Adams

Feb 15, 2018

Jimmy Gordon Adams, age 76, a resident of 731 Lakeview Drive passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Duke University Hospital. Born on March 2, 1941, in Vance County, he was the son of the late Raymond Alexander Adams and Edith Breedlove Adams, and was the widower of Aline Thompson Adams. Jimmy was a veteran of the United States...

Durwood "Tommy" Thomas Watkins Jr.

Durwood "Tommy" Thomas Watkins Jr.

Feb 14, 2018

EMERALD ISLE- Durwood Thomas "Tommy" Watkins, Jr., 65, a resident of 1300 Oakridge Ave., Henderson, and 119 Bogue Inlet Dr., died Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Carteret Health Care in Morehead City.Born in Vance County on March 12, 1952, he was the son of Durwood Thomas Watkins, Sr. and Clarice Coghill Watkins of Henderson.Tommy was a Veteran of the United...

Keith Tucker West

Keith Tucker West

Feb 12, 2018

SMITHFIELD-Keith Tucker West, Jr., age 43, a resident of 4512 Stevens-Sausage Road, died Monday, February 12, 2018 from injuries received in an accident. Born on March 3, 1974 in Vance County, he was the son of Carol Faucette Harris of Henderson and the late Keith Tucker West, Sr.He was an employee of Hoyles Tire and Axel. Funeral services will be...

Roy Zedekiah Bush

Roy Zedekiah Bush

Feb 10, 2018

HENDERSON- Roy Zedekiah Bush, age 82, a resident of 1716 Lynne Avenue died Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Maria Parham Health. Born in Leesville, South Carolina, on August 21, 1935, he was the son of the late James Felder and Sarah Watkins Bush. Mr. Bush moved to Henderson in 1960. He was a retired truck driver, a profession he began...

William Graham Wortham, Sr.

William Graham Wortham, Sr.

Feb 10, 2018

HENDERSON-William Graham "Bill" Wortham, Sr., age 87, a resident of Beaver Dam Road, died peacefully on February 10, 2018, surrounded by his loving family at Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. Born on October 6, 1930 and raised in Henderson, he was the son of the late Clarence Samuel Wortham and Annie Mae Nash Wortham. Bill...

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