Jack Alston Abbott
Jan 12, 2025
HENDERSON - Jack Alston Abbott, age 90, passed away Sunday January 12, 2025, at his home on Brookston Road, surrounded by his wife and children. Born May 4, 1934 in Warren County, he was the son of the late John Robert Abbott and Ellen Jones Abbott. Jack was a retired Veteran after serving many years in the United States Air...
Joshua "Josh" Scott Bobbitt
Jan 12, 2025
HENDERSON- Joshua Scott “Josh” Bobbitt, 40, of Old Watkins Road died Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Maria Parham Health. Born July 16, 1984 in Vance County, he was the son of Donna Ward Bobbitt and Johnny Sterling Bobbitt, Sr. Josh was a graduate of UNC Pembroke and a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church. A memorial service will be held...
Julia Floyd Williams
Jan 8, 2025
WAYNESVILLE -On January 8, 2025, Julia Floyd Williams 84 passed away in her home in Waynesville, NC. At her passing, Julia went to her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Julia was born on April 8, 1940 to the late William Edward Floyd and Ellen Harris Floyd of Henderson. At the age of two and...
Charles Norman Edwards
Jan 3, 2025
HENDERSON-Charles Norman Edwards, 84, a resident of the Gillburg Community died Friday, January 3, 2025 in a local nursing home. Born in Vance County on February 22, 1940, he was the son of the late Norman W. Edwards and Estelle Stokes Edwards. He graduated from the old Zeb Vance High School in 1958, retired from Roses Stores, Inc, where he...
Jesse Lynn Meacham
Jan 3, 2025
OXFORD- Mr. Jesse Lynn Meacham, age 91, a resident of Dorsey Rd., passed away Friday January 3, 2025 at Maria Parham Health. Born in Wake County on November 16, 1933, he was the son of the late Jesse Gothran Meacham and Aileen Denton Meacham. He was the former Manager of Henderson Laundry and Dry Cleaners, and was a member of...
Wanda Maragni Liberatore
Jan 3, 2025
OXFORD- Wanda Maragni Liberatore, 93, of Mistletoe Lane, died Friday, January 3, 2025 at her home. Born June 25, 1931 in Sant’Eusanio, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Emma Maragni and Giuliano Maragni and was the widow of Nestore Liberatore. She attended St. James Catholic Church. Known for her excellent cooking, she also enjoyed gardening, knitting and was...
Linda W. Vaughan
Jan 1, 2025
HENDERSON- Linda Faye West Vaughan, 78, of NC Hwy 39 North, died Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at her home. Born July 3, 1946 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Lois Abbott West and Bonnie Lee West. She was the former property manager at Quail Ridge Apartments. Linda was a founding member of Gospel Independent Baptist Church...
Sandra Waters Massey
Dec 31, 2024
HENDERSON- Sandra Grace Waters Massey, 79, of Pollyanna Road, died peacefully December 31, 2024 at her home. Born March 30, 1945 in Lenoir County, she was the daughter of the late Kathleen Small Waters and Julian Owen Waters. She retired from J& J Textiles where she worked as a quality control supervisor. Sandra enjoyed gardening and watching humming birds. A...
Estelle Mayton Phillips
Dec 30, 2024
Estelle Mayton Phillips, 87, of Kenbridge, VA, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 30, 2024, with her family by her side. She is preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Gordon Phillips. Estelle is survived by her four children, Janie Skelton of Victoria, Jean Jennings of Kenbridge, Ann Lawson (Franky) of Henderson, North Carolina, and John Phillips (Bonnie)...
Charles Lesley Bracken
Dec 26, 2024
HENDERSON – Charles Lesley Bracken, 90, of Nottingham Court, died Thursday, December 26, 2024 in Florida. Born, February 15, 1934 in Chattanooga, TN, he was the son of the late Willie Juanita Brown and Ernest Leroy Bracken. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy and fought in the Korean War. He retired after 30 years, from Ben Hill...
Laura Wieland Rubin
Dec 23, 2024
HENDERSON- Laura Sue Wieland Rubin, 86, of Hedrick Drive, died Monday, December 23, 2024 at ECU Health. Born May 4, 1938 in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Icz Wieland and Ernest Anthony Wieland. She is survived by her husband, Ronald J. Rubin of the home; her son, Ronald “Ron” Douglas Morgan (Susan) of Macclesfield, NC;...
Philip Andrew Robertson
Dec 22, 2024
HENDERSON-Philip Andrew Robertson, age 45, passed away Sunday December 22, 2024, at Maria Parham Health. Born June 5, 1979 in Vance Co., he was the son of Arthur Thomas Robertson III and Velma Smith Robertson of Henderson. Philip was a member of Freedom Life Church of God, the Salvation Army Church, and was formerly employed at Carolina Quality and the...
Travis Roger Whitley
Dec 22, 2024
HENDERSON - Travis Roger Whitley, age 83, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2024, after a long illness. Travis was born on April 6, 1941, in Wake County, where he grew up and spent most of his life. He lived in Henderson for the last 20 years. He was a proud graduate of Needham Broughton High School and Campbell University,...
Marjorie Westfall Kimball
Dec 16, 2024
HENDERSON- Marjorie Louise Westfall Kimball, 82, of Hicksboro Road, died Monday, December 16, 2024 at Duke University Medical Center. Born October 24, 1942 in Tioga County, NY, she was the daughter of the late Catherine Ferris Rivenburgh and Myron Westfall and was the step-daughter of the late Arthur Rivenburgh and the widow of Alan B. Kimball, Sr. Marjorie retired from...
Hazel Wilson Hamm
Dec 16, 2024
HENDERSON – Hazel Wilson Hamm, 93, a former resident of W. Parker Street, died Monday, December 16, 2024 at Granville House in Oxford. Born March 1, 1931 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Maggie Paschall Wilson and William Lee Wilson, and was the widow of Johnny Hartwell Hamm. She was a member of North Henderson Baptist...
Doris Grissom Saunders
Dec 12, 2024
PINETOPS- Doris Furman Grissom Saunders, 97, died Thursday, December 12, 2024 at The Bridges of Hendricks Creek. Born June 6, 1927 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Effie Reames Grissom and Newman Clifton Grissom, Sr. She was a member of Durham Memorial Baptist Church and Fuller Chapel Christian Church. She retired from Monsanto where she was...
M. Dianne Ellis Moss
Dec 11, 2024
HENDERSON- Dianne Ellis Moss, 69, of Southerland Mill Road, died Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at her home. Born October 11, 1955 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Helen Rebecca “Becky” Ellis Jones and James “Putt” Ellis. Heaven gained an Angel on December 11th. Dianne was a kind loving mother, daughter, sister and grandmother. She loved her...
C. Wyvonne Wilkerson Owen
Dec 11, 2024
Ashland, VA- Claudia Wyvonne Wilkerson Owen, 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville, VA, surrounded by her family. A resident of Hanover Manor Assisted Living in Ashland, VA, Wyvonne was formerly a resident of Oxford, NC. She was born May 9, 1934 to the late Annie Laurie Currin Wilkerson and William...
Donna Overby Abbott
Dec 9, 2024
KNIGHTDALE – Donna Lyn Overby Abbott, 65, of Windward Passage, died Monday, December 9, 2024, at Rex Hospital after a long battle with Breast Cancer. Donna was born into the loving, small town home of Kathleen Tomlinson Overby and the late Marvin Durant Overby Jr. She spent her childhood in Axtell, NC with her sassy little dog Trixie Lyn, her...
Bruce Edward Beal
Dec 8, 2024
HENDERSON- Bruce Edward Beal, 79, of Brentwood Lane, died Sunday, December 8, 2024 at his home. Born October 26, 1945 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Mary Frances Short Beal and Lewis Walter Beal, Sr. Bruce was a self-employed carpenter and contractor and was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 13,...
