Patsy Norwood Collier
Dec 11, 2017
Patsy Ann Norwood Collier, age 72, a resident of 1017 Hughes Street and formally of Gilburg, died Monday, December 11, 2017, at her home.Born in Durham County on June 27, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Mary Lea Leona Norwood Southhall, and was the widow of Ernest Henry Collier. Patsy was a member of Freedom Life Church of...
Frances Kay Kay West
Dec 6, 2017
Frances Kay Roberson West, age 65, a resident of 515 S. Cooper Drive, died Wednesday December 6, 2017, at her home.Born on March 2, 1952 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Ollie Roberson and Julia Collins Roberson, and was the widow of Larry Sidney West.She was the manager of the former Beckhams Barbeque and Seafood. She...
Charles Allen Hedgepeth
Dec 4, 2017
HENDERSON- Charles Allen Hedgepeth, age 75, a resident of 138 Roberts Ave, died December 4, 2017 at his home.Born in Vance County on May 8, 1942 he was the son of the late Oscar Hedgepeth and Zelma Twisdale Hedgepeth.He was retired from Americal where he was a superintendant.He was a member of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church and the Living...
Nell Eugenia Burnette Averette
Dec 3, 2017
Nell Eugenia Burnette Averette, 95, a former resident of 7509 Hicksboro Road, died Sunday, December 03, 2017, in a local nursing home. Born on July 10, 1922 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie B. Burnette and Claudia Smith Burnette, and was the widow of Claude Swanson Averette to whom she was married to for 56...
Frances Lovelace Vernon
Dec 3, 2017
HENDERSON- Frances Lovelace Vernon, age 90, a resident of Henderson and formerly of Eden and Warrenton, died Sunday, December 3, 2017 at her home.Born in Wilkes County on October 22, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Lovelace and Minnie Hunt Lovelace.Mrs. Vernon was a member of First United Methodist Church, where a memorial service will be...
Juanita Matthews Fuller
Nov 29, 2017
KITTRELL-Juanita Matthews Fuller, age 77, a resident of 67 Rocky Ford Road, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at Maria Parham Health.Born on February 7, 1940 in Mecklenburg County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Mabel Matthews.She was a retired bookkeeper at the former A & P Grocery Store and was a member of New Sandy Creek Baptist Church....
Joseph Earl Penny
Nov 28, 2017
HENDERSON-Joseph Earl Penny, 76, a resident of 118 Southern Ave, died Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Wake County on June 11, 1941, he was the son of the late Ruben Penny and Carrie-Lee Stanley Penny.Earl was retired from Novo Nordisk where he was a supervisor. He was a member of South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church where...
Rhonda Felts Ellis
Nov 26, 2017
Rhonda Felts Ellis, 55, a resident of 313 Pinewood Drive, died Sunday, November 26, 2017 at her home.Born on January 1, 1962 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Felts and Nancy Griffin Felts and was the widow of Michael Lynn Ellis. Rhonda was a private duty nurse and attended Blessed Hope Baptist Church. Funeral services...
Kathy Stevens Granger
Nov 24, 2017
Kathy Stevens Granger, age 55, a resident of 1514 Kelly Road, died Friday, November 24, 2017, at her home.Born in Halifax County, Virginia on October 19, 1962, she was the daughter of Nancy Ward Stevens of Halifax, Virginia and the late Lewis Stevens. Kathy was a former Manager at Royal Home Fashions and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church....
Helen Faye Champion
Nov 22, 2017
Helen Faye Hicks Champion, 51, a resident of 353 Southall Street, died Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at Maria Parham Health.Born on May 22, 1966 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Ford Hicks, Jr. and Mary Helen Prewer Hicks. She attended Victory Baptist Church. The family will receive friends and family to celebrate her life from...
Helen Faye Champion
Nov 22, 2017
Helen Faye Hicks Champion, 51, a resident of 353 Southall Street, died Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at Maria Parham Health.Born on May 22, 1966 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Ford Hicks, Jr. and Mary Helen Prewer Hicks. She attended Victory Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held at a later date. She is...
Helen Faye Champion
Nov 22, 2017
Helen Faye Hicks Champion, 51, a resident of 353 Southall Street, died Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at Maria Parham Health.Born on May 22, 1966 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Ford Hicks, Jr. and Mary Helen Prewer Hicks. She attended Victory Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held at a later date. She is...
Chester Carl Ellington, Jr.
Nov 21, 2017
Chester Carl Ellington, Jr., age 72, a resident of 1415 St. Andrews Church Road, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Duke University Hospital.Born on January 12, 1945 in Granville County, he was the son of the late Chester Carl Ellington, Sr. and Ruth Grace Allgood Ellington.Carl was a retired Lieutenant with the Vance County Sheriffs Department and attended Tabernacle United...
Dorothy Stainback Twisdale
Nov 20, 2017
HENDERSON-Dorothy Stainback Twisdale, 87, a resident of 400 Rice Road, died Monday, November 20, 2017 at her home.Born on March 29, 1930 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late James C. Stainback and Lela Norwood Stainback. Mrs. Twisdale was retired as a Head Supervisor at Russell Stover Candy Co. in Clarksville, Virginia and was a member of...
Nina Soles Carroll
Nov 20, 2017
HENDERSON- Nina Faye Soles Carroll, 74, a resident of 322 Mitchell Street, died Monday, November 20, 2017 at her home.Born in Columbus County on May 30, 1943, she was the daughter of James Veron Soles and Mabel McCraken Soles, and was the widow of Ralph Edward Carroll. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 am in the J. M....
Irma Vandyke Ellington
Nov 19, 2017
Irma VanDyke Ellington, 74, a resident of 1415 St. Andrews Church Road, died Sunday, November 19, 2017, at her home.Born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia on February 2, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Zack Lee VanDyke and Pansy Jones Tat VanDyke.Irma was a retired Detective with the Henderson Police Department, of which she was the first female Detective.She...
Edwin Robertson Robertson
Nov 18, 2017
HENDERSON- Edwin Jackson Robertson, age 66, a resident of 2801 Vicksboro Rd. died Saturday November 18, 2017 at Maria Parham Health. Born on April 14, 1951 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Walter Robertson and Rose Jackson Robertson. He was retired from Revlon and was a solider of the Salvation Army. Funeral services will be held...
Elizabeth Johnson Robbins
Nov 17, 2017
HENDERSON-Elizabeth Johnson Robbins, 72, a resident of 230 Garden Walk Drive, died Friday, November 17, 2017, at Maria Parham Health.Born on July 17, 1945 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Graham Walter Johnson and Lucy Lee Johnson.She was retired from Revlon and attended Blessed Hope Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 am...
Leonard Wayne Bennett
Nov 7, 2017
Chesterfield, VA-Leonard Wayne Bennett, 61 of Chesterfield, VA, formerly of Henderson, passed away suddenly Tuesday November 7th at Chippenham Hospital. Born on March 9th, 1956, in Vance County, he was the son of the late June Knott Bennett Finch and the late SMSgt (Ret) James Henry Bennett and the stepson of Crawford and Sheila Finch of Henderson. He was the...
Ernest Vernon Pate, Jr.
Nov 5, 2017
BOLOVIA-Ernest Vernon "Bucky" Pate, Jr., 78, died Sunday, November 5, 2017. Bucky was born in Winston-Salem, NC, on June 30, 1939, to the late Ernest V. Pate, Sr. and Ellen Wells Pate. He was a graduate of Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, VA., and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Bucky founded Typography Studio, Inc., and raised his...
