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Patsy Deeann Edwards
Sep 5, 2017
KITTRELL-Patsy DeeAnn Wortham Edwards, 76, a resident of 1794 Egypt Mountain Road, died Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Duke University Hospital.Born in Vance County on July 9, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Paul Wortham and Letha Wallace Grissom, and was the widow of Woodrow Wilson Edwards, Jr.Patsy was retired from Americal and was a member of Freedom...
Frances Ellington Robinson
Sep 3, 2017
Frances Ellington Robinson, age 74, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2017 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC.She was being cared for by Spring Arbor Alzheimers Memory Care in Rock Hill, SC that is near her son in Charlotte.Frances was born in Vance County on January 29, 1943 to the late W. Henry Ellington and Eula Mae Ellington...
Julia Shook Neal
Aug 31, 2017
Julia "Judy" Shook Neal, 73, a resident of 224 Vaughan Road, died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at her home. Born in Catawba County on July 3, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Mae Herman Shook and Eulan Lester Shook. She was the Manager of Golden Skillet Restaurant for over 20 years. A memorial service will be held on...

George Rose Watkins Iii
Aug 30, 2017
George Rose "Tripp" Watkins, III, 24, a resident of 2005 Brookrun Road, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at his home.Tripp was born in Henderson on January 1, 1993 and was the son of Gayle Irvin Watkins and George Rose "Chip" Watkins, Jr. of Henderson.He was a 2011 graduate of Kerr-Vance Academy and attended East Carolina University.While in high school he...
James Richard Harris, Jr.
Aug 29, 2017
- Mr. James Richard Harris, Jr. age 87, a resident of 1245 Park Ave, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at a local nursing home.Born in Craven County on September 22, 1929, he was the son of the late Betty Berry Harris and James Richard Harris, Sr.Mr. Harris was a member of Rock Spring Baptist Church.He served in the National Guard...
Henry Howard Buchanan
Aug 29, 2017
Henry Howard Buchanan, 92, a resident of Vance County, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at his home.Born on May 29, 1925 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Alex Buchanan and Ethel Edwards Buchanan.A career Veteran of the Untied States Navy, he proudly served in both World War II and the Korean War.He was retired from the...
Daniel Currin Wilkerson
Aug 28, 2017
OXFORD- Daniel Currin "Danny" Wilkerson, age 73, a resident of 7041 Huntsboro Road, died Monday, August 28, 2017 at his home.He was born at the Wilkerson Family home place in Granville County on May 2, 1944 to Annie Laurie Currin Wilkerson and William Alexander "Willie" Wilkerson.Danny retired from farming after 45 years and was currently the owner and operator of...
Franklin Thomas Whittemore
Aug 26, 2017
HENDERSON-Franklin Thomas Whittemore, 66, a resident of 1712 Wendover Road, died Saturday, August 26, 2017, at his home.Born on August 26, 1951 in Vance County, he was the son of Thomas Franklin Whittemore and Amy Guerrant Whittemore of Henderson.Thomas retired from the North Carolina National Guard where he served 27 years and was retired from Sears where he worked for...
Rebecca Bissett Daniels
Aug 24, 2017
Rebecca Jane Bissett Daniels, 81, a resident of 58 Ridge Circle Road, died Thursday, August 24, 2017, at her home.Born in Vance County on March 21, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Gregory Bissett and Nona Lula Massey Bissett.She was a Veteran of the United States Navy and was formerly employed with the Vance County School Food Service,...

John Madison Foster
Aug 17, 2017
HENDERSONMr. John Madison Foster, age 76, of 215 Turner Lane, died Thursday, Aug.17, 2017, at UNC Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. Born in Vance County on Jan. 21, 1941, he was the son of the late John Kitt Foster Jr. and Esther Robertson Foster. Johnny was a member of The Church of The Holy Innocents where he currently served on...
Carmen Bawaan Stainback
Aug 14, 2017
HENDERSON-Carmen Bawaan Stainback, age 71, of Henderson, died on August 14, 2017 at her home.She was born on February 6, 1946 in Seaside, Californiaand was retired from Mallincroft. She is survived by two half-brothers; three step-children, Jason, Daniel, and Holly; and her mother-in-law and father-in law, Nancy Vaughan Stainback and Bobby Stainback of Raleigh.In addition to her parents and step-father,...
Carmen Bawaan Stainback
Aug 14, 2017
Carmen Bawaan Stainback, age 71, of Henderson, died on August 14, 2017 at her home.She was born on February 6, 1946 in Seaside, Californiaand was retired from Mallincroft. She is survived by two half-brothers; three step-children, Jason, Daniel, and Holly; and her mother-in-law and father-in law, Nancy Vaughan Stainback and Bobby Stainback of Raleigh.In addition to her parents and step-father,...
Carmen Bawaan Stainback
Aug 14, 2017
HENDERSON-Carmen Bawaan Stainback, age 71, of Henderson, died on August 14, 2017 at her home.She was born on February 6, 1946 in Seaside, Californiaand was retired from Mallincroft. She is survived by two half-brothers; three step-children, Jason, Daniel, and Holly; and her mother-in-law and father-in law, Nancy Vaughan Stainback and Bobby Stainback of Raleigh.In addition to her parents and step-father,...
Betty Pegram
Aug 13, 2017
Betty Jean Patterson Pegram, 81, a resident of 2725 Stewart Farm Road, died Sunday, August 13, 2017, at Litchford Falls Healthcare and Rehab, in Raleigh. Born on December 25, 1935 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Thomas Patterson and Golden Girldine Abbott Patterson.Betty Jean was a retired nurse at Maria Parham Hospital.She was a member...
Christy Ann Worley
Aug 12, 2017
Christy Ann Worley, age 16, a resident of 1550 Oak Ridge Church Road, died Saturday, August 12, 2017, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born on January 6, 2001 in Vance County, she was the daughter of Crystal Hedgepeth ofHenderson and Philip Gray Hunt, Sr. of Henderson. Christy was a rising Junior at Warren New Tech High School in...
Patsy Moss Simms
Aug 11, 2017
HENDERSON-Patsy Moss Simms, age 79, a resident of 1215 David Avenue, died Friday, August 11, 2017 at Sentara Meadowview Terrace in Clarksville, Virginia.Born in Vance County on June 24, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Hilmon E. Moss and Mary Greenway Moss, and was the widow of Billy Newcomb Simms. Patsy was a retired Purchasing Agent at the...
James Edward Overby, Jr.
Aug 11, 2017
OXFORD-James Edward Overby, Jr., age 74, a resident of 507 Sunset Avenue, died Friday, August 11, 2017, at Duke Regional Hospital.Born in Richmond, Virginia on February 8, 1943, he was the son of the late James Edward Overby, Sr. and Martha McCauley Overby.He was a Biological Technician for the U. S. Department of Agriculture and was a member of New...
James Earl Hamm
Aug 4, 2017
HENDERSON-James Earl Hamm, 90, a resident of Henderson, died Friday, August 4, 2017, at Duke Raleigh Hospital.Born in Greene County on June 27, 1927, he was the son of the late George B. Hamm and Hallie Mae Rose Hamm.Mr. Hamm was a retired Plant Foreman for S. T. Wooten Construction Company. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2...
Rosa Miller Ellington
Aug 2, 2017
HENDERSON- Mrs. Rosa Lee Miller Ellington, age 75, a resident of 2001 Stewart Farm Road, Henderson died Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at her home.Born on June 3, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Thomas Miller and Catherine Steed Miller.Mrs. Ellington was a member of Carey Baptist Church where funeral services will be held Saturday, August 5, 2017...
Raymond Milton Finch
Aug 1, 2017
KITTRELL- Raymond Milton Finch, age 82, a resident of 560 General Green Road, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Maria Parham Health after a brief illness. Born in Vance County on May 28, 1935, he was the son of the late Raymond Dorsey Finch and Rosa Bell West Finch. Raymond was a retired tobacco farmer and was a member of...
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