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Elizabeth Dixon Winders

Elizabeth Dixon Winders

Jun 12, 2017

HENDERSON- Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Dixon Winders, age 81, a resident of Richmond and former resident of Edgewood Drive, died Monday, June 12, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Midlothian, VA.Born in Kenly on October 12, 1935 she was the daughter of the late George Dixon and Louise Pierce Dixon.Mrs. Winders was a retired registered nurse, having worked at Puralator...

Shelia Marie Marshall

Shelia Marie Marshall

Jun 12, 2017

Sheila Marie Marshall, 54, passed away July 12, 2017 at Maria Parham Health in Henderson, NC.Born in Peabody, Massachusetts on January 15, 1963, she was the daughter of the late David J. and Corrine M. O’Neil.Sheila graduated Merrimack High School in New Hampshire, where she played for the girls softball team.While earning her B.A. in English at Plymouth State University,...

Colton Lance Lance Cottrell

Colton Lance Lance Cottrell

Jun 11, 2017

HENDERSON- Mr. Colton Lance Cottrell, age 48, a resident of 1315 Jacksontown Road died Sunday, June 11, 2017.Bornin Vance County on January 13, 1969 he was the son of Peggy Abbott Clayton of Henderson and the late Bailey Cottrell.Lance was a former manager at Mariner Finance and was employed at Tires Plus in Oxford.He was a member of Mt. Zion...

Gloria Ann Grissom

Gloria Ann Grissom

Jun 10, 2017

HENDERSON-Gloria Ann Grissom, 68, a resident of Senior Citizens Nursing Home, died Saturday, June 10, 2017.Born in Vance County on September 10, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Wilbert Grissom and Annie Abbott Girssom. Graveside services will be held Monday at 3 pm at Sunset Gardens by Rev. Todd Stout. She is survived by one sister, Becky Reaves...

Melissa Susan James

Melissa Susan James

Jun 10, 2017

MIDDLEBURG- Melissa Susan James, age 51, a resident of Clayton and Middleburg, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 at WakeMed Cary after a courageous nine year battle with cancer.Born in Fort Smith, AR on June 12, 1965 she was the daughter of Sallie Imbush ORiley of Spiro, OK and the late William Edward Howard.Melissa attended Middleburg Baptist Church where a...

Robert Lee Anderson, Sr.

Robert Lee Anderson, Sr.

Jun 9, 2017

HENDERSON-Robert Lee Anderson, Sr., 82, a resident of 136 Henry Street, died Friday, June 9, 2017, at Maria Parham Health.Born on August 16, 1934 in Wilkes County, he was the son of the late John Thomas Anderson, Sr. and Leah Lovette Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Korean War and was the...

Robert Lee Anderson, Sr.

Robert Lee Anderson, Sr.

Jun 9, 2017

HENDERSON-Robert Lee Anderson, Sr., 82, a resident of 136 Henry Street, died Friday, June 9, 2017, at Maria Parham Health.Born on August 16, 1934 in Wilkes County, he was the son of the late John Thomas Anderson, Sr. and Leah Lovette Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Korean War and was the...

Robert Lee Anderson, Sr.

Robert Lee Anderson, Sr.

Jun 9, 2017

HENDERSON-Robert Lee Anderson, Sr., 82, a resident of 136 Henry Street, died Friday, June 9, 2017, at Maria Parham Health.Born on August 16, 1934 in Wilkes County, he was the son of the late John Thomas Anderson, Sr. and Leah Lovette Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Korean War and was the...

Marie Wilson Gray

Marie Wilson Gray

Jun 9, 2017

HENDERSON-Marie Wilson Gray, 73, a resident of 724 Cardinal Drive, died Friday, June 09, 2017, at her home.Born in Vance County on June 21, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Raymond Wilson and Mary Florence Hunt Wilson and was the widow of John Lafayette Gray.Marie was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church and was the receptionist...

Martha Hoyle Duncan

Martha Hoyle Duncan

Jun 5, 2017

Martha Hoyle Duncan, age 71, a resident of 180 Quarry Lane, died Monday, June 05, 2017 at Duke Medical Center. Born in Vance Co. on March 25, 1946 she was the daughter of the late Clifton Alexander Hoyle and Mable Franklin Hoyle and was the widow of Wesley Duncan. Martha was a waitress at the former Motor Freight Truck Stop...

Evelyn Beal Jackson

Evelyn Beal Jackson

Jun 4, 2017

HENDERSON-Evelyn Beal Jackson, 86. a resident of 391 Rose Lane, in the Middleburg Community, died Sunday, June 04, 2017, at Maria Parham Health.Born on May 18, 1931 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Beal, Sr. and Mary Frances Short Beal.Evelyn was a homemaker. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 3 pm at Sunset Gardens...

Helen Belle Norwood

Helen Belle Norwood

May 31, 2017

Helen Belle Norwood, 100 years old, died Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Senior Citizens Nursing Home.She was born on September 11, 1916 in Townsville to the late John Alps and Blanche Newton Norwood.Miss Norwood was the oldest member of Rock Spring Baptist Church.Graveside funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm at Tabernacle UnitedMethodist Church by the Rev. Gary...

David Wayne Adcock

David Wayne Adcock

May 30, 2017

HENDERSON-David Wayne Adcock, age 39, a resident of Henderson, passed away on May 30, 2017 at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Born in Vance County on December 24, 1977 he was the son Susan Steed Adcock and Jerry Wayne Adcock of Henderson.David was a graduate of Northern Vance High School. He worked at Revlon in Oxford until he became ill...

Jimmy Roscoe Grissom, Jr.

Jimmy Roscoe Grissom, Jr.

May 30, 2017

OXFORD-James Roscoe "Jimmy" Grissom, Jr., age 69 a resident of Heritage Meadows Nursing Home, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017.Born on May 13, 1948 in Vance County, he was the son of the late James Roscoe Grissom, Sr. and Elizabeth Langley Grissom. No services are planned. He is survived by two nieces, Charlotte Hawthorn and Donna Clegham; and several cousins.In addition...

Cynthia Roadifer Garner

Cynthia Roadifer Garner

May 30, 2017

KITTRELL- Lottie Cynthia Roadifer Garner, age 73, of Kittrell, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center in Wilmington. Born on August 26, 1943 in Sundance, Wyoming, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Roadifer and the late Marjorie Bosworth Roadifer. She was also preceded in death by her husband of...

Bobby Wayne West, Jr.

Bobby Wayne West, Jr.

May 26, 2017

HENDERSON-Bobby Wayne West, Jr., age 48, a resident of 218 Kirby Lane, died Friday, May 26, 2017 at his home.Born on September10, 1968 in Vance County, he was the son of Annette Reed Dinwiddie of Elkin, and the late Bobby Wayne West, Sr. He was medically retired from Mastec and was a member of Freedom Life Church Of God. Funeral...

George Arthur Franklin, Jr.

George Arthur Franklin, Jr.

May 20, 2017

HENDERSON-George Arthur G.A. Franklin, Jr., age 89, a resident of 1444 Brookston Road, died Saturday, May 20, 2017, at his home.Born in Vance County on September 12, 1927, he was the son of the late George Arthur Franklin, Sr. and Louise Ross Franklin. G.A. was a Veteran of the United States Navy and was the owner and operator of Vance...

Rebekah Hicks Richardson

Rebekah Hicks Richardson

May 16, 2017

HENDERSON-Rebekah "Becky" Frazier Richardson, 80, a resident of 1284 David Avenue, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at her home.Born on May 9, 1937 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Francis Herbert Frazier and Mary Hicks Frazier, and was the widow of Bobby Ray Richardson.Mrs. Richardson was a retired accountant with the Vance County School System, and...

Sarah Weiner Boyd

Sarah Weiner Boyd

May 15, 2017

HENDERSON-Sarah Marshall Weiner Boyd, age 52, a resident of 429 Parrott Road, died Monday, May 15, 2017 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Washington, D.C. on July 29, 1964 she was the daughter of the late Gordon Millison Weiner and Patricia Hill Chopp.Sarah attended Poplar Creek Baptist Church where a memorial service will be held Friday at 2:00 P.M. by Rev....

Lucille Roberson Franklin

Lucille Roberson Franklin

May 10, 2017

HENDERSON-Lucille Roberson Franklin, 89, a resident of 1257 Ruin Creek Road, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, in a local nursing home.Born on March 23, 1928 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Claude M. Roberson and Lizzie Bell Robinson Roberson.She was a homemaker and a member of West End Baptist Church, the Open Door Sunday School Class...

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