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...
Charles Michael Twisdale
Jul 31, 2017
HENDERSON-Charles Michael Mike Twisdale, age 66, a resident of 1462 Ruin Creek Road, died Monday, July 31, 2017, at Hock Family Pavilion.Born on November 21, 1950 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Louise Overby Twisdale and Charlie Sidney Twisdale.Mike was a retired supervisor at the former Roses Warehouse.Hewas an avid hunter and fisherman, and enjoyed playing...
Louise Overby Twisdale
Jul 28, 2017
HENDERSON-Louise Overby Twisdale, 92, of 3131 Hicksboro Road, died Friday, July 28, 2017.Born in Vance County on November 1, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Parry lee Overby and Lizzie Daniel Overby, and was the widow of Charlie Sidney Twisdale.Mrs. Twisdale was a retired Supervisor at the former Laurens Glass Co., and was a member of Gospel Independent...
Anita Cleeland Hurley
Jul 28, 2017
HENDERSON-Anita Joanne Cleeland Hurley, 73, a resident of 149 Waters Edge Loop,died Friday, July 28, 2017 at Maria Parham Health. Born on September 13, 1943 in Burbank, California, she was the daughter of the late John West Cleeland, Sr. and Marjorie Eloise Winfield Cleeland. She was a graduate of San Diego State and was formerly employed with Lowes Home Improvement...
Eugene Thomas Murphy, Sr.
Jul 23, 2017
HENDERSON-Eugene Thomas Murphy, Sr., 91, a resident of 546 Sagefield Drive, died Sunday, July 23, 2017, in a local nursing home.Born in Vance County on March 9, 1926, he was the son of the late Sam Croman Murphy and Pearl Burnett Murphy. Mr. Murphy was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving during World War II, and was retired...
James Axam Hall
Jul 19, 2017
HENDERSON-James Axam Hall, Jr., 82, a resident of 1751 Spring Valley Lake Road, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at his home.Born on June 14, 1935 in Birchardville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late James A. Hall, Sr. and Lou Shelp Hall. Mr. Hall was a Veteran of the United States Army.He was a Master Mason, a former member...
Sigvard Bernhard Johnson
Jul 19, 2017
RALEIGH- Sigvard Bernhard Johnson, 84, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh. Sig, "The Swedish Handyman," born in Greenwich, CT on December 6, 1932, was the son of the late Axel Evert Johnson and Ebba Bjorkman Johnson. He was a Veteran, having served in the United States Air Force from 1950-1955 stationed in Paris, France. His professional...
Lewis Howard Edwards
Jul 13, 2017
Lewis Howard Edwards, 70, a resident of 2412 Oxford Road, died Thursday, July 13, 2017.Born on October 30, 1946 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Norman Wade Edwards and Estelle Stokes Edwards.He was a retired Human Resource Manager for H. J. Heinz Pickle Plant. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 3 pm in the...
Charlene Jensen Hanford
Jul 11, 2017
Charlene Jensen Hanford, 82, a resident of 69 Dabney Woods Dr., died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Duke Regional Hospital.Born on March 12, 1935 in Brainerd, Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late Ira Jensen and Sue Stanton Griffin. Charlene was a member of Fuller Chapel Christian Church.She was the co-founder and President of the Vance County Association of...
Breda O. Frazier
Jul 9, 2017
Breda O’Shea "Betty" Frazier, age 88, a resident of Henderson, died Sunday, July 9, 2017, at her home.Born on July 24, 1928 in Kilkee, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late John O’Shea and Jane Costelloe O’Shea, and was the widow of Julius Mabry Frazier. Mrs. Frazier was a member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church and attended Clearview Church....
Sally Coghill Guerrant
Jul 8, 2017
HENDERSON-Mrs. Sally Coghill Watkins Guerrant, 83, a former resident of Edwards Road, died Saturday, July 08, 2017, in a local nursing home.Born on July 11, 1933 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Maurice Lee Coghill, Sr. and Gladys Woodlief Coghill, and was the widow of John W. Watkins, Sr. and Johnny Frank Guerrant. Mrs. Guerrant was...
Edna Harp King
Jul 5, 2017
HENDERSON-Edna Harp King, 89, a resident of 3095 N. Lynnbank Road, died Wednesday, July 05, 2017, in a local nursing home.Born on November 16, 1927 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Genie Marvin Harp and Jamie Grissom Harp, and was the widow of Nash H. King.Mrs. King was a homemaker, a member of Fuller Chapel Christian...
Lloyd Hayes Johnson
Jul 4, 2017
OXFORD-Lloyd Hayes Johnson, 70, a resident of 303 Forest Road, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.Born in Granville County on July 11, 1946, he was the son of Kathryn Baughn Johnson of Oxford and the late Lawrence H. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was the operations manager for Louisiana-Pacific and Georgia-Pacific Corporations.He was a member of Clearview...
