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Lebert A. Howes

Lebert A. Howes

Feb 24, 2018

HENDERSON - Mr. Lebert Andre Howes, Sr., age 88, of 216 Yowland Road, Henderson, NC, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at his home surrounded by family.Lebert was born in Micro, NC on August 13, 1929 to the late Barden Jackson and Ophelia Batten Howes. Mr. Howes earned his bachelors degree in English and History from Atlantic Christian College where he...

Jimmy Robertson

Jimmy Robertson

Feb 21, 2018

James Melvin "Jimmy" Robertson, 69, a resident of 345 Southerland Mill Road, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Wake Med Hospital.Born on August 3, 1948 in Vance County, he was the son of the late William Edgar Robertson and Lillie Mae Wright Robertson.Jimmy was a retired Maintenance Supervisor at M. R. Williams, Inc. A graveside service will be held Saturday...

Jimmy Gordon Adams

Jimmy Gordon Adams

Feb 15, 2018

Jimmy Gordon Adams, age 76, a resident of 731 Lakeview Drive passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Duke University Hospital. Born on March 2, 1941, in Vance County, he was the son of the late Raymond Alexander Adams and Edith Breedlove Adams, and was the widower of Aline Thompson Adams. Jimmy was a veteran of the United States...

Durwood "Tommy" Thomas Watkins Jr.

Durwood "Tommy" Thomas Watkins Jr.

Feb 14, 2018

EMERALD ISLE- Durwood Thomas "Tommy" Watkins, Jr., 65, a resident of 1300 Oakridge Ave., Henderson, and 119 Bogue Inlet Dr., died Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Carteret Health Care in Morehead City.Born in Vance County on March 12, 1952, he was the son of Durwood Thomas Watkins, Sr. and Clarice Coghill Watkins of Henderson.Tommy was a Veteran of the United...

Keith Tucker West

Keith Tucker West

Feb 12, 2018

SMITHFIELD-Keith Tucker West, Jr., age 43, a resident of 4512 Stevens-Sausage Road, died Monday, February 12, 2018 from injuries received in an accident. Born on March 3, 1974 in Vance County, he was the son of Carol Faucette Harris of Henderson and the late Keith Tucker West, Sr.He was an employee of Hoyles Tire and Axel. Funeral services will be...

Roy Zedekiah Bush

Roy Zedekiah Bush

Feb 10, 2018

HENDERSON- Roy Zedekiah Bush, age 82, a resident of 1716 Lynne Avenue died Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Maria Parham Health. Born in Leesville, South Carolina, on August 21, 1935, he was the son of the late James Felder and Sarah Watkins Bush. Mr. Bush moved to Henderson in 1960. He was a retired truck driver, a profession he began...

William Graham Wortham, Sr.

William Graham Wortham, Sr.

Feb 10, 2018

HENDERSON-William Graham "Bill" Wortham, Sr., age 87, a resident of Beaver Dam Road, died peacefully on February 10, 2018, surrounded by his loving family at Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. Born on October 6, 1930 and raised in Henderson, he was the son of the late Clarence Samuel Wortham and Annie Mae Nash Wortham. Bill...

Robert Curtis Curtis Gill

Robert Curtis Curtis Gill

Feb 10, 2018

LOUISBURG-Robert Curtis Gill, 70, a former resident of the Cokesbury Community, and a resident of Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Saturday, February 10, 2018.Born in Vance County on September 24, 1947, he was the son of the late John Hunter Gill and Bessie Wortham Gill.He was a Veteran of the United States Army serving in Vietnam.He was retired...

Peggy Hinson Mason

Peggy Hinson Mason

Feb 7, 2018

WILMINGTON- Peggy Hinson Mason, 80, a former resident of Parker Lane in Henderson, died February 7, 2018 in Wilmington.Born in Chapel Hill on May 20, 1937 she was the daughter of the late John H. Hinson and Myrtle Parks Hinson and was the widow of Ralph Newman Mason, Sr.Peggy attended Womans College of North Carolina, now the University of North...

Margot Helene Hunter

Margot Helene Hunter

Feb 6, 2018

CLARKSVILLE, VA-Margot Helene Hunter, 81, a resident of 146 Westward Pike, died Tuesday, February 06, 2018, at Granville Medical Center in Oxford. She was born in Germany on October 25, 1936, and is survived by her husband, Sammy Ray Hunter.

Margot Helene Hunter

Margot Helene Hunter

Feb 6, 2018

CLARKSVILLE,VA-Margot Helene Pesch Hunter, 81, a resident of 146 Westward Pike, died Tuesday, February 06, 2018, at Granville Medical Center in Oxford. Born in Germany on October 25, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Helene Pesch, and was a member of Rock Spring Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held Sunday February 11, 2018 at...

Dr. Roy Everett De Brand

Dr. Roy Everett De Brand

Feb 6, 2018

HENDERSON- Dr. Roy Everett De Brand, 75, of 1851 Parker Lane, died Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Duke University Medical Center.Born in Portsmouth, VA on October 28, 1942 he was the son of the late Everett F. De Brand and Mary Saxon De Brand. He obtained his Doctorate of Philosophy and Doctorate of Theology from Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort...

Annie Lee Elliott Cahill

Annie Lee Elliott Cahill

Feb 5, 2018

OXFORD-Annie Lee Elliott Cahill, 79, a former resident of Crawford Currin Rd in Oxford, passed away at Brantwood Nursing Center on Monday, February 5, 2018. Born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia on July 29, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Ira Lee Elliott and Anna Bell Burns Elliott. Annie Lee was a dedicated military wife while her late husband,...

Christie Robinson Twisdale

Christie Robinson Twisdale

Jan 30, 2018

Christie Robinson Twisdale, 71, a resident of 1462 Ruin Creek Road, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2017 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County on May 29, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Thurman William Robinson and Rosa Johnson Robinson and was the widow of Charles Michael Mike Twisdale. Christie worked at Heads Up Hair Design, and...

Tammy Anderson Ross

Tammy Anderson Ross

Jan 28, 2018

Tammy Anderson Ross, 57, a resident of 722 Lake View Road, died Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Maria Parham Health. Born on July 31, 1960 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Cecil Anderson and Thelma Mosley Anderson. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday at 3 PM at Oakwood Cemetery in Louisburg by the Rev....

Mary Ann Edwards Brame

Mary Ann Edwards Brame

Jan 27, 2018

KITTRELL-Mary Ann Edwards Brame, 80, a resident of 5920 Raleigh Road, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018.Born in Vance County on December 16, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Plummer Edwards, Sr. and Jettie Coghill Edwards. She was much loved by her family and all who knew her.She loved her family better than herself.Throughout her life,...

Randy Rose

Randy Rose

Jan 26, 2018

HENDERSON-Douglas Randall "Randy" Rose, age 67, a resident of 169 Furman Lane, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018, in a local nursing home.Born on March 5, 1950 in Vance County he was the son of the late Douglas F. Rose and Ruby Champion Rose. Randy was a retired Fire Fighter/EMT from the Vance County Fire Department, and was the...

George Emery Heaton

George Emery Heaton

Jan 25, 2018

George Emery Heaton, age 65, a resident of 56 Black Horse Lane, died Thursday, January 25, 2018 at his home. Born November 12, 1952 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Wilmer Heaton and Dorothy Rhoadarmer Heaton.George was a retired mortgage broker at Capital Mortgage Company and was a member of Plank Chapel United Methodist Church. A...

Tommie Ray Floyd

Tommie Ray Floyd

Jan 24, 2018

NASHVILLE-Tommie Ray Floyd, age 66, a resident of 2976 Rose Loop Road, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at his home.Born on July 17, 1951 in Nash County, he was the son of the late Earl Randolph Floyd and Agnes Rackley Floyd.He was retired from Eastern Processing Tobacco Company and was a member of Elm Grove Baptist Church in Nashville. A...

Martha Mcdaniel Pruitt

Martha Mcdaniel Pruitt

Jan 23, 2018

HENDERSON- Martha McDaniel Pruitt, 69, of 524 High Street, Henderson, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County on November 19, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Thomas William McDaniel, Sr. and Mary Weaver McDaniel. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery by Rev....

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