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Donald Wayne Bryant
Dec 17, 2017
HENDERSON- Donald Wayne Bryant, 64, of 152 Torri Drive, died Sunday, December 17, 2017 at his home.Born in Martinsville, VA on January 11, 1953, he was the son of the late Homer Olando Bryant and Evelyn Peters Bryant.Donald was retired from SureTech where he worked as a production supervisor. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 2pm in the...
Wayne Lindsey Dickerson
Dec 15, 2017
HENDERSON-Wayne Lindsey Dickerson, 62 a resident of 108 S. Vance Drive, died Friday, December 15, 2017 at his home.Born in Granville County on November 17, 1955, he was the son of Virginia Williamson Dickerson of Henderson and the late William Reaves Dickerson. He was an auto mechanic and also worked at Hibernia Park at Kerr Lake, and was a member...
Champakbhai V. Patel
Dec 15, 2017
Champakbhai Vallabhbhai Patel, 71, a resident of 1759 N. Garnett Street, died Friday, December 15, 2017, at Maria Parham Health.Born on January 12, 1946 in Ena, India, he was the son of the late Vallabhbhai Patel and Laxmiben Patel. Services will be held Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 11 am in the J. M. White Funeral Home Chapel. He is...
Perry Eugene Phillips, Jr.
Dec 11, 2017
Perry Eugene Phillips, Jr., 62, a resident of Henderson, died Monday, December 11, 2017 at his home.Born in Memphis, TN on January 13, 1955, he was the son of Peggy Ferguson Phillips and Perry Eugene Phillips, Sr. of Jackson, MS.He was an employee of Whole Foods in Durham, NC. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In...
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...
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