Edwin Robertson Robertson
Nov 18, 2017
HENDERSON- Edwin Jackson Robertson, age 66, a resident of 2801 Vicksboro Rd. died Saturday November 18, 2017 at Maria Parham Health. Born on April 14, 1951 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Walter Robertson and Rose Jackson Robertson. He was retired from Revlon and was a solider of the Salvation Army. Funeral services will be held...
Elizabeth Johnson Robbins
Nov 17, 2017
HENDERSON-Elizabeth Johnson Robbins, 72, a resident of 230 Garden Walk Drive, died Friday, November 17, 2017, at Maria Parham Health.Born on July 17, 1945 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Graham Walter Johnson and Lucy Lee Johnson.She was retired from Revlon and attended Blessed Hope Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 am...
Leonard Wayne Bennett
Nov 7, 2017
Chesterfield, VA-Leonard Wayne Bennett, 61 of Chesterfield, VA, formerly of Henderson, passed away suddenly Tuesday November 7th at Chippenham Hospital. Born on March 9th, 1956, in Vance County, he was the son of the late June Knott Bennett Finch and the late SMSgt (Ret) James Henry Bennett and the stepson of Crawford and Sheila Finch of Henderson. He was the...
Ernest Vernon Pate, Jr.
Nov 5, 2017
BOLOVIA-Ernest Vernon "Bucky" Pate, Jr., 78, died Sunday, November 5, 2017. Bucky was born in Winston-Salem, NC, on June 30, 1939, to the late Ernest V. Pate, Sr. and Ellen Wells Pate. He was a graduate of Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, VA., and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Bucky founded Typography Studio, Inc., and raised his...
James Mcmillin Stevenson
Nov 5, 2017
HENDERSON- James McMillin Stevenson, 81, a resident of Henderson, diedSunday, November 5, 2017 at Rex Hospital.Born in Vance County onOctober 18, 1936, Jim was the son of the late George Edward Stevenson, Jr. and Sue Belle McMillin Stevenson.He was a Veteran of the United States Army and an architect. A graveside funeral will be held Thursday at 2pm at Elmwood...
Brenda Walser Beck
Nov 4, 2017
HENDERSON-Brenda Walser Beck, 75, a resident of Henderson, died Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the William M. Dunlap Hospice Center in Raleigh.Born on October 7, 1942 in Davidson County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Gray Walser and Elizabeth Jane Myers Walser. Brenda retired as Director of Admissions at Vance-Granville Community College, and was a member of the...
Frank Franklin Clay
Nov 2, 2017
JACKSONVILLE, FL.-Thomas Franklin "Frank" Clay, 74, formerly of Henderson and Midlothian, Virginia, died Thursday November 2, 2017, at McGraw House Hospice Center in Jacksonville, Florida.Born in Winston-Salem on December 20, 1942, he was the son of the late William Clifton Clay, Jr. and Bessie Duke Hall Clay. Frank received his BS Degree from The University of Richmond and a Masters...
William Earl Walker, Jr.
Oct 30, 2017
William Earl Walker, Jr., age 55, a resident of 180 Watkins Way, died Monday, October 30, 2017 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County on August 11, 1962 he was the son of William Earl Walker, Sr. and Rosa Abbott Walker of Henderson.Earl was employed with Century Link where he worked as an area supervisor.He was a member of Brookston...
William Earl Walker, Jr.
Oct 30, 2017
HENDERSON- William Earl Walker, Jr., age 55, a resident of 180 Watkins Way, died Monday, October 30, 2017
Velma Gilliam Gray
Oct 27, 2017
HENDERSON-Velma Gilliam Gray, 88, a resident of 1557 Peace Street, died Friday, October 27, 2017, at her home.Born in Franklin County on March 30, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Otha Lee Gilliam and Julia Brewer Gilliam, and was the widow of Alvin Curtis "A.C.: Gray, Jr. She was member of First Baptist Church Henderson.Velma retired from Rosess...
Jean Stark Grimes
Oct 24, 2017
OXFORD- Mrs. Anna Jean Stark Grimes, age 65, a resident of 2450 Burnside Road, died Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at her home.Born in Wake County on August 26, 1952, Jean was a member or the Oxford Orphanage family and graduated from John Nichols High School in Oxford in 1971.She retired from Tioga County, NY where she worked as an advocate...
Eddie Lawrence Short
Oct 21, 2017
HENDERSON-Eddie Lawrence Short, 60, a resident of 119 Deerfield Run, died Saturday, October 21, 2017 at his home.Born on January 2, 1957 in Alexandria, Virginia, he was the son of Howard W. Short and Juanita F. Kennedy Short of Norlina. He was a former manager ofLowes Food Stores. Eddie was a member of Johnston CaswellMasonic Lodge # 10in Warrenton. He...
Samuel Wilbur Brummitt, Sr.
Oct 20, 2017
HENDERSON- It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Samuel Wilbur Brummitt, Sr., age 81, of Henderson on October 20, 2017. He was born in Henderson on December 13, 1935 to the late Mattie Adcock Brummitt and Harold B. Brummitt. Sam touched many lives and was a pillar of his community. Sam received his B.S. in Textile...
Roy Carlton Newhouse
Oct 19, 2017
HENDERSON- Roy Carlton Newhouse, Sr., age 76, a resident of 55 Daniel Harris Road, died Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Universal Health Care in Oxford.Born in Vance County on September 23, 1941, he was the son of the late John Newhouse, Sr. and Velma West Newhouse.Roy was a farmer and was retired from H.G. Reynolds where he worked as a...
Thomas "Ranger" O. Wilkerson
Oct 19, 2017
KITTRELL- Mr. Thomas Olin "Ranger" Wilkerson, age 81, a resident of 5700 Raleigh Road, died Thursday, October 19, 2017 at his home.Born in Vance County on December 15, 1935 he was the son of the late Hartwell S. Wilkerson and Rena George Wilkerson.Ranger was a well known and well respected lifelong member of the Henderson Community.He retired from the City...
Linda Sue Watson Lassiter
Oct 16, 2017
HENDERSON-Linda Sue Watson Lassiter, age 66, a resident of 450 Cedar Street, died Monday, October 16, 2017 at Duke University Hospital.Born on July 17, 1951 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Watson and Grace Lee Thomas Watson, and was the widow of Charles Thomas Lassiter, Sr.Mrs. Lassiter was a member of Celebrations Church in Oxford....
Linda Sue Watson Lassiter
Oct 16, 2017
HENDERSON-Linda Sue Watson Lassiter, age 66, a resident of 450 Cedar Street, died Monday, October 16, 2017 at Duke University Hospital.Born on July 17, 1951 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Watson and Grace Lee Thomas Watson, and was the widow of Charles Thomas Lassiter, Sr.Mrs. Lassiter was a member of Celebrations Church in Oxford....
Mary Elizabeth Satterwhite
Oct 16, 2017
HENDERSON-Mary Elizabeth Satterwhite, 94, a former resident of S. Cooper Drive, died Monday, October 16, 2017, in a local nursing home.Born on November 28, 1922 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Hertford Ayscue Satterwhite and Fannie Ellington Satterwhite. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 am at Sunset Gardens by Pastor Will Breedlove. She...
Charles Lewis Gardner
Oct 15, 2017
HENDERSON-Charles Lewis Gardner, 74, a resident of 488 Club Pond Road, died Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Duke University Hospital.Born on February 5, 1943 in Edgecombe Co., he was the son of Harvard Batchelor Gardner of Rocky Mount and the late Dorothy Louise Braswell Gardner. Charles was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving in Vietnam, and was the...
Frances Stone Fuller
Oct 9, 2017
KITTRELL- Frances Overton Stone Fuller, 88, a resident of 2180 Rocky Ford Road, went to her eternal home on Monday, October 9, 2017. Born on July 15, 1929 in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. Stone and Nellie Pearl Peoples Stone, and was the widow of Thelbert Leland Fuller. Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister,...
