Obituary Listings

Recent Obituaries

Barbara May Dillard

Barbara May Dillard

Apr 21, 2017

Barbara J. May Dillard of 739 Hicksboro Road, Henderson, NC passed away April 21, 2017 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Kemp H. May and Lila S. May Jackson and the widow of the Charles H. Dillard. She is survived by a sister, Velvet M. Woodlief, two sons, Franklin H. Dillard and Russell S. Dillard of...

Gail Edwards Williams

Gail Edwards Williams

Apr 20, 2017

HENDERSON-Alice Gail Edwards Williams, age 64, a resident of 445 Abbott Road, died Thursday, April 20, 2017, at WakeMed.Born in Bellview, Illinoison January 7, 1953, she was the daughter of William Thomas "T" Edwards of Henderson and the late Alice Falkner Edwards. Mrs. Edwards was a homemaker. A private burial will be held by the family at Sunset Gardens. She...

Pearl Faulk Nowell

Pearl Faulk Nowell

Apr 16, 2017

HENDERSON- Mrs. Pearl Faulk Nowell, age 87, died Sunday, April 16, 2017 at a local nursing home.Born in Bolivia on May 11, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Hurley Faulk and Bessie Johnson Faulk.Mrs. Nowell was retired from Bowers and Burrows and a former employee of J.C. Penny and the former A.&P. Grocery Store.She was a member...

Ernestine Johnson Lewis

Ernestine Johnson Lewis

Apr 16, 2017

CREEDMOOR-Ernestine Johnson Lewis, 91, of Granville County passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Brantwood Nursing Home.Born on November 18, 1925 in Marion County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Louis C. "Nip" Lewis and Flossie Collins Johnson.She was a member of Crystal River Church of God in Henderson. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 19,...

Judy Williams Twisdale

Judy Williams Twisdale

Apr 16, 2017

HENDERSON -Judith Williams "Judy" Twisdale, age 66, a resident of 110 B Wesley Drive, died Sunday April 16, 2017 at Duke University Hospital.Born in Vance Co. on October 29, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Elvin W. Williams and Myrtle Barfield Williams, and was the widow of Lennie Jackson Twisdale.She was a retired Quality Control Manager at Royal...

Alan Bruce Kimball, Sr

Alan Bruce Kimball, Sr

Apr 15, 2017

Mr. Alan Bruce Kimball, Sr., age 77,a resident of 2719 Hicksboro Road, Henderson, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Duke Regional Hosptial in Durham.Born on September 7, 1939 in Cortland County, NY, he was the son of the late Ernest Kimball and Leila Utter Kimball.He was retired from Cornell University and was a volunteer formany Vance County organizations. A memorial...

Nancy Vaughan Murray

Nancy Vaughan Murray

Apr 13, 2017

KITTRELL-Nancy Vaughan Murray, age 82, a resident of 45 Bristol Meadows Road, died Thursday, April 13, 2017, at her home.Born in Vance County on August 1, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Paul E. Vaughan and Rachel Blake Vaughan Ellis. Mrs. Murray was a homemaker. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 pm at Victory Baptist Church...

Jeff Richardson, Sr.

Jeff Richardson, Sr.

Apr 5, 2017

Jeffrey Lee Jeff Richardson, Sr. age 61, a resident of 1471 Morgan Road, died Wednesday, April 05, 2017, at Duke Medical Center.Born on August 2, 1955 in Vance County, he was the son of Doris Twisdale Richardson of Townsville and the late Boyd Peoples Pete Richardson, Sr.Jeff was a Veteran of the United States Navy, and attended Tabernacle United Methodist...

Audrie Fender Lasanska

Audrie Fender Lasanska

Mar 28, 2017

HENDERSON- Mrs. Audrie Helen Fender LaSanska, 94, a resident of Henderson, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Maria Parham Health.Mrs. LaSanska was born in Sandwich, IL on April 9, 1922. She was a member of Central Baptist Church and an avid member of the Henderson Family YMCA. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 11:00 AM...

Ollie Thomas Edwards, Jr.

Ollie Thomas Edwards, Jr.

Mar 27, 2017

HENDERSON- Ollie Thomas Edwards, Jr., 86, a resident of 812 Shirley Drive, died Monday, March 27, 2017 at Brian Center in Durham.BornSeptember 11, 1930 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Ollie Thomas Edwards, Sr. and Catherine Abbott Edwards.Mr. Edwards was a Veteran of the United States Army and was retired from the former A & P...

Marie Marie Hayes

Marie Marie Hayes

Mar 26, 2017

WILMINGTON-Marie Robertson Hayes, 82, a resident of Springer Road, and a former resident of Walter Bowen Road in Henderson, died Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Davis Health Care Center.Born in Vance County on July 31, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Thomas Robertson and Ora Crocker Robertson, and was the widow of Walter Lee Chuck Hayes. Mrs....

James Vernon Marshall

James Vernon Marshall

Mar 25, 2017

LOUISBURG-James Vernon Marshall, age 89, a resident of 3291 561 Hwy., died Saturday, March 25, 2017 at WakeMed Hospital. Born on September 15, 1927 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late James Ellis Marshall and Emma Wiggins Marshall.James was a Veteran of the UnitedStates Army serving during the Korean War.He was a retired Principal at Goldsand High...

Earlene King Allen

Earlene King Allen

Mar 21, 2017

HENDERSON - Mrs. Earlene King Allen, 86, a resident of Roanoke Ave. died Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Maria Parham Health. Born on February 15, 1931 in Halifax County, she was the daughter of the late Otis King and Annie Blanton Padgett, and was the widow of Joseph W. Allen.She was retired from the former Com-Fo Hosiery Mill and was...

Dorothy Gosney Roberson

Dorothy Gosney Roberson

Mar 19, 2017

HENDERSON-Dorothy Jane Gosney Hall Smith Roberson, age 75, a resident of Garden Walk Apartments, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Universal Health Care in Oxford.Born in Halifax County, Virginia on December 20, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Russell T. Gosney and Grace Toone Gosney.She was a former employee of the Western Sizzlin Restaurant and was a member...

Rosa Davidson Vaughn

Rosa Davidson Vaughn

Mar 18, 2017

HENDERSON,NC-Rosa Davidson Vaughn, age 86, a resident of Lynne Avenue, died Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Senior Citizens Nursing Home.Born on August 5, 1930 in Marion, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Lee Davidson and Isabelle Loftis Koon.Mrs. Vaughn was a retired Manager of Breckenridge Job Corps in Morganfield, Kentucky. She is survived by two daughters, Cheryl...

Chuck Faulkner

Chuck Faulkner

Mar 18, 2017

CREEDMOOR-Charles Donald "Chuck" Faulkner passed away on March 18, 2017 due to injuries received in a motorcycle accident on March 1.Chuck was born and raised in Durham, NC and lived in Creedmoor with his wife, Barbara Jean.He is the son of Ms. Lee Gandy of Durham and the late Roger William Faulkner, also of Durham.He is survived by his son,...

Janet Gail Pearce

Janet Gail Pearce

Mar 16, 2017

WAKE FOREST-Janet Gail Pearce, age 77, a resident of Carillon Assisted Living, and a former resident of Henderson, died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at WakeMed Hospital. Born on March 7, 1940 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Freddie Thomas Pearce and Annie Bell Breedlove Pearce.She was a retired secretary from Polk Correctional Institution and was a...

Margaret Fitzpatrick Frazer

Margaret Fitzpatrick Frazer

Mar 12, 2017

LOUISBURG-Margaret Fitzpatrick Frazer, 97, a resident of Franklin Oaks Nuring and Rehabilitation, died Sunday, March 12, 2017.Born in Hudson County, NJ, on May 31, 1919, she was the daughter of the late James J. Fitzpatrick and Margaret Power Fitzpatrick Mrs. Frazer was a graduate of Bayonne High School and F. Muriel Hanson School of Business in NYC.She was employed by...

Delores Rose Manning

Delores Rose Manning

Mar 11, 2017

HENDERSON-Delores Rose Manning, age 72, a resident of 500 S. Cooper Drive, died Saturday, March 11, 2017, at her home.Born in Vance County on May 17, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Vollie Benjamin Manning and Susie Shaw Morris Manning. Delores loved helping young people and enjoyed helping The Greater Piedmont Teen Challenge in Greensboro. Funeral services will...

Joyce Ayscue

Joyce Ayscue

Mar 10, 2017

HENDERSON-Joyce Owen Ayscue, age 82, a resident of 199 Epsom-Rocky Ford Road, died Friday, March 10, 2017 in a local nursing home.Born on December 11, 1934 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Sherman Owen and Bessie Ivey Owen, and was the widower of Donald Fulton Ayscue . Mrs. Ayscue was a homemaker and was a member...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

An orange arrow pointing to the right on a white background.
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.