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Lona Mae Walker Lewis
Oct 5, 2017
DURHAM-Lona Mae Walker Lewis, age 79, a resident of 204 Hemlock Drive, died Thursday, October 05, 2017, at her home.Born in Warren County on April 16, 1938, she was the daughter of the late William Angus Walker and Virginia Hamm Walker.Mrs. Lewis was a retired Business Manager of the Burlington Mills Union. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00...
Elaine Stainback Reavis
Oct 5, 2017
HENDERSON-Lottie Elaine Stainback Reavis, 95, a resident of Henderson died peacefully Thursday, October 05, 2017.Born on November 5, 1921 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Murtie Lee Stainback and Nora Mae Ayscue Stainback, and was the widow of Donald W. Reavis, Sr.. She will be remembered dearly by how she lived her life, which was in...
Barbara Bristow Gabriel
Oct 4, 2017
HENDERSON-Barbara Bristow Gabriel, 70, a resident of 833 Taylors Point Lane, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at her home.Born on July 10, 1947 in Wilmington, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Bristow and Hanna Lafferty Bristow. Mrs. Gabriel was a retired Executive Assistant for the Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.She was of the Catholic Faith. Memorial...
Linwood Dickerson
Oct 3, 2017
HENDERSON-Linwood Dickerson, 70, a resident of 514 Country Acres Drive, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017,at Duke University Hospital.Born in Granville County on December 18, 1946, he was the son of the late Alfred Yancey Dickerson, Sr. and Trudie Mae Bollinger Dickerson.Mr. Dickerson was retired from Burlington Mills and was a member of Our Lords House of Prayer. Funeral services will...
Mary Ross Jackson
Sep 23, 2017
HENDERSON-Mary Ross "Sweetpea" Jackson, 80, a resident of 2599 N. Lynnbank Road, died Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Duke University Hospital.Born in Vance County on September 20, 1937, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas Smith and Emma Paschall Smith.She was retired as a Quality Control Inspector from the former Laurens Glass Plant.She was a member of Mt....
Howard Faucette
Sep 19, 2017
HENDERSON-Howard Faucette, age 91, a resident of 319 Faucette Lane, died Tuesday September 19, 2017 at his home. Born on June 12, 1926 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Nathan General Faucette and Lola West Faucette.He was a retired tobacco farmer and attended Mt. Ararat Pentecostal Holiness Church. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 22,...
Frank Buford Miller, Jr.
Sep 19, 2017
HENDERSON-Frank Buford Miller, Jr., age 79, a resident of 820 Coble Blvd., died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Maria Parham Health after years of declining health.Born on March 16, 1938 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Frank B. Miller, Sr. and Addie Baker Miller Twisdale. Frank was a Veteran of the United States Army and was...
Ginger Williams Pendergrass
Sep 18, 2017
HENDERSON- Mrs. Ginger Wilson Pendergrass, age 82, a resident of 67 Barham Lane, died Monday, September 18, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family.Born in Vance County on September 7, 1935 she was the daughter of the late James Allison Williams and Beulah Irene Smith.She was retired from Vance Granville Community College where she worked as the chief examiner...
Donna Jean Burns
Sep 17, 2017
HENDERSON- Mrs. Donna Jean (Gillispie) Burns, age 67, a resident of 950 Spring Valley Lake Road, died Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Huntington, WV on December 8, 1949 she was the daughter of the late Carvel Gillispie and Betty Hall Gillispie.Mrs. Burns was a homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church where she was active...
Geraldine Jackson Perry
Sep 17, 2017
Geraldine Alice Jackson Perry passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, September 17, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Richmond, Virginia, June 19, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Edward Allen Jackson and Estelle OBrien Jackson. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert Vernon Perry; her daughter Althea Jackson Perry at age...
Charlie Allen Edwards
Sep 13, 2017
HENDERSON- Mr. Charlie Allen Edwards, 77, a resident of 1832 S Clearview Drive, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Maria Parham Health.Born in Vance County on June 11, 1940, he was the son of the late Bennett Gill Edwards, Sr. and Mattie Roberson Edwards.He was retired from CVS. Charlie was a member of New Life Baptist Church where funeral services...
Pauline Carroll Lilley
Sep 12, 2017
Mrs. Daisey Pauline Carroll Lilley, 87, a resident of 625 S. Cooper Drive, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at her home.Born in Vance County on July 12, 1930, she was the daughter of the late George Bennett Carroll and Polly Brame Carroll. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 15, 2017 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of J. M....
Patsy Deeann Edwards
Sep 5, 2017
KITTRELL-Patsy DeeAnn Wortham Edwards, 76, a resident of 1794 Egypt Mountain Road, died Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Duke University Hospital.Born in Vance County on July 9, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Paul Wortham and Letha Wallace Grissom, and was the widow of Woodrow Wilson Edwards, Jr.Patsy was retired from Americal and was a member of Freedom...
Frances Ellington Robinson
Sep 3, 2017
Frances Ellington Robinson, age 74, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2017 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC.She was being cared for by Spring Arbor Alzheimers Memory Care in Rock Hill, SC that is near her son in Charlotte.Frances was born in Vance County on January 29, 1943 to the late W. Henry Ellington and Eula Mae Ellington...
Julia Shook Neal
Aug 31, 2017
Julia "Judy" Shook Neal, 73, a resident of 224 Vaughan Road, died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at her home. Born in Catawba County on July 3, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Mae Herman Shook and Eulan Lester Shook. She was the Manager of Golden Skillet Restaurant for over 20 years. A memorial service will be held on...
George Rose Watkins Iii
Aug 30, 2017
George Rose "Tripp" Watkins, III, 24, a resident of 2005 Brookrun Road, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at his home.Tripp was born in Henderson on January 1, 1993 and was the son of Gayle Irvin Watkins and George Rose "Chip" Watkins, Jr. of Henderson.He was a 2011 graduate of Kerr-Vance Academy and attended East Carolina University.While in high school he...
James Richard Harris, Jr.
Aug 29, 2017
- Mr. James Richard Harris, Jr. age 87, a resident of 1245 Park Ave, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at a local nursing home.Born in Craven County on September 22, 1929, he was the son of the late Betty Berry Harris and James Richard Harris, Sr.Mr. Harris was a member of Rock Spring Baptist Church.He served in the National Guard...
Henry Howard Buchanan
Aug 29, 2017
Henry Howard Buchanan, 92, a resident of Vance County, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at his home.Born on May 29, 1925 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Alex Buchanan and Ethel Edwards Buchanan.A career Veteran of the Untied States Navy, he proudly served in both World War II and the Korean War.He was retired from the...
Daniel Currin Wilkerson
Aug 28, 2017
OXFORD- Daniel Currin "Danny" Wilkerson, age 73, a resident of 7041 Huntsboro Road, died Monday, August 28, 2017 at his home.He was born at the Wilkerson Family home place in Granville County on May 2, 1944 to Annie Laurie Currin Wilkerson and William Alexander "Willie" Wilkerson.Danny retired from farming after 45 years and was currently the owner and operator of...
Franklin Thomas Whittemore
Aug 26, 2017
HENDERSON-Franklin Thomas Whittemore, 66, a resident of 1712 Wendover Road, died Saturday, August 26, 2017, at his home.Born on August 26, 1951 in Vance County, he was the son of Thomas Franklin Whittemore and Amy Guerrant Whittemore of Henderson.Thomas retired from the North Carolina National Guard where he served 27 years and was retired from Sears where he worked for...
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