Lee Boyd Taylor
Dec 7, 2024
OXFORD-Lee Boyd Taylor, age 98, passed away Saturday December 7, 2024 at Whitmore Retirement Home. Born May 7, 1926 in Elk City, Oklahoma she was the daughter of the late Florence Hammer Albert and Giles Boyd, and was the widow of Arthur Russell Taylor. She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Guterl of Newton, NJ; three grandchildren, Shawna Jonach, Thomas...
June Perry Perkinson
Dec 5, 2024
TOWNSVILLE- June Faye Perry Perkinson, 75, of Townsville Landing Road, died Thursday, December 5, 2024 at her home. Born June 13, 1949 in Nash County, she was the daughter of the late Pansy Ercelle Parker Perry and Claude Stephen Perry and was the widow of Rex Perkinson. She was a member of Tabernacle Methodist Church and was a former member...
Leon Langley
Dec 3, 2024
HENDERSON- Thomas Leon Langley, 92, of Breland Drive, died Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born June 5, 1932 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Lula Cannady Langley and Fletcher Langley. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and retired from Clayton Homes. He was a member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church...
James "Jim" Woodrow Nethery
Dec 3, 2024
HENDERSON- James (“Jim”) Woodrow Nethery, Jr., 87, passed away December 3, 2024 at home following a period of declining health. Born November 28, 1937, in Vance County, he was the son of the late Janie Young Averette Nethery and James Woodrow Nethery, Sr. He enjoyed his career with Variety Wholesalers and Roses Stores where he created lifelong friendships. Jim was...
Dolores Jensen Grissom
Nov 27, 2024
KITTRELL - Dolores Jensen Grissom, 91, of 140 E. Main Street, died Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at her home. Born July 28, 1933 in Brainerd Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late Sue Stanton Griffin and Ira Jensen and was the widow of Herbert Millard “Big Man” Grissom. Dolores was a faithful member of Fuller Chapel Christian Church for...
Janet Bachman White
Nov 25, 2024
HENDERSON- Our beloved Janet Bachman White peacefully went home to be with the Lord on November 25, 2024 at the age of 96. Born October 1,1928 in Edenton, North Carolina, Janet was the daughter of Jeanette Strause Bachman and Augustus Walker Bachman, Sr. She was the widow of William Brady “Boo” White, Sr. Janet attended Woman’s College of the University...
Jeanine Lee Cleeland
Nov 18, 2024
HENDERSON- Mrs. Jeanine Lee Cleeland, age 71, a resident of Park Ave., died Monday November 18, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born December 5, 1951 in Los Angeles, California she was the daughter of the late Margie Winfield Cleeland and John West Cleeland. She is survived by her brother, John West Cleeland Jr of Oregon. In addition to her parents,...
Henry Turner "Tim" Ellington
Nov 14, 2024
CLARKSVILLE,VA- Henry Turner “Tim” Ellington, Jr., 84, died Thursday, November 14, 2024 at Clarksville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 14, 1940 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Bessie Barker Ellington and Henry Turner Ellington, Sr. He retired from Purolator where he was a computer programmer and was the former owner of the Henderson Putt-Putt Course....
Thomas Wayne Reavis
Nov 11, 2024
HENDERSON- Thomas Wayne Reavis, 72, of Eaves Road, died Monday, November 11, 2024 at his home. Born February 20, 1952 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Prewer Reavis and Stephen Thomas Reavis. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and formerly employed with the Vance County School System as an HVAC maintenance...
Tammy Evans Allison
Nov 7, 2024
HENDERSON- Tammy Evans Allison, 54, a resident of Highway 39 North, died Thursday, November 7, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born January 27, 1970 in Vance County, she was the daughter of William Ronald Evans of Henderson and the late Barbara Pendergrass Evans. Tammy was a Senior Customer Service Representative at Lincare and was a member of Freedom Life Church...
Patricia Rowland Rogers
Nov 6, 2024
KITTRELL – Patricia Rowland Rogers, 86, of Rocky Ford Road, died Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at her home. Born March 23, 1938 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Renn Rowland and James Rudolph Rowland. She formerly worked for Louisburg Manor as an administrator and attended Plank Chapel United Methodist Church where she was the organist...
Robin Richardson Brooks
Nov 5, 2024
Robin Jane Richardson Brooks, 60, of Anderson Creek Road, died Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at her home. Born October 5, 1964 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Weary Richardson and Robert Thomas Richardson. She was a teacher’s assistant at E. O. Young Elementary School and a member of Flat Rock United Methodist Church where she...
Jane Jones Dickerson
Nov 4, 2024
MANSON – Jane Elizabeth Jones Dickerson, 77, of Manson, NC, died Monday, November 4, 2024, at her home. Jane was born October 10, 1947, in Bertie County, NC, to the late Mary Elizabeth Burkette Jones and Starkey Lebron Jones. She was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church in Boydton, Va, and formerly worked for Franklin Regional Medical Center as an...
Norma Short Creech
Oct 31, 2024
KITTRELL- Norma Darlene Short Creech, 73, of Long Creek Court, died Thursday, October 31, 2024 at her home. Born February 17, 1951 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Hicks Short Norris and William Henry Short and was the widow of Rubin Arch Creech, Jr. She retired from Revlon where she was an assembler. Funeral...
Fay Matthews Wilkerson
Oct 31, 2024
HENDERSON- Fay Matthews Wilkerson, 93, of Pollyanna Road passed away peacefully Thursday, October 31, 2024. Born November 18, 1930 in Durham County, she was the daughter of the late Elba Spain Matthews and Malcolm Washington “Mike” Matthews. She married Wallace C. Wilkerson on December 24, 1948 and was married for 61 years until his death on July 25, 2009. She...
Adell Blue Faulkner
Oct 29, 2024
HENDERSON - Adell Blue Faulkner passed away peacefully on October 29, 2024 at the age of 97. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, she was known for her devotion to her family and church. Born in Roxboro on March 21, 1927 to Obidiah Jackson Blue and Emma Gates Blue, Adell was a member of the Greatest Generation...
Patricia Satterwhite
Oct 29, 2024
Mary Patricia Satterwhite, 76, of Village Drive, died Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at her daughter’s home. Born August 31, 1948 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Kearney Satterwhite and Willard Dorsey Satterwhite. She was a retired insurance agent. A memorial will be held Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. in the chapel of J.M....
Tony Ray Allen, Sr.
Oct 19, 2024
HENDERSON- Tony Ray Allen, Sr., 76, of Willow Oak Place, died Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Duke University Medical Center. Born May 13, 1948 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Aileen Ayscue Allen and David Thomas Allen, Sr. He was a United States Army Veteran; as a ranking Sergeant he served during the Vietnam Era and...
Hedda Hartel Harriss
Oct 19, 2024
HENDERSON – Hedda Magdalena Hartel Harriss, 81, of Peace Street, died October 19, 2024, at a local nursing home. Born March 3, 1943, Tapaiu, East Prussia, (present day Russia), she was the daughter of the late Christel Schauties Hartel and Alfred Hartel. She was a member of First United Methodist Church Henderson. Hedda previously worked at Maria Parham Hospital in...
Valerie Sue Gwynn
Oct 19, 2024
DURHAM- Mrs. Valerie Sue Gwynne Gwynn, age 79, a former resident of Henderson, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Born November 14,1944 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Blanche Helen Bruce Gwynne and Earle Philip Gwynne and was the widow of Dr. Don Hill Gwynn. Valerie was a member...
