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David Lee Anderson Riggan
Jan 22, 2016
David Lee Anderson "Jody" Riggan, age 67, a resident of 712 Moody Road, died Friday, January 22, 2016, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on February 27, 1948 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Ollie Thomas Riggan, Sr. and Mary Sulean Bowes Riggan.He was formerly employed with Coca Cola Bottling Company. Funeral services will be held Wednesday...
Ida Donadio Crouch
Jan 21, 2016
WARRENTON-Ida Amelia Donadio Crouch, age 92, a resident of Warren Hills Personal Care and Nursing, died Thursday, January 21, 2016, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born on May 23, 1923 in Libya, she was the daughter of the late Alberto and Maria Donadio. Burial will be held Portsmouth Va. She is survived by two sons and two daughters.
Margaret Christine Ayscue- Rescheduled
Jan 19, 2016
HENDERSON- Margaret Christine Ayscue, age 78, a resident of Rocky Ford, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Franklin County, on March 19, 1937 she was the daughter of the late Owen Ayscue and Bessie Lee Matthews Ayscue. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm in the chapel of J.M. White Funeral Home by...
James Henry Critcher
Jan 17, 2016
OXFORD-James Henry Critcher, age 90, died Sunday,January 17, 2016, at Universal Health Care.Born on September 29, 1925 in Granville County, he was the son of the late Darius Cullom Critcher and Callie Hobgood Critcher, and was the widower of Kathleen Matthews Critcher.James was retired from the former Baird Hardware Store. He was a member of Tabbs Creek Baptist Church where...
John Patrick Willis
Jan 14, 2016
HENDERSON-John Patrick Willis, age 58, a resident of 924 Buckhorn Street, died Thursday, January 14, 2015 at Duke Medical Center.Born on April 18, 1957 in Wadsworth, Ohio, he was the son of the late Hugh Burke Willis and Mary Pfeister Willis.John was a member of the Henderson Moose Lodge. Graveside memorial services will be held by the family at Hillcrest...
John Patrick Willis
Jan 14, 2016
HENDERSON-John Patrick Willis, age 58, a resident of 924 Buckhorn Street, died Friday, January 15, 2016 at Duke Medical Center.Born on April 18, 1957 in Wadsworth, Ohio, he was the son of the late Hugh Burke Willis and Mary Pfeister Willis.John was a member of the Henderson Moose Lodge. Graveside memorial services will be held by the family at Hillcrest...
John Patrick Willis
Jan 14, 2016
HENDERSON-John Patrick Willis, age 58, a resident of 924 Buckhorn Street, died Thursday, January 14, 2015 at Duke Medical Center.Born on April 18, 1957 in Wadsworth, Ohio, he was the son of the late Hugh Burke Willis and Mary Pfeister Willis.John was a member of the Henderson Moose Lodge. Graveside memorial services will be held by the family at Hillcrest...
Shannon Mr Rice Karsner
Jan 10, 2016
HENDERSON-Shannon Marie Rice Karsner, 46, a resident of 4470 Thomas Road, died Sunday, January 10, 2016, at her home.Born in Cortland, NY on July 31, 1969, she was the daughter of Coe Ike Wayne Rice and Jacqueline Byrnes Rice of Lincklean, NY. Mrs. Karsner was an Executive Administrative Assistant at Altec. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM...
Dorothy Ayscue Arnold
Jan 10, 2016
HENDERSON-Dorothy Jane Ayscue Arnold, 78, a resident of 656 Eaves Road, died Sunday, January 10, 2016, at her home.Born in Vance County on March 31, 1937, she was the daughter of the late David Ayscue and Val Journigan Ayscue, and was the widow of Williams Jeffries Arnold. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at J. M. White...
Earl Henry Emmons
Jan 10, 2016
HENDERSON- Mr. Earl Henry Emmons, age 70, a resident of 196 Southside Estates Ct, Henderson, died Sunday January 10, 2016 at Maria Parham Hospital.Born in Pedricktown, NJ on November 6, 1945 he was the son of the late Earl Zimmerman Emmons and Ruth Vanantwerp Emmons.Mr. Emmons was retired from Causby Trucking Company.He was a member of the Henderson Moose Lodge...
Bobby Ellis, Iii
Jan 8, 2016
DURHAM-Robert Charles "Bobby" Ellis, III, age 53, a resident of Durham, died Friday, January 8, 2015, in Granville County from injuries received in an automobile accident.Born in Durham, NC on December 30, 1962, he was the son of Robert Charles Ellis, Jr. and Carole Kerley Ellis of Kittrell.Bobby attended Durham Tech and was retired from UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill....
Bobby Glenn Richards
Jan 6, 2016
HENDERSON-Bobby Glenn Richards, 68, of 3056 Faulkner Town Road,Henderson died Wednesday January 6, 2016 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on June 6, 1947, he was the son of the late Robert Odis Richards and Virginia Dare Minor Richards.Mr. Richards was a Veteran of the United States Navy. He was a retired security guard and was the Methodist faith. Memorial services...
Norma Wade Harris
Jan 6, 2016
HENDERSON-Norma Lee Wade Harris, age 107, a former resident of Nutbush Road, died Wednesday, January 6, 2015, in a local nursing home.Born in Granville County on August 14, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Jackson Lee Wade and Sudie Weaver Wade, and was the widow of Clarence Yates Harris, Sr. Mrs. Harris was the oldest living member of...
Virginia Price Kelly
Jan 4, 2016
Mrs. Virginia Price Kelly, age 100, a resident of Oakdale Circle died Monday, January 4, 2015 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born May 2, 1915 in Ashe County she was the daughter of the late William Joseph Price and Clyde K. Hamilton Price.She was a homemaker and longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Henderson where she was a former choir...
King Edward Adcox
Jan 3, 2016
King Edward Adcox, age 78, a resident of 645 Alice Faye Lane in Henderson died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Vance County on April 4, 1937 he was the son of the late James Rhoby Adcox and Gillie Parrish Adcox.He was retired from Weeks Construction Company where he worked as a lineman. Funeral services will...
Rachel Moody Parrott
Jan 3, 2016
HENDERSON- Mrs. Rachel Moody Parrott, age 85, a resident of 1204 Roanoke Ave, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Mecklenburg County Virginia on November 11, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Samuel Alexander Moody and Cecilia Gill Moody.She was a member of Flat Rock United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School in...
Alice Woodlief Smith
Jan 2, 2016
Alice Woodlief Smith, age 88, a former resident of South Garnett Street, died Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the Whitmore Retirement Center in Oxford, NC.Born on January 27, 1927 in Kittrell, NC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Cornelius Woodlief and Beulah Moore Woodlief, and was the widow of Thomas Harrison Smith, Sr.Mrs. Smith graduated from Zebulon B....
Ricky Wilson Howard
Jan 1, 2016
Ricky Wilson Howard, age 57, a resident of Carey Chapel Road, died Friday at Duke Medical Center. He was the son of the late Pearline and Ray Howard. Ricky was a veteran of the United States Army, a former employee of the Vance County Fire and EMS, and was a auxillary firefighter with the Cokesbury Volunteer Fire Department. Visitation will...
Jesse W Chappell, Jr.
Dec 29, 2015
Jesse Willard Chappell, Jr., age 59, a resident of 728 Elliott Road, died Monday, December 29, 2014, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on May 19, 1955 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Jesse Willard Chappell, Sr. and Mary Pierce Chappell.Jesse was a Veteran of the United States Navy. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2...
Lou Rae Murdock
Dec 27, 2015
WILSON-Lou Rae Burgess Murdock, age 79, a resident of Wilson and formerly of Henderson, died Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Wilson Medical Center.Born in Warren County on January 1, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Walter Huffman Burgess and Bessie Lou Ayscue Burgess.. Her delights in life were always her family and her church.She was a member of...
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