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William Lewis Hunt, Jr.
Nov 16, 2015
HENDERSON-William Lewis Bill Hunt, Jr., age 58, a resident of 704 E. Montgomery Street, died Monday, November 16, 2015, at his home.Born on June 10, 1957 in Henderson, he was the son of Norma Bush Medlin of Henderson and the late William Lewis Hunt.He was a Veteran of the United States Army where he served for 17 years. While in...
Samuel David Gupton
Nov 13, 2015
HENDERSON-Samuel David Gupton, 57, a resident of 500 S. Cooper Drive, died Friday, November 13, 2015, at his home.Born in Vance County on May 31, 1958, he was the son of the late Vernon Robert Gupton, Jr. and Annie Wiggins Gupton.He was an auto and diesel mechanic. Graveside services will be held Sunday, November 15, at 3:00 at Sunset Gardens...
Charles Randall Wallace
Nov 10, 2015
HENDERSON- Charles Randall Randy Wallace, age 52, a resident of 61 Trey Lane, Henderson died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Duke University Medical Center.Born in Vance County on December 11, 1962 he was the son of the late Charles T. Wallace and Dorothy Patterson Wallace.He was a truck diver for Elite Trucking Company and a member of Calvary Baptist Church....
Christine Smith Brame
Nov 10, 2015
HENDERSON-Christine Smith Brame, age 84, a former resident of 1106 Murphy Road, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015,in a local nursing home.Born on July 18, 1931 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Malvin Smith and Everlyn Gray Smith.She was a former employee of Americal Corp. and was a member of North Henderson Baptist Church. A graveside service...
Joyce Ann Spain
Nov 5, 2015
HENDERSON-Joyce Ann Lee Spain, 81, of Henderson went to her heavenly home to be with her Lord after a long illness on Thursday, November 05, 2015, at her home with family members by her side. Born in Vance County on February 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Jones David Lee and Ola George Lee, and was the...
Lawrence Augustus Wortham
Nov 1, 2015
HENDERSON-Lawrence Augustus Wortham, 88, a resident of 514 Allison Cooper Road, died Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Maria Parham Medical Center after a brief illness.Born on January 15, 1927 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Eugene Wortham and Myrtle Stainback Wortham Woodlief.He was a retired co-owner of the former W & E Equipment who had the...
Charles Randolph Furniss
Oct 29, 2015
HENDERSON- Mr. Charles Randolph Furniss, Sr., age 71, a resident of 308 Yowland Road, died Thursday, October 29, 2015 at his home.Born in Richmond, VA on June 20, 1944 he was the son of the late Charles West Furniss and Helen Jones Furniss.He was a Veteran of the United States Army and attended Crystal River Church of God.Charles designed and...
Christine Gupton Ayscue
Oct 29, 2015
KITTRELL-Christine Fenner Gupton Ayscue, age 85, a former resident of 1613 Rocky Ford Road, died Thursday, October 29, 2015, at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Louisburg.Born in Vance County on February 16, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Brodie Thomas Gupton and Rena Edwards Gupton and was the widow of Thomas Henderson Ayscue. She was formerly...
Charles Wayne Kittrell
Oct 28, 2015
Charles W. Kittrell HENDERSON-Charles Wayne Kittrell, age 63, a resident of 434 Tower Lane, diedWednesday, October 28, 2015 at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.Born on November 2, 1951 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Elmore Theodore Kittrell and Ida Smiley Kittrell.He was the owner and operator of Wayne Kittrell Painting Company. Graveside services will be held...
Mary Ann Powell Everett
Oct 27, 2015
Mary Ann Powell Everett, 76, of Boynton Beach, Florida, succumbed to cancer after a courageous three year battle on October 27, 2015, at her home in Wilmington, North Carolina surrounded by members of her loving family.Mary Ann was born April 7, 1939 in Oxford, North Carolina to the late Thomas Grey Powell and Nell Tunstall Powell. She was a graduate...
Alma B Jackson
Oct 22, 2015
Alma Barber Jackson, 84, of Weeki Wachee, Florida died Thursday, October 22, 2015. Born in Lisbon, NC on November 23, 1930, she raised her family in Murfreesboro, NC, moved to Raleigh, NC to complete her career, then spent her retirement years in Henderson, NC before moving to Florida to live with her son. She was the daughter of Alexander and...
James "Pat" Reese
Oct 22, 2015
Henderson- James Patrick Pat Reese, age 71, a resident of Henderson passed away peacefully Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Brantwood Nursing Facility in Oxford with family by his side following a brief illness. Born on March 24, 1944 in Vance County, he was the son of the late James David Reese and Beulah Short Reese.He graduated from Townsville High School...
Edmond Dewey Walker, Jr.
Oct 21, 2015
HENDERSON- Mr. Edmond Dewey Walker, Jr. age 68, a resident of 234 Davis Street, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Maria Parham Hospital.Born in Vance County on August 8, 1947 he was the son of the late Dewey Walker and Helen Short Walker.He was retired from Vance Construction where he worked as a carpenter for 40 years.He was a member...
Zella Shearin Knight
Oct 20, 2015
HENDERSON-Zella Winifred Shearin Knight, 93, a resident of 1442 Peace Street, diedTuesday, October 20, 2015, at Maria Parham Medical Center after a brief illness.Born in Warren County on October 24, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Mordecai and Lelia Harper Aycock Shearin of Littleton, NC.Zella graduated from Littleton High School in 1940 and attended Vance Granville Community College,...

Dr. Gary Kaplowitz
Oct 19, 2015
Dr. Gary Kaplowitz passed away Monday evening, October 19, from pancreatic cancer. He was 63. He is survived by his wife, Maria; his daughter, Natalie Hutchinson and husband, Walter; his son, Harry Kaplowitz and wife, Lindsey; granddaughters Hannah and Mikayla; mother, Corinne; and brother, David. He was preceded in death by his father, Philip, in 2009. Born in Brooklyn, New...
Tammy Ayscue Horton
Oct 18, 2015
Tammy Rose Ayscue Horton, age 46, a resident of 750 Old Warrenton Road, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Franklin County on March 22, 1969, she was the daughter of Peggy Clark Mason of Henderson and the late Henry Roger Ayscue.She was a former employee of Wal-Mart. Funeral services will be held Wednesday...
Phillip Dexter Collier
Oct 11, 2015
Phillip Dexter Collier, 62, a resident of 3359 N. Lynnbank Road, died Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Maria Parham Medical Center after a brief illness.Born in Vance County on December 20, 1952, he was the son of the late Fred Lee Collier and Alice Pendergrass Collier. He was a Supervisor with Waste Industries. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at...
Chester Jordan Yancey
Oct 11, 2015
HENDERSON-Chester Jordan Yancey, 89, a former resident of the Bearpond Community, died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Louisburg.Born April 6, 1926, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Jordan Yancey and Lillian Jones Yancey, and was the widower of Clara Twisdale Yancey. He was retired from the NC Department...
James Rudolph Rowland, Jr.
Oct 11, 2015
KITTRELL-James Rudolph Rowland, Jr. age 75, a resident of 3495 Bobbitt Road, Kittrell passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, October 11, 2015 surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with an illness.He was born February 17, 1940 in Vance County to the late James Rudolph Rowland, Sr. and the late Dorothy Renn Rowland.He graduated from Epsom High School...
Gloria Frances Faulkner
Oct 7, 2015
OXFORD- Mrs. Gloria Frances Faulkner, age 65, a resident of 4514 Salem Road, Oxford, died Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Born in Vance County on July 22, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Jessie Faulkner and Evelyn Beal Faulkner Jackson of Middleburg.She was a customer service representative with Wal Mart. A memorial...
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