Lawrence Wayne Hendricks
Mar 1, 2025
HENDERSON-Lawrence Wayne Hendricks, 73, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025 at his home on Louis Williams Rd. Born January 30, 1952 in Vance Co. he was the son of the late Lawrence William Hendricks and Mattie Cora Smith Hendricks. Wayne was a graduate of Vance Senior High School, Vance Granville Community College, where he...
Avah Gracelynn Bullock
Feb 28, 2025
HENDERSON- Avah Gracelynn Bullock, 5, of Gary Street, died Friday, February 28, 2025 at her home. Born May 7, 2019 in Durham County, she was the daughter of Morgan Nicole Deans of the home and Bradley Ernest “Daddy Brad” Bullock of Henderson. Avah was a student at Aycock Elementary School and attended G.R.A.C.E Ministries. She loved all things sassy and...
George Kelvin Davis
Feb 23, 2025
OXFORD- Senior Master Sergeant George Kevlin Davis, USAF (Ret.), 100, formerly of Elizabeth City, NC, died on Sunday, February 23, 2025. He was born in Springfield, Louisiana, on June 8, 1924, to the late Ashley B. Davis and Ella Davidson Davis. George was the widower of the love of his life, Carolyn Cartwright. They were married for 71 happy years...
Richard "Rick" David Nott
Feb 22, 2025
OXFORD- Richard David “Rick” Nott, 76, of Bayberry Drive, died Saturday, February 22, 2025. Born March 1, 1948 in McDowell County, WV, he was the son of the late Vertie Walker Nott and Richard W. Nott. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. No services are planned at this time. He is survived by his sister, Rita...
Noah Daniel Meador
Feb 19, 2025
OXFORD- Noah Daniel Meador, 27, of Salem Farm Road, died Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at his home. Born November 30, 1997, he was the son of Vickie Abbott Meador and Richard Daniel Meador. Noah was a member of Freedom Life Church of God where funeral services will be held Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 3:00 P.M. by Rev. Jeff Prewer....
Sarah Duke Pace
Feb 18, 2025
HENDERSON- Sarah Alice Duke Pace, 98, of Corbitt Road, died Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at her home. Born August 28, 1926 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Vallie Griffin Duke and Tom Duke, Sr. and was the widow of Edward Ethrage Pace. Mrs. Pace retired from Roses Stores where she worked as a cashier. She attended...
Virginia Roberson Thomas
Feb 18, 2025
HENDERSON- Virginia Mae Roberson Thomas, 78, of Glebe Road, died Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at her home. Born December 13, 1946 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Short Roberson and Newman Roberson. She retired from Facet Corporation. No services are planned at this time. She is survived by her daughter, Samantha “Sam” Matthews of Henderson;...
Bonnie Brooks Swilley
Feb 17, 2025
HENDERSON- Bonnie Brooks Swilley, 85, of Henderson, passed away peacefully and went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 17, 2025. Born October 7, 1939, in Asheboro, Bonnie was the daughter of Rev. Acie Winship Brooks and Essie “Elizabeth” Martin Brooks. She was the widow of her “one and only love,” John Thomas Swilley. Bonnie was one of...
Shelton Ray Wilson
Feb 14, 2025
BULLOCK -Shelton Ray Wilson, 63, a resident of Tungsten Mine Road, died Friday, February 14, 2025 at his home. Born on September 29, 1961 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Joseph Douglas Wilson and Mary Ann Tant Wilson. Shelton was the owner and operator of Wilson’s English Bull Dogs, and was a member of Tungsten Baptist...
Ronald "Ronnie" Dane Grissom
Feb 14, 2025
Ronald Dane “Ronnie” Grissom, 73, a resident of Country Lake Drive, passed away Friday, February 14, 2025, at Duke Medical Center. Born August 22, 1951, in Vance County, he was the son of the late James Fletcher Grissom and Ruth McGhee Grissom. Ronnie retired from Womack Electric Supply Company in Oxford. In business, Ronnie prided himself on the “Golden Rule.”...
Betty Parrish Hedgepeth
Feb 10, 2025
HENDERSON- Betty Parrish Hedgepeth, 79, of North Lynnbank Road, died Monday, February 10, 2025 at Duke University Medical Center. Born January 13, 1946 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Vernell Edwards Parrish and William Herbert Parrish and was the widow of David Jennings Hedgepeth. She was a member of Fuller Chapel Christian Church and the owner...
Claude Lyle Kerley, Jr.
Feb 10, 2025
HENDERSON- Claude Lyle Kerley, Jr., 84, of Dick Smith Road, died Monday, February 10, 2025 at Duke University Medical Center. Born June 29, 1940 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Cassie Earline Woodlief Kerley and Claude Lyle Kerley, Sr. He was a Major in the North Carolina National Guard and a member of the National Guard...
Charles Millard Garrett
Feb 8, 2025
HENDERSON- Charles Millard Garrett Sr., 87, of Glover Street, died Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Maria Parham Health. Born July 11, 1937 in Warren County, he was the son of the late Virginia Turner Garrett and Millard Blaine Garrett. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and a retired administrator for the North Carolina National Guard. Charles...
Larry Jackson Parks
Feb 8, 2025
HENDERSON- Larry Jackson Parks, 73, of S. Beckford Drive, died Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Maria Parham Health. Born July 1, 1951 in Haywood County, he was the son of the late Rosa Parks Knight and June C. Knight, Sr. No services are planned at this time. Larry is survived by two brothers, June Knight, Jr. (Wanda) of Henderson and...
Preston Eugene Powers
Feb 8, 2025
HENDERSON- Mr. Preston Eugene Powers, 100, died February 8, 2025 at his home. Born in Lee County on August 26, 1924, he was the son of the late Lloyd Worth Powers and Bertha Pickard Powers. Preston was part of the “Greatest Generation” and a part of the famous Henderson High School Class of 1942. While at Henderson High School he...
Adelaide Laemmrich Schaenzer
Feb 5, 2025
CLARKSVILLE, VA- Adelaide Ethel Laemmrich Schaenzer, 96, of Ivy Hill Road, died peacefully Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at her home. Born December 1, 1928 in Milwaukee, WI, she was the daughter of the late Elsie Tuchscherer Laemmrich and Alex Laemmrich and was the widow of Richard Carl “Dick” Schaenzer. Adelaide was the heart and soul of her family. She created...
Elizabeth "Betsy" Bachman Catlett
Feb 4, 2025
Elizabeth “Betsy” Bachman Catlett, 94, of Henderson, NC died peacefully surrounded by her family on February 4 th, 2025. Born May 18 th, 1930, in Edenton, NC, she was the daughter of Augustus Walker Bachman and Jeanette Shaw Strause Bachman. She graduated from Henderson High School in 1948 and Women’s College of North Carolina in 1952. She married Albert “Al”...
Ruth Elyse Edwards
Feb 3, 2025
HENDERSON- Ruth Elyse Edwards, 77, of Fernwood Creek Court, died Monday, February 3, 2025 at Maria Parham Health. Born May 19, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn Knight Edwards and Edgar Marvin Edwards, who she adored, thought looked like movie stars and always told the best stories about. Speaking of stories, Ruth had a very creative, artistic...
Frances Elizabeth Abbott
Jan 31, 2025
HENDERSON- Miss Frances Elizabeth Abbott, 93, a resident of Stewart Farm Rd., passed away Friday, January 31, 2025 at Brookdale Home Health in Cary. Born June 2, 1931 in Vance Co., she was the daughter of the late E. M. Abbott and Lucy West Abbott. She was a member of Carey Baptist Church and a retired School Teacher and Principal...
Thomas "Tom" Wayne Phillips
Jan 23, 2025
WAKE FOREST- Thomas Wayne “Tom” Phillips, 80, of Rolesville Road, died Thursday, January 23,2025 at his home. Born January 27, 1944 in Tompkins County, NY, he was the son of the late Emma Little Phillips and Evan Phillips, Sr. Tom was a Veteran of the United States Navy. He was a member of the Henderson Moose Lodge and the America...
