Robert Lee Critcher, Sr.
Oct 17, 2024
FREDERICKSBURG, VA- Robert Lee Critcher, Sr., 83, of Fredericksburg, VA, died Thursday, October 17, 2024 at his home. Born June 20, 1941 in Oxford, he was the son of the late Lizzie Fuller Critcher and Edgar Critcher and was the widower of Carolyn Williams Critcher. He retired from the United States Army and from the trucking industry after more than...
Donnie Wayne Parrish
Oct 16, 2024
HENDERSON- Donnie Wayne Parrish, 50, of Tarheel Lane, died Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at Duke University Medical Center. Born June 7, 1974, he was the son of the late Jo Ann Travis Parrish and Jerry Rogers Parrish, Sr. Wayne was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and also attended Freedom Life Church of God. Funeral services will be held Monday,...
George Anthony "Tony" Norwood
Oct 14, 2024
HENDERSON- George Anthony “Tony” Norwood, 72, of Poplar Creek Road, died Monday, October 14, 2024 at Duke University Hospital. Born October 9, 1952 in Vance County, he was the eldest son of the late Jane Elizabeth O’Brien Norwood and George Herbert Norwood. Tony retired from the North Carolina Department of Administration as Controller on May 1, 2020, after seventeen years...
Lois Ellen Sahm
Oct 10, 2024
HENDERSON- Lois Ellen Day Sahm, 93, of Billy Burwell Road and Birchwood Drive, East Irondequoit, NY, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2024 at her home. Born December 9, 1930 in Victor, NY, she was the daughter of the late Mildred Esther Robinson Day and Earl Davis Day and was the widow of Ralph Charles Sahm. She was very active in...
William "Billy" Joseph Perry
Oct 9, 2024
HENDERSON- William Joseph “Billy” Perry, 81, of Parham Road, died Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at his home. Born February 28, 1943 in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of the late Blanche Robins Perry and William Jackson Perry and was the widower of Christine Cash Perry. Billy retired from the Henderson Fire Department as a lieutenant. He was a member...
Linda Waddell Griffin
Oct 7, 2024
HENDERSON- Linda Marie Waddell Griffin, 61, of Wakefield Avenue, died Monday, October 7, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born April 1, 1963, she was the daughter of the late Sally Hanford Waddell and David Earl Waddell and the widow of Bryan David Griffin, Sr. She was a retired electrician at LumenFocus Manufacturing Company. A memorial service will be held Friday,...
Charles "Charley John" Marshall Smith
Oct 7, 2024
HENDERSON- Charles Marshall “Charley-John” Smith, 86, of West Hills Drive, died Monday, October 7, 2024 at home surrounded by his family. Born May 7, 1938 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Ruth Sturdivant Smith Long and Alex Marshall Smith and was the widower of Rita Cooper Peoples Smith. Charley-John was a Veteran of the United States...
Sabrina Leanna Halley
Sep 28, 2024
OXFORD- Sabrina Leeanna Halley, 19, of Ed Harris Road, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2024, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Born August 31, 2005 in Stark County, Ohio, Sabrina was the daughter of Beth Pickens Halley and David Leroy Halley Jr. She was a member of Clearview Church where she was in the Illuminate Youth Class. A Celebration of...
Joann Thomas
Sep 26, 2024
HENDERSON-JoAnn Thomas passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at The Ridge of Pikeville Memory Care Center in Pikeville, North Carolina. JoAnn was born on October 6, 1942, in Mitchell County, North Carolina. She graduated from Waynesville High School in Waynesville, North Carolina in 1960. She continued her education at Grace Hospital in Morganton, North Carolina, graduating as a Registered...
Willard Hayes
Sep 20, 2024
HENDERSON- Willard Hayes, 93, of Corbitt Road, passed Friday, September 20, 2024 at a local nursing home. Born in Vance County September 16, 1931, he was the son of the late Nina Swanson Hayes and Eddie Hayes, Jr. and the widower of Ethel Briggs Hayes. Mr. Hayes was a member of West End Baptist Church and retired from Roses Stores....
Herbert Jack Roach
Sep 18, 2024
HENDERSON- Herbert Jack Roach, 79, of Oakridge Church Road, died Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at his home. Born October 17, 1944 in Mecklenburg County, he was the son of the late Jack Herbert Roach and Sue Roach Sherwaski. Herbert was a welder and retired from Southern Engineering Company. He was an avid fisherman, enjoyed playing cards, watching NASCAR and spending...
James Glenn Boyd
Sep 18, 2024
HENDERSON- James Glenn Boyd of Dabney Road transitioned to eternal rest on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Born July 21, 1945, in Meridian, Texas to the late Travis W. and Lorene Goodman Boyd, he was a graduate of Roosevelt High School, attended Lubbock Christian College, Texas Tech, and Nash Community College. Drafted into the US Navy during the Vietnam War, he...
Linda Lou Champion Harris
Sep 16, 2024
HENDERSON-Linda Lou Champion Harris, 78, of Twelve Oaks Lane, died Monday, September 16, 2024 at a local nursing home. Born July 18, 1946 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Virginia Howard Champion Kimball and Royall Champion and was the widow of Chandler Vance Harris. Linda was a member of the former South Henderson Church of Living...
Crystal Ivey Reeder
Sep 15, 2024
Crystal Diane Ivey Reeder, 62, of Franklinton, died Sunday, September 15, 2024 at the home of her daughter. Crystal was born August 27, 1962 in Vance County and was the daughter of the late Carolyn Griffin Ivey and James Billy Ivey, Sr. She retired after 30 years from Vance County Social Services as Food and Nutrition Supervisor and she was...
Pamela Williams Harrell
Sep 15, 2024
HENDERSON-Pamela Dianne Williams Harrell, age 71, a resident of Holiday Lane, died Sunday, September 15, 2024, at her home. Born September 16, 1952 in Vance Co. she was the daughter of the late Cecil Williams and Maggie Knight Williams and was the widow of Raymond Lee “Ray” Harrell, Sr. Dianne was of the Pentecostal faith and loved spending time with...
Robert "Bob" Thomas Carter
Sep 13, 2024
HENDERSON – Robert Thomas “Bob” Carter, 80, of Meadow Lane, died Friday, September 13, 2024 at Maria Parham Health. Born September 20, 1943 in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Elaine Wesley Scaglione and Gerald A Scaglione (natal John Justin Carter). He was a proud U.S. Army Reserve Veteran and retired from Citibank where he was a...
Lynne Ann Hladik
Sep 9, 2024
EFLAND- Lynne Ann Hladik, 62, of Poplar Drive, died Monday, September 9, 2024. Born March 14, 1962 in Middlesex County, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Francis Daniel Hladik of Rougemont and the late Floris Ann Conneway Hladik. Lynne attended St. Anthony’s Church in Johnstown, NY as a child. She enjoyed traveling and especially loved the beach and the...
John Trammell Church, Jr.
Sep 8, 2024
John Trammell Church, Jr., age 79, died peacefully on Sunday, September 8th at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham. Born October 31, 1944, in Henderson, he was the son of the late Emma Thomas Rose Church and John Trammell Church Sr. He was preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth (Betsy) Church Bacon, his first wife, Betty Gail Sanderford Church and...
Thomas "Tommy" Charles Mantas
Sep 6, 2024
ROCKY MOUNT- Thomas Charles “Tommy” Mantas, 66, of Cokey Road, died Friday, September 6, 2024 at a local nursing home. Born October 08, 1957 in Binghampton, NY, he was the son of the late Christine Louise Hines Ballance and Charles Paul Mantas, and was the step-son of Lucy Oakes Mantas of Henderson. Tommy was a carpenter and also a supervisor...
Clarence "C.F." Franklin Ayscue, Jr.
Sep 3, 2024
WAKE FOREST- Clarence Franklin “C.F.” Ayscue, Jr., 82, of Sweetclover Drive, died Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at his home. Born April 19, 1942 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Clarence Franklin “Tom” Ayscue, Sr. and Doris Faulkner Ayscue. C.F. retired from Raleigh Fire Department after serving as a fireman for both Henderson Fire Department and Raleigh...
