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Arthur Russell Taylor
Jul 14, 2015
HENDERSON-Arthur Russell Taylor, age 89, of Henderson, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Whitemore Retirement Center in Oxford.Born on April 30, 1926 in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Clarence A. Taylor and Grace Edna Mattson Taylor.He was a retired Senior Engineer of Vanleer Chocolate Factory. To honor his wishes, no services are...
Patricia Jacobs Owens
Jul 13, 2015
HENDERSON- Mrs. Patricia Ann Jacobs Owens, age 71, a resident of 3625 Warrenton Road, died Monday July 13, 2015 at her home.Born in Granville County on February 27, 1944 she was the daughter of the late Thaddius Thomas Jacobs and Katherine Elizabeth Nance Jacobs.Mrs. Owens was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church and was retired from Food Lion where...
Nancy Bobbitt Ormond
Jul 12, 2015
HENDERSON-Nancy Bobbitt Ormond, age 69, a resident of 2550 Flemingtown Road, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at her home.Born on February 27, 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of Joyce Meekins Bobbitt of Henderson and the late Malcom J. Bobbitt.She received her Master Degree from East Carolina University and was retired from the Vance County School system after...
Michael Allen Coghill
Jul 10, 2015
HENDERSON- Michael Allen Coghill, age 63 a resident of 98 NC 39 Loop Rd, Henderson died Friday, July 10, 2015 at his home.Born in Vance County on May 3, 1952 he was the son of the late Horace Coghill and Emily Martin Coghill of Henderson.He was retired from Winn Dixie where he had worked as a butcher. Graveside funeral services...
Carlton William Railey
Jul 6, 2015
HENDERSON-Carlton William "C. W."Railey, age 74, a resident of 188 Pinewood Drive, died Monday, July 6, 2015, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, he was the son of the late Daniel Carlton Railey and Ruth Cocker Railey Ayscue.He was a retired machinist at Americal. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 am in the J. M....
John Karney Faulk
Jul 6, 2015
NORLINA-John Karney Faulk, age 91, a resident of Senior Citizens and formerly of Norlina, died Monday, July 06, 2015.He was born July 23, 1923 in Mason, TN toHubert Grey Faulk and Effie Patrick Faulk.Mr. Faulk was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved wife, Frances Newman Faulk. Johnny volunteered to serve his country in the US Army in...
Hoket V/ Ayscue
Jun 30, 2015
OXFORD-Hoket V.Ayscue, age 94, a resident of 5604 Tabbs Creek Road, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Brantwood Nursing Center.Born in Franklin County on May 21, 1921, he was the son of the late Bennett Perry Ayscue and Amy Renn Ayscue. Hoket was a Veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II.He was a member of Tabbs...
Bryant Clay Rowland
Jun 30, 2015
HAMPSTEAD-Bryant Clay Rowland, age 53, a resident of 149 Waterfront Circle passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on November 9, 1961 in Durham, he was the son of Mary Ann Dixon Rowland, PO Box 534, Townsville, NC27584 and the late William Clay Rowland, Jr. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy, and...
James William Young
Jun 29, 2015
MORGANTON-James William "Jim" Young, 53, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 29, 2015.Born in Henderson on April 21, 1962, he was the son of Philip M. Young of Henderson and the late Mary Lou Young. A memorial service will be held Monday at 2 pm at the First Baptist Church in Henderson by Dr. Ronald S. Cava. He is survived by...
Bertha Wilson Woltz
Jun 26, 2015
HENDERSON- Mrs. Bertha Wilson Woltz, age 86, a resident of Henderson, died Saturday June 27, 2015 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh.Born on February 27, 1929 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late Stephen Elbert Wilson and Bertha Jewel Evans Wilson. Mrs. Woltz was a 1946 graduate of Henderson High School and 1950 Cum Laude graduate of Meredith...
Harry Mitchell Collins
Jun 26, 2015
HENDERSON- Mr. Harry Mitchell Collins, age 92, a resident of 26 Lake Road, Henderson died Friday, June 26, 2015 at a local nursing home.Born on May 5, 1923 in Aiken, SC he was the son of the late Joseph Valentine Collins and Ida Sawyer Collins. He was retired from Barclays American Credit where he worked as a manager.He was a...
Teresa Ann Ivey
Jun 25, 2015
Teresa A. Ivey BUTNER-Teresa Ann Ivey, age 55, a resident of Murdock Center died Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Granville Medical Center.Born in Vance County on September 19, 1959, she was the daughter of Julian Wheeler Ivey of Henderson and the late Marie Owen Ivey. As a child she attended St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. A graveside service will be held...
William Brady White
Jun 25, 2015
HENDERSON- Mr. William Brady White, Jr., age 54, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at his mothers home. Born in Guilford County on May 9, 1961, he was the son of the late William Brady White, Sr. and Janet Bachman White of Henderson. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout as a young man and was...
William Brady White, Jr
Jun 25, 2015
William Brady White, Jr., age 54, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at his mothers home. Born in Guilford County on May 9, 1961, he was the son of Janet Bachman White of Henderson and the late William Brady White, Sr. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout as a young man and was employed with...
Joseph Alvin Mahaffey
Jun 24, 2015
HENDERSON-Joseph Alvin Mahaffey, age 87, a resident of 1821 Bane Avenue, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in a local nursing home.Born on January 23, 1928 in Lancaster County, SC, he was the son of the late Sidney Belk Mahaffey and Edna Page Mahaffey and his step-mother, Maisie Mahaffey.Joe was a Veteran of the Untied States Air Force serving during the...
Wendell Edward Hershman
Jun 23, 2015
RALEIGH-Wendell Edward Hershman, age 66, a resident of 3827 Bonneville Court, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at his home.Born in Vance County on July 9, 1948, he was the son of the late Oliver Wendell Hershman and GraceEdwards Hershman.He was formerly employed as a truck driver for Roses Stores, Inc. A memorial service will be held Friday night at 7:30...
William Herndon Neblett
Jun 20, 2015
SUWANEE, GA-William Herndon Neblett, age 67, a resident of Annandale Village, Suwanee, Georgia and a former resident of South Hill, Virginia, died Saturday, June 20, 2015.Born in Richmond, Virginia on August 4, 1947, he was the son of the late Mary Blalock Neblett Kerr and Malcolm MacDonald Neblett.William was a member of the South Hill United Methodist Church. Funeral services...
Alice Huff Harris
Jun 19, 2015
Alice Huff Harris, age 96, a resident of 820 Coble Blvd., died Friday, June 19, 2015 in a local nursing home. A native of Vance Co. she was the daughter of the late John J. Huff and Irene Hunt Huff and was the widow of Dorsey Harris. Mrs. Harris was a charter member and oldest member of Crossroads Pentecostal Holiness...
Eddie Ronald Burwell
Jun 14, 2015
Eddie R. Burwell DURHAM-Eddie Ronald Burwell, age 64, a resident of The Brian Center of Durham, and a former resident of The Garden Walk Villas Apartments in Henderson, died Sunday, June 14, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Eddie Burwell and Esther Wright Burwell.He was a 1969 graduate...
Jane Wortham Pegram Twisdale
Jun 12, 2015
HENDERSON-Jane Wortham Pegram Twisdale, age82, a resident of 214 Red Bud Circle, died Friday, June 12, 2015, at her home.Born in Vance County on November 9, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Samuel Wortham and Annie Mae Nash Wortham. Jane retired from KFC where she was a supervisor and was a member of North Henderson Baptist Church....
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