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Richard Lee Dixon

Richard Lee Dixon

Jun 11, 2015

HENDERSON- Richard Lee Dixon, age 81, a resident of Henderson, died Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Maria Parham Hospital.Born in Durham on June 3, 1934 he was the son of the late Russell Dixon and Iris Colclough Dixon.He served in the United States Coast Guard and was the retired owner of Dixon Alignment Service in Durham and Henderson. The family...

Marjorie Williams Gregg

Marjorie Williams Gregg

Jun 7, 2015

HENDERSON-Marjorie Williams Gregg, age 87, a former resident of Jennette Avenue, died Sunday, June 07, 2015, at Duke University Medical Center.Born on April 7, 1928in Mt. Olive, she was the daughter of the late John Burnice Williams and Sadie Brock Williams, and was the widow of Dickson Russell Gregg. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she was...

Blanche Schweyer Glover

Blanche Schweyer Glover

Jun 6, 2015

HENDERSON-Blanche Schweyer Glover, age 87, a former resident of Willie Currin Road, died Saturday, June 6, 2015, in a local nursing home.Born on August 20, 1927 in Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Schweyer and Ethel McDonald Schweyer, and was the widow of Ambrose Dorsey A.D. Glover.Mrs. Glover was a retired buyer for the former Leggetts...

Ruth Bodie Mcdaniel

Ruth Bodie Mcdaniel

Jun 5, 2015

HENDERSON- Ruth Bodie McDaniel of Henderson passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015 after living a full life of 99 years.Born October 1, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Paul Thomas and Minnie Jeffcoat Bodie.She was a member of First Baptist Church where she was a member of The Joy/Currin Sunday School Class and the Sue Kelly Mission...

Deborah Tillotson Caudill

Deborah Tillotson Caudill

Jun 3, 2015

HENDERSON-Deborah Kay "Debbie" Tillotson Caudill, age 56, a resident of 116 Clark Street, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at her home.Born in Vance County on September 17, 1958, she was the daughter of William Gray "Tillie" Tillotson and Jane Wilder Tillotson of Henderson, and was the widow of Richard Caudill. She was medically retired as a Dietitian at Murdock Center...

Mattie Smith Hendricks

Mattie Smith Hendricks

May 31, 2015

Mattie Smith Hendricks, age 82, a resident of 455 Lewis Williams Road, died Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Maria Parham Medical Center.Born on June 11, 1932 in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late William Jethro Smith and Lucille Andrews Smith, and was the widow of Lawrence William Hendricks. She was a homemaker and member of Flat Rock...

Brenda Faye Adcock

Brenda Faye Adcock

May 27, 2015

HENDERSON-Brenda Faye Montgomery Adcock, age 64, a resident of 255 Beaver Dam Road, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Maria Parham Medical Center.She was born on March 1, 1951 in Augusta, GA. Mrs. Adcock was employed with Revlon and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 pm in the J. M....

Brenda Faye Adcock

Brenda Faye Adcock

May 27, 2015

HENDERSON-Brenda Faye Montgomery Adcock, age 64, a resident of 255 Beaver Dam Road, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Maria Parham Medical Center.She was born on March 1, 1951 in Augusta, GA. Mrs. Adcock was employed with Revlon and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 pm in the J. M....

Brenda Faye Adcock

Brenda Faye Adcock

May 27, 2015

HENDERSON-Brenda Faye Montgomery Adcock, age 64, a resident of 255 Beaver Dam Road, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Maria Parham Medical Center.She was born on March 1, 1951 in Augusta, GA. Mrs. Adcock was employed with Revlon. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 pm in the J. M. White Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Billy...

Reuben Joseph Perkinson, Jr.

Reuben Joseph Perkinson, Jr.

May 25, 2015

Reuben Joseph "Popeye" Perkinson, Jr., age 76, a resident of 128 Pinewood Dr., died Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Senior Citizens Nursing Home in Henderson. Born on January 8, 1938 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Rueben Joseph Perkinson, Sr. and Gladys Stevenson Perkinson. He was employed as a mechanic at the former Henderson Honda. Funeral...

Louise Cockrell Farmer

Louise Cockrell Farmer

May 23, 2015

ROCKINGHAM-Annie Laurie Tingen Short, 84, of 1919 Wheat Street, died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital.Born in Granville County on November 15, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Abner Garrett and Laura Keeton Tingen and was the 11th of 14 children.She was a graduate of Townsville High School and Henderson Business College.She was a homemaker,...

Louise Cockrell Farmer

Louise Cockrell Farmer

May 23, 2015

HENDERSON-Louise Cockrell Farmer, 81, a resident of 1572 Warrenton Road, died Saturday, May 23, 2015 in a local nursing home. Born in Nash County on September 4, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Cockrell and Annie Wells Cockrell, and was the widow of Roger Gray Farmer.She was a homemaker and was of Baptist Faith. To honor her...

Louise Cockrell Farmer

Louise Cockrell Farmer

May 23, 2015

HENDERSON-Louise Cockrell Farmer, 81, a resident of 1572 Warrenton Road, died Saturday, May 23, 2015 in a local nursing home. Born in Nash County on September 4, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Cockrell and Annie Wells Cockrell, and was the widow of Roger Gray Farmer.She was a homemaker and was of Baptist Faith. To honor her...

Louise Cockrell Farmer

Louise Cockrell Farmer

May 23, 2015

Louise Cockrell Farmer, 81, a resident of 1572 Warrenton Road, died Saturday, May 23, 2015 in a local nursing home. Born in Nash County on September 4, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Cockrell and Annie Wells Cockrell, and was the widow of Roger Gray Farmer.She was a homemaker and was of Baptist Faith. To honor her...

Annie Laurie Tingen Short

Annie Laurie Tingen Short

May 21, 2015

ROCKINGHAM-Annie Laurie Tingen Short, 84, of 1919 Wheat Street, died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital.Born in Granville County on November 15, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Abner Garrett and Laura Keeton Tingen and was the 11th of 14 children.She was a graduate of Townsville High School and Henderson Business College.She was a homemaker,...

Larry Franklin Holland, Sr.

Larry Franklin Holland, Sr.

May 20, 2015

Larry Franklin Holland Sr., Age 70, of 3060 Cameron Drive, died on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Transitions Life Care Center in Raleigh. He was born on August 14, 1944 in Henderson NC, and was the son of the late Evelyn Christianson Holland and Charles Sidney Holland Sr. Larry finished Henderson High School in 1962 and Danville Technical Institute is...

Christine Elliott Callis

Christine Elliott Callis

May 12, 2015

HENDERSON-Christine Elliott Callis, age 77, a resident of 2195 Satterwhite Point Road, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Rex Hospital.Born in Vance County on May 25, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Claude Elliott and Viola Woody Elliott, and was the widow of Charles Louis Callis. She was a retired bookkeeper for Associated Brokers and was a member...

David Wilson Edwards

David Wilson Edwards

May 9, 2015

HENDERSON-David Wilson "DW" Edwards, age 91, a resident of 290 Bear Pond Road, died Saturday, May 09, 2015, at his home.DW was born in Franklin County on February 2, 1924 to the late William Marvin Edwards and Elizabeth Ayscue Edwards.DW and his wife Jane moved to Vance County where he worked for The North Carolina Department Of Transportation for 50...

Betsy L. Kittrell

Betsy L. Kittrell

May 8, 2015

HENDERSON-Frances Elizabeth "Betsy" Kittrell, 90, a resident of 209 Lakeview Drive, died Friday, May 08, 2015 at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh.Born in Vance County on January 15, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John Hinton Langston and Luna Bartholomew Langston and was the widow of Asa Hardy Kittrell. She was a graduate of Henderson High School and attended...

Ernest Allen Hope, Jr.

Ernest Allen Hope, Jr.

May 7, 2015

HENDERSON-Ernest Allen "Ernie" Hope, Jr., 72, a resident of 300 Steed Dickerson Road, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Maria Parham Medical Center following a brief illness.Born on December 9, 1942 in Vance County, he was the son of the late Ernest Allen Hope and Mary Lee Twisdale Hope. Ernie was a Veteran of the United States Navy He was...

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