Grace Allen Williams
Sep 12, 2026
Grace Inez Allen Williams, 91, of Leak Ave, transitioned on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Maria Parham Health. She was born in Vance County to the late John and Helen Harris Allen.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30pm, Friday, September 18, 2026, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (3634 US Highway 15, Oxford, NC 27565). There will be no...
Mack Arthur Puryear
Sep 11, 2026
Mack "Fruit Man" Puryear, 72, of Gela Road, transitioned on Friday, September 11, 2026 at his residence. He was born in Granville County to the late John and Elizabeth Hawley Puryear.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 3pm, Sunday, September 20, 2026, at New Hope Granville Missionary Baptist Church (5643 Old Roxboro Rd, Oxford, NC 27565) by Rev. James Isaac,...
Joseph Edward Taylor
Sep 11, 2026
Joseph Edward Taylor, 90, a Granville County native, transitioned on Friday, September 11, 2026 at Cardinal Cook Nursing Center in New York, NY. He was the son of the late Johnnie and Hazel Garrett McAden.
A memorial service will be held at 11am, Saturday, November 14, 2026 at Wright Funeral Home Chapel. There will be no viewing.
He is survived by his...
Timothy Louis Newman, Jr.
Sep 9, 2026
Timothy Louis Newman, Jr., 54, of Piedmont Avenue, transitioned on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. He was born in Hickory to the late Timothy Newman, Sr. and Susie Jenkins Newman.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1pm, Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Wright Funeral Home Chapel. Viewing will be from 5pm to 7pm, Friday, September...
Patricia Abigail Salinas Alley
Sep 3, 2026
Patricia Abigail Salinas Alley , 50, of Cabin Creek Rd, Oxford, NC transitioned on Thursday, September 3, 2026 in Bahama, NC. She was born in Salineno, TX to Sergio Salinas and Evangelina Chapa Salinas.
She is survived by her husband, Ryan Alley; two daughters: Mia and Fiona Alley; parents: Sergio and...
Bryan Christopher Morton
Sep 2, 2026
Bryan Christopher Morton, 54, of Follow Me Way, Raleigh, transitioned on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh. He was born in Vance County to Johnnie Morton and the late Josephine Owens Morton.
He is survived by his wife, Felicia McMillan Morton; four children: Christopher McMillan of Raleigh, Tiara McMillan of...
Sarah Lee Royster
Aug 25, 2026
Sarah Lee Royster, 83, of Mountain Road, transitioned on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Brantwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Granville County to the late Elizabeth Betty Bullock Evans and John H. Evans, Sr.
She is survived by her husband, William Royster; two sons: Victor Ward (Janice) and Phillip Ward both of Henderson, one...
Dorothy White Bobbitt
Aug 23, 2026
Dorothy White Bobbitt, 87, of West Hillsboro Street, Creedmoor, transitioned on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham. She was born in Granville County to the late Willie and Pherbia White.
She is survived by her children: Willie Patrick Bobbitt (Alisa) of Holly Springs, Arthur Lee Bobbitt, Jr, Teresa Bobbitt, Nancy Gattis and Pheobe...
Ayaba Hugbeke
Aug 18, 2026
Ayaba Hugbeke, 60, of Ardmore Drive in Stem, transitioned on August 18, 2026, at her residence. She was born in Logome, Togo on December 31, 1965 to Missihoun Hugbeke and Siblahoin Agbondjehome.
Ayaba is survived by her beloved children: Yawo Davui, Kodjovi Davui, Yahli Afi Davui, Donne Komla Mawuena Davui, Emilie Ayawavi Akpedje Davui; two siblings: Tchassi...
Lessie Cooley Hicks
Aug 15, 2026
Lessie Cooley Hicks, 94, of Hester Road, Creedmoor, transitioned on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham. She was born in Granville County to the late George and Luvenia Parker Cooley.
She is survived by three daughters, Deborah Hicks Hayes of Greensboro, Beverly Carolyn Johnson of Youngsville and Gloria Hicks Moss (Donnie) of Creedmoor;...
Vincent Antwan Hicks
Aug 12, 2026
Vincent A. Hicks "Vee", 42, of Rockspring Street, Henderson, transitioned on August 12, 2026, at Maria Parham Health. He was born in Vance County to Lucy Annette Fuller and the late George Hicks.
He is survived by his mother, Lucy Fuller of Henderson; three children: Vinkhia Hicks (mother Latoya Cooper), Vincent Hicks, Jr and Vin'Javious Hicks (their...
Keith Allen Burgess
Aug 1, 2026
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Keith Allen Burgess , the youngest of six children, was born to the late Cornith Nathaniel Burgess and Beatrice Morris Burgess on December 26, 1958, in Martinsville, Virginia. He was blessed to grow up in a loving and supportive family alongside his siblings: Bernice Burgess Torada, Julia Burgess Knox,...
Esther Mozell Cotten Owens
Jul 25, 2026
Esther Mozell Cotten Owens, 93, of Owens Street, transitioned Saturday, July 25, 2026 at her residence. She was born in Granville County to the late George and Carrie Smith Cotten.
She is survived by three children: Phyllis Williams (Nelson) of Oxford, Richard Carl Owens (Carolyn) of Stovall, and Esther Odessa Smith of Oxford; three sisters: Narbara Williams...
Catherine Marie Morgan
Jul 20, 2026
Catherine Maria Morgan, 76, of 100 Haven Lane, transitioned, Monday, July 20, 2026 at her residence. She was born in Granville County to the late Alex and Catherine Brandon Morgan.
She is survived by four children: Michael Morgan of Oxford, Edna L. Morgan and Catherine R. Morgan both of Henderson and Alexandria Davis of South Carolina; one...
Jodella Marie Lifsey
Jul 20, 2026
Jodella M. Lifsey, of Stovall, transitioned on Monday, July 20, 2026 at Duke University Hospital in Durham. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Jodie and Eloise Cooper Lifsey.
She is survived by two aunts: Ida Cooper Williams of Henderson and Jennie Lifsey Williams of Maryland; and a host of cousins and friends.
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Della Estes Jefferson
Jul 16, 2026
Della Mae Estes Jefferson, 88, transitioned on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey. She was born in Granville County to the late Thomas Elvis Estes and Estella Spivey Estes.
She is survived by a daughter, Claudia Baptista (Anthony) of Carteret, New Jersey; one sister, Estelle Staten of Wake Forest; two brothers:...
Willie Leak, Jr
Jul 8, 2026
Willie Leak, Jr, 81, of N. Cinnebar Ct, Henderson, transitioned on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at his residence. He was born in Rockingham, NC to the late Willie Leak, Sr. and Mary Adams Sneed.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria Morton Leak; three children: Shawn Bell of Morristown, NJ, Kendra Donley (Brandon) of Springfield, MI and...
Corine Bullock Kearney
Jul 6, 2026
Corine Bullock Kearney, 95, of Jane Ave, Henderson, transitioned on Monday, July 6, 2026 at Brantwood Nursing in Oxford. She was born in Vance County to the late Reverend Gilbert and Willie Nannie Dunston Bullock.
She is survived by nine children: Barbara Alston, Delores Bullock (Raymond), Carolyn Kearney, Cliston Kearney (Joyce), Connie Kearney, and Christine Kearney all...
Ellis Hawley
Jul 6, 2026
Ellis Hawley, 64, of Tristen Lane, Henderson, transitioned on Monday, July 6, 2026 at his residence. He was born in Granville County to the late Lucious and Willa B. Hobgood Hawley.
He is survied by his wife, Lillian Smith Vinson-Hawley; children: Liliane Bacote (Shawn), Linette Suite, Rhonda Suite, and Tony Harris all of Henderson; twelve grandchildren, five...
Alfonza Wilkerson
Jun 29, 2026
Alfonza Wilkerson, 78, of Sycamore Street, transitioned Monday, June 29, 2026 at the Durham VA Hospital. He was born in Granville County to the late George and Hattie Mae Yancey Wilkerson.
He is survived by his siblings: Georgia M. Williams, Robert L. Wilkerson, Janet W. Thorpe, and Edna S. Wilkerson all of Oxford, Charles L. Wilkerson (Ernestine)...
