Hattie Hayes Street
Oct 26, 2024
92, a resident of 2506 Brogden Road, Creedmoor, transitioned Saturday, Oct. 26 at her residence surrounded by the love of family. She was the daughter of the late Hal Hayes and Clora Bell Rogers Hayes. She was employed with the former Bob's Bar-B-Que, and was known especially for her delicious pies.
She is survived by six children,...
Vivian Hunter Harris
Oct 23, 2024
81, a resident of 4098 Charlie Harris Road, transitioned Wednesday, October 23 at her home surrounded by the love of family. She was the daughter of the late Robert Hunter, Sr. and Pattie Lu Ward Hunter.
She is survived by five daughters. Michelle Harris, Morristown, NJ, Charline Harris-Jenkins, Delanco, NJ, Cassandra Harris, Louisburg, Nicole Harris, Oxford and...
James T Black
Oct 21, 2024
84, a resident of 117 Halifax Street, transitioned Monday, Oct. 21 at Hock Family Pavilion. He was the son of the late Robert Black and Rebecca Allen Black. He was a long-time agent for North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company.
He is survived by his son, Martin Black of Durham and his daughter, Katherine Black of Henderson;...
Sallie Burt Yates
Oct 20, 2024
67, a resident of 3009 Bent Tree Dr., Oxford, transitioned Sunday, Oct. 20 at Hospice House in Smithfield. She was the daughter of Dorothy Pratt Burt and the late Carl Burt, Jr. She was a retired employee of John Umstead Hospital.
She is survived by her husband Willie Yates; two sons, Scottie Reed (Yolanda) of Durham and...
Rev. Helen Cheek Evans
Oct 18, 2024
71, a resident of 506 Charles St., transitioned Friday, Oct. 18 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Ellison Cheek and Ellen Hargrove Cheek.
She is survived by two sons, James Tunstall (Tonya) and Thomas Tunstall (Indira); one brother, MacArthur Cheek; thirteen grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted...
James "Pete" Lewis Speed
Oct 12, 2024
76, a resident of 205 W. College St., transitioned Saturday, Oct. 12 at 109 Hazelwood Court, the home of his daughter, Vashone. He was the son of the late Robert Speed, Sr. and Alice Thorpe Speed. He was a retired employee of the Oxford Tobacco Research Center.
He is survived by three children, James Speed, Jr. (Jackie)...
Horace Canady Jr
Oct 12, 2024
91, a resident of 530 Mitchell Street, Henderson, transitioned Saturday, Oct. 12 at Brantwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oxford. He was the son of the late Horace Canady, Sr. and Annie Mae Edmundson Canady. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army.
He is survived by his son, Horace Canady Bell of Brooklyn, NY;...
Deacon John Garland Heggie
Oct 4, 2024
90, a resident of 6566 Sidney Cottrell Road, Oxford, transitioned Friday, Oct. 4 at Brantwood Nursing Center. He was the son of the late Garland Heggie and Ora Landis Heggie. He was a master carpenter by profession.
He is survived by his wife Naomi Glover Heggie; two daughters, Doretta Cairo (Percy) of Winterville, and Beatrice Oakley of...
Bonny Towler
Oct 4, 2024
75, a resident of 5517 Antioch Road, transitioned Friday, Oct. 4 at Granville Health Systems. He was the son of the late Charlie Towler and Mary Elizabeth Whitehead Towler of Pittsylvania County, VA. He was a retired Textile engineer.
He is survived by his wife, Nora Harris Towler; three children, Iris Kufahl (Matthew) of Oxford, Brian Towler...
Riccardo Murray
Oct 2, 2024
72, a resident of 20 Medical Court, Coventry House, Henderson, transitioned Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Maria Parham Health. He was the son of the late Alfred Burbage and Henrietta Murray. He was a retired engineer at Revlon Cosmetics.
He is survived by two children, Alicha Skeepe Reason of Edge Water Park, NJ and Che Murray of the...
David Jose Monroy
Sep 27, 2024
52, a resident of 4162 Apt. SS US Highway 15 South, transitioned Friday, Sept. 27 at his home. He was thwe son of Rigoberto Monroy and the late Maria Monroy Basquez. He was a lab technician.
He is survived by two sons, Jose Monroy, Jr. and Miguel Gutierrez both of Henderson; his father, Rigoberto Monroy of the...
Kenneth Nathaniel Branch
Sep 27, 2024
Kenneth Nathaniel Branch, 59, of Evans Street, Henderson, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2024, at his residence. He was born in Vance County to Jannie Champion Branch and the late Albert Branch.
He leaves to cherish his memories four children: Takeyia Branch-Cozart, Taquita Branch, Tiaketa Clack and Shiquan Clark; his mother; Jannie Branch; thirteen grandchildren; three...
Helen Corinda Williams
Sep 25, 2024
94, a resident of 373 Willow Creek Run, Henderson, transitioned Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Universal HealthCare in Oxford. She was the daughter of the late Cliford Rogers. She was a retired teacher.
She is survived by her only daughter, Joyce Williams of Woodstock, MD. No services are planned.
Jovonica Hanible Greenwood
Sep 24, 2024
59, a resident of 5116 Stone Lane, transitioned Tuesday, Sept. 24 at her home. She was the daughter of Earnest Hanible and the late Margaret Wilson Hanible. She was a Child Care Consultant with the Department of Health & Human Services.
A lifelong leaner, education was a cornerstone of her life. She was a graduate of Western...
Theodore Roosevelt Bowden
Sep 24, 2024
81, a resident of 5738 Highway 96 North, transitioned Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Granville Medical Center.
He is survived by three sons, Kevin Bowden, Sr. of Bethlehem, PA, Terrence Bowden, Sr. (Angela) of Oxford and Theodore "JunBug" Bowden, Jr. of Morristown, NJ; a daughter, Felicia Bowden Brown of Maplewood, NJ; a foster sisters, Dorothy Thompson of Rahway,...
Patricia Burwell Branch
Sep 20, 2024
76, a resident of 129 E. Boulder Rd., Henderson, transitioned Friday, Sept. 20 at Duke Medical Center Emergency Room. She was the daughter of the late John Robert Burwell and Lillian Estell Henderson Burwell. She was a licensed CNA.
She is survived by two daughters, Angela Hawkins of Oxford and Roylena Pulliam of Henderson; one son, George...
Willie Edward Hawley
Sep 16, 2024
77, A resident of 228 Forest Avenue, transitioned Monday, September 16 at his home. He was the son of the late James E. Hawley and Betty Allen Hawley. He was a self-employed professional truck driver.
He is survived by his wife, Stella Yancey Hawley; two daughters, Cheryl Robinson (Alfago) of Henderson and Racquel Harris (Steve) of Oxford;...
Johnnie Williams Sr
Sep 6, 2024
94, a native of Granville County, transitioned Friday, Sept. 6 in Beltsville, MD. He was the son of the late Johnnie Williams and Geneva Parker Williams.
He is survived by four daughters, Jeraline Morrison (Frederick) of Egg Harbor City, NJ, Rosalyn Ann Stancil of Bensalem, PA, Detra Priscilla Thompson (Dean) of Bristol, PA and Wanda Renee Williams...
Deidre Akkia Lancaster
Sep 3, 2024
Deidra Akkia Lancaster, 59, a resident of Tom Matthews Rd, Bullock, transitioned on Tuesday, September 3, in Oxford, NC. She was born in New York to the late Edward and Jessie Braswell Lancaster.
She is survived by her children: Monaka Hawley-Mann of Oxford, NC, Kadesha Hester of Bullock, NC and Kiara Hawley of Oxford, NC, along with...
Carol Elaine Clowers
Aug 30, 2024
64, transitioned Friday, August 30 at Duke Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of Bettie Bailey Davis the late Norman Hutcherson. She a medical secretary at Brentwood Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center.
She is survived by a daughter, Sheri Thornton of Oxford; a son, Frank Clowers of Creedmoor; two grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services...
