obituaries

Oct 3, 2021

68, a resident of 124 Hicks Mill Ropad, died Sunday at her home. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Latta and Mollie Thomas Latta. She was a graduate of J. F. Webb High School.

She is survived by her husband, Robert Crews; one son, DeVonte Crews (Mallory) of Sunrise, FL; a brother and sister, Edward...

Oct 2, 2021

87, a resident of 510 Orange  Street, died Saturday, Oct. 2 at his home. He was the son of the late Earnest Daniel and Miranda Skinner Daniel. He was a retired employee of Bandag, Inc.

He is survived by his wife, Lila Lyon Daniel; his daughter, Crystal Terry of Henderson; two sons, Jefferson "Jeff" Daniel, Jr. of...

Oct 1, 2021

We regret to inform you of Dr. Marilyn Tyler Brown's passing.  To view the live-casting of the service, please click the following link:

A native of Granville County, and long-time resident of Washington, DC, died Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 at her home. She was the third child of four that blessed the union of Eddie Leon Tyler...

Sep 30, 2021

87, a resident of 2695 Horseshoe Road, Creedmoor, died Thursday, Sept. 30 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Wylie Coy Landis and Bertha Mangum Landis.

She is survived by her daughter, Wanda M. Daniel of Butner; three sons, Deacon Kenneth E. Daniel, Rev. Dennis W. Daniel all Rev. C. Efrem Daniel all of...

Sep 28, 2021

77, a resident of 918 Raleigh Street. Died Tuesday, Sept. 28 at her home. She was the daughter of the late William Bibby and Ugurtha Hawkins Bibby. She was a Retired teacher.

She was a gradute of the former Mary Potter High School where she was class Salutatorian. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education...

Sep 18, 2021

38, a resident of 11553 Overleigh Drive, Woodbridge, VA, died Saturday, Sept. 18 at his home. He was the son of Gloria Kearney Wilkins of Oxford and the late Raymond N. Wilkins. He was a Communication Engineer with the Department of Homeland Security.

Other survivors include his wife, Alicia Chechele Wilkins; four children, Donovan Wilkins aand Kymani...

Sep 18, 2021

70, a resident of 3150 US Highway 158 By-Pass, died Saturday, Sept. 18 at her home. She was the daughter of Mary Clack Hart of Stovall and the late Alexander Hart.

She is survived by three daughters, Delois Hart (Clarence) and Linda H. Watson (Steven) all of Henderson and Ann Wright-Joiner (Wayne) of Wake Forest; one son,...

Sep 16, 2021

81, a resident of 5581 Hebron Road, died Thursday, Sept. at Duke Medical Center. He was the son of the late Augustus Oakley and Ruth Crews Oakley. He was a retired Tele-Communications Manager.

He is survived by his wife, Leola Burris Oakley; three daughters, Kathy Spencer of Charlotte, Roxanne Brown of Duluth, GA and Charlene Oakley of...

Sep 13, 2021

91, a resident of 501 East Whitaker Mill Road, Raleigh, died Monday, Sept. 13  at Colombia Hospital in Columbia, MD. He was the son of the late Robert L. Hargrove and Mary Harris Hargrove. He was a 20 year veteran of the United States Army.

He was a graduate of Mary Potter Academy. After High School he...

Sep 5, 2021

95, a resident of 115 Daniel Street died Sunday, September 5 at her home. She was the daughter of the late George T. Cozart and Florence Moore Cozart. She was a retired employee of the food service department of Granville County Public Schools.

She is survived by three daughters, Letitia W. Footman of Durham, Joyce W. Carter...

Sep 5, 2021

78, a resident of 9066 Robert Morgan Road, died Sunday, September 5 at Granville Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Charlie A. Clark and Adele Overby Clark. She was a retired Beautician.

She is survived by her son, Teddy Wright of Wake Forest; three grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

A graveside service...

Sep 1, 2021

84, a resident of 3652 Plantation Road, Bullock, died Wednesday at Duke Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Mary A. Hargrove and Thomas Pettaway. She joined Mt Zion United Church of Christ at an early age. There she sang in the choir and was the first director of the Youth Choir. She attended Townsville Elementary School,...

Aug 29, 2021

68, a resident of 5519 Antioch Road, died Sunday, August 29 at her home. She was the daughter of the Leonard Praylor and Derethea Wilson Praylor of Pender County. She was a retired employee of Certainteed Corp.

She is survived by two daughters, Dee Dee Jones (Dalyron) and Brandy Hester (Rev. James) both of Oxford; and a...

Aug 28, 2021

90, a resident of Garysburg, died  Saturday, August 28 at Vidant North Hospital, Roanoke Rapids. He was the son of the late Lester Greenwood, Sr. and Ulysses McGhee Greenwood of Oxford.

He was the brother of Roosevelt Greenwood (Shirley) of Oxford.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 3 at 12:00 Noon at Chapel Grove...

Aug 22, 2021

69, a resident of 329 7th Street, Wake Forest, died Sunday, August 22 at his home. He was the son of the late Joseph Mingo and Ruth Strother Mingo of Jersey City, NJ; He was a retired employee of the United States Postal System and a veteran of the United States Army and Navy.

He is survived...

Aug 21, 2021

Geraldine Beverly Hawkins Hall was born on October 23, 1929, in Franklin County, North Carolina. She was the second oldest child born to the late Herman A. Hawkins and Oza Fogg Hawkins. She entered her heavenly home on Saturday, August 21, 2021 after a brief illness.

Geraldine received her early education in Franklin County at Haywood Elementary...

Aug 20, 2021

88, a resident of 1122 Riviera Dr., Virginia Beach, VA, died Friday, August 20 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Roger Hunt and Nora Greene Hunt.

She is survived by four daughters, Viola Nixon, Leola Brown, Dorothy Latham and Diane Farrow all of Virginia Beach, VA; a son, Victor Hawley of Fayetteville; a...

Jul 31, 2021

72, a re4sident of 150 Hartland Lane, Henderson, died Saturday, July 31 at his home. He was the son of Madeline Davenport of Chicago, IL. and the late Emmitt Gantt.

He is survived by his wife, Nicole Mitchell Gantt; a daughter, Aayonealya McDaniel of Henderson; a son, Robert Sampson of CHicago, IL; three sisters, Patricia Gantt-Edge of...

Jul 30, 2021

62, a resident of 342 Chandler Road, Durham, died Monday, July 30 at the home of his brother in Suffork, VA. He attended RHA Health Service Workshop in Creedmoor where he worked as a Collator. He received his education in the Granville County Public Schools and at an early age attended Saint Peter's United Methodist Church in Oxford and...

Jul 22, 2021

99, a resident of Whitmore Retirement Center, died Thursday, July 22. She was a retired educator.

She is survived by two foster nephews, Judge Stafford Bullock and Rev. Charles Bullock both of Raleigh; and a foster niece, Barbara Rogers of Bear, Delaware.

A graveside services will be conducted Thursday, July 29 at 1pm at Whetstone...