Jessica Allen Neptune
Jul 21, 2021
66, a resident of 408 Fairway Drive, died Saturday, July 21 at her residence. She was a native of Mount Vernon, NY, the daughter of the late Jesse Allen and Mary Hargrove Allen.
She is survived by two sons, David Neptune of Niguel, CA and Robert Neptune of Quartz Hill, CA.
A memorial service will...
Lillian Carolyn Freeman
Jul 21, 2021
70, a resident of 208 Howard Place, died Wednesday, July 21 at Duke Hospice. She was the daughter of the late Roy Fields, Jr. and Melissa Parker.
She is survived by two daughters, Lisa Royster and Andrea Seward both of Oxford; a sister, Mary Heggie of Oxford; three grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services...
Paul Giddings Jr
Jul 19, 2021
83, a resident of 428 N. Chestnut Street, died Monday, July 19 at Duke Hospice. He was the son of the late Paul Giddings, Sr. and Frances Craig Giddings of Vineland, NJ. He was Deacon Emeritus at New Restoration Community Church.
He is survived by five daughters, Erainer Stewart (Jody) of Winston-Salem, NC, Pauline Boyd (Elijah) of...
James Otis Green
Jul 18, 2021
88, a resident of 1627 US Highway 1 South, died Sunday, July 18 at Maria Parham Medical Center. He was the son of the late Paul Green and Roxanna Jenkins Green. He was a veteran of the United States Army.
He is survived by his wife, Ida Bullock Green; a brother, Charles Green of Henderson; two sisters,...
Tyree Kristopher Jones
Jul 17, 2021
21, a resident of 3212 Henry Wilson Road, died Saturday, July 17 in Durham. He was the son of Kristy Gregory and Troy J. Jones.
Other survivors include his sister, Tyra Jones or Oxford; maternal grandmother, Sarah Gregory of Buffalo Junction, VA; maternal grandfather, Ralph Short of Nelson, VA; paternal grandparents, Troy Jones and Jeanne Jones of...
Allen Maurice Thomas
Jul 14, 2021
42, a resident of 410 Roxboro Road, died Wednesday at Duke regional Hospital. He was the son of the late Allen Mack Thomas and Helen Rose Wyche Thomas.
He is survived by his wife of twenty-four years, Davida White Thomas; a daughter, Debbye Bailey (AP) of Oxford and one grandchild, Armonie "Tink Tink" Bullock; six sisters, Joy...
Mable Peace Williams
Jul 11, 2021
85, a former resident of 5503 Antioch Road, died Sunday, July 11 at Toney Rest Home. She was the daughter of the late Grant Peace, Sr. and Luvenia Lewis Peace.
She is survived by two daughters, Tammy W. Black (Walter, Jr.) of Oxford and Sandra Mitchell of Winston-Salem; a sister, Priscilla P. Lemay of Oxford; three brothers,...
Ella Young Thorpe
Jul 7, 2021
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94, a native of Granville County, and the daughter of the late Samuel and Mattie Young, died Wednesday, July 7 in Baltimore, MD. She was a retired employee of the Social Security Administration.
She is survived by two grandchildren, Desirae Thorpe Williams (Antoine) of Baltimore, MD and Brandon Thorpe (Jenifer)...
Edward Southall Taylor, Sr.
Jul 3, 2021
69, a resident of 2564 Smith Road, died Saturday, July 3 at his home. He was the son of the late William F. Taylor and Esther Jenkins Taylor. He was a retired employee of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. He was an accomplished guitarist and a lover of antique trucks.
He is survived by his wife,...
Ida Brooks
Jun 28, 2021
83, a resident of 809 Hancock Street, Durham, died Monday, June 28 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Elijah Wilkerson and Georgianna Thornton Wilkerson. For years she worked as a Retail Associate at Roses Department Stores.
She is survived by her husband, Deacon Fred Brooks; three daughters, Sheila Curtis of Durham, Shanta Brooks...
Bertha Tarry Allen
Jun 27, 2021
68, a resident of 1516 College Street, died Sunday, June 27 at Duke Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John Tarry and Eva Christmas Tarry, and the adopted daughter of Louise Tarry Hayes.
She was a graduate of Parkview High School in South Hill, VA and a member of Island Hill Church of Christ...
Earl Louis Williams
Jun 21, 2021
died Monday, June 21 in Alexander, VA. He was the son of the late Johnnie Richard Williams and Annie Lee Lewis Williams.
He is survived by two sons, Earl Williams, Jr. of Japan and Lamond Alston of Durham; a sister, Mary Lee Williams of Oxen Hill, VA; a brother, Johnnie Williams of Hillsborough; and three grandchildren.
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Robert Lee Daye
Jun 17, 2021
74, a resident of Person County, died Thursday, June 17 at his home. He was the son of the late Ollie Daye and Catherine Smith Daye. He was a member of Siloam Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of thirty-seven years, Linda Adams Daye; four daughters, Tammy McGhee of Durham, Angela Frazier (Eddie) of Apex,...
Minister Mary Rogers Darden
Jun 10, 2021
74, a native of Granville County, died Thursday, June 10 in Lithia, FL. She was the daughter of the late Harold Rogers and Rosa Allen Rogers.
She is survived by her husband of forty-three years, Leslie Darden; her daughter, Angela Tyler Facey of Lithia, FL, her son, Jeffery Tyler of Lorton, VA; a brother, John Rogers of...
Wilmer Hunter Owens
Jun 4, 2021
74, a resident of 4001 Eaton Road, Kittrell, died Friday, June 4 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Dallas Ray Hunter and Alice LeMay Hunter. She was a retired employee of Murdoch Development Center. She was a member of Pettiford Grove Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, James A. Owens; Three...
William H Sneed Sr
May 26, 2021
83, a resident of 7758 Mountain Road, Stovall, died Wednesday, May 26 at his home. He was the son of the late Henry Sneed and Nannie Royster Sneed. He was a retired supervisor with the former Burlington Industries.
He is survived by his wife, Pearlie Harris Sneed; a daughter, Tonya Sneed of Stovall; three sons, Michael Sneed...
Arthur Odell Spencer
May 24, 2021
60, a resident of 104 Knowles St., died Monday, May 24 at Duke Medical Center. He was the son of the late Isaac Odell Hunt and Mary Spencer Umstead. He was a United States Army veteran and a brick mason.
He is survived by a brother, Dennis Spencer (Mary Ann) of Oxford; three sisters, Constance Spencer of...
Nathaniel "Smitty" Smith
May 16, 2021
87, son of the late Willie Lee Smith and Mary Norwood Smith, died Sunday, May 16 at Duke Regional Hospital. He was an auto mechanic by trade but was best known for his many, many years as a local radio celebrity over Station WOXF and later WCBQ. He MC'd hundreds and hundreds of religious events over his lustrous career....
Fema Covid-19 Assistance
May 13, 2021
The Federal Government has began to assist family's with Covid-19 deaths with up to ,000 in funeral assistance. If your family has suffered such a loss get in touch with FEMA Covid-19 Funeral Assistance (844-684-6333), or your servicing funeral director.
Mamie Daphine Moss
May 6, 2021
86, a resident of 1004 West D Street, Butner, died Thursday, May 6 at Duke Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Ervin Moss and Iva Thompson Moss. She was a thirty-one year retired employee of John Umstead Hospital. She was a graduate of the former G. C. Hawley High School.
At an early age...
