Earnestine Branch
Mar 26, 2020
65, a resident of 307 Mimosa Street, died Thursday, March 26 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Ivery Marrow and Carrie Jordan Marrow. SHe was a retired employee of the Granville County Sheriffs Department
She is survived by her daughter, Danita Branch of the home; three sisters, Gloria Ann Rouse of Loris, SC,...
Citizen Alert!
Mar 24, 2020
TO KEEP US SAFE!
Further restrictions:
Arrangement conferences limited to three people
Graveside services recommended
Church services limited to 50 people: this includes officiants, musician, casket bearers, floral bearers, etc. ALL attendees are counted
Regardless of what you hear, these regulations will remain in place until a vaccine is...
Citizen Alert
Mar 23, 2020
The CORONA VIRUS is causing a global change in the human lifestyle. In our role as caretakers of our dead we have both, a professional and moral obligation to protect the health and well-being of our community to the very best of our ability.
Health Professional and our more intelligent Political...
Randolph Macon Hunt
Mar 23, 2020
94, a resident of 409 Henderson Street, died Monday, March 23 at Granville Medical Center. He was the son of the Late Moses Hunt and Georgianna Owens Hunt. He was a member of Greater New Hope Baptist Church where he served on the Board of Deacons. He was a veteran of the United States Navy.
He is...
Benjamin Williams
Mar 19, 2020
Benjamin Williams, 70, died Thursday, March 19 at his residence in Durham. He was the son of the late Booker T. Williams and Esther Daye Williams. He was a form employee of Murdoch Redevelopment Center and a veteran of the United States Marines.
He is survived by five sisters, Justine Williams of Butner, Diane Wilson and Pauline...
James S Thorpe
Mar 18, 2020
68, a resident of 7165 Highway 96 North, died Wednesday, March 18 at Granville Medical Center. He was the son of the late Thee Thorpe, Sr. and Hazel Jones Thorpe. He was a retired employee of the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Hobgood Thorpe; four sons, James Thornton, Johnnie...
Laura Mosley
Mar 17, 2020
78, a resident of New York, died Tuesday, March 17 in Staten Island. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Claudia Hargrove. She was a 1958 graduate of the former Shaw High School in Stovall.
She is survived by four children, Yolanda Lee Mosley of Staten Island, NY,Bruce Wade Mosley of Henderson, Arthur Lee Mosley...
Burmahdeen Tyler Forest
Mar 17, 2020
96, a resident of 501 Oxford Park Boulevard, died Tuesday, March 17 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Junius Roy Tyler and Bessie Brandon Tyler.
She is survived by four daughters, Alva Laverne Johnson Petway of the home, Jonshye A. Smith of New York, NY, Lael Penix of Oxford, and Chele Reid of...
James Edward Jordan
Mar 15, 2020
85, a native of Granville County, a resident of Dale Street, Roxbury, MA, was born in Cheatham Hospital in Oxford, North Carolina on June 6, 1935 to the parentage of the late James Henry Jordan and Annie Green Jordan. Orphaned at the early age of eight months, he and another sister were taken in by Doc Royster...
Emma Brooks
Mar 10, 2020
69, died Tuesday, March 10 at Duke Hospice in Durham. She was a member of St. Matthew Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sons. Michael Brooks of Henderson, and Dwight Brooks of Richmond, VA.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 15 at 2:00 P.M. at St. Matthews Baptist Church by Rev. Vanessa Brooks....
Taze Wells Baskerville
Mar 10, 2020
72, a resident of 523 Hillsboro Street, died Tuesday, March 10 at Veterans Hospital in Durham. He was the son of the late Tazewell Baskerville and Rebecca Cleo Thorpe Baskerville. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He was an accomplished drummer and throughout his career he played with both local and professional groups. He had many...
Blanche Curtis
Mar 7, 2020
91, a resident of Universal Healthcare, died Saturday, March 7.
She is survived by a brother, Luther Curtis, Jr. of Oxford; a nephew, Willie Curtis of Butner; and a niece, Delores Moore (Willie) of Creedmoor.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 11 at 2:00 P.M. at Wright Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. George L....
Naomi Johnson Merritt
Mar 2, 2020
86, a resident of 266 W. Andrews Ave., died Monday, March 2 at Maria Parham Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Thomas "Tom" Johnson and Sapphira Bryant Johnson. She was a member of Calvery Temple Holy Church.
She is survived by two nieces, Sandra Watkins and Delores Elaiine Johnson both of Henderson; two great...
Ruby Lee Strater
Feb 26, 2020
89, a resident of 218 Wilmington Avenue, died Wednesday, February 26. She was the daughter of the late George Strater and Blanche Allen Strater. She was a retired Health Care Technician with Murdock Redevelopment Center.
She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth Strater Marrow of Oxford, and a vast number of other loving relatives and caring friends....
Dorothy M. Williams
Feb 26, 2020
93, a resident of 327 Carver School Road, Henderson, died Wednesday, February 26 at Granville Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Junious Burton and Lena Meadows Burton. She was a retired Merchant.
She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Watkins of Henderson; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and a vast number of other loving...
Lafayette Hawley
Feb 24, 2020
65, a resident of 3Ranes Way, died Monday, February 24. He was the son of the late Hubert Hawley and Ada Davis Hawley. He was a former accountant with Bankers Trust in New York and was also a carpenter.
He is survived by four sisters, Jacqueline Williams of Princeton, Arcelia CHavis, Carolyn Daniels, and Cynthia Hawley all...
Samuel Hargrove
Feb 15, 2020
74, died Saturday, Feb. 15 in Atlanta, GA. He was a former resident of Henderson, NC. He was the son of the late Samuel Hargrove, Sr. and Sarah Hanks Hargrove.
He is survived by his daughter, Tasheen Hargrove of Stockbridge, GA; two brothers, Bernard Hargrove and Cory Hargrove both of New Jersey; three sisters, Patricia Richburg and...
Tom Thornton Jr
Feb 10, 2020
87, a resident of 3659 West Antioch Drive, died Sunday, Feb. 9 at Kerr Lake Rehabilitation Center. He was the son of the late Tom Lue Thornton, Sr. and Ethel Hawley Thornton. He was a retired educator. He was a member of New Hope Granville Baptist Church where he was a member of the Board of Deacons for over...
Johnnie Hammie
Feb 6, 2020
68, a native of Oxford, died Thursday, Feb. 6 in New Haven, CT. He was the son of the late Stanford Hammie and Catherine Turner Hammie.
He is survived by a daughter, Sherita Blue of Milford, CT; four brothers, Freeman Hammie, Charles Hammie, Lonnie Hammie all of New Haven, CT, and Ronnie Hammie of Oxford.
...
Richard Lee Jones Jr
Jan 30, 2020
79, a resident of 210 Hicks Mill Road, died Monday, Jan. 30 at Brantwood Nursing Center. He was the son of the late Richard Lee Jones, Sr. and Estelle Gooch Jones. He was a veteran of the United States Army.
He is survived by his wife, Deloris Bagley Jones; two sons, Michael Bagley of Ervine,CA and Harold...
