Dorothy White Bullock
Jun 7, 2019
94, passed away Friday, June 7 at Duke-Raleigh Hospital. She was the daughter of the late James White and Jane Turner White. She was a member of Ashley Grove Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Catherine Owens of Knightdale; eight grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; and ten great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted...
Thelma Sneed
Jun 3, 2019
51, a resident of 7751 Mountain Road, died Monday, June 3 at Duke Hospice in Durham. She was the daughter of the late Lorenzo Yarborough and Dorothy Hester. She was a Dental Assistant.
She is survived by her husband, Ronald Sneed; three sons, Brandon Sneed of Oxford, Desmond Sneed of Raleigh, and Malek Sneed of Stovall; seven...
Devette Downey Mcclary
May 31, 2019
52, a resident of 210 Dabney Heights Lane, died Friday, May 31 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Henry Thomas Davis and Agatha Downey Davis. She was an employee of the Vance County School System.
She is survived by her husband, Bryan McClary; a daughter, Shantelle McClary of Durham; a son, Bryan McClary,...
Fletcher Kinard Petty
May 28, 2019
55, a resident of 811 Goshen Street, died Tuesday, May 28 at his home. He was the son of Etta Taylor Petty Oxford and the late Fletcher Wallace Petty. He was an employee of Revlon.
He is survived by a son and daughter, Kindrick Petty and Kiara Petty both of Charlotte; his mother, Etta Taylor Petty of...
Jessie Raye Terry
May 25, 2019
60, a resident of 4090 Wilson Town Road, died Saturday, May 25 at his home. He was the son of the late Billy Hawkins and Mary Ethel Terry. He was a welder by trade. He was a member of Wharton Memorial Baptist Church in Nelson, VA.
He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Jones Terry; two sons,...
Gertrude Royster Washington
May 24, 2019
93, a resident of 3663 W. Antioch Drive, died Friday at her home. She was the daughter of the late Ollie Royster and Missie Jane Puryear Royster.
She taught in the public school systems of South Carolina and North Carolina for over thirty-five years. In 1979 she was the recipient of the Granville County "Teacher of the...
Augustus Royster
May 21, 2019
87, a native of Granville County and a resident of Gwynn, MD, died Tuesday, May 21.
He is survived by his wife, Lillian Royster; a son, Bernard Royster; three brothers, James Royster, Charles Royster, and William Royster; a sister, Minnie Lewis; and one grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 7 at 10:00 A.M....
Janie E Overby
May 20, 2019
75, a resident of 110 Smith Street, died Monday, May 20 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Albert Overby and Janie Elkerson Overby. She is survived by her son, Scottie Overby of the home.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 25 at Oak Grove Baptist Church at 2:00 P.M. by Rev. Dr....
Deloris Anderson
May 19, 2019
65, a resident of 102 Leak Street, died Sunday, May 19 at her home. She was the daughter of the late William Adele Anderson and Myrtle Henderson Anderson. She was a former employee of Central Regional Hospital.
She is survived by a son, Tory LaDonte Anderson of the home; two sisters, Winnie Williams of Durham, and Myrtle...
Elizabeth Faye Moore
May 16, 2019
56, a resident of 5534 Tabbs Creek Church Road, died Thursday, May 16 at Her Home. She was the daughter of the late Fate Hobgood and Mamie Hawley Hobgood. She was an employee of Murdoch Center.
She is survived by two daughters, Crystal D. Moore and LaTasha C. Moore both of the home; a sister, Roxie Stainback...
John Henry Thornton
May 9, 2019
85, a resident of 38 Squirrel Hollow Way, Henderson, died Thursday, May 9 at his home. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late Nathaniel Thornton and Beulah Thorpe Thornton. He was a veteran of the United States Army.
He is survived by three sisters, Esther Terry, Estelle T. Puryear, and Geneva Thornton...
Rebecca Wyche Plate
May 6, 2019
57, a resident of 203 Star Street, died Monday, May 6 at Signature HealthCare in Chapel hill. She was the daughter of the late Alfonza Wyche and Joyce Lee Bradford Wyche.
She is survived by her brother, Alfred Wyche of Chesnee, South Carolina.
A memorial service will be conducted Friday, May 10 at 6:00 P.M....
Melvin "Jimmy" Oakley
Apr 24, 2019
84, a resident of 5609 Oakley Hill, died Wednesday, April 24 at his home. He was the son of the late Melvin Dorsey Oakley and Lenoria Chavis Oakley. He was a member of New Corinth Baptist Church.
He is survived by six daughters, Sylvia Michael of Mt. Clair, VA, Myra Lindsey, Virginia Beach, VA, Naomi Swartz of...
Earl Williams
Apr 24, 2019
66, a resident of the Bronx, NY, died Wednesday, April 24 at Monteflore Medical Center. He was a native of Warren County, the son of the late John Williams, Jr., and Mattie Bullock Williams.
He is survived by a son Earl Newkirk of Jersey City, NJ; a daughter, Tonya Cox of Raleigh; one grandson, Rashawn D. Williams...
Isaac Lee Herndon, Jr
Apr 21, 2019
Issac Lee Herndon, Jr., a resident of 5126 Forest View Heights, died Sunday, April 21 at Duke University Medical Center. he was the son of the late Isaac L. Herndon, Sr. and Ruby Mae Cooper Herndon. He was a retired employee of Blue Cross Blue Shield.
He was a member of First Baptist Church.
He...
William E. "Billy" Baptiste, Jr.
Apr 13, 2019
75, a native of Granville County, died Saturday, April 13 On Kent Island, MD. He was the son of the late Laura and William E. Baptiste, Sr.
"Billy" died peacefully, with his beloved puppy, Rebel, by his side.
He was a 1960 graduate of the former Mary Potter High School. He earned a Bachelor of...
Graham Ellis Downey Sr
Apr 1, 2019
64, a resident of 1007 Glendale Dr., Durham, died Monday, April 1 at his home. He was the son of the late James Nathaniel Downey, Sr. and Bessie Green Downey. He was a retired employee of UNC Hospital at Chapel Hill .
He is survived by a son, Graham Ellis Downey, Jr., of Hillsborough; two brothers, James...
Lillie Mae Edmonds
Mar 12, 2019
89, a resident of Pembrook Pines, FL., died Tuesday, March 12. She was a native of Granville County, the daughter of the late Charlie Graham Fields and Irene Hunt Fields.
She is survived by two sons, Willie Edmonds of Weston, FL, and Timothy Edmonds of Mine Hill, NJ; three daughters, Angela Andrews of Davie, FL, Rain Houston...
Dennis Carlton Bullock
Mar 5, 2019
61, a resident of 609 East Ave. in Henderson, died Tuesday, March 5 at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, VA. He was the son of the late Carlton Bullock and Mazelle Thorpe Bullock. He was the owner of Bullock & Son Trucking Company.
He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Thornton Bullock; two daughters, Janski Bradsher...
Owen Satterfield
Mar 4, 2019
107, died Monday, March 4 at Brantwood Nursing and Convalescent Center. He was a retired farmer and a veteran of World War II. He was the son of the late Daniel Satterfield and Vinnie Bullock Satterfield. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.
He is survived by a son, Willie Owen Satterfield (Alma), of Henderson;...
