Bernice Brett Colson
Feb 17, 2019
97, passed away peacefully at her home in Oxford, NC on Sunday, February 17. She was born December 15, 1921 in Ahoskie, NC to the parentage of the late Arthur Henderson and Julia (Pierce) Brett. SHe was one of seven children who grew up on their family farm in Hertford county.
She attended what is now North...
Etter Bailey Morton
Feb 15, 2019
87, a resident of 600 East B Street, apt. E4 iin Butner, died Friday, February 15 at Universal Healthcare. She was the daughter of the late Johnny Bailey and Frances Vass Bailey. She was a retired employee of Murdoch Developmental School.
She is survived by her son, David Lee Garrett of Creedmoor; and ten grandchildren.
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Roy Thomas Wright
Feb 12, 2019
75, a resident of 5513 Antioch Road, died Tuesday, February 12 at his home. He was the son of the late Robert Louis Evans and Mattie Lou Spruill. He was a retired employee of Central Regional Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Annie Downey Wright; three daughters, Barbara Evans of Creedmoor, Mary Wright and Jackie Jones...
Helen Pratt Mcqueen
Feb 8, 2019
85, a native of Franklin County, died Friday, February 8 in Atlanta, GA. She was the daughter of the late William Platt and Ruth Lloyd Platt. She was a retired nurse with the Veterans Hospital in Durham.
She is survived by four sons, William McQueen of Conyers, GA, Darren McQueen of Chicago, IL, Edwin McQueen of Fort...
Marie Goss Allen
Jan 31, 2019
85, a resident of 607 28th Street, Butner, died Thursday, January 31 at Duke Hospice in Durham. She was the daughter of the late James Goss and Anna Lou Laws Goss. She was a retired employee of John Umstead Hospital.
She is survived by her husband, William Allen; two daughters, Cheryl "Annette" Allen and Maria "Yvette" Allen...
Dorsey Noblin Williams
Jan 22, 2019
90, a resident of 133 Webb Place, died Tuesday, January 22 at Duke Regional Hospital. He was the son of the late Dorsey Williams and Lillie Mae Hill Williams.
He is survived by a son, Dennis Williams of Durham; a sister, Shirley Clack of Oxford; four brothers, Lonnie Williams of Durham, Douglas Williams, Sr., Lessie Earl Williams,...
Kenneth Alexander Hodges
Jan 2, 2019
52, a resident of 411 Thomas Green Road, Roxboro, died Wednesday, January 2 at his home. He was the son of the late Isaac Sylvester Hodges and Nannie Mae Hunt Hodges. He was a self-employed Truck driver.
He is survived by his wife, Yvonne Bumpass Hodges; three daughters, Tekeisha S. Hunt of Durham, Monica S. Cason (Marcus)...
Hallie Bailey
Dec 24, 2018
91, a resident of 2513 Sam Moss Hayes Road, Creedmoor, died Monday, Dec. 24 at Universal Healthcare. She was the daughter of the late William Henry Daniel and Mollie Bass Daniel. She was a former employee of the former Kaiser-Roth Hosiery Mill.
She is survived by three sons, Walter Bailey of Chicago, IL, James Bailey of Creedmoor,...
Mary Frances Kingsbury Pettiford
Dec 20, 2018
74, the daughter of the late Simon Kindsbury and Bettie Thorpe Kingsbury, died Thursday, December 20, 2018 in Newark, NJ.
She grew up in Newark and was a 1960 graduate of Arts High School. She was married to the late William McKinley Pettiford. She was a former employee of General Processors, NoNonSence Fashions, and Murdoch Redevelopment Center....
Lynwood Eugene Harris Sr
Dec 20, 2018
77, a resident of 108 Peachtree Street, Creedmoor, died Thursday, December 20 at his home. He was the son of the late Braxton L. Harris and Myrtle Marie Downey Harris. He was a retired carpenter.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Brodie Jenkins Harris; a son, Lynwood Harris, Jr. of Greenville; two daughters, Kim Harris and...
Harold Dee Puryear
Dec 18, 2018
63, a resident of 36 W. Waycliff Road, Henderson, died Tuesday, December 18 at his home. He was the son of the late John D, Puryear and Alazada Hicks Puryear. He was a former employee of Duke University Medical Center.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hunter Puryear; a daughter, Shiease Puryear (Brandon) of Wake Forest;...
Donald Paul Williams Sr
Dec 8, 2018
84, a resident of 116 Leak Street, died Saturday, December 8 at his home. He was the son of the late Harold Williams and Mildred Buchanan Williams of Newport, Rhode Island. He was a retired supervisor of the former Burlington Industries.
He is survived by his wife of sixty-one years, Grace Allen Williams; two sons, Donald P....
Georgie Mae Parker
Dec 7, 2018
85, a resident of 412 Bullock Street, died Friday, December 7 at Brantwood Nursing Center. She was the daughter of the late Alexander Hammie and Mamie Clark Hammie Webster. She was a retired employee of Murdoch Development Center.
She is survived by two children, Vivian Parker and Reuben Parker both of Oxford; a sister, Cassandra Delphine Webster...
Jerome Junious Crews
Nov 30, 2018
60,a resident of 3278 Walters Road, Creedmoor, died Friday, November 30 at Granville Health Systems. He was the son of Horlest Crews and the late Mary Watkins Crews. He is survived by his father, Horlest Crews of Kittrell; four brothers, Alexander Crews (Velma) of Henderson, Robert Earl Crews (Cassandra) of Oxford, McDonald Crews and Horace Thomas Crews both of Kittrell;...
William Junious Burwell
Nov 25, 2018
69, a resident of 1636 Tower Road, died Sunday, November 25 at his home. He was the son of the late William Burwell and Eva Mae Williams Burwell. He was a retired Vocational Manager of Kittrell Job Corps. He is survived by his wife, Dollie Bullock Burwell; a daughter, Wilatra "Mia" Burwell of Creedmoor; a sister, Edith Ann Harrison (Edgar...
Donovan Alexander Cooper Jr
Nov 18, 2018
30, a resident of 2578 Mint Julep Drive, Creedmoor, died Sunday, November 18 at Duke Pavilion Medical Center. He was the son of Dorothy Hunter Cooper Puryear of Henderson and Donovan Cooper, Sr. of Oxford. He was an employee of Certainteed. Other survivors include his wife, Tina Southerland Cooper; three step-children, Kevin Lamar Bullock and Antonio Lamont Jones both of...
Cedric Rashaw Nile
Nov 17, 2018
20, a resident of 49 Tristan Lane, died Saturday, November 17 at Duke Hospice. He was the son of the late James Oakley and Esther Nile. He is survived by his parents, Ellis Hawley and Lillian Smith Hawley; four brothers, Cornelius Nile, Johnathan Nile, Ricky Nile, and Jamel Nile; a sister, Ashley Henderson; a step-brother, Larry Boyd; three step-sisters, Linetta,...
Patricia Morton Lyons
Nov 14, 2018
70, a resident of 2529 Brogden Road, died Wednesday. November 14 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Phil Morton, Sr. and Quetta Holloway Morton. She was a retired registered nurse. She is survived by her husband, Otis L. Lyons; a daughter, Sherri L. Brooks of Holly Springs; two sons, Otis Lyons, Jr. of Butner, and Mario...
Yvonne Hester Freeman
Nov 14, 2018
79, a resident of 610 Garfield Dr., Fayetteville, died Wednesday, November 14 at Autumn Care of Fayetteville. She was the daughter of the late James Hester and Minerva Harris Hester of Granville County. She was a retired registered nurse. She was a 1958 graduate of the former Mary Potter Academy. She is survived by her husband, William "Bill" Freeman; a...
Earlie Yancey
Nov 6, 2018
84, a resident of 1306 Goshen Street, died Tuesday, November 6 at Universal Health Care. He was the son of the late Alexander Yancey and Lena Greenwood Yancey. He was a retired truck driver. He is survived by four sons, Michael Yancey of Newark, NJ, Tyre Matthews and Rashaan Bullock both of Raleigh, and Alvin Landis of Henderson; two daughters,...
