Randy Williams
Sep 11, 2018
63, a resident of 500 Pickwick Trail, Durham, died Tuesday, Sep. 11 at Duke Regional Hospital. He was the son of the late David Cooper Williams and Easter Manns Williams of Franklin County. He is survived by a daughter, Matunya Crudup of Kittrell; four sisters, Elizabeth E. Hargrove of Henderson, Virginia W. Snow, Carolyn Williams and Shirley J. Williams all...
Margie Hanks Jones
Sep 9, 2018
82, a resident of 2309 Thomas Road, Henderson, died Sunday, Sept. 9 at Maria Parham Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Nathan Hanks and Rebecca Collins Hanks. She was a retired LPN. She is survived by one daughter, Tonya Small of Henderson; five sons, John Jones, Jr., Richard "Ricky" Jones, Kenneth "Tookie" Jones, Michael Jones and Allen...
Brenda Williams Jiggetts
Sep 9, 2018
67, a resident of 107 Daniel Street, died Sunday, Sept. 9 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Mckinley Williams and Lindsey Howard Williams. She was a former twenty-two year employee of the former Burlington Industries. She is survived by a daughter, Cheryl S. Peace of Oxford; a sister, Carolyn W. Hobgood of Oxford; two brothers, Oscar...
Willie James Perry
Sep 9, 2018
64, a resident of 6695 Poplar Creek Road, died Sunday, Sept. 9 at Duke Medical Center for injuries received in a motor vehicle accident on August 19. He was the son of the late Willie Norris Perry and Mary Elizabeth Thorpe Perry. He was a former employee with the city if Oxford. He is survived by his wife, Anita Pettiford...
Dorothy Green Braswell
Sep 2, 2018
90, a resident of 3547 Cannady Mill Road, died Sunday, Sept. 2 at Granville Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late James Arthur Green and Mary Timberlake Green. She was a retired employee of Murdoch Developmental Center. She is survived by a son, Ronnie Braswell of Oxford; a daughter, Wanda B. McGhee of Timberlake; four grandchildren; and five...
Bessie Mae Glover
Aug 31, 2018
93, a resident of 500 Prospect Avenue, died Friday, August 31 at Universal Health Care. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Hawley and Janie Chavis Hawley. She is survived by two daughters, Pearlie G. William and Tonnette Clark-Saffore both of Chesterfield, Virgnia; three sons, James W. Glover of Oxford, Bennie Lee Glover and Carlton Glover both of Richmond,...
Mattie Ella Clark
Aug 31, 2018
92, a resident of 9213 Highway 15 in Bullock, North Carolina, died Friday, August 31, at the home of her daughter at 2535 George Winston Road. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Royster and Phyllis Beatrice Marrow Royster of Mecklenburg County, Virginia. She is survived by four daughters, Callie Clark, Suzie Royster, Mattie Royster and Christine Baptist all...
Renae Celine Scott
Aug 30, 2018
49, a resident of 302 Pine Knoll Court, Creedmoor, died Thursday, August 30 at Duke Hospice in Durham. She was the daughter of the late Henry Holt and Barbara Evans Holt. He is survived by her husband, Nathan S. Scott; her daughter, Nadia Adore Scott of the home; and a brother, Kenneth Isley of Greensboro. Funeral services will be conducted...
Jan Jordan Bunting
Aug 21, 2018
55, a resident of 3105 Amherst Road, Rock Mount, died Tuesday, August 21 at her home. She was the daughter of the late James Jordan, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Mayfield Jordan. She was a retired teacher and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is survived by her husband Gerald Maxwell Bunting; two sons, Jordan Maxwell Bunting of...
Darius Tremayne Cates
Aug 19, 2018
31, a resident of 6695 Popular Creek Rd., died Sunday, August 19 from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. He was the son of Ricky Cates and Anita Pettiford Perry. Other survivors include his step-father, Willie Perry; and six brothers, Charles Pettiford, Monta Cates, Maurice Cates, Willie Perry, Jr., Andre Perry and Ricky Cates all of Oxford; a sister,...
Thomas Lee Copeland
Aug 19, 2018
87, a resident of 2111 Olde Brassfield Ln, died Sunday, August 19 at Granville Medical Center. He was the son of the late Tom Copeland and Sadie Perkins Copeland of Nansemond, VA. He was a retired Longshoreman. He is survived by his wife, Karma "Rita" Bey Copeland ; two daughters, Patricia Copeland of Jamaica and Susan Copeland of Queens, NY;...
Mildred Sydnor Woolfolk
Aug 16, 2018
88, a resident of 920 Williamson Street, died Thursday, August 16 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Willie Sydnor and Mildred Simms Sydnor of Richmond, VA. She was a retired educator. She is survived by her husband. Rev. Thomas E. Woolfolk; a daughter, Joy W. Royster of Oxford; a son, Brent W. Woolfolk of Oxford; a...
Velma Hawley Mitchell
Aug 4, 2018
67, a resident of 2631 Pine Village Road in Raleigh, died Saturday, August 4 at Transitions LifeCare. She was the daughter of the late James "Eddie" Hawley and Betty Bell Allen Hawley. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Mitchell; two daughters, Renee' Mitchell and Tiffany Mitchell both of Raleigh; five grandchildren, D'Anthony, Javion, Kaliyah, Taniyah and Demari all of...
James Edward Winston
Jul 31, 2018
78, a resident of Granville County, died Tuesday, July 31 in Atlanta, GA. He was the son of the late Shurney Winston, Sr. and Bertha Winston. He was a graduate of Morristown High School in Morristown, NJ where he was an all-state performer in football, basketball and track. He attended the University of Iowa on a football scholarship. He is...
Ruth Holman Cooper
Jul 30, 2018
95, a resident of 211 Sycamore Street, died Monday, July 30 at Granville Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Elijah Holman and Dora Peace Holman, and the widow of Marshall Cooper. She was the founder of the former Mother Goose Nursery and a member of St. Peters United Methodist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Ellen...
Mary Anna Yancey
Jul 29, 2018
74, a resident of 127 Webb Place, died Sunday, July 29 at Duke Hospice. She was the daughter of the late Heyward Russell and Nellie Rogers Russell. She is survived by two sons, Rickie Russell of Durham, and Louis Pernell Yancey of Raleigh; a sister, Dorothy Gregory of Oxford; and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday, August...
Elma Dallas Hayes
Jul 20, 2018
98, a resident of 7759 Mountain Road, died Friday, July 20 at Veterans Hospital in Durham. He was the son of the late Isaac T. Hayes and Ethel R. Smith Hayes. He was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by two sisters, Olivia Miles of Lithonia, GA, and Ethel Hilda Ryans of Freeport Long Island, New York;...
William "Blue" Steed
Jul 16, 2018
96, a resident of Anchorage, Alaska and a native of Granville County has died. He was the son of the late Richards Steed and Cora Branch Steed. He is survived by a son and daughter, Thomas Steed of Anchorage, AK and Cora Manning Speedwell of Philadelphia, PA. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, July 28 at 2:00 P.M. at...
William Bernard Alston
Jul 13, 2018
55, a resident of the Bronx, New York, died Friday, July 13 at his home. He was a native of Granville County, the son of Christine Greene Floyd of Oxford and the late William E. Alston. He was employed with the United States Postal Service. Other survivors include his wife, Toni Quick Alston; two Brothers. Rev. Asa Demiese of Oxford...
Marvin Rose
Jul 11, 2018
73, a resident of 104 Woodson St., died Wednesday, July 11 at Duke Hospice. He was the son of the late Lonnie Rose, Sr. and Bessie Taylor Rose. He is survived by a daughter, Deborah Rose of Oxford; two brothers, Willie Rose and Jessie Rose both of Oxford; one grandchild; and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday,...
