Angela Fields
Jan 7, 2018
46, a resident of 3141 Lewis Road, died Sunday, January 7 at UNC Hospice House in Chapel Hill. She was the daughter of Luther Fields, Jr. and Carolyn Jones Fields. She was a university accountant. Other survivors include two sisters, Martin Fields and Amy Fields both of Oxford. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 13 at 2:00 p.m. at...
Mattie Morgan Allen
Jan 3, 2018
92, a resident of 4512 Cannady Mill Road, died Wednesday, January 3 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Vance Morgan and Lillie Rogers Morgan. She is survived by two daughters, Ruby Little of Butner and Ernestine Hart of Kittrell; two sons, John Allen of Far Rockaway, NY and Raymond Allen, Jr. of Kittrell; four brothers, Frank...
Lucy M Morton
Jan 2, 2018
100, a resident of 6165 NC Highway 96 North, died Tuesday, January 2 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Henry Morton and Kate Daniel Morton. She was a retired dietary employee of the Granville County School System. She is survived by three daughters, Willie Mae Norwood (Ruffin), Joyce Marie Simmons (Herman) of Oxford and Joanna Edwards...
Mary Elizabeth Lawson White
Jan 1, 2018
Sister of Reverend James Lawson, Pastor of Ilong Baptist Church, died in Nashville, Tennesee. Terrell Broady Funeral Home is handling arrangements. 3855 Clarksville Pike, Nashville, TN 37218. Telephone 615.244.4755, Fax 334.749.6587.
Ethel Fisher Vaughan
Dec 31, 2017
64, a resident of 40 Gholson Dr., Henderson, died Sunday, December 31 at Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Eddie Fisher and Mary Hanks Fisher. She was a professional barber. She is survived by two daughters, Kelcey Vaughan of Franklinton and Shenicki Southern of Henderson; a sister, Cynthia Fisher of Henderson; four brothers, Carl Fisher, James...
Georgiannie Speed Howard
Dec 31, 2017
96, a resident of 1190 Still Meadow Drive, Creedmoor, died Sunday, December 31 at Treyburn Rehabilitation Center. She was the daughter of the late George Speed and Mary Thorpe Speed. Se was a retired employee of Duke University. She is survived by three sons, Jimmie Howard of Creedmoor, Willie T. Howard of Burlington and James Howard of Durham; two brothers,...
Nathaniel A. "Jack" Faucette, Jr.
Dec 31, 2017
90, a resident of 4119 Rock Brook Road, died Sunday, December 31 at his home. He was the son of the late Nathaniel A. Faucette, Sr. and Elizabeth Cox Faucette. He was a retired brick mason, and a member of Greater New Hope Baptist Church where he was chairman of the Board of Deacons. He was a veteran of the...
Frank Edward Smith
Dec 26, 2017
81, a resident of Chester, PA and a native of Oxford, died Tuesday, December 26 in Chester. He was the son of the late William Smith and Nannie Bailey Smith. He was a Career Counselor in the Philadelphia School District before retirement. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Ricardo Lee Short
Dec 25, 2017
49, a resident of 130 Maluli Dr., died Monday, Dec. 25 at Granville Medical Center. He was the son of James O. Short and Ernestine Manley Short of Winterville. Other survivors include three sons, Terrell M. Clark, Ricardo Straughter (Emily) and Ezekiel Banks; two grandchildren; a sister, Veronica L. Jegels (Harold); a brother, James A. Short; four nephews; one niece;...
Davis M. Ely
Dec 25, 2017
51, a resident of Universal Healthcare, died Monday, December 25. He was the son of Clausell Ely, Jr. and Fay Parker. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Other survivors include a brother, Daron A. Moore of Portsmith, VA. A memorial service will be held at a date to be determined
Rachael Fields Downey
Dec 15, 2017
76, a resident of 7540 Cornwall Road, died Friday, December 15 at Brantwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the daughter of Frelia Street Fields and the late Willie Fields, Sr. She was a member of Elijah Grove Baptist Church in Person County. She is survived by her mother, Frelia Street Fields of Oxford; one brother, Willie Fields, Jr. of...
Jon Derrick Wright
Dec 15, 2017
51, a resident of 203 Wilmington Avenue, died Friday, December 15 in Raleigh.. He was the son of the late John Douglas Wright and Mable Lue Davis Wright. He was a former supervisor with Heil Gold Mines. He is survived by his devoted wife, Shelby McKay Wright; a daughter, Letasha Nicole Ramos (Andres) of Fort Hood, Texas; three grandchildren, one...
Henrietta Green Taylor
Dec 13, 2017
Henrietta Green Taylor, 90, a resident of 201 Belle Street, died Wednesday, Dec. 13 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Willie Lee Green and Annie Lee Vass Green. She is survived by three daughters, Ann D. Taylor, Patricia T. Fields and Corene Norman all of Oxford; two sisters, Joyce Green of Stem and Gloria Bridges of...
Christine Josephine Morton
Dec 8, 2017
91, a resident of Toney Rest Home, died Friday, December 8. She was the daughter of the late John Howard, Sr. and Frances Clark. She was a member of Davis Chapel Baptist Church where she sang in the senior choir. She is survived by two daughters, Evelyn Faulcon of Kittrell and Beulah Smith of Durham; a son, Howard Morton of...
Vincent Elliot Rodenwold
Dec 7, 2017
30, a resident of 4058 Brooksdale Dr., Franklinton, died Thursday, December 7 in Greenville. He was the son of Karen Saccoccio of the home. He is also survived by a sister, Alicia Brownell of Southfield, NY. A visitation will be held Thursday, December 14 from 11:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. at Wright Funeral Home. A memorial will announced a a...
Early Edward Blount Jr
Dec 6, 2017
78, a resident of 18704 Lakeland Dr., Lewis, DE, died Wednesday, December 6 at Christianna Hospital in Wilmington, DE. He was a native of Smithfield, VA, the son of the late Early Blount, Sr. and Evangeline Burnett Blount. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Annie Paschall Blount;...
Mary Helen Rogers
Dec 3, 2017
65, a resident of 101 West Westbury Drive, died Sunday, December 3 at Duke Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late James Rogers and Ruth Lyons Rogers. She is survived by two children, Katherine Rogers of Henderson and Perry Rogers of South Carolina; two sisters, Gloria Rogers of Oxford and Carolyn Rogers of Raleigh; two brothers, Chester Rogers...
Tony Lee Burwell, Sr
Dec 1, 2017
47, a resident of 309 Foxborough Lane, Henderson, died Friday, Dec. 1 at his home. He was the son of the late Charles Burwell, Sr. and Mishew Perry Burwell. He was a United States Army veteran. He is survived by a daughter, Deja Burwell of Winston-Salem; a son Tony Burwell, Jr. of Henderson; four sisters, Patricia of Raleigh, Annette of...
Nathan "Boot" Pettiford
Nov 24, 2017
68, a resident of 111 Leak Ave., died Friday, November 24 at Duke Medical Center. He was the son of the late William Pettiford and Hallie Henderson Pettiford. He is survived by his wife, Yvonne Peace Pettiford; two daughters, Larissa Alpha Daniels and Christaine Leshay Pettiford both of Oxford; two sons, Bernard Sydney of Butner and Christopher Lee Pettiford of...
Herbert Lyons
Nov 21, 2017
68, a resident of 5515 Antioch Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 21 at Duke Medical Center. He was the son of the late Louis C. "Paul" Lyons and Mary Hunt Lyons. He was a retired thirty-year employee of Murdoch Development Center and a member of Blooming Star Masonic Lodge #53. He is survived by his wife, Delores McNeal Lyons; a brother,...
