Dorothy Tharrington Tilley Terry
May 3, 2017
65, a resident of 2168 Moss Hayes Road, died Wednesday, May 3 at Duke Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of Marie Brodie Tharrington of the home, and the late  John Ed Tharrington. She is survived by her husband, Angelo Terry, Sr.; a devoted grandson, Dasan Tilley of Woodbridge VA; a great granddaughter, Alexis D. Tilley of Durham; step-children, Angelo...
Dossie Lee Lindsey
May 3, 2017
92, a resident of 6671 Highway 15 North, died Wednesday, May 3 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Jimmy Wimbush and Pearl Hawkins Wimbush. She was a former employee of C. G. Cradle Elementary School and W. A. Adams Tobacco Company. She was a member of Baptist Grove Baptist Church where she served President of the...
Calvin Fuller
May 3, 2017
35, a resident of 74 Pin Oak Circle, Henderson, died Wednesday, May 3 at Duke Hospice. He was the son of Karen Perry Fuller and the late Lawrence Fuller. He is survived by his wife, Jessica Wright Fuller; a son, Lawrtence Carson Fuller; and a brother, Chad Fuller of Henderson. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at...
James Thomas Thornton
May 1, 2017
75, a resident of 7652 Sam Hall Road, died Monday, May 1 at his home. He was the son of the late Isom Thornton and Lucy Hawley Thornton. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Jackson Thornton; two daughters, Tonya Bailey of Snellville, GA and Tricia Thornton of Raleigh; two sons, Michael Gordon of Oxford and Eric Thornton of Dunwoody,...
Davie Thomas Downey
Apr 29, 2017
78, a resident of 7540 Cornwall Road, died Saturday, May 29 at Granville Medical Center. He was the son of the late Sam Downey and Mary Royster Downey. He is survived by his wife, Rachael Fields Downey; five sisters, Wilma Howard of Oxford, Hattie Daye of Clarksville, VA, Lucy Downey, Marie Satterwhite and Margaret Brown all of Baltimore, MD; and...
Samuel Russell Burt
Apr 28, 2017
66, a resident of 6120 Cornwall Road, died Friday, April 28 at Veterans Hospital in Durham. He was the son of Ila Hawley Burt and the late Walter Randal Burt. He was a retired certified truck mechanic. He is survived by his wife, Annette Bigby Burt; a daughter, Melanie Waters of Plainfield, NJ; his mother, Ila Hawley Burt of Oxford;...
Floyd O'Dell Davis
Apr 27, 2017
78, a resident of 2317 Lakewood Street, Suitland, MD, died Thursday, April 27 at The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Planta, MD. He was the son of the late Harold Samuel Davis and Isabell Taylor Davis. He was a retiree of the United States Air Force. He is survived by a daughter, Artina Davis of Montreal,...
Eugene Gregory
Apr 24, 2017
89, a resident of 1024 Roanoke Ave., died Monday, April 24 at Maria Parham Medical Center. He was the son of the late Amos Gregory and Louvenia Marable Gregory. He was a member of St. James Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Â Gladys Wright Gregory; a daughter, Eugenia Sharpe of Brooklyn, NY; two sons, Milton Gregory of Brooklyn,...
Evangelist Julia Young Plummer
Apr 20, 2017
87, a resident of 2367 Raleigh Road in Henderson, died Thursday, April 20 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Jesse Mason Young and Lucille Brame Young. She was a retired Principal with the Philadelphia, PA. Board of Education. She was an Evangelist and a member of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ. She is...
Larry Donnell Cooper
Apr 3, 2017
48, a resident of 2515 Bodie Currin Road, died Monday, April 3. He was the son of the late Ernest C. Cooper and Betty L. Hawley. He is survived by six daughters, Jessica Satterfield of Durham, LaToya Cooper and Victoria Cooper both of Roxboro, LaTamara Cooper, Kimberly Tarry, LaPrecious Tarry all of Oxford; one son, Larry Cooper, Jr. of Burlington;...
Katherine Wilkerson Hobgood
Mar 28, 2017
85, a resident of 7167 NC Highway 96 North, died Tuesday, March 28 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Sam Wilkerson and Marie Bailey Wilkerson. She was a retired healthcare provider. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Ann Thorpe and Penelope Mason both of Oxford; two sons, Lawrence Hobgood of Oxford and Carlos Hobgood of...
Sandra Diane "Ann" Long
Mar 24, 2017
62, a resident of 209 Howard Dr., died Friday, March 24 at her home. She was the daughter of the late James Thomas Hamilton and Elizabeth Terry Hamilton. She is survived by two daughters, Cassandra Hamilton of Henderson and Farrah Clack Walton of Oxford; a step-son, Herman Nigel Lawrence also of Oxford; four sisters, Virginia Young and Ruth Thornton both...
Annis Jean Tyler Glover
Mar 20, 2017
83, a resident of 103 Andrews Circle, Mt. Olive, NC, died Monday, March 20 in Goldsboro, NC. She was the daughter of the late Herman Alexander Tyler and Annis Dawes Tyler. She is survived by three daughters Glynniss Glover-Jones of Atlanta, GA, Avis Cousin and Constance Fountain both of Mt. Olive; two brothers, Kermit Tyler of Oxford and Billy Tyler...
Vanessa Louise Marrow
Mar 20, 2017
49, a resident of 257 Kittrell Street in Henderson, died Monday at her home. She was the daughter of Emanuel Marrow, Jr. and the late Martha Terry Marrow. She is survived by her father, Emanuel Marrow, Jr. of the home; Â and three sisters, Emma Hart, Beatreice Marrow and Frances Marrow all of Durham. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday,...
Jeffrey Ellis Williams
Mar 19, 2017
51, a resident of 1811 Bough Ave., Clearwater, FL, died Sunday, March 19 at his home. Â He was the son of the late Booker T. Williams, Sr. and Esther Daye Williams. He is survived by five sisters, Gloria Williams and Barbara Green both of Oxford, Justine Williams of Butner, Pauline Winston and Diane Wilson both of Durham; six brothers, Booker...
Roy Cheek, Sr.
Mar 11, 2017
62, a resident of 249 Red Clay Lane, Henderson, died Saturday, March 11 at his home. He was the son of the late Ellison Cheek and Ellen Hargrove Cheek. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Tunstall Cheek; two daughters, Sandy Lambert and Keithfer Hicks both of Henderson; two sons, Keith Cheek and Roy Cheek, Jr. both of Henderson; a...
Larry O'Neal
Mar 8, 2017
63, a resident of 380 Burnette Road, Louisburg, died Wednesday, March 8 at his home. He was the son of the late Percy O'Neal and Nellie Farrer O'neal of Orange County. There are no immediate survivors. Reverend Sandy Jones will conduct a memorial services Tuesday, March 14 at 1:00 P.M. at Wright Funeral Home.
Belinda Taylor Williams
Mar 6, 2017
58, a resident of 107 Thomas Street, died Monday, March 6 at Duke Hospice. She was the daughter of the late John Taylor and Vera Howard Taylor. She is survived by a daughter, Cannan Terry of Oxford; a son, Adaryll Taylor of Brooklyn, NY; three sisters, Alicia Taylor of Montclair, NJ, Edna Peace and Elizabeth Dawes both of oxford; five...
Walter "Woggie" Evans
Mar 4, 2017
65, a resident of 506 Charles Street, Henderson, died Saturday, March 4 at his home. He was the son of the late Walter T. Evaans and Zelma Harris Evans. He is survived by his wife Minister Helen Cheek Evans; two daughters, Tonya Evans and Syreeta Latta both of Oxford; four sisters, Reverend Charlene Evans Morton, Sylvia Baskerville, Audrey Hamlett all...
Minnie Williams Thorpe
Mar 3, 2017
93, Â a resident of Universal Health Care, died Friday, March 3 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late James Alexander Williams and Jessie Ola Chavis Williams. She is survived by three grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; three sisters, Callie W. Gill, Alice W. Faucette and Dora W. Pettiford all of Oxford;Â two brothers, James T. Williams of Oxford...
