Charles Edwin Holman
Dec 19, 2016
57, a resident of 207 Sycamore Street, died Monday, December 19. He was the son of Mary Lester Holman and the late Robert Glasgow Holman, Sr. He is survived by a son, Otis Downey of Atlanta, GA; his mother, Mary Lester Holman of the home; two sisters, Robin Holman-Saxton of Columbia, SC and Devetta Holman-Copeland of Durham, NC; a brother,...
James Toney Cotten
Dec 18, 2016
78, a resident of 4025 Pine Tree Hollow Rd., died Sunday, December 18 at his home. he was the son of the late George Cotten and Carrie Smith Cotten. He was a graduate of the former Mary Potter Academy and an avid hunter. He is survived by his wife, Carolun Bailey Cotten; eight children, Joanne Cotten, Ellis Cotten, Sonya Brown...
Ruby Foster Harris
Dec 15, 2016
85, a resident of 1024 Bane Ave., died Thursday, Dec. 15 at Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late John Henry Foster and Lucy Thomas Foster. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Harris of the home and a sister, Betty Jean Alston of Henderson. Funeral services were conducted Monday, Dec. 19 at Wright Funeral Home Chapel...
Charles Wesley Harden
Dec 4, 2016
67, a resident of 600 East C St., Apt. N1, died Sunday, Dec. 4 from injuries received in a hit and run accident. He was the son of the late George Simuel Harden and Lucy Moore Harden. He is survived by two sons, Timothy Harden of Oxford and Randy Moody of Stem; three brothers, George McDonald Harden of Sicklerville, NJ,...
Theresa Smith Morton
Nov 22, 2016
73, a resident of 14813 New Light Road in Wake Forest, died Tuesday, November 22 at Rex Rehabilitation Center in Raleigh. She was the daughter of the late William and Lucy Smith. She was a former employee of the United States Postal System. She is survived by a son and daughter, William Hill and Patricia Hutson both of Chicago, IL;...
Inez Howard Allen
Nov 18, 2016
84, a resident of Pruitt Health Center in Durham, died Friday, Nov. 18 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Marshall Howard and Ellen Royster Howard of Granville County. She is survived by three daughters, Esther Louise Allen of Henderson, Shirley Allen Glenn and Doris Allen Carpenter both of Durham; one son, Ronnie Allen also of Durham;...
Mary Pinson Hall
Nov 14, 2016
58, a resident of 1526 Southwood Drive, died Monday, Nov. 14 at Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Pinson and Mary Frances Rivers Pinson of Murray County, GA. She was a former educator with Pearsontown, C. C. Spaulding and W. G. Spaulding Elementary Schools. She was a member of The Church of the Abiding Savior...
Spencer Mcgoin Hedgepeth
Nov 7, 2016
74, a resident of 5120 Antioch Rd., died Monday, Nov. 7 at Duke Medical Center. He was the son of the late James H. Hedgepeth and Ophelia Morgan Hedgepeth. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He is survived by a daughter, Nikkie Jordan of Conyers, GA; three sons, Jameson Hedgepeth of Fort Washington, MD, Tremayne Hedgepeth,...
Capt. Joseph K. Petway, Jr., Md
Nov 4, 2016
75, a resident of 501 Oxford Park BLVD., died Friday, Nov. 4 at Granville Medical Center. He was a native of Nashville, TN. He was a retired twenty-five year veteran of the United States Navy. He is survived by his wife, Alva Laverne Johnson Petway; a daughter Brandi Royale Petway of Durham, and a sister, Meredith Petway of Nashville, TN....
Eugene Thomas Evans
Nov 3, 2016
95, a resident of 16100 New Light Road in Wake Forest, died Thursday, November 3 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted along with his daughter, Dorothy Evans Morton, Saturday, November 5 at 2:00 P.M. at Wright Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Ronnie Morton. Burial will be in the Evans Family cemetery. The family will receive visitors Saturday, November...
Dorothy Evans Morton
Oct 30, 2016
74, a resident of 14813 New Light Road in Wake Forest, died Sunday, Oct. 30 at Duke Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of Eugene T. Evans of Wake Forest and the late Ruth Burton Evans. She was a retired employee of John Umstead Hospital. Other survivors include her husband, James R. Morton; two sons, James D. Morton and Vincent...
George Cheatham
Oct 29, 2016
85, a resident of 1237 Westmoreland Dr. in Burlington, died Saturday, Oct. 29 at his home. He was the son of the late Cournel Cheatham and Annie Daniels Cheatham. He is survived by a son, George Collins of Los Angeles, CA; three sisters, Susie Wilkerson of Oxford, Deloris Kelly of Henderson and Grace Walker of Mebane. Funeral services will be...
Willia Beatrice Smith
Oct 25, 2016
89, a resident of 2536 Brogden Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Duke Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Roy Bridges, Sr. and Magdalene Jones Bridges, and the widow of Nathaniel Smith. She was a retired thirty-year employee of the state of North Carolina. She is survived by two sons, Warren Douglas Smith of Concord and Timothy...
Theresa Brower Hall
Oct 22, 2016
92, a resident of 402 Dunstan Ave., died Saturday, Oct. 22 at Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Garland Brower and Lena Jo House Brower of Moore County. She is survived by a daughter, Judith H. Quick of Atlanta, GA; two sons, Lonnie D. Hall of Stone Mountain, GA and Larry D. Hall of Durham;...
Cornell Dickey
Oct 20, 2016
74, a resident of 308 Person St., died thursday at his home. He was the son of the late Benjamin Dickey and Neva Puryear Dickey. He is survived by two brothers, Charles Dickey of Butner and Roy Dickey of Montgomery Village, MD. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, Oct. 24 at 2:00 P.M. at Wright Funeral home Chapel by Rev....
Lucille Lyons Meadows
Oct 20, 2016
93, a resident of 2135A Sanders Rd., died Thursday, Oct. 20 at Carver Living Center. She was the daughter of the late Lonnie Lyons and Bessie Mitchell Lyons. There are no immediate survivors. A niece, Blanche Daye cared for her during her final days. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 1:00 P.M. at Pine grove baptist Church...
Ronald Howe, Sr.
Oct 15, 2016
69, a resident of 255 Hunters Ridge, died Saturday, Oct. 15 at Maria Parham Medical Center. He was a native of New York. He is survived by four children, Randy of the home, Shiryl of New Brunswick, NJ, Marc of Culpepper, VA and Martin of Washington, DC; a brother Roy Howe of Wake Forest; eleven grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren....
Warden Colson Hunter, Sr.
Oct 12, 2016
61, a resident of 5150 Antioch Road, died Wednesday, Oct. 12 at his home. He was the son of the late Robert hunter and Pattie Ward Hunter. He was a former employee of Certainteed Corp. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Williams Hunter; a daughter, Yolanda H. Gregory of Raleigh; a son, Warden C. Hunter, Jr. of Creedmoor; four...
Michael Bernard Hawley
Oct 6, 2016
57, a resident of 728 N. Beckford Dr., died Thursday, Oct. 6 at his home. He was the son of the late James A. Hawley and Catherine Bass Hawley. He is survived by his wife, Freda Henderson Hawley; one son, Keon Hawley of Oxford; two daughters, SaKeithia Sharda' Taylor and DeVonna' Hawley both of Henderson; one sister, Carolyn H. Bryson...
Betty "Lb" Hawley
Oct 5, 2016
81, a resident of 2515 Bodie Currin Road, died Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Willie Nelson and Betty Thornton Nelson. She is survived by four daughters, Joyce J. Harris, Jacqueline Cooper and Sandra Cooper of Oxford and Queen Cooper of the home; three sons, Larry Cooper, Terry Cooper and Steven Cooper...
