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Obituaries
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, Â 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...
Lillian Lyons Satterfield
Oct 5, 2016
91, a resident of 6566 Ben Thorpe Road, died Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Neal Lyons and Sular Morris Lyons. She is survived by two daughters, Ellerine S. Thorpe and Luewanda S. Greene both of Oxford; three sons, Floyd Satterfield, Jr., James Satterfield and Chester Satterfield all of oxford; three sisters,...
Marshall Eaton
Oct 3, 2016
63, a resident of 401 Prospect Ave., died Monday at Universal Health Care. He was the son of the late Johnnie Eaton and Mary Meadows Eaton, and was the owner of the former Eaton Meat Market. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Williams Eaton; a son and daughter, Sean Eaton and Kendra Eaton both of Oxford; four sisters, Gloria...
Howard Hopgood
Sep 27, 2016
68, a native of Granville County, died Tuesday, Sept. 27 in Orlando, FL. He was the son of the late Moses Hobgood and Julia Bailey Hobgood. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Miller Hopgood of Columbia, SC; two sons, Howard Hopgood of Orlando, FL and Derrick Miller of Poughkeepsie, NY; one sister, Carolyn Bullock of Oxford; and four grandchildren....
Geraldine Green Gooch
Sep 24, 2016
81, a resident of 2667 Hester Road, died Saturday, Sept. 24 at Brantwood Nursing and Convalescent Center. She was the daughter of the late Willie Green and Ila Bullock Green. She was a retired educator and the widow of Hubert L. Gooch, Jr. She is survived by three daughters, Katrina G. Lawson of Roxboro, Annette Gooch of the home and...
Addie Lee Hutcherson
Sep 23, 2016
73, a resident of 204 Railroad Avenue, died Friday at Duke Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Robert Harris, Jr. and Pearline Downey Harris. She is survived by her husband, John "Hutch" Hutcherson; a daughter, Tina Battle of Oxford; a son Delawrence Brooks of Washington, DC; three sisters, Bertha Smith, Geneva Strong and Bettie Winston all of...
Joseph Morton
Sep 21, 2016
86, a resident of 2640C Dalton Mill Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 21 at Universal Health Care. He was the son of the late Eddie Morton and Dicie Beasley Morton. He is survived by a son, Walter Morton of Bullock; a daughter, Deborah M. Speed of Oxford; three sisters, Lucille Puryear of Bullock, Frances Morton of Philadelphia, PA and Laura Watkins...
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