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Rosalind Rigsbee Lyon
Sep 16, 2016
68, a resident of 2187 Brogden Road, Creedmoor, died Friday, Sept. 16 at Peak Resources (TreyBurn) Convalescent Center in Durham. She was the daughter of the late Percie Obie Rigsbee and Mary Ruth Evans Rigsbee. She is survived by a husband, Hazel Thomas Lyon; three sons, Thomas McKinley Lyon (Jackie) of Henderson, Frederick Lyon of Raleigh and Lamont Lyon (Staci)...
James Jordan, Jr.
Sep 6, 2016
81, a resident of 221 Carroll Town Road in Macon, died Tuesday, Sept. 6 at his home. He was the son of the late James "Jack" Jordan and Creola Peace Jordan of Granville County. He is survived by four children, Jan Yvette Jordan Bunting (Gerald), James Patrick Jordan (Sylvia Richardson), Lisa Francine Jordan and Edwin Thomas Jordan (Kenitra-deceased); six siblings,...
Stephone Andre' Hayes
Sep 5, 2016
40, a resident of 9224 Chatham Grove Lane in N. Chesterfield, VA, died Monday, Sept. 5 at St. Frances Medical Center in Midlothian, VA. He was the son of Samuel P. Hayes and Rev. Dr. Maricia Smith Hayes. Other survivors include two daughters, DeAndra Stephanie Hayes and Keyona Andrea Hayes both of Richmond, VA. Stephone was known near and far...
Bessie Mae Allen
Sep 2, 2016
84, a resident of 902 East F. Street, died Friday, Sept. 2 at Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Gilbert Allen and Addie Lyons Allen. She is survived by three daughters,Robie Clark of the Bronx, NY, Deborah Harris and Rhonda Allen both of Durham; six brothers, Ernest Allen, Herman Allen, both of New York, NY, James...
Larry Alston Brown, Sr.
Sep 2, 2016
64, a resident of 3650 NC Highway 158 Business, died Friday, Sept. 2 at 734 Roberson Street. He was the son of the late Lawrence and Vera Brown. He is survived by a wife, Patricia Brown of Henderson; a son, Larry Brown, Jr. of Graham; two daughters, Tasheika Jeffers of Baltimore, MD and Sharita Jones of Henderson; two sisters, Stephanie...
Tsgt James Alston Mcmannen
Aug 27, 2016
63, a resident of 4016 W. Antioch Drive, died Saturday, August 27 at his home. He was the son of the late James A. McMannen, Jr. and Henrietta Bailey McMannen. He was a retired veteran of the United States Air Force. He is survived by two sons, James A. McMannen-Hutcheson of Raleigh and Rashaad Jamarr McMannen of Columbia, SC; a...
Sarah Jane Dunston
Aug 24, 2016
65, a resident of 1517 Winslow Drive in Sanford, died Wednesday, August 24 at her home. She was a native of Granville County and the daughter of the late James Harry Dunston and Lillie Young Dunston. She was a retail sales associate. She is survived by a daughter, Ashia Cheatham of Greensboro; one brother, William Dunston of Sanford; and two...
Leon Jackson Mcdougle
Aug 22, 2016
100, a resident of 441 Pearl Street in Henderson, died Monday, August 22 at his home. He was married to the late Jennie E. McDougle for seventy years.He was a retired North Carolina Agricultural Extension Agent. He was a graduate of the former Henderson Institute and also a graduate of A & T State University in Greensboro. He was a...
James Edward Jones
Aug 15, 2016
87, a resident of 304 Peace Street, died Monday, August 15 at his home. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a graduate of the former Mary Potter Academy. He is survived by two daughters, Cynthia "Cindy" Jones of the home and Amarie "Peaches" Cheatham of Oxford; two sons, Albert L. Jones of Jacksonville, FL and James...
Barbara Ann Williams
Aug 9, 2016
72, a resident of 720 Louis Williams Road, died Tuesday, August 9 at Maria Parham Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Louis Williams, Sr. and Sallie Marable Williams. She is survived by three sisters, Catherine Dungee of Philadelphia, PA, Bernice W. Greene of Oxford and Virginia Williams of Washington, DC; three brothers, Clarence Williams of Raleigh, Louis...
Eula Cooper Greenwood
Aug 7, 2016
71, a resident of 1200 East E Street in Butner, died Sunday, August 7 at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. She was the daughter of the late Clarence Cooper and Sebeirta Howell Cooper. She is survived by three daughters, Vanessa Watson, Sandra Greenwood and Anita Greenwood both of Oxford; one son, Lamont Greenwood of Durham; three sisters, Lizzie Buie of...
Ellis Leon Wimbush
Aug 3, 2016
52, a resident of 1293 County Line Road, died Wednesday, Aug. 3 at Philadelphia Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA. He was the son of the late George Lee Wimbush, Sr. and Peggy Jean Seward Wimbush. He was an employee of Revlon. He is survived by his wife of twenty-eight years, Valeria Hargrove Wimbush; a daughter, Paige Ellisandrie Wimbush of Manson;...
Dorothy Kittrell
Jul 15, 2016
67, daughter of the late James Kittrell and Mary Perry Kittrell, died Saturday, July 16 in Brooklyn, NY. She was a 1967 graduate of Mary Potter High School. She is survived by a daughter, Adrienne Kittrell (Garvin) of Brooklyn, NY; a granddaughter, Eteidra Edwards also of Brooklyn; two grandsons; and one sister, Lois Jones (Thomas) of Midlothian, VA Funeral services...
Henry "Danny" Holloway
Jul 15, 2016
72, a resident of 4308 Lazy River Drive in Durham, died Friday, July 15 at Veterans Hospital. He was a retired employee of the Oxford Housing Authority. He was a United States Army Veteran. He is survived by a daughter, Melva Holloway of the home; his mother, Edna E. Holloway of Birmingham, AL; a sister Connie Reid of Birmingham, Alabama;...
Judy E. Williams
Jul 15, 2016
65, died Friday, July 15 at Durham Select Specialty Hospital. She is survived by two sons, Derrick Williams, Sr. of Camp Hill, PA and Andrew Williams of Harrisburg, PA; one brother, Ralph Parker of Harrisburg, PA; three sisters, Barbara J. McClain, Brenda Wooding and Anita Mitchell all of Harrisburg, PA; twelve grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. A memorial service will...
Mattie Harris Hunt
Jul 7, 2016
92, a resident of 514 Orange Street, died Thursday, July 7 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Jerry Junious Harris and Maggie Cheatham Harris, and the widow of James Hunt. She is survived by four daughters, Mercedes Hunt of the home, Delphine Hunt of Durham, Sophia Roberts of East Orange, NJ and Loretta Hunt of Greenville,...
Richard Owens
Jul 6, 2016
82, a resident of 332 Owens Street in Stovall, died Wednesday, July 6 at Brantwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oxford. He was the son of the late Herman Owens and Willie Lee Saddler Owens. He was a former employee of Burlington Industries, Bandag and Tungsten Mine. In 1970 he would survived a 10 hour ordeal after being trapped 1500...
Jessie M. Lancaster
Jul 5, 2016
85, a resident of 8527 Tom Mathews Road, died Tuesday, July 5 at Duke Hospice in Durham. She was a native of Macon, Georgia. She was a former employee of Ideal Fasteners and Wal-Mart. She is survived by two daughters, Phylencia Lancaster of the home and Deidre Akkia Lancaster of Oxford; two sisters, Jackie Henry of Pomona, California and Mary...
Charlie Moss, Jr.
Jul 3, 2016
83, a resident of 206 Lyon Street, died Sunday, July 3 at Veteran's Hospital in Durham. He was the son of the late Charlie Moss, Sr. and Mary Blacknell Moss. He was a retired Vocational Rehab Specialist and a veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by a wife, Elaine Street Moss; a son, Darryl D. Moss (Michelle)...
Lenora Lemay
Jul 2, 2016
80, a resident of 5162 Antioch Road, died Saturday, July 2 at Duke Hospice in Durham. She was a native of Georgetown, Georgia and a retired employee of Duke Medical Center. She is survived by a son Derrick LeMay of Raleigh; a daughter, Gwendolyn Phillips of Gilbert, Arizona; five sisters, Joyce Talley of Eufaula, Alabama, Annie McKinzie of Rockland, California,...
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