Rosanna Bass Allen
May 17, 2016
84, a resident of 4601 Malor Dr. in Wake Forest, died Tuesday, May 17 at Wake Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Willie Bass and Lucy Thorpe Allen. She is survived by four daughters, Doretha Brown of Wake Forest, Linda Jenkins of Louisburg, Rosetta Evans and Marjorie Allen both of Raleigh; a son, Steve Allen of Raleigh;...
Karen Harris Peace
May 17, 2016
52, a resident of 605 28th Street, died Tuesday, May 17 at Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of Shirley Tilley Harris and the late Clarence Henry Harris. Other survivors include her husband, Cedrick Peace; a son, Shawn Peace of Raleigh; a daughter, Chatel Peace of Oxford; three sisters, Cathy Davis of Creedmoor, Cynthia Colimon of Virginia Beach and...
Shandee Aneria Watson
May 16, 2016
27, a resident of 100A Hut Street, died Monday, May 16 at Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of Larry Robertson and Tammy Watson. Other survivors include three sisters, Shontrell Watson and Tanijah Moore both of Oxford and Sheresa Bullock of Henderson; two brothers, Jamal Watson (La'Tryce) of Oxford and Leon Bullock of Henderson; a maternal grandmother, Rosetta Duncan...
Joyce Ann Harris
May 15, 2016
69, a resident of 6012 Pine Town Road, died Sunday, May 15 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Clifton Harris and Elizabeth Downey Harris. She was a Health Care Administrator at Pine Gardens Adult Care. She is survived by one sister, Annette Berger of Newark, NJ; and four brothers, Calvin Harris, Alvis Harris, Alver Harris and...
Cory Cheek, Jr.
May 15, 2016
20, a resident of 315 Davis Street, died Sunday, May 15 at Maria Parham Hospital. He was the son of Cory Cheek, Sr. and Emily Marrow. Other survivors include a daughter, Jhourni Cheek of Oxford; a sister, Cordajhia Cheek of Henderson; a maternal grandmother Adline Marrow of Townsville; a paternal grandmother, Joyce Cheek of the home. Funeral services were conducted...
Presley Williams
May 14, 2016
91, a resident of 327 Carver School Road, died Saturday, May 14 at Kindred Healthcare. He was the son of the late Connie Williams. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Burton Williams; a son and daughter, Presley Williams, Jr. and Marjorie Williams both of Henderson; a foster son, Clifton Jordan of Henderson; a step-daughter, Sandra Watkins of Henderson; two...
Khalil Chablis Bailey
May 7, 2016
15, a resident of 209 Harris Street, died Saturday, May 7 at UNC Hospital in Chapel hill. He was the son of Desmond "Bro" Bailey and Natasha Thornton. Other survivors include three brothers, Khareem Bailey, Tyrone Hamilton and Jonathan Seltzer all of Oxford; a sister, Carter Ellis also of Oxford; maternal grandparents, Larry Jones of Oxford, Sheila and Larry Miller...
James Royster
May 5, 2016
78, a resident of 6574 Sidney Cottrell Rd., died Thursday, May 5 at his home. He was the son of the late Willie Lee Royster, Sr. and Lucy Ann Crosby Royster. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Heggie Royster; three sons, Wallace Royster (Tina) of Franklinton, Stanley Royster (Beverly) and Kevin Royster (Sandra) both of Oxford; one daughter, Jerine...
Edith Cheatham Harris
Apr 24, 2016
85, a resident of 3693 Eaton Road, died Sunday, April 24 at Kindred Nursing and Convalescent Center in Henderson. She was the daughter of the late Roy W. Cheatham and Lucy Cooper Cheatham. She is survived by one daughter, Jacqueline Harris Braswell of Kittrell; two sisters, Lucy C. Hawley of Oxford and Magnolia C. Lyons of Atlantic City, NJ; six...
Shirley Williams Woodard
Apr 14, 2016
58, died Thursday, April 14 at Wake Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late John Williams, Jr. and Mattie Bullock Williams. She is survived by four daughters, Kenya Williams and Latonya Woodard both of Raleigh, Timika Southerland of Henderson and Latasha Middleton of Durham; three sons, Michael Williams, Kevin Williams and Antonio Woodard all of Raleigh; five sisters,...
Thurland Rufus Garrett, Jr.
Apr 14, 2016
74, a native of Granville County,and the son of the late Thurland R. and Mary Garrett, Sr., died Thursday, April 14 in Michigan. He was a graduate of the former Mary Potter Academy in Oxford. NC. He retired in 2004 as Sergeant of Security at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhatten, New York, after thirty-four years of service. At the...
Anthony W. Jones
Apr 10, 2016
54, a resident of 407 Owens Street, died Sunday, April 10, at his home. He was the son of Randolph Jones, Sr. and Mary T. Jones. He was an employee of Revlon. He is survived by two daughters, Eboni Turner of Henderson and Tasha Hargrove of Franklinton; a son, Antione Jones of Kenbridge, VA; four sisters, Valerie Cohen of Apex,...
Dwight W. Hargrove
Apr 6, 2016
60, a resident of 1314 County Line Road, in Manson, died Wednesday at Maria Parham Medical Center. He was the son of the late Samuel Hargrove and Sarah Hanks Hargrove. He was an Army Veteran. He is survived by three brothers, Bernard Hargrove of East Orange, New Jersey, Samuel Howard Hargrove of Riverdale, Georgia and Corey Hargrove of Parlin, New...
Alice G. Jones
Apr 1, 2016
85, a resident of 304 Peace Street, died Friday, April 1, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Glennis Walker and Fannie Green Walker. She was a former employee of Creedmoor Sportswear. She is survived by her husband, James E. Jones; a son, Albert L. Jones of Jacksonville, FL; a daughter, Cynthia "Cindy" Jones of the home;...
Ester Graham Kearney
Apr 1, 2016
73, a resident of 170 S. Beckford Drive, died Friday, Apr. 1, at Maria Parham Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Willie J. Graham and Mary Ruberta Brown Graham of Columbus County. She was a retired Sickle Cell Educator/Counselor with the State of North Carolina. She is survived by her husband, James "Jim" C. Kearney, Sr.; three...
Willie Brooks
Mar 29, 2016
87, a native of Granville County, died Tuesday, Mar. 29, in New York. Arrangements are pending.
Mary Morgan Robertson
Mar 26, 2016
67, a resident of 1215 Topleman Street, Henderson, died Saturday, Mar. 26 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Alex Morgan, Jr. and Catherine Brandon Morgan. She is survived by three sons, Larry Robertson of Durham, Eric Tyrone Robertson of Oxford and Wayne Robertson of the home; two daughters, Mary Ann Morgan of Oxford and Tyneisha Morgan...
Dorothy Ann Downey
Mar 20, 2016
68, a resident of 405 Linden Ave., died Sunday, Mar. 20, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Oscar Downey and Blonnie Young Downey. She was a former employee of the former Lenox China. She is survived by four sons, Linwood Downey and Lucius Downey both of Queens, NY, Marcus Downey of Brooklyn, NY and Jonnathan Marcellus...
Byron Dickey
Mar 18, 2016
47, a resident of 108 Knowles Street, died Friday, Mar. 18, at his home. He was the son of the late Henry E. Dickey and Mariana Hawkins Dickey. He was a Health Care Technician at John Umstead Hospital in Butner. He is survived by three children, Jamel Holloway of Durham, Byron G. Dickey and Ariana Dickey both of Butner; and...
Cornelius "Neat" Williams
Mar 18, 2016
68, a resident of 2285 N. Garnett Street in Henderson, died Friday, Mar. 18, at Maria Parham Medical Center. He was the son of the late John Williams and Mattie Bullock Williams. He is survived by three daughters, Stacy Banks of Brooklyn, NY, Esther Williams of Newport News, VA and Shanah Williams of Delaware; two sons, Patrick Williams of Newport...
