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Jay Charles Mckay

Jay Charles Mckay

Mar 9, 2012

Jay Charles McKay, 51, died Friday, March 9, 2012 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Jay was born November 9, 1960 in Quakertown, PA to the late Jules McKay and Vida Davidson McKay, who survives. He was a cable installer for a TV cable company. Surviving are his mother, Vida Davidson McKay; three sons, Jason Fullam, Jacob McKay, and Kevin...

Ruth King Pulliam

Ruth King Pulliam

Mar 5, 2012

Ruth King Pulliam died on March 5, 2012 at The Oaks at Mayview in Raleigh, NC. She was born September 22, 1923. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Hollis G. Pulliam, her father and mother, Charles Oakley King and Carrie Glasgow King; a brother, Charlie Earl King, and a sister, Florence King Hasty. She was a long...

Willis Cleveland "Bill" Ricks Jr

Willis Cleveland "Bill" Ricks Jr

Mar 3, 2012

Roanoke Rapids- Willis Cleveland Bill Ricks, Jr., 56, of Sam Powell Dairy Road, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ricks was born September 21, 1955, to the late Willis Cleveland Ricks, Sr. and Margaret Frances McClung Ricks. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Ruthie Ricks Warren, and niece, Laurie Warren Capel....

Bernice Allen Johnson

Bernice Allen Johnson

Feb 25, 2012

Bernice Allen Johnson, 95, formerly of 593 Zoo Road South died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Magnolia Gardens in Warrenton. Mrs. Johnson was born March 18, 1916 in Halifax County to the late Charles Henry Allen and Lougenia Powell Allen. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husbands; David William Conwell and Samuel...

Joseph Bennett Glasgow

Joseph Bennett Glasgow

Feb 22, 2012

Joseph Bennett Glasgow, 74, departed this earthly life on February 22, 2012 at the Cardiac ICU in Chapel Hill. Born in Weldon on June 15, 1937 to Santa Jackson and Catherine Warren Glasgow he was a 1955 graduate of Weldon High School and served 4 years in the US Army. He worked as an electrician at VEPCO for 23...

Thomas Eugene Hildebrand

Thomas Eugene Hildebrand

Feb 19, 2012

Littleton- Thomas Eugene Hildebrand, 68, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 in Halifax Regional Medical Center, Roanoke Rapids, NC. Thomas was born in southern York County, PA, July 11, 1943, to the late Robert Elwood Hildebrand and Hattie Mae Grimm Hildebrand. He attended Susquehannock High School and graduated in 1961. In 1963 he entered the United States Air Force and...

Ida Keeter Jones

Ida Keeter Jones

Feb 17, 2012

Roanoke Rapids- Ida Keeter Jones, 86, passed away peacefully at her home on Carolina St. Friday, February 17, 2012. Ida was born in Halifax County May 28, 1925 to the late Claude Keeter and Fannie Brock Keeter. She attended East Tenth Street Church of Christ when her health permitted and was a homemaker and matriarch of the family. She...

Ida Mae Allen Bowers

Ida Mae Allen Bowers

Feb 16, 2012

Ida Allen Bowers, 95, passed away on February 16, 2012 at Carmel Hills Care Center in Charlotte. Ida was born April 9, 1916 in Roanoke Rapids to Daniel P. Allen and Mary Ann Maurice Allen. She married Fred W. Bowers, Sr. in 1934 and lived in Littleton until 1965 when they moved to Roanoke Rapids. Ida worked in the...

Jeanne Ellen Dodway

Jeanne Ellen Dodway

Feb 15, 2012

Roanoke Rapids- Jeanne Ellen Dodway, 67, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Halifax Regional Medical Center. Jeanne was born in Odgensburg, NY, June 12, 1944, to the late Russell Stevens and Anne Ober Stevens. She was a member of the Church of Christ and was a volunteer at Halifax Regional Medical Center and Meals on Wheels. In addition to...

Lonnie "Bud" Moseley Jr

Lonnie "Bud" Moseley Jr

Feb 14, 2012

Lonnie (Bud) Moseley, Jr., age 67, died February 14, 2012 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Bud was born March 31, 1944, to the late Lonnie Elgin Moseley, Sr., and Minnie Crowder Moseley in Roanoke Rapids. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lorie Ann Moseley. He will always be remembered for his lifelong love for the outdoors, enjoying...

Gary Wayne Hobbs

Gary Wayne Hobbs

Feb 6, 2012

Gary Wayne Hobbs, 29, of 1457 E. Chaloner Drive, Roanoke Rapids, died Monday, February 6, 2012. He was born on June 11, 1982, to Rocky Hobbs and Brenda Bowen, of Roanoke Rapids, and loved everybody and loved life. God gave his family a great blessing in a wonderful son. He is survived by his mother, Brenda Bowen, and his...

Nina Mae Hodges Carroll

Nina Mae Hodges Carroll

Feb 4, 2012

Mrs. Nina Mae Hodges Coburn Carroll, 96, died Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Guardian Care in Roanoke Rapids. She was born in Enfield on May 18, 1915, to the late James Manley Hodges and the late Sally Bell Hodges Jackson. Mrs. Carroll was a Christian lady who loved the Lord and was amember of Victory Baptist Church. She was...

Gladys Tyson Basse

Gladys Tyson Basse

Feb 2, 2012

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm,Thursday, February 2, 2012at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Littleton, NC. Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service is handling arrangements.

Judith Anne Wynne Ellis

Judith Anne Wynne Ellis

Feb 1, 2012

ROANOKE RAPIDS Judith Anne Wynne Ellis, 61, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Ellis was born November 25, 1950, to the late Joseph Baker Wynne and Virginia Owens Wynne. She was also predeceased by a brother, Benjamin Thomas Wynne. She is survived by her husband, Harry R. Ellis, Jr. of the...

Eva Joy Allen

Eva Joy Allen

Jan 31, 2012

Eva Joy Allen passed away peacefully at her home on January 31, 2012 at the age of 81. She was a native of Roanoke Rapids and was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Philmon J. Allen and her granddaughter, Jennifer Allen. She is survived by her son David Allen and wife Marie of St. George Island,...

Lester Ray Chambers

Lester Ray Chambers

Jan 30, 2012

ROANOKE RAPIDS Lester Ray Chambers, 57, of 130 Gowen Drive, died Monday, January 30, 2012, at Wake Medical Center. Mr. Chambers was a longtime active member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and long time auto body repairman. He was born December 17, 1954, to the late Oren Chambers and Mary Burton Hutcherson, who survives. He was also predeceased...

Kirmie Lee Johnson

Kirmie Lee Johnson

Jan 29, 2012

Kirmie Lee Johnson, 76, died Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Petersburg General Hospital. Mr. Johnson was predeceased by his brothers: Herman Lee Johnson, Joe Johnson, Jr. and Claude Johnson; his half-brother: Henry Joyner; his sisters: Mary Miller and Elizabeth Beasley; his half-sister: Ella Sue Connors. He is survived by his brother, Paul T. Johnson, Sr. of Chesapeake, Virginia. Graveside...

John Walter Felus

John Walter Felus

Jan 27, 2012

John Walter Felus, 77, died Friday, January 27, 2012 in Warren Hills Nursing Center, Warrenton, NC.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date. Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service is handling arrangements.

Bernice Chambliss Lucy

Bernice Chambliss Lucy

Jan 25, 2012

ROANOKE RAPIDS Bernice Chambliss Lucy, 76, of Willow Street, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at White Oak Manor in Charlotte. Mrs. Lucy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a waitress for the Bradford House with W. T. Grant Company and Rosemary Restaurant. She was born July 20, 1935, to the...

Ruth Nichols Daniel

Ruth Nichols Daniel

Jan 25, 2012

Ruth Nichols Daniel, 83, of Carolina Rest Home, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Daniel was a member of Victory Baptist Church and she dearly loved her church and her church family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, loved flowers and working in the garden, and babysitting. She worked at J. P. Stevens...

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