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Hollis G Pulliam
Oct 30, 2010
Hollis G. Pulliam died Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. He was born on April 9, 1927 in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He was proceeded in death by his father and mother, Henry Richard Pulliam and Mamie Gertrude Pulliam; two sisters, Margie Eason, and Dahlia Moore; two brothers , William Oscar Pulliam and Henry Preston Pulliam; all...
Ruby Vincent Weiss
Oct 20, 2010
Ruby Vincent Weiss, 94, of Roanoke Rapids, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at Carolina Rest Home. Mrs. Weiss was born September 28, 1916, to the late Percy Clarence Vincent and Jennie Mae Carter Vincent. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cole Weiss, her step-father, William W. Eason, and her sisters: Annie Freuler, Mary Moore, Dorothy Bland...
John Joseph Benenati
Oct 19, 2010
John Joseph Benenati, 82, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2010. He was a Vietnam War and U.S. Air Force veteran. John was a 30-year retiree who enlisted in 1948 in Norwich, N.Y., as a private first class and retired in 1978 as a chief master sergeant working with the Pentagon and the Department of Defense as an intelligence officer. After...
William "Wiley" W Reaves
Oct 7, 2010
William Wiley W. Reaves, 94, of 115 Clearfield Drive, Roanoke Rapids, died Thursday, October 7, 2010, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mr. Reaves was a lifetime member of First Christian Church where he held various offices in the church including elder, church treasurer, choir member, and Berean Class secretary. He retired from Champion International Paper Company in 1979, and...
Elizabeth Brewer Moss
Oct 3, 2010
Elizabeth Brewer Moss, 79, died Sunday, October 3, 2010, at Liberty Commons, in Weldon. Mrs. Moss was a member of Park Baptist Church which she dearly loved and she loved going to her church. She loved sewing, knitting, crocheting and all kinds of crafts. She was born October 23, 1930, to the late Grady Brewer and Martha Murphy Brewer,...
Suzanne Michelle Pauley Farmer
Sep 24, 2010
Suzanne Michelle Pauley Farmer of Jackson, North Carolina passed away unexpectedly on the morning of September 24, 2010. Born January 9, 1956, she was the daughter of Linda Ellen Ballew Pauley and the late James Gordon Pauley. She was a 1974 graduate of Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, VA. and was employed by West Corporation in Rocky Mount,...
Jeanette Thorne
Sep 23, 2010
Jeannette Thorne, 71, of 412 Elm Street, Weldon, died Thursday, September 23, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Thorne was a beautician for 25 years at Hazels and was also a seamstress supervisor for 25 years at New Carolina Industry. She was a caretaker and nurturer and loved all animals. She and her husband, David, owned and operated a Budget...
Ronnie Garland Taylor
Sep 22, 2010
Ronnie Garland Taylor, 68, of 241 Hunting Ridge Road, Roanoke Rapids, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at his home. Mr. Taylor attended Weldon Baptist Church and was a Master of the Royal White Hart Lodge #2. He was born August 3, 1942, to the late Garland Taylor and Christine Taylor Stephenson, who survives. Also preceding him in death was...
John Gerald Tripp
Sep 21, 2010
John Gerald Tripp, 45, of 304 Bush Court, Roanoke Rapids, died at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, Tuesday, September 21, 2010. He was born October 7, 1964, to the late George Tripp and Linda Lee Tripp, who survives. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Randy Ray Tripp. Besides his mother, he is survived by a daughter,...
Frances Louise Tharrington Crawley
Sep 21, 2010
Frances Louise Tharrington Crawley, 84, died peacefully in her home in Aurelian Springs on Tuesday, September 21, 2010. Frances was born April 14, 1926 to the late Herbert Tharrington and Victoria Journigan Tharrington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughters, Linda Ann Crawley, Faye Marie Crawley and Julia Junie Louise Crawley. In addition...
Dorothy Victoria Miller Gray
Sep 16, 2010
Dorothy Victoria Miller Gray, 82, of West Harbor Dr., Littleton, died at her residence Thursday, September 16, 2010. Mrs. Gray was born in Halifax County November 30, 1927 to the late Zack Reddick Miller and Rosa Victoria Williams Miller. She was acharter and lifetime member at the Roanoke Rapids Church of God. In addition to her parents, Mrs.Gray is...
Tammy L Wood
Sep 13, 2010
Tammy Lynn Wood, 42,left this worldto be with herLord and Savior,Jesus Christ, Monday, September 13, 2010. Tammy was born July 24, 1968 in Halifax County to the late Jimmy Everette Wood, Sr. and Edna Burkette Wood. She was a loving mother, grandmother, friend and caregiver. In addition to her parents, Tammy was predeceased by her paternal grandfather, James H....
Brenda Hamilton
Sep 9, 2010
Brenda Sue Hamilton, 55, died at her residence on Airport Rd. Thursday, September 9, 2010. Ms. Hamilton was born in Greensville County, VA on February 1, 1955 to the late Fransom Tomlinson and Bernice Moss Tomlinson. She is survived by her special friend, Danny Sullivan of the home; two sons, Scotty Hamilton and John Hamilton both of Roanoke Rapids;...
Edward Lee Thomas Jr
Sep 5, 2010
Edward Lee Thomas, Jr., 71, of Roanoke Rapids, died Sunday, September 5, 2010, at Guardian Care in Roanoke Rapids. He was born February 20, 1939, to the late Edward Lee Thomas, Sr. and Ethel Harris Thomas. Mr. Thomas served in the United States Army as a paratrooper. Mr. Thomas is survived by his longtime friend and companion, Loretta Johnson;...
Joe Tom Ellis
Aug 27, 2010
Joe Tom Ellis, Jr., 76, of 505 Ransome Street, Gaston, North Carolina, died Friday, August 27, 2010, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ellis worked at J. P. Stevens for 30 years in the Patterson Plant. He loved cooking, gardening, fishing, collecting junk and raising chickens. He was born June 29, 1934, to the late Joe Tom Ellis, Sr....
Linda Ann Crawley
Aug 26, 2010
Linda Ann Crawley, 67, of 335 Hawkins Chapel Rd., Roanoke Rapids, died Thursday, August 26, 2010 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Linda Ann was born on March 22, 1943 to Junius Walter Crawley and Frances Tharrington Crawley. She was preceded in death by her twin, Faye Marie Crawley, and sister, Julia Junie Louise Crawley. In addition to...
Iona Shaw Rogers
Aug 20, 2010
Iona Shaw Rogers, 95, died at her residence on Sam Powell Dairy Road, Friday, August 20, 2010. Mrs. Rogers was born in Halifax County, April 29, 1915, to the late Joseph S. Shaw and Lula Mae Powell Shaw. She was a homemaker and faithful member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Abbie W. Rogers; daughter,...
Helen Shirley Harris Moseley
Aug 17, 2010
Helen Shirley Harris Moseley, 75, of 42 Yarrow Lane, Roanoke Rapids, died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Mrs. Moseley was a longtime member of Roanoke Rapids Church of God, and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was owner and operator of Helens Hairstyling Salon. She was born April 4, 1935, to the late...
Mary E Moore
Aug 5, 2010
Mary Eugene Eason Moore, 80, of 815 E. 13th Street, Roanoke Rapids, died Thursday, August 5, 2010, at her home. She was a loving, caring, dedicated wife, mother and grandmother who cared more about others than herself. She loved doing for others and loved her pets. She was a member of Lake View Park Baptist Church for 40 years....
Danny B Daughtry
Aug 3, 2010
Danny B. Daughtry, 54, of 330 Broughton Street, Gaston, North Carolina, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Hampton Manor. Mr. Daughtry was born December 8, 1955, to the late Howard N. Daughtry and Willie Belle Dickerson. He is survived by his brother, Howard Ray Daughtry and wife, Mary, of Littleton; two nieces: Tracy Smith of Littleton, and Michelle R....
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