Larry Paige Taylor
Jun 25, 2011
Larry Paige Taylor, 69, died Saturday, June 25, 2011, in Halifax Regional Medical Center. No services have been scheduled at this time.
Daniel "Danny" H Carlisle Sr
Jun 1, 2011
Daniel Danny H. Carlisle, Sr.,69, of 6856 Thelma Road, Roanoke Rapids, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at his home. Danny loved his family, and they always came first. He lived life his way to the fullest, loved riding his Harley, and watching his grandchildren play sports. He was born August 8, 1941, to the late James Acey Carlisle and...
Richard Eugene Christenbury
May 31, 2011
Richard Eugene Christenbury, 60, of 1434 West Chaloner Drive, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Mr. Christenbury was born June 5, 1950 to the late John Hubert Christenbury and Iva Lee Childress Christenbury. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister: Dot Addison; brothers: Steve, John and Jim Christenbury:...
Victor Verl Richardson Sr
May 29, 2011
Victor Verl Richardson, Sr., 72 passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at his home. Mr. Richardson was born December 4, 1938 in Nash County, North Carolina to the late Floyd Allen Richardson and Almedia Lynch Richardson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son: Vincent Jay Richardson, Sr. Mr. Richardson was a member of...
Willis Reid Warren
May 20, 2011
Willis Reid Warren, 89 of died Friday, May 20, 2011 at home. Mr. Warren was born March 13, 1922 in Halifax County to the late Winfield Warren, Sr. and Ruth Liles Warren. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife: Phoebe Rice Warren; sister: Ruth W. Aycock; brother: Lynn Warren; sister-in-law: Winifred Warren. Mr....
Lillie Grey Horton Wells
May 16, 2011
Lillie Grey Horton DeBruhl Pruden Wells passed away on May 16, 2011, at home after a brief battle with cancer. She was a longtime member of Quankie Baptist Church and worked for WPTM Radio Station and retired from Farm Bureau Insurance. She was preceded in death by her parents: Arthur Robert Horton and Margaret Slaughter Horton. Those left to...
Robert "Bobby" Hill Shaw
Apr 24, 2011
Robert Bobby Hill Shaw, 73, died Sunday, April 24, 2011, at Louisburg, Manor, in Louisburg, North Carolina. Mr. Shaw was born January 31, 1938, to the late Vernon Shaw and Callie Liverman Shaw. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Pattie Acree. He is survived by his brother, Edward Shaw, of Creedmoor; two sisters: Roberta Randall and...
Joan Ellis Birdsong
Apr 23, 2011
Joan Ellis Birdsong, 68, died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Community Memorial Healthcenter in South Hill, Virginia. Mrs. Birdsong was born July 21, 1942, to the late Edward Clinton Ellis and Dorothy Kidd Ellis of Gasburg, VA. She was also preceded in death by her brother and sister-in-law, Gwyn Ellis and Nancy Ellis of LaCrosse, VA. She is survived...
Patricia Ann Brantley
Apr 18, 2011
Patricia Ann Brantley, 61, formerly of Wilson, NC, died Monday, April 18, 2011 in Halifax Regional Medical Center. Ms. Brantley was born in Wilson, NC, October 6, 1949 to the late Nathan Thomas Peele, Sr. and Emma Lee Moore Peele. She was a school teacher, having the ability to get the best out of her students which was evident,...
Garrett "Cliff" Walker
Apr 15, 2011
Garrett Cliff Walker, 80 of Roanoke Rapids died Friday, April 15, 2011 at his home. Mr. Walker was born October 27, 1930 in Halifax County to the late Garrett Walker and Pearl Mabrey Walker. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Lolita Walker and his brothers, Joe and Aubrey Walker. He was a...
Myrtle Lee Radford
Apr 8, 2011
Myrtle Lee Radford, 92, died Friday, April 8, 2011 in Goldsboro at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Radford was a Halifax County native born June 30, 1918 to the late Thomas Smith and Lizzie Harrison. She was a homemaker and attended Fellowship Church of Praise in Rocky Mount, NC. She loved her family, who love her and will miss...
Joseph Randolph Williams
Apr 4, 2011
Joseph Randolph Williams, 84, of Halifax, died Monday, April 4, 2011, at his home. Mr. Williams was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and an avid golfer. He attended the Roanoke Rapids Church of God. Before starting his own business he worked at Harding and Grizzard for years. He was a respected businessman and owner/operator of Roanoke Auto...
Irma Dianna Williams Pearson
Mar 25, 2011
Irma Dianna Williams Pearson, 68, died Friday, March 25, 2011 in Durham Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Pearson was born in Halifax County May 12, 1942 to the late Eddie Wilson Williams and Daphnea Inell Daughtry Williams. She was a homemaker and, along with her daughter, loved raising Dachshunds. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by...
David Gene Wheeler
Mar 21, 2011
David Gene Wheeler, 52, of Halifax, North Carolina, died March 21, 2011, at Guardian Care Nursing Home in Roanoke Rapids after a lingering illness. He was preceded in death by his father, Harry Gene Wheeler, and resided in Halifax at 79 Bradley Drive with his mother, Marguerite Bryant Wheeler. In addition to his mother, he is survived by one...
Patsy Lavern Love Shell
Mar 21, 2011
Patsy LaVern Love Lassiter, 62, of 832 Madison Street, Roanoke Rapids, died Monday, March 21, 2011, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Lassiter attended William R. Davie School and Roanoke Rapids High School. She attended The Church of Jesus Christ for more than 24 years, and in her early life was raised at Gum Chapel Pentecostal Holiness with Pastor...
Richmond Earl Lynch
Mar 20, 2011
Richmond E. Lynch, son of the late Andrew W. and Minnie Edwards Lynch, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at his home. He was preceded in death also by his first wife, Carol Metzger. Born March 1, 1933, in Roanoke Rapids, he was a 1951 graduate of Roanoke Rapids High School. He was always witty and kept something funny going....
Douglas Irving Richardson
Mar 19, 2011
Douglas Irving Richardson, 68, of 203 Garriss Street, Conway, North Carolina, died Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern, N. C. He was born September 26, 1942, in Hanover, New Hampshire. and was predeceased by his parents, Harland and Myrtle Richardson, his brother, Wayne Richardson, his sister, Helen Mizell, and his daughter, Crystal Lawhorn....
Marie Merritt Snipes
Mar 9, 2011
Marie Merritt Snipes, 90, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Guardian Care in Roanoke Rapids. Mrs. Snipes was a lifelong member of Rosemary Baptist Church and worked for years at Griffin Drug Store, DuPont , Roses and J. P. Stevens. She was born February 25, 1921, to the late William H. Merritt and Ella Davenport Merritt. Also pre- ceding...
Horace Cole "Red" Riggan
Mar 1, 2011
Mr. Horace Cole Red Riggan of 1409 Williams Street, went to be with the Lord on March 1, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family. Horace was born in Halifax County on October 21, 1923 to the late Richard and Anita Riggan. He is also preceded in death by his sister, Lillian R. Dever; three brothers, Irvin Riggan,...
Margaret Virginia Wallace Rowell
Feb 28, 2011
Margaret Virginia Wallace Rowell, 82, died Monday, February 28, 2011, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Mrs. Rowell was born July 14, 1928, to the late Mayo Wallace,Sr. and Elsie Smith Wallace. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, John Rowell, her grandson, Grant Philip Chappell, her daughter, Judy Ann Rowell, and her brother,...
