Carolyn Liles Smith
Aug 11, 1941
Mrs. Carolyn Liles Smith, 70, passed away Tuesday, September 5, at her home in Cary, North Carolina. Carolyn was born August 11, 1941, in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of the late Willis Johnston Liles and Louise Griffin Liles. She was a graduate of East Carolina University and taught art in the Wake County School System. She attended White Plains...
Clarence Lee Smith
Jul 4, 1941
Clarence Lee Smith was born July 4, 1941 in Halifax County. The son of the late James Robert Smith and Agnes Strickland Smith. He served his country in US Army from 1959 1979 serving in Vietnam where he received the Vietnam Cross of Gallentry with Palm. He was preceded in death by a sister: Wilma Louise Smith; and a...
Mamie Ann Turner
Dec 1, 1939
Mamie Ann Turner, 73 formerly of 1844 Roanoke Avenue died Wednesday 19, 2012 at Liberty Commons in Weldon. Miss Turner was born December 1, 1939 in Northampton County to the late Bernice Lee Turner and Sallie Turner Turner. She was also preceded in death by her sister: Irene Turner. She was a member of New Testament Christian Church. She...
William Haywood Lynch
Nov 6, 1937
William Haywood Lynch, 73, died Sunday morning at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.. Mr. Lynch was born in Halifax County November 6, 1937 to the late Wade Ransom Lynch and Betty Lou Evans Lynch. Surviving is his wife of fifty-five years, Mittie Richardson Lynch of the home, four daughters, Renita Williams and husband, Gurnell, Sr. of Philadelphia, PA,...
Billy Wayne Coates
Apr 21, 1937
Billy Wayne Coates, 72, born April 21, 1937 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, of 36 Strauther Drive, Roanoke Rapids, N. C. , to the late Isaac Coates and Blanche Rutledge Coates, died Thursday, March 18, at his home. Billys family moved to Weldon, N. C. in late 1937. Billy, his wife and daughter moved to Roanoke Rapids in 1967. He...
Mauris Coleman Hoffa
Mar 23, 1935
He was a member of God's Church of Deliverance in Weldon and was the most tolerant person one would ever know. He was an elder in his church and never met a stranger; everybody was his friend. He never complained, and helped everyone. He was born March 23, 1935, to the late John Edgar Hoffa, Sr. and Ingaba Dorothy...
Ralph Waldron Burger
Aug 8, 1934
Ralph Waldron Burger, 78, of Henrico died Friday, April 5th at his home. Mr. Burger was born August 8, 1934 in Hagerstown, Maryland to the late Clarence and Gladys Spitzer Burger. Mr. Burger retired from the U.S. Army after 22 years. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...
David Wayland Bass
Apr 24, 1934
David Wayland Bass, 77, formerly of Roanoke Rapids, died Monday, August 1. 2011, at Central Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Mr. Bass was born April 24, 1934, in Northampton County to the late Wayland D. Bass and Lena Matthews Bass. Also preceding him in death were his brother, Herman Bass and his sister, Lily Paul. He is survived...
Harry Lee Sykes
Mar 21, 1934
Mr. Sykes was born March 21, 1934, to the late Lumie Sykes and Bertha Irene Cartwright Sykes, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Becky Sykes, a brother, Ernest Sykes. He is survived by his son, Tony L. Sykes and wife, Sharon, of Littleton, and his grandchildren: Tony Lee Sykes, II, Wendy Spruill, and Kelly Crandell; his...
George Frederick Keough Jr
Feb 23, 1934
ROANOKE RAPIDS George Frederick Keough, Jr., 77, died Tuesday, February, 7, 2012, at his home. He was a Production Manager at W. R. Grace, and was born February 23, 1934, in Reading, Pennsylvania, to the late George Frederick Keough, Sr. and Mary Herbein Keough. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Ann Keough, of the home; his daughter, Charlotte...
Curtis Roosevelt Hathaway
Aug 24, 1932
He was born August 24, 1932 to Jesse Lee and Annie James Hathaway. He worked most of his adult life as a foreman in the lumber industry. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Katherine (Byrum) Hathaway, four children: Kathy and Don Morris of Franklinton, NC, Debbie and Ron Girdley of Richmond, VA , Curtis and Sandy...
Nadine Vick Kinnin
Oct 15, 1931
On October 15, 1931, a rose began to grow, 23 years later 5 blooms she had to show. A total of 30 she had all together, one didnt make it, but she will be in our hearts forever. The strength of this rose and her will to stay alive, are what feeds us and makes us strong and survive....
Philip Lambert Avis
Jun 21, 1931
Philip Lambert Avis, age 83, born June 21, 1931 in Lewisburg, WV, passed away at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, NC, November 28, 2014. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 59 years, Elizabeth Armistead Booker Avis. Philip graduated from Newport News High School in 1948 and the University of Virginia in 1952 with a BA in Economics....
Eugene Bolt
Apr 21, 1931
Eugene Furman Bolt, 78, died Thursday, March 18th at his residence on the Odell-Arcola Rd. Mr. Bolt was born April 21, 1931 in Florence, SC to the late Rufus Furman and Norma Patrick Bolt. He was US Army veteran and retired lineman for Stackhouse. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Janie Strickland...
Hazel Hux Dickens
May 1, 1930
Hazel Hux Dickens was born in Halifax County on May 1, 1930 to the late Sterling A. Hux and Clara Warren Hux. She was the wife of the late William E. Dickens for 52 years. She was a member of Smith United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. She was preceded...
Elizabeth Booker Avis
Aug 25, 1929
Elizabeth Armistead Booker Avis (Betsy), age 83, born August 25th, 1929 in Halifax County, VA, passed away at her home on Lake Gaston, North Carolina, January 28, 2013.She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Phillip Lambert Avis. Betsy attended the Wright Oral School for the Deaf in New York City for 15 years from the age of...
Jane Spivey Lassiter Respess
Mar 3, 1929
Jane Spivey Lassiter Respess 3/3/1929 6/7/13 Jane Spivey Lassiter Respess was born and raised in Weldon, NC. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 1951 with a degree in Mathematics. After college she spent many years in Baltimore and Richmond before becoming a homemaker and caring for her beloved children. As her children grew she...
Christine Pearson Callihan
Jun 28, 1928
She was a lifelong Methodist and had been a member of Calvary United Methodist Church since 1957. She graduated from the Roanoke Rapids Nursing School and was a registered nurse since 1947, retiring in 1990. She never really retired because whenever she had a roommate at Guardian Care, she would also care for and nurse them. She was a...
Matthew Ransom "Buck" Kilpatrick Jr
May 11, 1928
Mr. Matthew Ransom Buck Kilpatrick, Jr., 85, of Weldon passed away Friday,August, 16, 2013 at Hampton Manor in Gaston. Mr. Kilpatrick was born May 11, 1928 in Halifax County to the late Matthew Ransom Kilpatrick, Sr. and Edith Switzer Kilpatrick. A veteran of the U.S. Army, who also worked for 32 years with Champion Paper Company, Mr. Kilpatrick loved...
Frank Lonesky Sr
Mar 27, 1928
Mr. Lonesky was a member of Calvary Baptist Church , the last charter member of the AmVets Post 320, and American Legion Shaw-May Post. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II and the Korean War, and retired from the Bibb Company as a Loom Fixer with 29 years of service. He was born March 27,...
