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,...
Rev James A Whitaker
Feb 17, 1928
Reverend James A. Whitaker Obituary James Albert Whitaker, the second child and first son of the late Rev. Charles H. and Betty H. Whitaker was born February 17, 1928 in Halifax County, North Carolina.He peacefully entered into eternal rest on October 16, 2009 at the Somerset Court Assisted Care Facility in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. James gave his life...
Julius Glenn Williams
Sep 18, 1926
Mr. J. Glenn Williams, passed away at his home in Roanoke Rapids early Saturday morning at the age of 88. Mr. Williams a native of Roanoke Rapids was born September 18, 1926 to the late Eli Buren and Effie Nethercutt Williams. Glenn proudly served in the military during both World War II and the Korean War. After which he...
Charlie Calvin Luper
Jun 3, 1926
Charlie Calvin Luper, 85, of Olde Towne Road, Roanoke Rapids, died Sunday, August 28, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Mr. Luper was very outgoing and never met a stranger. Everyone who met him loved him. He loved his wife of 48 years, Elizabeth, and took care of her until the end, and also loved his children and...
Thelma Parks Chestnut
Jun 12, 1925
Kill Devil Hills- Thelma Parks Chestnut of 101 King Ct. Kill Devil Hills, NC and formerly of Roanoke Rapids, died Saturday September 29th at The Outer Banks Hospital. Thelma was born June 12th, 1925 in Northampton County to the late Frank and Minnie Tidwell Parks. She was a loving mother and friend to all who knew her. Thelma was...
Jewel Marie Brigman Hopkins
Jun 1, 1925
JEWELL MARIE BRIGMAN HOPKINS OBIT.... As Jewell Would Say: It Was One Hell of a Ride and Im Happy That I Now Get To Walk Hand In Hand With The Lord Forevermore; Jewell Marie Brigman Hopkins left her earthly home to go to her forever home with the Lord on Tuesday the 30th of May 2017, surrounded by her...
Mary Louise Hux Dickens
Nov 30, 1924
Mary Louise Hux Dickens, 87, died Friday March 16th at Guardian Care Nursing Home where she was a resident. She was born November 30, 1924.At the age of 63 she made a profession of faith and became a member of Rosemary United Methodist Church; since which she has continued a faithful follower of our Lord Jesus Christ. On February...
Ada Hatchel Evans
Jun 18, 1923
Mrs. Evans was born in Brodnax, VA June 18, 1923 to the late Edward Hatchel and Sallie Tanner Hatchel. She loved her family dearly and was a devoted mother and housewife and was always there when anyone was in need of help. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Evans; two sisters,...
Edwin Clifford "Bill" Tritt
Oct 29, 1922
Edwin Clifford (Bill) Tritt was born October 29, 1922, and readily answered Gods call into eternal rest on June 3, 2012. Bill was a carpenter and painter for most of his adult life, and his workmanship was thorough and precise. He taught both his children how to use hand tools and the correct way to sand, prime and paint....
Mary Snipes Mustian
Oct 19, 1922
Mary Snipes Mustian of 472 Zoo Road North died Thursday, May 13th at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Mrs. Mustian was born October 19, 1922 in Norlina, NC, she had been a resident of Roanoke Rapids since 1957, moving to an assisted living facility in January of this year. She was a longtime member of Rosemary Baptist Church, she...
Jessie Champion "Jackie" Roberson
Sep 19, 1922
Jessie C. Jackie Roberson, 87, formerly of 1036 Jefferson Street, Roanoke Rapids, passed away Friday, April 30, at Liberty Commons of Halifax. She was a member of East Tenth Street Church of Christ. Mrs. Roberson was born September 19, 1922, to the late Edward Champion and Nora Mae Roberts Champion. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Stewart Havens Harrell
Apr 10, 1922
Stewart Havens Harrell April 10, 1922 October 27, 2012 Stewart Harrell began his true life at 9:18 on Saturday evening. He leaves behind a faithful Christian wife, Mabel Butts Harrell and two biological children Joseph Stewart Harrell and Diantha Rhea Harrell Cavnar, a loyal and beloved daughter-in-law Mable Ann Johnston Harrell, and three endeared grandchildren George Wayne Harrell, Haven...
Edna Scott Mitchell
May 10, 1921
Edna Scott Mitchell, 90, of Laurel Glen Apartments, died Tuesday, September, 20, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Mitchell was an active member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, having sung in the choir, made sure there were flowers in the church, played the piano for the church children, and cleaned the church for years. She had a host of friends at...
May Belle Braswell Gurley
Feb 19, 1919
Mrs. Gurley was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and enjoyed cooking. She was a member of Rosemary United Methodist Church and the Cameron Hasty Circle. She was born February 19, 1919, to the late Neatom L. Braswell and Annie England Braswell. She was also predeceased by her husband, George Gurley, Sr., her brothers and sisters: Aaron Braswell, Estelle...
Robert Lewis White
May 9, 1918
Robert Lewis White, 93 of Sam Powell Dairy Road, passed away Wednesday April 5th at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mr. White was born in Halifax County on May 9, 1918 to the late William M. White and Carrie Brewer White. Robert grew up on farm near Brinkleyville. Lewis was also preceded in death by three brothers: William Ray White,...
