Obituaries

Apr 11, 2024

Mario Isaiah Williams 16 of Fayetteville, NC passed away peacefully at UNC Hospital on Thursday April 11, 2024.  Mario was born on May 8, 2007, in Fayetteville, NC. He was preceded by his grandparents Daryl and Deborah Harrison.

Mario is survived by his parents Edward and Shanee Williams, his brother Malik Williams, his sisters Maliah and Mariah...

Apr 6, 2024

Rosa (Rose) Hearne Dickens

March 25, 1931 – April 6, 2024

At home surrounded by family, Rosa (Rose) Hearne Dickens of Lake Gaston passed away peacefully on April 6, 2024.

“Rosa Mae Hearne (Dickens) is as sweet as the icing on Mama’s homemade cakes”, so reads the Junior Poem in her high school...

Apr 6, 2024

Alyda Odell Pierce Harrington, 96, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024, at ECU Health North.

Odell was born July 26, 1927, in Drum Hill, North Carolina to the late Jordan E. Pierce and Estell Roundtree Pierce. She was also preceded in death by her husband Willie L. Harrington; her sister, Mary Ross Pierce; half-sisters...

Apr 6, 2024

Douglas Calvin Luper, 61, of Cape Carteret, NC, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024 in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.  Mr. Luper was born on September 15, 1962, in Rocky Mount, NC, the son of the late Vesta Elizabeth Mayfield and Charlie Luper.  He was also preceded in death by his brother Gary Arrington and his niece...

Apr 1, 2024

Mary Johnston Wynn 87 of Farmville passed away peacefully at Pruitt Health on Monday April 1, 2024.  Mary was born on February 19, 1937, in Halifax County.  She was preceded in death by her husband Elton M Wynn Sr, her parents Russell and Nellie Jonston, her daughter Addie Massey, her brothers Edgar Johnston, Joe Johnston, Freddie Johnston, Willie Johnston,...

Apr 1, 2024

Robert Garfield Seevers “Bob” [82], of Roanoke Rapids, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 1, 2024. He was born on September 21, 1941, in West Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Helen Seevers, brothers Gary and Michael “Mike” Seevers, and sister, Sue Tobin.

Bob is survived by his loving wife of 58...

Apr 1, 2024

Frank Lonesky, Jr., 63, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Monday, April 1, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family.  Frank was born in Halifax County on November 18, 1960, to the late Frank Lonesky, Sr. and Lucy Marian DeBerry Lonesky.  He is also preceded in death by his brother-in-law Edwin McDaniel.

Frank was a member of...

Mar 30, 2024

Dennis Wayne Matthews Sr. 69 of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away peacefully at Duke-Raleigh Hospital on Saturday March 30, 2024.  Dennis was born on January 6, 1955, in Halifax County.  He was preceded in death by his parents Charlie and Myrtie Matthews.

He is survived by his daughter Christy (Lee) Cahoon, his son Dennis Wayne Matthews Jr.,...

Mar 30, 2024

Betty Glover Padgett 85 of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday March 30, 2024.  Betty was born on June 5, 1938, in Henderson NC.  she was preceded in death by her parents James and Maude Wells, her first husband Tony Lee Tucker and second husband Jesse Lee Padgett, her son Anthony David Tucker, her...

Mar 29, 2024

Faye B. Wright, 87, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Friday, March 29, 2024, at her home.  Faye was born April 3, 1936, in Halifax County to the late Clifton Lee Blowe and Burla Edmonson Blowe.  She is preceded in death by her husband James “Choo Choo” Wright, II, and her grandson Garrett Reynolds.

She is survived by...

Mar 28, 2024

Martha Ann Blanchard 81 of Roanoke Rapids passed away peacefully at ECU-North on Thursday March 28, 2024.  Martha was born on February 6, 1943, in Washington, NC.  She was preceded in death by her husband Franklin Blanchard, her parents William and Alice Harris, her son Brian Blanchard, and her brother James Harris.

Martha is survived by her...

Mar 23, 2024

Richard L. (Dick) Cutchin, LCDR USN, Master Ocean Unlimited USCG licensee, age 84, of Aurelian Springs, N.C. passed away peacefully on March 23, 2024 at 2:52 a.m. Dick was born on 1/15/1940 in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the son of the late George Savage Cutchin and Iona Virginia Cutchin of Norfolk, Virginia. Dick graduated from Maury High School in...

Mar 22, 2024

A memorial service for Joan and her husband Jim, who passed away twelve days prior to her, will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Hockaday Chapel with the Rev. Danny Jones officiating.  The visitation will be from 12:30PM – 1:45PM prior to the service.

Mar 22, 2024

Joan Marie Keatts Register 84, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Landings in Littleton, NC.

Joan was born on February 22, 1940, in Charlottesville, VA. to the late Woodrow Wilson Keatts and Catherine Lee Thomasson Keatts.  She is preceded in death by her husband Jim of 63 years, her sister Shirley Keatts...

Mar 22, 2024

Dorothy “Dot” Helen Iles Green, 94, of Roanoke Rapids went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 22, 2024.

Dot was born March 6, 1930, in Halifax County to the late David Edgar Iles and Helen Bernice Copeland Iles. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William B. Green, Sr.; her son, William B....

Mar 22, 2024

Katherine “Kat” Horne Collins, 80, of Roanoke Rapids, NC peacefully passed from this life to her eternal home on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Signature Health in Roanoke Rapids, NC.  Kat was born in Halifax County on September 9, 1943, to the late Joseph B. Horne and Priscilla Balmer Horne.  She is preceded in death by her sisters Vickie...

Mar 22, 2024

David Wayne Vest, 59, of Halifax, North Carolina passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at his home. He was born July 28, 1964, in Norfolk, VA to Lloyd Vest and Nancy Simmons Vest.  He is preceded in death by his brother Lloyd R. Vest, Jr.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife Rhonda;...

Mar 19, 2024

Timothy Graham Patterson 62 of Roanoke Rapids passed away peacefully at ECU Health in Greenville with family by his side on Tuesday March 19, 2024.  Timothy was born on January 11, 1962, in Halifax County. He was preceded in death by his parents Ollie Newell and Geraldine Johnson Patterson and his brothers Buster Patterson and David Patterson.

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Mar 18, 2024

Edward Earl Shaw, 80, of Creedmoor, NC, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2024 in Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC.  Mr. Shaw was born in Halifax County on June 30, 1943, the son of the late Callie Roberta Livermon and Vernon Hill Shaw.

Surviving include his two daughters, Johnnie Ann Doby of Burlington, NC and Debbie...

Mar 17, 2024

Michael Waynne Reaves, 74, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024, at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.

Mike was born in Halifax County on May 5, 1949, to the late Phillip Errington Bruce Reaves and Edith Gibson Reaves.

Mike served his country in the United States Marine Corps, where he served in...