Obituaries

Jul 20, 2023

On July 20, 2023, the world lost and heaven gained a beloved mother, Marilu Santiago Jacome, (Lulu) at the age of 50. She was a wife, mother, sister, daughter, and grandmother who always had a smile on her face no matter the challenges life brought to her. She migrated to the United states at the age of 17 from...

Jul 19, 2023

Mack Arthur Teasley, Sr., 80, of Jackson, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 in ECU Health North.  Mr. Teasley was born on December 1, 1942 in Nash County, the son of the late Lee Bertha Teasley and Hubert Teasley.  He was also preceded in death by his wife Susan Teasley and his daughter Candace Teasley.  Mr. Teasley loved...

Jul 15, 2023

Susan “Sue” Shearin Bullock, 62, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount.  Ms. Bullock was born on June 6, 1961, in Halifax County, the daughter of the late Norman Andrew Shearin and Anne Claudette Willey Matthews.

Surviving include her sisters:  Lori Robinson (Lester), Margie Esidro (Dion), Claudia Clayton,...

Jul 12, 2023

Donna Jean Walker Wheeler, 92, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Carolina Rest Home.

Donna Jean was born April 1, 1931, in Rush County, Indiana to the late Merrell C. Walker and Ophelia Katherine Heath Walker. She was also preceded in death by her husband of almost sixty-four years, Clyde P. Wheeler; her...

Jul 12, 2023

Mark Alan Miles, 58, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at ECU Health North.

Mark was born October 4, 1964, in Halifax County to the late Raymond Miles and Doris Fisher Miles. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Valerie “Cricket” Miles.

Mark loved NASCAR, dirt track racing and the Green Bay Packers...

Jul 11, 2023

Amber Sue King, 32, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, NC.  Amber was born on January 15, 1991 in Halifax County.  She was preceded in death by her father Linwood Clyde King and her grandmother Lulu Mae King.

Surviving include her mother Tammy Denise Harrelson Whitby (William “Lucky”), children:  Hannah...

Jul 6, 2023

Marvin “Little Jack” Junior Allen, 88, of Gaston, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, in ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie.  Mr. Allen was born on July 23, 1934, in Northampton County, the son of the late Rosa Velvet Ferguson and Marvin Vanderbilt Allen.  He was also preceded in death by his wife Peggy Brantley Allen and his...

Jul 3, 2023

Deborah Sue Johner Burdell, 69, of Lake Placid, FL, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023, in ECU Health North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids, NC.

Mrs. Burdell was born on October 24, 1953, the daughter of the late Delores Flint Johner and Harold Johner.

Surviving include her husband Gary Daniel Burdell; her sisters:  Delcie Palmer...

Jul 1, 2023

Myrtle Dean Lewis Hale, 74, of Rocky Mount, passed away on July 1, 2023.  Mrs. Hale was born on August 2, 1948, the daughter of the late Issac M. Lewis and Annie Pearl Smith Lewis.  She was also preceded in death by her brothers:  Bobby Lewis and Mike Lewis.

Dean is survived by her children:  Andy Hale...

Jun 30, 2023

Rochella Haskins Hux, 83, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Friday June 30, 2023, at her home.

Mrs. Hux was born June 12, 1940, in Edgecombe County to the late Ovid James Haskins and Lila Blanche Keeter Haskins.  She is also preceded in death by her brothers William, Al, and Donald Ray Haskins; her sister Sally H....

Jun 26, 2023

Vickie Rae Jenkins Todd, 72, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Monday, June 26, 2023, at her home.

Vickie was born in Halifax County to Troy Lee Jenkins, Sr. and Ernestine Constance Jordan Jenkins. She was preceded in death by her father and her brother, Robert Jenkins.

Vickie is survived by her mother, Ernestine “Teenie” Jenkins;...

Jun 24, 2023

Danny Lee Carter, 74, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at his home.

Mr. Carter was born on May 10, 1949, in Halifax County, the son of the late Minnie Ruth Pearson and Zollie William Carter.

Mr. Carter enjoyed woodworking, fishing, wildlife, birds, the ocean, boats, and generally anything outdoors.  Danny...

Jun 23, 2023

Spurgeon “Leon” Wheeler, 73, of Gaston, passed away Friday, June 23, 2023, in Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Wheeler was born on December 18, 1949, in Roanoke Rapids; the son of the late Illma Britton and Jessie Paul Wheeler.   He was also preceded in death by his three sisters:  Paula Dickerson, Ruby Amos, and Muriel...

Jun 22, 2023

Travis Scott Horne, 41, of Roanoke Rapids, NC, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Hock Family Pavilion, Duke Hospice Inpatient Facility.  Mr. Horne was born on April 18, 1982, in Nash County.

Surviving include his mother Toni Moore Dickens (Rodney); his father Joseph Bartley Horne, Jr. (Grace); his daughter Abbigail “Abby” Rae-Lynn Horne; his brothers:  ...

Jun 21, 2023

Arthur Andrew Sellers, Jr., 64, of Littleton, NC, died at his home Wednesday, June 21, following a brief yet brave battle with cancer.

Art was born February 4, 1959, to Elsie Sullivan and Arthur Andrew Sellers, Sr. of Selma, NC. He later graduated from Smithfield-Selma Highschool, attended Chowan College in Murfreesboro, NC, and subsequently graduated with the...

Jun 20, 2023

Paul Nelson Underwood, 88, of Littleton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in his home.  Mr. Underwood was born in Mecklenburg County, the son of the late Hazel Brooks and Paul Underwood.  He was also preceded in death by his sister Joan Fowler and his brother David Underwood.

Mr. Underwood, an entrepreneur by heart, did...

Jun 17, 2023

Beverly Gray Thompson, 69, of Littleton, passes away on Saturday, June 17, 2023, in her home.

Mrs. Thompson was born on February 4, 1954, in Durham County, the daughter of the late Frances Barnes and William E. Thompson.  She is also preceded in death by her stepdaughter Paula Lynn Cannon.

Surviving include her fiancé Chuck...

Jun 16, 2023

Becky Lynn Boone Evans, 61, passed away Friday, June 16, 2023, at her home.

Becky was born October 9, 1961, in Halifax County to the late Harold Thomas Boone, Sr. and Barbara Jean Smith Ellis.

Becky is survived by her son Brandon Lee Evans; her brother Harold Thomas “HT” Boone, Jr.; her sisters Betty Jean...

Jun 15, 2023

Tracy Annette Norton, 43, of Haw River, NC passed away June 15, 2023 at SECU Jim & Betsy UNC Hospice Home in Pittsboro, NC.

Tracy was born May 8, 1980 in Halifax County to Susan Hooker Norton and the late Charles O. Norton.

Tracy is survived by her Mother Susan; her companion Justin Medlin of...

Jun 14, 2023

Hallie “Butch” Graham Ross, Jr., 75, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Signature Health Care of Roanoke Rapids.

Butch was born June 7, 1948 in Halifax County to the late Hallie Graham Ross, Sr. and Ada Louise Moss.

Butch is survived by his son Kevin Ross of Gainesville, GA; his sisters Glynn Barbour, Ella...