Clifton Ray Garner
Aug 22, 2020
Clifton Ray Garner, 90, of Roanoke Rapids passed away peacefully Saturday, August 22, 2020 at home surrounded by his family.
Cliff was born February 23, 1930 to the late Clifton W. Garner and Burla Warren Garner.
Cliff was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Cliff was a supervisor at JP Stevens/Bibb Co for over 20...
Rhonda Lynn Stanley
Aug 22, 2020
Rhonda Lynn Bryant Stanley, 61, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at her home.
Rhonda was born October 22, 1958 in Portsmouth, VA to the late Jack Eldridge Bryant and Jean Sumner Bryant Harris. She was also preceded in death by her son, Dustin O’Neal and her brother, Jack Bryant, Jr.
Rhonda...
Donald "Donnie" Earl Dixon
Aug 19, 2020
Donald “Donnie” Earl Dixon, Jr., 59, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020.
Donald was born May 21, 1961 in Halifax County to Donald Earl Dixon, Sr. and the late Margie Bullock Dixon.
Donald was a 1979 graduate of Roanoke Rapids High School. He was also a Mason and a Shriner.
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Elsie Sullivan Sellers
Aug 19, 2020
Elsie Sullivan Sellers, 85, died Wednesday afternoon, August 19, 2020 in the home she shared with her daughter and family in Smithfield. Elsie was born in Johnston County on June 8, 1935, one of four children of Albert Braxton and Lee Ora Capps Sullivan. Her parents and three siblings, (an infant brother; sister, Nora Blackman; and brother, Jarvis Sullivan)...
Wayne Benjamin Johnson
Aug 17, 2020
On Angels Wings
You were taken away
But in my heart
You will always stay
In Loving Memory of
Wayne Benjamin Johnson
July 22, 1953 - August 17, 2020
Phillip Hall Lee, Sr.
Aug 16, 2020
Phillip Hall Lee, Sr., 82, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020 surrounded by his family.
Phillip was born March 23, 1938 in Johnston County, NC to the late Floyd Lee and Cartha Shearin Lee. He was also preceded in death by his son, Bobby Ray Lee; two brothers, Leon P. Lee and Douglas N....
Gail Maureen Cieslinski
Aug 10, 2020
Gail Maureen Gray Cieslinski, 75, died Monday, August 10, 2020 in her Roanoke Rapids home.
Mrs. Cieslinski was born in Michigan on June 11, 1945, a daughter of Edward and Zoa Gray. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Richard Kevin Cieslinski; grandson, Jonathan; and a sister, Kathy Hall.
An area resident...
Lawrence Wayne Shotwell
Aug 9, 2020
Lawrence Wayne Shotwell, 61, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Emerald Isle, NC.
Lawrence was born August 8, 1959 in South Boston, VA to the late Bunnie Hugh Shotwell, Jr. and Betty Hunt Shotwell.
Lawrence was a member of Victory Baptist and a former Deacon. Employed at Lowe’s Distribution for seventeen...
Sandra "Sandy" Davis
Aug 9, 2020
Sandra “Sandy” Woodruff Davis, 60, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at her home.
Sandy was born August 26, 1959 in Halifax County to the late Preston Cooper Woodruff and Louisa Edwards Woodruff.
Sandy was a member of First Christian Church. She was always happy, loved beach music and the beach. Sandy...
Margaret Birdsong Riddle
Aug 9, 2020
Margaret Birdsong Riddle of Garysburg, NC passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Mrs. Riddle was born in Halifax county on December 13, 1924 to Ada Mae Sellers and Lee Birdsong. She was a member of Weldon Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband Norwood Riddle Sr., her son Norwood Dixon Riddle, Jr. and...
Richard Gene Wheeler
Aug 8, 2020
Richard Gene Wheeler, 36 of Roanoke Rapids passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020.
Mr. Wheeler was preceded in death by his father Richard Keith Wheeler.
Surviving include his mother Diane James Powell and husband Robert; his children: Skye Ann Wheeler, Richard “Hubba” Wheeler, and Bryan Keith Wheeler; his dog Lady Girl; his foster sister...
Jeffery Lynn Thursam
Aug 6, 2020
Jeffery Lynn Thursam, 63, died Thursday, August 6, 2020 in his Roanoke Rapids home.
Jeffery was born on August 6, 1957 in Seminole County, FL, a son of Henry Thursam, Jr. and Margaret Smyk Thursam. He was retired from the US Navy, where he served as a torpedo's mate.
Survivors include his brothers, Henry Thursam,...
Carroll "Bo" Douglas Bohanon
Aug 6, 2020
Carroll Douglas “Bo” Bohanon, 73, passed away Thursday night, August 6 th , 2020 in his Roanoke Rapids home surrounded by his loving family.
A Halifax county native, Bo was the son of James and Faye Passmore Bohanon, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also predeceased by his sister, Barbara Faye Pittman; sister-in-law, Joyce...
Winfred "Butch" Clarence Ayscue, Jr.
Aug 3, 2020
Winfred Clarence Ayscue, Jr. (Butch) passed away on August 3, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Rocky Mount, NC, he was born in Vance County on February 6, 1942 to the late Winfred Clarence Ayscue and Estelle Robertson Ayscue. In addition to his parents, Butch was preceded in death by two brothers, Ronnie Ayscue...
Ann Marie Shelton
Jul 31, 2020
Ann Marie Shelton, 47, of Roanoke Rapids died Friday morning, July 31, 2020 in Duke Raleigh Hospital.
Ann was the daughter of Alfonso Lynch and Susan Hawes Lynch. She was born November 9, 1972 in Arlington County, VA. Preceding her in death was her father; and also her sister, Melissa Lynch.
Ann was the general...
Henry Lee Pulley
Jul 26, 2020
Henry Lee Pulley, 79, died July 26, 2020 in his home.
Henry was born May 31, 1941, the son of Henry Lewis and Hazel Lee Pulley. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Linda; and a brother, Cecil Pulley.
A Halifax County native, he retired from the Halifax County Water Department. ...
Ann Parker Irby
Jul 26, 2020
Ann Parker Irby, 82, died Sunday night, July 26, 2020 in her Roanoke Rapids home.
A native of Pitt County, she was born January 1, 1938, the daughter of William C. Parker and Miriam Fairfax Hudson Parker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dallas Carter; husband James Irby, and a...
Franklin "Bubba" D. Blanchard
Jul 25, 2020
Franklin “Bubba” D. Blanchard, 79, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Vidant North Hospital.
Bubba was born November 21, 1940 in Halifax County to the late James A. Blanchard and Virginia Cobb Blanchard. He was also preceded in death by his son, Brian Blanchard and his brother, James A. Blanchard.
Bubba...
Helen Arthur Kahler
Jul 22, 2020
Helen A. Kahler, 79, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at home.
Helen was born November 26, 1940 in Columbus, MS to the late Harold Eugene Arthur and Corrie Lee Britt Arthur. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Kahler; her sister, Patsy Ellis; her brother, Harold Arthur, Jr.
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Edward "Sonny" Sherman Jarratt
Jul 20, 2020
Edward "Sonny" Sherman Jarratt, 77, died Monday, July 20, 2020 in his Roanoke Rapids home.
Mr. Jarratt was born in Emporia, VA on January 5, 1943, the son of John Bradford and Elsie Winfield Jarratt. His parents and an infant brother all preceded him in death.
He retired from the accounting department at Union Camp...
