Stanley "Papa" Ellis Radford
Sep 6, 2020
Stanley “Papa” Ellis Radford, 83, of Enfield, NC passed away peacefully on September 6, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loved ones.
Stanley was born March 30, 1937 in Halifax County to the late Joseph and Nellie Radford. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Joe Radford.
Stanley proudly served in the...
Jeffrey Wayne Simmons
Sep 1, 2020
Jeffrey Wayne Simmons, 42, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at his home
Jeffrey was born July 27, 1978 to Lawrence E. Simmons and Jean Newsome Simmons. He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence E. Simmons.
Jeffrey is survived by his mother, Jean N. Simmons of the home; his children,...
Elsie Walker Conwell
Aug 30, 2020
Elsie Walker Conwell, 79, died August 30, 2020 in Signature Healthcare.
Elsie was born in Randolph County, NC on May 27, 1941, the daughter of Cleveland and Margie Fender Charles.
Her parents; first husband, Robert Earl Walker; aunt & uncle that raised her, Bessie and Bob Cox; daughters, Elsie Diane Jackson and Teresa Jean Walker...
Stacy Lynne Dixon
Aug 25, 2020
Stacy Lynne Harrup Dixon, 59, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center.
Stacy was born August 16, 1961 in Emporia VA to Lewis Harrup and Elaine Bowen Harrup. She was preceded in death by her brother, Eddie Harrup and was the widow of Donald “Donnie” Earl Dixon, Jr. who passed away...
Anne Moseley Birdsong Strickland
Aug 25, 2020
On Tuesday, August 25, 2020, Anne Moseley Birdsong Strickland, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away at the age of 91.
Anne was born on May 5, 1929 in Roanoke Rapids, NC. She graduated from Roanoke Rapids High School and worked at Langley Air Force Base, J.P. Stevens, and National Bank of Orange.
Anne...
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...
