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Betty Lou Dowles

Betty Lou Dowles

Mar 7, 2020

Betty Lou Hunt Dowles, 75, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020 at her home.

Betty was born August 2, 1944 in Robeson County to the late Nathaniel Hunt and Emma Lou Chavis Hunt. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Robert Hunt and Roy Hunt; her grandson, Tyler Hunt.

Anyone...

Jane White Deese

Jane White Deese

Mar 3, 2020

Jane Rhea White Deese, 82, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Jane was born August 30, 1937 in Halifax County to the late Thomas Bashford White and Reba Rhea White. She was also rpreceded in death by her husband, Ed Deese.

Jane grew up in...

Pamela Faith Huss

Pamela Faith Huss

Mar 2, 2020

Pamela Faith Huss passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at her home.

Pamela was born October 7, 1965 in Halifax County to Joe Dean Huss, Sr. and Edna Rose Evans Huss.

Pamela Faith Huss was the most beautiful soul and loved her family with all of her heart, so much that when her Momma went...

Doris Warren Lyles

Doris Warren Lyles

Feb 24, 2020

Doris Warren Lyles, 92, of Weldon passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at Carolina Rest Home.

Doris was born July 26, 1927 in Halifax County to the late Claude V. and Grace Pauline Warren. She was also preceded in death by her husband, David L. Lyles, Sr.; her sisters Betty Jean Landen and Tickie Clinkinbeard; her brother,...

Diane Conner Dickens

Diane Conner Dickens

Feb 19, 2020

Diane Conner Dickens, 66, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Duke Raleigh Hospital.

She was born July 5, 1953 in Roanoke Rapids to the late Samuel Huff and Daisy Matthews Conner.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Thomas Dickens; and two brothers, Richard Wayne Conner and James Willie Conner.

Mrs. Dickens...

Nettie Snyder King

Nettie Snyder King

Feb 16, 2020

Nettie Belle Snyder King, 106, passed on February 16, 2020 in Debary, FL.  She was born in Randolph County to James and Emma Snyder on January 2,1914.  Roanoke  Rapids was her home for 81 years where she was a long time member of the First Christian Church. The past five years she lived in Debary, FL.

Nettie...

Norma Jean Smith

Norma Jean Smith

Feb 11, 2020

Norma Jean Smith, 84, of Roanoke Rapids died February 11, 2020 at Vidant Hospice in Greenville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Online condolences may be left at hockadayfs.com.

Hockaday Funeral and Cremation Service is serving the Smith family.

Robert Lineburg Hux

Robert Lineburg Hux

Feb 10, 2020

Mr. Robert Lineburg Hux, 87, of Roanoke Rapids died February 10, 2020 at WakeMed in Raleigh.

Mr. Hux was born April 12, 1932 in Halifax County, the son of Robert S. and Effie Rowland Hux.  His parents; wife, Faye; sons, Reagan and Kerry; brother, Milbert; and an infant brother, all preceded him in death.

A...

Allie Faye Ivey

Allie Faye Ivey

Jan 31, 2020

Allie Faye Ivey, 80, of Roanoke Rapids passed away on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in her home surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Ivey was born April 23, 1939 in Greene County, to the late RL Jones and Molly Helen Jones.  She was also preceded in death by her brother, Ray Jones.

Allie Faye was a...

Dorothy Lee Fowler

Dorothy Lee Fowler

Jan 27, 2020

Dorothy Lee Fowler, 49, of Galatia Road in Margarettsville died Monday, Jan. 27, 2020 in her home.

Dorothy was born June 18, 1970 in Washington Co., VA to Earl Lee Fowler, Jr. and Darlene Hayden Fowler.  She was a homemaker.

She is survived by her father, Earl L. Fowler, Jr. of Halifax; brother, David Fowler...

Elizabeth Percy Erwin

Elizabeth Percy Erwin

Jan 26, 2020

Elizabeth Percy Erwin, 81, of Littleton, NC died Sunday January 26, 2020 at Vidant North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids, NC. Mrs. Erwin is survived by her husband, Donald Erwin. No services have been scheduled at this time.  Online condolences may be made at www.hockadayfs.com .  Arrangements for Mrs. Erwin are under the care of Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service...

John Wesley Hamilton

John Wesley Hamilton

Jan 24, 2020

John Wesley Hamilton, 43, of Collier St. in Roanoke Rapids died Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 in Roanoke Rapids.

John was born Aug. 16, 1976 in Madisonville, KY, the son of John William and Brenda Tomlinson Hamilton.  He was an electrician.

Survivors include his brother, Michael Scott Hamilton; sister, Belinda Hamilton Gillespie; nieces, Makenzie, Alijah, Skylar,...

Ezelle Etheridge Pepper

Ezelle Etheridge Pepper

Jan 21, 2020

Mrs. Ezelle Etheridge Holloman Pepper, 92, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Northampton Nursing Home in Jackson.

Born December 25, 1927 in Halifax County, she was a daughter of Claude Victor and Willie Rena Jordan Etheridge.

Her parents; husbands, Calvin Holloman and Harold Pepper; a twin sister, Estelle Lynch; brothers, JV Etheridge, CC Etheridge, Bill...

Linda Campbell Hobbs

Linda Campbell Hobbs

Jan 15, 2020

Linda Campbell Hobbs, 71, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 at Vidant North Hospital.

Born May 25, 1948 in Danville, VA, Linda was the daughter of Carol and Maggie Reese Campbell, both of whom preceded her in death.  She was also predeceased by siblings, Mollie Donaldson, Wendy Lucy and John “Bubba” Davis. Linda was a member of Victory...

Anita Faye Lewis

Anita Faye Lewis

Jan 12, 2020

Anita Faye Saunders Lewis, 73, of Roanoke Rapids passed Sunday, January 12, 2020 at her home.

Anita was born January 23, 1946 in Halifax County to the late Dewey Lawrence Saunders and Annie Jenkins Hudson Saunders.

Anita was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She attended Bethlehem Baptist Church and worked for Halifax...

Cyril Clyde Waters

Cyril Clyde Waters

Jan 11, 2020

Cyril Clyde Waters died Saturday, January 11, 2020, peacefully at his home on Lake Gaston at the age of 94.  He was predeceased by his wife of 72 years, Nancy Shearin Waters. The oldest of three sons of Clyde Murphy Waters and Olive Boyd Waters of Roanoke Rapids, he was also predeceased by his brothers Earl Wayne Waters of...

Bill Goertemiller

Bill Goertemiller

Jan 11, 2020

Goertemiller, William Frank (Bill) was born January 13, 1944 and passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 11, 2020.  If you know him, you know he lived his dash (the years in between) to the fullest.

He was raised in Hamilton, Ohio, by his adoptive parents Frank and Suzanne Goertemiller. They thought they couldn’t have children, once they adopted...

Louise Banty Poythress

Louise Banty Poythress

Jan 9, 2020

Lottie Louise Banty Poythress, 86, died Thursday, January 9, 2020 at her residence in Valentines, VA.

Born August 29, 1933 in Halifax Co., NC, she was a daughter of Jesse Claude and Lottie Gertrude Johnson Banty, both of whom preceded her in death.  In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Charles Thomas Poythress;...

Ann Prince Hamilton

Ann Prince Hamilton

Jan 4, 2020

Ann Prince Hamilton, 67, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 in her Roanoke Rapids home.

Born in Halifax County on March 1, 1952, she was the daughter of James C. and Virginia Pauline Ogburn Prince.

Mrs. Hamilton was formerly employed by Weldon Mills in Emporia, and she had a special place in her heart for the...

Linda Jones Banty

Linda Jones Banty

Jan 4, 2020

Linda Jones Banty, 62, of Roanoke Rapids died January 4, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.

Linda was born in Halifax County on December 3, 1957, a daughter of Johnny Turner and Shirley Ann Jones.  She was a retired customer service representative for various businesses in the area.

Linda is survived by her husband,...

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