Steven Warren Dickens
Apr 1, 2017
Steven Warren Dickens, 65, of Pittsboro, formerly of Gaston and Roanoke Rapids passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017. Steven was born December 6, 1951 in Richmond, VA to Allen and Thelma Dickens. He was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Dickens; his first wife, Norma Little Dickens. Steven was a lifelong farmer.He was a loving husband, father and...
Frances "Sally" Haskins Davis
Mar 30, 2017
Roanoke Rapids- Frances Sally Haskins Davis, 86, died Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Ahoskie House in Ahoskie, NC. Mrs. Davis was born, May 7, 1930, in Halifax County to the late Ovid J. and Lila Keeter Haskins. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her daughter, Angela Faye Davis, and son, Gary Joe Beau...
Paul Elmer Pierce
Mar 29, 2017
Roanoke Rapids- Paul Elmer Pierce, 80, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mr. Pierce was born in Orange County, NC, May 16, 1936, to the late Leonard and Mary Kendrick Pierce. He was a retired farmer and longtime mechanic at Farmers Tractor Shop in Jackson, NC. He also enjoyed his gardening. In addition to his...
Phyllis Crawley King
Mar 28, 2017
Phyllis Crawley King, 91, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Magnolia Gardens in Warrenton. Mrs. King was born March 18, 1926 in Halifax County to the late Robert Crawley and Susan Andrews Crawley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Nathaniel Jack King; her grandson, Jason Thomas King; her sisters, Jesse C....
Roger Dale Abernathy
Mar 28, 2017
Roanoke Rapids- Roger Dale Abernathy, 53, of Brickell Street, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. Mr. Abernathy was born, January 30, 1964, in Halifax County to the late Benjamin Abernathy and Mildred Abernathy Hamill. In addition to his parents, Mr. Abernathy was preceded in death by his brother, Ronald Lee Abernathy; uncles,...
Agnes Hawkins Gray
Mar 26, 2017
Agnes Hawkins Gray, 91, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Gray was born April 13, 1925 in Halifax County to the late Garnet Hawkins and Effie Pepper Hawkins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joe Gray. She was a member of First Christian Church for 67 years....
Mildred Lee Abernathy Hamill
Mar 19, 2017
Mildred Lee Abernathy Hamill, 90, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Signature Healthcare. Mrs. Hamill was born December 12, 1926 in Lee County to the late Paul Davis and Rosa Mae Nowell Davis. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Benjamin Abernathy and John E. Hamill; her son Ronald Lee Abernathy, her brothers,...
Nancy Oliver Powers
Mar 19, 2017
Roanoke Rapids- Nancy Oliver Powers, 68, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Vidant Health Center in Greenville, NC. Nancy was born in Halifax County, February 18, 1949, to the late Leonard and Mildred Oliver. She loved her children and grandchildren with all her heart. In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Earl...
Steve Elliott Medlin
Mar 17, 2017
Jackson- Steve Elliott Medlin, 60, died Friday, March 17, 2017, in Halifax Regional Medical Center. Steve was born in Halifax County, NC, November 17, 1956, to Claude Mason and Mildred Kidd Medlin. He was a veteran of 15 years having served his country in the United States Air Force. He loved fishing, playing golf, painting pictures and singing to...
Margie Day Jenkins
Mar 8, 2017
Margie Day Jenkins, 83, died March 8, 2017, at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids. She was born, November 10, 1933, to the late Jesse and Louise Day. Margie was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph W. Jenkins, Sr; son, Robert Wayne Jenkins, and her grandsons, Christopher Thomas Thompson and Brandon Daniel Jenkins. The joy of her...
Dorothy Lee Pepper Green
Mar 4, 2017
Dorothy Lee Pepper Green, 98, died Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount, NC. Mrs. Green was born in Halifax County, May 28, 1918, to the late Bernard and Maggie Shaw Pepper. She was a long time member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for 28 years and had a great deal...
Paula Blanton Conner
Mar 1, 2017
Paula Blanton Conner, 70, formerly of Roanoke Rapids, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at her home in Calabash, NC. She was born April 21, 1947 in Patterson, NJ to Florence Constantino and the late Buck Blanton. She was also preceded in death by her step-father, Frank Constantino; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Pinkie and Atkins Conner; Luther Push Conner,...
Brett Livingston Stone Sr
Feb 26, 2017
Roanoke Rapids- Brett Livingston Stone, Sr., 56, died Sunday, February 26, 2017, at his home. Brett was born, March 12, 1960, in Spartanburg, SC. He was a master carpenter and, because of his skills, would always help others before himself. He was a sports fanatic, participating in softball leagues for many years. Brett was preceded in death by his...
Annie Mae Whitt Ball
Feb 24, 2017
Roanoke Rapids- Annie Mae Ball, 91, died at her home Friday, February 24, 2017. Mrs. Ball was born in Granville County, NC, November 15, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie A. Ball. Graveside services will be held 2:00pm, Monday, February 27, 2017, in Cedarwood Cemetery, Roanoke Rapids, NC.
Rachel Elizabeth Walls Strickland
Feb 21, 2017
Rachel Strickland, 73, was granted her angel wings on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in her south Weldon home. Rachel was born December 3, 1943 in Halifax County to the late Robert G. Walls and Elizabeth Libby Carter Walls.She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas B. Red Strickland; her brother, Robert Buddy Walls; her sister, Barbara Blake...
Frank Winston Quinn Sr
Feb 21, 2017
Frank Winston Quinn, Sr., 82, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at his home. Mr. Quinn was born July 13, 1934 in Jeff Davis County, Georgia to the late Kennis Quinn and Maude Summerlin Quinn.He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Mary Louise Quinn, Faye Carter and Janice Ursrey. Mr. Quinn was the manager...
Gloria Anycia Hawkins Birdsong
Feb 17, 2017
Birmingham, AL Gloria Anycia Hawkins Birdsong, 76, of Birmingham, Alabama and formerly of Valdosta, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on February 17, 2017. Born and raised in Gaston, North Carolina, she graduated as valedictorian and then attended Petersburg General Hospital School of Nursing in Virginia. She modeled excellence in nursing until she retired after almost 37 years...
Lindsey Ariana Netro
Feb 17, 2017
Gaston- Lindsey Ariana Netro, 18, died Friday, February 17, 2017, in Pendleton, NC. Lindsey was born in Manning, SC, July 15, 1998, to Sergio Netro and Karina Rodriguez. She attended Northampton County Schools and worked as a cashier and hostess in the restaurant business. Surviving Lindsey are her mother, Karina Rodriguez and Carlos Gaona; father, Sergio Netro; brothers, Misael...
Mittie Mcgowan Glasgow
Feb 15, 2017
Halifax- Mittie McGowan Glasgow, 69, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Wake Med in Raleigh. Mrs. Glasgow was born in Pitt County, NC to the late Clinton Bryan and Ella Mae Sumerlin McGowan. A retired teacher and Girl Scout leader she was known to many people as Ms. M. Also, a member of Good News Baptist Church, Mrs. Glasgow...
Alex Millard Cobb
Feb 10, 2017
Alex Millard Cobb, 87, of 2847 Highway 48, Roanoke Rapids passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at Signature Healthcare. He is the son of the late Alex and Zola Phelps Cobb. He was a Sergeant in the Korean War. Millard also was a farmer for 40 years, owner of C & H Farm Supply, Roanoke Valley Cotton Gin, C...
