Donald Ray Lancaster
Jan 4, 2016
Roanoke Rapids- Donald Ray Lancaster, 69, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016, in Halifax Regional Medical Center. Don was born in Halifax County, July 27, 1946, to the late George Robert Lancaster and Ellen Lovegrove Lancaster. He graduated from Weldon High School Class of 1964. Later drafted in the United States Army, he served his country during the Vietnam...
Judith Ann Phillips
Jan 3, 2016
Judith Ann Futrell Phillips, 68 of Roanoke Rapids passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Duke University Medical Center. Judith was born March 10, 1947 in Northampton County to the late Eddie Wardell Futrell and Sarah Elizabeth Little Futrell. She was also preceded in death by her husband Donald Phillips. Judith was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.She devoted...
Earnest Max Grubb
Jan 1, 2016
Earnest Max Grubb, 88 of Littleton passed away Friday, January 1, 2016. Earnest was born May 16, 1927 in Davidson County to the late Ernest Grover Grubb and Minnie Lee Cutting Grubb. He was also preceded in death by his brother: Lanny Grubb; his sister: Mary Hill and his grandson: Andrew Grubb. He was a charter member of Open...
Alice Turner Perry
Dec 29, 2015
Roanoke Rapids- Alice Turner Perry, 72, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015, in Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Perry was born, May 26, 1943, in Halifax County to the late Henry Joe Love and Mary Brown Love. She worked many years with JP Stevens, and later in life, was a caretaker. She loved her cats, loved to sing and especially...
Doris Krueger Stone
Dec 24, 2015
Littleton- Doris Krueger Stone, 75, died Thursday, December 24, 2015, at Vidant Healthcare in Greenville, NC. Mrs. Stone was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 12, 1940, to the late Gerhard Paul Krueger and Helen Elsie Lohans Krueger. She was a school teacher where she taught second grade. After teaching and marriage, she became involved in many community organizations and...
Jesse Lee Hobbs
Dec 21, 2015
Oxford- Jesse Lee Hobbs, 80, died Monday, December 21, 2015, at his residence in Oxford, NC. Mr. Hobbs was born in Greensville County, VA, April 5, 1935, to the late Otha Hobbs and Eunice Norwood Hobbs. He served his country for more than 20 years in the Army National Guard and also was a tree climber for Asplundh for...
Major Gordon Randolph Etheridge
Dec 14, 2015
Roanoke Rapids Major Gordon R. Etheridge passed away Monday, December 14, 2015, at the age of 88 at Hampton Manor in Gaston, NC. A native of Roanoke Rapids, Major Etheridge eagerly joined the US Army shortly after high school and served as an Engineer in the Korean War. While in Korea he displayed outstanding leadership ability and was quickly...
John Burns Renn Jr
Dec 8, 2015
Littleton John B. Renn Jr. died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at the age of 70 at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids. A native of Halifax County, John was born August 12, 1945 to the late John B. Renn Sr. and Rosalyn Doyle Renn. John joined the US Navy at 17 years old and sailed aboard the USS...
Barbara Dean Killebrew Hedspeth
Dec 7, 2015
Roanoke Rapids- Barbara Dean Killebrew Johnston Hedspeth, 71, died at her home, surrounded by her family, Monday, December 07, 2015. Barbara was born, January 17, 1944, in Halifax County to the late John Killebrew and Annie Askew Killebrew. She was an avid Scrapbooker, loved crocheting and shopping, but most of all, she loved her family and friends more than...
Sadie Shaw King
Dec 6, 2015
Sadie Shaw King, 95 of Sam Powell Dairy Road passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 at her home. Mrs. King was born February 25, 2015 in Halifax County to the late Joe Shaw and Lula Powell Shaw.She was also preceded in death by her husband: Jessie King; her step-son: Thomas King; her sisters: Iona Rogers and Marjorie Shaw; her...
Edward "Eddie" Earl Nelms
Dec 4, 2015
Edward Eddie Earl Nelms, 51 of Hwy 903, Halifax passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Eddie was born June, 13, 1964 in Halifax County to the late James Oliver Nelms, Sr. and Jean Bailey Nelms. Eddie was a longtime member of Pierces Campground until its closing, Antioch Baptist Church and Ebenezer United Methodist...
John Thomas Anderson
Nov 29, 2015
John Thomas Anderson, 64 of Enfield passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hockaday Funeral and Cremation Service..
Daphne Evelyn Cobb
Nov 27, 2015
Roanoke Rapids- Daphne Evelyn Cobb, 79, died Friday, November 27, 2015, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Daphne was born in Halifax County, July 8, 1936, to the late Robert Archie Cannon and Nannie Wall Cannon. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and loved her flowers and cooking. She also loved to sit on her front porch in...
Beulah Evelyn Patrick Wood
Nov 25, 2015
Heaven gained a beautiful angel on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 when Beulah Patrick Wood, 90, went to her eternal home. Born February 12, 1925 to Edgar E. and Della Moretz Patrick, she was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Wilbur S. Wood in 1982, a grandson Dave Dickens in 1968, her sister Mary Patrick Shaw and her...
Ann Elizabeth Valdes
Nov 21, 2015
Ann Elizabeth Valdes, 82 of Roanoke Rapids passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at her home of natural causes. She was born on February 8, 1933, in Sturgeon Bay, daughter of Arno Henry and Antoinette Winfred DeMers Bahr. Ann graduated as Salutatorian of Sturgeon Bay High School, Class of 1951. She graduated with a B.S. in Sociology from the...
Neida Reeves Jones
Nov 18, 2015
Neida Reeves Jones, 89 of Highway 48, Roanoke Rapids died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Hampton Manor in Gaston, NC. She was born in Rock Hill, SC. She was the daughter of the late Edward Reeves and Vessie D. Reeves. She worked for many years at Roses in Roanoke Rapids. She was an avid quilter, member of several quilting...
Audrey Cordon Rose
Nov 14, 2015
Audrey Cordon Rose, 89 of Roanoke Rapids passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Liberty Commons. Mrs. Rose was born December 24, 1925 in Derbyshire, England to the late Bernard Cordon and Norah Burton Cordon.She was also preceded in death by her husbands: Horace Pernell and Norman Shorty Rose; her brother: Anthony Cordon. She was a member of Rosemary...
Barbara Darnell Reed Newsome
Nov 13, 2015
Roanoke Rapids- Barbara D. Reed Newsome, 55, of Roanoke Rapids, died Friday, November 13, 2015 in Halifax Regional Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer. She was a loving person with a big, tender heart and would help anyone she could help. She loved cooking for her family and friends. She was a very special person, never met...
Peggy Brown Barrow
Nov 12, 2015
Peggy Brown Barrow, 78 , or New Hope Street passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Nash General Hospital. Peggy was born June 25, 1937 in Halifax County to the late Charlie Edward Birdsong and Rosa Faison Birdsong. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved shopping and going places. Peggy was well known and...
Aw "Buddy" Powell Sr
Nov 11, 2015
A.W. Buddy Powell, Sr., 93, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Buddy was born in Roanoke Rapids, January 20, 1922, to the late A.M. Powell, Sr. and Nina Hawkins Powell. He was long time owner and operator of Powells Garage, Inc. and co-founder of Rheasville Fire Department.He also served on the Halifax County Board...
