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Andrew Turner
Oct 25, 2016
Andrew Turner, 77 of Vance Street passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hockaday Funeral and Cremation Service.
Andrew Alton Turner
Oct 25, 2016
Roanoke Rapids- Andrew Alton Turner, 77, died at his home Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Mr. Turner was born in Marble Rock, Iowa, August 2, 1939, and is preceded in death by his parents the late Ralph Preston and George Turner and Elizabeth Istad Preston Turner. After his service with the United States Air Force, Mr. Turner started his career...
Robert Edward Thomason Ii
Oct 18, 2016
Robert Edward Robbie Thomason II, 53, a native of Roanoke Rapids passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 5:20 p.m. at Our Community Hospital in Scotland Neck, North Carolina after a long illness. He was surrounded by family members. Robert was born on February 3, 1963 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina where he spent his youth. He was...
William Leon Vinson
Oct 17, 2016
William Leon Vinson, 59, of Buttercup Lane passed away Monday, October 17, 2016 at his home. William was born February 19, 1957 in Halifax County to the late Albert Lee Vinson and Melba Christine Jones Vinson.He was also preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Vinson; and his brother, Lee Vinson. He loved his family, playing his guitar and...
Hazel Marie Carter Spires
Oct 16, 2016
Roanoke Rapids- Hazel Marie Carter Spires, 78, died Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Hazel was born in Halifax County to the late Thomas Randolph Carter and Harriett Carter. She loved life to the fullest and especially loved her grandbabies. She also loved making flower arrangements and playing bingo. In addition to her parents, Hazel was...
Richard Clayton Nelms Sr
Oct 15, 2016
Richard Clayton Nelms, Sr. 91, died at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, Saturday, October 15, 2016. Mr. Nelms was born in Nash County, April 30, 1925, to the late Oliver Nelms and Annie Frances Braswell Nelms. In addition to his parents, Mr. Nelms was preceded in by his wife, Dorothy F. Nelms; his brothers, Louis Nelms, Sidney Nelms and...
Michael Glenn Johnson
Oct 15, 2016
Michael Glenn Mike Johnson, 56, of Vincent Road, Roanoke Rapids passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Mike was born February 17, 1960in Newport News, VA to the late Otis Johnson and Lucille Brown Johnson. Mike was a devoted family man who ALWAYS put his family first. He was an amazing father, and loved...
Jenny Leigh Rose
Oct 11, 2016
Jenny Leigh Rose,44 of 214 Washington Street passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at her home. She was born April 13th 1972 to the late Rufus S. Rose Jr. and Gloria Dean Hawkins Rose. She was also preceded in death by her sister Melinda Rose Sutherland, paternal grandparents, Rufus S Rose Sr and Rennie DavisRose, maternal grandparents, James...
Michael Lynn King Jr
Oct 9, 2016
Roanoke Rapids- Michael Lynn King, Jr., 43, died Sunday, October 9, 2016 in Vidant Hospice in Greenville, NC. Michael was born in Biloxi, MS, March 28, 1973, to Michael Lynn King, Sr. and Janice Edwards King. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William and Betty King and his maternal grandfather, Elijah Edwards. Surviving is his wife,...
Lewis O Burr
Oct 4, 2016
----- Lewis Orla Burr, 77, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at his home on Georgia Avenue in Roanoke Rapids. Lewis was born August 21, 1939, in Las Animas, Colorado, to the late James Emmerson Burr and Oline Elmore Burr. Lewis is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Ann L. Burr, of the home; his children, Cherrie L. Burr...
Sheila Ann Cox Hux
Oct 4, 2016
Sheila Ann Cox Hux, 70, died at the home of her sister in Garysburg, Tuesday, October 4, 2016. Sheila was born, May 4, 1946, in Halifax County to the late James Albert Cox and Margaret Moseley ReVeal. She worked at Ralphs BBQ for 24 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and she also loved to dance.Sheila...
Michael Chad Greene
Sep 30, 2016
Roanoke Rapids- Michael Chad Greene, 41, died Friday, September 30, 2016, in Vidant Health Center, Greenville, NC. Chad was born in Greensboro, NC, August 13, 1975, to Frankie and Patricia Chandler Greene. Chad was a big kid at heart and loved all children, especially his own and he loved his family first and foremost. He loved the outdoors and...
Shelby Jean Barber Mann
Sep 28, 2016
Roanoke Rapids- Shelby Jean Barber Mann, 69, died at her daughters residence on Colonial Dr. Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Shelby was born, December 21, 1946, in Lunenburg County, VA to the late Floyd Washington and Inez Jeter Barber. She was set in her ways, always spoke her mind and you always knew where you stood with her and she...
Marshal Craig Hamm
Sep 9, 2016
Littleton Marshal Craig Hamm, 31, of Littleton, slipped into the loving arms of his savior Jesus Christ on Friday, September 9, 2016. Craig loved his family and friends with all of his heart. He was a passionate and loving father to his beloved and cherished daughter Madison Paige. Craig was blessed with a beautiful spirit and personality. His memory...
Lonnie Macon Harris Jr
Sep 3, 2016
Valentines, VA- Lonnie Macon Harris, Jr., 72, died Saturday, September 3, 2016, at his home while surrounded by his family. Lonnie was born, May 30, 1944, in Halifax County to the late Lonnie M. Harris, Sr. and Ida Moohn Harris. He was a strong, hardworking man who loved his grandbabies. Lonnie was a member of the Army National Guard...
Betty Shaw Morris
Aug 31, 2016
Roanoke Rapids Betty Shaw Morris, 98, of Roanoke Rapids, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Morris was born on May 24, 1918, in Halifax County, the daughter of the late Joseph Sterling Shaw and Lula Mae Powell Shaw.She was a devoted wife for 64 years, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a retired textile employee of...
Richard Eugene Gregory
Aug 30, 2016
Richard Eugene Gregory, 66, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. Richard was born in Halifax County, April 8, 1950, to the late William and Virginia Brown Gregory. He loved playing his guitar, banjo and loved wood working. In addition to his parents, Richard was preceded in death by one daughter, Tara Denise Gregory;...
Mamie Lee Gray Rhome
Aug 29, 2016
Mamie Lee Gray Rhome, 87 of Roanoke Avenue passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Mamie was born May 29, 1929 in Warren County to the late George Pecket Gray and Mitty Smith Gray.She was also preceded in death by her husband: George Robert Rhome; her son-in-law: Darrell Williams; her granddaughters: Michelle Williams...
Alfred Smith Harris
Aug 28, 2016
Alfred Smith Vic Harris, 85 of Johnston Street, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Stone County Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Wiggins, MS. Mr. Harris was born March 16, 1931 in Warren County to the late James R. Harris and Edna Clee Smith Harris.He was also preceded in death by his loving wife: Ann Arthur Harris; his...
William "Billy" Emmett Smith
Aug 21, 2016
Roanoke Rapids- William Emmett Billy Smith, 79 years old, died Sunday August 21, 2016, at his home. Billy was born August 31, 1936, in Nash County to the late Mack Merrill and Mary Alice Batts Smith. After graduating from Rocky Mount High School, he moved to Roanoke Rapids where he met and married the love of his life, Judy...
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