Stephen Lester Strickland
Feb 26, 2015
Stephen Lester Strickland, 61, of Roanoke Rapids died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Steve was born June 16, 1953 in Halifax County to the late Lester and Eleanor Sullivan Strickland. Steve played football at NC State. Steve attended Roanoke Rapids High School and was a star football player. He was recruited by and played...
Stanley Mason Johnson Sr
Feb 25, 2015
Stanley Mason Johnson, Sr., 87, of Littleton, NC passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Stratford Assisted Living in Chapel Hill. Mr. Johnson was born April 25, 1927 in Halifax County to the late Joseph E. Johnson and Lillie Vaughan Johnson. He was also preceded in death by his brothers: James E. Johnson, Amos Johnson, Julian Johnson and Roger...
Grady Wilson "Buddy" Keeter Sr
Feb 23, 2015
Grady Wilson Buddy Keeter, Sr., 88 of Roanoke Rapids died Monday, February 23, 2015 at Signature Healthcare in Roanoke Rapids. Mr. Keeter was born July 7, 1926 to the late Lonnie Joe Keeter, Sr. and Fannie Haislip Keeter.He was also preceded in death by his wife: Shirley Barfield Keeter; his sisters: Margaret Keeter, Lucy Barkley, Edith Rook; his brothers:...
Michael Anthony Barnett
Feb 21, 2015
Michael Anthony Barnett, 51, passed away, Saturday, February 21, 2015. Michael was born February 25, 1963 in Halifax County to William Cecil and Jo Anne Carver Barnett. Michael was a fine man, who was very out-going. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and cooking. Michael was also very loving and caring. He is preceded in death by his grandparents D.A. and...
Sfc Frank Ernst
Feb 19, 2015
SFC Frank Ernst died Thursday, February 19, 2015. A memorial service to celebrate Frank's life will be held Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 1:00 pm in the chapel at Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service. A full obituary will follow at a later date.
Donald O'Neal "Boodley" Hart
Feb 12, 2015
Donald ONeal Boodley Hart, 75, flew home with the angels on February 12, 2015. He was born October 27, 1939 to the late Herbert Russell Hart and Annie Maude White Hart of Emporia Va. He loved music of all kinds but especially blues and rock. He also loved to fly airplanes with his brother Sherman Hart. Boodley was loved...
Vergie King Barnes
Feb 10, 2015
Gaston- Vergie King Barnes, 91, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Hampton Manor in Gaston. Mrs. Barnes was born June 10, 1923 in Ebony, VA to the late Thomas G. Jones and Sally Laura Rooker Jones. She was a member of the Church of God in Roanoke Rapids. She loved cooking and loved her family and friends. In addition...
Virginia Mae Robertson Griffin
Jan 31, 2015
Virginia Mae Robertson Griffin, 69, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Griffin was born August 13, 1945 in Warren County to the late Nathaniel Jordan Robertson and Alice Mae Whitby Robertson. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Mrs. Griffin was of the Baptist faith and served as president of...
James Edward "Jimmie" Hockaday Sr
Jan 30, 2015
James Edward Jimmie Hockaday, Sr., 85, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at his home. He was born March 13, 1929 in Halifax County to the late Hugh F. and Maggie Williams Hockaday. Jimmie was in the Army and fought on the front lines during the Korean War as a machine gunner. He married Nora Elizabeth...
Ann Wakeley Johnson
Jan 26, 2015
Ann W. Johnson, 85 of Roanoke Rapids passed away Monday, January 26, 2015 at her daughters home. Mrs. Johnson was born December 14, 1929 in Tampa, FL to the late Raymond Wakeley and Wilhelmina Schmidt Wakeley. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Robert H. Johnson; her daughter: Susan Gay Johnson; her sister: Gertrude Wakeley and her...
Ann W Johnson
Jan 26, 2015
Ann W. Johnson, 85 of Roanoke Rapids passed away Monday, January 26, 2015 at her daughters home. Arrangements are incomplete..
Marie Sasser Wall
Jan 24, 2015
Marie Sasser Wall, 98, died Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wall was born September 28, 1916, in Virginia to the late William Sasser and Rose Ella Smith Sasser. She has been a member of New Hope United Methodist Church since 1949. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wall was preceded in death by her...
Suiter Lindbergh Harlow
Jan 22, 2015
Suiter Lindbergh Harlow, 87 of Elm Street Weldon passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015 at home. Lindbergh was born July 3, 1927 in Halifax County to the late Anthony and Lilly Harlow.He was also preceded in death by his grandson: Chris Harlow; his granddaughter: Debbie Rooker: a special friend Frank Wheeler. Lindbergh retired from NC Department of Transportation, Division...
Justin Scott Price Sr
Jan 21, 2015
Justin Scott Peanut Price, Sr., 25, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Justin was born October 10, 1989 in Nash County. Justin was a very happy loving father and son. He is preceded in death by his aunt Glenda Meadows Jenkins. He is survived by his mother Mary Beth Price of Nash County; his father and step-mother Donald J. and...
Franklin D "Frank" Wheeler
Jan 18, 2015
Franklin D. Frank Wheeler, 81 of Halifax, NC passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, NC. Frank was born January 7, 1934 in Halifax County to the late Garland Wheeler and Sarah Carpenter Wheeler.He was also preceded in death by a daughter: Penny Wheeler Jennings, his sisters: Mary Nellie Wheeler Seward and...
Marilyn Shelton Kirkland
Jan 18, 2015
Marilyn Shelton Kirkland, 58, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Center in Greenville. Marilyn was born September 1, 1956 in Halifax County to the late Louis and Irene Hunt Shelton. She was an extremely likeable person, a great seamstress, and a friend to many. She loved to fish and spent many hours...
Ed Westberry Deese
Jan 10, 2015
Ed Westberry Deese died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. He was born October 15, 1932 in Live Oak, Florida and was preceded in death by his parents, Millard and Eva Deese, and a son, Lawrence. He is survived by his wife, Jane and his children, Angie Deese, Stanley Deese and Sarah Deese Davis and grandchildren,...
Charles Monroe Ferguson
Jan 7, 2015
Charles Monroe Ferguson, died January 7, 2015. He was born July 23, 1942 to Jasper Monroe and Mary Gray Ferguson. He was raised on the family farm in Northampton County. He was a farmer, plumber and truck driver during his life span. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his sister Minnie Joe Lynch. He...
Ada Bliss Kirkland
Dec 27, 2014
Weldon- Ada Bliss Moore Kirkland, 104, died Saturday, December 27, 2014, at Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehab Center. Bliss was born near Conetoe, NC, Edgecombe County, August 29, 1910, one of eleven children born to Julia Martha Brown Moore and David Oscar Moore. She was a member of Victory Praise and Worship Center in Scotland Neck, NC and later...
Connie Glover Meadows
Dec 25, 2014
Roanoke Rapids- Connie Glover Meadows, 71, died peacefully Thursday, December 25, 2014, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Connie was born in Watauga, TN, June 3, 1943, to the late Carl Glover and Beatrice Barnett Glover. In addition to her parents, Connie was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Meadows, Jr. Also preceding her in death were infant twin...
