Jackie H Wilder
Feb 11, 2014
Jackie Herbert Wilder, 75 of Highway 48, Roanoke Rapids died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Mr. Wilder was born November 24, 1938 to the late Otis and Henrietta Green Wilder. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 31 years Rachel Butts Wilder; his sister: Foye Wilder Parrish; and his brother: Tommy...
Albert Armstrong Hux
Feb 3, 2014
Albert Armstrong Hux, 81, died Monday, February 3, 2014 at his home. Mr. Hux was born October 11, 1932 in Halifax County to the late Sterling and Bertha Warren Hux. As a young man Albert helped his family farm and had a love of cars. Mr. Hux worked for a number of years as a security guard at J.P....
Susan Thompson Sullivan
Feb 1, 2014
Susan Thompson Sullivan, 57, died Saturday, February 1st, 2014. She was born November 14, 1956 in Washington, DC. Susan was a loving daughter, wife, and mother. She worked for a number of years as a book keeper for Howard County, Maryland. Susan was a generous person always giving to those she cared about and she never met a stranger....
Sankey Edd Lancaster
Feb 1, 2014
Sankey Edd Lancaster, 77, died February 1, 2014 at Halifax Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. Sankey was born May 7, 1936, in Halifax County to the late George Robert Lancaster and Ellen Lovegrove Lancaster. A 1954 graduate of Aurelian Springs High School, Sankey served two years in the U.S. Army before joining Champion International Paper...
Donald Malton Wilson
Jan 31, 2014
Donald Malton Wilson 59, was born October30, 1954 in Roanoke Rapids, NC and died January 31st at home in Cary, NC. Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 2nd at 2:00 at Weavers Chapel Methodist Church in Littleton with Pastor Stan Lewis officiating with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Family will receive friends from 12:45-1:45 prior to...
Su Lynn Baker
Jan 30, 2014
Su Lynn passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014. She was 55 years old. Su was born July 8, 1958, at Cherry Point Air Station in Havelock, NC, the only daughter of the late Walter Richard Mike Baker and Virginia Lee Evans Ginny Baker. She is also preceded in death by one brother, Richard Alan Rick Baker, and several aunts...
Brookie Louise Tyler Patrick
Jan 25, 2014
Roanoke Rapids- Brookie Tyler Patrick, 78, died January 25, 2014 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Patrick was born in Horry County, South Carolina, December 14, 1935, to the late Giles Tyler and Ruth DuBois Tyler. She was a long time member of Lakeview Park Baptist Church, now Victory Baptist Church and loved her family, as well as, being...
Rosa Peterson Mitchell
Jan 23, 2014
Rosa Peterson Mitchell, 93 of Jefferson Street, Roanoke Rapids died Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Roanoke Rapids Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Mitchell was born February 10, 1920 in Halifax County to the late Anthony Peterson and Mamie Poythress Peterson. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Wallace Bascow Mitchell; her brothers: John Bell Peterson and Maryland...
Henry Carlton Glasgow
Jan 17, 2014
Henry Carlton Glasgow, 64, died January 17, 2014 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Mr. Glasgow was born in Halifax County, November 15, 1949, to the late Henry Lee Glasgow, and Lois Whitehead Glasgow. Mr. Glasgow graduated from Weldon High School as well as Halifax Community College. He was a United States Army Veteran having served his country in...
Betty Jean Worrock Poindexter
Jan 13, 2014
Betty Jean Worrock Poindexter, 66 of Washington Street died Monday, January 13, 2014 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Poindexter was born March 9, 1947 in Halifax County to the Irvin Worrock, Sr. and Arlie Juanita Strickland Worrock. She was preceded in death by her father: Irvin Worrock, Sr.; her husband: George Poindexter. She was survived by her mother:...
Angel Williams-Aguirre
Jan 13, 2014
Angel Williams-Aguirre, 4 months, went to be with Jesus on Monday, January 13, 2014.at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Angel was born in Pitt County to Nicholas Aguirre and Leeann Williams. He was also preceded in death by his maternal great grandparents: Alice and Roosevelt Williams; his uncle: Andrew Aguirre. Angel is survived by his father: Nicholas Aguirre of...
Warner Owen Baxter
Jan 13, 2014
Roanoke Rapids- Warner Owen Baxter, 81, died at his residence, Monday January 13, 2014. Mr. Baxter was born in New Rochelle, NY, April 5, 1932, to the late Vere L. Baxter and Minnie Poole Baxter. He was a retired United States Navy Veteran and also served 23 years with the Civil Service Coast Guard. While touring in Naples, Italy,...
Estelle Osborne Evans
Jan 13, 2014
Estelle Osborne Evans, 80 of Roanoke Rapids died Monday, January 13, 2014 at Rich Square Health Care Center in Rich Square. Mrs. Evans was born October 27, 1933 in Pitt Countyto the late Wiley Jefferson Osborne and Mamie Moore Osborne. She was also preceded in death by her brothers and sister: Mildred Westfall, Cecil Osborne, Tom Osborne, Ben Osborne,...
Phillip Gordon Allen
Jan 5, 2014
Phillip Gordon Allen, 56, of Roanoke Rapids, died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Mr. Allen was born June 17, 1957 in Halifax County to the late John David Allen and Erline Gums Allen. Mr. Allen was a loving father, grandfather, and brother. His son and grandchildren were the center of his life. He loved...
Helen Tritt Lassiter
Jan 5, 2014
Helen Tritt Lassiter, 86, of Roanoke Rapids, died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Weldon. Mrs. Lassiter was born September 5, 1927 in Halifax County to the late Urise R. and Kate Bain Tritt. Mrs. Lassiter was employed by J. C. Penney Company for 29 years and, after retiring, stayed active walking with...
Emma Sexton
Jan 4, 2014
Gaston- Emma Sexton, 83, of Gaston, NC, passed away peacefully in her home after losing her battle with cancer and is now reunited with her husband, Billy Ray Sexton. Mrs. Sexton was from Germany. She is survived by her six children, Raymond Sexton, Jamie Sexton, Kathy Piletowski, Debbie Goldman, Brenda Sexton and Cindy Sexton. She is also survived by...
Lacy W Byrum
Jan 2, 2014
Garysburg- Lacy Ward Byrum, 77, died at his residence January 2, 2014. Mr. Byrum was born in Bertie County to the late Ruben Byrum and Nettie Seuiss. He worked with the Patterson Mill for 38 years. He loved his family and the outdoors, especially fishing. Surviving is his wife of 34 years, Kathy Starke Byrum, of the home; one...
Mary "Lois" Hockaday Reynolds
Dec 31, 2013
Mary Lois Hockaday Reynolds, 89, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Rex Rehab and Nursing Care Center in Apex, NC. Lois was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC on November 29, 1924, the daughter of Samuel Wilcox Hockaday and Ethel Waters Hockaday. She graduated from Roanoke Rapids High School in 1942 and married Bobby Reynolds in...
Billy Bridges
Dec 26, 2013
Billy Bridges, 79 of Hedgepeth Road, Halifax died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at his home. Mr. Bridges was born November 9, 1934 in Damascus, Georgia to the late George H. Bridges and Lucy McNair Bridges. He was also preceded in death by three brothers: J.R. Bridges, David L. Bridges and George H. Bridges. He attended Darlington Baptist Church and...
John Odis Acrey Jr
Dec 24, 2013
Mr. John Odis Acrey, Jr., 68, of Roanoke Rapids died Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Mr. Acrey was born November 14, 1945 in Halifax County to the late John Odis Acrey, Sr. and Dot Medlin Acrey Rowbottom. Mr. Acrey served in the Army National Guard, and was a supervisor with Pepsi Cola. He also worked a number of years with...
