Nancy Christine Moody Case
Jun 18, 2014
Nancy Christine Moody Case, 101, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Roanoke Rapids Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Case was born January 14, 1913, in Jackson County, NC, to the late Daniel G. and Bessie Connor Moody. Mrs. Case was a long time member of New Hope United Methodist Church, and the United Methodist Women. She also taught...
Shirley Kay Rackley
Jun 10, 2014
Shirley Kay Rackley, 61 of Americus Street, Roanoke Rapids died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Ms. Rackley was born October 27, 1952 to Carl Willie Rackley and Ella Rackley. She was preceded in death by her father; and her cousins: Shirley and James Shay; and a very special friend Lillie Mae Dixon. When she was...
Frank Allen Causey
Jun 9, 2014
Frank Allen Causey, 79 of East Chaloner Drive, Roanoke Rapids died Monday, June 9, 2014 at Brian Center in Windsor, NC. Mr. Causey was born August 10, 1934 in Pitt County to the late Floyd John Causey and Eva Taylor Causey. He was also preceded in death by his brother: Phillip Causey ; and a niece: Susan Campbell. Frank...
Doc Johnson Wester
Jun 9, 2014
Roanoke Rapids- Doctor Johnson Wester, 81, died at his home, Monday, June 9, 2014. Mr. Wester was born in Franklin County, June 15, 1932, to the late Jack and Mary W. Wester. He was a former employee of Lindale & Pine State Creamery and a member of the Roanoke Valley Rescue Squad and Davie Volunteer Fire Department. He was...
Floyd Warren Horne
Jun 1, 2014
Floyd Warren Horne, 88, died Sunday, June 1st, 2014 at his home. Mr. Horne was born February 20, 1926 in Chesterfield County, S.C. to the late Burt Horne and Cora Cassidy Horne. Mr. Horne was a United States Army Veteran and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. He loved his animals, gardening, and sports, especially Atlanta Braves Baseball. Mr....
Jerry Allen Hayes
Jun 1, 2014
Roanoke Rapids- Jerry Allen Hayes, 75, died Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hayes was born at home, in Thorpe #5, West Virginia, on January 26, 1939, to the late Allen Lee Hayes and Beatrice Helen Mitchem Hayes. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hayes is preceded in death by his niece, Sarah Ellen Hamilton....
Dianne Patrick Rolfe
May 28, 2014
Dianne Patrick Rolfe, 69 of Hwy 903, Roanoke Rapids died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Rolfe was born February 13, 1945 to James Patrick and Katie Moore Coley. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Rena Rolfe, her father James Patrick; two brothers, Jimmy Patrick and Hubert Patrick. She is survived by her husband Eddie...
Judy Lynn Taylor
May 26, 2014
Judy Lynn Taylor, 60 of 819 Roanoke Avenue died Monday, May 26, 2014 at her home. Ms. Taylor was born January 5, 1954 in Wilson County, NC to Joseph Taylor and Hazel Cobb Taylor.She was preceded in death by her father. She worked at Champion International for 10 years and was a loving Nannie and friend. Ms. Taylor is...
Randolph Macon Stevenson Sr
May 25, 2014
Roanoke Rapids- Randolph Macon Stevenson, Sr., 61, died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mr. Stevenson was born in Warren County, May 31, 1952, to the late Willie E. Stevenson and Hattie Viola Taylor Stevenson. He loved the outdoors and had a passion for hunting and fishing. In addition to his parents, Mr. Stevenson was preceded...
Edward Lee Taylor Sr
May 19, 2014
Roanoke Rapids- Edward Lee Taylor, Sr., 71, died May 19, 2014, at Northampton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Jackson. Mr. Taylor was born in Halifax County, June 29, 1942, to the late Bud Taylor and Hattie Mae Harris Taylor. He was a member of The Little Country Baptist Church and was a self-employed mechanic. He loved cars and was...
Bertha Ann Kidd Floyd
May 16, 2014
Bertha Ann Kidd Floyd, 73 of Roanoke Rapids, died Friday, May 16, 2014 at Life Care Hospital in Rocky Mount. Mrs. Floyd was born March 3, 1941 in Broadnax, Va., to the late Harvey and Daisy Lynch Kidd. Mrs. Floyd was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She dearly loved her grandchildren and they were the apple of her...
Bertha Mae Wright Cheek
May 15, 2014
Bertha Mae Wright Cheek, 91, died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Vidant Health Center in Greenville, NC. Mrs. Cheek was born in Halifax County, October 29, 1922, to the late Ernest Wright and Bessie Marks Wright. She was a very religious lady and longtime member at Liberty Pentecostal Holiness Church. She loved her family, and especially loved cooking Sunday...
Charlie William Ogburn
May 15, 2014
Charlie William Ogburn, 71, died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Greensville Manor Nursing Home in Emporia, VA. Graveside services will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 19, 2014 at Greensville Memorial Cemetery in Emporia, VA..
Mary Elizabeth "Nita" Birdsong
May 14, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Nita Birdsong, 61, died at her residence Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Nita was born in Norfolk, VA February 16, 1953 to Rosa Lee Birdsong Mumford. She was the proverbial Do-it-yourselfer, who was very artistic and loved crafts and creating things. She loved all animals, especially her cats, and was an avid story teller to the children who...
Bobby Ray Phillips Sr
May 13, 2014
Roanoke Rapids- Bobby Ray Phillips, Sr., 72, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mr. Phillips was born in Johnston County March 27, 1942, to the late John Harvey Phillips and Katie Delores Allen Phillips. He lived a full and satisfying life and loved anything to do with old cars. He also loved racing. In addition...
William Guy Keeter
May 12, 2014
William Guy Keeter died on May 12, 2014 at his home. Guy was born on September 19, 1927 in Halifax County to the late Claude and Magdalene Hux Keeter. His only remaining sibling is his sister: Maggie Mae Tant. He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years: Barbara Green Keeter; and three grandsons Owen Drew Keeter,...
Paul Edward Holifield
May 8, 2014
Henrico- Paul Edward Holifield, 70, passed away at his home, Thursday May 8, 2014. Mr. Holifield was born in Jackson, MS, December 9, 1943, to the late Noah Holifield and Louise Harper Holifield. He faithfully served his country for 26 years with the United States Navy and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer. He loved fishing and was a...
Brenda Tucker Williams
May 4, 2014
Brenda Tucker Williams, 56, of Roanoke Rapids, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, NC after a long illness. Brenda a native of Halifax County, was the daughter of the late Annie Davis Tucker. She attended Northwest High School and was a long time employee of the Waffle House. She was a member of Victory Baptist...
Drue Solomon "Ds" Shearin Jr
May 3, 2014
Drue Solomon D.S. Shearin, Jr., died Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Rich Square Health Care Center. Mr. Shearin was born June 12, 1922 in Halifax County to the late Drue Shearin, Sr. and Callie Shearin. In addition to his parents, Mr. Shearin is preceded in death by his wife Sallie Shearin, his daughter Betty Lee, and a half-brother James...
James Oliver Nelms Sr
Apr 28, 2014
Halifax- James Oliver Nelms, Sr., 80, died at his residence on Hwy 903, Monday April 28, 2014. Mr. Nelms was born in Nash County, April 13, 1934, to the late O.S. Nelms and Josephine Sykes Nelms. He served his country during the Korean War with the United States Army and after returning home, was a life time farmer at...
