Frances Louise Robbins Cloherty
Oct 20, 2013
Frances Louise Cloherty, 93, formerly of North Huntingdon, PA, died Sunday, October 20, 2013 in Roanoke Rapids Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Cloherty was born April 22, 1920 in Fayette County, PA to the late Alfred Robbins and Elizabeth Wagett Robbins. She was in business with her husband as a news dealer in the Irwin-North Huntingdon, PA area for...
Judith Diane Blanton Passmore
Oct 14, 2013
Judith Diane Blanton Passmore, 67 went home to be with the Lord Monday, October 14, 2013. She fought a hard battle with diabetes and strokes. Mrs. Passmore was preceded in death by her husband: Kyle Passmore; her father: Noah Blanton; her brother: Donnie Ray Blanton; and her nephew: Kenny Blanton. She attended William R. Davie School and worked at...
Fannie Archer Acree Harrell
Sep 30, 2013
Fannie Archer Acree Harrell, 88 of Vicksdell Crescent, Chesapeake, VA died Monday, September 30, 2013 at Chesapeake Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Harrell was born January 9, 1925 to the late Patten A. Acree and Blanche Alligood Acree. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Raymond C. Harrell, Jr. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother...
Dwight Ross Mckinney Sr
Sep 27, 2013
Dwight Ross McKinney, Sr., 58, died at his residence on Robinson Dr. Friday, September 27, 2013. Mr. McKinney was born in Norfolk, Virginia July 18, 1955 to Wilbur Ross Bill McKinney and Mary Fisher McKinney.He was a member of Grace Baptist Church and owner/operator of McKinneys Repair Service.He was a faithful servant; always working for the Lord. Mr. McKinney...
Daphne B Collins
Sep 26, 2013
Daphne Gray Bartley Collins, age 82, Wife, Mother, Sister, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, passed away peacefully in Draper, Utah on Thursday, September 26, 2013, of age related causes. She was born to the late Edgar Lloyd Bartley and Susie Faulkner, Oct. 9, 1930 in Roanoke Rapids, N.C. Dee graduated from Gaston High School on May 19, 1949. She married her sweetheart...
Russell Lee Wheeler
Sep 24, 2013
Russell Lee Wheeler, 69, of Weldon died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. A native of Weldon, Mr. Wheeler was born February 28, 1944 to the late Russell Wheeler and Lucy Barnes Edwards Wheeler. Russell was a simple man, who loved the river and the woods and spent much of his time hunting and fishing. In...
Phyllis Garriss Hartley
Sep 21, 2013
Phyllis Garriss Hartley, 49 of Corpus Christy, TX died September 21, 2013 at her home. She was born July 4, 1964 in Halifax County, NC to James Vernon Garriss and Eunice Vinson Garriss. She was preceded in death by her father: James Vernon Garriss; her maternal grandparents: John A. Vinson and Bertha Vinson Stokes and paternal grandparents, Jay Vee...
Blake Rhea Barnes
Sep 20, 2013
Blake Rhea Barnes, 17 of 3747 Highway 48 South, Roanoke Rapids died Friday, September 20, 2013 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Blake was born January 22,1996 in Nash County to Rex and Melissa Barnes. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother: Linda Rowland Rhea and his paternal grandfather: Wiley Rexford Barnes, Sr. He was a member of...
William Herman Wood
Sep 19, 2013
William Herman Wood, 95, died Thursday, September 19, 2013 at Magnolia Gardens in Warrenton. Mr. Wood was born in Halifax County October 16, 1917 to the late Grover Wood and Liddie C. Wood. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Lettie Mae Wood. Surviving is his step-daughter, Dorothy Vick of Roanoke Rapids. Rev....
Benjamin "Benny" Webber Kirby
Sep 16, 2013
Benjamin Benny Webber Kirby, 72, of Haven Drive, Roanoke Rapids died Monday, September 16, 2013 at his home. Mr. Kirby was born June 16, 1941 in Johnston County to the late James Capo and Lynell Kirby. He was also preceded in death by his son: Little Benny Kirby of Kenly, NC. He is survived his wife Barbara Kirby of...
Ralph David Robbins Jr
Sep 15, 2013
Ralph David Robbins, Jr., 71 of 19786 Justice Branch Road, Littleton died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Robbins was born April 28, 1942 in Rocky Mount, NC to the late Ralph David Robbins, Sr. and Melva Bradshaw Robbins. He was also preceded in death by his wife: Carolyn Vincent Clark Robbins; a...
Kayden Terrell Jefferson
Sep 13, 2013
Roanoke Rapids- Kayden Terrell Jefferson, born September 13, 2013, infant son of Terrell Bruce Kat Jefferson and Jennifer Leigh Boyd of Roanoke Rapids, was called home to be with the Lord on January 21, 2014. Kayden is preceded in death by his great-grandmother, Mabel King. Left behind to cherish his memory are his brothers, JaQuan Watson, Javon Watson, and...
Chester Alfred Proctor Jr
Sep 12, 2013
Roanoke Rapids- Chester Alfred Al Proctor, Jr., 56, of Washington St., Roanoke Rapids, died Thursday, September 12, 2013 at his home. Al was born January 28, 1957 in Halifax County to the late Chester Alfred Proctor, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Proctor. When he was younger Al was involved with the Roanoke Valley Rescue Squad as one of the...
Phyllis Turner Warren
Sep 11, 2013
DARLINGTON On Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at Halifax Memorial Hospital, Phyllis Turner Warren, 70, was greeted by her late husband, Tommy L. Warren; her grandmother, Virginia Harlow Brewer; her late parents, Audrey Morris and Nathan Turner; her brother-in-laws Bill Sanderford and Grover Warren. Phyllis grew-up in Gaston and then Rheasville, just outside of Roanoke Rapids. She was a graduate...
Josephine Parker Warren
Sep 11, 2013
Josephine Parker Warren, 75 of Highway 48, Roanoke Rapids died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Warren was born October 3, 1937 in Halifax County to the late Sydney Parker and Bessie Worrell Parker. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Harry Buddy Warren; and her son: Ricky Warren. Mrs. Warren was a...
Marjorie Keene Stainback
Sep 6, 2013
Marjorie Keene Stainback, 90 of Franklin Street died Friday, September 6, 2013 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Stainback was born October 22, 1922 in Suffolk, VA to the late Harvey Keene and Claude Wicker Keene. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years Everett S. Dick Stainback. She graduated from Roanoke Rapids High School...
Minnie Dowles Merritt
Sep 2, 2013
Minnie Dowles Merritt, 82, passed away peacefully September 2, 2013 at Greensville Manor in Emporia. She was born March 20, 1931 in Weldon, NC to the late Ed and Lydia Knox Dowles. She was a wonderful loving mother who would give you her last dime. She loved church and God. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...
Roy Jackson Shearin Sr
Aug 31, 2013
Roanoke Rapids- Roy Jackson Shearin, Sr., 65, died in Portsmouth, VA August 31, 2013. Mr. Shearin was born in Warren County, NC, January 1, 1948 to the late Ray Jackson Shearin and Lula Belle Ricks Shearin. He was a painter by trade and loved fishing and going to yard sales. In addition to his parents, Mr. Shearin is preceded...
Charlotte Meadows Miles Williams
Aug 15, 2013
Charlotte Meadows Miles Williams, 68, of the Darlington Community passed away Thursday,August 15, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Williams was born June 12, 1945 in Halifax County to the late Claude E. Meadows, Sr. and Ella Fisher Meadows. Mrs. Williams was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She was a member of Community Center Baptist...
Margaret Pierce Cox
Aug 10, 2013
Roanoke Rapids- Margaret Pierce Cox, 89, died Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Pinewood Manor in Ahoskie. Mrs. Cox was born in Halifax County June 29, 1924, to the late William Pierce and Icelene Pierce. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, John D. Cox; a son, John D. Cox, II; son-in-law, Mike France,...
