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Victoria "Vicki" Liles Lancaster

Victoria "Vicki" Liles Lancaster

Sep 8, 2012

Aurelian Springs- Ruby Victoria (Vicki) Liles Lancaster, 69, died Saturday, September 08, 2012 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Vicki was born September 17, 1942 in Halifax County to the late John Robin Liles, Jr. and Ruby Tharrington Liles. She attended East Carolina University. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of Tabor United Methodist...

Maggie Newsome Gentry

Maggie Newsome Gentry

Sep 7, 2012

Maggie Newsome Gentry, 86 of Roanoke Rapids died Friday, September 07, 2012 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Gentry was born May 15, 1926 in Northampton County, North Carolina to the late Charlie Massey and Annette Newsome. Mrs. Gentry was of the Baptist Faith. She loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren and gardening. She is survived by three sons:...

Claude Arnold Lucy

Claude Arnold Lucy

Sep 3, 2012

ROANOKE RAPIDS Claude Arnold Lucy, 79, of Willow Street, died Monday, September 3, 2012, at Liberty Commons in Weldon. Mr. Lucy was a deliveryman for Wonder Bread for many years. He also served in the United States Army, and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He loved golfing, fishing, and his good ole dog, Colby. He was born...

Venson Lee Tharrington

Venson Lee Tharrington

Sep 1, 2012

Venson Lee Tharrington, 86 of Roanoke Rapids died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Durham VA Medical Center in Durham. Mr. Tharrington was born March 7, 1926 in Nash County to the late Melvin Tharrington and Geneva Breedlove Tharrington. He was also preceded in death by his three sons: Melvin, Jimmy and Danny Tharrington; and his brothers and sisters. Mr....

Patsy Lee Odom Agoglia

Patsy Lee Odom Agoglia

Sep 1, 2012

Patsy Lee Odom Agoglia, 58, died Saturday, September 1, 2012 in Halifax Regional Medical Center. Patsy was born in Nash County, NC, January 7, 1954 to Vernon Ray Odom and Iona Smith Odom Bundy. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and dearly loved her family. Patsy loved working in the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District; she never met...

George Henry Willis Sr

George Henry Willis Sr

Aug 22, 2012

Gaston- George Henry Willis, Sr., 70, died in Halifax Regional Medical Center, Wednesday, August 22, 2012. George was born in Buncombe County, NC to the late Ralph Fredrick Willis and Leona Payne Willis. He retired as a Master Chief Hospital Corpsman from the United States Navy after 30 years of service, 16 years of that was attached with the...

Thomas Allan "Tommy" Steadman

Thomas Allan "Tommy" Steadman

Aug 20, 2012

Roanoke Rapids- Thomas Allan Tommy Steadman, 79, passed away peacefully at his home, August 20, 2012. Tommy was born May 31, 1933 in Lake City, South Carolina to the late Murray Steadman and Mabel Steadman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Steadman, Jr.; sister, Delores Beauford, and his brother Robert Steadman....

James Howard "Jamie" Merritt

James Howard "Jamie" Merritt

Aug 18, 2012

Wilmington- James Howard Jamie Merritt, 40, died unexpectedly in Wilmington on Saturday, August 18, 2012. He was reared in Roanoke Rapids and attended Roanoke Rapids High School. He was employed by Michaels Pressure Washing, Inc. of Wilmington, NC. He was the only child of Howard and JoAnn Merritt who survive. Jamie is also survived by two daughters: Ashley and...

John Wesley Edwards

John Wesley Edwards

Aug 18, 2012

John Wesley Edwards, 76 of Richmond, Virginia peacefully ended his two-year struggle with cancer at home in Henrico, North Carolina early Saturday morning, August 18, 2012 next to his wife of 38 years, Peggy Davis Edwards. The third of five children born to Thomas Marvin and Maude Seal Edwards, John was born in 1936 in Richmond, Virginia. He entered...

Erline Morgan Floyd

Erline Morgan Floyd

Aug 17, 2012

Erline Morgan Floyd, of 409 Thomas Street, Roanoke Rapids, died Friday, August 17, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Reuben and Ola Morgan and was preceded in death by her husband, R. T. Floyd. Erline is survived by her sister, Odell Ellington; her children, Roland (Chuck) Floyd and his wife, Nancy,...

Grover Lillian Hardee

Grover Lillian Hardee

Aug 15, 2012

Grover Lillian Hardee, 77, of 12157 Justice Branch Road, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at Liberty Commons in Weldon. She was born on July 24, 1935, to the late Grover Wood Hardee and Katie Lillian Joyner Hardee and also preceding her in death was a sister: Emily Elizabeth Elder and a brother, Horace Bud Hardee. She is survived by...

Gladys Vinson Wall

Gladys Vinson Wall

Aug 8, 2012

Gladys Vinson Wall, 91 of Creekside Court, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at her home. Gladys was born May 28, 1921 in Suffolk, VA to the late John Q. Adams Vinson and Bertha Mae Barnes Vinson. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Pete Wall; brothers: Elijah and Luther Vinson; sisters: Judy Nadine Tuck and Martha L....

Clara Ann Hastie

Clara Ann Hastie

Aug 7, 2012

Littleton Clara Ann Hastie, 74 of Spruce Court died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Hastie was born November 26, 1937 in Hudson County, New Jersey to the late William Frank Richards and Dorothy Canary Richards. She was also preceded in death by her husband: John Hastie; sister: Dorothy Traynor. She was a loving and devoted wife,...

Ronnie L White

Ronnie L White

Aug 2, 2012

Roanoke Rapids- Ronnie L. White, 65, died Thursday, August 02, 2012 at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Ronnie was born in Halifax County January 30, 1947 to Lloyd Lee Red White and Mable Dunston White. Before his illness, he was a heavy equipment operator in the construction business and loved the outdoors where he enjoyed hunting and fishing. Ronnie was...

Timothy Wayne "Bubba" Newton Jr

Timothy Wayne "Bubba" Newton Jr

Aug 1, 2012

Timothy Wayne Bubba Newton, Jr., 24 of Hinson Street, Roanoke Rapids died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. Mr. Newton was born May 15, 1988 in Wake County, North Carolina to the late Timothy Wayne Newton, Sr. and Dale Moore Newton Carter. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his...

Alton B Capps Sr

Alton B Capps Sr

Jul 25, 2012

Roanoke Rapids- Alton B. Capps, Sr., 89, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Guardian Care Nursing Home (Kindred Care) in Roanoke Rapids. Mr. Capps was born in Johnston County, October 25, 1922, to the late John Ashley Capps and Nora Strickland Capps. He was a United States Navy Veteran serving during World War II in the South Pacific. After...

William Dow "Bill" Bryant

William Dow "Bill" Bryant

Jul 11, 2012

William Dow Bill Bryant, 79, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at his home. Mr. Bryant was born May 17, 1933 in Vance County, NC. Bill was preceded in death by his parents Rensy D. Bryant and Ethel Ingram Bryant and Ezzie and Sadie Bacle; four brothers and sisters: Archie Bryant, John Ellis Bryant, Totsie Butts...

Esther Hawkins Arrington

Esther Hawkins Arrington

Jul 10, 2012

Roanoke Rapids- Esther Hawkins Arrington, 96, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Carolina Rest Home surrounded by her family. Esther was born September 9, 1915 in Halifax County to the late Jack E. Hawkins and Eugenia H. Hawkins. She was a member of Hawkins Chapel United Methodist Church where she was the church historian and a faithful choir member...

Earl Dean Marshall

Earl Dean Marshall

Jun 29, 2012

Roanoke Rapids- Earl Dean Marshall, 89, formerly of Americus, GA, died Friday, June 29, 2012 in Wake Medical Center. Earl was born December 20, 1922 in Americus, GA to the late Charlie Edward Marshall and Ila Mae Short Marshall. He was a decorated WWII combat veteran serving in the South Pacific with the United States Army. After coming home...

Betty Long Walker

Betty Long Walker

Jun 28, 2012

Rocky Mount- Betty Long Walker, 77, died at her residence on Redman Rd. in Rocky Mount, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Betty was born in Chester, SC November 1, 1934 to the late James Shirley and Jean Sterling Shirley. She retired with JP Stevens as a weaver; she attended Faith Family PH Church in Rocky Mount and was sweet and...

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