OBITUARIES

Oct 20, 2022

Joseph Hudson Rose, 94, of Pendleton passed away Thursday October 20, 2022 at ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.

He was born July 21st, 1928 in Roanoke Rapids, NC. Joseph, also known as "Joe" to family & friends, "Grandjoe" to grandchildren, was the 2nd oldest of 5 children and was the last surviving child of Joshua & Lucy "Belle"...

Oct 15, 2022

Betty Hazelwood Spence, 86, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Saturday October 15, 2022 quietly at her home, bravely fighting a lengthy illness.

She was a native of Halifax County and was the daughter of the late, John David and Mable Jessie Jordan Hazelwood. She was retired from Halifax Community College after 34 years of service...

Oct 13, 2022

Johnny Allen Laughinghouse, 67 of Rocky Mount, North Carolina passed away on October 13th, 2022, at his family home in Rocky Mount. Johnny was born May 11th, 1955, in New Bern, North Carolina. Born into a large family of fifteen, Johnny was the baby of all his brothers and sisters, working on the family farm until adulthood.

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Oct 13, 2022

Mr. Fred Lee Liverman, age 82, died on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Born July 19, 1940 in Hertford County, he was the son of Mr. Arthur Lee Liverman, Jr. and Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Davis Liverman Daughtry, who preceded him in death.

Fred graduated from North Carolina State University in 1962 with a degree in Forestry,...

Oct 11, 2022

Jessie Mae Warren passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 surrounded by her beloved family. She was born on May 27, 1936 and preceded in death by her parents, Ruth and Jesse Davis.

She is survived by her husband, Raymond Warren. They have been sweethearts since high school and would be celebrating their 67th wedding anniversary on...

Oct 10, 2022

Robert "Bobby" Lee Edwards, Sr. age 82, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 10, 2022 at ECU

North Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Bobby was born in Halifax County on May 8, 1940 to the late Louise Hasty Moore and Bernard Lee Edwards.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother,...

Oct 9, 2022

James Lee Hummel Jr. (Jim) passed away early in the morning on October 9th, 2022 at the age of eighty. He was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to James Lee and Ruth Hummel.

He graduated in 1960 from Johnstown High School and afterwards enlisted into the United States Air Force. In 1965 he was honorably discharged and returned...

Oct 8, 2022

Linda Kay Varsho Coggins 78, of Littleton died on Saturday October 8, 2022.

Kay was born in Harnett County to the late Michael Varsho Jr., and Bertie Margaret Johnson Varsho. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Emily Varsho Sills.

She was a graduate of the University of North Carolina...

Oct 2, 2022

Late Sunday evening, the 2nd of October 2022, Robert Lewis Bridgers, Sr., 83, of Conway, passed away at the East Carolina University Health, North Hospital. "Big Bobby", as he was affectionately called by those who knew him best, he was born on February 27, 1939 to Julian Dalma and Helen Rebecca Burnette Bridgers in Northampton County. He married the...

Oct 2, 2022

Zelma Mace Hargrove, 94 of ­­ Weldon passed away on Sunday, October, 2, 2022 at ECU North Hospital.

She was born on April 13, 1928 to the late, Dennis C. and Ruby Pickard Mace. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ham Hargrove,  her son, Mike Hargrove,  her sister, Connie Burke, and four...

Oct 1, 2022

Joan Coltrain Fussell, 86, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away October 1, 2022 surrounded by her family.

She was born to the late, Howard and Daisy Gaylord Coltrain and was preceded in death by her high school sweetheart and husband of 39 years, Dr. F. Lee Fussell Jr., and brother Jimmy Coltrain.

Joan is survived by...

Sep 22, 2022

Maude Evelyn Brake Mitchell, born March 29, 1935 went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

She was born to the late, Robert and Ruby Thompson Brake and was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-eight years, John Mitchell, Jr.

Maude is survived by her two daughters, Mary Kay Park...

Sep 20, 2022

Michael Herman Vaughan, 70, of Wilson, NC passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.

He was born in Halifax County on July 15, 1952 to the late, Herman Otis Vaughan and Lucille Ann Tanner Vaughan and was preceded in death by his brother, Pat Vaughan, niece Sherry King and his brother-in-law, Earl Nowell.

Sep 16, 2022

Martha Williamson Wilkins Keeter 69, of Roanoke Rapids, died Friday September 16, 2022.

She was a native of Roanoke Rapids and was the daughter of the late, Charles Ernest Williamson, Jr and Helen Vaughan Williamson.

Martha was a 1971 Graduate of Roanoke Rapids High School and furthered her education at Halifax Community College...

Sep 16, 2022

Lawrence Scott Davis, 59, of Weldon, NC passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022 at ECU Health Ahoskie.

He was born in 1962 in Halifax County and was preceded in death by his father, Larry Wayne Davis and his step-father, John Sullivan Futrell.

Lawrence was a 1982 graduate of Weldon High School. He also loved...

Sep 16, 2022

On September 16, 2022, loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother, Amelia Jenkins Wrenn of Halifax County, passed away peacefully at age 86 surrounded by family. She was born on March 1, 1936, to Roger and Lena Jenkins of Roanoke Rapids.

Amelia is survived by her two sons, Garland Wayne Wrenn (wife Donna) and Richard Keith Wrenn (wife Kim)...

Sep 15, 2022

Donald "Steve" Stephenson Jenkins of Halifax passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022.

He was born in 1938 in Halifax County to the late, Daniel Jenkins and Bessie Lassiter Jenkins.

Steve proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He served in the Elite group MAAG during the Vietnam War and...

Sep 10, 2022

Linda Wrenn Smith, 78, of Roanoke Rapids, passed peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Greenville County, Virginia, to the late Percy M. and Ida Allen Wrenn. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Judy Wrenn Daughtrey; grandson, Ashley Jody Smith;...

Sep 8, 2022

Lois Beatty Mizell, 75, of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in 1947 to the late, Ernest William and Fannie Phillips Beatty and was preceded in death by her sisters, Edna Delatte and Emma Ruth Brewer and her brother, Buck Beatty.

Lois was...

Sep 6, 2022

George Thomas Jackson, Jr of Roanoke Rapids, died Tuesday September 6, 2022.

He was born in Lenoir, NC to the late George Thomas Jackson, Sr and Helen Jackson. He was also preceded in death by his wife Joanne Muller Jackson, his sister, Hope Jackson Bowen and his brother, David L. Jackson.

George...