Shirley Carter Flythe
Jul 23, 2021
Shirley Carter Flythe 91 of Conway died Friday July 23, 2021 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was the daughter of the late Robert Nathaniel and Mildred Garner Carter. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Barron Flythe, her sisters, Kathleen Carter, Margaret Wallace, Frances Johnson, Louise Carter and a brother, Sonny...
Mildred Barnes Britton
Jul 21, 2021
Mrs. Mildred (Millie) Barnes Britton was born, July 26, 1934, in Northampton County, daughter to the late Gale Borden and Jessie Tyler Barnes. Millie was a devoted farm wife to William (Billy) Joseph Britton where she spent most of her life working by his side. She was also a faithful and devoted member of Galatia Baptist Church, a church she...
Mildred Stephenson Edwards
Jul 21, 2021
Mildred Stephenson Edwards, 90 of Garysburg, NC passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. She was born in 1930 in Northampton County to the late Turner Taylor and Virginia Adeline Taylor Stephenson and was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Pat Edwards and her brother, John Bennett Stephenson. Mildred was a loving, dedicated family member and beloved storyteller. Surviving...
Raymond Olin "Buck" Dickens
Jul 17, 2021
Raymond Olin "Buck" Dickens, Sr., 76 of Roanoke Rapids died Saturday July 17, 2021 at Vidant medical center in Greenville. Buck was a native of Roanoke Rapids and was the son of the late Raymond Lewis "Rabbit" Dickens and Penny Crawley Dickens. He was a graduate of William R. Davie High School and was the owner operator of Dickens pulp...
Wilson Dale Davis
Jul 11, 2021
Wilson Dale Davis 83, of Gaston died Sunday July 11, 2021. Dale a native of Northampton County he was born on August 6, 1938 to the late Johnnie William and Mary Story Davis. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, William V. Davis and Gerald Story Davis. He was the owner of D&R car center in Murfreesboro in...
Amos Earl Pierce
Jul 8, 2021
Amos Earl Pierce, 65 of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021. He was born in Onslow County, NC on December 15, 1955 to the late, Linwood Earl and Gladys Jarman Pierce and was preceded in death by his brother, Howard Pierce. Amos is survived by his wife, Debra Williams Pierce; his son Derek Pierce of Roanoke...
Charles Dwight Winstead
Jul 7, 2021
Charles Dwight Winstead went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. He was preceded in death by his mother, Naomi Petway, brother, Glenn Glover, Brother, Woody Glover; his mother-in-law, Charlotte Johnson. He is survived by his loving wife, Carolyn; his son, Jay Winstead and his wife, Pogie; his granddaughters, Carol Ann and Wendy...
Myrtle Elizabeth Draper
Jul 5, 2021
Myrtle Elizabeth Davis Draper, 95, of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away on Monday, July 5, 2021. She was born in Emporia, Virginia on September 21, 1925 to the late, Hilliary and Ophelia Gardner Davis and was preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas Draper; her brothers, Charles Davis and Johnny Davis and her sisters, Verdell Bryan and Hilda Jenkins....
Agnes Gregory Carter
Jun 26, 2021
Agnes Gregory Carter, 103, passed away at her home on June 26, 2021. She was born in what is now the Eagle Tavern in Historic Halifax and she weighed a little over 3 pounds at birth. Her mother used to love telling stories about carrying her around on a baby pillow. She loved growing up in Halifax with three younger...
Barbara Kay White
Jun 18, 2021
Barbara KAY Wright White showed us all how to live fully despite having cancer for 12 years. Friday June 18, 2021 she showed us how to die peacefully surrounded by family. Preceded in death by her father, Henry Wright; Kay is survived by her husband Donald Allen White, daughter Kaylin Nicole White, granddaughter Bayleigh Ray Johnston, and daughter Abby Marie...
George Wayne Long
Jun 17, 2021
George Wayne Long 72 of Halifax died Thursday June 17, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. Wayne was born in Halifax County to the late George Franklin and Gladys Rachel Davis Long. He was also preceded in death by his wife Diane Long and his brother Earl Long. He served his County in the United States...
Robert Glenn Bryant
Jun 17, 2021
RICH SQUARE – Mr. Robert Glenn Bryant, 81, of Maggie Valley, NC (formerly of Rich Square), died Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Haywood County Regional Medical Center in Clyde, NC. Along with his wife, Rachel, he resided in Western North Carolina for greater than two decades. It was a lifelong dream for Glenn and Rachel. The mountains were a big...
Mary Ann Lambert Crawley
Jun 11, 2021
JACKSON, NC – Mary Ann Lambert Crawley, age 75, of Jackson NC, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. Mary Ann was born on February 4, 1946, to King and Lucille Lambert in Whiteville, NC. She graduated from Rich Square High School then attended Mitchell's Cosmetology School in Raleigh, NC. Following...
Dorothy Jean Woodley
Jun 7, 2021
Jeane Woodley of Rocky Mount, NC, passed away on June 7, 2021. She was born on April 12,1943 in Halifax NC. Jeane is survived by her husband Wade L. Woodley her two children: Tracey Fotta Messick (Raymond Michael Messick) of Mechanicsville, MD and Stephen G. Fotta of Doswell, VA; her grandchildren: Tyler, Michael, Hunter and Alexandra Messick; her brother Steve...
David Alan Jones
Jun 5, 2021
David Alan Jones of Louisburg died Saturday June 5, 2021 with his family by his side. He was Born in Edgecombe County June 13, 1959 to the late Thomas Ray Jones, Sr and Peggy Ann Rogers Jones. He was a 1977 Graduate of Halifax Academy. After to High School he joined his father in the logging business and worked with...
Michael "Mike" Thomas Lassiter
Jun 4, 2021
Michael "Mike" Thomas Lassiter, 76 of Conway, North Carolina passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021. He was born in Halifax County, to the late Edward Earl and Elma Martin Lassiter and was preceded in death by his brother, Donald Lassiter. He was a loving husband and father; a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was a lifelong member...
Kevin Tyler Kidd
Jun 3, 2021
Kevin Tyler Kidd 54, of Wake Forest died Thursday June 3, 2021. Kevin was the son of the late Lt. Colonel James Lewis and Rebecca Lucille "Sissie" Kidd. He was a licensed Electrician, Civil War Enthusiasts and had been involved in reenactments. He is survived by his son, Collin Kidd of Hampton, Virginia and his sister, Jami K. White and...
Barbara Hubbard Floyd
Jun 2, 2021
Barbara Hubbard Floyd, 82 of Brodnax, Virginia passed away on Wednesday June 2, 2021. She was born in Halifax County, North Carolina on March 27, 1939 to the late Robert Joseph Hubbard, Sr. and Lucille Porch Hubbard and was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Edward Floyd and her sons, Michael Wayne Floyd and Edward Earl Floyd. She was...
Oliver Laird Bowser, Jr.
May 24, 2021
Oliver "Chris" Laird Bowser, Jr. 86 of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021. He was born in Butler County Pennsylvania in 1935 to the late, Oliver L. Bowser, Sr. and Ruth Alshouse Bowser and was preceded in death by his daughter, Donna Jean Ricks in 2006. Oliver served his country proudly in the United States Marines...
Gordon Lee Bellflower, Jr.
May 22, 2021
Mr. Gordon Lee Bellflower, Jr. passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at his home. He was born on May 3, 1956 to the late, Marion and Gordon "Jaybird" Bellflower, Sr. and was preceded in death by his sister, Peggy Bellflower, his mother-in-law Marjorie Hunnings; his sister-in-law's, June Abbott and Carolyn Watson and his nephew, Bryce Hunnings. Gordon loved the...
