Calvin Turner Draper
Aug 20, 2020
Calvin Turner Draper, 95, died August 20, 2020, at his home surrounded by family. Mr. Draper was a native of Northampton County. He was born, March 4, 1925, to the late Elizabeth Beale Draper and Carlton Wingate Draper. Mr. Draper served a tour of duty in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He also joined and retired from the...
Arnold Wayne Vowell, Jr
Aug 16, 2020
Arnold Wayne Vowell, Jr., 53 of Roanoke Rapids died Monday August 16, 2020 at Vidant North Hospital. He was a native of Halifax County and was the son of the late Arnold Wayne "Red" Vowell. Arnold was a graduate of Roanoke Rapids High School. He was owner operator of Red Vowell Plumbing. He was dependable and honest and loved four-wheel...
Catherine Stringer Merchant Dickens
Aug 15, 2020
Catherine Stringer Merchant Dickens passed away on Saturday August 15, 2020 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Catherine was born and raised in Weldon, North Carolina by her parents Martha Stringer and Paul Emerson Merchant. She graduated from Weldon High School and a commercial course at Women's College (now WNC) in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was a devoted member of the Grace Episcopal...
Lillie Acree Wright
Aug 14, 2020
Lillie Acree Wright 93, of Roanoke Rapids died Friday at her home surrounded by her loving family. A native of Halifax County, she was the daughter of the late Larry and Effie Sasser Acree. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Buck C. Wright, whom she married on July 3, 1948, her sisters, Hilda Coker and her husband...
Eloise Hale Harris
Aug 13, 2020
Eloise Hale Harris 83, of Roanoke Rapids died Thursday August 13, 2020 at her home. Eloise a native of Halifax County was the daughter of the late Lloyd Thomas and Ina Mae Blowe Hale. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Effie Mae Hale, her brother, Lewis Earl "Pudden" Hale and her faithful canine's Romeo and Precious. She...
Teddy Lee Presley
Aug 13, 2020
Halifax, NC- Teddy Lee "Ted" Presley, 76, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Duke Medical Center. A native of Pocahontas, Virginia, Ted served in US Navy for four years at which time he was assigned to a ship monitoring the Cuban Crisis. Following his naval service, Mr. Presley worked for National Coil in Bluefield, West Virginia. His career...
Nellie Mae Lane
Aug 12, 2020
Woodland- Nellie Mae Butler Lane, 83, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie. Nellie was born in Northampton County, NC, May 13, 1937, daughter to the late MacLynn and Emma Butler. In addition to her parents, Nellie was preceded in death by her husband, Millard Lane and several brothers and sisters. Surviving are her children,...
Patricia Ann Wilkerson
Aug 10, 2020
Jackson- Patricia Ann Green Wilkerson, 80, died at her home Monday, August 10, 2020. Patricia was born in Northampton County, March 23, 1940, daughter to the late Manchester and Nell Gee Green. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David L. Wilkerson, Jr. Surviving are her son, David L. Wilkerson, III and wife, Carol,...
Virgie Balmer Thacker
Aug 9, 2020
Roanoke Rapids- Virgie Balmer Thacker, 78, died Sunday, August 09,2020, at her home in Roanoke Rapids. Virgie was born in Northampton County, NC, March 04, 1942, daughter to the late Robert Lewis Balmer and Addie Virginia Dunlow Balmer. She loved to fish, go to the beach and shopping, but she especially loved being a loving wife, mother and Nanny to...
William Roland Massey, Jr
Aug 6, 2020
William Roland "Bill" Massey, Jr., 80 of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away on Thursday August 6, 2020. He was born in Northampton County to the late William Roland Massey, Sr. and Willie Ricks Massey and preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. William had a farming interest in Northampton County, was the founder and longtime owner and operator...
Julian Midgette Gardner
Aug 4, 2020
Julian Midgette Gardner, 93 of Weldon passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. He was born in Halifax County, NC to the late George Walter Gardner and Blanche Lee Nethery Gardner and was preceded in death by his wife Inez Willey Gardner in 2019. Julian retired from New Dixie Oil Company where he worked as a Maintenance Supervisor, served on...
Michael Wayne Davidson
Jul 24, 2020
Michael Wayne Davidson 66, of Conway died Friday July 24, 2020. A native of Ahoskie he was the son of the late Robert Clyde Davidson, Sr. and Lois Cobb Davidson. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert Clyde Davidson, Jr., his nephew John Michael Bonanno, his father and mother-in-law, Johnny and Teenie Bonanno, two brother-in-law's, Joseph and...
Michelle Lynn Durance Gums
Jul 19, 2020
Michelle Lynn Durance Gums, 48 of Littleton, NC passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020. She was born in Halifax County on August 3, 1971 to her parents Dennis Morgan Durance and Betty Jean Tart Conner. Michelle is survived by her husband, Michael Louis Gums, Jr.; her two daughters Katlyn Gums Wright and her Husband, Ted of Morrisville and Morgan...
Peggy Joan Hudson Rhome
Jul 11, 2020
Peggy Hudson Rhome, age 78, of Tarpon Springs FL formerly of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away on July 11, 2020. Peggy was born on January 27, 1942, in Halifax County NC to the late Elvin and Florence Hudson. Peggy was a wonderful mama, and loved her family dearly. Peggy is preceded in death by her husband of 58 years William...
Charles Woodson Carter
Jul 10, 2020
Roanoke Rapids- Charles Woodson Carter, 89, died Friday, July 10, 2020, at Vidant North Hospital. Mr. Carter was born, October 17, 1930, in Halifax County, NC, son to the late Zollie Worth and Mary Elizabeth Bishop Carter. He was an exceptional mechanic and was known for his auto body work. In addition to his parents, Mr. Carter was preceded in...
James Claude Blasingame, Iii
Jul 3, 2020
Yorktown- July 3, 2020 James Claude Blasingame, III "Trey", 35 of Yorktown, VA went to be with the Lord on July 3, 2020 at Riverside Regional Hospital in Newport News. Trey was born in Halifax County in 1984 and was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Dot and Jim Blasingame and maternal grandfather George (Puddin) Jean. He was a...
George Michael Hale
Jul 3, 2020
Gaston, NC- George Michael Hale, 68, died at his home Friday, July 3, 2020. George was born January 12, 1952, in Fort Monroe, VA, son to the late George Benjamin and Aliese Edmondson Hale. In addition to being a Private Investigator, George was also a country music singer and preacher at the Church Of The Wildwood and Watchman For The...
Charles Lee Vaught
Jun 26, 2020
Charles Lee Vaught, 51 of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away on Friday, June 26, 2020. He was born in Harford County Maryland to the late, Charles Edward Vaught and Linda Jane Chew Vaught. Charles was a Police officer and worked many years in law-enforcement. He is survived by his fiancé Vickie Brezna of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina; his daughters, Cynthia...
Christopher Brian Parrott
Jun 26, 2020
Christopher Brian "Chris" Parrott Parrott, of Roanoke Rapids died Friday June 26, 2020. Chris was the son of the late Charles Franklin and Joann Houston Parrott. Chris was employed with Weldon Steel. Chris known to many as "Yamma" loved to cook on the grill, he had an infectious smile and would do anything for anyone. He is survived by his...
Wallace Grizzard Edwards
Jun 25, 2020
Mr. Wallace Grizzard Edwards, 89 of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020. He was born in Southampton County, Virginia to the late Claude Hinton and Eunice Evelyn Grizzard Edwards and was preceded in death by his daughter, Connie Bryant, his son Wallace Wayne Edwards a grandson, James Wallace Bryant and many brothers and sisters. Wallace worked for...
