OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Roanoke Rapids, Jackson, and the Surrounding Areas in North Carolina

Joey Weathers Davis

Joey Weathers Davis

Jan 5, 2020

Mr. Joey Weathers Davis, 66, passed away on January 5, 2020. Mr. Davis, of Galatia, was born on July 18, 1953 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Gilbert Thomas Davis and Meryl Warrick Davis. He served in the United States Air Force for twenty years and retired at the rank of Senior Master Sergeant....

Rebecca "Becky" Holt Blackmon

Rebecca "Becky" Holt Blackmon

Jan 4, 2020

Rebecca "Becky" Holt Blackmon, 62, of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020. She was born in Halifax County in 1957 to the late Wilbur Alden Holt, Jr. and Rachel Deel Holt, and was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Ray Blackmon. Becky absolutely adored her "Sweet Pea" Lucas. She is survived by her son, Justin...

Barbara Fowler Sledge

Barbara Fowler Sledge

Jan 3, 2020

Barbara Fowler Sledge, 79 of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020. She was born in Halifax County, NC to the late John Edward Fowler and Kathleen King Fowler and was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Stephanie Nichole Sledge. Barbara is survived by her husband, Clarence Sledge; her two daughters, Kimberly Thacker of Roanoke Rapids, and...

Joyce Williams Taylor

Joyce Williams Taylor

Jan 2, 2020

Mrs. Joyce Williams Taylor, 87, of Lake Gaston, NC passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020. She was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina to the late Wiley Gray Williams and Nellie Doris Tant Williams and was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Phillip W. Taylor Sr. and her sister, Arlene Turner. A graduate of Rocky Mount High School,...

Thelma Shearin Morgan

Thelma Shearin Morgan

Oct 5, 1929

Thelma Shearin Morgan 91, of Roanoke Rapids died Thursday August 19, 2021 at her home. She was born October 5, 1929 to the late Norman Walter and Lillian Acree Shearin. She was also preceded in death by her husband Osborn Lee Morgan, Sr.; sisters, Evelyn Dicolegero, Dorothy Davis and her brothers, Winfield and Norman Shearin. Thelma was loved by her...

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