Alma Grey Dickens
Jan 7, 2020
Mrs. Alma Grey Dickens left this world peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, in Roanoke Rapids, where she had celebrated her 104th birthday the previous September 15. She has joined her husband, Milton Cook Dickens, whom she married on May 17, 1933; parents Charles Maynard Dickens and Agnes Hux Dickens; sister Mercer Crawley Hux; brothers Austin, Tony, Walter, Milton and...
Edith Davis Edwards
Jan 6, 2020
Edith Davis Edwards, 94, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away in her home January 6, 2020, surrounded by her family. Edith was born and raised in Boykins, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Jessie and Gladys Davis. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 68 years, Joseph Clarence Edwards, Jr., her daughter,...
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
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
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
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
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...
