Ronald Ray "Ronnie" Wood
Jan 16, 2025
Ronald Ray "Ronnie" Wood, 75 of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2025.
He was a native of Halifax County and was the son of the late Herman Hillard Wood, Sr. and Claudia Mae Newsome Wood. He was also preceded by his sister, Hazel Well and brothers, Raymond Wood and Herman Hillard Wood,...
Sally Josephine Brockwell Twisdale Davis
Jan 15, 2025
It is with great sorrow that the family of Sally "Josephine" Brockwell Twisdale Davis announce her passing on January 14, 2025. She was born in Brunswick County Virginia to loving parents Peter & Eva Green Brockwell Sr. She was one of six siblings. Preceded in death by Francis Orr, P.G. Brockwell Jr. and Phyllis Temple. Surviving brother, Clifton Brockwell...
Lelia "Faye" Hunsucker Carter
Jan 15, 2025
Lelia "Faye" Hunsucker Carter, 74, of Roanoke Rapids, peacefully passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at ECU Medical Center in Greenville with her family by her side.
Faye, a native of Gaston, was the daughter of the late John F. Hunsucker and Ethel Hamby Hunsucker. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior as a...
Nancy Garner Robertson
Jan 11, 2025
Nancy Garner Robertson passed away on January 11, 2025, with her boys by her side. She was born on June 17, 1940, in Weldon, NC, to the late James Clifton Garner and Mittie Howard Garner and was the widow of Carroll Bracey Robertson, Jr.
A lifelong resident of North Carolina, Nancy graduated from East Carolina Teachers College,...
Joyce Ann Conner Burnette
Jan 5, 2025
Joyce Conner Burnette, 77, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Lee Conner and Katie Byrd Reese Conner Neville.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Charles E. Burnette; sons, Charles E. Burnette, Jr. and wife, Amy and Joe Burnette and wife, Jessica, all of...
Gloria Crowder Murphy
Jan 4, 2025
Gloria Crowder Murphy, 90 of Jackson, NC passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at her home.
She was born in Northampton County to the late Melvin and Elma Storey Crowder and was preceded in death by her brother, Melvin Crowder.
Gloria was a member of Jackson Baptist Church and worked for Northampton County Jail....
Jamison Carol Jones
Dec 31, 2024
Jamison Carol Jones, 22, was born on February 27, 2002. She is the daughter of Dwayne Jones, formerly of Emporia, now in Washington, NC, and Sheryl and Joel Mayle of Pleasant Hill. On December 31, 2024 Jamison and her unborn baby girl slipped into the arms of God.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather,...
William Jacob Moyer, Jr.
Dec 31, 2024
William Jacob Moyer, Jr. 85 of Jackson, North Carolina passed away on December 31, 2024.
He was born in Cumberland, Maryland on August 25, 1939 to the late William Jacob Moyer, Sr. and Genevieve Shipley Moyer.
William is survived by his wife, Carole H. Moyer; his sons, William Moyer and his wife, Lisa of College...
Linda Carawan Merritt
Dec 28, 2024
Linda Carawan Merritt, 76, of Winterville, NC, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024. She was a native of Roanoke Rapids and the daughter of the late Harold Edward and Aleane Myrick Carawan.
She is survived by her two sons, Matthew Merritt and Jeffrey Merritt, both of Winterville; her sister Trudy Carawan Duke and her husband Bill...
Alice Parks Edmonds
Dec 28, 2024
Alice Marie Parks Edmonds of Jackson, NC passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024.
She was born on June 28, 1941 in Jackson, NC to the late Sam Lewis Parks II and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Edgar E. Edmonds.
Alice was an amazing mom. ...
Doris Faye Powell
Dec 26, 2024
Doris Faye Powell, age 87, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond L. "Rabbit" Dickens and Penny Crawley Dickens, her husband, John Powell, her son, Tony Watson and her brother, Buck Dickens.
She is survived by her sons, Mike Little (Joy) of Gaston, NC and Billy...
Michael Thomas Shelby
Dec 26, 2024
Michael Thomas Shelby of Roanoke Rapids, NC, passed away at the age of 61 on Thursday, December 26 th , 2024, in Roanoke Rapids, NC.
Born in Roanoke Rapids, he was the son of the late C.E. Shelby, Jr. and Mary. M. Shelby. He was a 1981 graduate of Roanoke Rapids...
Krystina "Krys" Reeve Grimstead
Dec 25, 2024
Krystina "Krys" Reeve Grimstead, 53, of Littleton, NC passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at her lake home surrounded by her family.
She was born in Columbus, GA on November 14, 1971 and was preceded in death by her mother, Marcia Jenkins.
"Krys" worked at Carol Wood Retirement Center as a Renovations Supervisor and...
Rachel Johnson Turner
Dec 25, 2024
Rachel Johnson Turner of Seaboard, NC passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
She was born on October 9, 1941 in Roxobel, NC to the late Samuel and Hazel Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Turner; her brother, Samuel Johnson; and her sisters, Loretta Buckner and Jean Lawrence.
Rachel lived most...
James William Spragins
Dec 19, 2024
James William Spragins passed from this earth to be with God on Thursday, December 19, 2024. He was born on March 9, 1941, the son of Melvin and Mary Spragins of Vaughan, NC. James attended Littleton High School, grades 1-12, where he played football and basketball, won a talent show singing Elvis songs while MJ played guitar, and he...
Wilma Hamill Walker
Dec 10, 2024
Wilma Hamill Walker, 86, was received in heaven after passing at Duke Hospital in Durham, NC on December 10, 2024.
She was born March 10, 1938, in Enfield, NC, the daughter of the late Maggie Mae Tant and Joseph Calvin Clay.
Wilma is survived by her husband, Eddie Walker; sister, Josephine Gregory (her husband, Dennis...
Billy Mcclain Blackwelder
Dec 3, 2024
Billy McClain Blackwelder of Roanoke Rapids, NC went home to be with his Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, on December 3, 2024 at the age of 97.
He grew up in the Steele Creek area outside of Charlotte, NC. He served in the US Navy during World War II and was...
James "Billy" William Griffith
Nov 29, 2024
James "Billy" William Griffith, 83, of Littleton, NC, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024 at ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, NC.
Billy was born in Manny's Neck Township, just outside of Murfreesboro, NC on Sunday, March 2, 1941 to the late Nathaniel Griffith and Lucille Hedgepeth Vann. He was preceded in death by his first...
Stancil "Stan" Biscoe Pittman, Jr
Nov 29, 2024
Stancil "Stan" Biscoe Pittman, Jr., 70, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024.
Stan was the son of the late Stancil Biscoe Pittman, Sr. and Wilma Gray Pittman. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Keith Pittman.
He loved horses, fishing, his donkey, motor cycles and his Shelby Mustang.
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Daniel Alexander Kline
Nov 27, 2024
Daniel Alexander Kline, 81 of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina passed away on November 27, 2024.
He was born in Montgomery County, New York to the late John Kline and Lydia McKay Kline and was preceded in death by his loving wife a few short weeks ago on October 14, 2024, Mary Rice Kline.
Daniel "Dan"...
