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ROANOKE RAPIDS - Eugenia ‘Jean’ Rook, 92, of 2593 Thelma Road, Roanoke Rapids, died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Halifax Regional Medical Center.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:32 PM EDTROANOKE RAPIDS - Betty Hux Moseley, 70, of Roanoke Rapids, died Saturday, March 13, 2010.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:32 PM EDTROANOKE RAPIDS - Mildred Ricks Burns, 82, died Monday, March 15, 2010.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:32 PM EDTLITTLETON - Maurice Wilmer Emery, 66, died Monday, March 8, 2010, at Durham Regional Medical Center. Mr. Emery was born Oct. 7, 1943, in Wyandotte, Mich., to the late Maurice and Irene Flower Emery. Maurice graduated from Melvindale High School in Melvindale, Mich., and served in the United States Marine Corps in Vietnam. He also started the first Lake Gaston Gazette on Nov. 2, 1992, and sold it in 1996. He is survived by his wife, Kay E. Emery, of the home; a son, Maurice II; a stepdaughter, Debbie and son-in-law, Mark; grandchildren, Christopher and Jessica; and five sisters, Beverly Emery, June Lenaway, Maueen Magy and her husband, John, Pamela Houston and Kathy Emery. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 20, at Blaylock Funeral Home in Littleton, which is handling the arrangements. The family will receive friends following the service. Memorial donations may be made to American Legion Post 425, 695 Weavers Chapel Road, Littleton.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:32 PM EDT |
RICHMOND, Va. - Mr. Edward ‘Bigman’ Handsome, 58, a former resident of Roanoke Rapids, departed this life Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Richmond, Va. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m., today, March 17, at Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave., Richmond VA 23223; phone 804-649-0377. Funeral services will be held at noon, Thursday, March 18, at New Covenant Apostolic Church, 2129 Ford Ave., Richmond, with Bishop James A. Davis officiating. Online condolences may be sent to www.chilesfuneralhome.com.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:41 PM EDT |
SEABOARD - Mr. Atlas Hilton Little, 83, of Seaboard, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at his home. Mr. Little was born Jan. 12, 1927, in Northampton County,
Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:41 PM EDT |
LITTLETON - Mr. Larry Wade Vincent, 62, of 322 Mosby Ave., Littleton, died Friday, March 12, 2010, at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids. Larry was born in Halifax County, the son of the late Bennie Bryant Vincent and Stella Mae Barnes Vincent. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Master’s in Nuclear Engineering. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1990, with the rank of Lieutenant Commander, after servicing 23 years. He is survived by his wife, Judy Allen Vincent, of Florida; a daughter, Christina L. Vincent, of Lawrence, N.J.; a sister, Virginia Bishop, of Roanoke Rapids; five brothers, Bennie Ray Vincent, of Collegedale, Tenn., Allen Wayne Vaughan, of Kelford, Shelby Gene Vaughan, of Rockingham, James Vaughan Jr., of Rich Square, and Ronnie Marshall Vincent, of Douglasville, Ga.; and a granddaughter, Stephanie Nicole Evans of Lawrence. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., today, March 17, at Wrenn, Clarke & Hagan Funeral and Cremation Service in Roanoke Rapids, which is handling the arrangements. Funeral services will be held at noon, Thursday, March 18, in the chapel of the funeral home, with Pastor Daniel Bran officiating. Interment will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:41 PM EDT
