Obituaries
Dr. Gerard Roddy Tempest
Jul 11, 2013
Dr. Gerard Francis "Roddy" Tempest, Jr., a man with a huge sense of adventure, love, deep faith ineesus Christ and ineedible strength and courage, died Thursday evening, July 11, 2013 at Duke Hospital. He was 62 years old. Roddy was born in Durham, NC to the late Gerard F. and Sarah Margaret Cameroneempest. Roddy was a global leader in innovation,...
Samantha Jo Arrington
Jul 3, 2013
OXFORD:Samantha Jo Arrington 21, of Oxford died Wednesday, July 3rd 2013.A native of Charles County Maryland. She attended South Granville High School. Funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday July 8th 2013 at Gentry-neell Vaughan Funeral Chapel by Rev. Jesse J. Parrish.Burial will follow in South Granville Memorial Garden. She is survived by her Mother Sandra Rudd of...
Alice Bragg Bigham
Jun 29, 2013
Alice Bragg Bigham, 94 of Franklinton passed away June 29, 2013 at Louisburg Nursing Center. Born in Granville County she was the daughter of the late Bayard Lamar Bragg and Norma Moore Bragg. She was the widow of Isaac Leroy Bigham, Jr. Alice believed her zeal to always do her best origineed from the inspiration of her parents and their...
Benjamin Thomas Tom Adcock, Jr.
Jun 29, 2013
Raleigh: Benjamin Thomas "Tom" Adcock, Jr. of Raleigh, age 72 died Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Hospice of Wake County. A native of Granville County, he was the son of Louise G. Adcock and the late Benny T. Adcock. Tom was a member of North Raleigh Uneed Methodist Church, a former member of the N.C. Army National Guard and was...
Patricia Pat May Cole
Jun 29, 2013
YANCEYVILLE: Patricia Pat May Cole, age 60, died Saturday, June 29, 2013 at her home. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Albert Winston May and Roslyn Van Dyke May. Pat was a member of Bethel Uneed Methodist Church and was a data maneer at Oakwood Elementary School in Yanceyville. Funeral services will be conducted...
Elizabeth "Libby" New Davis
Jun 28, 2013
Elizabeth "Libby" New Davis, 70, of Sanford, crossed into Heaven on June 28, 2013. Libby was born neember 22, 1942 in King and Queen County, VA, to Marshall Carl New, Sr. and Mary Kathleen Powers New. She lived in Rocky Mount, NC and attended local schools. Libby was married to Aneew Allen Davis and together they raised five children. In...
Doris Mae Finch Hodges
Jun 27, 2013
Doris Mae Finch Hodges, age 82, of Franklinton, NC, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at her home. A native of Franklin County, she was born oneecember 12, 1930, a daughter of the late James Thomas Finch, Sr. and Lillie Mae Debnam. Along with her parents, Doris is preceded ineeath by her husband of 21 years, George Hodges; her...
Tom Doyle
Jun 27, 2013
Mr. Thomas Joseph "Tom" Doyle, 87, died June 27, 2013 in The Arbor at Galloway Ridge. Tom was born ineew York City oneecember 21, 1925, the son of Joseph and May Egan Doyle. He served in the US Navy in both World War II and Korea. Tom received a business degree from Long Island Uneersity and an engineering degree from...
Robert Macon Critcher
Jun 26, 2013
Henderson: Robert Macon Critcher age 73 of Vance County died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at his home. A native of Granville County, son of the late Walter Meadows Critcher and Anee Leigh Eakes Critcher. He was a member of Enon Baptist Church and a veteran of the Uneed States Marine Corp. Macon was a retired research technician with the U...
Dr. Emmett Mason Partin
Jun 24, 2013
Dr. Emmett Mason Partin, 81, passed peacefully from this life to his eternal life on Monday, June 24, 2013 at Duke Medical Center. Emmett was born to the late Kenneth and Rachel Blackwood Partin on August 1, 1931. Emmett was keen on education and personal development, and in his late thirties chose to pursue his doctorate in Spanish/Education at the...
Rose Klug Giblin
Jun 23, 2013
Rose Klug Giblin, wife of the late John Giblin, departed this life on June 23, 2013 in Durham NC. She leaves to cherish her memory two sons: Michael Mary of Wisconsin; Charles Josephine of Chicago; and daughter Kate Steve of Durham. Also surviving are her grandchildren Mark, David Rachel, Kevin, Greg, Patrick, aneerin; two great-grandchildreneeli and Arianna; her brother Clement...
Lt. Col. Devero Martin
Jun 23, 2013
Lt. Colonel Devero Martin, U.S. Army-retired, died Sunday, June 23, 2013 in his Franklinton home at the age of 84. Lt. Col. Martin was born and raised in a small community ineestern NC known as the Ogreeta section of Cherokee County, about 14 miles from Murphy, NC. The oldest of seven childrenee was born to the late Fred aneelsie Graves...
Geneva Dickinson Williams
Jun 21, 2013
Mrs. Geneva Dickinson "Peggy" Williams, 92, of Carview Rest Home, and formerly of Chapel Hill, NC died Friday, June 21, 2013 at Careview Rest Home in Snow Camp, NC. Mrs. Williams was born in Rowland, NC on January 17, 1921. She was the daughter of George Herefield Dickinson and Jessica Pet Jackson. She was married to Floyd Jackson Williams, Sr....
Larry Flint Foushee
Jun 17, 2013
OXFORD- Larry "Flint" Foushee, 54, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013. Flint was born October 9, 1958 in Durham to William Earl aneelaineellis Foushee. He was a graduate of N.C. State Uneersity and Southern High School. Flint was a member of Corinth Baptist Church in Oxford. He is survived by his wife, of 18 years, Dottie Foushee; his son, William...
Oscar Allen Adcock
Jun 17, 2013
OXFORD: Oscar Allen Adcock, age 68, died Monday, June 17, 2013. A native of Granville County, he was the son of Margaret Blalock Adcock and the late Oscar Simpson Adcock. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, a former member of the Army National Guard and was owner and operator of Adcock's Machine, Welding and Fabrication in the...
Charles Allen Lane
Jun 15, 2013
OXFORD: Charles Allen Lane, age 61 of Oxford, died Saturday, June 15 2013 at his home. A native of Vance County, he was the son of the late William W. Lane and Vallie Boyd Lane. Charles was a member of Peace's Chapel Baptist Church and a retired employee of the Granville County School bus garage. Funeral services will be conducted...
John William Pope
Jun 11, 2013
John William Pope, age 79, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Duke Medical Center. John was born on October 29, 1933 in Queens Village, NY to the late John W. and Pearl Bardeneein Pope. He and his wife, Gerry, retired to Durham in 1998 to be closer to their daughter and her family. He was an active member of St....
Betty Jane Blackwell
Jun 10, 2013
Betty Holder Blackwell December 10, 1927 - June 10, 2013 Oxford Betty Jane Holder Blackwell died at Brantwood Nursing Home on June 10, 2013. She was born in Easley, SC oneecember 10, 1927 to the late Minna Laboone aneernest Perry Holder and grew up in Liberty, SC. She was the granddaughter of the late Stella Wyatt and Will Laboone formerly...
Joshua Frank Smedley
Jun 10, 2013
Joshua Frank Smedley, 3 months, suddenly yet peacefully departed this earth to enter Heaven on June 10, 2013. Born March 2nd, 2013, Josh spent his three short months here on earth loved by so many. His sweet demeanor, inquisitive eyes and bright smile warmed our hearts. Joshua loved sitting on Daddy's lap at the dinner table and cuddling with Mommy....
Lawrence T. Yang
Jun 10, 2013
Lawrence T. Yang, 21, of Durham, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 10th, 2013. He was born March 21st, 1992 in Brooklyn, New York to Chin C. Yang and Meng C. Yang-Lin. Lawrence attended Jordan High School and graduated in 2010. He was junior and attended UNC @ Greensboro. He loved sports, music, movies, and video games. His favorite sports...
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