Jailany Yasmin Perez Hernandez

Jailany Yasmin Perez Hernandez passed away Sunday, December 28, 2025. She is survived by her parents, Luis Perez and Carolina Hernandez;...

Flossie Letchworth Lloyd

Flossie Letchworth Lloyd, 99, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025 in The Landings of Lake Gaston. A native of...

Mary Katherine Newton Brown-Peterson

Mary Katherine Newton Brown-Peterson, 65, of Boykins, VA, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at her home. Mrs. Brown-Peterson was...

Phillip Lloyd Farrell

Philip Lloyd Farrell, 72, of Roanoke Rapids, departed this life on December 26, 2025 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville. Philip...

Harold Ray Powell

Harold Ray Powell, 77, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025 in Bon Secours-Southern Virginia Medical Center. Mr....

Obituaries

Shirley Pearson

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Surrounded by family and friends, died September 17, 2018 at Beason Place in Greensboro, N.C.
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Elma Ernestine "Tina" Ross Griffin

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Wakefield VA - died peacefully on September 27, 2018. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. C.W. “Jack” Griffin Sr.; her parents, Elmer E. Ross and Hattie Borrell Ross; two sisters, Irma Molloy, Margie Hicks, and a brother, J.D. Ross. She is survived by her brother, Wallace Edwards; two sons, Clarence Wayne Griffin, Jr. and his wife, Susan Reagan Griffin, and Ross Laine Griffin and his wife, Heather Hill Griffin; four grandchildren, Reagan Griffin, Whitney Griffin, Alexis Watkins and Allie Watkins.
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William Douglas Weaver

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Tarboro, North Carolina, William Weaver, age 78, passed away on December 2, 2018. He was born December 10, 1939 in Norfolk, VA to the late Johnny Weaver and Mary Porter.
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Juanita Harrison Lambert

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Juanita Harrison Lambert, age 86, was called home by the Lord on December 18, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Her life was a beautiful testimony of love, faith, and strength. She was born on...

George Jerome Seuis

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George Jerome Seuis, 89, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025 with his family by his side. He was the son of the late William Marion and Elizabeth Drewery Seuis. He was also...

Fleetwood 'Billy' Wilson Culpeper Jr.

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Fleetwood “Billy” Wilson Culpeper Jr, 89, of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday December 16, 2025. Fleetwood was born on August 17, 1936, in Chesapeake Virginia. He was preceded...

Patricia 'Snookie MawMaw Pat' Harlow

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Patricia Harris “Snookie MawMaw Pat” Harlow, 76 of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina passed away at ECU Health in Greenville on Sunday December 14, 2025. Patricia was born on March 2, 1949, in Halifax...

Nancy Sue Taylor Smith

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Nancy Sue Taylor Smith, 71, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025, at her home. Nancy was born March 8, 1954 to the late Thurman Carl Taylor and Rachel Davis Taylor. She was also...

Nancy Sue Taylor Smith

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Nancy Sue Taylor Smith, 71, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com

Arthur Macon Morris

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Arthur Macon Morris, 85, passed away suddenly on December 3, 2025, from a heart attack while hunting. Born to Arthur Elmo Morris and Mildred Hawkins Morris of Halifax, NC. Arthur graduated from...

Gwendolyn Odell Baird Powell

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Gwendolyn Odell Baird Powell, 88, of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Wednesday December 3, 2025. Gwendolyn was born on April 24, 1937, in...

Elsie Crowder Davis

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Elsie Crowder Davis, 88, of Seaboard, NC passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025. She was a native of Northampton County and was the daughter of the late Melvin B. Crowder and Elma Irene Storey...

Patricia Anne Edwards Barnes

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Patricia Anne Edwards Barnes, 88, of Seaboard, NC passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Henry Dallas Edwards and Dorothy Inez Taylor Edwards. She was also...

Sarah Cooper Wheeler

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Sarah Cooper Wheeler, a cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a pillar of faith within her community, completed her earthly journey on November 27, 2025, at the age of 92. Born on...

Phillip Stanley Taylor

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Phillip Stanley Taylor, 78, of Gaston, NC, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025. He was a native of Halifax County and was the son of the late Albert Lee Taylor and Doma Lee Mosley. Stanley...

Ann Bradley Ford

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Ann Bradley Ford, 81, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025 in Northampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jackson. Mrs. Ford was born on March 20, 1944 in Roanoke Rapids, the daughter of the...

Cynthia 'Cindy' Diane Bissette

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Cynthia “Cindy” Diane Bissette, 63, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2025 in her home. Ms. Bissette was born in Halifax County, the daughter of the late Hazel Odell and JC...

Mary Frances Love

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Mary Frances Love, 53, beloved daughter, sister, and aunt of Roanoke Rapids passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025. She was a native of Halifax County and was the daughter of the late Raymond...

Michael Dean Forte Edwards

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Micheal Dean Forte Edwards, 68, passed away on November 24, 2025. Mrs.Edwards was born on July 7, 1957 in Roanoke Rapids, the daughter of the late Mary Dean Hurst and Joseph Michael Forte. She was...

Edna Diane Merritt Hudson

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Edna Diane Merritt Hudson, 69, of Roanoke Rapids passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2025 in UNC Rex Hospital. Mrs. Hudson was born on February 19, 1956 in Halifax County, the daughter of the late...

Margaret Barnett Rose

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Margaret Barnett Rose passed away peacefully on November 22, 2025, at the age of 78. Born in Tarboro, North Carolina, she grew up in Roanoke Rapids, graduating from Roanoke Rapids High School as...

Phillip Franklin McCauley Sr.

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It is with great sorrow that the family announces Philip Franklin McCauley, Sr., 73, has entered his Eternal Rest. Philip was born in Olney, Maryland, on May 18, 1952, to the late Blaine McCauley...

Joyce Evelyn Joyner Hurst

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Joyce Evelyn Joyner Hurst, 93, of Roanoke Rapids, NC, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2025. Joyce was born on April 16, 1932 and was preceded in death by her parents, Earnest and Ruth Joyner...