Leon 'Lee' Wilbur Cahoon

Leon “Lee” Wilbur Cahoon, Jr., 56, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Thursday, July 16, 2026, at ECU Medical Center in Greenville. Lee was...

Sonja Jean Jones Liagoure Kidd

Sonja Jean Jones Liagoure Kidd, 86, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 in PAM Health in Rocky Mount. Mrs. Kidd was...

Clinton 'Clint' Edward Jones

Clinton “Clint” Edward Jones, 64, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in his home. Mr. Jones was born on March 9,...

Randy Mitchell Edwards

Randy Mitchell Edwards, 64, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in his home. Mr. Edwards was born on August 28, 1961...

Josephine Ann Barnard

Josephine Ann Barnard passed away peacefully on June 29, 2026, at the age of 93. She was born on July 29, 1932, in Norfolk, Virginia....

Obituaries

Charlie E. Thomas

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Mr. Charlie E. Thomas, 73, of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, died on, Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids, NC.
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Amanda Marie George

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Amanda Marie George, age 25, of Roanoke Rapids, Began her walk with Jesus on Sunday, October 17, 2010 in Charlotte, NC.
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Herbert C. Robinson

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Mr. Herbert C. Robinson, 67, of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, died on, Friday, October 15, 2010 at University of North Carlina in Chapel Hill, NC.
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Peggy Hawkins Twisdale

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Peggy Hawkins Twisdale, 87, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2026. Mrs. Twisdale was born on October 19, 1938 in Enfield, the daughter of the late Edna Mae Pittman and Milton...

Brian Ray Barnette

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Brian Ray Barnette, 58, of Gaston, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026 in ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital. Mr. Barnette was born on December 14, 1967 in Roanoke Rapids, the son of Kay Kinnin DeBerry...

James McArthur Alston

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James McArthur Alston, 82, passed away on June 24, 2026. Mr. Alston was born on September 15, 1943 in Littleton, the son of the late Mariam Best and Debernia Hooper Alston. He is also preceded in...

Lt. Col. Wilson Doyle 'Butch' Reid Jr.

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It is with deep sadness that we announce Lt. Col. Wilson Doyle Reid, Jr., affectionately known as Butch, took his final flight on July 2, 2026, with his family by his side. Butch, a true Hometown...

Mary Boulineau

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Mary Boulineau, 85, of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina peacefully passed on July 6, 2026. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Lucille Nicholson; her beloved husband, Charles; daughter,...

Louise Turner Byrd

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Louise Turner Byrd, 92, of Littleton, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 in Liberty Commons in Weldon. Mrs. Byrd was born on January 30, 1934, the daughter of Mary Hunter and the granddaughter of...

William Thomas Tillar III

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William Thomas Tillar, III, Bill, as he was known to everyone, passed away July 7, 2026. He was born April 20, 1941, in Roanoke Rapids, NC to the late Donaldson Preston Tillar and Bettie Billingsley...

Jerry Lane Peterson

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Jerry Lane Peterson, 49, of Roanoke Rapids, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2026. Mr. Peterson was born on April 21, 1977, the son of the late Ruth Ellen Whitman and Mack Wayne Peterson. He is also...

Shelia Jean Holton Grosser

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Shelia Jean Holton Grosser passed away from cancer on July 2 at home, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. If there is such a thing as a good life, mama lived it. If there is such a thing...

Raymond Lewis Stansbury

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Raymond Lewis Stansbury, 90, of Littleton, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at ECU North surrounded by family on Friday July 3, 2026. Raymond was born on October 6, 1935, in Roanoke Rapids,...

Richard Keith Brown Sr.

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Richard “Keith” Brown, Sr., 69, formerly of Roanoke Rapids, shed his earthly bonds on June 22 following a short illness. Keith attended Roanoke Rapids High School followed by a tour with the United...

Henry 'Runt' Leander Simmons

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Henry “Runt” Leander Simmons, 75 of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Tuesday June 30, 2026. He was born on December 31, 1950, in Mecklenburg...

Julia Britton

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Julia Britton, Born March 10, 1943 passed away peacefully at her home on June 5, 2026. She is survived by her two daughters, Kimberly Ludlam (Mike) and Teresa Britton (Jeff). A memorial service was...

Catherine Ann Stephenson Davis

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Catherine Ann Stephenson Davis, 92, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh. Catherine was born in Johnston County on June 23, 1934, to the late James Valton...

Mamie Leona Ford Bethany

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Mamie Leona Ford Bethany, 98, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 3, 1928, in Blountville, Tennessee, Leona was the daughter of the late...

Clarence Howard Merritt

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Clarence Howard Merritt 84 of Roanoke Rapids passed away at his home June 24, 2026. He was born in Halifax County on March 19, 1942, to the late William Cleveland Merritt and Lacie Mcklinney...

David Norman Cook

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David Norman Cook, 74, of Roanoke Rapids passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at ECU Health North Hospital. David was born December 28, 1951, in Shiawassee County, Michigan to the late Frank Albert...

Howard Nathan Gray

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Howard Nathan Gray, 82, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2026. Born in Halifax County, Howard was the son of the late Thomas Jackson Gray and Laura Ellen Shearin Gray. In addition to his parents,...

Martha Gardner Wilson

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Martha Gardner Wilson, 97, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2026. She was a native of Halifax County and was the daughter of the late Alfred William Gardner and Van Oliest Lee Gardner. She was also...

Bonnie Wheeler Spradlin

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Bonnie Wheeler Spradlin, 94, of Conway, NC passed away on Tuesday morning, June 23, 2026. She was the daughter of the late James Henry Wheeler and Ester Collier Wheeler and was also preceded in...