All Obituaries

BOBBIE LEE FLINKINGSHELT HAYES, age 85, of 108 Misty Rose Lane, Timberlake, NC died Wednesday afternoon, February 19, 2020 at her home.   Mrs. Hayes was born February 23, 1934 in Greenville County, SC, daughter of the late Charles & Etrulia Childs Flinkingshelt.   Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 23, 2020 at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, 1604 Northeast Main Street, Simpsonville, SC 29681.  The family will receive friends and guests prior...

JERRY THOMAS LONG, age 82, of 211 Country Club Road Roxboro, NC died Wednesday afternoon, February 19, 2020 at his home.   Mr. Long was born May 29, 1937 in Person County, NC, son of the late Walter Avery & Sallie Bet Bowes Long and was husband of 50 years to Edna Earl Long who survives.  He was retired form Collins & Aikman Corp. after 40 years of service and was a member of Theresa Baptist Church.  Thomas enjoyed hunting, fishing, Nascar, and going to his...

LORRAINE LANG EVANS, age 82, of 138 Magnolia Drive, Roxboro, NC died Tuesday afternoon, February 18, 2020 at her home.   Mrs. Evans was born May 9, 1937 in Allegheny County, PA, daughter of the late Bernard Raymond Lang, & the late Vera McArdle Lang and was wife of the late Hamilton Ray Evans.  She was retired from the Durham County School System and was of the Christian faith.   Surviving are two children, Lorene Denise Evans of Pittsburgh, PA, Scott Evans &...

RAY EARLY WINFRED PERGERSON, age 71, of 900 Frank Street, Roxboro, NC died Tuesday afternoon, February 18, 2020 at his home.   Mr. Pergerson was born April 16, 1948 in Person County, NC, son of the late Bennie Winfred & Cynthia Adams Davis Pergerson.  Prior to becoming disabled, he worked as an automobile mechanic and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.  Ray enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching Nascar.   Surviving are a son, Patrick Blackwell of Oxford,...

MARY ELIZABETH ALEXANDER DUNN, age 90, formerly of 11 Old Leasburg Road, Leasburg, NC died Friday evening, February 7, 2020 at Roxboro Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center.   Mrs. Dunn was born March 8, 1929 in Wilkes County, NC, daughter of the late Ransom Marcus & Amy Jo Phillips Alexander and was wife of 41 years to the late Bennie Thomas Dunn, Sr.  She received her degree in nursing from the Hugh Chatham School of Nursing, was retired from Person Memorial Hospital after...

ELSIE LOUISE WATSON MORRIS, age 71, of Durham, NC died Wednesday afternoon, January 29, 2020 at Duke Regional Hospital.   Mrs. Morris was born January 22, 1949 in Person County, NC, daughter of the late Reuben Estel & Lena Maye Carver Watson and was wife of 18 years to the late James Thomas Morris.  Prior to retirement she worked at Biomerieux and also worked for the Halifax County School System as a bus driver and in the cafeteria and was a member of Harmony United Methodist...

ANTHONY CLEVELAND “TOOTIE” THORNBURG, age 52, of 101 Tara Lane, Timberlake, NC died Friday evening, January 24, 2020 at his home.   Mr. Thornburg was born November 16, 1967 in Person County, NC, son of the late Larry Edward Thornburg & Dorine Harris Thornburg who survives and was husband of 11 years to Regina Jones Thornburg who also survives.  Prior to becoming disabled he worked for the Town of Wake Forest as a Lineman and was of the Baptist faith.  Tootie...

WILLIAM HENRY DICKERSON age 80, of 2821 Lucy Garrett Road, Roxboro, NC died Sunday afternoon, January 12, 2020 at Person Memorial Hospital.   Mr. Dickerson was born August 3, 1939, in Person County, NC son of the late Walter Grey Dickerson & Ombrice Harris Dickerson and was husband of 61 years to Barbara Jean Powell Dickerson who survives. Prior to retirement from Wade Grocery Co. he worked at Collins & Aikman Corp., Loxcreen, and CB Drug Co.  He enjoyed watching Nascar,...

ORENE OAKLEY WATSON, age 87, of 1704 Mollie Mooney Road, Roxboro, NC died Saturday morning, January 11, 2020 at Duke Regional Hospital.   Mrs. Watson was born December 4, 1932 in Person County, NC, daughter of the late Lewis June Oakley & Mary Christine Welch Oakley and was wife of 63 years to Linwood Robert Watson who survives.  She was retired from Eaton Corp. after 29 years of service and was a member of Timberlake Baptist Church.   Surviving in addition to her...

JANICE MARIE HARRIS REYNOLDS, age 83, of 1413 Mackfieldson Road, Roxboro, NC died Thursday night, January 9, 2020 at the Guilford House in Greensboro, NC.   Mrs. Reynolds was born September 22, 1936 in Person County, NC, daughter of the late Zeb and Beulah Hargis Harris and was wife of Max Edward Reynolds who survives.  Prior to her retirement she worked in the finance department for Leggett’s Department Store and Broyhill Furniture Company and was a member of Oxford...