All Obituaries

Alfonzo Watson (Womp), was born November 23rd 1955 in Warrenton NC to the late Rosa Watson and Peter Somerville. He peacefully departed this life on April 10th 2019 at his residence in Warrenton NC. Alfonzo was educated in the Warren County public school system. He was employed with several companies throughout his life. Pecks manufacturing and EB Harris where he was a faithful and dedicated worker until he was called home. When Alfonzo wasn’t working, he enjoyed spending time with...

Our beloved mother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend Mary Edith Powell departed this life on March 16, 2019, at the Parham Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, VA. Edith (as she was most known), was born to the late Julius and Eva Howell on October 4, 1935, in Somerton, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband (William A. Powell), two sisters (Ann Buggs & Velma Dean Yates), and two brothers (Al Howell, Sr. & Roosevelt Howell). Edith attended...

The Obituary Frances Hunt Henderson, daughter of the late Dock Lee Hunt and Lillie Mae Howard Hunt was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia on October 18, 1948. Peacefully, she departed this earthly life to began life eternally while in the comfort of her home on Friday, February 15, 2019. She attended the public schools of Warren County, North Carolina. As a youth, Frances accepted Christ as her personal savior and attended the Roanoke Chapel United Church of Christ. When not...

Andrew Lorenzo Carter, 62, affectionately known as “Brodie,” son of Deacon James, Sr. and the late Viola Carter, was born July 13, 1956 in Wise, NC. He departed this life in Wise, NC on January 18, 2019. Andrew was baptized at an early age, and joined the Bethlehem Baptist. He was educated in the Warren Public School System, and graduated from Norlina High School in 1974. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 1:00 PM from Bethlehem Missionary Baptist...

John Edward Burnette was born in Norlina, North Carolina to the late John Henry and Hattie Dortch Burnette on September 14, 1938. He was the Twelfth of Twenty seven children. He worked alongside his brothers and sisters to help maintain the family farm. He was baptized at an early age at Chapel Hill Baptist Church. John Edward graduated from Warren County Training School in 1956. Immediately after graduating he relocated to Philadelphia, PA. After working various jobs he felt the call to...

And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.  Psalm 50:15   Mr. Edward Burnett, 79, of Warrenton, NC, Died on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Henderson, NC. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by R.H. Greene Funeral Home.   Arrangements entrusted to R. H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton, NC.  

OBITUARY Willie Boo Smith was born on May 24, 1957 to the late Charlie Smith, Sr. and Ann Crawford in Warren County, North Carolina. He departed this life on November 20, 2018. Boo was baptised at an early age at First Baptist Church, in Macon, North Carolina. He began his formal education in Warren County Schools. He would later go on to work in farming and textiles, before beginning his life-long career at Glen Raven (later "Sunbrella") where many of his co-workers became like...

Obituary   Mr. Omeka J. Bullock, of Norlina, NC, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at his residence.     Arrangements are entrusted to R. H. Greene Funeral of Warrenton, NC.  

Mrs. Vanessa Church, of Rocky Mount, NC, died Sunday, October 28, 2018 in North East, MD .  Arrangements are incomplete at this time, and will be announced later by R. H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton, NC.   Arrangements are entrusted to R. H. Greene Funeral of Warrenton, NC.

Mrs. Rachel Yarbrough Crews was born on June 17, 1927 in Franklin County, North Carolina to the late General and Annie Bell Perry Yarbrough. She transitioned this journey from labor to rest on October 26, 2018. Rachel joined Pope’s Chapel at an early age under the Reverend Willie H. Thomas. She was the fifth child out of seven children. In 1953, she married Melvin Crews, left North Carolina and moved to Baltimore, Maryland for about a year. From there, she moved to Bridgeport,...