Denis J. Manning 

HENDERSON -- Denis Jerome Manning, 38, of 827 Arrow St. died Friday, March 30, 2001, in New Orleans. He was a Vance County native and the son of Wilbur and Christianna Marrow Manning.  
He attended Vance County public schools and North Carolina Central University. 
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lord Jesus Christ House of Prayers in Oxford by pastor Rupert Dudley. Burial will follow in the Antioch United Church of Christ Cemetery in Townsville.  
Surviving are his wife, Mary Ruth Kittrell Manning; one daughter, Tiffany Manning of the home; one son, Phillip Jerome Manning of the home; three sisters, Karen Hargrove and Lisa Manning, both of Henderson, and Angela Sowels of Laurel, Md.; his mother, Christianna Marrow of Henderson; and his father, Wilbur Langston Manning of Henderson. 
The family will receive friends at the residence.  
The body will be taken to the church one hour before the service.  
Arrangements are by Mary Davis-Royster Funeral Services of Henderson.  
  

Irene L. Talley  

BLOUNT CREEK -- Irene L. Talley, 70, of 915 Mount of Creek Road died Tuesday, April 3, 2001, in Beaufort County Hospital in Beaufort. She was a native of Hanover County, Va., and the daughter of the late David T. and Elnora Johnson Luck.  
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Amis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery in Oxford by the Rev. Malvin Tuck.  
Surviving are her husband, Tommie Talley Jr.; one daughter, Kim T. Main of Blount Creek; one son, Andy Talley of Louisa, Va.; and five grandchildren.  
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Funeral Home in Oxford and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Talley, 312 Whitehouse Road, Nelson, Va.  
Arrangements are by Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford.  
  

William Voyles 

GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- William Voyles, 62, of 115 East Lake Drive, Braselton, Ga., died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at his residence after an extended illness. He was a Jackson County native and the son of Eva Irvin Voyles and the late Horace C. Voyles.  
He was the owner of Voyles Used Cars for more than 25 years. He was a member of Suwanee Congregational Holiness Church.  
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Hillside Chapel by the Revs. Wayne Thomason and Wayne Wooten. Burial will be in Hillside Gardens in Gainesville.  
Visitation was held from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Hillside Funeral Home.  
Surviving are his wife of 28 years, Imogene Voyles of Braselton, Ga.; three sons, Joe Shoffeitt of Cleveland, Ga., Eugene Cagle of Lula, Ga., and Allen Voyles of Henderson; five daughters, Betty Shoffeitt of Lula, Geneva Jones of Flowery Branch, Ga., Joyce Southers of Gainesville, Jane Lassiter of Henderson and Cheryl Knapp of Gainesville; four brothers, Bobby Voyles of Gainesville, Harold Voyles and Steve Voyles, both of Jefferson, Ga., and Elbert Voyles of Pendergrass, Ga.; three sisters, Betty Stephens and Mary Lee, both of Pendergrass, and Geraldine Brooks of Walhalla, S.C.; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.  
Arrangements are by Hillside Funeral Home of Gainesville.  
  

Aubrey V. Watts 

OXFORD -- Aubrey V. Watts, 78, of 8007 Peck Watts Road died Monday, April 2, 2001, at Brantwood Nursing Center. He was a Granville County native and the son of the late Willie “Peck” Watts and Ella Currin Watts.  
He was a member of Grace Baptist Church and a World War II Army veteran and was retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation.  
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at Grace Baptist Church by the Revs. Cecil Newton and Lemar Wheeler. Burial will be in Mount Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.  
Surviving are his wife, Nannie Duncan Watts; two daughters, Nancy Watts and Martha W. Gay, both of Oxford; three stepdaughters, Joyce Harris and Debbie Maddox, both of Roxboro, and Doris Gresham of Creedmoor; two stepsons, Glenn Vaughan of Durham and Eddie Vaughan of Rougemont; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.  
Visitation will be held from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford and other times at the home.  
Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home. 
 

Mozelle S. Ivey 
HENDERSON -- Mozelle Stainback Ivey, 89, of 1135 Glebe Road, Henderson, died Tuesday, April 3, 2001, at Maria Parham Hospital. She was a Vance County native and the daughter of the late Boz and Mary Alice Edwards Stainback. She was the widow of Charles Tucker Ivey.  
She was a homemaker and a member of Island Creek Baptist Church.  
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Island Creek Baptist Church by the Rev. Johnson Gupton. Burial will be in the church cemetery.  
Surviving are a daughter, Alice I. Overby of Henderson; two sons, Robert M. “Bob” Ivey and Charles T. “Pete” Ivey Jr., both of Henderson; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.  
The family received friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Flowers Funeral Home. All other times, they are at the home of Lewis and Alice Over-by, 1021 Glebe Road, Henderson.  
Serving as active pallbearers will be Chris Ivey, Mike Ivey, Jeff Overby, Mark Overby, Dean Overby, Chad Ivey, Adam Ivey, Gabe Ivey and Josh Ivey.  
Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Island Creek Baptist Church, 950 Stagecoach Road, Henderson, N.C. 27536.  
Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home of Henderson.  

John E. Goode  

MANSON -- John Edd Goode, 75, of Manson died Monday, April 2, 2001, at Warren Hills Nursing Facilities.  
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Manson Baptist Church in Manson. The Rev. Cranford Davis, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  
Surviving are his wife, Helen Bullock Goode; two daughters, Katie M. Bullock of Richmond, Va., and Sally R. Davis of the home; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters, Lucinda Goode and Geneva Goode, both of Manson; and one brother, Fred W. Goode of Henderson. 
Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.
  

Ethel D. Hargrove  

NORLINA -- Ethel Durham Hargrove, 84, of the Oine community died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at Guardian Care Nursing Center in Henderson.  
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Norlina’s Oine community. The Rev. Rosa Paschall, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Oak Level United Church of Christ in Manson.  
Surviving are six daughters, Nadine Glover and Joyce Glanton, both of Newark, N.J., Jeanetta Hargrove of Oxen Hill, Md., Susie Bailey of Norlina, and Rosiland Johnson and Lucia Seegar, both of Greensboro; five sons, Almetta Hargrove Jr. of Kenilworth, N.J., Orie Hargrove of Oxen Hill, Wilbur Hargrove of Norlina, and Chilion and Bruce Hargrove, both of the home; 26 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Kate Whitley and Melba Taylor, both of Henderson; and three brothers, Walter Durham of Henderson, Wilbur Durham of Rahway, N.J., and Maurice Durham of Kenilworth, N.J. 
The family will receive relatives and friends from 7 to 8 tonight at Boyd’s Funeral Services Chapel.  
Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Services of Warrenton.  
  

James H. Jeffress  

PALMER SPRINGS -- James Hillery “Jimmie” Jeffress Sr., 67, of 835 Rough Road, Boydton, Va., died Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at his residence. He was a native of Mecklenburg County, Va., and the son of Richard Fleming Jeffress and Elise Vaughan Jeffress.  
He was a member of Union Chapel United Methodist Church and was owner of Jeffress Insurance Co. in South Hill, Va., for many years.  
Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fairview Cemetery in Warrenton by the Rev. Bill Tanner.  
Surviving are his wife, Helen H. Jeffress; mother, Elise V. Jeffress of Roanoke, Va.; son, James H. “Jeff” Jeffress Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn.; sister, Mary “Mollie” Snedegar of Roanoke, Va.; six stepchildren, Warren Brenner of Clearwater, Fla., Lucy Hellman of Charleston, S.C., Holly Reiling of Germany, Betsy Dunphy of Herndon, Va., Marc Brenner of Rocky Mount and Sandy Barfield of Littleton; and eight grandchildren.  
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Community Memorial Hospice, P.O. Box 90, South Hill, Va. 23970.  
The family will receive friends at the residence in Boydton immediately after the funeral service. 
Arrangements are by Blaylock Funeral Home of Warrenton.  
  

Elnora D. Kearney 

KITTRELL -- Elnora Davis Kearney, 57, of 534 Buffalo Creek Lane died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at her residence. She was a Warren County native and the daughter of John Davis and the late Maria Watson Davis.  
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jordan Chapel Baptist Church by the Rev. James Barham. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  
Surviving are her husband, Roosevelt Kearney; five children, Roosevelt Kearney Jr., Rodney Kearney and Doris Kearney of Kittrell, Victor Kearney of Henderson and Nora Kearney Dunston of Kittrell; three brothers, John Davis Jr., Walter Davis and Bobby Davis, all of Maryland; seven sisters, Clementine Tucker, Maria Cheek, Genevia Skipwith, Christine Powell and Lula Powell, all of Warrenton, Tina Wyche of Middleburg and Francis Clinton of Baltimore; and six grandchildren.  
The family will receive friends at the residence.  
The body will be taken to the church one hour before the service.  
Arrangements are by Mary Davis-Royster Funeral Services of Henderson.  
  

Blanche N. Neathery 

HENDERSON -- Blanche N. Neathery, 89, a resident of 4376 Glebe Road, died Thursday morning, April 5, 2001, at Granville Medical Center. She was a native of Vance County, was the daughter of the late Robert and Ida Harris Nethery, and was the widow of Brodie Lee Neathery.   
She was a former employee of the old Leggetts Department Store. She was a lifelong member of Island Creek Baptist Church, where she was a former Sunday school teacher and Women Missionary Union leader. 
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Island Creek Baptist Church by the Rev. Johnson Gupton. Burial will follow in the Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. 
She is survived by four daughters, Frances N. Overby, Barbara N. Davis and Yvonne N. Phelps, all of Henderson, and Donnie N. Lamberth of Midlothian, Va.; two sons, Farrell Neathery of Clarksville, Va., and Douglas Neathery of Henderson; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. 
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30 at the J.M. White Funeral Home.   
Serving as active pallbearers will be her grandsons and great-grandsons, Hal Davis, Heath Davis, Michael Neathery, Chad Watkins, Dale Pernell, Brent Pernell and Jonathan Pernell. 
Arrangements are by the J.M. White Funeral Home.  

Sylvia Q. Starrett 

HENDERSON -- Sylvia Quenzel Starrett, 60, a resident of 196 Hunter’s Ridge, died Wednesday night, April 4, 2001, at Duke University Medical Center. She was a native of Camden, N.J., and was the daughter of the late Charles Robert and Marie Pizzutello Quenzel. 
A graveside service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Sunset Gardens by the Rev. Rob Keffer. 
She is survived by her husband, Weldon Starrett, and one brother, Robert Quenzel of Matawan, N.J. 
Arrangements are by the J.M. White Funeral Home.

Jeremy J. Burton 

HENDERSON -- Jeremy Jocquinn-Boydell Burton, 19, of 1300 Pinkston St. died Thursday, April 5, 2001, in Vance County. He was a Vance County native.  
Funeral services will be conducted at noon Tuesday at Oak Level United Church of Christ by the Rev. Leon White. Burial will be in the church cemetery.  
Surviving are one daughter, Mo’Naisha Williams-Burton of Henderson; his parents, Herbert and Linda Hargrove Burton of the home; two brothers, Herbert Burton and Taheed Davis, both of Henderson; one sister, Antoinette Allen of Henderson; his maternal grandfather, Boyd Hargrove of Manson; and his paternal grandmother, Dora Burton of Manson.  
The family will receive visitors from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Wright Funeral Home in Henderson.  
Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home of Henderson.  
  

Thela W. Green 

OXFORD -- Thela Wilkerson Green, 82, of 6535 Ben Thorpe Road died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at Duke University Medical Center.  
She was a member of Holy Temple Church of God in Christ.  
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Holy Temple COIG by pastor James Williams. Burial will be in the church cemetery.  
Surviving are a stepmother, Mable Tuck Allen of Oxford; three daughters, Gloria Lyon, Anna Younger and Hanna Mitchell, all of Oxford; two sons, Allen Green of Oxford and Larry Green of Roxboro; four sisters, Gertrude Wrenn and Lunie Taborn, both of Oxford, and Juanita Walcox and Betty Carter, both of Virginia; three brothers, John Allen of Oxford and Nathan Allen and Robert Allen, both of Rocky Mount; 18 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.  
The family will receive visitors from 7 to 8 tonight at Wright Funeral Home.  
Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home of Oxford.

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