Mrs. Thacker was born January 25, 1925 in Brunswick County, VA, the daughter of the late Lillie Whitby Thacker and James Wilson Thacker.  She was a homemaker and a seamstress and was a member of Gaston Baptist Church.

Ruby was pre-ceded in death by her husband, Eural Edward Kirkland and nine siblings; Rosa T. Clary, Hettie T. Cannon, Bertha T. Conner, Lonnie J. Thacker, Norvie E. Thacker, Seamon K. Thacker, Doma T Skipper, Audrey Thacker, and Adrienne L. Caish.

She is survived by her children, Linda K. Carpenter (Kirby) of Wendell, NC, Ronald W. Kirkland (Marilyn) of Roanoke Rapids and Penny K. Claiborne (W.C.) of Gaston; Six grandchildren, Jason Carpenter, Rachel Carpenter Bottomed (Kevin), Joseph Carpenter, Travis Kirkland, April Conner Gill (Chris), and Shana Conner Sparrow; and six great grandchildren, Nathan, Nicolas and Nash Bottomley, Liam and Gwen Gill, and Zoë Sparrow.

A graveside service will be held Monday, August 25, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Crestview Memorial Cemetery in Roanoke Rapids with Rev. Randy Martin officiating.

The family will receive friends at Massey Funeral Home in Roanoke Rapids on Monday, August 25, 2014 from 12:30 until 1:30 PM prior to services.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to Community Home Care and Hospice, 525 Becker Drive, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 or to Hampton Manor Assisted Living, 320 Broughton Street, Gaston, NC 27832.

The family wishes to express heir appreciation to the staff of Hampton Manor Assisted Living during their mother’s residency at the facility and to Community Care and Hospice for the special care they provided.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.haroldmasseyfuneralhome.com 

Doris was born June 13, 1949 in Norfolk, VA to the late Ben Archbell and Iris Jean Davenport.  She was also preceded in death by her husband: George “Buck” Clemmons, Sr.; her son: Beaman “Buddy” Clemmons; her granddaughter: Valerie “Crickett” Clemmons.

Doris is survived by her children: Doris “Pickles” Miles and husband Mark, George “Sam” Clemmons, Jr. , and Ada J. Clemmons and her fiancé Randy Rolfe;  three grandchildren: Ashley Clemmons, Colton Clemmons and Justin Temple all of Roanoke Rapids; two sisters: Deborah LePage and Mary Ann Nuckols both of Virginia; her faithful companion “Lucky” and several nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and special friends.

Family and friends will be received on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at the home of Ada and Randy Rolfe, 95 Hockaday Road. 

The memorial service was held in “Heaven.”

Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com.

Doug formerly lived in Asheville, where he worked at UNCA, Milkco Inc., and Walmart.  

Doug loved Nascar, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Duke Basketball.

 Doug had such a kind heart and will be missed.  

He joins his mother and father, Eva and Charlie Meares in his heavenly home.  

Doug leaves behind two daughters, Angie Meares and Chantell Garland; two sisters Sandra Meares and Becky Lance; grandchildren Brittany and Austin Craig; Allison and Trevor Garland; and Christina Barrett; also special friends Kaye and Ronnie Cooke.  

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Brigman was born August 3, 1918 in Bertie County, NC, the daughter of the late James Elias Clarke and Lizzie Parker Clarke.  She was also predeceased by her first husband Robert Alton Gossett and her second husband A.J. “Jack” Brigman, her brother James Gurley Clarke and two sisters, Lorena Pearl Clarke and Ruby Clarke Conner Futrell. She was a member of Enfield Baptist Church.

She is survived by her step children, Sue B. Belo, Jewell Hopkin, Robert Alton “Bobby” Gossett Jr., and Patsy Holt Harris.   A daughter-in-law Margie Elk Brigman. Her nieces, Carolyn Askew, Linda Minton, Sadie Clarke Blackmon and a nephew James “Jim” Carlton Connor.

Graveside services will be held, Friday, August 29, 2014 at 4:00 PM at Elmwood Cemetery in Enfield, NC with Rev. Kerry Peeler officiating.

The family will receive friends after the service at the cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Enfield Baptist Church, Enfield, NC 27823.

Arrangements are being handled by Massey Funeral Home in Roanoke Rapids.

Eula was born January 30, 1932 in Warren County, NC to the late Jim King and Mattie Lynch King. She was also preceded in death by her husband: James Albert Boyd; her five sisters and brothers-in-law: Pearlie Gray and husband Fletcher, Annie Pulley and husband Alton, Mamie Etheridge and husband Grady, Mattie Everton and husband Lee and Gracie Pulley and husband Luke; four brothers and three sisters-in-law: Wiley King and wife Ursula, Willie King and wife Vergie, Bob King and wife Helen and Jim King, Jr.

Eula was a beloved member of Rosemary Baptist Church for many years, also Weavers Chapel United Methodist Church for many years.  Eula was a stay at home mom and housewife.  She loved picking fresh produce from her siblings garden and cooking, canning and freezing it.  She enjoyed sewing and made a lot of her own clothes and curtains.  Her greatest joys were church, Sunday school, family, friends and neighbors. Eula was happiest when gathered together with them over a table loaded with good home cooking.

Eula is survived by her son: Lloyd Allen Boyd and his wife Bonnie; three grandsons: Brandon, Kenneth and Kevin Boyd; six great grandchildren; three step great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins that are dear to her heart. Two extended families: the Mahaffey’s and Mizzell’s; two special friends: Ernest Newsome and Jean Holloman have occupied special places in her heart for many years.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Hockaday Funeral and Cremation Service with Rev. Randy Martin officiating.  Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Friday, August 29, 2014 at the funeral home and other times at home 2821 Everett’s School Road.

Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com.

Halifax Academy football team opens their 2014 season 
Thursday at Rocky Mount Academy.

Most teams spend time watching game film before a game 
to learn who they are playing, Not Halifax Academy Wednesday 
night.  Head Coach Long and sixteen of his Varsity Viking 
players traveled to Rocky Mount to watch a different film.

They visited the movie theater to see "When the Game Stands 
Tall". It's not about sports, It's not about winning, It's about 
growing up, forgiveness, commitment, brotherhood, it's about 
standing tall. 

The movie is based on Bob Ladouceur, the former head football 
coach at De La Salle High School in Concord, CA, which achieved 
fame with its national-record 151-game winning streak from 
1992 to 2004.  

The movie hits a lot of the right notes concerning motivation, 
discipline and moral fortitude.

She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Russell Christner; her 2 daughters, Tiffany Ekko and her husband, Johnny of Richmond, VA; Nancy Moore and her husband Alvie of Annandale, VA; 3 sons, Vince Civale and his wife, Ginny of Trenton, NJ; Joe Civale of Trenton, NJ; and Jim Civale and his wife Emme of American Samoa; 3 sisters, Linda Raup, Joann Nanticoke, Jonie Josefowicz; her brother, Jimmy Raup and his wife, Flo; and many grandchildren.  

The family would like to express a special thank you to Home, Health, and Hospice of Halifax.

A Memorial Service to include family and friends will be announced at a later date.  

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.askewfs.com

Dave's memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 6th, at 11:00 a.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church in Littleton.  A luncheon gathering hosted by the church for the attending family and friends will be held in the church's fellowship hall immediately afterward.

The following Friday, September 12th, Dave's funeral service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA at 10:00 a.m. www.arlingtoncemetery.mil.

All are welcome to attend both services.

Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com.

Mrs. Wilson was born March 24, 1924 in Madison County, NC to the late Lillie Yates and James Hilliard Strickland.  Mrs. Wilson was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother.  She was always there for her family and anyone who needed her.  She loved cooking, baking, flowers, and quilting.  No matter how hard she worked she always had time to give to her family.  Mrs. Wilson also attended Chockoyotte Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Sr.; her brothers, Thomas, Claude, and Winford Strickland; and her granddaughter Sherri Pearson Rice.

Mrs. Wilson is survived by her son Thomas Wilson and wife Velara; her daughter Linda Mabrey and husband Stanley all of Roanoke Rapids; her grandchildren Tim Pearson; Hubert Vick; Michael Vick; Amy Smith; Brent Mabrey; her great-grandchildren, Ryan Vick; Brian Vick; Alyssa Vick; Dylan Vick; Matthew Smith; Amanda Smith; Makayla Mabrey; Brianna Mabrey; and her great-great-grandchild Carly Renee` Vick.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 31, 2014 at 3:00 PM at Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service with Rev. Woodrow Wilson officiating.  Burial will follow in Crestview Memorial Cemetery.  The family will receive friends Saturday, August 30, 2014 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the funeral home and all other times at the home of her daughter.

Online condolences may be made at www.hockadayfs.com.

A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, September 3, 2014  11:00 AM at Massey Funeral Home in Aulander, NC with Rev. Joseph Wolpert officiating.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.haroldmasseyfuneralhome.com

Doris was born June 13, 1949 in Norfolk, VA to the late Ben Archbell and Iris Jean Davenport.  She was also preceded in death by her husband: George “Buck” Clemmons, Sr.; her son: Beaman “Buddy” Clemmons; her granddaughter: Valerie “Crickett” Clemmons.

Doris is survived by her children: Doris “Pickles” Miles and husband Mark, George “Sam” Clemmons, Jr. , and Ada J. Clemmons and her fiancé Randy Rolfe;  three grandchildren: Ashley Clemmons, Colton Clemmons and Justin Temple all of Roanoke Rapids; two sisters: Deborah LePage and Mary Ann Nuckols both of Virginia; her faithful companion “Lucky” and several nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and special friends.

Family and friends will be received on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at the home of Ada and Randy Rolfe, 95 Hockaday Road. 

The memorial service was held in “Heaven.”

Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com.

Doug formerly lived in Asheville, where he worked at UNCA, Milkco Inc., and Walmart.  

Doug loved Nascar, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Duke Basketball.

 Doug had such a kind heart and will be missed.  

He joins his mother and father, Eva and Charlie Meares in his heavenly home.  

Doug leaves behind two daughters, Angie Meares and Chantell Garland; two sisters Sandra Meares and Becky Lance; grandchildren Brittany and Austin Craig; Allison and Trevor Garland; and Christina Barrett; also special friends Kaye and Ronnie Cooke.  

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Brigman was born August 3, 1918 in Bertie County, NC, the daughter of the late James Elias Clarke and Lizzie Parker Clarke.  She was also predeceased by her first husband Robert Alton Gossett and her second husband A.J. “Jack” Brigman, her brother James Gurley Clarke and two sisters, Lorena Pearl Clarke and Ruby Clarke Conner Futrell. She was a member of Enfield Baptist Church.

She is survived by her step children, Sue B. Belo, Jewell Hopkin, Robert Alton “Bobby” Gossett Jr., and Patsy Holt Harris.   A daughter-in-law Margie Elk Brigman. Her nieces, Carolyn Askew, Linda Minton, Sadie Clarke Blackmon and a nephew James “Jim” Carlton Connor.

Graveside services will be held, Friday, August 29, 2014 at 4:00 PM at Elmwood Cemetery in Enfield, NC with Rev. Kerry Peeler officiating.

The family will receive friends after the service at the cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Enfield Baptist Church, Enfield, NC 27823.

Arrangements are being handled by Massey Funeral Home in Roanoke Rapids.

Eula was born January 30, 1932 in Warren County, NC to the late Jim King and Mattie Lynch King. She was also preceded in death by her husband: James Albert Boyd; her five sisters and brothers-in-law: Pearlie Gray and husband Fletcher, Annie Pulley and husband Alton, Mamie Etheridge and husband Grady, Mattie Everton and husband Lee and Gracie Pulley and husband Luke; four brothers and three sisters-in-law: Wiley King and wife Ursula, Willie King and wife Vergie, Bob King and wife Helen and Jim King, Jr.

Eula was a beloved member of Rosemary Baptist Church for many years, also Weavers Chapel United Methodist Church for many years.  Eula was a stay at home mom and housewife.  She loved picking fresh produce from her siblings garden and cooking, canning and freezing it.  She enjoyed sewing and made a lot of her own clothes and curtains.  Her greatest joys were church, Sunday school, family, friends and neighbors. Eula was happiest when gathered together with them over a table loaded with good home cooking.

Eula is survived by her son: Lloyd Allen Boyd and his wife Bonnie; three grandsons: Brandon, Kenneth and Kevin Boyd; six great grandchildren; three step great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins that are dear to her heart. Two extended families: the Mahaffey’s and Mizzell’s; two special friends: Ernest Newsome and Jean Holloman have occupied special places in her heart for many years.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Hockaday Funeral and Cremation Service with Rev. Randy Martin officiating.  Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Friday, August 29, 2014 at the funeral home and other times at home 2821 Everett’s School Road.

Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com.

Halifax Academy football team opens their 2014 season 
Thursday at Rocky Mount Academy.

Most teams spend time watching game film before a game 
to learn who they are playing, Not Halifax Academy Wednesday 
night.  Head Coach Long and sixteen of his Varsity Viking 
players traveled to Rocky Mount to watch a different film.

They visited the movie theater to see "When the Game Stands 
Tall". It's not about sports, It's not about winning, It's about 
growing up, forgiveness, commitment, brotherhood, it's about 
standing tall. 

The movie is based on Bob Ladouceur, the former head football 
coach at De La Salle High School in Concord, CA, which achieved 
fame with its national-record 151-game winning streak from 
1992 to 2004.  

The movie hits a lot of the right notes concerning motivation, 
discipline and moral fortitude.

She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Russell Christner; her 2 daughters, Tiffany Ekko and her husband, Johnny of Richmond, VA; Nancy Moore and her husband Alvie of Annandale, VA; 3 sons, Vince Civale and his wife, Ginny of Trenton, NJ; Joe Civale of Trenton, NJ; and Jim Civale and his wife Emme of American Samoa; 3 sisters, Linda Raup, Joann Nanticoke, Jonie Josefowicz; her brother, Jimmy Raup and his wife, Flo; and many grandchildren.  

The family would like to express a special thank you to Home, Health, and Hospice of Halifax.

A Memorial Service to include family and friends will be announced at a later date.  

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.askewfs.com

Dave's memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 6th, at 11:00 a.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church in Littleton.  A luncheon gathering hosted by the church for the attending family and friends will be held in the church's fellowship hall immediately afterward.

The following Friday, September 12th, Dave's funeral service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA at 10:00 a.m. www.arlingtoncemetery.mil.

All are welcome to attend both services.

Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com.

Mrs. Wilson was born March 24, 1924 in Madison County, NC to the late Lillie Yates and James Hilliard Strickland.  Mrs. Wilson was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother.  She was always there for her family and anyone who needed her.  She loved cooking, baking, flowers, and quilting.  No matter how hard she worked she always had time to give to her family.  Mrs. Wilson also attended Chockoyotte Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Sr.; her brothers, Thomas, Claude, and Winford Strickland; and her granddaughter Sherri Pearson Rice.

Mrs. Wilson is survived by her son Thomas Wilson and wife Velara; her daughter Linda Mabrey and husband Stanley all of Roanoke Rapids; her grandchildren Tim Pearson; Hubert Vick; Michael Vick; Amy Smith; Brent Mabrey; her great-grandchildren, Ryan Vick; Brian Vick; Alyssa Vick; Dylan Vick; Matthew Smith; Amanda Smith; Makayla Mabrey; Brianna Mabrey; and her great-great-grandchild Carly Renee` Vick.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 31, 2014 at 3:00 PM at Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service with Rev. Woodrow Wilson officiating.  Burial will follow in Crestview Memorial Cemetery.  The family will receive friends Saturday, August 30, 2014 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the funeral home and all other times at the home of her daughter.

Online condolences may be made at www.hockadayfs.com.

A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, September 3, 2014  11:00 AM at Massey Funeral Home in Aulander, NC with Rev. Joseph Wolpert officiating.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.haroldmasseyfuneralhome.com

Larry was an avid hunter, fisherman and pool player.  

He served as a Volunteer Firefighter for the Town of Weldon for over 20 years.  

His greatest accomplishment was being PAPA to his five grandchildren.  

He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Thelma Brown, Sr.; brother, Oliver Brown; special sister-in-law, Sandra Brown and brother-in-law, J.D. Wall.

He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Laura Brown; two daughters, Courtney Mayle and husband, Elliott and Lyndsay Clary and A.J. Harrell; five special grandchildren, Molly and Caleb Slaughter, Collin and Kaylee Clary and Tyler Mayle and his loving dog, Hoover.  Many loving siblings, Thelma Bowen and husband, Monk, Barbara Wall and special friend, Alvin Davis, Robert Brown, Marshall Brown and wife, Becky, Douglas Brown and wife, Peggy, John Brown and special friend, Irma Hale, Howard Brown and special friend, Debbie Archer, David Brown and wife, Lisa and a very special brother-in-law, Tim Hux.  Also surviving are many loving cousins, nieces, nephews and life long friends.  

The family wants to express sincere thanks to Dr. Kenneth Robert, the doctors, nurses, and staff at Duke Raleigh Hospital and, especially, Elizabeth Daniel of Halifax Home Health and Hospice who so kindly cared for him until the very end. 

The family will receive friends, Thursday September 4, 2014, at 3:00 pm at Bethel Baptist Church in Pleasant Hill, NC.  Pastor Jim Cox and Dale Morris will conduct a memorial service to celebrate Larry’s life at 4:00 pm immediately following the visitation at the church. 

In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested memorial contributions be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 1010 Bethel Church Rd., Pleasant Hill, NC 27866.

Online condolences may be made to www.hockadayfs.com