Obituaries

2006

HENDERSON - Helen McIntyre Arnold, 80, of 1245 Park Avenue, Henderson, died Monday, November 27, 2006, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham.
Born in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas McIntyre and Addie Lee Aycock McIntyre Martin. She was the widow of David Duke Arnold.
Mrs. Arnold was a retired beautician. She was a member of North Henderson Baptist Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary. She loved crafts, crocheting and knitting.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 29, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Flowers Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Brent Kasey and the Rev. Cleveland Harrison. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens.
Surviving are two daughters, Carolyn Kokkeler Ellington, of Henderson, and Brenda Kokkeler Ray, of Durham; a son, James Thomas Kokkeler, of Wilmington; four grandchildren, Kim Jackson, Angie Long, Lynn, and Jason Kokkeler; and three great grandchildren, Hillary Jackson, Kaitlyn Jackson and Jessica Kokkeler. She was preceded in death by a son, William Mathias Kokkeler; a sister, Edith M. Abbott; and a stepbrother, James William McIntyre.
The family received friends Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Flowers Funeral Home. All other times, they will be at the home of Carolyn and Jimmy Ellington, 965 Forest Hills Drive, Henderson.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Norman Haithcock, Buck Stallings, Bobby Jackson, John Faucette, Charles Hilliard, R.A. Harris, Al Taylor and Jesse Meacham.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Eastern North Carolina Chapter, 400 Oberlin Road, Suite 220, Raleigh, NC 275605; or to the American Cancer Society, Vance County Chapter, P.O. Box 914, Henderson, NC 27536.
Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home.
Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC) - November 29, 2006
HENDERSON -- John Rawls Mundy, age 74, died Saturday, December 16, 2006, at Mayview Convalescent Center in Raleigh. Born on May 27, 1932 in Vance County, he was the son of the late John Lewis Mundy and Nell Rawls Mundy. John was a graduate of Henderson High School and the University of North Carolina, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity, and was a Veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Men's Sunday School Class, was the owner and operator of the former John Mundy's Florist for 46 years, and was selected as the North Carolina Florist of The Year in 1993. He was a former President of the North Carolina Florist Association and the Southern Retail Association. On several occasions he was invited to decorate the White House in Washington, DC for Holidays and at Presidential Inaugurations. He was a former member of the Henderson Jaycees, Rotary Club, The Vance County Historical Society, and was a member of The Sons Of Confederate Veterans. Mr. Mundy was also Chairman of the Vance County Board Of Elections for twenty-five years.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Charles M. Cook and Rev. Alvin M. Horne, brother-in-law of Mr. Mundy, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Rehoboth United Methodist Church Cemetery.
He is survived by one daughter, Margaret Ellen Mundy McCoy and husband, Patrick, of Wake Forest; one son, John Lewis Rawls Mundy of Raleigh; two grandchildren, John Patrick McCoy and Margaret Claire McCoy; and his beloved caregiver, Gail Hawkins.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church. At other times they will be at the home of Margaret Ellen and Patrick McCoy at 1540 Crenshaw Point in Wake Forest, NC.
Serving as active pallbearers will be Tommy Thompson, Paul Parrish, Tom Stegall, Ray Pulliam, Jack Turner, Ken Catlett, Bill Brown, Tony Griffin, Andrew Newcomb, and Scott White. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be all members of the Men's Sunday School Class and long-time florist friends.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to The Frankie Lemmon Foundation, Inc., 2301 Stonehenge Drive, Suite 102, Raleigh, NC 27615.
Arrangements are by the J. M. White Funeral Home.
The family wishes to thank all of the staff at Mayview Convalescent Center for the care they gave John.
News & Observer, The (Raleigh, NC) - December 18, 2006
MONCURE - Marjorie Cawthorne Hicks, 85, of 1325 Hargrove St., died Saturday night, November 25, 2006, at Maria Parham Medical Center. She was a retired Media Specialist for the Vance County School System. She was a member of First United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Rose Chapel of First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens. She is survived by her husband, Ludie E. Hicks Jr.; four daughters, Margy Hicks Trado, Jean Hicks Richardson, Mary C. Hicks Granger and Christie Hicks Henry.
Contributions may be made to the Vance County Autism Society, c/o Beverly B. White, 227 Country Lake Drive, Henderson, NC 27537.
Arrangements are by the J.M. White Funeral Home.
Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC) - November 27, 2006

 

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