October 2020 – Eakes Funeral Home

Tanya Whitt Simmons

October 30, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Tanya Whitt Simmons Tanya Whitt Simmons, 44, of Granville County passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Tanya was born in Person County on February 5, 1976 to Joseph Windell Whitt and...

Stephen Lee Eakes

October 30, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Stephen Lee Eakes Stephen Lee Eakes passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. He was born in Granville County October 15, 1986 to the late Calvin Thomas Eakes, Jr. and Teresa Koger Eakes. Stephen devoted his entire life to...

Lucille Williamson Bailey

October 29, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Lucille Williamson Bailey Lucille Williamson Bailey, 87, of Granville County passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at her home. Lucille was the daughter of the late Jesse James Williamson and Pattie Mae Ramsey. She worked at Burlington...

Jean Brownley Hunt

October 27, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Jean Brownley Hunt Jean Brownley Hunt, 98, of Wilton, NC, died Sunday October 25, 2020. She is at peace with God. She was born September 11, 1922 in Baltimore, Maryland. She trained as a nurse at Johns Hopkins University. While pursuing...

Claude Henry Widener, Jr.

October 21, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Claude Henry Widener, Jr. Claude Henry Widener, Jr., 81, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Granville Medical Center. Claude was born in Bristol, TN to the late Claude Henry Widener, Sr. and Audrey White. He was an Airline Pilot...

Sylvia Tucker Taylor

October 20, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Sylvia Tucker Taylor Sylvia Tucker Taylor passed on to heaven on October 18, 2020, after a lengthy illness. Sylvia was born in Granville County, North Carolina on December 23, 1945 to the late Robert Fred Tucker and Hilda Clayton. She met...

Milton Clyde Tingen

October 15, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Milton Clyde Tingen Milton Clyde Tingen, 76, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in his hometown in Brunswick County, NC. Milton was born in Long Island, NY to the late Perry Melvin Tingen and Novella Faulk. He served in the...

Janie Marie Burnette Johnson

October 8, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Janie Marie Burnette Johnson Janie Marie Burnette Johnson, 72, of Oxford, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at her home surrounded by her daughters. Janie was born on November 30, 1947 in Granville County to the late Zack...

Roger Lee Gibson

October 8, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Roger Lee Gibson Roger Lee Gibson, 54, a longtime resident of Granville County passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at his home. A native of Raleigh County, West Virginia he was the son of the late Charles Raymond Gibson and Carol Hood...

Donald Earl Bunting Jr.

October 4, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Donald Earl Bunting Jr. Donald Earl Bunting Jr., 69, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Duke Raleigh Hospital. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late Donald Earl Bunting Sr. and Edith Raynor. He was a member of West...

Richard John Shagott

October 3, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Richard John Shagott Richard John Shagott, 80, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 unexpectantly at Granville Health System. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late Stephen Shagott and Anna Roberts. Richard retired as a...

Kay Suitt Turner

October 3, 2020 by eakes_adm in Obituaries

Kay Suitt Turner Kay Suitt Turner, 82, passed away Friday, October 2, 2020 at her home. She was born October 2, 1938 in Granville County to the late James Forest Suitt and Alice Marion Parrott Suitt. Mrs. Turner was a member of First...