Dawn Elizabeth Henry
Franklinton
Dawn Elizabeth Henry, 48, of Franklinton, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born in Macon, Illinois on September 27, 1969.
Dawn was a loving wife and mother who enjoyed Caribbean cruises, reading, and most of all spending time with her family. She loved watching Brennan play football at South Granville High School and was excited about Abby’s upcoming graduation from UNC Charlotte in May. As the oldest of six, she mothered her siblings even in adulthood and adored them all. She was an avid, yet a semi-successful gardener, having difficulty with the North Carolina red mud after many successful years in the Illinois dirt. Her kindness, compassion, and contagious laugh will be missed by all who knew her.
Funeral services were held Friday, April 6, 2018, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Creedmoor.
Mrs. Henry is survived by her husband of 27 years, Brian Henry; children, Abby Henry and Brennan Henry, both of Franklinton; parents, Sharon Lash Gregory of Durham and Bud and Suzanne Gregory of Fort Myers, Florida; siblings, Lisa Boliard and husband, Bruce, of Macon, Illinois, Justin Gregory and wife, Aslin, of Cape Coral, Florida, Devon Jones and husband, Charles, of Edwardsville, Illinois, Lacey Gregory and wife, Beth ,of Fort Myers, and Kelsey Eason and husband, Mike, of Durham; mother-in-law, Carol Henry of Columbus, Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice in Dawn’s name.
A service of Clancy Strickland Wheeler Funeral Home, 1051 Durham Road, Wake Forest, NC. (919)556-7400
Noel Kamil Mayo
Wake Forest
Noel Kamil Mayo, 8 years old, passed away March 30, 2018 at Duke University Hospital in Durham. She was born June 23, 2009 in Durham, the daughter of Sidney and Sakenya (Brown) Mayo. She lived in Wake Forest with her mom and dad.
Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Saturday, April 7, 2018, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Wake Forest.
Noel was born with a congenital heart defect, Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome. She went through four open heart surgeries from the age of one week old to age 3. As a complication from her last surgery she developed an illness known as PLE that would cause her to need a heart transplant. Throughout her short time here on earth, she endured long hospital stays with the most recent stay being the longest at 11 months, consisting of many scans, sticks and so much more. She was the true definition of strong! Through all this she still smiled, showed endless love and rarely complained.
Noel was a first grade student at Franklin Academy in Wake Forest but had to become enrolled in the Duke Hospital School due to her long hospital stay.
Noel liked to dance (she took both ballet and tap), sing, play with her I-pad and Nintendo DS, and build Legos. She absolutely loved to color and draw pictures (sometimes she would complete an entire coloring book in a day or two she loved it just that much) and Noel loved school. She liked to get dressed up and have spa days. Noel liked going to Myrtle Beach. She loved to cuddle and give kisses. She adored her Teddy Bear (he went with her everywhere); Noel loved making crafts or projects for mom and dad. She loved pizza and Red Robin was her favorite restaurant.
She was predeceased by her paternal grandfather, George Mayo Sr.; paternal great-grandparents, Tennyson and Mollie B. Hockaday and Goldwyn Sr. and Frankie Mayo; maternal great-grandfather, Welsey J Newkirk; maternal great-grandmother, Sydney Mae Blanks; and maternal great-grandfather, Dossie Brown.
Noel is survived by her parents, Sidney and Sakenya; maternal grandmother, Cassaundra N. Brown; maternal grandfather, Roger Dale Brown; paternal grandmother, Lorraine H. Mayo; two aunts, seven uncles, and tons of extended family and friends who all loved her dearly.
A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 405 South Main Street, Wake Forest. (191) 556-5811
Annie Elizabeth Gay
Raleigh
Annie Elizabeth Braswell Gay, 87, of Manchester, Tennessee, formerly of Raleigh, met her Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday April 5, 2018. She was born September 8, 1930 in Wake County.
She was predeceased by her parents, Bug and Ada Braswell of Wake Forest, and two brothers, Lawrence and Charles Braswell.
She is survived by her brother, Frank Donald Braswell and his wife, Shamra, and Margaret Braswell, wife of the late Charles Braswell, her brother. She we a loving mother to her son, Richard Andrew Gay of Morehead City, and daughter, Vicky Gay Odette and husband, Tom Odette, of Manchester, Tennessee.; and a devoted grandmother to two grandsons, Derek Odette and wife, Amber, of Boerne, Texas and Nick Odette and wife, Claire of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Her love for her great-grandchildren was unmeasurable Tucker, Lilly and Spencer of Boerne, and Ava and Sadie of Murfreesboro. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews which she cherished dearly.
Annie loved gardening – especially working alongside her mother and father in their garden. She loved working in her yard that was always full of blooms. She loved sharing her fruits, veggies and her special brand of wisdom. She was a charter member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Raleigh. She loved walking, visiting and sharing her smile with the neighbors as she walked the neighbor trying to keep her Multiple Sclerosis under control. She retired from the NC Department of Revenue in the Sales Tax Department.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in the Chapel of Bright Funeral Home, Wake Forest. Burial followed in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Youngsville.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2100 Noble Rd, Raleigh, NC 27608 or National Multiple Sclerosis, 3101 Industrial Drive, #210, Raleigh, NC 27609.
A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 405 South Main Street, Wake Forest. (191) 556-5811
