Obituaries from the Wednesday, March 26, 2008 issue of the Roxboro-Courier Times

Ava Marie B. West

The funeral for Ava Marie Bowes West, 72, of 119 Historic Village Dr., who died Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Person Memorial Hospital, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in the Strickland Funeral Home chapel by the Rev. Herbert Brown. Burial will be in the West cemetery.

Mrs. West was a native of Person County, the daughter of the late Ed Luther and Sally Briggs Bowes. Her late husband was Joe B. West. Her late sisters were Henrietta Tuck, Geraline Bowes and Betty Jean Walker, and her late brothers were Monroe, Clyde and Jerry Bowes.

She was a homemaker and was a Baptist.

Surviving are two daughters, Janet Carver and husband, George, and Deborah W. Wheeler, all of Roxboro; a son Larry West and wife, Brenda, of Roxboro; three sisters, Shirley Reaves, Peggy Clower and Nellie Bowes, all of Roxboro; two brothers, Paul Bowes and Bruce Bowes, both of Roxboro; five grandchildren, Tommy Shotwell, Angela Denny, Ricky Lee Roach, Christy Gravitt and Allison Long; and six great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be J.W. Bowling, Jason Braddy, Josh Dickie, Michael Dickie, Bruce Holbrook, Junior Holbrook and Chris Ladd.

Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, March 26, at the funeral home and at other times at the home.

Nicole L. Rogers

DURHAM — The funeral for Nicole (Bertha) Lavete Rogers, 35, of Durham, who died Friday, March 21, 2008 at the Durham Ridge Assisted Living, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, March 28, in the Holloway Funeral Home chapel in Durham.

She attended Durham public schools.

Mrs. Rogers was born July 22, 1973, the daughter of Sandra Rogers of Durham, who survives, and the late Robert Rogers. Her late grandparents were Jessie D. and Robert Rogers and Geraldine Rogers.

Surviving in addition to her mother are two sons, Desmond Reshayn Bynum and Dyequan Malik Bynum, both of Durham; her step-father, Michael Satterfield of Roxboro; her foster parents, Thomas and Evelyn Torain; three foster brothers, Jeffrey, Kevin and Jabard Torain, all of Durham; and two foster sisters, Marla Avery of Smithfield and Kathy Holloway of Durham.

Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the funeral home.