Mrs. Bertha Dianne Woody McGhee
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HESTER, WHITTED & DAYE FUNERAL SERVICE
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Mrs. Bertha Dianne Woody McGhee, age 75, departed her Earthly life and entered Eternal Rest on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina.
Dianne was born in Caswell County, North Carolina on March 4, 1951 to the late Ulysses Smith and the late Fannie Beatrice Woody Garrett.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Franklin Delano Roosevelt McGhee; grandson Timothy McGhee; and great-granddaughter Mailaya Thompson.
Mrs. Bertha Dianne Woody McGhee leaves to cherish her memory two sons: Franklin McGhee, Jr. (wife Sharita) and Christopher McGhee (wife Monica), both of Roxboro, North Carolina; three daughters: Stella Talib of Lexington, Kentucky; Marilyn Meylor of Timberlake, North Carolina; and Debra McGhee of Roxboro, North Carolina; three brothers: Joe Garrett of Greensboro, North Carolina; William Garrett of Leasburg, North Carolina; and Ray Woody (wife Ann) of Goldsboro, North Carolina; five sisters: Minnie W. Smith (husband Bishop Osmond) of Durham, North Carolina; Wilma Woody, Deborah Woody and Charlotte Woods (husband Darnell), all of Roxboro, North Carolina; and Queenie Mae Woody (husband James) of New Rochelle, New York; twelve grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren; and numerous additional loving relatives and friends.
Public Viewing
Sunday, October 18, 2026
1:00 PM until 6:00 PM
(The Family will be present from 5:00 PM
until 6:00 PM.)
Hester, Whitted and Daye Funeral Service
603 South Main Street
Roxboro, North Carolina 27573
Phone: (336) 599-0104
Funeral Service
Monday, October 19, 2026
2:00 PM
(A Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM
until 1:59 PM.)
Saint James Baptist Church
1065 Solomon Lea Road
Leasburg, North Carolina 27291
Phone: (336) 599-1741
Bishop Osmond Smith, Eulogist
Bishop Clevie Brandon, Officiant
Burial
Saint James Baptist Church
Cemetery
Leasburg, North Carolina
During this Bereavement Period,
the Family will receive friends at
91 Nicole Drive in Roxboro.
