Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Grover Wesley Lee

Grover Wesley Lee

Sep 2, 2010

Grover Wesley Lee, 74, of 928 Montclair Ave, Rockingham, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2010 at his home. Grover was born March 12, 1936 in Horry County, SC, a son of the late Austin and Ruby Soles Lee. He had served his country in the US Army, was a member of Freedom Baptist Church and had retired from Coble Dairy....

Hazel Carpenter Linton

Hazel Carpenter Linton

Aug 31, 2010

Mrs. Hazel Carpenter Linton, 78 of Rockingham died Tuesday August 31, 2010 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Hazel was born February 13, 1932 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Frank and Roxie Quick Carpenter. She was a homemaker and a dedicated and loving wife and mother to her children and her husband. She is survived by her husband...

Mildred Agnes Laton

Mildred Agnes Laton

Aug 29, 2010

Mrs. Mildred Agnes McFayden Laton, 88, of Ellerbe, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at the Richmond County Hospice Haven. Mrs. Laton was born July 8, 1922 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late John and Mildred Carpenter McFayden. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ellerbe, where she had served as director of the...

Margaret Warner Williams

Margaret Warner Williams

Aug 27, 2010

Margaret Warner Williams, 92 of 233 2nd St Ellerbe died Friday August 27, 2010 at Rockingham Manor in Rockingham. Margaret was born August 23, 1918 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late George and Sallie Crisco Warner. As long as her health allowed she was a very active member of First Baptist Church of Ellerbe where in her younger...

Carl Alton Hogan

Carl Alton Hogan

Aug 14, 2010

Carl Alton Hogan, 82, of 701 Walnut Lane, Rockingham, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2010 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mr. Hogan was born February 14, 1928 in Richmond County, a son of the late Sam and Rosa Hurley Hogan. He served his country in the US Navy during World War II,attended Maple Street Free Will Baptist Church...

Roger Deloin Cooke

Roger Deloin Cooke

Aug 12, 2010

Roger D. Cooke, 52, of Ellerbe, went home to be with the Lord at 6:39 am Thursday, August 12, 2010 at home. Roger was born November 10, 1957 in Richmond County, a son of Margie Cooke Russell and the late Reid “Tot” Raines. He was a member of Hopewell Independent Baptist Church and had been employed in construction. Surviving are...

John Robert Clarke

John Robert Clarke

Aug 6, 2010

Mr. John Robert Clarke Sr., 77 of Rockingham died Friday August 6, 2010 at his home. Mr. Clarke was born January 25, 1933 in Moore County a son of the late Jesse and Josephine Key Clarke. He helped build Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church and was a member of the church. He retired from TNS Mills and also from The...

Stephanie June Hicks

Stephanie June Hicks

Aug 5, 2010

Stephanie (Stevie) June Edwards Hicks, 78, of Cornelius NC departed this life in peace at The Oaks in Huntersville on Thursday, August 5, 2010. Stephanie was born April 4, 1932 in Washington, DC to Raymond Frank Edwards and Elsie June Green Edwards, from King George, Virginia. Stephanie is survived by her husband of 51 years, Jim Hicks; three sons, three...

Bill Covington

Bill Covington

Aug 4, 2010

William Fletcher Covington, born July 28, 1934 in Ghio, N.C., went home to be with Jesus on August 4, 2010. William (Bill) served in the US Army in the Korean War and was part of The Frozen Chosen in 1953. He was proud to have served his country and received numerous medals of valor, including a Purple Heart. His life...

Leon Terry

Leon Terry

Jul 30, 2010

Leonard Leon Terry, 70, formerly of Elder St., Rockingham died Friday, July 30, 2010 at Rockingham Manor. He was born August 22, 1939 in Richmond County, a son of the late Jasper and Rosa Morgan Terry. Mr. Terry was retired from TNS Mills. He was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon and on the...

Beatrice Veach

Beatrice Veach

Jul 29, 2010

Mrs. Mary Beatrice ‘Bea’ Veach, 83, of 137 Gardenia Street, Rockingham died Thursday, July 29, 2010 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. She was born October 19, 1926 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Stuart Clack. Mrs. Veach was a member of First Assembly of God. She worked for a number of years...

Martha Stancil Sugg

Martha Stancil Sugg

Jul 27, 2010

Martha Stancil Sugg, 88, of Ft. Pierce, Florida, formerly of Ellerbe, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at St. Lucie Hospice House of the Treasure Coast. Mrs. Sugg was born November 17, 1921 in Mecklenburg County, NC, a daughter of the late James Carl and Sarah Ellen Flenniken Stancil. She had served her country in the Women’s Army Corp in the...

Bobby Harris

Bobby Harris

Jul 25, 2010

Mr. Bobby Harris, 76 of Rockingham died Sunday, July 25, 2010 at Hospice Haven. Bobby was born June 13, 1934 in Richmond County a son of the late David and Corrie Knight Harris. He was a faithful member of the Community Church where he served as Superintendent, Treasure, Sunday School Teacher and was a member of the choir. He was...

Murphy "Sonny" Lee Tubberville

Murphy "Sonny" Lee Tubberville

Jul 25, 2010

Carter Funeral Home 705 S. Caroline Street Rockingham, NC 28379 Murphy Lee “Sonny” Tubberville, Jr., 53, of 330 Lake Road, Rockingham, died Sunday, July 25, 2010 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Sonny was born July 6, 1957 in Jackson Parrish, LA, a son of Ruth Menshew Tubberville Matthews and the late Murphy Lee Tubberville. He was a...

Zack Cumberland

Zack Cumberland

Jul 21, 2010

Mr. Henry Gerard Cumberland, Sr., “Zack”, 56, of 1095 Green Lake Rd., Ellerbe died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. He was born November 13, 1953 in Baltimore, MD, a son of the late Henry and Edna Cumberland. Mr. Cumberland was the owner of Show Time Tattoo’s in Rockingham and was a member of...

Elizabeth Mas

Elizabeth Mas

Jul 19, 2010

Elizabeth Ann Mas, 54, of 139 Mallard Lane, Rockingham died Monday, July 19, 2010 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be conducted privately by the family. Elizabeth is survived by her mother, Ruth Moss Maddry, of Rutherfordton and formerly of Rockingham; and a brother, John Maddry of Rutherfordton. She was preceded in death by her...

Louise Vuncannon

Louise Vuncannon

Jul 18, 2010

Mrs. Louise Ford Vuncannon, 88, of Fordtown Rd., Rockingham died Sunday, July 18, 2010 at Sandhills Regional Medical Center. She was born December 24, 1921 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Pete and Ila Thrower Ford. Mrs. Vuncannon loved flowers and enjoyed the flowers in her yard. Funeral services will be conducted graveside 11 am Wednesday, July 21,...

Betty Lou Little Garris

Betty Lou Little Garris

Jul 17, 2010

Betty Lou Little Garris, 77, of Rockingham, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Britthaven of Hamlet. Betty was born November 7, 1932 in Rockingham, a daughter of the late James Leak and Lula Garris Little. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Rockingham, where she was the Preschool Sunday School Director for over 20 years....

Clarice Russell Kelly

Clarice Russell Kelly

Jul 17, 2010

Mrs. Clarice Russell Kelly, 76 of 46 Bunker St. Rockingham died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at FirstHealth Moore Regional hospital. Mrs. Kelly was born June 14, 1934 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Jesse and Kate Currie Russell. She was also preceded in death by one brother Carroll Russell. She was a store manager at Nick’s Pic and...

Lucy Taylor

Lucy Taylor

Jul 16, 2010

Lucy Rainwater Taylor, 91, of Rockingham died Friday , July 16, 2010 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Taylor was born August 26, 1918 in a daughter of the late Zack and Lucy Grice. She had retired from Klopman Mills. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Billy Weldon Rainwater and Ollie Taylor. Surviving are her daughters,...

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