Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Lillie Reynolds

Lillie Reynolds

Feb 9, 2010

Mrs. Lillie Mabe Reynolds, 81, of 157 W. Page St., Ellerbe died Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital. She was born April 22, 1928 in Stokes Co., a daughter of Lemmie and Lucy Stevens Mabe. Mrs. Reynolds was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Ellerbe and retired from Commonwealth Hosiery. Funeral services will be conducted...

Ruby Goins Carpenter

Ruby Goins Carpenter

Feb 9, 2010

Ruby Goins Carpenter, 77, of 254 Cargo Rd., Ellerbe, died Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Carpenter was born April 20, 1932 in Surry County, NC, a daughter of the late Willie Elmer and Rosa Culler Goins. She was a longtime member of New Hope Baptist Church, where she had served as a Sunday...

Larry Keith Thomas

Larry Keith Thomas

Feb 8, 2010

Mr. Larry Keith Thomas, 64 of 147 Crestview Drive Rockingham died Monday, February 8, 2010 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. Mr. Thomas was born February 11, 1945 a son of Etta Purvis Thomas and the late Paul Thomas. He was a hair stylist and a member of Pee Dee United Methodist Church. He is survived by his mother Etta Purvis...

Ray McIntyre

Ray McIntyre

Feb 7, 2010

Ray McIntyre, 71, of 322 McIntyre Rd., Ellerbe died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Ray was born November 27, 1938 in Richmond County, a son of the late William Clayburn and Dolly King McIntyre. He was of the Baptist faith, had retired from Burlington Industries and was a lifelong farmer. Surviving are his wife...

Tammy Moore Noah

Tammy Moore Noah

Feb 5, 2010

Tammy Lynn Moore Noah, 46, of 108 Wayne Rd. Rockingham, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Tammy was born March 22, 1963 in Hart County, Georgia a daughter of the late Charles Reid Moore and Peggy Lee Adcock Dick. Tammy was a member of Abundant Life Church and a former flight attendant. She was...

Catherine Carnes Smith

Catherine Carnes Smith

Feb 1, 2010

Mrs. Catherine Carnes Smith, 86, of Rockingham, died Monday, February 1, 2010 at Rockingham Manor. Mrs. Smith was born December 20, 1923 in Lancaster, SC, a daughter of the late Lester and Lillie Mae Twitty Carnes. She was an active member of East Rockingham United Methodist Church, where she had been a member of the choir and had retired from...

Annette Carpenter

Annette Carpenter

Jan 28, 2010

Mrs. Toni Annette Norton Carpenter, 49, of 517 St. Stephens Church Rd., Rockingham died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. She was born January 14, 1961 in Hartford, CT, a daughter of Benjamin Norton and the late Helen Smith Norton. Mrs. Carpenter was a certified nursing assistant at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital in...

Nelma Myers McLeod

Nelma Myers McLeod

Jan 24, 2010

Nelma Myers McLeod, 88. of Norman, died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Mrs. McLeod was born May 31, 1921 in Scotland County, NC, a daughter of the late G.B. and Sally Butler Myers. She was a member of Norman United Methodist Church, had worked with the Richmond County Board of Elections and was Town Clerk...

Michael Orr

Michael Orr

Jan 18, 2010

Mr. Michael Otis Orr, 53, of 256 Homeplace Rd., Rockingham died Monday, January 18, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast in Concord. He was born October 15, 1956 in Richmond County, a son of Joyce Bogan Orr and the late Otis Olen Orr. Michael was a member of Community Church and was retired with twenty years of service with the U.S....

George William Campbell, Jr.

George William Campbell, Jr.

Jan 15, 2010

George William “ Bill” Campbell,Jr. 59, of 320 Lakeland Dr., Rockingham, died Friday, January 15, 2010 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Bill was born July 12, 1950 in Richmond County, a son of Audrey O. Campbell and the late George William Campbell. He was a graduate of Rockingham High School, Class of 1969 and Sandhills Community College. Bill...

John Hampton Covington

John Hampton Covington

Jan 15, 2010

Mr. John Hampton Covington, 65 died Friday, January 15, 2010 at his home. He was born June 6, 1944 in Richmond County a son of the late Alton and Nellie Harris Covington. He worked in the maintenance department for the City of Fairhaven, Mass. He severed his country in the U.S. Army. He attended Jefferson Park Freewill Baptist Church. A...

Sallie Middlebrooks Vetter

Sallie Middlebrooks Vetter

Jan 14, 2010

Sallie Louisa Middlebrooks Vetter, 75, died Thursday, January 14th at Kingswood Nursing Center in Aberdeen, North Carolina after a lingering illness. Mrs. Vetter was born in Macon, Georgia on July 25, 1934, the daughter of the late Willis Price Middlebrooks and Sara O’Kelly Middlebrooks. After graduating from Peabody High School, in Milledgeville, Georgia, where she was the president of the...

Rebekah Sims Barnes

Rebekah Sims Barnes

Jan 13, 2010

Ms. Rebekah "Becky" Sims Barnes, 68 of Frankford, Delaware died January 13, 2010 at Atlantic Hospital in Berlin Maryland. She was born April 24, 1941 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Edwin and Jimmie Thompson Sims. She worked in retail sales. A memorial services will be held Saturday, January 23 at 3:00 p.m. at Richmond County Memorial Park...

Jaunita Allen Henderson

Jaunita Allen Henderson

Jan 13, 2010

Juanita Allen Henderson, 95, formerly of Ellerbe, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Rockingham Manor. Mrs. Henderson was born January 16, 1914 in Randolph County, a daughter of the late Damil Allen and the late Sarah Greene Allen Humphries. Mrs. Henderson was a lifelong resident of Ellerbe, a member of First United Methodist Church of Ellerbe and had been employed...

Keristen Rose Brock

Keristen Rose Brock

Jan 13, 2010

Keristen Rose Brock, born June 30, 2008 at 11:20 AM went to be with the Lord Wednesday, January, 13, 2010 at 2:00 AM to join those loved ones who passed on before her. Keristen was a very happy and loving baby, full of joy and laughter. She was a miracle baby from day one, born at 23 weeks and weighing...

James Thomas Yates

James Thomas Yates

Jan 13, 2010

James Thomas Yates, 84, of 351 Lake Rd., Rockingham, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Britthaven of Hamlet. Mr. Yates was born May 24, 1925 in Richmond County, a son of the late John Harrison and Katie Knowles Yates. Mr. Yates was an Eagle Scout, and had served his country in the US Navy during WW II. He was an...

Eunice Gibson Crepps

Eunice Gibson Crepps

Jan 12, 2010

Eunice Gibson Crepps, 86, of 923 Thomas St., Rockingham, died Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Crepps was born April 19, 1923 in Scotland County, a daughter of the late Arch and Maude Sibbitt Gibson. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Rockingham and had been employed with Hanes Hosiery as an...

Frank Wyatt Henry

Frank Wyatt Henry

Jan 6, 2010

Frank Wyatt Henry, 85, of Rockingham, died Wednesday, January 06, 2010 at The Hermitage in Rockingham. Mr. Henry was born April 22, 1924 in Richmond County, a son of the late Stephen J. and Veola Adcock Henry. He served his country in the US Army during World War II, was a member of West Rockingham United Methodist Church, where he...

Stephen Albert Bennett

Stephen Albert Bennett

Jan 4, 2010

Stephen Albert “Steve” Bennett, 74, of Rockingham, died Monday, January 4, 2010 at his daughters home. Steve was born August 29, 1935 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, a son of the late Richard and Doris Black Bennett. He received his Ph.D in Art from Indiana State University and became an Art Professor at Ball University in Muncie, IN. before moving to...

Deborah Sue Gardner

Deborah Sue Gardner

Jan 4, 2010

Deborah Sue “ Susie” Gardner, 44, of 147 Poole Road, Rockingham, died Monday, January 4, 2010 at Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Ms. Gardner was born March 5, 1965 in Moore County, a daughter of the late James and Loretta Spivey Gardner. She was a member of Norman Church of God of Prophecy and had previously been employed in...

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