Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Hilda French

Hilda French

Jul 12, 2009

Mrs. Hilda Gainey French, 62, of 188 Tiny Lane, Rockingham died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at Durham Regional Hospital in Durham. Mrs. French was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Rockingham and was a licensed real estate sales agent for thirty-five years. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 am Wednesday, July 15th at First Presbyterian Church in Rockingham with...

Johnny Hughes

Johnny Hughes

Jul 7, 2009

Mr. Johnny Owen Hughes, beloved father and friend, 53, of Rockingham passed away on July 7, 2009 due to complications in the Burn Unit of Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. Johnny was born September 21, 1955 to Charles and Martha Currie Hughes. He graduated from Richmond Senior High School and served his country in the United States Navy. He was...

Boyd "Tony" Anthony Braddock

Boyd "Tony" Anthony Braddock

Jul 4, 2009

Boyd Anthony “Tony” Braddock, 60, of 153 McQueen St., Rockingham, died Saturday, July 04, 2009 at Firsthealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. Mr. Braddock was born March 14, 1949 in Richmond County, a son of the late Arthur Boyd and Ruth Jenkins Braddock. He was a member of West Rockingham United Methodist Church, Northside Volunteer Fire Department and was a brickmason. Surviving...

Lucille Reynolds Rhyne

Lucille Reynolds Rhyne

Jul 3, 2009

Mrs. Betty Lucille Reynolds Rhyne, 80, of 267 E. Church St. Ellerbe, died Friday, July 3, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Rhyne was born August 29, 1928 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Carson Esther and Grace Gibson Reynolds. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Ellerbe and had retired from Gilead Manufacturing Co. in Mt....

Sandra Lynch

Sandra Lynch

Jun 27, 2009

Sandra Diane Shoe Lynch, 39, passed away on June 27, 2009 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Sandra was the daughter of SFC James L. Shoe and Deena Honeycutt Maree. Sandra resided on Mount Olive Church Rd. with her faithful husband of twenty years, David A. Lynch and her beautiful, loving seven year old daughter, Kayla...

Rae Myrl Nicholson

Rae Myrl Nicholson

Jun 26, 2009

Rae Myrl Nicholson, 69, of 141 Sloping Curve Dr. Hamlet, died Friday, June 26, 2009 at Hospice Haven. She was born June 29, 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland a daughter of the late Frank Herbert and Virginia Ruth Simpson. She retired from school teaching from Baltimore City Public Schools and later substituted in the Richmond County Schools. She was a member...

Kay Beukema

Kay Beukema

Jun 20, 2009

Kathryn Schermerhorn Beukema, 87, of Pinehurst died Saturday, June 20, 2009 at home in the care of Richmond County Hospice. She was born to the late George F. and Edith Shermerhorn, January 22, 1922 in Detroit, Michigan. Kay was married to the late John Fredrick Beukema. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Linda Wood. Kay is survived by...

LouEsther McLeod Moore

LouEsther McLeod Moore

Jun 16, 2009

R. LouEsther McLeod Moore, 75, of Rockingham, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Moore was born August 28, 1933 in Chesterfield County, SC., a daughter of the late Walter and Rosa Huggins McLeod. She had worked in textiles for over 40 years with Beaunit Manufacturing Company and Avondale Mills. Her husband, Lloyd (...

Baxter McLendon McQueen

Baxter McLendon McQueen

Jun 16, 2009

Baxter McLendon McQueen, 89, of McCall Rd., Ellerbe, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at his home. Mr. McQueen was born November 20, 1919 in Richmond County, a son of the late James Carl and Beulah Jenkins McQueen. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and was a farmer. His wife, Edna Manship McQueen, brother, Bernie McQueen, and sisters, Margie...

Kevin Griggs

Kevin Griggs

Jun 16, 2009

Mr. Kevin Lindsey Griggs, 29, of 55 Power Plant Rd., Lilesville died Tuesday, June 16th at Anson Community Hospital in Wadesboro. He was born November 16, 1979 in Richmond County, a son of Ronald Griggs and Denise Speight Griggs Phillips. Funeral services will be conducted 12:00 PM Saturday, June 20, 2009 in the Colonial Chapel of Carter Funeral Home in...

Alice Melton Richey

Alice Melton Richey

Jun 14, 2009

Mrs. Alice Melton Snead Richey, 76, of 136 Henry Snead Rd., Rockingham, died Sunday, June 14, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Memorial Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Richey was born September 25, 1932 in Lenoir County, NC , a daughter of the late Curtis and Louise Jones Melton. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, where she was active in the...

Thomas Peek

Thomas Peek

Jun 14, 2009

Mr. Thomas Victor ‘Sonny’ Peek, 76, of 237 Farmstead Court, Rockingham died Sunday, June 14, 2009 at First Health Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. He was born August 16, 1932, a son of the late Emory and Beatrice Peek Mr. Peek was a graduate of the Alabama Christian College with a degree in Biblical Studies. He was a veteran of the...

Carolyn Hollingsworth

Carolyn Hollingsworth

Jun 13, 2009

Mrs. Carolyn Comer Hollingsworth, 90, resident of Rockingham Manor for four years, and formerly of Ellerbe, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Sandhills Regional Hospital in Hamlet. She was born October 2, 1918 in Spartanburg, SC, a daughter of the late Mack and Calla Tallant Comer. Mrs. Hollingsworth was a member of First United Methodist Church in Ellerbe, was a...

Wilbur Ash Saunders

Wilbur Ash Saunders

Jun 12, 2009

Mr. Wilbur A. Saunders, 86, of Charlotte, formerly of Rockingham, died Friday, June 12, 2009 at Lawyers Glenn Retirement Living Center in Charlotte. Mr. Saunders was born September 24, 1922 in Anson County, a son of the late Jess and Idean Pickett Saunders. He attended Matthews United Methodist Church, previously of Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Rockingham and had served...

Shirley Ann Causey

Shirley Ann Causey

Jun 11, 2009

Shirley Ann Causey, 65, of Ellerbe, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. Ms. Causey was born July 25, 1943 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Isaac and Flora Guinn Causey. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and had been a PBX operator at Hamlet Hospital. Surviving are sons, Paul Thomas Capel,...

George Henry Maddry

George Henry Maddry

Jun 11, 2009

Mr. George Henry Maddry, 86, of 203 Garrett St. Rockingham, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Maddry was born November 22, 1922 in Durham County, a son of the late Avel and Harley Williams Maddry. He had served his country in the US Army during World War II. He had retired from Seaboard...

Margaret Campbell

Margaret Campbell

Jun 9, 2009

Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Campbell, 83, of Hwy. 1 S., Rockingham died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. She was born July 21, 1925 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Julian and Blevin Gibson Gaddy. Mrs. Campbell was retired from Burlington Industries with thirty-five years of service and was an active member of Trinity United Methodist...

Billie Ruth Coco

Billie Ruth Coco

Jun 7, 2009

Mrs. Billie Ruth McKay Coco, 80, of Gloversville, NY, formerly of Rockingham, died Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, NY. Mrs. Coco was born January 19, 1929 in Richmond County, NC, the daughter of the late Archibald McKay and Thelma Barbour McKay Crumbley. Billie married USN 1st Class Petty Officer Louis J. Coco of Johnstown, NY in...

Herbert Thacker Bradley, Jr

Herbert Thacker Bradley, Jr

Jun 4, 2009

Herbert Thacker “ Pete” Bradley, Jr., 72, of 195 W. Hwy 74 Rockingham, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at his home. Pete was born January 30, 1937 in Richmond County, a son of the late Herbert Thacker and Bluebird Rich Bradley. He served his country in the US Air Force, attended Sweet Haven Church and was the former owner and...

Charles Arthur Bricker

Charles Arthur Bricker

Jun 3, 2009

Charles Arthur Bricker, 90, of 115 Keith Ave., Rockingham, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mr. Bricker was born February 5, 1919 in Slate Lick, PA, a son of the late Arthur Leroy and Jennie Maude Blaine Bricker. Mr. Bricker served his country during World War II in the United States Army, serving in...

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