Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Carrie Pankey

Carrie Pankey

Feb 14, 2009

Mrs. Carrie Lee Pankey, 92, formerly of 261 County Home Rd., Rockingham went home to be with her Lord Saturday, February 14, 2009 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. She was born August 8, 1916 in Montgomery County, a daughter of the late Johnny and Nonnie Johnson Parks. Mrs. Pankey was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. She was...

Buford McFayden

Buford McFayden

Feb 13, 2009

William Buford McFayden, 74, of 3211 Hwy 220 North, Ellerbe died Friday, February 13, 2009 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. He was born March 3, 1934 in Richmond County, a son of the late Lonnie A. and Lessie Harris McFayden. Mr. McFayden was a member of Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church. He was retired with over thirty-five years...

Versie McGee

Versie McGee

Feb 13, 2009

Mrs. Versie Flowers McGee, 95, of Rockingham died Friday, February 13, 2009 at Bermuda Commons Nursing and Rehab Center in Advance, NC. She was born January 31, 1914 in Andrews, NC, a daughter of the late Cornelius Austin Cannon and Mary Norton Cannon. Mrs. McGee had been a member of East Rockingham Pentecostal Church. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00...

Rev. Douglas Stirk

Rev. Douglas Stirk

Feb 9, 2009

Rev. Douglas Jennings Stirk, 86, of 121 Hollywood Lane, Rockingham went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Monday, February 9, 2009. He went peacefully, surrounded by his family. Rev. Stirk was born January 13, 1923 in Bennettsville, SC, the son of the late Elton Stirk and Shadie Grant Stirk Davie. Rev. Stirk served in the United...

Carrye Thomas Grant

Carrye Thomas Grant

Feb 6, 2009

Carrye Thomas Grant, 94 of Rockingham, died Friday, February 06, 2009 at Hospice Haven. Mrs. Grant was born July 24, 1914 in Wake County. She was a member of West Rockingham United Methodist Church and a homemaker. Her husband, Zeb Willard “Bill” Grant preceded her in death. Surviving are a niece, Bernice Pate, special friends, Sandy Rainwater, who was like...

Robert Bryan Mohn

Robert Bryan Mohn

Feb 5, 2009

Robert Bryan Mohn, 68, of 491 Lee Thee Church Rd. Ellerbe, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Mohn was born September 5, 1940 in New Bern, NC a son of the late Richard and Lillian McClackin Mohn. He was a member of Cartledge Creek Baptist Church and retired from Commercial Credit (now Citi...

Mattie McDonald Puckett

Mattie McDonald Puckett

Feb 5, 2009

Mattie McDonald Puckett, 88, of 139 Gibson Nursery Rd., Ellerbe, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Sandhills Regional Medical Center in Hamlet. Mrs. Puckett was born August 2, 1920 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Archie McDonald. She was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church and a Homemaker. Her husband, William Riley Puckett, and her...

Grace Watts Johnson

Grace Watts Johnson

Feb 3, 2009

Mrs. Grace Watts Johnson, 85 of Rockingham Manor died Tuesday February 3, 2009. She was born April 25 1923 a daughter of the late Rev. Ed M. and Rose Ann Lampley Watts. She worked as a cloth mender at J. P. Stevens Mill. Mrs. Johnson attended Harvest Ministries She was preceded in death by her husband James Clay Johnson and...

Ann Barrington

Ann Barrington

Feb 2, 2009

Mrs. Ann Safrit Barrington, 72, of 605 Hylan Avenue, Hamlet died Monday, February 2, 2009 at her home. She was born July 7, 1936 in Guilford County, a daughter of the late Arnold and Mildred Meredith King Safrit. Mrs. Barrington was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church in Hamlet. She attended UNC-Greensboro and then the Bowman...

Grace Oliver Flythe

Grace Oliver Flythe

Jan 30, 2009

Mrs. Grace O. Flythe, 80, of Spruce Pine N.C formally of Rockingham died January 30, 2009 at Brian’s Health Rehabilitation Center in Spruce Pine N.C. Mrs. Flythe was born March 18, 1928 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Dewey and Edith Lear Oliver. She was a weaver in the textile industry. She was preceded in death by her...

Faye Jordan

Faye Jordan

Jan 29, 2009

Mrs. Faye Wilson Jordan of Ellerbe died peacefully with her family by her bedside at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst on Thursday, January 29, 2009 after a brief illness. Faye was born June 21, 1940 in Salisbury, NC to the late Clyde and Julia Gaskey Wilson. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Ralph Wilson; a sister,...

Annabel Gilliam Lassiter

Annabel Gilliam Lassiter

Jan 29, 2009

Annabel Gilliam Lassiter, 90, lovingly known as “Gran” went home to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, January 29, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. She lived with her daughter, Margaret Peninger and husband Jim at 332 Lawson Lane, Rockingham, NC. Annabel was born September 23, 1918, a daughter of the late Charles and Mottie Lampley Gilliam. She was...

Teresa Bowman Erby

Teresa Bowman Erby

Jan 29, 2009

Mrs. Teresa Bowman Erby, 51 of 103 Jayson St. Rockingham died Thursday January 29, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. She was born in Richmond County, August 2, 1957 a daughter of the late Arthur and Johnsie Boone Bowman. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Shepherd Chapel. A memorial service will be held Monday at 2:00 pm...

Elsie Webb

Elsie Webb

Jan 24, 2009

Mrs. Elsie Lunceford Webb, 74, of 5579 US Hwy 1 North, Wallace, SC died Saturday, January 24, 2009 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. She was born December 13, 1934 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Will and Hattie Lee Lunceford. Mrs. Webb was a homemaker, having chosen to stay at home with her grandchildren. She...

Angela Kirby Snead

Angela Kirby Snead

Jan 19, 2009

Angela Kirby Snead, 43, of 154 Central Ave. Rockingham, died Monday, January 19, 2008 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte. Mrs. Snead was born March 5, 1965, a daughter of Lloyd Kirby and the late Carol Faircloth Roebuck. She was a homemaker. Her husband John Snead preceded her in death on July 12, 2008. Surviving are a son, Bryman Gomez,...

Ruby D. Norton

Ruby D. Norton

Jan 17, 2009

Funeral services for Mrs. Norton have been changed to 2:00 PM Wednesday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Ruby Dawkins Norton

Ruby Dawkins Norton

Jan 17, 2009

Mrs. Ruby Dawkins Norton, 101, of Rockingham, heard her heavenly father call her home on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at her daughter, Althea Brown’s home. Mrs. Norton was born October 30, 1907 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Henry and Ella Angeline Wilson Dawkins. She was the oldest member of East Rockingham First Pentecostal Holiness Church, which she...

Clancy C. Covington

Clancy C. Covington

Jan 15, 2009

Mr. Clancy C. Covington, 77, of Norman went to meet his Lord on Thursday, January 15, 2009, surrounded by his loving family Clancy was born April 26, 1931, in Richmond County a son of the late George Merrill and Fleta McIntyre Covington. He was a charter member of Ellerbe Fellowship Baptist Church and served on the first Board of Deacons....

Beulah Ankeney

Beulah Ankeney

Jan 11, 2009

Mrs. Beulah Frances Maloch Ankeney, 83, formerly of Pleasant Hill Church Road, Ellerbe died Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Britthaven of Hamlet. She was born March 30, 1925 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mattie Dawkins Forbis. Mrs. Ankeney was a homemaker. Mrs. Ankeney had been a resident of Britthaven and Somerset for several years. A...

Estelle Godfrey Wright

Estelle Godfrey Wright

Jan 10, 2009

Mrs. Estelle Godfrey Wright 93, of 326 Bowman Rd. Candor formally of Ellerbe died January 10, 2009 at Sandy Ridge Homes of Candor. She was a homemaker and was a member of 1st Baptist Church of Ellerbe. She was preceded in death by her husband James R. Wright and one son David Wright. Funeral services will be held at 2:00...

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