Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


James William "Jimmy" Raines

James William "Jimmy" Raines

Mar 20, 2019

James William “Jimmy” Raines, 24, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Duke University Hospital in Durham.

Jimmy was born October 1, 1994 in Moore County, a son of Jeff Raines and Kim Mullis Walker. He was a graduate of Richmond Early College, Class of 2013 and Embry Riddle Aeronautical School, Class of 2017. He was employed with...

Mary Summerford Wilson

Mary Summerford Wilson

Mar 19, 2019

Mary Summerford Wilson, 93, formerly of Ellerbe, passed away at her daughter’s home in Clayton (NC) Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Born June 21, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William and Lizzie Gibson Summerford and the widow of the late James Middleton Wilson (1920-1994).

Prior to retirement, she had worked in the textile industry. She was a...

William Davis Kelly

William Davis Kelly

Mar 19, 2019

William Davis Kelly, 72, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at his home.

Mr. Kelly was born February 17, 1947 in Loris, SC, a son of the late Lonnie J. and Beulah Tyler Kelly. He was a lifelong member of Shining Light Free Will Baptist Church, where he played guitar and had worked in textiles. In addition...

Michael Jodean Jones

Michael Jodean Jones

Mar 18, 2019

Michael Jodean Jones, 56, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 at his home.

Michael was born April 1, 1962 in Richmond, VA, a son of Joe Deen and Juanita Horton Jones of Austinville, VA. He was a member of Highland Acres Church of God and was employed with Monroe Small Engine in Rockingham.

Surviving in addition to...

Wilbur Kinchen Snipes

Wilbur Kinchen Snipes

Mar 13, 2019

Wilbur Kinchen Snipes, 77, of Ellerbe passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.

Wilbur was born August 18, 1941 in Robeson County, NC, a son of the late Albert and Aletha Bridgeman Snipes. He loved his church, Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, where he was a member and president of the Men’s group. One...

Margaret Cockman Barber

Margaret Cockman Barber

Mar 13, 2019

Margaret Cockman Barber, 89, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Barber was born December 14, 1929 in Richmond County, the daughter of the late Grady and Myrtle Childers Cockman. She was a graduate of Rockingham High School, Class of 1947 and was a longtime member of Community Church. She had been employed with JP...

Nellie Chavis Burr

Nellie Chavis Burr

Mar 12, 2019

Nellie Chavis Burr, 88, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.

Mrs. Burr was born November 27, 1930 in Marlboro County, SC , a daughter of the late Grady and Mary Williams Chavis . She was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church and loved spending time at her home in Myrtle Beach.  In addition to...

Mary Wilson Thomas

Mary Wilson Thomas

Mar 8, 2019

Mary Lou Wilson Thomas formerly of Ellerbe, NC passed away Friday at Pinelake Nursing Center in Carthage, NC. She was born in Richmond County,  on February 13, 1941 a daughter of the late R. W. Wilson and Daisy Blakely Wilson.

She is survived by her husband, Harvey Lee Thomas, her sons, Mark Thomas and wife Sharon, and Joe Thomas; four...

James Steven Greene

James Steven Greene

Mar 6, 2019

James Steven Greene, 52, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. 

Steven was born January 28, 1967 in Richmond County, the son of Johnnie Sims and the late Lacey F. Greene.

Surviving are his mother and step-father, Johnnie Sims Freeman and Charles Freeman of Rockingham; sister, Christy Webb of Rockingham; daughter...

Judy Biles McNeil-Long

Judy Biles McNeil-Long

Feb 21, 2019

Judy Biles McNeill Long, 77, of Hamlet, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

Judy was born September 4, 1941 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Lee Roy and Essie Josephine Rivers Biles. She had been a Lab Technician with Richmond Memorial Hospital and Hamlet Hospital. In addition to her parents,...

Margie Faye Taylor Stewart

Margie Faye Taylor Stewart

Feb 13, 2019

Margie Faye Stewart, 77, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at her home.

Mrs. Stewart was born October 28, 1941 in Richmond County, the daughter of the late Thurman Lewis and Beulah Mae Greer Taylor. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Free Will Baptist Church and had retired from Sara Lee Hosiery after over 40 years of...

Doris Marie Goodwin

Doris Marie Goodwin

Feb 11, 2019

  Doris Marie Goodwin, passed away Monday, February 11, 2019 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC.

Doris was born on February 28, 1939 in Richmond County, NC, a daughter of the late William Reid and Beulah Elizabeth Howell Webb.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Fred Goodwin.

She is...

Michael Curtis Bowers

Michael Curtis Bowers

Feb 8, 2019

Michael Curtis Bowers, 62, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at home.

Mr. Bowers was born January 2, 1957 in Richmond County, a son of the late Haywood and Kathryn Garris Bowers. He had been employed with Hood Packaging. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Deborah Horne Bowers.

Surviving are...

William Glenn Dawkins

William Glenn Dawkins

Feb 6, 2019

William Glenn Dawkins, 81 of Rockingham passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. He was born on July 15, 1937 in Richmond County, a son of the late William Lee Dawkins and Virginia McCaskill Dawkins. He was associated with Dawkins produce and later was a supervisor with the Bibb company.  William was...

Lucille Player Cannon

Lucille Player Cannon

Feb 6, 2019

Lucille Player Cannon, 88, of Rockingham, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 6, 2019.

Mrs. Cannon was born June 3, 1930 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Henry Player and Rev. Thelma Jacobs Player. She was a longtime member and worker of First Pentecostal Holiness Church and was longtime employee of the Diamond...

Linda Kay Seagraves

Linda Kay Seagraves

Feb 4, 2019

Linda Kay Seagraves, 67, of Ellerbe Passed away Monday, February 4, 2019 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital Richmond Campus. Linda was born on December 5, 1951 in Horry County, SC a daughter of the late Lindsey and Margie Campbell Hursey. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Kay Lewis.

She is survived...

Daniel Larry Parsons

Daniel Larry Parsons

Feb 2, 2019

Rev. Daniel Larry Parsons, 80, of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019 at his home. Rev. Parsons was born May 9, 1938 in Richmond County,  the son of the late D.C. and Marjorie Stutts Parsons. He had retired from Lucent Technologies and entered into the ministry. He retired again as pastor of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church in Chester, where...

Charlie Justice Jenkins

Charlie Justice Jenkins

Feb 1, 2019

Charlie Justice Jenkins, 68, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Charlie was born March 23, 1950 in Moore County, a son of the late Raymond and Hester Hamm Jenkins. He was a farmer and loved hunting, golf and most anything outdoors. Charlie was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend....

Ruby Boyette Speight

Ruby Boyette Speight

Jan 31, 2019

Ruby Boyette Speight, 92, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019.

Mrs. Speight was born August 10, 1926 in Richmond County, the daughter of Raymond and Adgie Graham Boyette. Ruby worked at Sara Lee and was a lifetime member of Community Church where she served as Sunday School teacher and choir director for over 50 years. She was a...

Vernon Franklin Baldwin

Vernon Franklin Baldwin

Jan 31, 2019

Vernon Franklin Baldwin, 84, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

Mr. Baldwin was born November 25, 1934 in Bladen county, a son of the late Robert Lee Baldwin and Viola Thompson Ross.  He had retired from Servco as a station manager and later worked with Vondrell Manufacturing. He was also an...

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