Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
James Franklin Hicks, Jr.
Jun 16, 2019
James (Jim) Franklin Hicks, Jr., 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at his home in Corneillus, NC.
Jim was born August 7, 1933 in Rockingham, North Carolina to James F. Hicks and Nettie Swink Hicks and is survived by three sons, three daughters in law, and three granddaughters, James Franklin Hicks III (wife Bernice and their...
Mitchell "Mickey" Wayne Cain
Jun 10, 2019
Mitchell Wayne “Mickey” Cain, 82, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019 at Richmond Pines in Hamlet.
Mr. Cain was born September 6, 1936 in Richmond County, a son of the late William Joseph and Ruth Henry Cain. He retired from Merita Bakery after 30 years of service and then worked with Sunbeam Bakery for several years. In...
James Clarence Terry
Jun 9, 2019
James Clarence Terry, 87, of Rockingham went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 9, 2019.
Mr. Terry was born June 24, 1931 in Richmond County, a son of the late Claude and Dora Pearl Oliver Terry. He was a longtime member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Rockingham and had retired from Owens Illinois. He was...
Carson A Bryant
Jun 8, 2019
Carson Allen Bryant, 81, of Rockingham, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 8, 2019.
Mr. Bryant was born December 24, 1937 in Anson County, a son of the late Will Tucker and Laura Bryant Price. He was a member of Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church and had retired from BV Hedrick. He was...
Billie Jean Ussery
May 30, 2019
Billie Jean Hendrix Ussery passed peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus on May 30, 2019. She was born in Pageland, SC on January 29,1927 to the late Palmer and Ethel Hendrix.
She was a devoted wife and mom and loved to cook for her family. She enjoyed quilting and traveling this country with her husband. She was retired...
William Dewitt Faulk, Sr.
May 27, 2019
William Dewitt Faulk, Sr., 78, of Rockingham entered into heaven on Monday, May 27, 2019.
Dewitt was born June 1, 1940 in Richmond County, a son of the late Murray Cleveland and Eunice Elizabeth Faulk. He served his country in the US Army and the North Carolina National Guard for a total of 37 years. He also retired from...
Roy Lester Gibson, Jr
May 27, 2019
Roy Lester Gibson, Jr., 77, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, May 27, 2019 at his home.
Mr. Gibson was born July 10, 1941 in Richmond County, a son of the late Roy Lester and Roberta Poythress Gibson. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and retired as President of Richmond Yarns. In addition to his parents, he...
Myrtle Deloris Darnell
May 24, 2019
Myrtle Odom Darnell, 67, of Ellerbe, passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 24, 2019, at PruittHealth in Rockingham. A native of Richmond County, she was born June 28, 1951, the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt Odom and Geneva Brown Odom. She was the widow of the late Ralph Douglas Darnell, Sr. who passed away in 2007. Mrs. Darnell was a...
Margaret "Lou" Lucille Covington
May 24, 2019
Commander Margaret Lucille Covington (Lou) USN Ret. passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019, at Scotia Village in Laurinburg, NC. She was born January 9, 1919, and had celebrated her 100th birthday last January. Lou was the daughter of Thomas L. and Sue Thomas Covington who preceded her in death along with an infant brother and two sisters, Marty T....
Nina Hatcher Moore
May 19, 2019
Nina Hatcher Moore
Nina Bell Hatcher Moore, 87, of Rockingham passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Hospice Haven. She was born on August 10, 1931 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Ellis Hatcher and Sallie Mae Griffin Hatcher. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Moore, a...
Hattie Clafton McQueen
May 17, 2019
Hattie Clafton McQueen, 83 of Ellerbe, passed away on May 17, 2019 at the Greens at Pinehurst. Hattie was born on October 7, 1935 in Montgomery County the daughter of the late Johnnie William Boyles and Edna Earl Reynolds Boyles. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall Thomas McQueen, her son, Randall McQueen...
Debra Harriett (Jackson) Hash
May 17, 2019
Debra Harriett Jackson Hash, 56, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019. Debra was born July 3, 1962, in San Diego, California, a daughter of the late Harry V. Jackson and Grace Morgan Jackson Martin. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Caleb.
Her family moved to North Carolina when she was a child and she has remained...
Charlotte Doyle Shaw
May 16, 2019
Charlotte Doyle Shaw, 54, of Rockingham, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Hospice Haven. Charlotte was born on September 22, 1964 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Martin Hoyle Shaw and Pauline Collins Shaw . In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brothers, Henry Shaw, Jackie Martin, and Martin Hoyle.
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Leon Radford
May 11, 2019
Robert “Leon” Radford, 72, passed away at his home Saturday, May 11, 2019, surrounded by his loving family while under the care of Hospice. He was born in Scotland County on April 5, 1947, a son of the late Robert and Beaulah Sweat Radford. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Gerald Radford.
Leon served his country honorably...
William "Bill" Edward Watson
May 11, 2019
William Edward “Bill Watson, 62, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.
Bill was born May 25, 1956 in Richmond, VA, a son of the late Charles Francis and Ann Mary Reardon Watson. He had worked as an X-Ray and CT Tech at UNC Hospital, Richmond Memorial, Sandhills Regional and Southeastern General Hospitals. In...
Larry Gilbert Carter
May 8, 2019
Larry Gilbert Carter, 86, of Rockingham, completed his earthly journey Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
Mr. Carter was born December 26, 1932 in Anderson County, SC, a son of the late Gilbert Foster and Lois Evelyn Stowe Carter. Mr. Carter had served his country in the US Air Force. He was a member of Roberdel Baptist Church, where he had served...
Howard Eugene Richardson
May 7, 2019
Howard Eugene Richardson
Howard “Buck” Richardson, 78, of Rockingham passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital at Pinehurst. He was born on December 24, 1940 in Richmond County, NC a son of the late Lacy Roland and Irene Harriett Andrews Richardson. Buck was a US Army Veteran and was a refrigeration mechanic.
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Nellie Grace Martin McGee York
Apr 29, 2019
Nellie Grace Martin McGee York, 84 of Rockingham, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at Hospice Haven.
Nell was born May 24, 1934 in Scotland County, NC , a daughter of the late Ferd and Mary Holder Martin. She retired as a Bookkeeper/Secretary for Scotland Oil Company and was a homemaker. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist...
Graysn Nicole Robinson
Apr 27, 2019
Graysn Nicole Robinson, precious daughter of Jerry Allen Robinson and Amy Lanier Robinson died as a result of a tragic accident Saturday, April 27, 2019. Graysn was born August 6, 2017, and was the sister of Zachary Patton and Natalie Robinson. Graysn loved being outdoors and playing with others. She also enjoyed eating ice and ice cream.
In addition...
Louise McInnis Jordan
Apr 25, 2019
Louise Jordan, 89, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019.
She was born Mary Louise McInnis on December 16, 1929, the oldest child of Willie and Jessie Rush McInnis. She grew up on the family farm in Norman and had many wonderful childhood memories of happy times in the country with her siblings and extended family. Eventually she...
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