Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Penny Lavonne Wallace

Penny Lavonne Wallace

Oct 11, 2018

Penny Lavonne Wallace, 79 of Thomasville, passed away on Thursday October 11, 2018 peacefully at her home.

Penny was born on January 22, 1939 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, daughter of the late Joseph Wilson and Dorothy Mae (Porter) Russell.  She greatly enjoyed a career as a Country/Gospel music singer and songwriter.  Penny's love for her family was only surpassed by...

James Edward Loftis

James Edward Loftis

Oct 11, 2018

James Edward Loftis

Rockingham - James Edward Loftis, 83, died peacefully Thursday

October 11, 2018 at Richmond County Hospice Haven.  

 

 Ed was born April 14, 1935 the son of James and Lillian Loftis.

He was retired from Bibb Company after 43 years of service and was an avid

fisherman and hunter.

 

In addition to his parents, Ed...

Rebecca Powell Metz

Rebecca Powell Metz

Oct 9, 2018

Rebecca Ann Powell Metz, 67, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at her home.

Mrs. Metz was born September 4, 1951 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Dewey J. and Alma Heaton Powell. She was a homemaker and loved to study the Bible. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Rodney Dean Dyson

Rodney Dean Dyson

Oct 6, 2018

Rodney Dean Dyson, 61, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018. Funeral services will be private.

Evelyn Laverne Hester

Evelyn Laverne Hester

Oct 6, 2018

 

Evelyn Laverne Hester, 82 passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Richmond Pines Rehab and Healthcare.

 

Evelyn was born August 3, 1936 in Phelps, Wisconsin the oldest daughter of Arvo and Helen Esque Sivola. Her siblings are Edna Matthis, Robert Sivola, John Sivola, James Sivola and Victor and Ralph Sivola , both deceased. When Evelyn was...

Jean Chavis Greene

Jean Chavis Greene

Oct 3, 2018

Jean Chavis Greene, 77, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Hospice Haven.

Mrs. Greene was born February 13, 1941 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Hilliard and Pearl Lee Chavis. She was a member of Cordova United Methodist Church and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Ollie Harding Wiggins

Ollie Harding Wiggins

Oct 3, 2018

Ollie Mae Harding Wiggins, 92, of Rockingham, went to be with her Lord and Savior, October 3, 2018, peacefully surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Mrs. Wiggins was born November 22, 1925 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Robert and Stella Carlisle Harding.  Ollie retired from Eckerd Drugs, loved her church, cooking for her family and her...

Raymond Howard Boyle

Raymond Howard Boyle

Sep 29, 2018

Raymond Howard Boyle, 69, of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at his home.

Mr. Boyle was born June 20, 1949 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, a son of the late Richard J. and Frances Baron Boyle. He had served his country in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and also in the US Army Reserves.  He had...

Mildred Honeycutt Moss

Mildred Honeycutt Moss

Sep 26, 2018

Mildred Honeycutt Moss, 73, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.Mrs. Moss was born August 13, 1945, a daughter of the late Wilbert and Mary Ann Guinn Honeycutt. She had retired from Sara Lee Hosiery after 45 years of service.

Surviving are her daughter, Charlene Moss Grant (Joey) of Rockingham; grandchildren, Jeffrey Lee Johnson,...

Clyde Leonard Mabe

Clyde Leonard Mabe

Sep 20, 2018

 

Clyde Leonard Mabe 92 of Charlotte, NC, passed away September 20, 2018 at Aldersgate. Clyde was born January 12, 1926 in Stokes County, NC a son of the late Terry and Clarice Bennett Mabe. Clyde was a retired employee of the dairy industry. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sons, David Lee Mabe and Toby...

Charles Roe Auman, Jr.

Charles Roe Auman, Jr.

Sep 20, 2018

  Charles Roe Auman, Jr., 88 of Jackson Springs, passed away September 20, 2018 at Sandy Ridge Memory Care. Charles was born on November 28, 1929 in Randolph County a son of the late Charles Roe and Minnie Freeman Auman.  Charles was a farmer, veteran of the US Air Force, employed by Pinehurst Chevrolet, NAPA Auto Parts, Sandhills Cycles...

Terry Wayne Pettitt

Terry Wayne Pettitt

Sep 6, 2018

Terry Wayne Pettitt, 58, of Rockingham, passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.  Terry was born on September 9, 1959 in Richmond County, a son of the late Charlie Frances and Fannie Bass Pettitt. Terry coached many recreational sports over the years with the Rockingham Parks and Recreation Department and was an...

Henry "Tommy" Thomas Sinclair, Jr

Henry "Tommy" Thomas Sinclair, Jr

Sep 1, 2018

Henry Thomas “Tommy” Sinclair, Jr., 63, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at his home.

Mr. Sinclair was born April 5, 1955 in Richmond County, a son of the late Henry Thomas and Janie Sheffield Sinclair. He was a member of Rockingham Wesleyan Church and worked with Flakeboard in Bennettsville, SC. He dearly loved his family and was...

Margaret Spivey Roberts

Margaret Spivey Roberts

Sep 1, 2018

Margaret Spivey Roberts, 72, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Hamlet House in Hamlet.

Mrs. Roberts was born December 2, 1945 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Harold Willard and Margaret Eva Currie Spivey. She had retired from Burlington Industries. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Eugene...

Jack Dempsey Hines, Jr

Jack Dempsey Hines, Jr

Aug 31, 2018

Jack D. Hines, Jr, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham.

Jack was born June 21, 1952, in Richmond County, a son of the late Jack Dempsey and Mary “Maggie” Singletary Hines. He had worked in accounting and restaurant management. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Gerald Curt Anderson

Gerald Curt Anderson

Aug 27, 2018

Gerald C. Anderson 

 

Gerald C. Anderson passed away on August 27, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio. He was born on April 2, 1933 to Robert Luther Anderson and Ida Corinne Caldwell of Curwensville, Pennsylvania.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Ruth (Campbell) and son, Gerald C. Anderson Jr.  He is survived by two daughters, Joyce A....

Mark Alan Sanford

Mark Alan Sanford

Aug 23, 2018

 

Mark Alan Sanford, 54 of Rockingham, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018. Mark was the son of the late Jimmy Ray Sanford  and of  Carolyn Layton Sanford Chavis. He was born on December 31, 1963 in Richmond County.  Mark worked at Omni Systems and was an active Boy Scout Leader. He was camping chairman, assistant district chairman,...

Mabel "Patsy" Barlow Jenkins

Mabel "Patsy" Barlow Jenkins

Aug 18, 2018

Mabel Barlow Jenkins “Patsy”, 96, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, August 18, 2018. She was born in Richmond, Virginia to Edgar Allan Barlow and Elizabeth Farmer Barlow on April 6, 1922. She graduated from Varina High School and went on to Madison College in Harrisonburg, Virginia where she was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority.

Patsy went...

Mary Smith Greene

Mary Smith Greene

Aug 18, 2018

Mary Magdalene Smith Greene, 81, of Mt. Gilead, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Stanly Manor in Albemarle.

Mrs. Greene was born January 29, 1937 in Montgomery County, a daughter of the late Henry Clay and Nannie Deberry Smith. She had retired from Autumn Care in Biscoe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Rev. Dennis "Denny" Glennon

Rev. Dennis "Denny" Glennon

Aug 18, 2018

Rev. Dennis Joseph “Denny” Glennon, 72, of Hamlet, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018 at his home.

Denny was born April 6, 1946 in Trenton, NJ, a son of the late Thomas and Virginia Clemmons Glennon. He was graduate of Duke Divinity School, and a United Methodist Minister having served Ellerbe First , Mt. Pleasant, Roberdell and Beaver Dam...

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