Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Pauline Pulley Ivey
Apr 13, 2018
Pauline Pulley Ivey, 110, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at Richmond Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Hamlet. Mrs. Ivey was born February 2, 1908 in Johnston County, NC. She had been employed in textiles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ivey; children, John Ivey and Ruth Hawkins and granddaughter, Penny...
Jane Hollingsworth Shirk
Apr 7, 2018
Jane Hollingsworth Shirk, 83, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday , April 7, 2018 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital – Richmond Campus in Rockingham.
Mrs. Shirk was born July 13, 1934 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Gilbert Charles and Mima Virginia Steen Hollingsworth. She had attended the Church of God of Prophecy and retired from American Greetings. She...
Nancy Batten Edwards
Apr 7, 2018
On Saturday, April 7, 2018, surrounded by her loving family, Nancy Lee Batten Edwards entered into heaven to be with her Lord and Savior. She was a precious wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Edwards was born June 10, 1931 in Johnston County, NC, a daughter of the late Garland and Dora Peedin Batten. She was a member of Victory Baptist...
Judy Sasser Richardson
Apr 4, 2018
Judy Sasser Richardson, 74, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at FirstHealth Hospice House in West End.
Mrs. Richardson was born February 24, 1944 in Anson County, a daughter of the late John & Mary Colon Newton Sasser. She was a graduate of Ellerbe High School, Class of 1962, Wingate College and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Following...
Walter Franklin Pankey
Apr 4, 2018
Walter Franklin Pankey, 78, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.
Mr. Pankey was born November 15, 1939 in Richmond County, a son of the late Claude and Elizabeth Chappell Pankey. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and co/owner of Pankey and Sons Hauling.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara Williams...
Bonnie Powell Leviner
Apr 2, 2018
Bonnie Powell Leviner, 52, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.
Bonnie was born February 13, 1966 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Dewey and Alma Heaton Powell. She was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers,...
Wallace Arthur Nunn
Mar 31, 2018
Wallace McArthur Nunn, 75, of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Mr. Nunn was born February 7, 1943 in Richmond County, a son of the late James Rover and Beatrice Nunn Nunn. He had worked with Commonwealth Hosiery, retired from Refro Corporation and following retirement he had worked with the...
Roger Douglas Lovin
Mar 29, 2018
Roger Douglas Lovin, 72, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.
Roger was born December 24, 1945 in Richmond County, a son of the late Vernon McLean and Frances Tilley Lovin. He was a graduate of Ellerbe High School and Richmond Community College. He served his country in the US Army, stationed at Ft....
Octavia Jeanne Olive
Mar 26, 2018
Jeanne Octavia Olive, formerly of Ellerbe,passed away peacefully March 26, 2018 at Fox Hollow Senior Living, in Pinehurst, North Carolina. She was born April 19, 1927 to Dr. William Harvey Olive and Dr. Esther Lentz Olive, both practicing Chiropractors. Jeanne grew up in Ellerbe, NC. After graduating from Ellerbe High, Jeanne attended Meredith College, in Raleigh, receiving her BA in...
Sara Honeycutt McCormick
Mar 20, 2018
Sara Elizabeth Honeycutt McCormick, 78, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at her home.
Mrs. McCormick was born July 23, 1939 in Scotland County, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Mary Guinn Honeycutt. She had retired from Russell Harvell Manufacturing in Mt. Gilead. Surviving are her children, Kenneth McCormick, Brad McCormick and Sandra McCormick, all of Ellerbe,...
Richard Garland Conde
Mar 20, 2018
Richard Garland Conde, 59, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.
Mr. Conde was born December 17, 1958 in Cumberland County, a son of the late James Richard Conde and Willowdean Batten West. He had served his country in the US Army, was a member of Victory Baptist Church and had been employed...
Janet Johnson Hogan
Mar 18, 2018
With a smile on her face and a song in her heart, Janet Johnson Hogan gracefully entered into heaven on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Janet entered this world in Montgomery County, on March 26, one of 5 children born to Marvin and Elizabeth Kellis Johnson. She was a graduate of Candor High School and Wingate College, where she received her...
Annie Graham Bowman
Mar 18, 2018
Mrs. Annie Mae Graham Bowman, 80, of Bennettsville, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Pinehurst Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 7, 1937 in Marlboro County, a daughter of the late Shadie Huckabee and the late Grady Graham, and was raised by her maternal grandparents, Jesse Marvin and Mary Belle (Polly) Chavis Grant.
Mrs. Bowman was...
Leo Jackson "Jack" Frazier
Mar 17, 2018
Leo Jackson “Jack” Frazier, 85, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital – Richmond Campus in Rockingham.
Mr. Frazier was born August 1, 1932 in Richmond County, a son of the late James Marshall and Lydia Harward Frazier. He had retired from the US Air Force and also owned an auto body shop...
Lillie May McCormick Taylor
Mar 15, 2018
Lillie May McCormick Taylor, 93, of Rockingham, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 15, 2018.
Mrs. Taylor was born May 8, 1924 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Samuel Oscar and Ada Roseann Maness McCormick. She accepted Jesus as her savior when she was 8 years old. (John 3:16) and received the Gift of the...
Dorothy Perkins Benson
Mar 15, 2018
Dorothy Winford Perkins Benson, 87, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.
Mrs. Benson was born December 19, 1930 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late John Fletcher and Jeniss Elizabeth Cockman Perkins. She had attended Rockingham Wesleyan Church and for many years was the owner and operator of Hobby House and Hers...
Samuel Jerome Crabtree, IV
Mar 12, 2018
Samuel Jerome Crabtree, IV, 66, of Ellerbe, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018, at his home.
Samuel was born October 2, 1951, to the late Samuel Jerome Crabtree, III and Ellen Johnson Crabtree in Pittsburg, California. He worked for over 37 years for Thompson Arthur Paving Company. He was an avid wood worker and gardener. He was a loving...
Horace Ray Edwards
Mar 9, 2018
Horace Ray Edwards, 58, of Rockingham, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time at Carter Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Carter Funeral Home 705 S. Caroline Street, Rockingham, NC 28379.
Helen Marie Hollingsworth
Mar 7, 2018
Helen Marie Hollingsworth, 73, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Pruitt Health in Rockingham.
Ms. Hollingsworth was born April 29, 1944 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Charlie Wade and Edith Moore Hollingsworth. She was a longtime member of Ellerbe First United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...
Sarah Nichols Rush-Ussery
Mar 7, 2018
Sarah Nichols Rush-Ussery, 85, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at her home.
Mrs. Ussery was born July 31, 1932 in Stanly County, a daughter of the late George Winston and Mary Wincey Kimrey Nichols. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church and had been active in church missions. She had retired from Ellerbe Hatchery and following...
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