Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Billy Wayne Bingham
Sep 13, 2017
Billy Wayne Bingham, 63 of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Bingham was born September 20, 1953 in Union County, a son of the late Joseph and Ruth Mae Richardson Bingham. He was a member of Outreach for Jesus and Abundant Life Church and had worked with Sara Lee Hosiery. Surviving...
Lura Joann Wilson Byers
Sep 12, 2017
Lura Joann Wilson Byers, 79, of Albemarle, NC, formerly of Rockingham, NC and Ashland, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Mrs. Byers was born December 15, 1937 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late George T. and Nayrilla Dunn Wilson. She had been a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Ashland, Ohio, had worked with...
Carl Jackson Anderson
Sep 10, 2017
Carl Jackson Anderson, 81 of Rockingham, was welcomed into the loving arms of God on Sunday, September 10, 2017. Mr. Anderson was a1955 graduate of Rockingham High School and he retired from CSX Railroad in 1998. He was a member of the First United Methdoist Church, where he was active in the Ledbetter Mens Bible Class and the Merry Makers...
Marie East McQueen
Sep 3, 2017
Marie East McQueen, 81, of Derby, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 in Pinehurst. Mrs. McQueen was born September 26, 1935 in Red Springs, NC, a daughter of the late Sam Jones and Helen McPhaul East. She had graduated from Ellerbe High School, Class of 1953 and was owner of McQueen Century Old Farm in Derby. In addition to her...
Roger James Green
Sep 3, 2017
Roger James Green, 65, of Ellerbe, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Green was born July 7, 1952 in Richmond County, a son of the late Lonnie James and Agnes Ola Moore Green. He had taught Middle School Math and Science and retired from the US Postal Service. Surviving are his wife,...
Agnes McCormick Treece Whittington
Sep 2, 2017
Agnes Adaline McCormick Treece Whittington, 91, of Ellerbe passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Morrison Manor in Laurinburg. Mrs. Whittington was born November 24, 1925 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late John W. and Laura Jane Talbert McCormick. She had attended Ellerbe First Presbyterian Church and had farmed most of her life. In addition to her parents,...
Treva Lawson Chappell
Aug 31, 2017
Treva Mary Lawson Chappell, 88, of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living in Candor. Mrs. Chappell was born February 2, 1929 in Stokes County, a daughter of the late William Robert and Daisy Ellen Bibey Lawson. She was a homemaker and farmer’s wife and attended New Hope Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...
Eugene McCaskill Poston
Aug 29, 2017
Eugene McCaskill Poston, 77, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at his home. Mr. Poston was born March 2, 1940 in Richmond County, a son of the late Cleveland Poston and Gladys Henry Poston Hinson. He had served in the North Carolina National Guard for over 28 years, worked with Clark Equipment Company and had retired from the...
Alice Evaleen Albert
Aug 26, 2017
Alice Evaleen Albert Alice Evaleen Keen Albert, 78, of Rockingham passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital. Alice was born April 6, 1939 in Richlands, Virginia the daughter of the late Archie Bascom and Ada Estelle Vance Keen. Alice was a member of Southside Baptist Church and was a retired seamstress. In addition to her...
Mary Ellen Swaim Kindley
Aug 23, 2017
Mary Ellen Swaim Kindley passed away Wednesday, August 23, at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Born February 18, 1928, in Liberty, NC, Mary Ellen was the daughter of the late Joe Clark and Bertha Curtis Swaim. With the approach of WWII and difficult times associated with war, the Swaim family relocated from Liberty to Asheboro when Mary Ellen was in fourth...
Peggy Sue Alden Taylor
Aug 20, 2017
Peggy Sue Alden Taylor, 80, of Wedgefield, SC, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Taylor was born April 28, 1937, in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Crawford Amasa and Lillie Mae Campbell Alden. She was a graduate of Rockingham High School and retired secretary for the US Department of the Treasury. In addition to...
Joseph & Katherine Cassidy
Aug 20, 2017
Joseph Andrew “Joey” Cassidy, 26 and Katherine Cole “Katie” Floyd Cassidy, 23, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017. Joey was born March 30, 1991 in Moore County, a son of Frankie Cassidy and Alice Seagraves Hall. Katie was born May 21, 1994 in Moore County, a daughter of Benjamin Steve Floyd and Melinda Maples Floyd. Joey had worked with Superior...
Jane Little Pittman
Aug 17, 2017
Jane Little Pittman was born September 8, 1924 in Clinton, S.C., the only child of John W. and Irene Curlee Little. She died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at her home. Jane graduated from Clinton High School in 1941, and followed her mother in going to Winthrop College (now University), where she majored in Home Economics and graduated in 1945. Jane...
Charles Everett Benoist
Aug 17, 2017
Charles Everett Benoist, 74, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Benoist was born February 8, 1943 in Richmond County, a son of the late Clyde Ledbetter and Nancy Catherine Watts Benoist. He attended Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church and had retired from ITG Industries. In addition to his parents, he...
Arthur Ralph Smith
Aug 15, 2017
Arthur Ralph Smith, 59, of Ellerbe, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Smith was born December 14, 1957 in Richmond County, a son of the late Ralph and Iris “Nealie” Shular Smith. He was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church, Ellerbe Rescue Squad, and had worked with Robinsons Auto Diesel. Surviving are...
Robert Malcolm Smith
Aug 15, 2017
Robert Malcolm Smith, 90, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Brookdale Pinehurst. Mr. Smith was born September 23, 1926 in Wayne County, a son of the late Thad and Laura Smith. He was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Rockingham where he was a member of the Baraca Sunday School Class and had been an...
Rev. Thomas "Tommy" F. West
Aug 14, 2017
Rev. Thomas “Tommy” Franklin West, 83, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 at his home. Rev. West was born November 28, 1933 in Hoke County, a son of the late George F. and Hattie Boyette West. He had served his country in the US Army during the Korean War and pastored Fellowship Independent Baptist Church. In addition to...
Robert "Bob" Ward Durden
Aug 13, 2017
Robert “Bob” Ward Durden, 60, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 at his home. Mr. Durden was born April 19, 1957 in Bethesda, Maryland, a son of the late Dr. Charles Spurgeon and Ruth Ward Durden. He had been employed with Plastek Industries. Surviving are his daughter, Kelly Durden Monroe (Ben) of Ellerbe; grandchildren, Karlee Butler and Benjamin...
Billy Weldon Rainwater, Jr
Aug 9, 2017
Billy Weldon Rainwater, Jr., 65, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at his home. Mr. Rainwater was born December 15, 1951 in Richmond County, a son of the late Billy Weldon and Lucy Mae Grice Rainwater. He had retired as a salesman with R. W. Goodman Company. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Bruce "Tommy" Thomas Goodwin
Aug 7, 2017
Bruce Thomas “Tommy” Goodwin, 87, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mr. Goodwin was born June 15, 1930 in Richmond County, a son of the late John Woosley and Ida Hinson Goodwin. He was a member of Community Church where he had served on the Finance Committee and as a deacon. He had...
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