Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Bennie Sue Mathis Stirk

Bennie Sue Mathis Stirk

Apr 12, 2017

Bennie Sue Mathis Stirk, 86, of 121 Hollywood Lane, Rockingham, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. She went peacefully, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Stirk was born November 21, 1930, in Jackson County, NC, a daughter of the late James W. and Chassie Deitz Mathis. She retired as a secretary with Burlington Industries....

Henry Williams Thomas

Henry Williams Thomas

Apr 10, 2017

Henry Williams Thomas 89, of Rockingham, NC passed away Monday, April 10, 2017 at UNC Hospitals. Henry was born on July 25, 1927 in Richmond County a son of the late Henry Lee Thomas and Ethel Williams Thomas. He served his country in the U S Army from 1945 – 1947. He was retired from J.P. Stevens, was a graduate...

Joyce Kelly Brady

Joyce Kelly Brady

Apr 6, 2017

Joyce Kelly Brady, 66, of Asheboro, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Mrs. Brady was born December 20, 1950 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late John Oscar and Pauline Tucker Kelly. She had worked with J.C. Penny and retired from Merle Norman. Surviving are her husband, Michael W. Brady of...

Mary Margaret Herring Taylor

Mary Margaret Herring Taylor

Apr 6, 2017

Mary Margaret Herring Taylor, 88, of Bennettsville, SC, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mrs. Taylor was born July 3, 1928 in Marlboro County, SC, a daughter of the late Sandy and Annie Caulder Herring. She had worked with Nick’s Drive-In, loved flowers, sewing, crocheting and find-a-word puzzles. In addition to her parents, she was...

Roland "R.H." Hampton Jones, Jr

Roland "R.H." Hampton Jones, Jr

Apr 3, 2017

Roland Hampton Jones, Jr., 83, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. R.H. was born October 24, 1933 in Anson County, a son of the late Roland Hampton and Julia Mae Tarlton Jones. He had served his country in the US Army, was a member of West Rockingham United Methodist Church and retired from...

Jewell Ballard Lockhart

Jewell Ballard Lockhart

Apr 2, 2017

Jewell Ballard Lockhart, 92, of Ellerbe, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Lockhart was born August 16, 1924 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late John Oscar and Laura Lillie Lisk Ballard. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Ellerbe, had worked with Commonwealth Hosiery for 30 years and...

Elizabeth Ann Wilson Morin

Elizabeth Ann Wilson Morin

Mar 29, 2017

Elizabeth Ann Wilson Morin, 67, of Hamlet, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Morin was born May 7, 1949 in Moore County, a daughter of the late Jack Edward Wilson and the late Daisy Lee Williams Wilson Black. She had retired as a hotel manager. Surviving are her children, Charlotte Morin Tomeski of Vass, Leon Duke...

Michael Jerome Benoist

Michael Jerome Benoist

Mar 29, 2017

Michael Jerome Benoist, 53, of Rockingham, formerly of Indianapolis, IN, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Mr. Benoist was born June 1, 1963 in Cumberland County, a son of Christine Edwards Benoist Maree and the late James Clayton Benoist. He attended Abundant Life Church and had worked as a machinist Surviving are his wife,...

Velva Grant Hamilton

Velva Grant Hamilton

Mar 28, 2017

Ms Velva Grant Hamilton, 92, of Cordova, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Hospice Haven. She was born December 31, 1924 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Jesse Marvin and Mary Belle (Polly) Chavis Grant. Ms. Hamilton was a retired textile worker from Klopman Mills. She was an avid gardener, loved to paint, consume a book...

Helen Carlton

Helen Carlton

Mar 26, 2017

Helen Gertrude Carlton, 82, of Rockingham, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family. Helen was born on July 26, 1934 in Hartsville, SC a daughter of the late Preston and Alma Stratton Dority. Surviving are her children, Linda Freeman, Eugene Milton Player, Jr., Donnie Wayne Player, Deborah Louise Williams, Dorothy Helen Shirley, Katherine...

Shirley Brock Montgomery

Shirley Brock Montgomery

Mar 22, 2017

Shirley Brock Boan Montgomery, 74, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mrs. Montgomery was born December 19, 1942 in Chesterfield County, SC, a daughter of the late Ruby Brock Garris. She was a member of First Assembly of God, where she was Sunday School manager and had retired as an apartment manager in...

Josephine Covington Russell

Josephine Covington Russell

Mar 22, 2017

Josephine Covington Russell, 88, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Fox Hollow in Pinehurst. Mrs. Russell was born August 31, 1928 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Edward Judson and Mozelle Warner Covington. She was a member of Saron Baptist Church, where she had been a Sunday School teacher and a member of the WMU....

Harlan Eugene Joyce

Harlan Eugene Joyce

Mar 21, 2017

Harlan Eugene Joyce, 82, of Ellerbe, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at his home. Mr. Joyce was born September 21, 1934 in Stokes County, a son of the late Charlie and Leanna Darnell Joyce. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Ellerbe and the Laurinburg and Ellerbe Lions Clubs. He had worked with Sinclair Building Supply and...

Vickie Gail Eastridge

Vickie Gail Eastridge

Mar 19, 2017

Vickie Gail Eastridge, 48, of Cordova, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at her mother’s home. Vickie was born January 14, 1969 in Carter County, TN, a daughter of Ruth Winters Eastridge and the late James Albert Eastridge. She was employed by ITG. Surviving are her mother, Ruth W. Eastridge of Rockingham; life-partner, Jennifer Six of Cordova; brother, Tony Eastridge...

Edward Lee Poplin

Edward Lee Poplin

Mar 15, 2017

Edward Lee Poplin, 80, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at his home. Mr. Poplin was born October 3, 1936 in Richmond County, a son of the late Oscar Underwood and Jessie Lee Leviner Poplin. He was a member of Touch of Grace Free Will Baptist Church, had served his country in the US Marine Corps and the...

Hilde Kumpf Parker

Hilde Kumpf Parker

Mar 14, 2017

Hildegard Kumpf “Hilde” Parker, 93, of Rockingham passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mrs. Parker was born September 15, 1923 in Ludwigshafen, Germany, a daughter of the late Michael and Anna Arnold Kumpf. She was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church and had retired from Gilead Manufacturing. In addition to her parents, she was...

Ruby Horne Benoist

Ruby Horne Benoist

Mar 13, 2017

Ruby Horne Benoist, 85, of Rockingham, surrounded by her family, went peacefully to her heavenly home on March 13, 2017. Mrs. Benoist was born November 8, 1931, in Chesterfield County, SC, a daughter of the late Bert and Cora Cassidy Horne. She attended Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church and had retired from Clark Equipment Company. She will be remembered as...

Lottie Ruth McDonald

Lottie Ruth McDonald

Mar 13, 2017

Lottie Ruth McDonald, 95, of Rockingham, went to be with her Lord, Monday, March 13, 2017 at her home, surrounded by family and friends. Mrs. McDonald was born October 14, 1921 in Chesterfield County, SC, a daughter of the late Joseph and Emma Elizabeth McDougald Guinn. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church. She worked for many years with...

Jerry Allen Turley

Jerry Allen Turley

Mar 9, 2017

Jerry A. Turley, 65 , formerly of Rockingham, formerly of West Palm Beach, FL, was called to heaven on March 9, 2017. Jerry was a Fellowship Degree of Honor member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge #994. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Kathleen Turley and brother, Edward Turley. He is survived by the love...

Vernon Belton McDonald, Jr

Vernon Belton McDonald, Jr

Mar 8, 2017

Vernon Belton McDonald, Jr., 77, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at his home. Mr. McDonald was born September 15, 1939 in Richmond County, a son of the late Vernon Belton and Blanche Purvis McDonald. He was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and had worked with Aleo Manufacturing, Clark Equipment Company, Fruit of the Loom and...

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