Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Patricia Herring Boyette

Patricia Herring Boyette

Sep 29, 2016

Patricia Carol Herring Boyette, 83, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Richmond Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Hamlet. Mrs. Boyette was born January 30, 1933 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Earl Hebra and Addie Bell Bellamy Herring. She was a longtime member of Community Church and a graduate of the Hamlet School Of...

Elizabeth Claire McInnis

Elizabeth Claire McInnis

Sep 22, 2016

Miss Elizabeth Claire McInnis, 96, passed away on Thursday September 22 at her home near Norman, NC. She was born April 20, 1920 at her family homeplace near Norman and lived there, and later in her own home nearby, all of her life. She was the youngest and last surviving of the twelve children of John Alexander and Mary Helen...

William Lawrence Gainey

William Lawrence Gainey

Sep 21, 2016

William Lawrence Gainey, age 74, of Rockingham, North Carolina went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital. Lawrence was born on January 9, 1942 in Rockingham, North Carolina to William and Anna Bell Gainey. He was a lifelong hunter, fisherman and felt blessed to live in Richmond County. He is...

Ann Elizabeth Trollinger

Ann Elizabeth Trollinger

Sep 20, 2016

Ann Elizabeth Trollinger (August 30, 1967-September 20, 2016) With profound sadness the Parker family announces the passing of Ann Elizabeth Trollinger. She was a kind, compassionate and caring young woman, who spent several years caring for her aunt, the late Nina Margaret Parker and her mother, the late Lucille Parker Trollinger. Surviving are her father, Don Trollinger, her loving aunt...

Bernie Delano Wyand, Jr.

Bernie Delano Wyand, Jr.

Sep 19, 2016

Bernie Delano Wyand, Jr. of Hamlet passed away on September 19, 2016 at his home. Bernie was born January 18, 1957 in Richmond County, a son of the late Bernie Delano and Lois Dunn Wyand. He will be remembered for his loving and larger than life personality; never turning away a stray, whether it be human or animal. He was...

George Melvin Boger

George Melvin Boger

Sep 17, 2016

George Melvin Boger, 98, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday September 17, 2016 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mr. Boger was born December 9, 1917 in Cabarrus County, NC. He had proudly served his country in the US Marine Corps during World War II. He had retired from Seaboard Railroad and loved to fish and help others. He was preceded in...

Matthew Ramson Luther,Jr

Matthew Ramson Luther,Jr

Sep 17, 2016

Matthew Ramson Luther, Jr., 76, of Ellerbe, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Mr. Luther was born May 27, 1940 in Anson County, a son of the late Matthew Ramson “Mack” and Lela Eury Luther. He retired from Collins & Aikman in 2003. He was an avid fisherman and gardener and enjoyed his retirement years spending...

Roger Sikes

Roger Sikes

Sep 17, 2016

Roger Clark Sikes, 73, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mr. Sikes was born June 19, 1943 in Union County, a son of the late Percy D. Sikes and Dorothy “Dot” Helms Forbis. He had retired from Seaboard Railroad and was preceded in death by his wife, Arlene “Peachie” Dunn Sikes. Surviving are...

John Harris Rummage

John Harris Rummage

Sep 12, 2016

John Harris Rummage, 83, of Ellerbe passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at his home. Mr. Rummage was born July 29, 1933 in Richmond County, a son of the late Willie Harris “Bud” and Pearlie Mae Moore Rummage. He was a member of Jones Springs United Methodist Church and a graduate of Ellerbe High School, Class of 1952. For over...

James Everett McDuffie, Jr.

James Everett McDuffie, Jr.

Sep 11, 2016

James Everett “Jimmy” McDuffie, Jr., 61, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at PruittHealth in Rockingham. Mr. McDuffie was born August 14, 1955 in Richmond County, a son of the late James Everett and Geneva Gee McDuffie. Surviving are a daughter, Miranda McDuffie of Rockingham, 1 grandchild and sister, Barbara Mabe of Hamlet. Funeral arrangements will be held...

Rex Gary Collins

Rex Gary Collins

Sep 10, 2016

Rex Gary Collins, 60, of Rockingham passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Gravside services will be held at 3:30pm, Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Northam Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 3:00pm prior to the service at Carter Funeral Home in Rockingham.

Charles Lindberg Fulp

Charles Lindberg Fulp

Sep 10, 2016

Charles L. (CL) Fulp, 88, of Ellerbe, passed away on September 10, 2016 at Autumn Care of Cornelius. He was born, December 6, 1927 in Richmond County a son of the late Revie and Ida Shelton Fulp. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church and a farmer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his...

Nellie Dawkins Parsons

Nellie Dawkins Parsons

Sep 8, 2016

Nellie Dawkins Parsons, 85, of Ellerbe passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Parsons was born August 3, 1931 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late James Monroe and Ida Thompson Dawkins. She was a graduate of Rockingham High School, a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church, an honorary lifetime member of the Presbyterian Women, NC Beekeepers...

Katie Thomason Bennett

Katie Thomason Bennett

Sep 6, 2016

Katherine Idea Thomason Bennett, 80, of Ellerbe, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Hospice Haven. Katie was born December 20, 1935 in Covington, Alabama. A daughter of the late Franke William Thomason and Willie Mae Knott. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by husbands Tom Reynolds in March 1986 and Moses Bennett in April 2016....

Robert Watkins Maddrey

Robert Watkins Maddrey

Sep 1, 2016

Robert Watkins Maddrey, 88 of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016. Mr. Maddrey was born February 27, 1928, in Forsyth County, a son of the late James Theodore and Katherine Dury Maddrey. He was a graduate of Hugh Morrison High School in Raleigh, attended NC State University, served in the US Army Reserves, was a volunteer for the Billy...

James "Jim" Mitchell Vuncannon

James "Jim" Mitchell Vuncannon

Aug 29, 2016

James Mitchell Vuncannon, 58, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016. Jim was born, December 14, 1957, in Rockingham, a son of the late Cecil Bradley and Susan Gentry Vuncannon. He earned a degree in graphic arts from Chowan College in 1978. Most currently he was employed with Whistle Stop Press in Southern Pines as the production manager. For...

Lori Ann Terry Alverson

Lori Ann Terry Alverson

Aug 27, 2016

Lori Ann Terry Alverson, 53 , of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home. Lori was born August 13, 1963 in Fairbanks, Alaska, a daughter of Charles Ray and Shirley Ann Lovin Terry. She was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church in Ellerbe, a graduate of Richmond Senior High School, Class of 1981 and a graduate of...

Shirley Hill McBride

Shirley Hill McBride

Aug 25, 2016

Shirley Gail Hill McBride, 80 of Clarkton, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. Mrs. McBride was born October 23, 1935 in Fairmont, NC, a daughter of the late Oliver Monroe and Docia Victoria Osborne Hill. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Douglas McBride. Surviving are her daughter, Sonia McBride...

Mary Hope Treece

Mary Hope Treece

Aug 23, 2016

Mary Hope Treece, 31, of Asheboro, formerly of Hamlet, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro. Mary Hope was born May 15, 1985 in Moore County, a daughter of the late Jacob “Jake” Chalmers Treece, Jr. and Margie Maxine Grant Treece. She was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School, Class of 2003 and Sandhills Community...

James E. Brigman

James E. Brigman

Aug 22, 2016

James Eutice Brigman, 77, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at his home. Mr. Brigman was born August 15, 1939 in Richmond County, a son of the late John Wesley and Mary Lucille Franklin Brigman. Working hard was instilled in James at a young age, picking peas and butterbeans at age 3, driving a tractor, discing and cultivating...

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