Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Carl Jackson Riggan

Carl Jackson Riggan

Mar 20, 2016

Carl Jackson Riggan, 87, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Hamlet House in Hamlet. Mr. Riggan was born May 31, 1928 in Scotland County, the son of Macey Mark and Ruby Odom Riggan. He had served his country in the US Air Force, was a member of First Baptist Church in Rockingham and had retired from AT&T....

Shirley Haywood Bowles

Shirley Haywood Bowles

Mar 12, 2016

Shirley Bowles Shirley Haywood Bowles, 92, of Ellerbe passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Manor Care. Shirley was born August 25, 1923 in Mt. Gilead, a daughter of the late Davis and Annie Lisk Haywood. She was a homemaker and loved her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, William James Bowles, son, William Davis Bowles,...

Timothy Kail Brown

Timothy Kail Brown

Mar 11, 2016

Timothy Kail Brown, 57, of Rockingham, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016, at Hospice Haven. Timothy was born February 21, 1959 in Duplin County to the late Curtis Arthur Brown and Ruby Estelle Dean Brown King. He is survived by is wife, Ann Frances Stedman Brown of the home, children, Stephen K. Brown of Wake Forest, Andrew W. Brown...

Richard Furman Mills

Richard Furman Mills

Mar 10, 2016

Richard Mills Richard Furman Mills, 81, of 201 Ledbetter Street, Cordova, NC, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Richard was born August 22, 1934 in Ellerbe, NC. He was a son of the late Vance and Alma Mills. Surviving are sons, Wayne Mills of Rockingham, Doug Mills of Cordova, daughter, Francis Garner of Seagrove, sisters,...

Kay Spivey Lovette

Kay Spivey Lovette

Mar 9, 2016

Kay Spivey Lovette, 65, of Marston, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. Kay was born September 6, 1950 in Richmond County, a daughter of Luke and Elneta Lambert Spivey. She is preceded in death by her father, Luke Spivey. Surviving are her husband, Randy Lovette, Sr. of the home, children, John Grant, III of...

Charles Ray Cox

Charles Ray Cox

Mar 9, 2016

Charles Ray Cox, 73, of Ellerbe, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Hospice Haven. Charles was born March 7, 1943, a son of the late Lester and Aileen Frazier Cox. He was a welder by trade and was the founder and original owner of Cox Welding that is located in Ellerbe, NC. Along with his parents he is...

James Comer

James Comer

Mar 6, 2016

James Fredrick Comer, 88, of Fayetteville, passed away at Village Green Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, March 6, 2016. He was born April 25, 1927 in Richmond County to Lindsay Wister Comer and Maggie McFayden Comer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Estelle Huggins Comer, and brothers Clinton, Joe, Hubert, Jack and Dudley Comer....

Carolyn Hardee Johnson

Carolyn Hardee Johnson

Mar 3, 2016

Carolyn Hardee Johnson, 50, of Rockingham, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 3, 2016. Carolyn was born July 3, 1965 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Johnnie Burt and Nancy Ruth Cox Hardee. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Free Will Baptist Church and a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Tracy Johnson...

James Marion "Jack" Ingram

James Marion "Jack" Ingram

Feb 28, 2016

James Marion “Jack” Ingram, 95 died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at his home. Mr. Ingram was born August 12, 1920, a son of Sanders Thomas Ingram and Ida Mae Jolly Ingram. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1946. After the war, Mr. Ingram worked for Colonial Stores Inc. Then in 1960, he began...

Ethel Lee Bullard Peele

Ethel Lee Bullard Peele

Feb 28, 2016

Ethel Lee Bullard Peele, 88, of Rockingham, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family and friends. Ethel was born, December 24, 1927, in Richmond County to the late William Michael and Esther Elberta Mann Bullard. She enjoyed traveling to different countries as well as states. Throughout her...

Liberty Vardell Koontz

Liberty Vardell Koontz

Feb 22, 2016

Rev. Liberty Vardell Koontz, 79, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, February 22, 2016 in Wilmington, Delaware. Rev. Koontz was born July 20, 1936 in Davidson County, NC, a son of the late Swada Liberty and Mildred Quillman Koontz. He had served his country in the US Army, worked with Richmond Steel, served as pastor of Oak Ridge Baptist Church and...

Sarah Dabbs Featherston

Sarah Dabbs Featherston

Feb 19, 2016

Sarah Dabbs Featherston, 81, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at her home. Sarah was born January 15, 1935 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late William and Maggie Ussery Dabbs. Knowing Sarah was like a breath of spring air. She was a devoted Christian, and a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Sarah worked in the banking...

Jean Johnson Hollingsworth

Jean Johnson Hollingsworth

Feb 15, 2016

Jean Johnson Hollingsworth, 88, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at Pruitt Health in Rockingham. Mrs. Hollingsworth was born October 16, 1927 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Alfred Jack and Ethel Ross Johnson. SHe had retired from Aleo Manufacturing and later worked with Kentucky Fried Chicken. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Terrell Braxton Greene

Terrell Braxton Greene

Feb 15, 2016

Terrell Braxton Greene,91, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at his home. Mr. Greene was born May 22, 1924 in Richmond County, a son of the late Arthur B. and Ethel Williams Greene. He had served his country in the US Army during World War II, was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Ledbetter Bible...

Peggy Ann Puckett Nichols

Peggy Ann Puckett Nichols

Feb 13, 2016

Peggy Nichols Peggy Ann Puckett Nichols 72 of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday February 13, 2016 at Hospice Haven. She was born February 28, 1943 in Richmond County a daughter of the late John D. and Elizabeth Virginia Biby Puckett. Peggy worked in the textile industry as a service person. Surviving are her daughters, Teresa Nichols of the home, Sandra Evans(Eric)...

Alice Virginia Campbell Sargent

Alice Virginia Campbell Sargent

Feb 11, 2016

Alice Virginia Campbell Sargent, 91 of Rockingham passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Hospice Haven. She was born November 8, 1924 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, a daughter of the late Edward Ford and Mary Aline Brown Campbell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Hugh Sargent; a son Leonard Eugene Sargent and a son-in-law Benny Pond....

Jason Adams

Jason Adams

Feb 11, 2016

Jason Mitchell Adams, 38 of Ellerbe and Formerly of Bennettsville, SC passed away February 11, 2016 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. Surviving are his mother Phyllis Williamson-Croy and father Randall Croy of Ellerbe; a brother Jeremiah Adams(Patty) of Bennettsville, SC; and a sister J’ryia Adams-Maness(Tracey) of Rockingham. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, February 20,...

Betty Blalock McRae

Betty Blalock McRae

Feb 9, 2016

Betty Jean Blalock McRae, 85, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. McRae was born September 12, 1930 in Montgomery County, a daughter of the late Robert Belton and Jewel Iver Faulkenberry Blalock. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church and for over 35 years she had been a volunteer...

Lewis Howell Lyde, Jr.

Lewis Howell Lyde, Jr.

Feb 8, 2016

Lewis Howell Lyde, Jr., 59, of Hamlet, passed away Monday, February 8 , 2016 at home. Mr. Lyde was born July 5, 1956 in Mecklenburg County, a son of the late Lewis Howell and Johnnie Mae Dunn Lyde. He attended the Church of God of Prophecy and had worked as a Hamlet Police Officer and with Cameron Morrison Correctional Institution....

Carolyn Morgan Dunn

Carolyn Morgan Dunn

Feb 7, 2016

Carolyn Morgan Dunn, 81, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, February 07, 2016 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Dunn was born January 31, 1935 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Daniel Jackson and Nora Brown Morgan. She had attended Mt. Olive Baptist Church, worked in Public Relations with WAYS Radio in Charlotte and had retired as...

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