Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Johnnie Wilbur Burnett
Jun 18, 2016
Johnnie Wilbur Burnett, 67, of Cordova, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 at his home. Mr. Burnett was born August 22, 1948 in Saluda, SC, a son of the late Roy and Effie Lee Riser Burnett. He had served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War, worked in textiles and had been the co-owner of Sword Castle....
Mary McGee McDuffie
Jun 15, 2016
Mary McGee Chavis McDuffie, 90, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Pruitt Health in Rockingham. Mrs. McDuffie was born March 17, 1926 in Durham County, NC, a daughter of the late David and Addie Penfield McGee. She had retired from Aleo Manufacturing. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Nelson Chavis...
Nancy Simmons McCormick
Jun 13, 2016
Nancy Marie Simmons McCormick, 85, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Mrs. McCormick was born April 18, 1931 in Stokes County, a daughter of the late William James and Bertie Mae Bowman Simmons. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank McCormick and...
Roger Steve Bryant
Jun 13, 2016
Roger Steve Bryant, 72, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mr. Bryant was born January 22, 1944 in Richmond County, a son of the late Walter Lee and Catherine Elizabeth Craft Bryant. He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy and had retired from Burlington Industries. He enjoyed the outdoors...
James Dwight Russell
Jun 3, 2016
James Dwight Russell Sr. (Jimmy) went home to be with his Heavenly Father on June 3, 2016 surrounded by his family after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Richmond County on June 22, 1941 and was the son of Lonnie Gaston Russell and Gracie Green Russell. He worked at A&P as the meat market manager until...
Lillie Mae Johnson Boan
Jun 2, 2016
Lillie Mae Boan Lillie Mae Johnson Boan, 79 of Hamlet passed away June 2, 2016. She was born March 24, 1937 in Richmond County a daughter of the late David Calvin and China Dees Johnson. She worked in child care for several years. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Thursday at First Baptist Church, Charlotte Street in...
Maxine Cole Allred
May 31, 2016
Maxine Cole Allred, 89, of Ellerbe, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mrs. Allred was born March 18, 1927 in Montgomery County, a daughter of the late Clyde Alexander Cole and Emma Haltom Cole Hutchinson. She was a longtime member of Concord United Methodist Church, where she had served as treasurer. She had been employed...
Mauyer Edward Hancock
May 31, 2016
Mauyer Edward Hancock Mauyer Edward Hancock, 86, of Ellerbe passed away May 31, 2016 at First Health Hospice House surrounded by his family. He was born December 29, 1929 in Bassett, VA a son of the late Joe Milton and Stella Poplin Hancock. Mr. Hancock was retired from the NC Department of Transportation with 45 years of service. He was...
Lauren Wayne Hall
May 31, 2016
Lauren Wayne Hall, 77, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday May 31, 2016 at his home. Mr. Hall was born February 13, 1939 in Cordova, NC, a son of the late Coley Edward and Louise Brigman Hall. He had served his country as a Rifleman in the United States Marine Corps and had been employed with Brown and Root Co. In...
Bernice Fesperman Allred
May 28, 2016
Bernice Fesperman Allred, 88 , of Monroe, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at her home . Mrs. Allred was born July 27, 1927 in Stanly County, a daughter of the late Charles and Neil Shaver Fesperman. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Roger H. Allred and a son, Roger H. “Rusty” Allred, Jr....
Eddie Duane Benton
May 21, 2016
Eddie Duane Benton, 44, of Raleigh, formerly of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at his home. Eddie was born January 16, 1972 in Richmond County, a son of the late Eddie Daniel Benton and Barbara Jean Blakely Benton Deloach. He was employed with Southern Dermatology in Raleigh. Surviving are his children, Nicholas and Nicole Benton, both of Rockingham;...
Ethel Boyles Fulp
May 21, 2016
Ethel Boyles Fulp, 85 of Rockingham, passed away May 21, 2016. She was born on January 26, 1931 in Surry County, NC, a daughter of the late Colonel Howard Boyles and Mary Tucker Boyles. Mrs. Boyles was a member of fellowship Baptist Church and a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy...
Frank Arias
May 20, 2016
Frank Arias, 58, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Frank was born June 27, 1957, in Cook County, IL a son of the late Rueben Armando and Anne R. Elliott Arias. Surviving are his wife, Christie Brown Arias; daughters, Maria Davis(Terell), Cynthia Arias; son Kyle Arias(Renea) and grandchildren, Jasmine Arias and...
Mary Pauline Humphries
May 19, 2016
Mary Pauline Humphries Mary Pauline Paxton Humphries, 58, of Rockingham passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. She was born on May 11, 1958 in Richmond County. She was a member of Sandhills Wesleyan Church and a Financial Specialist with Pinehurst Surgical Clinic and First Health Surgical Clinic in Rockingham. She was preceded in death...
Jean Audrey Bristow
May 12, 2016
Jean Audrey Bristow, 78, of Rockingham passed away May 12, 2016 at her home. She was born October 2, 1937 in Richmond county a daughter of the late Frank and Annie Hogan Bristow. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brothers, William Bristow, Frank (Buddy) Bristow Jr., Millard Bristow and sisters Bessie Gaddy and Lucille...
Helga Luise Antonie Poole
May 8, 2016
Helga Luise Antonie Bechtluft Poole, 80, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Hospice Haven. Helga was born February 8, 1936 in Frankfort Germany, a daughter of the late Karl and Auguste Bruckner Bechtluft. She was a homemaker and loving mother, grandmother and sister. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Maness...
Dorothy "Doris" Reynolds Bennett
May 4, 2016
Dorothy “Doris” Reynolds Bennett, 92, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Firsthealth Hospice in Pinehurst. Mrs. Bennett was born February 8, 1924 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Elmer J and Annie Eliza Goodman Reynolds. She was a longtime member of Marcus United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School, was a strong church leader...
Jesse Butler, Jr
May 4, 2016
Jesse “Bobby” Butler, Jr., 69, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, May 04, 2016. Bobby was born October 12, 1947 in Richmond County, a son of the late Jesse Butler and Bernice Steen Butler Porter. He had worked in textiles and as an auto mechanic. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Geraldine Butler....
Nancy Marlene Long Smith
May 3, 2016
Nancy Smith Nancy Marlene Long Smith, 69 of Cordova passed away May 3, 2016 at Hospice Haven. She was born July 8, 1946 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Samuel Leon Long and Ella Louise Pankey Long. Mrs. Smith was a charter member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church and was retired from J C Penny. In addition to...
Billy M. Thompson
May 1, 2016
Billy Marshall Thompson, loving and beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Sunday May 1, 2016 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Thompson was born December 12, 1936 in Richmond County, a son of the late George Daniel and Monnie Kate McInnis Thompson. He had served his country in the United States Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis...
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