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Etta Lee Purvis Thomas
Dec 20, 2015
Etta Lee Purvis Thomas, 92, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, December 20,2015 from complications due to a broken hip and congestive heart failure. Mrs. Thomas was born September 9, 1923 in Anson County, a daughter of the late James Frances “Jim” and Lucy Pearl “Pearlie” Deese Purvis. Mrs. Thomas had worked with Safie Mill, Fox Drugs and retired from Sara...
Edith Lynette Jacobs
Dec 18, 2015
Edith Lynette Hayes Jacobs, 82 of Rockingham passed away at her home on Friday, December 18, 2015, surrounded by her family. Edith was born July 1, 1933 in Kings Mountain, NC a daughter of the late Charlie and Ella Beane Hayes. She worked in textiles and child care services. She was preceded in death by her parents, her youngest son,...
Bernice Ganel Threatt
Dec 17, 2015
Bernice Ganel Thomas Threatt, 88 of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015 at First Health Hospice House in Pinehurst. She was born June 24, 1927 in Buffalo, SC a daughter of the late Madison Lonnie and Mary Ollie Deese Thomas. Bernice was a nurse assistant and also a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband,...
Dorothy Black Gaddy
Dec 11, 2015
Dorothy Lee Black Gaddy, 73, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Mrs. Gaddy was born Ocotber 16, 1942 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late James Roland and Martha Henderson Black. She had worked in textiles, as a CNA, and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Margaret Turner Smith
Dec 10, 2015
A woman with a passion for singing slipped joyfully into the soprano section of the heavenly choir on Thursday, December 10, 2015. This was a musical accomplishment she had prepared for her entire life. After becoming a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockingham in 1972, Margaret T. Smith sang in the Chancel Choir for thirty years, traveling and...
Betty Sue Workman Paglia
Dec 8, 2015
Betty Sue Workman Paglia, 63, of Cordova, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Sandhills Regional Medical Center in Hamlet. Mrs. Paglia was born July 15, 1952 in Wayne County, Michigan, a daughter of the late Eugene and Leatrice Mesler Workman. She was a member of Cordova Baptist Church and had been employed as a nursing assistant. In addition to...
Bonnie Kelly
Dec 5, 2015
Bonnie Carol Blakely Kelly, 61, of Hamlet, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Kelly was born June 14, 1954 in Richmond County, a daughter of Jocelyn Frye Blakely and the late Richard Blakely. She was preceded in death by her children, Eric Kelly and Dawn Kelly. She is survived by her husband, Everett Lee Kelly, Jr.,...
Denise Speight Phillips
Dec 2, 2015
Denise Speight Phillips, 57, of Wadesboro and formerly of Rockingham, passed away December 3, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center-Union Carolinas HealthCare System in Monroe. Denise was born January 13, 1958 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Brady Francis and Myrtle Johnson Speight. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son Kevin Griggs. Denise...
Joel Enrique Gutierrez Escovedo
Nov 30, 2015
Joel Enrique Gutierrez Escovedo, 32, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday November 30, 2015. Joel was born December 7, 1983 in San Migeul Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, a son of Ma petra Gutierrez Escovedo. He was employed with Rankin Farms. Surviving are his mother, Ma petra Gutierrez Escovedo; brother, Eduardo Gutierrez; and sisters, Esmeralda Virginia Luna Gutierrez and Angelica Luna Gutierrez. Funeral...
Florine King Odom
Nov 27, 2015
Florine King Odom, 93, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, November 27, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Odom was born November 22, 1922 in Granville County, a daughter of the late Elijah and Allie-Lee Mize King. She was a member of Outreach for Jesus and was a homemaker. She loved her family and reading the Bible. She was preceded in death...
James Albert Eastridge
Nov 26, 2015
James Albert Eastridge, 70, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at his home. Mr. Eastridge was born August 5, 1945 in Johnson County, Tennessee, a son of the late Lincoln Albert and Mamie Lee Sexton Eastridge. He had served his country in the United States Army and had retired from Burlington Industries. Surviving are his wife, Ruth Winters...
Betty L. Unuchek
Nov 24, 2015
Betty L. Unuchek, 84, of Rockingham, NC, peacefully passed away during her sleep on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Mrs. Unuchek was born November 16, 1931 in South Fork, PA, a daughter of the late Harry Hezekiah Yoder and Leona E. Thomas Locher. She married her Navy sweetheart in 1951 and they happily enjoyed 63 years of marriage. Before retiring, she...
Betty Anderson
Nov 22, 2015
Betty R. Anderson, 79, of Hamlet, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Richmond Pines Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Anderson was born July 15, 1936 to the late Walter A. and Pearl Goodwin Campbell. She was a member of the Church Of God Of Prophecy in Rockingham. She is preceded by a son Gerald Anderson, Jr., brother...
Cindy Boyette Maples
Nov 22, 2015
Cindy Boyette Maples, 51 of Hamlet passed away, Sunday, November 22, 2015. Cindy was born December 4, 1963 and was a life long resident of Richmond County. She was a dedicated wife to a loving husband. She was preceded in death by her father Weston Jones Boyette. She is survived by her husband of 9 years, Dean Maples. Also surviving...
Reginald Thomas Ingram
Nov 21, 2015
Reginald “Reggie” Thomas Ingram, 75, of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday November 21, 2015 at Reid Heart Center, Pinehurst, NC. He was born June 17, 1940 in Ellerbe, NC, the son of James M. “Jack” Ingram and Arlene Parsons Ingram. Reggie served in the US Navy aboard the Carrier USS Forrestall from 1958 – 1962. He retired from CSX Railroad in...
John William Horne
Nov 19, 2015
John William Horne, 60, of Wiesbaden, Germany, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015 at his home. John was born June 17, 1955 in Richmond County, a son of Margaret Shepherd Horne and the late William Horne. He had served his country in the United States Army and was an employee of the US Postal Service with the Army in Germany....
Claude William Simmons
Nov 13, 2015
Claude Simmons Claude William Simmons, 79, of Rockingham went to be with his Lord and Savior and his parents and daughter on Friday, November 13, 2015. Claude is survived by his wife, Faye Simmons of the home; two sons, Bill and Pennie Simmons, of Randolph, NY, Howard and Marlen Simmons of Chesterfield, SC; three daughters, Dawn and Casey McCarter of...
Barbara Barnes Pressley
Nov 12, 2015
Barbara Barnes Pressley, 71 of Rockingham, NC passed away at her home on Thursday, November 12, 2015. Barbara was born February 9, 1944 in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late Edgar F. and Virginia Smith Barnes. In addition to her parents Barbara was preceded in death by two brothers, James Edward Barnes and Donald Franklin Barnes. Surviving are her...
Grace Lunceford Chavis
Nov 12, 2015
Grace Chavis Grace Lunceford Chavis, 89 of Rockingham passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. Grace was born June 27, 1926 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Will and Hattie Lee Lunceford. She was a homemaker and worked in textiles. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Tyson Chavis. Surviving...
Kitty Williams Maddrey
Nov 9, 2015
Kitty Williams Maddrey, 81, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Maddrey was born November 14, 1933 in Durham County, the daughter of the late Katherine Williams Craig. She was a graduate of Ellerbe High School, Class of 1952, and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, where she had taught Sunday School,...
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