Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Rev. John Russell Allen
Nov 4, 2015
Rev. John Russell Allen, 77, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Pinelake Healthcare Center in Carthage. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday at Carter Funeral Home in Ellerbe with Rev. Gene Alexander officiating. The family will greet friends from 12:45 to 1:45 pm Saturday at the funeral home and at other times at the home....
Lucille Rankin Smith
Nov 2, 2015
Lucille Rankin Smith, 92, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, November 02, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Smith was born January 1, 1923 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Clarence Hope and Gladys Thomas Rankin. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Rockingham, where she had taught Sunday School, was a member of the Order of the...
Lila Mae King
Nov 2, 2015
Lila Mae Rogers King, 90, of Cordova, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015, at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. King was born December 8, 1924 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Jesse Charlie and Lula Mae Jernigan Rogers. She was a longtime member of Cordova United Methodist Church, where she had taught Sunday School for over...
Michael Ray McDonald
Nov 1, 2015
Michael Ray McDonald, 57, of Marston, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mr. McDonald was born July 19, 1958 in Richmond County, a son of the late Barney Matherson and Jean Bratton McDonald. He was employed with B.V. Hedricks Company. Surviving are sons, Chad McDonald (Ashley) and Tyler McDonald, of Rockingham; grandchildren, Connor, David and...
Brady Francis Speight
Oct 31, 2015
Brady Francis Speight, 92, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Hospice Haven. Mr. Speight was born January 25, 1923 in Scotland County, a son of the late Eli and Rosa Terry Speight. He was a member of Sweet Haven Church, had served his country in the US Army and had worked with Clark Equipment Company and Bojangles....
Mary Helen Spivey Capps
Oct 26, 2015
Mary Helen Spivey Capps, 91, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 at her home. Mary Helen was born September 13, 1924 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late W.P. and Daisy Williams Spivey. She was a longtime member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, where she had served as an adult Sunday School teacher and the United...
Kenneth Dwayne Murphy, Jr.
Oct 24, 2015
Kenneth Dwayne Murphy, Jr., 2 months, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at home. DJ was born August 16, 2015 in Moore County, the son of Kenneth Dwayne Murphy and Kimberly Hope Richardson. He was preceded in death by a sister, Star Lagene Richardson. Surviving in addition to his parents are a sister, Skky Lynnet Richardson; grandparents, Melissa...
Gary Lee Allred
Oct 17, 2015
Gary Lee Allred, 58 of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Gary was born November 26, 1956 in Montgomery County, a son of the late William “Bill” Allred and Lola Reynolds Edwards. He was a member of Exway Baptist Church and had been employed as a truck driver with Dewitt Farms and Perdue....
Lee Warner Vinroot
Oct 14, 2015
Lee Warner Vinroot, 91, Ellerbe, went home to be with her Savior on October 14, 2015. Lee was born January 14, 1924, the daughter of the late David Franklin Warner and Otis Byrd Gardner Warner of Ellerbe. Lee was a graduate of Ellerbe High School, Greensboro College and attended UNC Chapel Hill. She had worked with the Charlotte News, was...
Lowell Keith Osborne
Oct 6, 2015
Lowell Keith Osborne, 71, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, October 06, 2015 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Lowell was born May 4, 1944 in Chicago, Il, a son of the late Horace Adrian and Grace Rimobski Osborne. He had proudly served his country in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was a member of Mt....
Emma Gray Pressley Clark
Oct 2, 2015
Emma Gray Pressley Clark, 88, of Ellerbe, passed away Friday, October 2, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Clark was born December 16, 1926 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Fred V. and Gertrude Dunn Pressley. She retired from Watts Cleaners after 50 years of service. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Fred Nimbs Cloninger, Jr.
Sep 24, 2015
Fred Nimbs Cloninger, Jr., 86, of Ellerbe, went to be with his Lord, Thursday, September 24, 2015 at his home. Mr. Cloninger was born October 26, 1928 in Richmond County, a son of the late Fred Nimbs and Minnie Demory Dellinger Cloninger. He was a graduate of Ellerbe High School, served in the US Air Force, and was a member...
Bobby Allen Jordan
Sep 18, 2015
Bobby Allen Jordan, 81, of Hamlet, NC passed away on Friday, September 18, 2015 at Saint Joseph of the Pines in Southern Pines, NC surrounded by family members. He fought a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Mr. Jordan was born December 29, 1933 in Richmond County, a son of the late Arter and Ollie Landon Jordan. He was a former...
James Charles Kirk
Sep 15, 2015
James Charles “Jim” Kirk, 64, of Rockingham, met his Lord and Savior Tuesday, September 15, 2015. Mr. Kirk was born December 18, 1950 in Richmond County, a son of the late Charles Mason and Cecil Saunders Kirk. Jim first and foremost loved his Lord. He was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church, where he had served as a Sunday...
Joyce Saunders Speight
Sep 14, 2015
Joyce Saunders Speight, 80 of Rockingham, NC passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on September 15, 1934 in Richmond county a daughter of the late Jesse and Nannie Tilton Saunders. She was the office manager for Sealed Air, a member of Community Church and the Pianist-Organist for the church...
John Mark Brigman
Sep 10, 2015
John Mark Brigman, 46, of Hamlet, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015 at his home. John Mark was born May 1, 1969 in Richmond County, a son of Sam Brigman and the late Anne Cribbs Brigman. He was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School, Class of 1987 and North Carolina State University. He served his country in the United...
David "Ted" Roundtree Smith, Jr.
Sep 10, 2015
David Roundtree “Ted” Smith, Jr., 82, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015 at PruittHealth in Rockingham. Mr. Smith was born August 21, 1933 in Richmond County, a son of the late David Roundtree and Dicey Elizabeth Ormsby Smith. He served his country in the US Air Force and retired from CSX Railroad. He was a member of Hannah...
John Michael Gribbins, Sr.
Sep 1, 2015
John Michael Gribbins, Sr., 65 of Rockingham, NC passed away September 1, 2015 at Hospice Haven. He was born October 8, 1949 in Richmond county a son of the late William Harry and Colleen Perkins Gribbins. He was an employee of Burlington Industries for 30 years, he loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman. Surviving are: sons, John Michael...
Larry "Gene" Eugene Ervin
Aug 25, 2015
Larry Eugene “Gene” Ervin, 72, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Rowan Memorial Hospital in Salisbury. Gene was born October 11, 1942 in Vincennes, IN, a son of the late Oda William & Ruby Geraldine Wilson Ervin. He had served his country for over 24 years in the US Army, including enlistments during the Vietnam War. He...
Rev. Clyde Grady Benoist
Aug 25, 2015
Reverend Clyde Grady Benoist, 88 of Rockingham passed away on August 25, 2015 at his home with his family around him. Grady was born August 23, 1927 in Richmond County a son of the late Clyde and Nancy Watts Benoist. Grady started pastoring at age 29, after returning from his service in the Army in Korea. He pastored Peace Valley...
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