Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Lanelle Joyce Baxley
Jan 8, 2015
Lanelle Joyce Baxley, 69, of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Baxley was born January 17, 1945 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Charlie and Leeanna Darnell Joyce. She graduated from Ellerbe High School and Campbell University. She attended Concord United Methodist Church, retired from Commonwealth Hosiery after 22 years and later worked...
James Edward Barnes
Jan 8, 2015
James Edward Barnes, 71, of Longs, SC, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015 at his home. Mr. Barnes was born May 23, 1946 in Richmond County, a son of the late Edgar Franklin and Mary Virginia Smith Barnes. He had served his country in the US Navy, had worked with Union Camp, Hudson Paper and retired as Plant Manager with...
Norma Ann Norris Byrne
Jan 8, 2015
Norma Ann Norris Byrne, 79, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, January 08, 2015 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Byrne was born January 5, 1936 in Monmouth County, NJ, a daughter of the late Eddie and Josephine Cooke Kuser. She was manager of the Merita Bakery Store, retiring after 18 years of service. In addition to her parents...
Welton Shepherd Allen
Jan 7, 2015
Welton Shepherd Allen, 81, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Transylvania County Hospital in Brevard. Mrs. Allen was born July 7, 1933 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Luther and Margaret Irene Smith Shepherd. She had retired from West Rockingham Elementary School and was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death...
Elmyra "Myra" Covington Benoist
Jan 7, 2015
Elmyra “Myra” Covington Benoist, 66, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at her home. Myra was born August 22, 1948 in Richmond County, the daughter of the late Bobby Covington and Buena Vista Rankin Coggin. She had been employed for many years with Richmond Savings Banks and retired from the Richmond County Department of Social Services. In addition...
Bobby Glenn King
Jan 2, 2015
Bobby Glenn King, 57, of Ellerbe passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2015 at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Benjamin Franklin Burr
Jan 2, 2015
Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Burr, 87, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015 at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, SC. Mr. Burr was born August 21, 1927 in Anson County, a son of the late James Thomas and Rosa Currie Burr. A long time member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church, he retired from Pee Dee Electric Membership after 44...
Isabel B. Pressley
Jan 1, 2015
Isabel B. Pressley, 87, of Rockingham, NC passed away, January 1, 2015 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. Isabel was born June 17, 1927 in Richmond County, NC the daughter of the late Roy Ashley Bullard and Amanda Janie McKenzie Bullard. She was married to Woodrow Pressley on October 29, 1944. She was a life time member of PeeDee Baptist...
David Wade Young
Dec 27, 2014
David Wade Young, 35, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014. David was born March 23, 1979 in Moore County, a son of Lillie Ussery Buck. He was employed with Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant in Rockingham. Surviving are his children, Katelin Tingle and Joshua Tingle, both of Rockingham; Grandchild, Darren Little of Rockingham; mother and step-father, Lillie and Dean...
Daryl Craig Speight
Dec 23, 2014
Daryl Craig Speight, 50, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at his home. Daryl was born April 12, 1964 in Richmond County a son of Brady Francis Speight and the late Myrtle Johnson Speight. He had been employed in construction at Carolina Beach, later with JP Stevens Company and has recently been caregiver for his father. In addition...
Odessa Snipes Hall
Dec 23, 2014
Odessa Snipes Hall, 86, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Sandhills Regional Hospital in Hamlet. Mrs. Hall was born January 24, 1928 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Kenton Barney and Sallie Port Snipes. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Willard E. Hall and son, Glenn J. Bryant. Surviving...
William Doug England
Dec 21, 2014
William Doug England, 68, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Pruitt Healthcare in Rockingham. Doug was born September 29, 1946 in Richmond County, a son of the late Summie Francis and Maggie Grooms England. He had worked at Aleo Manufacturing and CP&L. He was an avid fan of Richmond Raider Football and for many years was the...
Thomas "Billy" Kenneth Caulder
Dec 17, 2014
Thomas Kenneth “Billy” Caulder, 79, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at his home. Billy was born March 25, 1935 in Richmond County, a son of the late Kennie Robert and Thelma Letha Brown Caulder. He had attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and retired from Wade Manufacturing Company in Wadesboro. He enjoyed fishing and raising chickens. He was...
Mary-Ann Helen Frey
Dec 17, 2014
Mary-Ann Helen Frey Mary-Ann Helen Frey infant daughter of Felicia Nicole Brigman and Cody Zachariah Frey was born November 14, 2014, in Forsyth County. On December 17, 2014, the angels came and carried our little angel home. Surviving in addition to her parents are, her brother, Eric Nugen Monroe Frey, her sister, Malia Jyaid Frey her maternal grandmother Carolyn Campbell,...
Maxine Martin Ussery
Dec 15, 2014
Maxine Martin Ussery, 86, formerly of Rockingham, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at The Oaks at Mayview in Raleigh, NC. Mrs. Ussery was born January 5, 1928 in Rockingham County, a daughter of the late John Marion and Ellen Ethel Collins Martin. She was a member of McDonald Baptist Church and a homemaker. She is preceded in death by...
Ralph Jenkins Meacham
Dec 13, 2014
Ralph Jenkins Meacham, 88, of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Ralph was born June 22, 1926 in Richmond County, a son of the late Richmond Jenkins and Willa Flora Cagle Meacham. He had attended Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, retired from J.P.Phifer Co, and was an avid hunter, especially hunting Turkeys. He was...
Barbara Wallace Jenkins
Dec 12, 2014
Barbara Wallace Jenkins, 81 of Rockingham, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, December 12, 2014. She is now an angel watching over her family. Mrs. Wallace was born September 25, 1933 in Richmond County , a daughter of the late Emmett and Lucille McIntosh Wallace. She was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church, where...
Doyle Comer Hollingsworth
Dec 11, 2014
Doyle Comer Hollingsworth, 76, of Supply, NC, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Brunswick Care Center in Bolivia, NC. Doyle was born November 26, 1938 in Richmond County, a son of the late Lee Roy and Carolyn Elizabeth Comer Hollingsworth. He had served his country in the United States Navy and had retired from Old Dominion Freight Line. Surviving...
Blanche Elmore
Dec 6, 2014
Blanche G. Elmore, 79 of Rockingham, NC passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. She was born December 30, 1934 in Buncombe County, a daughter of the late Haskell David and Vennie Cogburn Goldsmith. She attended Hamlet School of Nursing and while attending school she met the love of her life, Bernie E. Elmore and married...
Catherine Janelle Mills
Dec 6, 2014
Catherine Janelle Mills, 73, of Charlotte, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 at her home. Janelle was born May 23, 1941 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Noah Hassell and Ina Jones Mills. She was of the Baptist faith, and had retired from Owens-Illinois in Charlotte. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
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