Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Larry "Cotton" Edward Fulp
Sep 19, 2014
Larry Edward “Cotton” Fulp, 75, of Ellerbe, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014 at Autumn Care in Biscoe. Cotton was born January 17, 1939 in Richmond County, a son of the late Curtis Edward and Gladys Moore Fulp. He was a member of Ellerbe Presbyterian Church and was a farmer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...
Doris McCormick Paul
Sep 19, 2014
Doris McCormick Paul, 83, of Hamlet, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Paul was born November 2, 1930 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Samuel Oscar and Ada Maness McCormick. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and had been employed with Sandhurst Hosiery and JP Stevens Co. She was preceded in...
Rev. Michael Douglas Stirk
Sep 16, 2014
Rev. Michael Douglas Stirk, 67, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at his home. Rev. Stirk was born April 5, 1947 in Richmond County a son of Bennie Sue Mathis Stirk and the late Doug Stirk. He was a graduate of Rockingham High School and Fruitland Bible Institute. He was the pastor at Faith Baptist Church for over...
Angela Victoria Marra Cook
Sep 13, 2014
Angela Victoria Marra Cook, 46, of Cheraw, SC, formerly of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014 at her home. Angie was born May 19, 1968 in Richmond County a daughter of Brenda Faye Reese and the late George Anthony Marra. She had worked in textiles and was a homemaker. Surviving are her children, Matthew Cook and Brittney Cook, both...
Marcus Norton Spivey
Sep 9, 2014
Marcus Norton Spivey, 53, of Ellerbe, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at his home. Marc was born November 10, 1960 in Richmond County, a son of the late Charles and Edna Norton Spivey and had been employed with Aleo Manufacturing. He was preceded in death by brothers, Ronnie and Larry Spivey. Surviving are his daughter, Christy Shephard Meland (Mark)...
David Franklin Scarboro
Sep 4, 2014
David Franklin Scarboro, 85, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, September 04, 2014 at Hospice Haven. Mr. Scarboro was born June 16, 1929 in Montgomery County, a son of the late Floyd and Ella McCaskill Scarboro. He had been a member of Jesus First FreeWill Baptist Church and retired from the Richmond County Water Department. He was preceded in death by...
Ruth Anne Flowers Woods
Sep 4, 2014
Ruth Anne Flowers Woods , 43, of Oak Island, NC, formerly of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2013. Funeral arrangements are incompete at this time.
Mary Grace Stogner
Aug 30, 2014
Mary Grace Stogner of Concord, NC passed away Saturday, August 30th at her home. Mary Grace was born August 22, 1955, a daughter of the late William Howard Stogner and Myrtle Davis Stogner. She was an employee of Snyder/Lance Corp. in Charlotte, NC. Surviving are her mother, Myrtle Stogner, a sister Georgia Rasmussen and husband Erik of High Point, NC,...
John Franklin Lentz, Jr.
Aug 25, 2014
John Franklin Lentz, 87 of Ellerbe, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2014 after a brief illness. Born in Charlotte on Aug. 7, 1927, John started fishing and hunting at the age of six under the guidance of an uncle, the late Clyde Townsend, who instilled a wildlife ethic that lasted a lifetime. John helped organize the Sandhills Rod and Gun Club...
Robert David Erby
Aug 20, 2014
Robert David Erby, 60, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Mr. Erby was born March 10, 1954 in Richmond County, a son of the late Samuel Louis and Mildred Skipper Erby. He had retired from LOF Pilkington and was preceded in death by his wife Teresa Bowman Erby. Surviving are his children,...
Rev. Cass Vincent
Aug 19, 2014
Rev. Cass Vincent, 93, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the V.A. Medical Center in Durham following a lengthy illness. Rev. Vincent was born Casmir Vincent Pruszynski on April 5, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN, to Polish immigrants Frank and Anna Przywozna Pruszynski. He left home in 1936 to work for the Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1940 he...
Margaret Virginia Ponds
Aug 17, 2014
Margaret Virginia Grice Ponds, 83, of Rockingham died Sunday August 17, 2014 at Hospice Haven. Arrangements are incomplete.
Hazel Godfrey Burr
Aug 17, 2014
Hazel Jane Godfrey Burr, 47 of 119 Leonard Godfrey Road died Sunday in Hospice Haven Rockingham. She was born November 7, 1966 in Richmond Co. , NC a daughter of Peggy McCormick and James Leonard Godfrey, Sr. She was a homemaker and worked with Candor Hosiery. She was preceded in death by her father and her granddaughter Samantha. She is...
Linda Loree Taylor
Aug 15, 2014
Linda Loree Taylor,74, of Rockingham, died Friday August 15, 2014 in First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete.
Bobby Phillip Hornbuckle
Aug 15, 2014
Bobby Phillip Hornbuckle, 78 of Rockingham went to be with the Lord Friday August 15, 2014 in First Health Moore Regional Hospital Pinehurst. He was born January 26, 1936 in Griffin, GA, a son of the late Phillip and Eunice Goen Hornbuckle. He was a member of Sweet Haven Church and a Sunday school teacher and an ordained deacon at...
Mack Dewey Smith, Jr.
Aug 7, 2014
Mack Dewey Smith, Jr., 81 of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, August 07, 2014 at his home. Mr. Smith was born August 15, 1932 in Richmond County, a son of the late Mack Dewey and Lula Mae Johnson Smith. He had served his country in the US Army and had retired from CSX Railroad. Surviving are his wife, Mary Ellen Slack...
Pauline Lockhart Greene
Aug 6, 2014
Pauline Lockhart Greene, 83, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, August 06, 2014 at Rockingham Manor in Rockingham. Mrs. Greene was born November 8, 1930 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Paul J. and Bertha Anderson Lockhart. She was of the Baptist faith and had retired from Commonwealth Hosiery after 40 years of service. She was preceded in death...
Jane Yarbrough Morehead
Aug 4, 2014
Jane Yarbrough Morehead, 75, of Rockingham, went to be with her Lord, Monday, August 04, 2014 at Hospice Haven. Mrs. Morehead was born April 12, 1939 in Mecklenburg County, a daughter of the late Tommy B and Elizabeth Forbis Yarbrough. She was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church where she had been active in the XYZ senior citizen’s group...
Frances Steen Davis
Aug 2, 2014
Frances Steen Davis, formerly of 5092 Nebo Church Road, Bennettsville, SC went home to be with the Lord Saturday August 2, 2014 surrounded by her family and friends. Frances was preceded in death by her son Gerald Davis and her husband Thomas (Hobb) Davis. Surviving is her daughter and caretaker, Diane Davis of 117 Park Street Rockingham, her sons; Billy...
John William Burdette
Jul 21, 2014
Gunny Sgt. John William Burdette, 80, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 at his home. Mr. Burdette was born May 15, 1934 in Charleston, WV, a son of the late Auga Naldo and Marie A. McKinney. He was an active member of Roberdel Baptist Church, very active with Toys For Tots and had retired from the United States...
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