Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Clarence Leon Parker
Mar 28, 2014
Clarence Leon Parker 81, of Rockingham Passed away Friday March 28, 2014 at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro NC surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Parker was born November 19, 1932 in Richmond County to the late L.T. Parker and Edna Rose Wilson. He served in the US Army and was retired from the textile industry as a supervisor. Surviving are...
Mattie Carleen Thomas
Mar 23, 2014
Carleen Wadkins Thomas, 84, of Rockingham, N.C. died March 23, 2014 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be at Pee Dee United Methodist Church, Saturday at 3:00pm. Visitation will be at 2:00 pm in the fellowship Hall. The Rev. Matt Seals officiating. Mrs. Thomas was born in Richmond County on...
Sandra Jean McCaskill
Mar 17, 2014
Sandra Jean McCaskill, 64, a resident of Hamlet House, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Sandra was born May 1, 1949 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Clyde Wesley and Sadie Ruth McLemore McCaskill. Surviving are her siblings, Lanny Ray McCaskill of Rockingham, Henry Wesley McCaskill of Tennessee, Patricia Ann McCaskill...
Sandra Fann Burr Leaird
Mar 15, 2014
Sandra Kay Fann Burr Leaird, 50, of Hamlet, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Sandy was born May 21, 1963 in Alexandria, Virginia, a daughter of Jarvis L. “Tommy” Fann and Carol Chavis Chappell. She was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School and South Piedmont Community College. She had been employed with...
Joseph "JoJo" Byers McGuire
Mar 15, 2014
Joseph Byars “JoJo” McGuire, Jr., 18, of Rockingham, went to be with his father and his Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 15, 2014 following injuries sustained in a dirtbike accident at the mudbog in Marlboro County, South Carolina. Joseph was born December 16, 1995 in Moore County, the son of Lenae Riggan Thompson and the late Joseph Byars “JB”...
Alfred "Bill" Carson Lawrence, Jr.
Mar 14, 2014
Alfred Carson “Bill” Lawrence, Jr., 81, of Ellerbe, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014 at his home. Bill was born November 27, 1932 in Richmond County, a son of the late Alfred Carson and Nellie Pegram Lawrence. He had served his country in the US Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany. Bill was an active member...
Edwin McPhail Kelly
Mar 13, 2014
Edwin McPhail Kelly, 93, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his daughter’s home in Satsuma, Florida. Mr. Kelly was born June 15, 1920, in Richmond County, a son of the late Ira Brookshire and Julia Florence Wallace Kelly. He had served his country in the US Navy during World War II, was a member of the DAV,...
Mary Lou Shepherd Nunn
Mar 12, 2014
Mary Lou Shepherd Nunn, 79, formerly of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. Mrs. Nunn was born October 7, 1934 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Dewey and Delphina Yates Shepherd. She served along side her husband as a Pastor’s wife, ladies group leader and Sunday School teacher at several...
Thomas Edmon Cobler
Mar 11, 2014
Thomas Edmon Cobler, 84, went to be with his Heavenly Father on March 11, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. He was born October 26, 1929 in Surry County, NC to the late Aldie and Bessie Belton Cobler, one of twelve siblings.Mr. Cobler served and retired from the U. S. Army in 1975. He was a combat veteran of...
Clara Blake King Smith
Mar 5, 2014
Clara Blake King Smith, 82, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, March 05, 2014 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Smith was born September 12, 1931 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Stanback Martin and Sallie Ann Blake. She was a longtime active member of Midway Baptist Church, where she was pianist for many years and had...
Bural "Alex" Alexander Watkins
Mar 3, 2014
Bural Alexander “Alex” Watkins, 86, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, March 03, 2014 at his home. Mr. Watkins was born September 13, 1927 in Richmond County, a son of the late Henry and Anna Mae Porter Watkins. He had served his country in the US Navy, was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and had retired from Laurel Hill...
Reann Taylor
Feb 25, 2014
Reann Nikole Taylor, infant of Rockingham, passed away, Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 2 pm Saturday at New Life Church in Rockingham.
Bud Grant
Feb 25, 2014
Bud Grant, 81, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Kingswood Nursing Center in Aberdeen. Bud was born August 19, 1932 in Dorothy, West Virginia, a son of the late Elmo and Hazel Lunsford Grant. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean War, was a member of Temple Baptist Church, the Richmond County Bee...
James "JJ" Forrest Jackson, Jr
Feb 19, 2014
Lt. James Forrest Jackson, Jr. 72 of Rockingham, went to be with his Heavenly Father Wednesday night, February 19, 2014 following a courageous 3 ½ year battle with cancer. JJ as he was known to his many friends was born May 24, 1941 in Richmond County, son of James Forrest and Ila Britt Jackson. He was a member of Jefferson...
Kathy Raines Wilson
Feb 18, 2014
Kathy Ann Wilson, 63 of 646 Crawford Road Ellerbe died February 18, 2014 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. She was born March 6, 1950 in Richmond County, NC a daughter of Oma Monroe and Kathleen McDonald Raines. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father and her son Jerry Martin, Jr. She...
Bobby H. Lisk
Feb 17, 2014
Bobby H. Lisk, 75, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Lisk was born April 19, 1938 in Richmond County, NC , a son of the late George and Ruby Boroughs Lisk. He attended Maple Street Free Will Baptist Church and had retired from Falcon Children’s Home. He was preceded in...
Rosa Lee Evans
Feb 14, 2014
Rosa Lee “Peggy” Evans, 82 of Rockingham died February 14, 2014 in Sandhills Regional Medical Center. She was born April 2, 1931 in Cumberland County, NC a daughter of Shelly and Boyd Freeman. Rosa’s mother died eleven days after giving birth and Rosa was raised by her Grandmother the late Mary Freeman. She worked as a spinner for many years...
Amanda Leigh Jarrell
Feb 13, 2014
Amanda Leigh “Mandy” Jarrell 35, of 153 McLeod Street Rockingham died Thursday February 13, 2014. Born April 24, 1978 in Richmond County. She was a daughter of Kathy Dean Jarrell and Ricky Jarrell and worked as photography technician at Wal-Mart before health problems forced her to retire. Amanda was an animal lover. She is survived by her parents, brothers; Michael...
Eli William Welch
Feb 12, 2014
Eli William Welch, 97, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Hamlet House in Hamlet. Mr. Welch was born July 9, 1916 in Chester Co, SC, a son of the late Brady and Rosa Feagin Welch. He had served his country in the US Army during World War II , was a member of Sweet Haven Church and...
Harold "Red" Price Shaw
Feb 8, 2014
Harold Price “Red” Shaw, 85, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014 at his home. Mr. Shaw was born in Stanly County, a son of the late Harry Price and Cora Caudle Shaw. He was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church and the owner and operator of H.P. Shaw Garage and Trucking. He was preceded in death by his...
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