Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Margie Kanipe Boan Smith

Margie Kanipe Boan Smith

Feb 1, 2013

Margie Ann Kanipe Boan Smith, 75, of Aberdeen, formerly of Rockingham, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013 at KingsWood Nursing Center in Aberdeen. Margie was born April 2, 1937 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Frank Kanipe and Mattie Melton McDuffie. She was a charter member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and had retired from Belk Department Store...

William Larry Coleman

William Larry Coleman

Jan 26, 2013

William Larry Coleman, 78, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Sandhills Regional Medical Center in Hamlet. Larry was born December 18, 1935 in Anson County, a son of the late Dewey W. and Ethel Gaddy Coleman. He was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church, Rockingham Masonic Lodge 495, A.F.&A.M and Hamlet Shrine Club. He had worked with...

Hiram Lewis Braswell

Hiram Lewis Braswell

Jan 24, 2013

Hiram Lewis Braswell, 84, formerly of Ellerbe passed away, Thursday, January 24, 2013 in Kannapolis, NC. Mr. Braswell was born in Union County, NC on September 14, 1928 to the late Oscar C. and Cassie Baucom Braswell. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. After serving in the US Navy, Lewis worked at Cannon Mills as a cloth room...

Harold Bronson Brim, Sr.

Harold Bronson Brim, Sr.

Jan 20, 2013

Harold Bronson Brim, Sr., 70, of 433 Curtis Drive , died Sunday January 20, 2013 at his home. He was born March 8, 1942 in Surry County, NC a son of the late Romney Samuel and Voda Caroline Gammons Brim. Mr. Brim was a veteran of the US Air Force, a former Civitan and an accomplished athlete. He held the...

Rhumilles "Junior" Davis

Rhumilles "Junior" Davis

Jan 18, 2013

Rhumilles “Junior” Davis, 78 , formerly of Rockingham, passed away Friday, January. 18, 2013 at First Health Hospice House in Pinehurst. He was born December 12, 1934 in Richmond County North Carolina. A son of Grace Rhumeilles and Reba Edwards Davis. He was employed in the maintenance department of Fruit Of The Loom as well as Rockingham United Methodist Church...

Jeannie Parker Stutts

Jeannie Parker Stutts

Jan 13, 2013

Jean Parker “Jeannie” Stutts, 64, of Lenoir, formerly of Richmond County, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, Forlines Patient Care Unit in Hudson, NC. Jeannie was born September 4, 1948 in Buncombe County, NC, a daughter of the late Robert Vance and Juanita Searcy Parker. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Presbyterian...

Robert P. Gulledge

Robert P. Gulledge

Jan 7, 2013

Robert Perry Gulledge died peacefully late Monday evening in the company of his family. Robert was born in 1934 into the family of James Henry and Mary Elizabeth Burr Gulledge in Mt. Croghan, SC. He had three brothers Floyd, William and James and one sister Rosa Mae – all of whom preceded him in death. He will be greatly missed...

James Anderson Greene

James Anderson Greene

Jan 4, 2013

James Anderson Greene, 65, of 286 Church Street ,Ellerbe died early Friday morning at his home with his immediate family by his side. Mr. Greene was born February 8, 1947 in Montgomery County, a son of the late Mason Anderson “Bun” Greene and Molly Bertha Macon Greene. He was a farmer and had retired from the NC Department of Transportation...

Rachel Nelson Wright

Rachel Nelson Wright

Jan 2, 2013

Rachel Nelson Wright, 80, of Mt. Gilead, passed away Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Wright was born July 21, 1932 in Stokes County, a daughter of the late William and Della Alley Nelson. She was a member of Stoney Fork Baptist Church and a graduate of Ellerbe High School, Class of 1951. She was a counselor with...

Ronald "Ronnie" Franklin Spivey

Ronald "Ronnie" Franklin Spivey

Jan 2, 2013

Ronald Franklin “Ronnie” Spivey, 67, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, January, 2, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Ronnie was born July 26, 1945 in Richmond County, a son of the late Charles and Edna Norton Spivey. He had served his country in the US Army and was retired from LOF Glass. He was preceded in death by a...

Mozelle Terry Blue

Mozelle Terry Blue

Dec 30, 2012

Mrs. Mozelle Terry Blue, 77, of 234 Elder Street, Rockingham, went home to be with the Lord on December 30, 2012, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on March 21, 1935, in Rockingham, a daughter of the late Wade and Julia Mae Terry. Mozelle was married for 61 years to the love of her life, Everett S. Blue. She...

Kenneth Wayne Brigman

Kenneth Wayne Brigman

Dec 28, 2012

Kenneth Wayne Brigman, 66, of Laurel Hill, died Friday, December 28, 2012 at Richmond Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitaion Center in Hamlet. Mr. Brigman was born November 17, 1946 in Richmond County, a son of the late Rodell and Ethel Hilburn Brigman. He was a plumber. He was preceded in death by brothers, Rodell Brigman, Jr., Harold Brigman, Douglas Brigman and...

Helen Hudson Davis

Helen Hudson Davis

Dec 24, 2012

Mary Helen Hudson Davis, 83, of 110 Alsace Street, Rockingham, NC, passed to her Heavenly home on Monday, December 24, 2012. Helen was born October 13, 1929 in Montgomery County, a daughter of late Winston and Anna Hudson.She retired from TNS Mills in Rockingham, NC and attended Jefferson Park Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by husband of...

Tammy Linne Wright

Tammy Linne Wright

Dec 23, 2012

Tammy Linne Wright, 47, of Ellerbe, died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at her home. Ms. Wright was born October 13, 1965 in Richmond County, a daughter of Royle Wright and the late Sylvia Dianne Henderson Wright. She was a had been a member of the Ellerbe Rescue Squad and the Derby Fire Department and was a bus driver with Richmond...

William John Warren, Jr.

William John Warren, Jr.

Dec 23, 2012

William John “Billy” Warren, Jr., 50, of Rockingham, died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Warren was born December 16, 1962 in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late William John and Gladys Horne Warren. He had been employed as a carpet installer. Surviving are his wife, Sharon DePace Warren of Rockingham; sons, Billy...

Ruth Robinson Powell

Ruth Robinson Powell

Dec 18, 2012

Ruth Robinson Powell, 80, of Hamlet, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Ruth was born December 4, 1932 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late McLean and Fronnie Clark Robinson. She was a lifelong member of the East Rockingham Pentecostal Holiness Church and a minister in the South Carolina Conference of the...

Myrtle Meacham Reynolds

Myrtle Meacham Reynolds

Dec 15, 2012

Myrtle Wilson Meacham Reynolds, 92, of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Reynolds was born December 24, 1919 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Benjamin Foster and Minnie Winfrey Reynolds Meacham. She was an active member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, having been a Sunday School Teacher, member...

Lewis Alexander Dutton

Lewis Alexander Dutton

Dec 14, 2012

Lewis Alexander Dutton, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at the age of 93. Mr. Dutton was born November 18, 1919 in Anson County, a son of the late Charles Marshall and Hattie Freeman Dutton. He was a member of Long Pine United Methodist Church and had attended East Rockingham Free Will Baptist Church. He was preceded in...

James Gary Campbell

James Gary Campbell

Dec 13, 2012

James Gary Campbell, 57, of Rockingham, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at his home. Mr. Campbell was born December 12, 1955 in Richmond County, a son of Ethel Rainwater Campbell and the late Walter “Jack” Campbell, Jr.. He was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School , a veteran of the US Army and was employed with Brown Creek Correctional...

William Davis Bowles

William Davis Bowles

Dec 11, 2012

William Davis Bowles, 66, of Ellerbe, an avid fisherman and car enthusiast, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in a boating accident on Badin Lake. Bill was born November 27, 1946 in Moore County, a son of Shirley Haywood Bowles and the late William James Bowles. He was a graduate of Ellerbe High School and Kings College and had served...

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