Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Betty Jenkins Haltom

Betty Jenkins Haltom

Sep 30, 2011

Betty Ann Jenkins Haltom, 77, formerly of Rockingham, died Friday, September 30, 2011. Mrs. Haltom was born October 10, 1933 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late James David and Wilma Irene Hogan Jenkins. She was a retired poultry farmer and was preceded in death by her husband, William R. Haltom. Surviving are her sons, John of Arkansas, W.R....

Richard "Slim" Gary McDonald

Richard "Slim" Gary McDonald

Sep 28, 2011

Richard Gary “Slim” McDonald, 58, of Rockingham, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at his home. Mr. McDonald was born May 4, 1953 in Richmond County, a son of Robert Cecil McDonald and the late Lucille Maner McDonald. He was a member of McDonald Baptist Church and had served as president of the Sandhills Trail Riders Club. He was a graduate...

William Martin Robinson

William Martin Robinson

Sep 23, 2011

William Martin Robinson, 81, of Ellerbe, died Friday, September 23, 2011 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Robinson was born January 1, 1930 in Montgomery County, NC, a son of the late Luther Martin and Nova Thomas Robinson. He had been a member of First Baptist Church, Ellerbe, attended Jones Springs United Methodist Church, an avid foxhunter and...

Robert Earl Lampley

Robert Earl Lampley

Sep 22, 2011

Robert Earl Lampley, 71, of Rockingham, died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Rockingham Manor in Rockingham. Mr. Lampley was born May 19, 1940 in Richmond County, a son of the late John and Julia Webb Lampley. He was a member of Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church, had served in the US Army and was a retired Truck Driver with APAC....

Albert Elwood Lee

Albert Elwood Lee

Sep 16, 2011

Albert Elwood Lee of Ellerbe died peacefully on Friday morning, September 16, 2011. He was born October 28, 1936 to the late Henry Lee and Ada Britt Lee. A service to celebrate his life will be held at First Baptist Church in Ellerbe on Monday, September 19, 2011 at 11 am with Reverend Dr. James Brown, Reverend Daniel Capps, and...

Aaron Evard Murray

Aaron Evard Murray

Sep 15, 2011

Mr. Aaron Evard Murray, 42 of Ellerbe died Thursday, September 15, 2011 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born January 30, 1969 in Massena, New York, a son of John Evard Murray and Kathy O’Leary Murray. He was a stone mason, specializing in Veneer and Drystack stone setting tile. He is survived by his father John Murry...

Tom Allen Chapman, PHD

Tom Allen Chapman, PHD

Sep 10, 2011

Tom Allen Chapman, PhD, 73, of Rockingham, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at his home. Dr. Chapman was born June 6, 1938 in Independence, Mo, a son of the late Thomas and Dorothy Qurollo Chapman. He served his country in the US Army, Green Berets, during the Vietnam War. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church and had...

Janice Williams Probst

Janice Williams Probst

Sep 6, 2011

Mrs. Janice Williams Probst, 56, of Rockingham died Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. Janice was born January 8, 1955 in Richmond County to Jessie Saunders Williams and the late Carl Clark Williams who passed away June 9, 2011. She was a Customer Service Associate at Lowes of Rockingham, an active member of Midway Baptist Church where...

Peggy Jean Currie

Peggy Jean Currie

Sep 2, 2011

Peggy J. Currie passed away on September 2, 2011 at Moore Regional Hospital. Peggy was born July 13, 1939 in Rockingham, a daughter of the late Jesse Garrett and Geneva English Currie. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Patricia Currie Terry, brother Carson G. Currie, and two nephews, Mike Terry and Tommy Currie....

Herbert Franklin King

Herbert Franklin King

Aug 15, 2011

Herbert Franklin King, 84, of 673 Pleasant Hill Church Rd, Ellerbe, died Monday, August 15, 2011 at his home. Mr. King was born August 15, 1927 in Surry County, NC, a son of the late Sam and Lizzie Martin King. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where he had served as a deacon, had been a member...

George Washington Reynolds

George Washington Reynolds

Aug 15, 2011

Mr. George W. Reynolds, 94, of 1040 Grassy Island Road, Ellerbe, died Monday, August 15, 2011 at his home. Mr. Reynolds was born December 18, 1916 in Surry County, NC, a son of the late Boss and Mary Beth Goins Reynolds. He was a veteran of the US Army, a retired farmer and carpenter, as well as a member of...

Frances Patricia Miller

Frances Patricia Miller

Aug 12, 2011

Frances Patricia “Pat” Sherrill Miller Pat Sherrill Miller, 76, received her wings and flew away home on Friday August 12, 2011. Born August 5, 1935 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Ransome and Maude Gertrude Russell Sherrill. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she enjoyed helping with Vacation Bible School. She was...

Clayton Keith Collins

Clayton Keith Collins

Aug 12, 2011

Clayton Keith Collins, 51, of Rockingham, died Friday, August 12, 2011 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Mr. Collins was born August 30, 1960 in Richmond County, a son of the late Johnny and Nellie Hinson Collins. He was a member of Abundant Life Church and had been employed with Perdue. Surviving are his wife, Debra Taylor Collins of the...

Donald Robert Newton

Donald Robert Newton

Aug 11, 2011

Donald Robert Newton Donald Robert Newton, 44, of 106 Watkins Ave., Rockingham, NC died Thursday August 11, 2011. Born January 31, 1967 in Richmond County a son of Pauline Arnette Lovette Newton and the late Alfred Lee Newton he was also preceded in death by a sister Cynthia Walker. He was an electrician by trade and enjoyed fishing. He is...

Sarah Barrett Goodman

Sarah Barrett Goodman

Aug 9, 2011

Mrs. Sarah Gray Barrett Goodman, 87 of Rocingham died Tuesday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Goodman was born March 28, 1924 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Alfred and Ruth Hamer Barrett. She was owner and operator of Revel’s Bar-B-Q, and also a member of Glenwood United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her...

Gladys Brown

Gladys Brown

Aug 1, 2011

Our beloved mother, Gladys Brigman Brown, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, and her husband, Ernest T. Brown and her loved ones on Monday, August 1, 2011. Mrs. Brown was born May 6, 1928 in Marlboro County, SC, a daughter of the late James and Alean McDougald Brigman. She had retired from Aleo Manufacturing Company and in...

Thomas Owen Adcock

Thomas Owen Adcock

Jul 24, 2011

Thomas Olin Adcock, 59, of Charlotte, formerly of Rockingham, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte. Mr. Adcock was born December 9, 1951 in Richmond County, a son of the late William Walter and Mary McCumbee Adcock. He had served his country in the US Air Force and was a computer analyst. Surviving are brothers, Wally...

John Isaac

John Isaac

Jul 23, 2011

Mr. John Willis Isaac, 68 of Rockingham died Saturday, July 23 at his home. Mr. Isaac was born November 15, 1942 in Fort Gay, West Virginia a son of the late Sam and Eva Pratt Isaac. He retired from Ohio Brass, where he was a steel welder. He is survived by three daughters, Tammy Lee Lang of Rockingham with who...

Dorothy McBryde Cottingham

Dorothy McBryde Cottingham

Jul 21, 2011

Dorothy Geneva McBryde Cottingham, 90, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Cottingham was born April 3, 1921 in Lee County, a daughter of the late Forrest Glenn and Annie Stone McBryde. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Rockingham, a past Worthy Matron of the Order of the...

Blanche Ard Chronister

Blanche Ard Chronister

Jul 17, 2011

Ollie Blanche Ard Chronister, born July 24, 1940 died July 17, 2011 peacefully at her home. Survived by her husband of 35 years James E. Chronister, a beloved pet Abby. Also survived by seven children, sons; Robert L. Novotney and Terri of Colorado Springs, Co., Stephen P. Novotney and wife Pauline of Cameron, NC, Micheal E. Chronister and wife Aime...

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