Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Juanita Terry Dawkins
Dec 5, 2009
Mrs. Juanita Terry Dawkins, 74, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Dawkins was born August 4, 1935, in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Claude and Pearl Oliver Terry. She was a dedicated member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church of Rockingham, had retired from L’Eggs Hosiery in Rockingham and...
Harold Wayne Webb
Dec 3, 2009
Harold Wayne Webb, 63, of 182 Old 74 Highway, Rockingham, died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Webb was born August 3, 1946 in Richmond County, a son of the late Platt and Alma Diggs Webb. He had served his country in Germany, in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was a...
Bernice Steen Porter
Nov 24, 2009
Bernice Lee Steen Porter, 83, ,of 106 Safie 3rd St. Rockingham, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Mrs. Porter was born July 4, 1926 in Marlboro County, SC, a daughter of the late William and Annie Melton Steen. She was a member of East Rockingham Congregational Holiness Church and a homemaker. Her first husband...
Ruth McPherson Russell
Nov 22, 2009
Ruth Elizabeth McPherson Russell, 100, of 906 Roberdel Rd. Rockingham, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Hospice Haven of Rockingham. Mrs. Russell was born August 3, 1909 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late John and Virginia Morrison McPherson. She was a graduate of Berryhill High School in Charlotte, Class of 1925, a member of Ledbetter United Methodist...
Brenda Fulp
Nov 21, 2009
Mrs. Brenda Greene Fulp, 57, of 2661 US Hwy 220 North, Ellerbe died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. She was born November 26, 1951 in Montgomery County, the daughter of Pauline Lockhart Greene and the late Alfred Greene. Mrs. Fulp had been employed in accounts payable with Carolina Eye Associates and prior to...
Richard Bostick
Nov 21, 2009
Mr. James Richard Bostick, Sr., 88, of Hoffman died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Morrison Manor in Laurinburg. He was born January 16, 1921 in Moore County, a son of the late Samuel and Mattie Newton Bostick. Mr. Bostick was owner and operator of Hoffman BP for thirty years and was mayor of Hoffman for a number of years. He...
William Frazier
Nov 13, 2009
Mr. William Frazier, 83, died Friday, November 13, 2009 at Morrison Manor in Laurinburg. Mr. Frazier served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was retired from Dupont in Camden, SC. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 am Monday, November 15, 2009 at Pee Dee United Methodist Church in Rockingham. Interment will be at 2:00 PM Monday in...
Thomas Larty Powell
Nov 12, 2009
Thomas Larty Powell, 83, of Rockingham, died Thursday, November 12, 2009 in Rockingham. Mr. Powell was born October 27, 1926 in Polk County, Fl, a son of the late Thomas Allen and Alma Parrish Powell. He had served his country in the US Army during World War II, was a former governor of the Moose Lodge, a member of the...
Betty Lou Norton
Nov 8, 2009
Mrs. Betty Lou Tucker Norton, 82 died Sunday, November 8, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. She was born December 20, 1926 in Union County a daughter of the late Lonnie and Edna McManus Tucker. She was a member of Cartledge Creek Baptist Church. She also worked as a clerk in retail sales. She was preceded in death by her...
Norris Dawkins
Nov 5, 2009
Mr. Norris Lee Dawkins, 80, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2009 at his home after a brief illness. He was a lifetime resident of Richmond County, a son of the late William Lee Dawkins and Virginia McCaskill Dawkins. Mr. Dawkins was the owner of Dawkins Produce, a wholesale produce business. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he...
Hazel Phifer Smith
Nov 5, 2009
Mrs. Hazel Phifer Smith 79, of 904 Richmond Road, Rockingham, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Smith was born Aril 23, 1930 in Anson County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late William Raymond and Arranna Parker Phifer. She was a member of Park Avenue Presbyterian Church where she was active in many activities. She was...
Alfred Chillious Davis
Nov 3, 2009
Mr. Alfred Chillious Davis Jr., 82 of 115 Gibson Drive Rockingham died Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Rockingham Manor. He was born August 4, 1927 in Richmond County a son of the late Alfred C and Jenny Thomas Davis. He served his county in the Army during WW II. He was a supervisor in the paper mill industry. He was...
Robert Carpenter
Nov 3, 2009
Mr. Robert Lee Carpenter, 98 of 1906 Fenton St., Rockingham died Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Britthaven of Hamlet. Mr. Carpenter was born September 2, 1911 in Anson County, a son of the late William and Ella Meacham Carpenter. He served his country in the South Carolina State Army Guard. He was a supervisor in the textile industry. He was...
Ronnie Blue
Oct 30, 2009
Mr. Ronnie Blue, 47, of 1157 Airport Rd., Hamlet died Friday, October 30, 2009. He was born February 9, 1962 in Moore County, a son of the late Mary Alice Sparks Blue and Perry Harold Blue. Mr. Blue was a member of Outreach for Jesus, where he was very active in the church bus ministry. He had been employed at...
Mary Melton Kanipe
Oct 29, 2009
Mrs. Mary Melton Kanipe, 82 of Rockingham died Thursday, October 29, 2009 at her home. She was born November 22, 1926 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Willie and Lee Paul Melton. She worked in textile as a mender. She was a member of the Community Church in East Rockingham. She was preceded in death by 2 sisters...
Audrey Smith Morgan
Oct 24, 2009
Audrey Smith Morgan, 80, of 1376 Millstone Road, Ellerbe, died Saturday, October 24, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Morgan was born October 27, 1928 in Scotland County, a daughter of the late Joseph Lee and Carrie Cleveland Caudle Smith. She was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church, a graduate of Ellerbe High School, Class of 1945, a homemaker and a...
Wilbur Eli Richardson
Oct 19, 2009
Rev. Wilbur Eli Richardson, 78, of 114 Eastern Ave., Rockingham, died Monday, October 19, 2009 at his home. Rev. Richardson was born June 30, 1931 in Richmond County, a son of the late David Clinton and Easdale Shaw Taylor Richardson. He had served his country in the US Army during the Korean War, was a retired Baptist Minister and a...
Mary Ellen Saunders
Oct 18, 2009
Mrs. Mary Ellen McLean Saunders, 66, of 872 McDonald Church Rd., Rockingham passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. She was an English teacher with Senior honors students for many years at Richmond Senior High School. Mary Ellen graduated from Hoffman High School as valedictorian of her senior class. She graduated from St. Andrews College in...
Wilma Erby
Oct 14, 2009
Mrs. Wilma Lea Erby, affectionately known as ‘Bill’, age 94, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 14, 2009. Mrs. Erby was born September 21, 1915 in Richmond Co., a daughter of the late Walter M. and Sophronia Boyette Smith. Mrs. Erby was the oldest living member of Community Church. She was a loving wife, mother,...
Plumer Keane
Oct 11, 2009
Mrs. Plumer Mae Clark Keane, 90, of 1296 Sandhill Rd., Rockingham died Sunday, October 11, 2009 at home. She was born January 6, 1919 in Chesterfield Co., SC, a daughter of the late Elmore and Addie Mae Rainwater Clark. Mrs. Keane was a homemaker. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in the chapel of Carter...
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