Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Shirley Ann Causey

Shirley Ann Causey

Jun 11, 2009

Shirley Ann Causey, 65, of Ellerbe, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. Ms. Causey was born July 25, 1943 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Isaac and Flora Guinn Causey. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and had been a PBX operator at Hamlet Hospital. Surviving are sons, Paul Thomas Capel,...

Margaret Campbell

Margaret Campbell

Jun 9, 2009

Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Campbell, 83, of Hwy. 1 S., Rockingham died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. She was born July 21, 1925 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Julian and Blevin Gibson Gaddy. Mrs. Campbell was retired from Burlington Industries with thirty-five years of service and was an active member of Trinity United Methodist...

Billie Ruth Coco

Billie Ruth Coco

Jun 7, 2009

Mrs. Billie Ruth McKay Coco, 80, of Gloversville, NY, formerly of Rockingham, died Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, NY. Mrs. Coco was born January 19, 1929 in Richmond County, NC, the daughter of the late Archibald McKay and Thelma Barbour McKay Crumbley. Billie married USN 1st Class Petty Officer Louis J. Coco of Johnstown, NY in...

Herbert Thacker Bradley, Jr

Herbert Thacker Bradley, Jr

Jun 4, 2009

Herbert Thacker “ Pete” Bradley, Jr., 72, of 195 W. Hwy 74 Rockingham, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at his home. Pete was born January 30, 1937 in Richmond County, a son of the late Herbert Thacker and Bluebird Rich Bradley. He served his country in the US Air Force, attended Sweet Haven Church and was the former owner and...

Charles Arthur Bricker

Charles Arthur Bricker

Jun 3, 2009

Charles Arthur Bricker, 90, of 115 Keith Ave., Rockingham, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mr. Bricker was born February 5, 1919 in Slate Lick, PA, a son of the late Arthur Leroy and Jennie Maude Blaine Bricker. Mr. Bricker served his country during World War II in the United States Army, serving in...

Kitty Phifer Deaton

Kitty Phifer Deaton

Jun 1, 2009

Services will be held Friday, June 5, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Rockingham, to honor the life of Kitty Elizabeth Phifer Deaton. Kitty, 55, beloved wife, mother, Nana, sister and friend passed peacefully from this life Monday, June 1, 2009. She was preceded in death by her cherished parents, Haywood “Yo-Yo” and Jane Louise Phifer....

Lawrence Wood

Lawrence Wood

Jun 1, 2009

Lawrence McNeill Wood died Monday, June 1, 2009 at age 55 after a sudden illness in Pinehurst. Lawrence was born September 11, 1953 in Rockingham to Thomas Phillips Wood and Elizabeth Teague Wood. He lived in Southern Pines for the last twenty five years and was an avid painter, gardener, and golfer. Lawrence graduated from The Darlington School in Rome,...

Maude Johnson

Maude Johnson

May 30, 2009

Mrs. Maude Davis Johnson, 87, of 110 Keith Avenue, Rockingham died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. She was born in Chesterfield, SC, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Mattie Campbell Davis. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Cordova United Methodist Church and a homemaker. She was active with the United Methodist Women....

Catherine Brigman

Catherine Brigman

May 28, 2009

Mrs. Catherine Evans Brigman, 87, of Pence Street, Rockingham died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. She was born June 8, 1921 in Richland Co., SC, a daughter of the late John and Ruth Derrick Evans. Mrs. Brigman was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and prior to disability was...

Donald Carson Morgan

Donald Carson Morgan

May 25, 2009

Donald Carson Morgan, 79, of 104 McDonald Lane, Hamlet, died Monday, May 25, 2009 at Regency Hospital in Florence, South Carolina. Mr. Morgan was born January 13, 1930 in Richmond County, a son of the late Daniel Morgan and Nora Brown Morgan Haire. Mr. Morgan served his country for 9 ½ years in the United States Air Force during the...

William H. Deese

William H. Deese

May 15, 2009

William H. Deese, 85, of 137 Virginia Ave. Rockingham, died Friday, May 15, 2009 at Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Deese was born May 26, 1923, in Chesterfield Co., SC, a son of the late Henry Cleveland and Loretta Boone Deese. He had served his country in the US Army during World War II and was a member...

Robby Braswell

Robby Braswell

May 15, 2009

Mr. Robby D. Braswell, 40, of 614 E. Washington St. Ext., Rockingham died Friday, May 15, 2009. He was born March 11, 1969 in Richmond County. Funeral services will be conducted graveside 2:00 pm Wednesday, May 20th at Northam Cemetery with Rev. Dennis Smith officiating. Mr. Braswell is survived by his mother, Faye Watson and stepfather, Esty Watson of Rockingham;...

Wesley Clint Rainwater

Wesley Clint Rainwater

May 14, 2009

Wesley Clint Rainwater, 23, of 155 Entwistle 3rd St. Rockingham, died Thursday, May 14, 2009 in Boone, North Carolina. Clint was born November 2, 1985 in Richmond County, a son of Lee G. and Nancy Moore Rainwater. He was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School and was currently a student at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. He had...

Christy King

Christy King

May 12, 2009

Mrs. Christy Hudson King, 52, of 514 Pleasant Hill Church Road, Ellerbe died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. She was born June 4, 1956, the daughter of Margie Williams Hudson and the late James Hudson. Mrs. King was a paper carrier for the Richmond County Daily Journal for approximately seventeen years. Prior to...

Doris Manning

Doris Manning

May 8, 2009

Mrs. Doris Ann Manning, 75 of 103 Rohanen Avenue, Rockingham, died Friday, May 8, 2009 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital. She was born May 4, 1934 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Walker and Catherine Taylor Culley. Mrs. Manning was a Certified Nursing Assistant, having worked in private care and the Palmer Hinson Care Center for many...

Nancy Pankey Cassidy

Nancy Pankey Cassidy

May 6, 2009

Nancy Panky Gerald Cassidy, 66, of 130 Northside Park Dr. Rockingham, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Cassidy was born August 22, 1942 in Montgomery County, a daughter of the late Elies and Carrie Lee Parks Pankey. She had been employed with Perdue Industries. Her son, Dennis Gerald and daughter, Denise Gerald, preceded her in death. Surviving...

Charles Rush Maske

Charles Rush Maske

May 4, 2009

Charles Rush Maske, 82, of 2217 Rosemont Ln, Rockingham, died Monday, May 04, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mr. Maske was born January 31, 1927 in Richmond County, a son of the late Leo Claude and Viola Rush Maske. He was a member of West Rockingham United Methodist Church where he was a Sunday School teacher, member...

Elizabeth Ann Yerly

Elizabeth Ann Yerly

May 4, 2009

Elizabeth Ann Yerly, 46, of Hamlet, died Monday, May 4, 2009 at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Elizabeth was born September 28, 1962 in San Jose, CA to James and Margaret Mulholland Hudson. She graduated from Mission Bay High School in San Diego, CA. Liz loved sports and was very active in softball. She lettered in varsity softball all...

Faye Hasie

Faye Hasie

Apr 30, 2009

Mrs. Marcia Faye Morgan Hasie peacefully passed away on April 30, 2009 after a brief illness. She was born in Aledo, IL on August 12, 1923, but spent her childhood in Texas. Her greatest influences during those years were her father, Ray Morgan, and his hobby of horse-trading, her mother, Gertrude Huston Morgan, and her stress on the importance of...

Geneva Greene Webb

Geneva Greene Webb

Apr 29, 2009

Mrs. Geneva Greene Webb, 84, of 143 Wilderness Dr., Mt. Gilead, formerly of Ellerbe, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Webb was born March 5, 1925 in Montgomery County, a daughter of the late M.A. and Mollie Macon Greene. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Ellerbe, currently attended Blackwood Chapel Baptist Church and was...