Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Kent Hogan

Kent Hogan

Mar 15, 2009

Mr. Kent L. Hogan, 62, of 210 National Drive, Pinehurst died Sunday, March 15th at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. He was born November 29, 1946 in Moore County, a son of the late Elsie Vernon and Margaret McLeod Hogan. Mr. Hogan was a member of Norman Methodist Church. He was a businessman and entrepreneur with multiple talents,...

Grace Smith Lampley

Grace Smith Lampley

Mar 14, 2009

Mrs. Grace Helen Smith Lampley, 76, of 1 Short St., Rockingham died Saturday, March 14, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Lampley was born April 3, 1932 in Richmond County, daughter of the late George and Maude Rogers Smith. She retired from Sara Lee Hosiery as a sewer. Mrs. Lampley was a member of Harvest Ministries Church. She was...

Margaret Jordan Stokes

Margaret Jordan Stokes

Mar 13, 2009

Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Jordan Stokes, 83, of 409 Stokes Road, Rockingham went home to be with her Lord and Savior March 13, 2009 at her home. She was born April 10, 1925 in Richmond County daughter of the late William A and Ollie Pearl Landon Jordan. She was preceded in death by a son Mitchell Thurman Stokes, a brother A.C....

Bill Bristow

Bill Bristow

Mar 5, 2009

Mr. William Perry Bristow, 66, of 927 Montclair Ave., Rockingham died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. He was born December 20, 1942 in Richmond County, a son of the late Frank and Oneda Matheson Bristow. Mr. Bristow was a member of Cameronian Presbyterian Church. He had thirty-one years of service with J. P....

Blanche Shaw

Blanche Shaw

Feb 20, 2009

Mrs. Blanche Hunsucker Shaw, 98, of Ellerbe, died Friday, February 20, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Shaw was born April 21, 1910 in Montgomery County, a daughter of the late Ulysses Grant and Emma Dennis Hunsucker. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years Thomas H. Shaw, Five brothers Henry, Carson, Clegg, Coley, Shelton Hunsucker and three...

James Hayden

James Hayden

Feb 20, 2009

James Hayden, 80, formerly of Ellerbe died Friday, February 20, 2009 at Britthaven of Hamlet. Mr. Hayden was born October 1, 1928, in Stokes County, a son of the late Major and Ada Martin Hayden. He had been employed as a farmer and pulp wood cutter. His son, Jerry Hayden and brothers, Chester and Eugene Hayden and a sister, Betty...

Faye Gibson McCroskey

Faye Gibson McCroskey

Feb 17, 2009

Lillie Faye Gibson McCroskey, 63, of 172 McLeod St. Rockingham, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at her home. Mrs. McCroskey was born March 1, 1945 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Temple Coleman and Jessie Lee Morse Gibson. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Phyllis Joy Watson

Phyllis Joy Watson

Feb 16, 2009

Ms. Phyllis Joy Black Watson, 44 of 269 Ledbetter Street, Cordova died Monday, February 16, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Joy was born December 26, 1964 in Richmond County a daughter of Phyllis Gaddy Baker and the late Lloyd Black of Cordova. She was a correctional officer at Lanesboro Correctional Facility. She was a member of Mt. Beulah Pentecostal...

Carrie Pankey

Carrie Pankey

Feb 14, 2009

Mrs. Carrie Lee Pankey, 92, formerly of 261 County Home Rd., Rockingham went home to be with her Lord Saturday, February 14, 2009 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. She was born August 8, 1916 in Montgomery County, a daughter of the late Johnny and Nonnie Johnson Parks. Mrs. Pankey was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. She was...

Buford McFayden

Buford McFayden

Feb 13, 2009

William Buford McFayden, 74, of 3211 Hwy 220 North, Ellerbe died Friday, February 13, 2009 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. He was born March 3, 1934 in Richmond County, a son of the late Lonnie A. and Lessie Harris McFayden. Mr. McFayden was a member of Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church. He was retired with over thirty-five years...

Versie McGee

Versie McGee

Feb 13, 2009

Mrs. Versie Flowers McGee, 95, of Rockingham died Friday, February 13, 2009 at Bermuda Commons Nursing and Rehab Center in Advance, NC. She was born January 31, 1914 in Andrews, NC, a daughter of the late Cornelius Austin Cannon and Mary Norton Cannon. Mrs. McGee had been a member of East Rockingham Pentecostal Church. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00...

Rev. Douglas Stirk

Rev. Douglas Stirk

Feb 9, 2009

Rev. Douglas Jennings Stirk, 86, of 121 Hollywood Lane, Rockingham went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Monday, February 9, 2009. He went peacefully, surrounded by his family. Rev. Stirk was born January 13, 1923 in Bennettsville, SC, the son of the late Elton Stirk and Shadie Grant Stirk Davie. Rev. Stirk served in the United...

Carrye Thomas Grant

Carrye Thomas Grant

Feb 6, 2009

Carrye Thomas Grant, 94 of Rockingham, died Friday, February 06, 2009 at Hospice Haven. Mrs. Grant was born July 24, 1914 in Wake County. She was a member of West Rockingham United Methodist Church and a homemaker. Her husband, Zeb Willard “Bill” Grant preceded her in death. Surviving are a niece, Bernice Pate, special friends, Sandy Rainwater, who was like...

Robert Bryan Mohn

Robert Bryan Mohn

Feb 5, 2009

Robert Bryan Mohn, 68, of 491 Lee Thee Church Rd. Ellerbe, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Mohn was born September 5, 1940 in New Bern, NC a son of the late Richard and Lillian McClackin Mohn. He was a member of Cartledge Creek Baptist Church and retired from Commercial Credit (now Citi...

Mattie McDonald Puckett

Mattie McDonald Puckett

Feb 5, 2009

Mattie McDonald Puckett, 88, of 139 Gibson Nursery Rd., Ellerbe, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Sandhills Regional Medical Center in Hamlet. Mrs. Puckett was born August 2, 1920 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Archie McDonald. She was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church and a Homemaker. Her husband, William Riley Puckett, and her...

Grace Watts Johnson

Grace Watts Johnson

Feb 3, 2009

Mrs. Grace Watts Johnson, 85 of Rockingham Manor died Tuesday February 3, 2009. She was born April 25 1923 a daughter of the late Rev. Ed M. and Rose Ann Lampley Watts. She worked as a cloth mender at J. P. Stevens Mill. Mrs. Johnson attended Harvest Ministries She was preceded in death by her husband James Clay Johnson and...

Ann Barrington

Ann Barrington

Feb 2, 2009

Mrs. Ann Safrit Barrington, 72, of 605 Hylan Avenue, Hamlet died Monday, February 2, 2009 at her home. She was born July 7, 1936 in Guilford County, a daughter of the late Arnold and Mildred Meredith King Safrit. Mrs. Barrington was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church in Hamlet. She attended UNC-Greensboro and then the Bowman...

Grace Oliver Flythe

Grace Oliver Flythe

Jan 30, 2009

Mrs. Grace O. Flythe, 80, of Spruce Pine N.C formally of Rockingham died January 30, 2009 at Brian’s Health Rehabilitation Center in Spruce Pine N.C. Mrs. Flythe was born March 18, 1928 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Dewey and Edith Lear Oliver. She was a weaver in the textile industry. She was preceded in death by her...

Faye Jordan

Faye Jordan

Jan 29, 2009

Mrs. Faye Wilson Jordan of Ellerbe died peacefully with her family by her bedside at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst on Thursday, January 29, 2009 after a brief illness. Faye was born June 21, 1940 in Salisbury, NC to the late Clyde and Julia Gaskey Wilson. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Ralph Wilson; a sister,...

Teresa Bowman Erby

Teresa Bowman Erby

Jan 29, 2009

Mrs. Teresa Bowman Erby, 51 of 103 Jayson St. Rockingham died Thursday January 29, 2009 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. She was born in Richmond County, August 2, 1957 a daughter of the late Arthur and Johnsie Boone Bowman. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Shepherd Chapel. A memorial service will be held Monday at 2:00 pm...