Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Charlie Joyce
Dec 1, 2008
Mr. Charlie Joyce, 99, of 186 W. Page Street, Ellerbe died Monday, December 1, 2008 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. He was born May 19, 1909 in Stokes County, a son of the late Robert and Katie Sue Hicks Joyce. Mr. Joyce was a member of First Baptist Church in Ellerbe where he served as a Deacon,...
Floyd Parker
Nov 30, 2008
Mr. Floyd Parker, 77, of 603 Gore Dr., Rockingham died Sunday, November 30, 2008 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mr. Parker was born July 18, 1931 in Richmond County, a son of the late Redman and Mamie Coward Parker. Mr. Parker was a member of Rockingham Wesleyan Church and was employed as a driver for Griffin Motors....
Doris Webb Park
Nov 29, 2008
Doris Sullivan Webb Park, 78, of 141 Gibson Drive, Rockingham, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Penick Village in Southern Pines. Mrs. Park was born March 3, 1930 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Willie L and Gladys Maurice Webb. She was preceded in death by her husband Wayne Park in March 2008 and a brother Joe Webb...
Judy Haynes
Nov 25, 2008
Mrs. Jewell Rabb ‘Judy’ Haynes, 83 , of 478 Pappy Rabb Rd., Ellerbe died Tuesday, November 25th at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. She was born June 22, 1925 in Cramerton, NC, a daughter of the late Noah Lee Rabb and Delsie Ina Metcalf Rabb. Mrs. Haynes was a member of Jones Springs United Methodist Church. She was a remarkable...
Dianne Ledwell Phifer
Nov 24, 2008
Ms. Kathy Dianne Ledwell Gainey Phifer, 55 of 128 Broad Leaf Drive, Hamlet died Monday, November 24, 2008 at Sandhills Regional Medical Center. Ms. Phifer was born April 4, 1953 in Scotland County a daughter of the late Billy G. and Frankie Venable Ledwell. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church, a graduate of Rohanen High School Class of...
Lloyd Mills
Nov 21, 2008
William Lloyd Mills, Jr., 78, of 404 Lumyer Road, Rockingham, died Friday, November 21, 2008 at his home. Mr. Mills, a lifetime resident of Rockingham, was born June 3, 1930 to William Lloyd and Edna Coleman Mills. He served his country for two years in the US Army, and after returning to Rockingham, married Shirley Mullis in 1955 in the...
Clarence Poole
Nov 20, 2008
Mr. Clarence Poole. 92, died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at Britthaven of Hamlet. He was born October 17, 1916 in Wake County, a son of the late Ernest and Pearl Ann Poole. Mr. Poole was a floral designer, having worked with Colonial Flower Shop, Ratcliffe’s and Elfrieda’s Florist in Charlotte. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in...
Rupert Spivey
Nov 20, 2008
Rupert Lee Spivey, 76, of 129 KC Serenity Farm Lane, Ellerbe died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at Quail Haven in Pinehurst. He was born May 2, 1932 in Lee County, a son of the late Jesse Lee and Jessie Spartman Spivey. Mr. Spivey was an active member of Marcus United Methodist Church and was retired from General Motors with thirty...
Samantha Lynn White
Nov 17, 2008
Samantha Lynn White of 201 Rushing Road Hoffman, NC died at her home after an extended illness on Nov 17, 2008. Samantha was born Nov 1, 1966. She was an accomplished pianist and was a member of the Hoffman United Methodist Church where she started at an early age as the pianist, which she continued for many years. She loved...
Lola Goodwin
Nov 17, 2008
Miss Lola Goodwin, 102 of Somerset Court of Hamlet, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 17, 2008 at Sandhills Regional Hospital in Hamlet. She was born December 25, 1905, one of 11 Children of Rosa McGee Goodwin and Frankie Goodwin. Nine siblings lived to adulthood. She was preceded in death by her parents, three...
Christopher Henry Spivey
Nov 16, 2008
Christopher Henry Spivey, 46, of 142 E. Church St. Ellerbe, died Sunday, November 16, 2008 at Cape Fear Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. Chris was born January 31, 1962 in Richmond County, a son of Jimmie Spivey and Jerry Kaye Rummage Merrit. He was a graduate of Seventy-First High School in Fayetteville, Class of 1980 and the University of North...
Dorothy Rumley Meacham
Nov 16, 2008
Dorothy Gray " Dotty" Rumley Meacham, 68, of 199 W. Page St. Ellerbe, died Sunday, November 16, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Meacham was born October 26, 1940 in Robeson County, a daughter of the late Clifton Rumley and Gladys Knight Blankenship. She was a member of First Baptist Church Ellerbe and had retired from the Air Force Base Exchange...
Ruth Kirkley Andrews
Nov 14, 2008
Ruth Kirkley Andrews, 91, of 720 S. Caroline St. Rockingham, died Friday, November 14, 2008 at Firsthealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Andrews was born July 1, 1917 in Chesterfield County, SC., a daughter of the late Charlie Thomas and Beulah Sutton Kirkley. She was a member of Cordova United Methodist Church and had retired from Burlington Industries after...
W. R. Tyler
Nov 14, 2008
W. R. Tyler, 75, of Rockingham, died Friday, November 14, 2008 at Columbus Regional Health Care in Whiteville, NC. Mr. Tyler was born May 18, 1933 in Brunswick County, a son of the late Gaston and Mary Edwards Tyler. Mr. Tyler moved to Rockingham with Woods 5 & 10 Store in 1968, operated several restaurants until 1992 and sold cars...
Bessie Clark Cashwell
Nov 14, 2008
Bessie Clark Cashwell, 86, of 110 Wilson Ave, died Friday, November 14, 2008 at Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Cashwell was born March 20, 1922 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Willie and Cordia Wilson Clark. She was a longtime member of East Rockingham Congregational Holiness Church and had retired from Aleo Mfg after 34 years....
Etta Gore
Nov 14, 2008
Margaret Etta Hogan Gore, 83, of Green Rd., Ellerbe, died Friday, November 14, 2008 at her residence. Mrs Gore was born February 26, 1925, the daughter of John and Ida Hurley Hogan. Mrs. Gore was a homemaker and a member of Pee Dee Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, G.E. Gore. Funeral services will be conducted...
Marie McFayden Nicholson
Nov 12, 2008
Mrs. Marie McFayden Nicholson, age 82, died peacefully Wednesday morning November 12 at The Arbors at Carriage Club in Charlotte, NC where she had resided for the past 2 years. A resident of Ellerbe, NC for most of her life, Mrs. Nicholson was born February 7, 1926 to parents, Lonnie Angus McFayden and Lessie Carol Harris McFayden. Mrs. Nicholson retired...
Todd McInnis
Nov 11, 2008
Todd McInnis, 41, of Capel Mill Rd, Candor, passed away on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2008 as the result of an accident on his farm. Todd was born on April 10, 1967 to John and Velma McInnis. He was a farmer by profession, recognized by Townsend Farms as one of the outstanding poultry producers in their company. Todd’s life was...
Ila Simmons
Nov 8, 2008
Mrs. Ila Dixie Hall Simmons, 89, of 1001 Richmond Rd., Rockingham died Saturday, November 8, 2008 at her daughter’s home. She was born in Stokes County on December 2, 1918 to Robert Troy and Alpha Savannah Shephard Hall. Mrs. Simmons was a member of Roberdel Baptist Church and was active with the food committee. She was a homemaker. Funeral services...
Dale Nuttall
Nov 7, 2008
Mr. Dale Nuttall, 52, of Lady Mary Lane, Rockingham died Friday, November 7, 2008 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. He was born November 15, 1955 in Richmond County, a son of R. G. Nuttall and the late Josephine Jackson Nuttall. Mr. Nuttall was an electrician, having last worked with ESI in Polkton and previous experience with Waverly...
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