Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Lauda McDouglad Gaither

Lauda McDouglad Gaither

Oct 22, 2007

Lauda Mae McDougald Gaither, 97, of 1822 US Hwy 1N, Rockingham, passed away Monday, October 22, 2007 at Hospice Haven of Rockingham. Mrs. Gaither was born May 13, 1910 in Marlboro County, SC, a daughter of the late Archie and Mary Frances Leviner McDougald. She was a member of Sweet Haven Church and had retired from Beaunit Manufacturing. Her husband,...

Nellie Wallace

Nellie Wallace

Oct 19, 2007

Mrs. Nellie Louise Wallace, 79, of 144 Bynum Road, Rockingham died Friday, October 19, 2007 at the Hermitage Retirement Center. She was born January 23, 1928 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Robert and Mary McDonald Buckles. Mrs. Wallace was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church. For many years, she was co-owner of Wallace and Sons Tire...

Iris ( Nealie) Shular Smith

Iris ( Nealie) Shular Smith

Oct 17, 2007

Mrs. Iris Vernel (Nealie) Shular Smith, 78, of 1024 Haywood Parker Road, Ellerbe, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 . Mrs. Smith was born September 12, 1929 in Guilford County, a daughter of the late John and Emma Dillon Shular. At a young age she was baptized at Rourk Presbyterian Church and from...

Dorothy Hudson

Dorothy Hudson

Oct 16, 2007

Mrs. Dorothy Edwards Hudson, 89, formerly of 527 Stanley Avenue , Rockingham, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Salemtowne Retirement Center in Winston Salem. She was born April 18, 1918, in Columbus Co., a daughter of the late William and Nola Gowan Edwards. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Rockingham, where she taught children’s Sunday school and...

Blondie Eve Morse

Blondie Eve Morse

Oct 14, 2007

Blondie Eve Morse, 95, of Richmond, Virginia and formerly of Rockingham, North Carolina, died on Sunday October 14, 2007. Ms. Morse was born December 9, 1911 in Richmond County, NC, a daughter of the late Ellis Burian and Annie E. Hicks Morse. Ms Morse held a degree in Piano from Meredith College and graduate degrees in Music and Library Science...

Elizabeth Meacham Lee

Elizabeth Meacham Lee

Oct 12, 2007

Mrs. Elizabeth Meacham Lee, 91, of Grassy Island Rd. Ellerbe, passed away Friday, October 12, 2007 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Lee was born June 20, 1916 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Richmond Jenkins and Willa Flora Cagle Meacham. She was a lifelong member of her beloved Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church where she...

Lewis Terry

Lewis Terry

Oct 8, 2007

Mr. Arthur Lewis Terry, 66, of 176 Ivey St., Raeford died Monday, October 8, 2007 at his home. He was born December 15, 1940 in Richmond County, a son of the late Jasper and Rosa Morgan Terry. Mr. Terry was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church. He was a 1959 graduate of Ellerbe High School. Mr. Terry was employed in...

Eva Ruth Poplin Hadden

Eva Ruth Poplin Hadden

Oct 5, 2007

Eva Ruth Poplin Hadden, 90, of 1141 Airport Rd. Rockingham, died Friday, October 05, 2007 at Britthaven of Hamlet. Mrs. Hadden was born July 25, 1917 in Sheppard, SC, a daughter of the late James Thomas and Betty Elizabeth Liles Poplin. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Hamlet and had retired from the Brown Derby Restaurant. Her...

Bonnie Taylor Newby

Bonnie Taylor Newby

Oct 4, 2007

Mrs. Bonnie Lou Taylor Newby, 68, of 1001 Jefferson St. Hamlet passed away Thursday, October 04, 2007 at Hospice Have of Rockingham. Mrs. Newby was born August 2, 1939 in Bracken County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Glenn Helvie and Neppie Dennis Taylor. She was a member of Second Baptist Church of Hamlet, had been employed as a Jewelry...

Dorothy Ellerbe

Dorothy Ellerbe

Sep 30, 2007

Miss Dorothy Ellerbe, 86, of Charlotte and formerly of Rockingham died Sunday, September 30, 2007 in the Harris Hospice Unit of Presbyterian Hospital. She was born December 25, 1920 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Cora Lowe and William Wall Ellerbe. Miss Ellerbe was retired with Southern Bell Telephone Company. Funeral services will be conducted graveside 3:00 pm...

Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Sep 27, 2007

Mr. Tom Charles Vaughn, Jr. 59, of 738 Boyd Lake Rd., Hamlet died Thursday, September 27, 2007 at his home. He was born April 20, 1948 in Anson County, a son of Edna Paul Vaughn and the late Tom Charles Vaughn, Sr. Mr. Vaughn attended New Life Congregational Holiness Church and was self-employed with Vaughn's Lawn Maintenance. Funeral services will...

Bobbi Jo Rummage Allred

Bobbi Jo Rummage Allred

Sep 27, 2007

Bobbi Jo Rummage Allred, 48, of 153 E. Church St. Ellerbe, died Thursday, September 27, 2007 at her home. She was born January 31, 1959 in Richmond County, a daughter of John Harris Rummage and Joan Furr Rummage Ritter. She was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School, Class of 1979, had attended Sandhills Community College and Richmond Community College...

Ollie Thomas Boone

Ollie Thomas Boone

Sep 25, 2007

Mr. Ollie Thomas Boone, 77, of 277 Yates Hill Rd. Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at his home. Mr. Boone was born December 17, 1929 in Richmond County, a son of the late James and Ida Lammonds Boone. He had retired from Wade Manufacturing Company. His wife, Mary Blayton ( Bobbie) Boone, a great grandson, Glenn Eaves,and 10...

Nina Taylor Jordan

Nina Taylor Jordan

Sep 24, 2007

Mrs. Nina Taylor Jordan, 87, of 748 Mill Rd. Hamlet, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 24, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Jordan was born October 15, 1919 in Richmond County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late S. Lonnie and Nancy Jane Williamson Taylor. She was a lifelong member of Cobb Memorial Baptist Church where she had been a...

Thomas Wilson

Thomas Wilson

Sep 22, 2007

Thomas Huey Wilson, Sr., 86, of 1416 Cumberland Circle, Rockingham died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm Monday, September 24th at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dwight Williams, Rev. Bobby Haney and Rev. Chris Hawks officiating and interment to follow in Eastside cemetery. The family will receive...

Emma Chavis Thomas

Emma Chavis Thomas

Sep 20, 2007

Mrs. Emma Chavis Thomas, 79, of Rockingham died Thursday, September 20, 2007 at Carolina Medical Center , after a brief illness. Emma was born in Richmond County on August 15, 19 28 , a daughter of the late Neal and Laura Ezzell Chavis. She was an active member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and retired from Sara Lee Hosiery with...

Jesse William Morehead

Jesse William Morehead

Sep 17, 2007

Mr. Jesse Morehead Mr. Jesse William Morehead, age 70, of Rockingham died Monday, September 17, 2007 at his home. Mr. Morehead was born June 25, 1937 a son of the late Worth William and Ethel Shehan Morehead. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge #339 both of Kings Mountain, N.C. He retired from Liberty Life Insurance...

Doris Murphy

Doris Murphy

Sep 16, 2007

Doris Grant Murphy. 78, of 610 Walnut Lane, Rockingham died Sunday, September 16, 2007 at Rockingham Manor in Rockingham. She was born February 21, 1929 in Marlboro County, SC, a daughter of the late Henry and Hattie Chavis Grant. Mrs. Murphy was a member of Highland Acres Church of God. She was retired with Hornwood in Lilesville, after working many...

Gene Lynch

Gene Lynch

Sep 10, 2007

Gene Martin Lynch, 68, of 554 Hwy 220 North, Rockingham died Monday, September 10, 2007 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. He was born July 23, 1939 in Richmond County, a son of the late Evander McIver Lynch, Sr. and Annie Martin Lynch. Mr. Lynch was retired with the U. S. Postal Service and was a member of...

Trenton Lewis Wood

Trenton Lewis Wood

Sep 7, 2007

Trenton L. Wood, 22, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, September 7, 2007 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Trenton was born on November 28, 1984 in Richmond County, the son of Rev. Tony Wood and Janice Russell. A talented artist and musician, Trenton accepted God’s call to share his talent when he began singing solo at the tender age...

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