Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Charles Aaron Hurley

Charles Aaron Hurley

Mar 9, 2007

Charles Aaron Hurley, 18, of 766 Crawford Rd., Ellerbe, died Friday, March 9, 2007 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Aaron was born December 2, 1988 in Rowan County, North Carolina a son of James Hurley and Joan Culp Richardson. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Free Will Baptist Church, had attended...

Jonah Taylor

Jonah Taylor

Mar 8, 2007

Mr. Jonah Franklin Taylor, 95, of 140 School Street, Rockingham, died Thursday, March 8, 2007 at his home. Mr. Taylor was born October 1, 1911, a son of the late Rev. Charles L. and Nancy Ann Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a member of Cordova Baptist Church and was retired with Klopman Mills. Following his retirement, He worked as a Certified...

Harriett Popowich

Harriett Popowich

Mar 6, 2007

Mrs. Harriett Rainwater Popowich 71, of 1824 U.S Hwy 1 South Rockingham died Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at Britthaven of Hamlet. Mrs. Popowich was born in January 8, 1936 a daughter of the late Lee and Alice Holder Rainwater. She was an active member of St. Paul United Methodist. She also served her country in the U.S. Air Force where...

Viola Terry

Viola Terry

Mar 5, 2007

Mrs. Viola Lambert Terry, 89, a resident of Davis Health Care in Wilmington, formerly of Rockingham, died Monday, March 5, 2007 at Davis Health Care. Mrs. Terry was born February 28, 1918 in Stanley County, a daughter of the late Roy and Lela Tucker Lambert. She was a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church where she had been part of...

Aldena Hardister

Aldena Hardister

Mar 3, 2007

Mrs. Rebecca Aldena Dennis Hardister, 81, of Aberdeen and formerly of Exway, died Saturday, March 3, 2007 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. She was born June 3, 1925 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Anna Hunsucker and William Deaton Dennis. Mrs. Hardister was an active member of Concord United Methodist Church. She was retired with...

Bradley Curtis Brown

Bradley Curtis Brown

Feb 26, 2007

Bradley Curtis Brown, 52, of 221 W. US Hwy 74, Rockingham died Monday, February 26, 2007 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. He was born January 28, 1955 in Lenoir County NC, a son of the late Curtis Arthur and Ruby Estelle Dean Brown. He attended West Rockingham United Methodist Church and had served in the US Navy and Merchant...

Bennie Covington Robbins

Bennie Covington Robbins

Feb 22, 2007

Bennie Robbins Mr. Bennie Covington Robbins, 73, of 1015 Walnut Lane Rockingham died Thursday February 22, 2007 at his home. He was born March 27, 1933 in Richmond County a son of the late Bennie Covington and Pearline Dean Robbins. He was also preceded in death by two brothers John and Paul Robbins. He had retired from the Richmond County...

Marjorie Rankin McInnis

Marjorie Rankin McInnis

Feb 21, 2007

Mrs. Marjorie Rankin McInnis, 86, of Norman, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. She was born January 27, 1921 in Derby, NC, the second of nine children of the late Robert Moore and Frankie Thompson Rankin. She was known for her warm and inviting home, and her delight at having guests at...

Annie Roberts Stogner

Annie Roberts Stogner

Feb 15, 2007

Annie Roberts Stogner, 86, of 710 Dogwood Lane, Rockingham, died Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Firsthealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Stogner was born July 31, 1920 in Chester County, SC a daughter of the late James and Annie Mae Clack Roberts. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and had retired from Beaunit Mills. She was...

Ruth Goodson

Ruth Goodson

Feb 15, 2007

Mrs. Helen Ruth Davis Goodson, 57, of 120 Seaboard St. Rockingham, died Thursday, February 15, 2007 at her home following a short battle with cancer. Mrs. Goodson was born October 13, 1949 in Richmond County, NC a daughter of Mary Helen Hudson Davis and the late Roscoe Davis, Jr. . She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church, had...

Mary Beth Collins

Mary Beth Collins

Feb 15, 2007

Mary Beth Nowlan Collins, 57, of 1765 US Hwy 1 South died Thursday, February 15, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Collins was born February 1, 1950 in Richmond Co.,a daughter of the late George F. and Mary Eloise Whittington Nowlan She was a graduate of Hamlet High School , had been employed in the parts department of Champion Ford Lincoln...

John Williamson

John Williamson

Feb 12, 2007

John S. Williamson, 81, of 406 Entwistle Street, Hamlet died Monday, February 12th at his home. He was born March 22, 1925 in the same house at 406 Entwistle Street, a son of the late Mildred Bauersfeld and Dr. B. W. Williamson. Mr. Williamson attended the Pansy Fetner School, and graduated from Hamlet High School, where he was on the...

William Hinson Baker

William Hinson Baker

Feb 12, 2007

William H. Baker William Hinson Baker, 83, of 577 US Hwy 1 South Rockingham died Monday, February 12, 2007 at Firsthealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mr. Baker was born in Richmond County, January 1, 1924. He attended Community Church and had retired from Fairmont Chemical Company in Newark, NJ. He was preceded in death by his Wife Bobbie Jean...

Evelyn Baldwin

Evelyn Baldwin

Feb 9, 2007

Minnie Evelyn Baldwin, 93, of Seven Lakes and formerly of Rockingham died peacefully surrounded by her family Friday, February 9, 2007 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. She was a member of Cameronian Presbyterian Church in Rockingham until her health declined. Ms. Baldwin was born October 12, 1913 to the late Alma and Watson Williams. She was preceded...

Melba Campbell Vallance

Melba Campbell Vallance

Feb 8, 2007

Melba Kay Campbell Vallance, 56, of 144 Amber Way, Rockingham died Thursday, February 8, 2007 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Vallance was born October 11, 1950 in Anson County, a daughter of the late Charles and Josephine Threadgill Campbell. She was a member of Roberdel Baptist Church and was a beautician. Surviving are her daughters, Amanda Vallance...

Joyce Allen

Joyce Allen

Feb 7, 2007

Mrs. Peggy Joyce Player Allen, 65, of 210 Butler Drive., Hoffman died Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital. She was born July 14, 1941 in Richmond Co., a daughter of the late Myrtle Wiggins Billingsly Player and Henry Player. Mrs. Allen was retired as a correctional officer. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm Saturday, February...

Verla Mae Miller

Verla Mae Miller

Feb 5, 2007

Verla Mae Miller, 75, of 143 Hannah Pickett Ave. Rockingham, died Monday, February 05, 2007 at her home. Ms. Miller was born December 5, 1931 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Boyd and Monnie Frye Miller. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her companion of 47 years Chester Johnson and a son Lindsey “Binky”...

Bessie Stephens Paul

Bessie Stephens Paul

Feb 5, 2007

Bessie S. Paul Mrs. Bessie Jane Stephens Paul, 87, of Corona, California, formerly of Rockingham died Monday, February 5, 2007 in San Bernadino, California. Mrs. Paul was born August 18, 1920 in Richmond County, NC a daughter of the late John and Lois Byrd Stephens. She had retired from Beauknit Manufacturing Company and previously had worked in the Safie and...

Ralph Douglas Darnell

Ralph Douglas Darnell

Jan 31, 2007

Ralph Douglas Darnell, 56, of 529 Crawford Rd., Ellerbe, died Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Darnell was born April 19, 1950 in Richmond County a son of the late Bausie Fountain and Myrtie Johnson Darnell. He had been employed by Clark Equipment Company and Perdue Farms. Surviving are his wife, Myrtle Odom...

Howard Vuncannon

Howard Vuncannon

Jan 28, 2007

John Howard Vuncannon, 92, of 460 Page Street Ext., Ellerbe died Sunday, January 28th at his home. He was born June 29, 1914 in Montgomery Co., a son of the late Malcolm Remus and Ethel Lassiter Vuncannon. Mr. Vuncannon was a member of First Baptist Church in Ellerbe. He was a retired farmer, and was, also, formerly employed with Commonwealth...

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