Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Larry Saunders

Larry Saunders

Aug 22, 2006

Mr. Larry Sherrill Saunders, 69, of 872 McDonald Church Rd., Rockingham died Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at his home. He was born March 2, 1937 in Richmond Co., a son of the late Nannie Tilton and Jessie Saunders. Mr. Saunders was a member at Roberdel Baptist Church. He was retired from CSX Railroad and was currently employed with Richmond County...

Rabbit Hare

Rabbit Hare

Aug 20, 2006

Mr. Frazier Hampton ‘Rabbit’ Hare, 79, of 207 Baldwin Rd., Rockingham died Sunday, August 20, 2006 at his home. He was born December 7, 1926 in Portsmouth Co., VA, a son of the late Julia Pittman and Wade Hampton Hare. Mr. Hare was a retired conductor from CSX Railroad with forty-three years of service. He was a member of Faith...

Alma Jean Vuncannon

Alma Jean Vuncannon

Aug 16, 2006

Mrs Alma Jean Craddock Dunn Vuncannon 84, of 144 Page St. Ellerbe died Wednesday, August 16th 2006 at Somerset Court Retirement Center in Hamlet. Mrs. Vuncannon was born October 21, 1921 in Stokes County, North Carolina a daughter of the late Hillary and Bessie Frye Craddock. She was a homemaker and was a member of First Baptist Church of Ellerbe....

Kaye Young

Kaye Young

Aug 14, 2006

Kaye Meacham Young of 1290 Grassy Island Road, Ellerbe, passed away Monday, August 14, 2006 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. Kaye was born September 9, 1950 in Richmond County, a daughter of Ralph Meacham and the late Maxine Wilson Meacham. Kaye was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, but also attended Southwood Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was...

William Roderick Haltom

William Roderick Haltom

Aug 3, 2006

Mr. William Roderick ‘Bill’ Haltom, 74 of Ooltewah, TN and formerly of Rockingham died Thursday, August 3, 2006 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. He was born November 28, 1931 in Richmond County , a son of the late John Haltom and Verla Newsome Haltom McCaskill. Mr. Haltom was a retired US Army Master Sgt., had operated Bill’s Pool Room for...

Vivian E. Shankle

Vivian E. Shankle

Aug 1, 2006

Vivian Evans Shankle, 66, of 105 Pinecrest Trail, Rockingham, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Shankle was born January 8, 1940 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Joseph Ollie and Elizabeth Delana Burns Evans. She was a member of Sierra Christian Center, where she has served as a Sunday School teacher. Mrs. Shankle worked for...

Mable Teal Luther

Mable Teal Luther

Jul 23, 2006

Mrs. Mable Teal Luther, 82, of 107 Safie 1st Ave. Rockingham died Sunday, July 23 at Davis Health Care in Wilmington. She was born March 6, 1924 in Anson county a daughter of the late Charles and Effie Parker Teal. She was a seamstress with Watts Cleaners for many years. In addition to being preceded in death by her parents...

Juanita Willoughby Yates

Juanita Willoughby Yates

Jul 14, 2006

Juanita Willoughby Yates, 79, of 351 Lake Road, Rockingham, passed away Friday, July 14, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Yates was born September 26, 1926 in Bladen County, NC , a daughter of the late Bud and Viola Goins Willoughby. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Rockingham where she was very active in the adult choir and...

Virginia McIntyre Race

Virginia McIntyre Race

Jul 12, 2006

Virginia McIntyre Elderson Race, 74, of 211 Heathcote Rd. Hendersonville, NC formerly of Ellerbe, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. Mrs. Race was born October 6, 1931 in Richmond County a daughter of the Herman and Ina Reynolds McIntyre. She had served in the U S Air Force, a graduate of Ellerbe High School Class...

Thomas Grady McLean

Thomas Grady McLean

Jul 11, 2006

Mr. Thomas Grady McLean, 78, of 1125 Richmond Rd., Rockingham died Thursday, July 11, 2006 at Britthaven of Hamlet. He was born December 22, 1927 in Richmond County, a son of the late Nannie Elizabeth Liles and John W. McLean, Sr. Mr. McLean was employed with Hannah Pickett and J. P. Stevens Mill, prior to his retirement. Funeral services will...

Judy Ann Wilson

Judy Ann Wilson

Jul 7, 2006

Miss Judy Ann Wilson 61 of 138 Entwistle 3rd St., Rockingham died Friday July 7, 2006 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. She was born in Richmond County February 28, 1945 a daughter of the late George and Nayrilla Dunn Wilson. She was preceded in death also by two brothers Kerney Wilson Sr., Mitchell Wilson two sisters Johnsie Russo, and Georgie...

Admar Golden

Admar Golden

Jul 7, 2006

Mr. Admar Golden, 82, of Ellerbe died Friday, July 7, 2006 at his home. He was born August 5, 1923 in Surry County, NC, a son of the late Ed and Frances Buchanan Golden. Mr. Golden was retired from the timber and sawmill industry. Funeral services will be conducted graveside 2:00 pm Monday, July 10th at Glenwood Cemetery in Mooresville,...

Georgia Gertrude Rozzell

Georgia Gertrude Rozzell

Jun 23, 2006

Georgia Gertrude Neal Rozzell, 90, formerly of Holiday Village, died Friday, June 23, 2006 at Rockingham Manor in Rockingham. Mrs. Rozell was born May 29, 1916 in McDowell Co., W.Va. a daughter of the late Samuel James and Mary Bean Neal. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church and while a resident of West Virginia was cafeteria manager at...

Randy Floyde Grifin, II

Randy Floyde Grifin, II

Jun 18, 2006

Randy Floyde Griffin, II, 30, of 209 W. Walnut St. Apt. 6-F Bladenboro, NC died Sunday, June 18, 2006 at his home. Randy was born October 28, 1975 in Los Angeles County, California, a son of Debbie Chavis Clevenger and the late Randy Floyde Griffin. Randy had worked in construction and in addition to his father was preceded in death...

Robert G. "Bobby" Eaves

Robert G. "Bobby" Eaves

Jun 15, 2006

Mr. Robert Garside “Bobby” Eaves, 66, of 206 Ledbetter Road Cordova died Thursday, June 15, 2006 at Britthaven of Hamlet. Mr. Eaves was born October 15, 1939 in Richmond County, a son of the late James Elmer and Ethel Victoria Nuttall Eaves. He retired from Sealed Air as a machine operator. Mr. Eaves was a loving husband, father, and papa...

Moir C. White

Moir C. White

Jun 12, 2006

Mr. Moir C. White, 87, of 303 Goldleaf Farms Rd. died Monday, June 12, 2006 at his daughter’s home in Derby. Mr. White was born February 18, 1919 in Coalwood, West Virginia, a son of the late Joseph and Lula Tilley White. He was a retired farmer and construction worker and enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He was a good...

Lois Holder Craven

Lois Holder Craven

Jun 11, 2006

On Sunday morning, June 11, 2006, Lois Irene Holder Craven went home to be with her Lord after an extended illness. She died at her home in Ellerbe. She was born on August 31, 1927 in High Point, NC, the daughter of James P. and Willie Thomas Holder. She was educated in Candor Schools and graduated from Candor High School....

Edna Carter Freeman

Edna Carter Freeman

Jun 9, 2006

Mrs. Edna Carter Freeman, 76, of Rockingham, died Friday, June 9, 2006 at her home. She was born January 5, 1930 in Richmond County, a daughter of Ruth Solomon Carter and the late Rufus Carter. She was of the Baptist faith and a retired inspector with Ford Motor Company. Surviving are her sons, Lee Hall of Rockingham and Doug Campbell...

Kinnie Octavious Lovin

Kinnie Octavious Lovin

Jun 4, 2006

Kinnie Octavious Lovin, 65, of 370 Roberdel School Rd. Rockingham, died Sunday, June 4, 2006 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Mr. Lovin was born September 23, 1940 in Richmond County, a son of the late Octavious and Nancy Currie Lovin. He was of the Methodist Faith and had retired from UCO Manufacturing Company. He was preceded in death by...

Edward L. Dillon

Edward L. Dillon

Jun 3, 2006

Mr. Edward Lee Dillon, 78, of 126 Brigman Road, Ellerbe died Saturday, June 3, 2006 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital. He was born May 3, 1928 in Guilford Co., a son of the late Bessie Childress and Ross Lee Dillon. Mr. Dillon was retired from Pinecroft Industries and worked with Tartan Boat Company for a number of years prior...

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