Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Stephen "Greg" Gregory Shepard
Oct 30, 2022
Stephen Gregory “Greg” Shepard, 47, of Hamlet, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022 at his home.
Greg was born February 17, 1975 in Scotland County, the son of the late Stephen James “Buddy” and Ada Delores Dawkins Shepard. He enjoyed spending time with his family, riding motorcycles, and fishing. Greg was a jack of all trades and truly lived...
Peggy Joyce Upton
Oct 29, 2022
Peggy Joyce Jernigan Upton, 83, of Rockingham made her Heavenly Journey home to her Lord, on October 29, 2022. Peggy was born on December 24, 1938 in Richmond County to Martin and Nora Watts Jernigan. Peggy was a member of Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church and was retired from Richmond County Schools Cafeterias. She loved singing, gospel music, her grandchildren,...
Marie Lloyd Davis
Oct 29, 2022
Marie Lloyd Davis, 93, of Rockingham passed away on October 29. She is survived by her daughters Deborah Davis of Rockingham and Donna Davis of Charlotte. She is recently preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Nathan Allison Davis.
Marie was born in 1929 to the late Andrew B. and Julia Murray Lloyd of Efland. Raised on a...
Alvin Henry Williams
Oct 25, 2022
Mr. Alvin Henry Williams, age 82, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022.
Alvin was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 61 years, Margaret Williams; his wonderful son, Danny Reid Williams; his mother and his father; and 12 of his 15 brothers and sisters. He is survived by his two sons, Gary (Jada) and Michael (Mendy) Williams; his daughter,...
Carolyn Price Sellers
Oct 24, 2022
Carolyn Price Sellers, 86, of Ellerbe passed away Monday, October 24, 2022 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.
Mrs. Sellers was born August 3, 1936 in Richmond County, NC, a daughter of the late Harold Lee and Christine Hill Price. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Ellerbe, where she had been involved in the card ministry and sang...
Sandra Blake Baldwin
Oct 21, 2022
Sandra Maurice Blake Baldwin, 81, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey on Friday, October 21, 2022.
Mrs. Baldwin was born January 16, 1941 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late John and Irene Byrd Blake. She attended Ellerbe High School and retired from Sara Lee Hosiery. She was a longtime member of the Rockingham Church of God of Prophecy...
Blake Warren
Oct 20, 2022
Blake T. Warren, 64 of Rockingham, passed away on October 20, 2022. All services will be held privately.
Faye Williams Greene
Oct 9, 2022
Janice Faye Williams Greene, 74, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey on Sunday, October 9, 2022.
Mrs. Greene was born October 21, 1947 in Dillon, SC, a daughter of the late Clarence “Buck” and Elsie Lee Tucker Williams. She was a homemaker and a member of Abundant Life Church. She loved to live right, sing and spend time with her...
Steven Charles Shelton
Oct 4, 2022
Steven Charles Shelton, 56, of Charlotte, NC went to heaven to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
Born in Rockingham, NC, he attended Richmond Senior High School, obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from University of Alaska Fairbanks, and a Master of Science degree from Bellevue University.
Steve served 25 years in the U.S. Army...
Ichchhaben Ramanlal Surati
Oct 3, 2022
Ichchhaben Ramanlal Surati, 87, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey on Monday, October 3, 2022.
Mrs. Surati was born August 26, 1935 in Kosad, Surat, India, a daughter of Dhanabhai Vallabh Patel and Jeliben Dhanabhai Patel. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ramanlal Surati, a daughter, Arunaben C. Patel,...
Doris Johnson Arkle
Oct 3, 2022
Doris Jean Johnson Arkle, 84, of Ellerbe completed her earthly journey on Monday, October 3, 2022.
Mrs. Arkle was born February 28, 1938 in Akron, Ohio, a daughter of the late Lennie Raymond and Easter Elizabeth Damron Johnson. She was a graduate of the IdaBelle Firestone School of Nursing in Akron, Ohio and worked for many years as a Registered...
Joann Shepard
Sep 27, 2022
Angela Joann Shepard, 60, of Mt. Gilead, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
Joann was born November 10, 1961 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Clyde Shepard, Jr and Dorothy Jane Carroll Shepard. She was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School and had worked in textiles and as a sitter. In addition to her parents, she was...
Nellie Elizabeth Hart Causey
Sep 26, 2022
Nellie Elizabeth Hart Causey, 85, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, September 26, 2022 at her home.
Mrs. Causey was born June 6,1937 in Moore County, a daughter of the late Wesley Floyd and Maggie Beatrice Patterson Hart. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Causey and a son...
Mary Ellizabeth Speece Britton
Sep 25, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Speece Britton, 81, of Hamlet passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Hamlet House.
Mrs. Britton was born December 21, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pa, a daughter of the late Joseph George and Mary Elizabeth Hart Speece. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Sheridan Britton and granddaughter Courtney Wescott.
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Nathan A Davis
Sep 16, 2022
Nathan A. Davis, 94, of Rockingham, Passed away on September 16, 2022. He is survived by his wife Marie of Rockingham and by his daughters Deborah of Rockingham and Donna of Charlotte. Nathan was born in 1928 to the late Nathan Don and Eva Mae Hyatt Davis of Webster. He had many stories to tell about growing up in...
David Jeffery Keller
Sep 11, 2022
David Jeffery Keller, 61, of Ellerbe, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.
Mr. Keller was born May 10, 1961 in Ft. Walton Beach, Fl, a son of Mary Jo Story Keller and the late Ralph Gaither Keller. He proudly served his country in the US Army. He was a truck driver for many years...
Patricia Bane Thomas
Sep 10, 2022
Patricia Gail Bane Thomas, 64, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Novant Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte.
Mrs. Thomas was born July 12, 1958 in Richmond County, a daughter of Hattie Ingram Bane and the late William E. Bane. She had worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse and was a member of West Rockingham United Methodist Church....
James "Bob" Robert McLester
Sep 10, 2022
James Robert (Bob) McLester, 84, passed away on September 10, 2022, after several months of declining health.
Born in Lumberton, NC, in 1937, he was the son of the late James Dumas McLester and Patty Price McLester and the second of four siblings. Shortly after graduating from NC State in 1959 as a mechanical engineer, Bob married his life-long sweetheart...
Eddie Lucas Cagle
Sep 8, 2022
Eddie Lucas Cagle,78, of Rockingham passed away on September 8, 2022 at Richmond Hospice Haven House. He was born in Richmond County on September24, 1943 a son of the late, Charles Hughes and Bertie Mae Collins Cagle. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, an avid fisher and loved spending time with his grandchildren..
Eddie is...
Janet Lynn Hill Jenkins
Sep 2, 2022
Janet Lynn Hill Jenkins, 61 of Rockingham, passed away on September 2, 2022 at her home. She was born on January 17, 1961 in Rockingham County a child of the late William Herman Hill and Jane Inez LaPrad. Janet was retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, was a lady of faith and loved her grandchildren.
She is survived...
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