Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Ted Robinson Kelly

Ted Robinson Kelly

Dec 25, 2022

Ted Robinson Kelly, 73, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.

Mr. Kelly was born August 31, 1949 in Montgomery County, a son of the late Alfred and Anna Robinson Kelly. Ted proudly served his country in the US Army. Following his military service, he worked as a lineman and dispatcher with CP&L/Progress Energy, retiring after...

Doris Gibson Solomon

Doris Gibson Solomon

Dec 23, 2022

Doris Gibson Solomon, 89, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.

Mrs. Solomon was born December 20, 1933 in Scotland County, a daughter of the late James Thomas and Myrtle Blue Gibson. She was a member of Cordova Baptist Church where she had taught Sunday School and Bible School. She retired from the Purchasing...

Geraldine Evans Harris

Geraldine Evans Harris

Dec 20, 2022

Geraldine Evans Harris, 80 of Winnabow passed away on December 20, 2022.

 Geraldine was born on August 20, 1942 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Joseph Ollie Evans and Elizabeth Delana Burns Evans. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister Vivian Shankle, friend Patricia Cox.

Geraldine was a machinist and worked...

Pearl Golden

Pearl Golden

Dec 18, 2022

Pearl Golden, 81, of Ellerbe, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Richmond County Hospice Haven.

Miss Golden was born June 14, 1941 in Wythe Virginia, a daughter of the late Ed and Frances Buchanan Golden. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Harvey, Guy, Herston, Admar, Earnest, Basil,...

Joseph Roy Ward

Joseph Roy Ward

Dec 17, 2022

Joseph Roy Ward, 85, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Morrison Manor in Laurinburg.

Mr. Ward was born April 30, 1937 in Horry County, SC, the son of the late Homer and Vivian Gilbert Ward. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force. He enjoyed a long career in furniture sales with several local furniture...

Wayne Barber

Wayne Barber

Dec 12, 2022

Gary Wayne Barber, 74, of Carthage, completed his earthly journey on Monday, December 12, 2022.

Wayne was born December 13, 1947 in Moore County, a son of the late Hardy and Nellie Kennedy Barber. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division 8 Traffic...

Annie Ruth Spivey

Annie Ruth Spivey

Dec 9, 2022

 Annie Ruth Spivey, 88, of Ellerbe went home to be with her Lord on December 9, 2022. She was born on September 9, 1934 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Elmer James and Annie Eliza Goodman Reynolds.   She was preceded in death by her husband, Rupert Lee Spivey, a son Tony Spivey, brothers Lloyd, Woodrow Wilson, Grover...

Rebecca Smith Taylor

Rebecca Smith Taylor

Dec 8, 2022

  

Rebecca Smith Taylor, 75 of Rockingham passed away on December 8, 2022 at Richmond County Hospice Haven. She was born on November 17, 1947 in Guilford County a daughter of the late Norman Smith and Dora Yow Smith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister Patty Madry .

 

She...

Zollie Hamm Mabe

Zollie Hamm Mabe

Dec 6, 2022

Zollie Hamm Mabe, 90, of Ellerbe, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Mabe was born November 15, 1932 in Richmond County, a son of the late Raymond Henderson and Harriett Carroll Mabe. He worked for many years with Stanley Furniture Company and later owned a painting business. He was a...

Joann Roberts Spivey

Joann Roberts Spivey

Dec 5, 2022

Joann Roberts Spivey, 79, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.

Mrs. Spivey was born September 12, 1943 in Scotland County, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Evelyn Leviner Roberts. She retired from Hanes Hosiery Company. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Michelle Spivey.

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Dylan Case Shehane

Dylan Case Shehane

Dec 3, 2022

 

Dylan Case Shehane, 30, passed away on December 3, 2022. Dylan was born on May 29, 1992 in Lancaster, SC.

 

He is survived by his mom, Dianne Jordan Hough, step-father, Joe Hough; son Case Wylie Shehane; brothers Gary Shehane and wife Alison, Justin Shehane and wife Tiffany, sister, Sharlie Elizabeth Hough; fiancée.Jean Cornett, grandmother, Iris Mae Jordan.

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Cheryl Parker Robinson

Cheryl Parker Robinson

Nov 28, 2022

Cheryl Parker Robinson, 75, of Hamlet, completed her earthly journey on Monday, November 28, 2022.

Mrs. Robinson was born April 11, 1947 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Harold and Hettie Mathis Parker. She had attended Cordova Baptist Church and most recently, Ghio Church of God of Prophecy. She worked for Klopman Mills and retired from Sara...

Raymond Maurice Lomax

Raymond Maurice Lomax

Nov 22, 2022

Raymond Maurice Lomax, 89, of Jackson Springs, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2022, surrounded by his family. 

Raymond was born January 2, 1933 in Richmond County and was the youngest of nine children born to Marshall Elsie and Carrie Patterson Lomax. Raymond was a loving husband, father and grandfather, and an active member of the Derby community and...

Larry Clyde Baldwin

Larry Clyde Baldwin

Nov 18, 2022

Larry Clyde Baldwin,71, of Rockingham, took his heavenly flight on Friday, November 18, 2022.

Larry was born September 4, 1951 in Troy, North Carolina, the son of William Clyde and Joyce Bennett Godfrey Baldwin. He was until recently a lifelong resident of Ellerbe, North Carolina, where he graduated from Ellerbe High School in 1970. Following graduation he began working with...

Myrtle Richardson Williams

Myrtle Richardson Williams

Nov 17, 2022

Myrtle Frances Richardson Williams, 92, of Bennettsville, South Carolina, completed her earthly journey on Thursday,  November 17, 2022.

Mrs. Williams was born June 18, 1930, in Richmond County, North Carolina, the eldest daughter of  James Frank and Annie Mae Elmore Richardson. She was a member of Thomas Memorial Baptist Church, where she had served as a Sunday School teacher and...

Janice Cook Campbell

Janice Cook Campbell

Nov 10, 2022

 Janice Lorene Cook Campbell, 82, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey on Thursday, November 10, 2022.

Mrs. Campbell was born September 19, 1940 in Darlington County, SC, a daughter of Roy Lee and Corine Dean Cook. She attended the Rockingham Church of God of Prophecy, where she had served as church treasurer for 35 years and assistant Sunday School...

Phillip D. Hinson

Phillip D. Hinson

Nov 9, 2022

 

Phillip D. Hinson,72,  of Ellerbe, passed away on November 9, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. Phillip was born on April 5, 1950, in Moore County, a son of James Hinson and Etta Alice Comer Hinson. He attended WestMoore School and was employed at Uwharrie Environmental Services in Mt. Gilead. In addition to his parents, he...

Bobby Gene Johnson

Bobby Gene Johnson

Nov 8, 2022

Bobby Gene Johnson, 86, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

Mr. Johnson was born July 29, 1936 in Robeson County,NC , a son of the late Alonzo Johnson and Lela Ann Williamson Johnson Harris. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a member of...

Patricia Gower Miller

Patricia Gower Miller

Nov 7, 2022

Patricia Gower “Patti” Miller, 64, of Cordova, passed away Monday, November 7, 2022 at her home.

Patti was born October 20, 1958 in Wilson County, a daughter of the late Elbert Wayne and Patricia Mitchell Gower. She had served her country as a Corpsman in the US Navy and had worked as office manager for several physicians’ offices.

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Martha Diggs Martin

Martha Diggs Martin

Nov 4, 2022

Martha Diggs Martin, 80, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, November 4, 2022 at her home.

Mrs. Martin was born May 16, 1942 in Richmond County, NC , a daughter of the late Herbert and Margaret Gardner Diggs. She was a longtime member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and most recently a member of Roberdel Baptist Church. She worked as...