Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Megan Elizabeth Chavis
Dec 10, 2021
Megan Elizabeth Chavis, 26 of Rockingham passed away Friday, December 10, 2021. Megan was born on February 2, 1995 in Chesterfield County, SC, a daughter of Elizabeth Moore and Walter Ervin Chavis, Jr.
A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Southridge Baptist Church, with Ronnie Wayne Chavis officiating.
Surviving are...
Richard Lee Callahan
Dec 8, 2021
Richard Lee Callahan, 81, of Laurel Hill, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Callahan was born October 1, 1940 in Richmond County, a son of the late Dixon C. and Virginia Goodwin Callahan. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War and in the US Army National Guard...
Linda Kay Lampley Smith
Dec 2, 2021
Linda Kay Lampley Smith, 72, of Mt. Gilead, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
Mrs. Smith was born December 20, 1948 in Richmond County, the daughter of the late Sarius and Carolyn Bowles Lampley. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Rockingham and retired from the Montgomery County...
Clarice Webb Baldwin
Dec 1, 2021
Clarice Webb Baldwin, 88, beloved wife, mother and sister, completed her earthly journey on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.
Mrs. Baldwin was born December 23, 1932, in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Henry Cornelius and Lena Thomas Webb. She was a faithful and devoted member of the Norman Church of God of Prophecy where she was a Sunday School...
Colleen Willis Sellers
Nov 29, 2021
Colleen Willis Sellers, 69, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Sellers was born December 26, 1951 in Miami, Fl, a daughter of the late Ronald Everett and Dorothy Jean Hall Willis. She had been employed with Perdue in Robbins, NC prior to her disability.
Surviving are her son, Joshua Garner ( fiancé...
Mary Frances Young
Nov 25, 2021
Mary Frances Keith Young
Mary Frances Keith Young, 78, of Rockingham, passed away on November 25, 2021 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Mary was born on August 30, 1943 in Beckley, WV a daughter of the late George Gordon Keith and Frances Brezack Keith. Mary was a registered nurse and had worked at several hospitals...
Harold Rodney Hines
Nov 25, 2021
Harold Rodney Hines, 88, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Hines was born on May 18th, 1933 in Richmond County, a son of the late John Robert Hines and Myrtle Haltom Hines Allen. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force and was a law enforcement officer for many years. He...
Brenda Williams Diggs
Nov 20, 2021
Brenda Williams Diggs, 80, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Richmond County Hospice Haven.
Mrs. Diggs was born November 15, 1941 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late George and Catherine Faye Beane Williams. She was a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 60...
Brenda Saunders Brigman
Nov 20, 2021
Brenda Saunders Brigman, 78, of Matthews, completed her earthly journey on Saturday, November 20, 2021.
Brenda was born September 16, 1943 in Mecklenburg County, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Anne Smith Saunders. She worked for over 10 years with Charlotte Pipe and Foundry and then enjoyed being a homemaker and a volunteer with her church, Matthews United Methodist...
Michael Wayne McKenzie
Nov 20, 2021
Michael Wayne “Mike” McKenzie, age 76, passed away peacefully at home Saturday morning.
He was born November 28, 1944, son of the late Huey J. and Johnsie M. McKenzie. He attended Rockingham High School and Fort Smith Business College. Mike proudly served his country through his time in the United States Navy. Upon completion of his service, he began a...
Kimberly Dawn Wallace
Nov 18, 2021
Kimberly Dawn Wallace, 45, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021.
Kimberly was born June 20, 1976 in Richmond County, a daughter of Ronald and Harriet Wallace. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and adored her fur baby, Jack.
Surviving are her children, Joshua Wallace and Hannah Leviner; grandchildren, Alyssa and Myra; parents, Ronald and...
John McRae Nance
Nov 11, 2021
John McRae Nance, Sr., 75 of Ellerbe passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital.
John McRae Nance Sr. was born on March 4, 1946 in Richmond County a son of the late Bernard Clay Nance Sr. and Annabelle Sugg Wagnnon Nance. He was a mechanic in the Farm Automotive Industry. In addition to...
Natalie Chavis Cline
Nov 10, 2021
Natalie Jean Chavis Cline, 55, of Ocean Isle Beach, NC, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at her home.
Natalie was born March 16, 1966 in Richmond County, a daughter of Doris Harden Chavis and the late David Chavis. She had worked as manager of Hardee’s in Dillon, SC and also as a private duty CNA. In addition to...
Hal Maree
Nov 10, 2021
Hal Maree, 87, of Rockingham, completed his earthly journey on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.
Mr. Maree was born, April 28, 1934 in Anson County, a son of the late Lona Helen Maree Butler. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force for over 20 years. Following his retirement from the US Air Force, he had worked with Laurel...
William Andrew Penuel
Nov 5, 2021
William Andrew (“Bill”) Penuel, Sr, of Rockingham, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 5 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.
He was born October 3, 1932, son of the late William R. and Thelma P. Penuel. After graduating from East Carolina University, he joined the US Navy, and upon discharge, worked in the North Carolina school system as a teacher...
Patricia Johnson Caffrey
Nov 3, 2021
Patricia Johnson Caffrey, 64, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Caffrey was born August 30, 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Thomas Xavier and Edna Kunkle Johnson. She had been employed with Ina Bearing in Cheraw.
Surviving are her husband, Walter Caffrey and a sister Chrissy.
All services...
Hilery Hudson McKay Jr
Oct 27, 2021
Hilery Hudson McKay, Jr., 87, of Marston passed away on Wednesday October 27, 2021 at his home. He was born on December 22, 1934 in Richmond County a son of Hilery Hudson McKay and Sadie John Steele McKay. He was a U.S. Army veteran, was a member of Marston Presbyterian Church and retired from Sears as a Truck...
Samantha Gray Webster
Oct 27, 2021
Samantha Gray Webster, 35 entered into rest on Wednesday October 27, 2021 at her home. A service of celebration of life 2:00 PM, Sunday, October 31, 2021 in the Carter’s Colonial Chapel by Reverend Tommy Hill.Sam was born on February 21, 1986 in Moore County, NC, daughter of Wanda Webster and the late William “Bill” Edward Webster. She...
Ola Marie Short Sale
Oct 24, 2021
Ola Marie Short Sale, 91, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey on Sunday, October 24, 2021.
Mrs. Sale was born August 16, 1930 in Glass,Tennessee, a daughter of the late John Edward and Matilda Wright Short. She was a world traveling evangelist and a member of Outreach for Jesus. She had worked with Ledbetter Mills, Clark Equipment and following her...
Robert Melvin Skene
Oct 22, 2021
Robert Melvin Skene, 77, of Hamlet passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Skene was born May 17, 1944 in Mantee County, Florida, a son of the late Melvin and Margie Austin Skene. He had proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from Kerr Drugs as store manager....
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