Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Charles Bennett Deane, Jr.
Feb 6, 2022
Charles Bennett Deane, Jr. passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on February 6, 2022.
Charles was born in Rockingham, NC February 21, 1937, the son of Congressman C.B. Deane and Agnes Cree Deane. He graduated from Rockingham High School in 1955 and went on to attend Wake Forest College class of 1959. He then attended Wake...
Rex Michael Lovin
Feb 5, 2022
Rex Michael Lovin, 68, formerly of Ellerbe passed away on February 5, 2022 in Asheboro, NC. Rex was born on September 16, 1953 in Moore County a son of the late Ralph Dockery and Ruth Emma Joyce Lovin.
Rex is survived by his brothers Tim Lovin, Of Asheboro, Jeff Lovin of Kernersville and sister Kay Lovin of Asheboro.
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Billy Joe Butler
Feb 3, 2022
Billy Joe Butler, 52, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022 at his home.
Mr. Butler was born October 19, 1969, in Richmond County, a son of Clarence Dillin Butler, Jr. and the late Carol Jean Currie Butler.
Billy Joe grabbed life by the horns everyday, he was a jack of all trades. He loved to sing...
Nancy Puckett Chappell
Feb 2, 2022
Nancy Puckett Chappell, 70, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.
Mrs. Chappell was born November 9, 1951 in Richmond County, the daughter of the late Haywood and Nola Irene Lee Puckett. She attended Grace Fellowship Church and worked with Lowes stores for 15 years, retiring as assistant manager in Florence, SC. She...
David Philip West
Jan 31, 2022
The following obituary is placed as a courtesy to the West family.
David Philip West, loving husband, father, and grandfather, completed his earthly journey at age 83 on January 31st, 2022. The resilience, courage, and grace he showed in his final years was an inspiration for all of us and were the measure of this fine man.
He was...
Robert & Ann Yates
Jan 30, 2022
Robert "Bob" Clayton Yates, 89, and his beloved wife Anne Helms Yates, 84, completed their earthly journeys, Robert on January 18, 2022 and Anne on January 30, 2022, have been reunited in their heavenly home with their Lord and Savior.
Mr. Yates was born July 17, 1932 in Richmond County, a son of the late John Harrison and Katie...
Linda Van Dyke Webb
Jan 26, 2022
Linda Jean Van Dyke Webb, 76, of Rockingham completed her earthly journey and entered the gates of Heaven on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
Mrs. Webb was born August 28, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri, a daughter of the late George Van Dyke and Sarah McManus. She was a member of Kings Gate Church where she was active in the Soup...
Blake Garrett Taylor
Jan 26, 2022
Blake Garrett Taylor, 18, of Hamlet, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Blake was born February 12, 2003 in Richmond County to Brad Steven and Jennifer Stutts Taylor. He graduated from Richmond Senior High School, Class of 2021. He worked with Carolina Power as an apprentice lineman and was to be...
Esty Lorraine Watson
Jan 25, 2022
Esty Lorraine Watson, 68, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital – Richmond Campus.
Mr. Watson was born June 9, 1953 in Cheraw, SC, a son of the late Ben Thomas and Ollie May Watson. He attended Good News Free Will Baptist Church and retired from the Richmond County Water Department. In addition to...
William "Danny" Daniel Paxton
Jan 24, 2022
William Daniel “Danny” Paxton, 67, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022 at Richmond County Hospice Haven.
Danny was born October 14, 1954 in Richmond County, a son of the late William Hugh and Mary Ard Paxton. He had served his country in the US Army and worked with the City of Hamlet prior to his disability. He...
Vivian King Roberts
Jan 24, 2022
Vivian King Roberts, 73, of Cordova, completed her earthly journey on Monday, January 24, 2022.
Mrs. Roberts was born July 5, 1948 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Julian Martin King, Jr and Lila Mae Rogers King. She retired after 20 years as secretary for Troop H, District II of the North Carolina Highway Patrol. She was a...
Clyde "Steve" Stephen Bittle
Jan 20, 2022
Clyde Stephen “Steve” Bittle, 69, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital – Richmond Campus in Rockingham.
Mr. Bittle was born February 17, 1952, in Richmond County, a son of the late Dewey Fredrick and Janie Rae Callahan Bittle. He retired from Burlington Industries and attended Community Church. He was a loving husband, a...
Cozette Cooke Rush
Jan 19, 2022
Cozette Cooke Rush, 94, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022.
Mrs. Rush was born January 12, 1928 in Montgomery County, a daughter of the late William Arnold and Miranda Thompson Cooke. She was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Ellerbe and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Kay Morgan Moss
Jan 18, 2022
Kay Lynn Morgan Moss, 74 of Rockingham passed away on January 18, 2022 at Hospice Haven of Richmond County. She was born on October 24, 1947 in Moore County a daughter of Fred Edward and Mallie Spence Morgan. Kay was retired after 30 years with the Richmond County Department of Social Services as an Income Maintenance Specialist. She...
Barbara Dean Siner Wainright
Jan 17, 2022
Barbara Dean Siner Wainright, 87, of Hamlet, earned her wings on Monday, January 17, 2022. She passed peacefully at her home.
Mrs. Wainright was born January 14, 1935 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, a daughter of the late Barney and Lula Utley Siner. She retired from O’Berry Center in Goldsboro and also did private duty sitting. In addition to her parents,...
Tony Preston Martin
Jan 16, 2022
Tony Preston Martin, 81, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at his home.
Mr. Martin was born December 11, 1940 in Gaffney, SC, a son of the late Luke and Vera Parris Martin. He proudly served his country in the US Navy, was a former member and deacon at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and currently a member...
Carol Jean Currie Butler
Jan 14, 2022
Carol Jean Currie Butler, 71, of Cordova, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital – Richmond in Rockingham.
Mrs. Butler was born January 11, 1951 in Richmond County, a daughter of Louise Currie and was raised by her grandparents, the late Floyd and Sarah Lena Thompson Currie. She was a member and treasurer of Zion Circle...
Katherine Odessa Elmore
Jan 12, 2022
Katherine Odessa Elmore, 80, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Hospice Haven.
Ms. Elmore was born October 22, 1941 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Richard A. and Vivian Bland Hasty Elmore. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church and previously worked with Richmond Yarns.
Surviving are her daughter, Brenda Parson of...
Betty Jean Whitley Cloninger
Jan 10, 2022
Betty Jean Whitley Cloninger, 90, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at her home.
Mrs. Cloninger was born November 2, 1931 in Stanly County, a daughter of the late Crawford Fred and Sarah Ann Barbee Whitley. She graduated from Mt. Gilead High School and was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Ellerbe where she...
Robert Arrowood Henderson
Jan 9, 2022
Mr. Robert Arrowood (“Bob”) Henderson, Sr. of Irmo, SC, formerly of Ellerbe NC, passed away on January 9, 2022.
Mr. Henderson was born in Ellerbe, NC on March 21, 1925, to Thomas A. and Katie McRae Henderson. He graduated from Ellerbe High School and honorably served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He...
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