Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
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...
Doris Kimberly Campbell
Jan 9, 2022
Doris Kimberly Grooms Campbell 60, of Rockingham NC, passed away Sunday, January 9th 2022 at First Health Reid Heart Center in Pinehurst NC. She was born on August 18th 1961 in Richmond County. A daughter of Jesse Willard Grooms Sr and Audrey Ester Moss Grooms. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a former corrections officer with...
Grady "Gene" Eugene Kanipe
Jan 9, 2022
Grady Eugene “Gene” Kanipe, age 96 passed away peacefully January 9, 2022. A graveside memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Richmond County Memorial Park at 1:30PM.
A Richmond County native, he was born August 4, 1925 to the late Garland and Wilma Hudson Kanipe. He was preceded in death by...
Cecil Eli Smith
Jan 7, 2022
Cecil Eli Smith 59, of Ellerbe passed away on Friday January 7, 2022 surrounded by his family at his home. He was born on January 28, 1962 in Richmond County a son of Ralph Smith and Iris Vernelle Shular “Nealie”Smith. He was an avid hunter, avid crappie fisherman and loved his grandchildren. He had worked with Robinson Auto diesel,...
James Stevenson Tade
Dec 28, 2021
James Stevenson Tade, 70, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021.
Mr. Tade was born October 9, 1951 in Richmond County, a son of the late James Martin Tade and Pauline Robbins Tade Rees. He proudly served his country in the US Navy, worked with Glenraven Mills and retired from Richmond Yarns.
Surviving are his siblings, Robert Rees...
Jean English Greene
Dec 25, 2021
Jean English Greene, 73, of Ellerbe, was called home on Christmas Day, December 25, 2021.
Jean was born October 23, 1948 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late James and Katherine Singletary English. She was a gifted musician, having played piano and organ at many churches in Richmond County. Most recently at Pee Dee United Methodist Church. Jean...
Charles Randy Wilson
Dec 19, 2021
Charles Randy Wilson
Charles Randy Wilson, 80 of Rockingham passed away on December 19, 2021. He was born on October 4, 1941 in Gaston County a son of the late Charles Ervin and Melinda Maye Postell Wilson. He served his country in the U. S. Army and was a supervisor in the textile industry. In addition...
Mary "Mickey" Milham
Dec 17, 2021
Mary “Mickey” Milham, 87 of Hamlet, North Carolina was born August 15, 1934. She died peacefully on December 17th, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Nanny, as she was affectionately known, was preceded in death by her husband, Richard “Doc” Milham Jr. to whom she was happily married for 42 years. She is also preceded in death by her parents,...
Charles DeBoe Hardesty III
Dec 12, 2021
Charles (Chuck) D. Hardesty, III, 72, of Ellerbe, NC, passed away December 12, 2021, at First Health Moore Regional Hospital with his family by his side.
Chuck is survived by his wife of 45 years, Vickie Hudson Hardesty; a son, David Hardesty and wife Cayla, a grandchild Gabriel Andrew. He was predeceased by a son, Charles Andrew Hardesty.
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Zachary Wayne Thornton
Dec 11, 2021
Zachary Wayne Thornton, 27 of Rockingham passed away on December 11, 2021. He was born on November 9, 1994 in Richmond County, a son of Wayne Eugene Thornton, Jr. and Jennifer Lynn Russell.
He is survived by his father Wayne Eugene Thornton Jr.(fiancé Tammy Looney),Mother Jennifer Russell Grooms and step father Kevin Grooms; brother Taylor Alexander Thornton(fiancé Savanna Perkins); paternal ...
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...
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