Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
James Randolph Braddock
May 31, 2020
James “Jimmy” Randolph Braddock, 77, of Rockingham passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Richmond Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitation. James was born on July 21, 1942 in Marlboro County, SC, a son of the late John Randolph and Bernice Ellen Robison Braddock. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and was retired from Burlington Industries after 32 years. In...
Julia Greene Knight
May 27, 2020
Julia Elizabeth Greene Knight died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. She was born in Montgomery County to Dan Greene and Effie Baucom Greene on November 16, 1927, one of ten children. She lived her adult life in Richmond County, until five years ago when she moved to Sandy Ridge Memory Care in Candor, North Carolina.
Julia...
Margaret Viola McLean King
May 21, 2020
Margaret Viola McLean King, 94, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey on Thursday, May 21, 2020.
Mrs. King was born February 9, 1926 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Edward and Essie Kennedy McLean. She was a longtime member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and had retired from Klopman Mills. In addition to her parents, she was...
Larry Keith Threadgill
May 17, 2020
Larry Keith Threadgill, 58, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020 at his home.
Larry was born February 12, 1962 in Richmond County, a son of the late Jasper Junior and Viola Boring Threadgill. He was an avid fisherman, loved the outdoors and his family was his heart.
Surviving are his children, Cody Threadgill (Fiancé Kira), Shannon Criscoe...
Benjamin Thomas Norton
May 17, 2020
Benjamin Thomas Norton, 89 of Hamlet passed away on May 17, 2020. He was born on May 21, 1930 in Richmond County a son of the late Arthur and Ada Norton. He was an Army Veteran and had worked in textiles. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his daughters Toni Annette Carpenter and Donna Lynn...
Harvey Donald Auman
May 17, 2020
Harvey Donald Auman, 86, of Rockingham, completed his earthly journey on Sunday, May 17, 2020.
Mr. Auman was born September 5, 1933, the 8th of 10 children of Charles Roe and Minnie Mae Freeman Auman. He had served his country in the US Army and retired from CSX Railroad after 40 years of service. He served as chaplain of the...
Mary Louise Clark
May 15, 2020
Mary Louise Clark, 84 of Ellerbe, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at Hospice Haven.
Mary was born on September 7, 1935 in Richmond county a daughter of the late Hugh Pate Greene and Pearl Thelma Davis. She was a seamstress for a furniture manufacturing company.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in...
Rufus Pinkney Glidewell
May 13, 2020
Rufus Pinkney Glidewell, 84, of Rockingham passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Pruitt Health. Rufus was born on September 19, 1935 in Stokes County a son of the late Robert Fred Glidewell and Elsie Fagge Glidewell. Rufus was a U. S. Navy veteran, a member of Cordova Baptist Church and was retired from Cheraw Yarn Mill. In addition...
Nancy Cobler Hayes
May 8, 2020
Nancy Jean Cobler Hayes, 78, completed her earthly journey Friday, May 8, 2020.
Mrs. Hayes was born August 22, 1941 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late James Aldie and Bessie Frances Belton Cobler. She was a member and very active volunteer in various ministries at Place of Grace Campus. She was affectionately known to many as “The Paper...
James Roscoe Martin
May 7, 2020
James Roscoe Martin, 80 of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his home.
Mr. Martin was born April 1, 1940 in Richmond County, a son of the late Henry Woodrow Martin and Dorothy Faye Brogden Martin Calber. He had worked as a painter and construction worker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Rennie Bullard Watts
May 5, 2020
Rennie Bullard Watts, 91, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 5, 2020, from her home in Rockingham. She was born September 27, 1928, a daughter of the late George Franklin Eaddy, Sr. and Ila Victoria Williams Eaddy. Others preceding her in death were her husbands, Douglas J. Bullard and Floyd Watts, and two brothers, Elwin Eaddy...
Deborah Kay Covington Robinson
May 3, 2020
Deborah Kay Covington Robinson, 66, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
Mrs. Robinson was born October 1, 1953 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Everett and Shirley Holloman Covington. She had worked in textiles and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
John "JD" David Evans
Apr 29, 2020
John David “J.D.” Evans, 87, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his home.
JD was born August 25, 1932 in Richmond County, a son of the late JJ and Ruth Derick Evans. He had served his country in the US Navy and retired from the US Air Force. He also retired from CSX Railroad and was...
Sue Ann Cummings
Apr 26, 2020
Sue Ann Cummings, 53, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 at her home.
Sue Ann was born December 11, 1966 in Huntington, West Virginia. Prior to her illness, she had been employed as a CNA. She was a loving and caring mother and grandmother.
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Brittany Joann Cummings...
Cornelia "Faye" Simpson
Apr 25, 2020
Cornelia “Faye” Mitchum Simpson, 83, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey Saturday, April 25, 2020, at Hospice Haven. She was born in Richmond County on July 23, 1936, a daughter of the late D.C. Mitchum and Edna Watts Mitchum. She was raised by her maternal grandparents, Rev. Ed and Rose Watts. Also preceding her in death was a daughter,...
Kenalen "Tiny" Ard Collins
Apr 22, 2020
Kenalen “Tiny” Ard Collins, 61, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey and joined the Heavenly choir on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.
Tiny was born September 3, 1958 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Kenneth Plasky and Peggy Davis Ard. She had worked with Sara Lee Hosiery as a quality control inspector. She was a member of Mt. Carmel...
Merle Kenneth Bunting
Apr 17, 2020
Merle Kenneth Bunting, 62 of Ellerbe passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020. He was born on August 4, 1957 in Corry, PA a son of the late Albert Bunting and Martha Cooper Johnson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Mary Portice.
Surviving are his daughter Heather Green(Matt); a step...
Layton Maddox Clark
Apr 17, 2020
Layton Clark
Layton Maddox Clark, 4 months old, of Hamlet, departed this life on Friday, April 17, 2020.
Layton was born December 14, 2019 in Moore County, a son of Fredrick Clark and Hayley Parham. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Fredrick Clark and Larry Parham.
Surviving are his parents, Fredrick...
Albert Luther German
Apr 15, 2020
Albert Luther German, 91, of Rockingham, passed away on April 15, 2020 at the Hermitage in Rockingham. He was born on March 21, 1929 in Marlboro County SC, a son of the late Albert Luther German and Annie Clara Milligan German. He was a carpenter and roofer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sallie May Grooms Radford German.
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Mary Freeman Faulk
Apr 14, 2020
Mary Kay Freeman Faulk, 72, of Rockingham joined her late husband, William “Dewitt” Faulk, in their heavenly home on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. She had been under Hospice care at a UNC Hospice Center in Pittsboro.
A native of Richmond County, she was a daughter of the late Emory Daniel Freeman and Ruth Harrelson Freeman. Over the years, she had...
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