Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
John Reginald McCroskey
Sep 15, 2019
John Reginald McCroskey, 81, of Rockingham passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Pruitt Health.
Mr. McCroskey was born on April 14, 1938, in Richmond County, a son of the late James Woodrow and Minnie Estelle Nuttal McCroskey. He was a member of Abundant Life Church and had retired from Vulcan Materials in Rockingham. In addition to...
Wayne Ellis Leviner
Sep 12, 2019
Wayne Ellis Leviner, 72, passed away at his home Thursday, September 12, 2019, followed by a period of declining health. He was born in Richmond County on April 14, 1947, a son of the late Gene and Lexie Leviner. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Heidi Pope and Wendy Lampley.
He was a Vietnam Veteran, having served...
Daniel Monroe Snead, Jr.
Sep 12, 2019
Daniel Monroe Snead, Jr., 76, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019 at FirstHealth Hospice House in West End.
Mr. Snead was born September 19, 1942 in Richmond County, a son of the late Daniel Monroe and Elmare Grice Snead. He was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church and had last worked with Cox Insurance Agency. In...
"Mickey" McDonald
Sep 9, 2019
Mitchell Larrett McDonald, age 77, better known to family and friends as “Mickey”, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019, at First Health Richmond Medical Center in Rockingham. He was a native of Richmond County, born July 30, 1942, the son of the late Robert Lee McDonald and Agatha Lucille Layton McDonald.
Mickey graduated from High Point Central High...
Mollie C. Poplin King
Sep 9, 2019
Psalm 121:1-21 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my strength?2 My strength cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
Mollie C. Poplin King, 89 of Pinehurst passed away on September 9, 2019 at FirstHealth Hospice House.
Born to Otis and Mamie Colvin, Mollie Jean exhibited God’s strength throughout her life. Easily...
Margaret Lee Purvis Fisher
Aug 28, 2019
Margaret Lee Purvis Fisher, 92, of Cordova, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.
Mrs. Fisher was born July 4, 1927 in Anson County, a daughter of the late John and Lucy Deese Purvis. She was a longtime member of Cordova Baptist Church and had retired from Sara Lee Hosiery. In addition to her parents,...
Delores Bond Rees Davis
Aug 25, 2019
Delores Faye Bond Rees Davis, 56, of Siler City, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 at her home.
Delores was born June 17, 1963 in Norfolk, VA, a daughter of Rev. Alice Gathings Bond and the late James Allen Bond. She was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School, Class of 1982 and had been employed with Fatz Café...
Charlene Tabatha Giddens
Aug 21, 2019
Charlene Tabatha Giddens, 47, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019. She was born in Richmond County on August 15, 1972, and was the daughter of Michael Threadgill and Georgia Kay Drummond Threadgill of Rockingham.
Charlene was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School, Class of 1991, and obtained an Associate Degree from Richmond Community College. She also completed...
Hugh Johnson Kellis
Aug 19, 2019
Mr. Hugh Johnson Kellis, 85, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019, at Hermitage Retirement Center where he had been a resident for many years. A native of the Norman community of Richmond County, he was born October 11, 1933, the last surviving child of the late Calvin Kellis and Ethel Johnson Kellis. He was a proud graduate of Ellerbe High...
Miriam Gayle Bradley Mabe
Aug 19, 2019
Miriam Gayle Bradley Mabe, 76, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019 at The Hermitage in Rockingham.
Mrs. Mabe was born December 16, 1942 in Polk County, NC, a daughter of the late Frank B. Bradley and Virle Roach McNeill. She was a graduate of Sandhills Community College, a CNA I & II, a cosmetologist and a farmer. In...
Douglas Watson Frye
Aug 19, 2019
Douglas Watson Frye, 69, formerly of Rockingham, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019, at SECU Hospice House of Brunswick. A native of Lee County, he was born November 4, 1949, a son of the late Morris Watson Frye and Rachel Inez Milliken Frye. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Jennifer Frye; two brothers, Darrell and Jesses Wayne...
Linda Albright Eanes
Aug 13, 2019
Linda Albright Eanes, 70, went home to be with our Lord Tuesday, August 13, 2019, from First Health Moore Regional Hospital. She was a native of Richmond County, the daughter of Ruby Brock Albright and the late John Louis Albright. She was the beloved wife of Don Eanes and they had been married for 53 years.
She is also...
James "Jim" Rickett
Aug 4, 2019
James Robert “Jim” Rickett, 81, completed his earthly service at Hospice Haven Sunday, August 4, 2019, following a period of declining health and as a result of several “mini-strokes.” Born in Rockingham, NC, on March 31, 1938, he was the youngest of seven children born to the late William Tyler and Gertrude Gibson Rickett. In addition to his parents, he...
Imogene "Jean" Lyons Swails
Aug 2, 2019
Mrs. Imogene “Jean” Lyons Swails of Rockingham, N.C., passed away Friday, August 2, 2019, at Richmond Pines Healthcare & Rehab Center in Hamlet, N.C.
A native of Sparta, N.C., she was born January 8, 1935, a daughter of the late Stewart and Annie Blackburn Lyons. Mrs. Swails was an accomplished seamstress. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Blossie Candy Locklear
Jul 31, 2019
Blossie Candy Locklear, 76, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. A native of Robeson County, she was born February 15, 1943, a daughter of the late Jackson Locklear and Lide Bullard Locklear. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Jenkins Locklear, a sister, Roberta Jones, and a great grandchild.
Mrs....
Carl William Dunn
Jul 25, 2019
Carl William Dunn, 85, of Rockingham, completed his earthly journey Thursday, July 25, 2019.
Carl was born April 9, 1934 in Richmond County, a son of the late Evans and Evie Gillis Dunn. He was a graduate of Rockingham High School, attended Presbyterian College and served his country in the US Army. He had retired from Ingersoll Rand and was...
Harvey L. Thomas
Jul 23, 2019
Harvey Lee Thomas
Harvey Lee Thomas, 81, of Ellerbe passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Pruitt Healthcare. He was born on April 15, 1938 in Moore County a son of the late James Shouford Thomas and Martha Ester Wood Thomas.
He was an Army Veteran, member of Saron Baptist Church and retired from CSX. In addition...
Frances Lucille Edmonds
Jul 23, 2019
Frances Lucille Edmonds
Frances Lucille Smith Edmonds, 86, of Rockingham passed away on July 23, 2019 at Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital Richmond Campus.
She was born on December 17, 1932 in Darlington, SC a daughter of the late Charles Smith and Joann McCormick Smith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Arthur Ray...
Katie Thompson White
Jul 19, 2019
Katie Elizabeth Thompson White, 89, of Ellerbe passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 at Sandy Ridge Memory Care in Candor, NC. She was born July 17, 1930 in Montgomery County, the first-born child to Julius Thompson and Pauline Morris Thompson. She was an active member of McLean Presbyterian Church until recent months. Katie worked in various business offices through the...
Martha Haywood Crump
Jul 18, 2019
Martha Celeste Haywood Crump, 89, surrounded by her loving family, passed peacefully on Thursday morning, July 18, 2019 at Hospice Haven.
Martha was born December 12, 1929 in Richmond County, one of 7 children of James Ellis and Clara Dukes Haywood. She was a 1948 graduate of Rockingham High School, where she was editor of her high school yearbook. She...
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