Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Maude Hughleen Greene
Jul 12, 2018
Maude Hughleen Greene, 84, of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Hospice Haven. Hughleen was born August 29, 1933 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Hugh Pate and Pearl Davis Greene. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Hugh Pate Greene, Jr. Grover F. “Bud” Allred, one nephew...
Rodney Morgan
Jul 11, 2018
David Rodney Morgan, 57, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.
Rodney was born April 9, 1961 in Richmond County, a son of the late Claude and Bertha Mae Cox Morgan. He was member of Rockingham Wesleyan Church and had formerly been employed with Burlington Industries.
Surviving are his brothers, Claude Morgan, Jr....
Jennifer Dawn Rush Mabe
Jul 10, 2018
Jennifer Dawn Rush Mabe, 38, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018.
Jennifer was born February 22, 1980 in Richmond County, a daughter of Wanda Greene Rush Bruce and the late Doyle Van Rush. Jennifer was a homemaker, a school volunteer and a rec ball coach.
Surviving are her husband Scottie Brent Mabe of the home; children,...
Teddy "Ted" Gene Chance
Jul 3, 2018
On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Teddy Gene “Ted” Chance, 83, Rockingham, NC passed peacefully while down on the coast. He enjoyed his last dip in the ocean, his last dinner at Calabash, and his last trip with his wife and the boys.
Ted was born November 30, 1934 to John and Mildred Chance. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, enjoyed...
Larry A. Carter
Jun 27, 2018
Garner – Larry A. Carter, Sr., 77, passed away Wednesday.
A native of Ellerbe, NC, Larry moved to the Raleigh area in pursuant of a career in agricultural research. In 2003, he retired as a Plant Pathology Technician with a tenure of 42 years at NC State University. He enjoyed working the early summer mornings selling produce at the State...
Carol Yvonne Furr Solomon
Jun 24, 2018
Jesus said “I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.”
Carol Yvonne Furr Solomon, 67, of Hamlet, passed from this life to His presence on Sunday, June 24th, at Hospice Haven after having been lovingly cared for at Kingswood Nursing Center in Aberdeen for three and a half...
Mildred "Peggy" Bost McFayden
Jun 22, 2018
Mildred “Peggy” Bost McFayden, 89, of Ellerbe, NC passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 at Hospice Haven.
She was born March 5, 1929 in Moore County, NC to the late Fletcher W. and Mildred Wood Bost. She was a graduate of West End High School, a homemaker and an active member of Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church. She was a devoted...
Elsie Gibson Bennett
Jun 20, 2018
Elsie Gibson Bennett, 96 of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. Elsie was born September 12, 1921 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Arch Gibson and Maude Sibley Gibson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by an infant daughter Susan Yvonne Bennett. She was a member...
Jean Frazier Hutchinson
Jun 18, 2018
Jean Frazier Hutchinson
Columbia—Jean Frazier Hutchinson, 85, of Columbia, died Sunday June 18, 2018, at Agape Hospice House. She was married to Joseph E. Hutchinson for over 65 years. They are the parents of Janice Hutchinson Poda of Columbia, Timothy J. Hutchinson (Fae) of Hilton Head Island and the late Steve (Hutch) Hutchinson (Avis) of Pawleys Island. She is survived...
Mary Morris Pearson
Jun 16, 2018
Mary Morris Pearson, 77, of Holiday Village Apartments, Rockingham, died Saturday, June 16th, 2018 in her home. She was born June 6th, 1941 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late William and Beulah Morris.
Visitation will be held at Mount Calvary Rock of Ages, 464 County Home Road Rockingham, on Tuesday, June 26th, from 6:00 pm until 8:00pm. A...
Shirley Hooks Huggins
Jun 8, 2018
Shirley Catherine Hooks Huggins, 81, joined Heaven's choir on Friday, June 8, 2018. She passed away in Lexington, Virginia, after a five-month battle with brain cancer.
She was born in Rockingham, North Carolina, on September 11, 1936, a daughter of the late Reverend John Lee and Grace Virginia Hutchinson Hooks. She married Malcolm Huggins on August 22, 1954. As a...
Mary Linda Cain Sharpe
Jun 8, 2018
Mary Linda Cain Sharpe, 56, of Hamlet, passed away Friday, June 8, 2018 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
Mrs. Sharpe was born January 20, 1962 in Richmond County, a daughter of Frances Layton Smith and the late Jimmy Cain. She had been employed with Clark Equipment, as a C.N.A. at local nursing homes and a carrier with...
Doris Marion Rice
Jun 7, 2018
Doris Marion Rice, 91, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018 at her home.
Mrs. Rice was born June 28, 1926 in Winfred, South Dakota, a daughter of the late Elmo Claudius and Bessie Mae Phillips Rice. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for over 70 years and a member of the Daughters of...
Clifton Daivis Gaddy
Jun 5, 2018
Clifton Davis “Buddy Ro” Gaddy, 81, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. He was born on March 22, 1937 in Richmond county, a son of the late Davis and Frances Simmons Gaddy. He was a U. S. Army Veteran, a member of Sweet Haven Church, retired from Perdue, and was self...
Darrell Lane McFayden
Jun 1, 2018
Darrell Lane McFayden, 65, of Ellerbe passed away at his home on Friday June 1, 2018 surrounded by his family. Darrell was born on August 2, 1952 in Moore county a son of the late Colon and Gladys Ballard McFayden. Darrell worked with Ellerbe Poultry Compnay , the family business, from high school until 1976. He then worked...
Grady Odell Dobbins
May 24, 2018
Grady Odell Dobbins, 84, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at his home.
Mr. Dobbins was born August 18, 1933 in Stokes County, NC, a son of the late Wiley and Nina Stokes Dobbins. He had served his country in the Korean War as a member of the US Marine Corps. He had retired from F. O. Day...
Rev. Donnie Gray Davis
May 24, 2018
Rev. Donnie Gray Davis, 84, of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
Rev. Davis was born June 29, 1933 in Robeson County, NC, a son of the late William James and Pearline McCormick Davis. He had served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. He had attended Wilmington College and...
Richard Lawrence Carter
May 23, 2018
Richard Lawrence Carter, 61, of Hamlet, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at his home.
Mr. Carter was born April 9, 1957 in Richmond County, a son of David and Martha Norton Carter. He was employed with Burlington Industries as an electrical engineer.
Surviving are his wife, Linda Morton Carter of the home; children, David B. Carter of Apex, Brandon...
Ethel Rainwater Campbell
May 21, 2018
Ethel R. Campbell, 84, of Rockingham, NC passed away on May 21, 2018 at home. She was born on March 25, 1934 in Marlboro County, SC a daughter of the late John Rainwater and Callie Sweatt Rainwater. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings; her husband, Walter Andrew (Jack) Campbell, Jr., her sons, James...
Belinda Kay Smith
May 17, 2018
Belinda Kay Smith, 56 of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. Belinda was born September 14, 1961 in Richmond County. She was a teacher’s assistant at Mineral Springs Elementary School.
Surviving are, her husband, Bobby Smith; son Travis Smith and girl friend Kayla Devaney; daughter, Sabrina Shelley and husband Eddie;...
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