Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Kathleen "Peggy" O'Neill Colletti

Kathleen "Peggy" O'Neill Colletti

Jul 21, 2017

Kathleen O’Neill “Peggy” Colletti, 79, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, July 21, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Colletti was born July 4, 1938 in Queens, NY, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Brogan O’Neill. She had been employed as a legal secretary. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Colletti, daughter,...

Aubrey Eugene Willard

Aubrey Eugene Willard

Jul 20, 2017

Aubrey Eugene Willard Aubrey Eugene Willard, 85 of Rockingham passed away Thursday evening at Hospice Haven. He was born on August 4, 1931 in Moore County, a son of Charlie and Annie Mae Brown Willard. During his life Aubrey was a mechanic and a Truck Driver for transportation companies. In addition to his parents and siblings Aubrey was preceded in...

Bobbie Jean Gibson

Bobbie Jean Gibson

Jul 17, 2017

Bobbie Mabe Gibson Bobbie Jean Mabe Gibson, 79 of Rockingham passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017 at Hospice Haven. Bobbie was born on June 21, 1938 in Pahokee, Florida a daughter of the late Alvin and Georgia Howard Lewis. Bobbie was a homemaker and a member of Norman Baptist Church. Bobbie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and...

Roscoe Smith

Roscoe Smith

Jul 14, 2017

Roscoe Smith, 92, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Smith was born July 3, 1925 in Wapello County, Iowa, a son of the late John Wesley and Ollie Taylor Smith. He had proudly served his country in the US Navy during World War II , was a member of First...

David "Bud" Roller

David "Bud" Roller

Jul 12, 2017

Mr. David “Bud” Roller, 93, passed away on July 12, 2017 at Hospice Haven. He was born August 30, 1923 in Marlboro County to the late Herbert and Annie Roller. His family moved to Rockingham when he was an infant where he resided the remainder of his life. Mr. Roller was employed by J.P. Stevens for approximately 37 years prior...

William "Mike" Michael Mabe

William "Mike" Michael Mabe

Jul 12, 2017

William Michael “Mike” Mabe, 65, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Mike was born December 16, 1951 in Moore County, a son of the late James Leamon and Annie Mae Nelson Mabe. He was a member of Cartledge Creek Baptist Church, where he had been a Sunday School teacher and was a driver for Estes Trucking. In addition...

Brenda Joyce Bennett

Brenda Joyce Bennett

Jul 10, 2017

Brenda Joyce Jenkins, 72, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jenkins was born November 15, 1944 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late James David and Wilma Irene Hogan Jenkins. She had served her country in the US Army and retired from Owens-Illinois with 20 years of service. Surviving are her son, Kenneth...

Brenda Joyce Jenkins

Brenda Joyce Jenkins

Jul 10, 2017

Brenda Joyce Jenkins, 72, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jenkins was born November 15, 1944 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late James David and Wilma Irene Hogan Jenkins. She had served her country in the US Army and retired from Owens-Illinois with 20 years of service. Surviving are her son, Kenneth...

William F Griffin

William F Griffin

Jul 8, 2017

William F. Griffin, 96, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at his daughter’s home in Rockingham. Mr. Griffin was born January 17, 1921 in Richmond County, a son of the late William L. and Mattie Brown Griffin. He was a longtime member of Glenwood United Methodist Church and had retired from Avondale Mills (Beaunit). He had served his...

Pastor Donald Wayne Kivett

Pastor Donald Wayne Kivett

Jul 7, 2017

Pastor Donald Wayne Kivett, 78, of Hamlet, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 7, 2017 at 7:17 am. Born March 8, 1939 in Randolph County, he was a son of the late William Marvin and Cleo Bare Kivett. He had served his country in the United States Air Force and for over 26 years has...

Linda McDermott Robinson

Linda McDermott Robinson

Jul 5, 2017

Linda McDermott Robinson, 58, of Hamlet, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Robinson was born August 21, 1958 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Margaret Burns McDermott. She was a member of Nebo Wesleyan Church and had worked at Hamlet Middle School for over 20 years. In addition to her mother,...

Louise Halstead "Memaw" Greene

Louise Halstead "Memaw" Greene

Jun 30, 2017

Louise Halstead “Memaw” Greene, 88, of Rockingham, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Greene was born November 2, 1928 in Portsmouth, VA a daughter of the late Harry and Sarah Elizabeth Halstead. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Rockingham. She also served as the secretary and treasurer for The Merry...

Elsie Marie Baldwin

Elsie Marie Baldwin

Jun 30, 2017

Elsie Marie Parks Baldwin, 79, of Rockingham passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at her home. Elsie was born October 15, 1937 in Davidson County, a daughter of the late Lowell and Helen Wright Parks. Elsie was retired from Belk and had worked with Christian Bookstore. Surviving are her husband Vernon Baldwin; son, Jeff Baldwin; daughter Kim Paisley and husband...

Harry "Pete" Franklin Hendrix

Harry "Pete" Franklin Hendrix

Jun 29, 2017

Harry Franklin “Pete” Hendrix 72 of Rockingham, NC passed away at his home on Thursday, June 29, 2017 surrounded by his family. Pete was born on April 24, 1945 in Darlington County, SC a son of the late Eli Hugh Hendrix and Eula Gainey Hendrix. He was also preceded in death by a brother William Ray “Buddy” Hendrix and sister...

C. Clegg Covington

C. Clegg Covington

Jun 26, 2017

Carlton Clegg Covington went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 26, 2017. Clegg was preceded in death by his parents, Jasper and Maie Covington, brothers Lindbergh, Alva, Alan, Winfred and sisters, Thelma, Ollie, Lula, Zona and Virginia. Clegg worked for many years in the masonry business. He later retired from Industrial Sheet Metal. During his retirement, he...

Lewis Thomas Stogner, Sr.

Lewis Thomas Stogner, Sr.

Jun 26, 2017

Lewis T Stogner, Sr., 85, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on June 26, 2017. Mr. Stogner was born September 2, 1931 in Richmond County, a son of the late Oscar Lewis and Amanda Langley Stogner. He was a member of Pee Dee United Methodist Church, attended Jefferson Park Free Will Baptist Church and had been a member...

William Thomas Campbell

William Thomas Campbell

Jun 23, 2017

William Thomas Campbell, 77, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mr. Campbell was born October 18, 1939 in Richmond County, a son of the late Daniel Elias and Evelyn Grice Campbell. He was a graduate of NC State University and had retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation as District Engineer. He...

Ruby Craven Cooke

Ruby Craven Cooke

Jun 19, 2017

Ruby Ann Craven Cooke, 90, of Woodbridge, VA, formerly of Ellerbe, NC, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at her daughters home in Woodbridge. Mrs. Cooke was born July 19, 1926 in Montgomery County, a daughter of the late James Calhoun and Martha Ann Pusser Craven. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Ellerbe, where she was very...

Peggy Martin Morrow

Peggy Martin Morrow

Jun 19, 2017

Peggy Martin Morrow, 82, of Rockingham passed away at Kingswood Nursing Center on June 19, 2017. Peggy was born March 13, 1935 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late John Marion and Ethel Collins Martin. She was a member of McDonald Baptist Church and a cashier for Lowes Home Improvement for 23 years. In addition to her parents she...

Frances Hogan Clark

Frances Hogan Clark

Jun 18, 2017

Frances Hogan Clark passed away peacefully on Sunday June 18, 2017 at the Hermitage Retirement Center in Rockingham, NC. Mrs. Clark was born January 31, 1922 in Montgomery County, NC to Charles “Pete” and Paulina Mae Broome Hogan. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Sidney T. Clark, and siblings Lena Eaddy, Inez Goodwin,...