Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Ollie Robinson
Jun 16, 2017
Ollie Robinson, 92 of Rockingham, passed away June 16, 2016. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Edith Gainey Parsons
Jun 15, 2017
Edith Gainey Parsons, 80, of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Parsons was born October 7, 1936 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Rosieh and Janie Jernigan Gainey. She was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church, was a homemaker, farmer and at one time worked with Carters Furniture in Biscoe. In addition to...
Lura Luther Smith
Jun 15, 2017
Lura Luther Smith, 91, of Rockingham, passed away at her home on June 15, 2016. She was born June 18, 1925 in Randolph County a daughter of the late Israel Monroe and Bessie Latham Luther. Lura was a homemaker and attended New Hope Freewill Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith is survived by her, children, Rowena S. Arthurs of Rockingham; Fannie S....
Virginia "Ginny" Bratton Moore
Jun 14, 2017
Virginia (Ginny) Moore, native of Richmond County, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill of natural causes after a short illness. Ginny had the gifts of art, hospitality, compassion, empathy and gab. Ginny was a life-long lover of God, babies, the arts, Pepsi, reading, beach music, her family and continuous conversation. Over the years...
Christopher Warren McIntyre
Jun 3, 2017
Christopher Warren McIntyre, 33, of Longs, SC, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017 in Longs. Mr. McIntyre was born August 11, 1983 in Moore County, NC, a son of Sharon McIntyre Johnson and the late Warren Drummond. He was a graduate of North Myrtle Beach High School and was a security guard with Jade Security. Surviving are his mother and...
David Lynn Talbert
Jun 1, 2017
David Lynn Talbert, 76, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2017 at Kingswood nursing Center in Aberdeen . Born on July 12, 1940 in Richmond County a son of Carolyn Senia Hardister and Paul Ashby Talbert. David was a graduate of Pompano Beach Florida High School. He was a successful owner/manager of several grocery stores throughout Florida and the Carolinas....
William "Bill" Brice Litton
May 29, 2017
William Brice “Bill” Litton, CPO, USN RET, 75 of Rockingham, surrounded by his family, passed away Monday May 29, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Bill was born March 4, 1942 in Winthrop, MA, a son of the late Brice Emerson and Eleanor Anna Sawbridge Litton. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served his country...
James Edward Bullion, II
May 24, 2017
James Edward Bullion, II, 50, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at his home. Mr. Bullion was born January 2, 1967 in El Paso, Texas, a son of James Edward and Barbara Jean Quick Bullion. He was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church and had worked with Unimin Corporation and Ellerbe Telephone Company. Surviving are his son,...
Barbara Jo Payne
May 23, 2017
Barbara Jo Fisher Payne, 64 of Rockingham, passed away May 23, 2017 at Hospice Haven of Richmond County. She was born July 7, 1952 in Richmond county a daughter of Margaret Fisher and the late Donald Fisher. She was retired from the hosiery industry and attended Cordova Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to her mother are her sons, Charles George...
Patricia Ann Brooks
May 21, 2017
Patricia Anne Brooks, age 71 of Hamlet, NC passed away May 21, 2017 at First Health Hospice and Palliative Care. Patricia was born May 25, 1945 in Richmond County. She retired from Richmond County School Systems as Administrative Assistant for Ashley Chapel School in Rockingham. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Brooks Sr; Brother, Dewey Brown (Emma Brown) of...
Henrietta Seagraves Robson
May 19, 2017
Henrietta Seagraves Robson, 67, of Ellerbe, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Robson was born January 3, 1950 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Henry Love and Iona Chavis Seagraves. She had worked with Renfro Manufacturing prior to becoming a fulltime grandmother. Surviving are her sons, Bobby Gene “Buddy” Seagraves (Jan), Rodney Lee Robson...
Catherine Herrick
May 19, 2017
Mrs. Catherine Elaine “Cathy” Herrick 61, of Rockingham, NC, died Friday, May 19, 2017 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. She was born in Sumter, SC on September 6, 1955, a daughter of the late Jerry and Jo Ann Stephens. She owned and operated a flea market. She was preceded in death by her husband , Mr. Wendell Homer “Red” Herrick,...
Edward Lamar Dewitt
May 17, 2017
Edward Lamar Dewitt, 76, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Edward was born March 9, 1941 in Horry County, SC, a son of the late John Gary and Ada Pusser Dewitt. For many years he was supervisor of North State Orchards and other farms of Consolidated Agriculture Industries, stretching from North...
Thomas Ralph Gulledge
May 17, 2017
Thomas Ralph Gulledge, 87, of Rockingham passed away on May 17 , 2017 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. He was born April 12, 1930 in Anson County, a son of the late Henry Thomas Gulledge and Flora Bell Brock Gulledge. Ralph graduated from Deep Creek High School near Wadesboro and as an older adult, he earned an Associate Degree...
Jesse "Eddie" Edward Fesperman
May 15, 2017
Jesse Edward “Eddie” Fesperman, Jr., 62, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at Pruitt Health in Rockingham. Mr. Fesperman was born August 21, 1955 in Richmond County, a son of the late Jessie Edward and Lottie Spivey Fesperman. He had worked in highway construction, enjoyed raising hunting dogs and with a friend started Imagine That Kennels. Surviving are...
Lucille Lockhart Shepard
May 11, 2017
Lucille Lockhart Shepard, 84, of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Southern Pines. Mrs. Shepard was born November 3, 1932 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Paul Jerome and Bertha Anderson Lockhart. She was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church in Ellerbe, where she served as church custodian...
James "Jimmy" Ellis Haywood, Jr
May 11, 2017
James Ellis “Jimmy” Haywood, Jr., 80, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Montgomery Village in Star. Mr. Haywood was born April 23, 1937 in Richmond County, a son of the late James Ellis and Clara Ellen Dukes Haywood. He served his country in the US Army, was a member of First Baptist Church in Rockingham and had...
Katherine Diane Taylor
May 10, 2017
Katherine Diane Taylor, 62, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at her home. Diane was born October 27, 1954 in Richmond County, a daughter of Jimmy Ray Taylor and the late Sara Elizabeth Garris Taylor. She had worked in textiles. Surviving are her son, Robert Stephen Taylor (Ashley) of Cordova; grandchildren, Robert Stephen Taylor, Jr., Nicholas Blaze Forrester,...
Enid Lancaster McFayden
May 7, 2017
Enid Lancaster McFayden of Ellerbe passed away on May 7, 2017. She was born on October 5, 1932 in Green Sea, SC. A daughter of the late Alfred Edward Lancaster and Mary Vance Buffkin Lancaster, she was married to Willard Thomas McFayden for 60 years. She was a graduate of the Medical College of South Carolina School of Nursing and...
Bishop Allen Ray Campbell
May 3, 2017
Bishop Allen Ray Campbell, born in 1955 in Hazard, Kentucky entered his Heavenly home on May 3rd, 2017 His Celebration of Life will be held at 2pm on a Sunday, May 7th, 2017 at the Highland Acres Church of God. Reverend Ancil Carter, Bishop Jimmy Smith, Bishop Melvin Shuler and Bishop Marcus Shuler will be officiating. Visitation will be held...
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