Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Marie East McQueen
Sep 3, 2017
Marie East McQueen, 81, of Derby, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 in Pinehurst. Mrs. McQueen was born September 26, 1935 in Red Springs, NC, a daughter of the late Sam Jones and Helen McPhaul East. She had graduated from Ellerbe High School, Class of 1953 and was owner of McQueen Century Old Farm in Derby. In addition to her...
Roger James Green
Sep 3, 2017
Roger James Green, 65, of Ellerbe, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Green was born July 7, 1952 in Richmond County, a son of the late Lonnie James and Agnes Ola Moore Green. He had taught Middle School Math and Science and retired from the US Postal Service. Surviving are his wife,...
Agnes McCormick Treece Whittington
Sep 2, 2017
Agnes Adaline McCormick Treece Whittington, 91, of Ellerbe passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Morrison Manor in Laurinburg. Mrs. Whittington was born November 24, 1925 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late John W. and Laura Jane Talbert McCormick. She had attended Ellerbe First Presbyterian Church and had farmed most of her life. In addition to her parents,...
Treva Lawson Chappell
Aug 31, 2017
Treva Mary Lawson Chappell, 88, of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living in Candor. Mrs. Chappell was born February 2, 1929 in Stokes County, a daughter of the late William Robert and Daisy Ellen Bibey Lawson. She was a homemaker and farmer’s wife and attended New Hope Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...
Eugene McCaskill Poston
Aug 29, 2017
Eugene McCaskill Poston, 77, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at his home. Mr. Poston was born March 2, 1940 in Richmond County, a son of the late Cleveland Poston and Gladys Henry Poston Hinson. He had served in the North Carolina National Guard for over 28 years, worked with Clark Equipment Company and had retired from the...
Alice Evaleen Albert
Aug 26, 2017
Alice Evaleen Albert Alice Evaleen Keen Albert, 78, of Rockingham passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital. Alice was born April 6, 1939 in Richlands, Virginia the daughter of the late Archie Bascom and Ada Estelle Vance Keen. Alice was a member of Southside Baptist Church and was a retired seamstress. In addition to her...
Mary Ellen Swaim Kindley
Aug 23, 2017
Mary Ellen Swaim Kindley passed away Wednesday, August 23, at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Born February 18, 1928, in Liberty, NC, Mary Ellen was the daughter of the late Joe Clark and Bertha Curtis Swaim. With the approach of WWII and difficult times associated with war, the Swaim family relocated from Liberty to Asheboro when Mary Ellen was in fourth...
Peggy Sue Alden Taylor
Aug 20, 2017
Peggy Sue Alden Taylor, 80, of Wedgefield, SC, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Taylor was born April 28, 1937, in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Crawford Amasa and Lillie Mae Campbell Alden. She was a graduate of Rockingham High School and retired secretary for the US Department of the Treasury. In addition to...
Joseph & Katherine Cassidy
Aug 20, 2017
Joseph Andrew “Joey” Cassidy, 26 and Katherine Cole “Katie” Floyd Cassidy, 23, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017. Joey was born March 30, 1991 in Moore County, a son of Frankie Cassidy and Alice Seagraves Hall. Katie was born May 21, 1994 in Moore County, a daughter of Benjamin Steve Floyd and Melinda Maples Floyd. Joey had worked with Superior...
Jane Little Pittman
Aug 17, 2017
Jane Little Pittman was born September 8, 1924 in Clinton, S.C., the only child of John W. and Irene Curlee Little. She died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at her home. Jane graduated from Clinton High School in 1941, and followed her mother in going to Winthrop College (now University), where she majored in Home Economics and graduated in 1945. Jane...
Charles Everett Benoist
Aug 17, 2017
Charles Everett Benoist, 74, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Benoist was born February 8, 1943 in Richmond County, a son of the late Clyde Ledbetter and Nancy Catherine Watts Benoist. He attended Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church and had retired from ITG Industries. In addition to his parents, he...
Arthur Ralph Smith
Aug 15, 2017
Arthur Ralph Smith, 59, of Ellerbe, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Smith was born December 14, 1957 in Richmond County, a son of the late Ralph and Iris “Nealie” Shular Smith. He was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church, Ellerbe Rescue Squad, and had worked with Robinsons Auto Diesel. Surviving are...
Robert Malcolm Smith
Aug 15, 2017
Robert Malcolm Smith, 90, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Brookdale Pinehurst. Mr. Smith was born September 23, 1926 in Wayne County, a son of the late Thad and Laura Smith. He was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Rockingham where he was a member of the Baraca Sunday School Class and had been an...
Rev. Thomas "Tommy" F. West
Aug 14, 2017
Rev. Thomas “Tommy” Franklin West, 83, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 at his home. Rev. West was born November 28, 1933 in Hoke County, a son of the late George F. and Hattie Boyette West. He had served his country in the US Army during the Korean War and pastored Fellowship Independent Baptist Church. In addition to...
Robert "Bob" Ward Durden
Aug 13, 2017
Robert “Bob” Ward Durden, 60, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 at his home. Mr. Durden was born April 19, 1957 in Bethesda, Maryland, a son of the late Dr. Charles Spurgeon and Ruth Ward Durden. He had been employed with Plastek Industries. Surviving are his daughter, Kelly Durden Monroe (Ben) of Ellerbe; grandchildren, Karlee Butler and Benjamin...
Billy Weldon Rainwater, Jr
Aug 9, 2017
Billy Weldon Rainwater, Jr., 65, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at his home. Mr. Rainwater was born December 15, 1951 in Richmond County, a son of the late Billy Weldon and Lucy Mae Grice Rainwater. He had retired as a salesman with R. W. Goodman Company. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Bruce "Tommy" Thomas Goodwin
Aug 7, 2017
Bruce Thomas “Tommy” Goodwin, 87, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mr. Goodwin was born June 15, 1930 in Richmond County, a son of the late John Woosley and Ida Hinson Goodwin. He was a member of Community Church where he had served on the Finance Committee and as a deacon. He had...
Juan Manuel Zapata
Aug 7, 2017
Juan Zapata Juan Manuel Zapata Camacho, 58 anos de edad, de Ellerbe, falleció el lunes 7 de Agosto del 2017 en su casa. Juan nació Mayo 13 del 1959 en Zacatecas, México. Hijo de Francisco Zapata Rivera y María Camacho Juarez. Trabajaba para Johnson Peaches en Candor. Sobrevivir su esposa, Ma Baudelia Gongora Zapata del hogar, hijos, Juan José Zapata...
Sandra Maske Benson
Aug 3, 2017
Sandra Maske Benson, 59, of Supply, formerly of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017 at her home. Sandra was born November 13, 1957 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Billy T. and Doris Evans Maske. She was the former co-owner and operator of Badcock Furniture in Rockingham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Arminta Minshew Brown
Jul 31, 2017
Arminta Minshew Brown of Rockingham, age 81, passed away peacefully at her home on July 31, 2017. She was born October 14, 1935 in Eureka, North Carolina to Fred and Elsie Mae Minshew. She graduated from Eureka High School and along with her twin sister, Juanita, attended Campbell Jr. College and graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in...
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