Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Rex Gary Collins

Rex Gary Collins

Sep 10, 2016

Rex Gary Collins, 60, of Rockingham passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Gravside services will be held at 3:30pm, Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Northam Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 3:00pm prior to the service at Carter Funeral Home in Rockingham.

Charles Lindberg Fulp

Charles Lindberg Fulp

Sep 10, 2016

Charles L. (CL) Fulp, 88, of Ellerbe, passed away on September 10, 2016 at Autumn Care of Cornelius. He was born, December 6, 1927 in Richmond County a son of the late Revie and Ida Shelton Fulp. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church and a farmer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his...

Nellie Dawkins Parsons

Nellie Dawkins Parsons

Sep 8, 2016

Nellie Dawkins Parsons, 85, of Ellerbe passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Parsons was born August 3, 1931 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late James Monroe and Ida Thompson Dawkins. She was a graduate of Rockingham High School, a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church, an honorary lifetime member of the Presbyterian Women, NC Beekeepers...

Katie Thomason Bennett

Katie Thomason Bennett

Sep 6, 2016

Katherine Idea Thomason Bennett, 80, of Ellerbe, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Hospice Haven. Katie was born December 20, 1935 in Covington, Alabama. A daughter of the late Franke William Thomason and Willie Mae Knott. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by husbands Tom Reynolds in March 1986 and Moses Bennett in April 2016....

Robert Watkins Maddrey

Robert Watkins Maddrey

Sep 1, 2016

Robert Watkins Maddrey, 88 of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016. Mr. Maddrey was born February 27, 1928, in Forsyth County, a son of the late James Theodore and Katherine Dury Maddrey. He was a graduate of Hugh Morrison High School in Raleigh, attended NC State University, served in the US Army Reserves, was a volunteer for the Billy...

James "Jim" Mitchell Vuncannon

James "Jim" Mitchell Vuncannon

Aug 29, 2016

James Mitchell Vuncannon, 58, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016. Jim was born, December 14, 1957, in Rockingham, a son of the late Cecil Bradley and Susan Gentry Vuncannon. He earned a degree in graphic arts from Chowan College in 1978. Most currently he was employed with Whistle Stop Press in Southern Pines as the production manager. For...

Lori Ann Terry Alverson

Lori Ann Terry Alverson

Aug 27, 2016

Lori Ann Terry Alverson, 53 , of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home. Lori was born August 13, 1963 in Fairbanks, Alaska, a daughter of Charles Ray and Shirley Ann Lovin Terry. She was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church in Ellerbe, a graduate of Richmond Senior High School, Class of 1981 and a graduate of...

Shirley Hill McBride

Shirley Hill McBride

Aug 25, 2016

Shirley Gail Hill McBride, 80 of Clarkton, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. Mrs. McBride was born October 23, 1935 in Fairmont, NC, a daughter of the late Oliver Monroe and Docia Victoria Osborne Hill. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Douglas McBride. Surviving are her daughter, Sonia McBride...

Mary Hope Treece

Mary Hope Treece

Aug 23, 2016

Mary Hope Treece, 31, of Asheboro, formerly of Hamlet, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro. Mary Hope was born May 15, 1985 in Moore County, a daughter of the late Jacob “Jake” Chalmers Treece, Jr. and Margie Maxine Grant Treece. She was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School, Class of 2003 and Sandhills Community...

James E. Brigman

James E. Brigman

Aug 22, 2016

James Eutice Brigman, 77, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at his home. Mr. Brigman was born August 15, 1939 in Richmond County, a son of the late John Wesley and Mary Lucille Franklin Brigman. Working hard was instilled in James at a young age, picking peas and butterbeans at age 3, driving a tractor, discing and cultivating...

Lewis Allen Billings

Lewis Allen Billings

Aug 18, 2016

Lewis Allen Billings, 49, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 at his home. Lewis was born July 17, 1967 in West Palm Beach, FL, a son of the late Llewellyn Henry and Mary Conti Billings. He was a member of New Beginnings Church and had works as a truck driver for Delco. Surviving are his children, Destiny Chappell...

Jeffery Glenn Floyd

Jeffery Glenn Floyd

Aug 13, 2016

Jeffery Glenn Floyd, 54, of Rockingham passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Jeffery was born April 13, 1962 in Richmond county a son of the late Evander and Eunice Campbell Floyd. Jeffery was a correctional officer at Brown Creek Correctional Institute. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...

Sylvia Marie Bradfield DuBois

Sylvia Marie Bradfield DuBois

Aug 9, 2016

Sylvia Marie Bradfield DuBois, 92, of Bennettsville, SC, passed away Tuesday, August 09, 2016 at Morrison Manor in Laurinburg, NC. Mrs. DuBois was born October 9, 1923 in Superior, Wisconsin, a daughter of the late Grant A. and Martha A. Clark Bradfield. She was a homemaker and also worked with her husband in the family business. She was preceded in...

William "Bill" Marvin Black

William "Bill" Marvin Black

Aug 3, 2016

William Marvin ”Bill” Black, 82, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at home. Bill was born November 28, 1933 in Moore County, a son of the late George Marvin and Lula McKenzie Black. He had served his country for 14 years in the US Army during the Korean War and the Cold War. He was a member of...

Terry Eugene Mabry

Terry Eugene Mabry

Jul 28, 2016

Terry Eugene Mabry, 67 of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016 at First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital. Mr. Mabry was born January 17, 1949 in Anson County, a son of the late Eugene and Anna Lois Roberts Mabry. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Bowles Mabry; a daughter, Sonya Mongero(Trent); son, Scott Mabry(Michele); sisters, Barbara Britt and Sandy Lewis; and...

Tarence Eugene Hunsucker

Tarence Eugene Hunsucker

Jul 27, 2016

Tarence Eugene Hunsucker Tarance Eugene Hunsucker, 90, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Hospice Haven. He was born July 19, 1926 in Richmond County a son of the late Carson and Nanny Lockhart Hunsucker. Mr. Hunsucker was a WWII Army veteran, a member of Ellerbe First Baptist Church, a former member of the Ellerbe Fire Department and...

Jerry Curtis Thompson

Jerry Curtis Thompson

Jul 27, 2016

Jerry Thompson Jerry Curtis Thompson, 73, of Ellerbe passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at his home. Jerry was born September 18, 1942 in Montgomery County, a son of the late Julius and Pauline Morris Thompson. Jerry was a lifetime member of Pee Dee Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder. Jerry was retired from Huntley Oil and...

Myrtie Ruth Flowers Martin

Myrtie Ruth Flowers Martin

Jul 23, 2016

Myrtie Ruth Flowers Martin, 90, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mrs. Martin was born January 29, 1926 in Andrews, SC, a daughter of the late Rev. A.J. and Fannie Viola Bragdon Flowers. She had been a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Rockingham. For many years she was a saleswoman with...

Bobby Ray Beach

Bobby Ray Beach

Jul 20, 2016

Bobby Ray Beach, 78, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mr. Beach was born November 21, 1937 in Gaston County, NC, a son of the late Wayne Woodrow and Ruby Inez Williams Beach. He was a member of Jefferson Park Free Will Baptist Church and had served as a board member of Cordova...

Lucille Parker Trollinger

Lucille Parker Trollinger

Jul 19, 2016

With profound sadness the Parker Family announces the passing of Lucille Kindley Parker Trollinger. A woman of Integrity, Loyalty, Strength, Faith and Love. Daughter of Gladys Fields Parker and Fitzhugh Lee Parker. Mother to Ann Elizabeth Trollinger. Survived by loving siblings Ronald F. Parker, Lee Parker, Anne V. Parker and canine companions Lizzy and Harris. Nieces Rhonda Eavenson and husband...