Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Lauren Wayne Hall
May 31, 2016
Lauren Wayne Hall, 77, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday May 31, 2016 at his home. Mr. Hall was born February 13, 1939 in Cordova, NC, a son of the late Coley Edward and Louise Brigman Hall. He had served his country as a Rifleman in the United States Marine Corps and had been employed with Brown and Root Co. In...
Bernice Fesperman Allred
May 28, 2016
Bernice Fesperman Allred, 88 , of Monroe, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at her home . Mrs. Allred was born July 27, 1927 in Stanly County, a daughter of the late Charles and Neil Shaver Fesperman. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Roger H. Allred and a son, Roger H. “Rusty” Allred, Jr....
Eddie Duane Benton
May 21, 2016
Eddie Duane Benton, 44, of Raleigh, formerly of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at his home. Eddie was born January 16, 1972 in Richmond County, a son of the late Eddie Daniel Benton and Barbara Jean Blakely Benton Deloach. He was employed with Southern Dermatology in Raleigh. Surviving are his children, Nicholas and Nicole Benton, both of Rockingham;...
Ethel Boyles Fulp
May 21, 2016
Ethel Boyles Fulp, 85 of Rockingham, passed away May 21, 2016. She was born on January 26, 1931 in Surry County, NC, a daughter of the late Colonel Howard Boyles and Mary Tucker Boyles. Mrs. Boyles was a member of fellowship Baptist Church and a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy...
Frank Arias
May 20, 2016
Frank Arias, 58, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Frank was born June 27, 1957, in Cook County, IL a son of the late Rueben Armando and Anne R. Elliott Arias. Surviving are his wife, Christie Brown Arias; daughters, Maria Davis(Terell), Cynthia Arias; son Kyle Arias(Renea) and grandchildren, Jasmine Arias and...
Mary Pauline Humphries
May 19, 2016
Mary Pauline Humphries Mary Pauline Paxton Humphries, 58, of Rockingham passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. She was born on May 11, 1958 in Richmond County. She was a member of Sandhills Wesleyan Church and a Financial Specialist with Pinehurst Surgical Clinic and First Health Surgical Clinic in Rockingham. She was preceded in death...
Jean Audrey Bristow
May 12, 2016
Jean Audrey Bristow, 78, of Rockingham passed away May 12, 2016 at her home. She was born October 2, 1937 in Richmond county a daughter of the late Frank and Annie Hogan Bristow. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brothers, William Bristow, Frank (Buddy) Bristow Jr., Millard Bristow and sisters Bessie Gaddy and Lucille...
Helga Luise Antonie Poole
May 8, 2016
Helga Luise Antonie Bechtluft Poole, 80, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Hospice Haven. Helga was born February 8, 1936 in Frankfort Germany, a daughter of the late Karl and Auguste Bruckner Bechtluft. She was a homemaker and loving mother, grandmother and sister. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Maness...
Dorothy "Doris" Reynolds Bennett
May 4, 2016
Dorothy “Doris” Reynolds Bennett, 92, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Firsthealth Hospice in Pinehurst. Mrs. Bennett was born February 8, 1924 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Elmer J and Annie Eliza Goodman Reynolds. She was a longtime member of Marcus United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School, was a strong church leader...
Jesse Butler, Jr
May 4, 2016
Jesse “Bobby” Butler, Jr., 69, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, May 04, 2016. Bobby was born October 12, 1947 in Richmond County, a son of the late Jesse Butler and Bernice Steen Butler Porter. He had worked in textiles and as an auto mechanic. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Geraldine Butler....
Nancy Marlene Long Smith
May 3, 2016
Nancy Smith Nancy Marlene Long Smith, 69 of Cordova passed away May 3, 2016 at Hospice Haven. She was born July 8, 1946 in Richmond County a daughter of the late Samuel Leon Long and Ella Louise Pankey Long. Mrs. Smith was a charter member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church and was retired from J C Penny. In addition to...
Billy M. Thompson
May 1, 2016
Billy Marshall Thompson, loving and beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Sunday May 1, 2016 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Thompson was born December 12, 1936 in Richmond County, a son of the late George Daniel and Monnie Kate McInnis Thompson. He had served his country in the United States Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis...
Rickey "Richard" Dean "Catfish" Martin
May 1, 2016
Rickey “Richard” “Catfish” Dean Martin, 59, of Cordova, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Martin was born July 26, 1956 in Ogemaw County, Michigan, a son of the late Curtis Edward and Bonita Joy Thomas Martin. After his parent’s death he was raised by his grandfather, Franco Martin. He had been a...
Janie Sue Lynch Brigman
Apr 30, 2016
Janie Sue Lynch Brigman, 82, of Cordova, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Richmond Pines in Hamlet. Mrs. Brigman was born November 12,1933 in Darlington County, SC, a daughter of the late Caleb and Daisy Jernigan Lynch. She had retired from Sandhurst Hosiery, Safie Plant. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William...
Lerida-M Eclevia Razon
Apr 27, 2016
Lerida-M Eclevia Razon, 42, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Lerida was born March 16, 1974 in Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines, a daughter of Delfin Eclevia and the late Virginia Parro Eclevia. She was a mathematics teacher at Richmond Senior High School, a member of St. James Catholic Church and attended...
Bebe Thacker Dobbins
Apr 26, 2016
Bebe Ann Thacker Dobbins, 80, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Dobbins was born June 2, 1935 in Dorchester, Wise County, Virginia, a daughter of the late Richard Arnim and Dollie Penland Thacker. She was a member of the Christian Jew Foundation and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Thomas Hadley Little, Jr.
Apr 23, 2016
Thomas Hadley Little, Jr., 68, of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at his home. Tommy was born June 4, 1947 in Richmond County, the son of the late Thomas Hadley and Nita McInnis Little. He had served his country in the US Navy, during the Vietnam War, was a graduate of Ellerbe High School, a member of Jones...
Helen Louise Covington Ratliff
Apr 22, 2016
Helen Louise Covington Ratliff, 87, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at FirstHeatlh Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Ratliff was born June 5, 1928 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Thomas Everett and Bertha Lee Williams Covington. She had retired from White Poultry Company and was preceded in death by her children, Peggy Ussery, Lynn...
Juanita Davis West
Apr 19, 2016
Juanita Davis West, 87, of Dunn, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at her home. Mrs. West was born October 21, 1928 in Marion, South Carolina, a daughter of the late Robert Benjamin and Edith Mae Goude Davis. She had been a member of First Baptist church in Dunn since January, 1970 and had been active as a deacon, a...
Betty White Stogner
Apr 17, 2016
Mrs. Betty White Stogner, 85, beloved wife of the late John Robert Stogner, died Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mrs. Stogner was born January 5, 1931 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late John H. and Connie S. White. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Rockingham. She retired from Richmond County School...
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