Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Eddie Royle Wright

Eddie Royle Wright

May 29, 2023

Eddie Royle Wright, 83, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023 at his daughters home in Camden, South Carolina. 

Mr. Wright was born September 5, 1939 in Richmond County, a son of the late James and Estelle Godfrey Wright. He had served his country in the US Air Force, was a member of and served as a Deacon...

Peggy Gardner Lampley

Peggy Gardner Lampley

May 26, 2023

Peggy Gardner Lampley, 83, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey on Friday, May 26, 2023.  

Mrs. Lampley was born December 18, 1939 in Guilford County, NC, a daughter of the late Shubert and Gertrude Crutchfield Gardner. She was a member of Roberdel Baptist Church and had worked as a CNA at Richmond Memorial Hospital. In addition to her parents,...

Gladys Loftis

Gladys Loftis

May 25, 2023

Gladys L. Loftis, 88, died peacefully May 25, 2023 at Richmond County Hospice Haven.

Gladys was born September 5, 1934 the daughter of the late Alvin Lewis and Georgia Lewis.

She was a graduate of Hamlet High School and Richmond Community College and a lifelong member of Pine Grove Baptist Church.  She retired from Richmond Community College after 26 years...

Glenn "Tommy" Thomas West

Glenn "Tommy" Thomas West

May 24, 2023

Glenn Thomas “ Tommy” West, 77, of Ellerbe passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at FirstHealth Hospice in West End. 

Mr. West was born February 20, 1946 in Richmond County, a son of the late William Bradley “Bill” and Bessie Crow West. He was a graduate of Hamlet High School, Class of 1964 and proudly served his country in...

Mary Ann Reid Bennett

Mary Ann Reid Bennett

May 20, 2023

Mary Ann Reid Bennett, 82, of Rockingham, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at The Hermitage in Rockingham.

Mrs. Bennett was born October 2, 1940 in Richmond County, the daughter of Willie and Audrey Tripp Reid. She was a member of Community Church, a graduate of Rohanen High School, Class of 1959,  loved working in her yard and...

Larry Cook

Larry Cook

May 18, 2023

James Larry “Bubba” Cook, Jr., 60, of Ellerbe, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at his home.

Mr. Cook was born December 17, 1962 in Marlboro County, SC, a son of Shirley Bethea Cook and the late James Larry Cook. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and pipe layer and truly loved fishing and his family.

Surviving...

Wanda Creech Webster

Wanda Creech Webster

May 7, 2023

The obituary is being placed as a courtesy to the Webster family.

Wanda Creech Webster, 74, wife of the late William Webster, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023 at The Legacy of Anderson. 

Formerly from Rockingham, NC, Wanda came to live in Anderson September, 2022, to be close to her niece Marian Carwile (Bill). 

Born in Cheraw, SC,...

Randall "Randy" J. Cooper

Randall "Randy" J. Cooper

May 7, 2023

Randall J. “Randy Cooper, 61, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Richmond County Hospice Haven.

Randy was born February 20, 1962 in Richmond County, a son of the late Herbert Edward and Laura Beatrice Dunn Cooper. He was a mechanic and had worked at Double Vision. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...

Martha Hutchinson Shaw

Martha Hutchinson Shaw

May 7, 2023

Martha Hutchinson Shaw, 91, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023.

Mrs. Shaw was born July 10, 1931 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Arthur Turner and Maude Covington Thomas Hutchinson. She was a graduate of Rockingham High School, a member of Green Lake United Methodist Church and an avid gardener. She was the bookkeeper for the...

Richard Grant Williams

Richard Grant Williams

May 6, 2023

Richard Grant Williams, 80, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023 at his home.

Mr. Williams was born January 16, 1943 in Marlboro County, South Carolina, a son of the late James F.& Jessie Grant Williams. He had retired from the transportation shop at Pope Air Force Base. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Shirley Patrick Joyner

Shirley Patrick Joyner

May 6, 2023

Shirley Patrick Joyner, 80, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

Mrs. Joyner was born April 7, 1943 in Bennettsville, SC, a daughter of the late Douglas and Martha Jane Smith Patrick. She retired from Sara Lee/ Hanes Hosiery and was a longtime member of Roberdell Methodist Church and the UMW. She enjoyed cooking, especially her...

Stacey Dodd Craft

Stacey Dodd Craft

May 5, 2023

Stacey LaRae Dodd Craft, 55, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey on Friday, May 5, 2023.

Stacey was born July 14, 1967 in Indio, California, a daughter of the late Raymond Leslie and Shelia Anne McCann Dodd. She had been employed in retail sales. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them and also enjoyed playing Everquest. In...

Delano James Quick

Delano James Quick

May 2, 2023

Delano James Quick, 74, of Rockingham, completed his earthly journey on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

Mr. Quick was born April 9, 1949 in Richmond County, a son of the late Hal M. and Zeda Mae Sessoms Quick. He had been employed with Owens Illinois and attended Outreach for Jesus when he was able. In addition to his parents, he was...

Rose Butler Jenks

Rose Butler Jenks

Apr 23, 2023

Rose Butler Jenks, 66, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023 at Atrium Health Union in Monroe.  

Mrs. Jenks was born February 13, 1957 in Gaston County, NC, a daughter of the late Clarence Dillon and Hazel Holden Butler. She was a member of Zion Circle Church where she was church pianist and a member of the Moose...

Joseph Earl Hutchinson

Joseph Earl Hutchinson

Apr 21, 2023

Joseph Earl Hutchinson, age 94, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, was born on January 22, 1929, near Rockingham, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Maude Hutchinson, his wife Jean Frazier Hutchinson, his son Stephen E. Hutchinson (Hutch), a sister Sarah Connell, four brothers, Thomas Hutchinson, James Hutchinson, Elbert Hutchinson, and Charles Hutchinson, his son-in-law...

Vivian Foley Belton

Vivian Foley Belton

Apr 19, 2023

Vivian Joyce Foley Belton, 91, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.

Mrs. Belton was born June 17, 1931 in Patrick County, VA, a daughter of the late John Lewis and Nora Jane Wyatt Foley. She was a member of the Church of Christ and retired from Basset Walker Division of Vanity Fair. In...

Rev. Wayne D Richardson

Rev. Wayne D Richardson

Apr 19, 2023

Reverend Wayne D. Richardson of Ellerbe, North Carolina went home to be with his Lord and Saviour, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Born to the late David Clinton Richardson and Easdale Shaw Taylor Richardson on April 14, 1944 in Richmond County, NC.



He began his walk with the Lord at the age of thirteen, when he accepted Him as...

Rachel Terry Russell

Rachel Terry Russell

Apr 16, 2023

Rachel Terry Russell, 79, of Ellerbe, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023 at her home.

Mrs. Russell was born June 23, 1943 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Jasper and Rosa Morgan Terry. She worked with Hood Packing, TNS Mills, Richmond Yarn and Commonwealth Hosiery and was a member of Rourk Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents,...

Nancy Mabe Priddy

Nancy Mabe Priddy

Apr 16, 2023

Nancy Mabe Priddy, 84, of Ellerbe, completed her earthly journey on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham.

Mrs. Priddy was born March 8, 1939 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Everett and Elsie Mabe. She was a member of Flinty Knoll Primitive Baptist Church, Ellerbe and was devoted to her church and her family whom...

Shannon Puckett Pankey

Shannon Puckett Pankey

Apr 16, 2023

Shannon Puckett Pankey, 52, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

Shannon was born October 20, 1970 in Richmond County, a daughter of Carl and Sharon Puckett. She was a member of Cartledge Creek Baptist Church, where she was active in the quilting ministry and worked with the City of Rockingham. She loved flowers, gardening, going...

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