Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
James Albert Eastridge
Nov 26, 2015
James Albert Eastridge, 70, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at his home. Mr. Eastridge was born August 5, 1945 in Johnson County, Tennessee, a son of the late Lincoln Albert and Mamie Lee Sexton Eastridge. He had served his country in the United States Army and had retired from Burlington Industries. Surviving are his wife, Ruth Winters...
Betty L. Unuchek
Nov 24, 2015
Betty L. Unuchek, 84, of Rockingham, NC, peacefully passed away during her sleep on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Mrs. Unuchek was born November 16, 1931 in South Fork, PA, a daughter of the late Harry Hezekiah Yoder and Leona E. Thomas Locher. She married her Navy sweetheart in 1951 and they happily enjoyed 63 years of marriage. Before retiring, she...
Cindy Boyette Maples
Nov 22, 2015
Cindy Boyette Maples, 51 of Hamlet passed away, Sunday, November 22, 2015. Cindy was born December 4, 1963 and was a life long resident of Richmond County. She was a dedicated wife to a loving husband. She was preceded in death by her father Weston Jones Boyette. She is survived by her husband of 9 years, Dean Maples. Also surviving...
Betty Anderson
Nov 22, 2015
Betty R. Anderson, 79, of Hamlet, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Richmond Pines Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Anderson was born July 15, 1936 to the late Walter A. and Pearl Goodwin Campbell. She was a member of the Church Of God Of Prophecy in Rockingham. She is preceded by a son Gerald Anderson, Jr., brother...
Reginald Thomas Ingram
Nov 21, 2015
Reginald “Reggie” Thomas Ingram, 75, of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday November 21, 2015 at Reid Heart Center, Pinehurst, NC. He was born June 17, 1940 in Ellerbe, NC, the son of James M. “Jack” Ingram and Arlene Parsons Ingram. Reggie served in the US Navy aboard the Carrier USS Forrestall from 1958 – 1962. He retired from CSX Railroad in...
John William Horne
Nov 19, 2015
John William Horne, 60, of Wiesbaden, Germany, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015 at his home. John was born June 17, 1955 in Richmond County, a son of Margaret Shepherd Horne and the late William Horne. He had served his country in the United States Army and was an employee of the US Postal Service with the Army in Germany....
Claude William Simmons
Nov 13, 2015
Claude Simmons Claude William Simmons, 79, of Rockingham went to be with his Lord and Savior and his parents and daughter on Friday, November 13, 2015. Claude is survived by his wife, Faye Simmons of the home; two sons, Bill and Pennie Simmons, of Randolph, NY, Howard and Marlen Simmons of Chesterfield, SC; three daughters, Dawn and Casey McCarter of...
Barbara Barnes Pressley
Nov 12, 2015
Barbara Barnes Pressley, 71 of Rockingham, NC passed away at her home on Thursday, November 12, 2015. Barbara was born February 9, 1944 in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late Edgar F. and Virginia Smith Barnes. In addition to her parents Barbara was preceded in death by two brothers, James Edward Barnes and Donald Franklin Barnes. Surviving are her...
Grace Lunceford Chavis
Nov 12, 2015
Grace Chavis Grace Lunceford Chavis, 89 of Rockingham passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. Grace was born June 27, 1926 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Will and Hattie Lee Lunceford. She was a homemaker and worked in textiles. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Tyson Chavis. Surviving...
Ernest Bryant Evans
Nov 9, 2015
Ernest Bryant Evans, 88, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Ernest was born September 26, 1927 in Darlington, SC, a son of the late John Jefferson and Ruth Derrick Evans. He had served his country for eight years in the US Navy, the last few in the submarine service of the...
Kitty Williams Maddrey
Nov 9, 2015
Kitty Williams Maddrey, 81, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Maddrey was born November 14, 1933 in Durham County, the daughter of the late Katherine Williams Craig. She was a graduate of Ellerbe High School, Class of 1952, and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, where she had taught Sunday School,...
Willie Mae (Billie) Richardson Caulder
Nov 8, 2015
Willie Mae (Billie) Richardson Caulder, 78, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 in Cheraw, SC. Mrs. Caulder was born February 3, 1937 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late James Frank and Annie Mae Elmore Richardson. She was a charter member of Faith Baptist Church and currently was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where she...
Rev. John Russell Allen
Nov 4, 2015
Rev. John Russell Allen, 77, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Pinelake Healthcare Center in Carthage. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday at Carter Funeral Home in Ellerbe with Rev. Gene Alexander officiating. The family will greet friends from 12:45 to 1:45 pm Saturday at the funeral home and at other times at the home....
Lucille Rankin Smith
Nov 2, 2015
Lucille Rankin Smith, 92, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, November 02, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Smith was born January 1, 1923 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Clarence Hope and Gladys Thomas Rankin. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Rockingham, where she had taught Sunday School, was a member of the Order of the...
Lila Mae King
Nov 2, 2015
Lila Mae Rogers King, 90, of Cordova, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015, at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. King was born December 8, 1924 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Jesse Charlie and Lula Mae Jernigan Rogers. She was a longtime member of Cordova United Methodist Church, where she had taught Sunday School for over...
Michael Ray McDonald
Nov 1, 2015
Michael Ray McDonald, 57, of Marston, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mr. McDonald was born July 19, 1958 in Richmond County, a son of the late Barney Matherson and Jean Bratton McDonald. He was employed with B.V. Hedricks Company. Surviving are sons, Chad McDonald (Ashley) and Tyler McDonald, of Rockingham; grandchildren, Connor, David and...
Brady Francis Speight
Oct 31, 2015
Brady Francis Speight, 92, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Hospice Haven. Mr. Speight was born January 25, 1923 in Scotland County, a son of the late Eli and Rosa Terry Speight. He was a member of Sweet Haven Church, had served his country in the US Army and had worked with Clark Equipment Company and Bojangles....
Mary Helen Spivey Capps
Oct 26, 2015
Mary Helen Spivey Capps, 91, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 at her home. Mary Helen was born September 13, 1924 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late W.P. and Daisy Williams Spivey. She was a longtime member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, where she had served as an adult Sunday School teacher and the United...
Kenneth Dwayne Murphy, Jr.
Oct 24, 2015
Kenneth Dwayne Murphy, Jr., 2 months, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at home. DJ was born August 16, 2015 in Moore County, the son of Kenneth Dwayne Murphy and Kimberly Hope Richardson. He was preceded in death by a sister, Star Lagene Richardson. Surviving in addition to his parents are a sister, Skky Lynnet Richardson; grandparents, Melissa...
Gary Lee Allred
Oct 17, 2015
Gary Lee Allred, 58 of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Gary was born November 26, 1956 in Montgomery County, a son of the late William “Bill” Allred and Lola Reynolds Edwards. He was a member of Exway Baptist Church and had been employed as a truck driver with Dewitt Farms and Perdue....
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