Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Theresa McQueen Mirassou
Oct 26, 2014
Silvia Theresa McQueen Mirassou, 58, of Ellerbe, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Mrs. Mirassou was born August 20, 1956 in Maricopa County, AZ, a daughter of Hattie Boyles McQueen and the late Marshall McQueen. She had been employed at the Hermitage and other nursing facilities as an LPN. Surviving are her daughter, Heather...
Norma Jean Ickes Chunn
Oct 23, 2014
Norma “Jean” Chunn of Rockingham, NC passed away on Oct. 23, 2014 at The Oaks of Mayview in Raleigh, NC. She was 73 years old. Jean was a homemaker and business partner to her husband, Donald Chunn. She attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, was a member of the Red Hat Society, and a member of a local quilting club. She...
Luddie Rabon Blue
Oct 13, 2014
Luddie Estaline Rabon Blue, 59, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, October 13, 2014 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham, NC. Mrs. Blue was born June 30, 1955 in Aberdeen, MD, a daughter of Margaret Harrelson Byrd and the late Mayberry Rabon. She had worked as a manager in fast food and retail and was a member of the Moose Lodge. Surviving...
Daniel A. "DA" Coble, Jr.
Oct 12, 2014
Daniel Archie “Papa DA” Coble, Jr., 71, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. DA was born April 2, 1943 in Richmond County, a son of the late Daniel Archie and Bernice Ann McLendon Coble. He was a charter member of Abundant Life Church, where he helped build the current church and loved to...
Kay Williams McFayden
Oct 11, 2014
Kay Williams McFayden, 65, of Ellerbe, passed away on October 11, 2014 at her home. Mrs. McFayden was born November 6, 1948 in Marlboro County, SC. A daughter of the late George W. Smith and Margie H. Hilliard. She is also preceded in death by a husband, Carlton L. Williams. Survivors are husband, Darrell Lane McFayden of Ellerbe, daughters Jennifer...
Judy Ledwell Gwynn
Oct 11, 2014
Judy Mae Ledwell Gwynn, 59, of Rockwell, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury. Mrs. Gwynn was born November 13, 1954 in Scotland County, a daughter of the late Billy Gene Ledwell and Frankie Mae Venable Shore. She was a homemaker and had worked as a dietician at Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh. Surviving are...
Phillip Blake Gilliam
Oct 5, 2014
Phillip Blake Gilliam, 62, of Cordova, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Mr. Gilliam was born October 13, 1951 in Richmond County, a son of the late Roy and Ila Blake Gilliam. He had retired from Southern Tool & Die Company. Surviving are children, Chris Lynn of Lexington, Stephanie Lynn of Hamlet, Jonathan Lynn...
Donald Gordon Francis
Oct 4, 2014
Donald Gordon Francis, 67, of Rockingham, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014 at his home. Mr. Francis was born October 7, 1946 in Hardin, Ohio, a son of the late James and Rosellia Clemons Francis. He had served his country in the US Army, was a member of the VFW and the Moose Lodge and had worked in construction. Surviving...
Ola Mae Crawford Yates
Oct 4, 2014
Ola Mae Crawford Yates, 84, lifelong resident of Rockingham, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2014, after a lengthy illness. She was born April 24, 1930, the daughter of the late Effie Starnes Crawford Causey and Admiral Dewey Crawford. Also preceding her in death was a sister, Mary Lou Crawford Duncan of Jacksonville, Florida and a brother, “Buck”...
Elizabeth Hall Blackwell
Oct 3, 2014
Elizabeth Geraldine Hall Blackwell, 65, of Hamlet, passed away Friday, October 3, 2014 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Mrs. Blackwell was born February 22, 1949 in Sampson County, a daughter of the late Troy and Charlotte Ann Faircloth Hall. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband Gene Edward Blackwell. Surviving are children, Bobby Faircloth of...
John Bullard Searcy
Oct 2, 2014
John Bullard Searcy, 48, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. John was born October 17, 1965 in Richmond County a son of Herman Searcy and the late Betty Jo Bullard Searcy. He was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School, Class of 1984, where he played football, basketball and ran track....
Jerry Dale Stephens, Jr
Sep 29, 2014
Jerry Dale Stephens, Jr., 58, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Jerry was born September 8, 1956 in Richmond County, a son of the late Jerry Dale Stephens and the late Joann Freeman Stephens Herrick. He had been employed with JP Stevens Co., Vulcan Materials, Hudson Paving and most recently was a vendor...
James Warren
Sep 27, 2014
James Warren, 69, of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Grandstrand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. Mr. Warren was born July 18, 1945 in Pineville, KY, a son of the late Nealy amd Kitty Mills Warren. He had been employed as a District Manager with Shoney’s Restaurants in Eastern North Carolina for 15 years. He...
Asa Arnold Lassiter, Jr.
Sep 25, 2014
Asa Arnold Lassiter, Jr., 76, of Cordova, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Asa was born November 10, 1937 in Richmond County, a son of the late Asa Arnold and Maybelle Diggs Lassiter. He had served his country in the United States Air Force and was a member of St. Paul United Methodist...
Thomas Edward Craddock
Sep 23, 2014
Thomas Edward Craddock, 73, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at his home following a lengthy illness. Mr. Craddock was born January 16, 1941 in Richmond County, a son of the late Charles S. and Remah Hatcher Craddock. He was a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Hamlet and had retired from Industrial Sheet Metal. Surviving are...
Charles Lindberg DePace
Sep 23, 2014
Mr. Charles Lindberg “Chucky Boy” DePace 86, of Hamlet passed away Tuesday September 23, 2014 at Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. DePace was born on February 13, 1928 to the late Tony and Gladys Beers DePace. Charles served his country in both the Navy and Army Seabee’s before moving to North Carolina with his Professional painting business. He...
David Aaron Kelley, Sr..
Sep 23, 2014
David Aaron Kelley, Sr., 72, of Lincoln Park, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at his home. David was born September 8, 1942 in Wyandotte, Michigan, a son of the late Aaron Prophet and Mary Elizabeth Qualls Kelley. He retired from Marblehead Lime Company in River Rouge; was a long-time supporter and member of New Heights as well as...
Nancy Rankin Smith
Sep 22, 2014
Nancy Rankin Smith, 82, died Monday, September 22, 2014 at The Hermitage Retirement Center in Rockingham following an extended illness. A graveside service will be conducted on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 11am at Eastside Cemetery in Rockingham with Rev. Mike Sykes and Rev. Allison Farrah officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 24, between 6pm and 8...
Janie Lou Mabe
Sep 22, 2014
Janie Lou Mabe, 60, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, September 22, 2014 at her home. Janie was born April 18, 1954 in Richmond County, a daughter of Lucille Fulp Mabe and the late Dewey Mabe. She attended Saron Baptist Church and had been employed in home health care. Surviving are her daughter, Angela Driggers and husband Brian of West End;...
Sarah Kathleen McDonald Raines
Sep 21, 2014
Sarah Kathleen McDonald Raines, 85, of Ellerbe, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Hospice Haven of Rockingham. Mrs. Raines was born September 21, 1929 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late John and Cora McDonald. She had been a member of First Presbyterian Church in Ellerbe and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oma...
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