Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Walter Richard Nance, Sr.

Walter Richard Nance, Sr.

Sep 27, 2013

Walter Richard “Dickey” Nance, Sr. 64, passed away Friday September 27, 2013 at Moore Regional Hospital . Dickey was born February 7, 1949 in Moore County, a son of Annabel Sugg Wagoner and the late Bernard C. Nance, he spent his entire life in the farming industry in the Ellerbe area. He was preceded in death by his brother Bubba...

Elizabeth Biby Puckett

Elizabeth Biby Puckett

Sep 25, 2013

Elizabeth Virginia Biby Puckett, 88, of Ellerbe, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Puckett was born January 14, 1925 in Stokes County, NC, a daughter of the late Jasper and Tina Lawson Biby. She was a member of Saron Baptist Church, a homemaker and a farmers wife. She was preceded in death by her husband, John...

Larry Wayne Talley

Larry Wayne Talley

Sep 25, 2013

Rev. Larry Wayne Talley, 63, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at his home. Rev. Talley was born June 25, 1950 in Richmond County, a son of the late Charles and Ethel Brown Talley. He was founder and pastor of Victory Baptist Church in Lilesville and prior to that had been a route salesman for Flowers Bread Co....

Raymond Allen Gaddy

Raymond Allen Gaddy

Sep 23, 2013

Raymond Allen Gaddy, 63, of Cordova, passed away Monday, September 23, 2013 at his home. Mr. Gaddy was born December 9, 1949 in Richmond County, a son of the late Sherwood and Bessie Bristow Gaddy. He had served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War, had been employed with Clark Equipment Co., and retired from Campbell Soup...

Irene Brigman Currie

Irene Brigman Currie

Sep 22, 2013

Irene Brigman Currie, 78, of Ellerbe, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at home. Mrs. Currie was born September 14, 1935 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Lela Mae Turner Brigman. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her children, David Currie of Hamlet, James Currie of Rockingham, Carolyn Thomas of Rockingham, Donna Pope of Little...

Lillian McFayden Sherrill

Lillian McFayden Sherrill

Sep 20, 2013

Lillian Etta McFayden Sherrill, 90, of Ellerbe, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013 at her daughter’s home. Miss Lillian, as she was affectionately known, was born November 19, 1922 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Colon Alexander and Etta Melinda Freeman McFayden. She was a graduate of Ellerbe High School, Class of 1939. She...

Mary Eliza Grice Buck

Mary Eliza Grice Buck

Sep 20, 2013

Mary Eliza Grice Buck, 87, a resident of Hamlet House, passed away, Friday, September 20, 2013 at Rockingham Manor. Mrs. Buck was born July 21, 1926 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Zach and Lucy Williams Grice. She had attended Southside Free Will Baptist Church and was a homemaker. While a resident of Hamlet House, she enjoyed the...

Nona Suggs Liverman

Nona Suggs Liverman

Sep 17, 2013

Nona Renee Suggs Liverman, 57 of Hamlet, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Sandhills Regional Medical Center in Hamlet. Mrs. Liverman was born July 11, 1956 in Darlington County, SC, a daughter of the late James Monroe and Mary Jane Liles Suggs. She had been employed as a cashier with Convenience Stores. Her husband Roland Johnny Liverman preceded her...

Frenchy Bernard

Frenchy Bernard

Sep 16, 2013

Frenchy Bernard, 77, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, September 16, 2013 at his home. Frenchy was born June 20, 1936 in Quebec, Canada, a son of the late Joseph and Stephanie Goulet Bernard. In the early 70’s, Frenchy left Canada and moved to Louisiana where he entered into his career in professional wrestling. Eventually he moved into wrestling management and...

Margaret Williams Dailey

Margaret Williams Dailey

Sep 15, 2013

Margaret Naomi Williams Dailey, 68, of Rockingham, passed away, Sunday, September 15, 2013 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Dailey was born June 9, 1945 in Richmond County, a daughter of Beatrice Wright Williams and the late John Wesley Williams. She had been employed with Glenwood Rest Home and Sandhills Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death...

Nancy McInnis Vandett

Nancy McInnis Vandett

Sep 12, 2013

Nancy M. Vandett, 68 of North Little Rock passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013. She was born to the late Carl F. and Lillian M. McInnis. Nancy was in the Honor Society and a member of Phi Kappa Pai and Phi Delta Kappa at Virginia Tech. She retired as President at Gateway Technical College and Vice President at Mid-South Community...

Pauline Lewis Carnes

Pauline Lewis Carnes

Sep 8, 2013

Pauline Marie Lewis Carnes, 98, of Laurinburg, formerly of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Scotia Village in Laurinburg. Mrs. Carnes was born November 2, 1914 in Walkerton, Indiana, a daughter of the late Frank and Carrie Lewis. She was valedictorian of her high school class and had served her country as a WAVE in the United States...

Linda Freeman Culler

Linda Freeman Culler

Sep 8, 2013

Linda Ray Freeman Culler, 71, of Rockingham, passed away Sunday, September 08, 2013 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Linda was born November 8, 1941 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late E.D. and Ruth Hancock Freeman. She was a member of Abundant Life Church, had worked with Clark Equipment and with Williams Chiropractic Clinic. Surviving are her...

Jerry Franklin Carroll

Jerry Franklin Carroll

Sep 6, 2013

Jerry Franklin Carroll, 67, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013 at his home. Jerry was born February 15, 1946 in Okaloosa County, Florida, a son of Georgia Allred Carroll and the late Jarvis Franklin Carroll. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, had served his country in the US Air Force, and was a grower of chickens,...

Jackline Leviner Foster

Jackline Leviner Foster

Sep 5, 2013

Jackline Leviner Foster, 58, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Foster was born October 1, 1954 in Richmond County, a daughter of Maggie Wallace Brock. She had been employed as a Certified Nurses Assistant, Surviving are her husband, Dean Henry Foster of the home; her mother, Maggie Brock of Rockingham; Wayne Leviner of Rockingham,...

William Ray Carroll

William Ray Carroll

Sep 4, 2013

William Ray Carroll, 68, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Ray was born March 16, 1945 in Richmond County, the son of the late William and Josephine Heath Carroll. He was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church and had retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. He enjoyed working...

Thayer L Cook

Thayer L Cook

Sep 1, 2013

Thayer L. “Skeet” Cook, Sr., 74, of Country Canyon Road, Rockingham died September 1, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 7, 1939 in Darlington, SC a son of the late Roy Lee and Corine Dean Cook. He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy and had retired from Plant Maintenance at...

Peggy Meade Comer

Peggy Meade Comer

Aug 31, 2013

Peggy Jane Meade Comer, 66, of Southern Pines, NC died Saturday, August 31, 2013 in the First Health Hospice House, Pinehurst, NC. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday September 28, 2013 at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Rockingham, NC. The Rev. Dr. Samuel Walker will officiate. The family will receive...

Henry Woodrow Martin, Jr.

Henry Woodrow Martin, Jr.

Aug 29, 2013

Henry Woodrow Martin, Jr., 69, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at his home. Henry was born June 18, 1944 in Richmond County, a son of the late Henry Woodrow Martin and Dorothy Faye Brogden Martin Calber. He had been employed in construction prior to his disability. Surviving are his daughter, Tammy Moloney of Hamlet; step-son, John Johnson...

Larry Leonard Lovin

Larry Leonard Lovin

Aug 26, 2013

Larry Leonard Lovin, 72, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Lovin was born August 29, 1940 in Richmond County, a son of the late William Leonard and Nora Tilley Lovin. He was a member of Touch of Grace Free Will Baptist Church and had retired from Cranford Trucking Co. He...