Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Richmond county
Milton Ray Smith
Aug 26, 2013
Milton Ray Smith, 67, of Cordova, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Milton was born February 2, 1946 in Richmond County, a son of the late Roosevelt and Ola Smith Smith. He was an active member of Cordova United Methodist Church, where he had served on the Finance Committee and had served his...
Gary Goodwin Trexler
Aug 23, 2013
Gary Goodwin Trexler, 61 of Rockingham, passed away Friday, August 23, 2013 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Gary was born August 19, 1952 in Mecklenburg County, a son of Myrtle Goodwin Trexler and the late Guy N. Trexler, Jr.. He was a graduate of Rockingham High School, had attended Wingate College and graduated from North Carolina State University....
Larry Dean Duncan
Aug 23, 2013
Larry Dean Duncan, 54, of Ellerbe passed away Friday, August 23, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. Larry was born November 9, 1958 in Richmond County, a son of the late Charles Clyde and Vallie Sykes Duncan. He had served his country in the United States Army and was the owner of Commit5 Inc. Surviving are his wife, Robin Wilson Duncan of...
Gail McLeod Crouch
Aug 15, 2013
Norma Gail Crouch, 73, of Ellerbe passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 in UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Gail was born June 3, 1940 in Montgomery Co., a daughter of the late Gus and Marie Greene McLeod. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Ellerbe and had been employed with Commonwealth Hosiery before her retirement. She is survived...
Nellie Ruth Quick Pressley
Aug 11, 2013
Nellie Ruth Quick Pressley, 85, of Rockingham, passed away, Sunday, August 11, 2013 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Pressley was born January 10, 1928 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late James Edward and Viola Rainwater Quick. She was a longtime member of Midway Baptist Church and had retired from JP Stevens Co. She was preceded...
Lawrence Little McInnis, Jr
Aug 10, 2013
Lawrence Little "Larry" McInnis, Jr., 64 of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013 following several years of declining health. Larry was born April 16, 1949 in Moore County, a son of Nancy McAlister McInnis and the late Lawrence Little McInnis. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Rockingham, where he was active in the young adult...
Waldo Emerson Love
Aug 9, 2013
Waldo Emerson Love, 82 of McNeil Road Rockingham, died Friday August 9, 2013 in Rockingham Manor. Waldo was born September 15, 1930 in Richmond County, NC a son of the late Waldo and Edna Stutts Love. He served in the US Air Force as a Pilot and obtained the rank of Major before his retirement. He was preceded in death...
Randy Dean Terry
Aug 8, 2013
Randy Dean Terry, 50, of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at his home. Randy was born June 28, 1963 in Richmond County to the late Leon and Patricia Currie Terry. He was an electrician for the Laurel Hill Paper Company. Randy is survived by a wife Betty Hicks Terry, a daughter, Tracy Leann Terry of Ellerbe, two stepsons,...
Kenneth Milton King
Aug 3, 2013
Kenneth Milton “Kenny” King, 67, of Elizabeth Avenue Rockingham, died Saturday August 3, 2013 in First Health Moore Regional Hospital. He was born June 9, 1946 in Richmond County, NC a son of Margaret Viola Mclean King and the late Milton Legree King. Kenny had been employed as a truck driver for L.G. DeWitt Trucking Company, a dispatcher for Rockingham...
Robert Wendell Carraway
Aug 2, 2013
Robert Wendell “Gator” Carraway, 76, of Twin Harbor , Mt. Gilead, died Friday August 2, 2013 in First Health Moore Regional Hospital. He was born April 12, 1937 in Richmond County, NC a son of the late John Ezzell and Leeoma Johnson Carraway. He was a veteran of the US Army, He worked in the Nuclear Power industry, helping construct...
John "Buddy" Alexander Jordan, III
Jul 29, 2013
John Alexander “Buddy” Jordan, III, 39, of Hamlet, passed away Monday, July 29, 2013. Buddy was born July 8, 1974 in Richmond County, the son of John A. Jordan, Jr and Brenda Mauldin Jordan. He was a member of Cobb Memorial Baptist Church and had worked with dialysis patients and been employed with the US Postal Service. Surviving are his...
James Kenneth Vance
Jul 25, 2013
James Kenneth Vance, 73, of Rockingham, on Thursday, July 25, 2013, surrounded by his family, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Mr. Vance was born December 6, 1939 in Lumpkin County, GA, a son of the late Hansel and Cleo Heaton Vance. He was a member of Highland Acres Church of God, where he had served as...
Anne Cribbs Brigman
Jul 19, 2013
Muriel Anne Cribbs Brigman, 71, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, July 19, 2013 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Anne was born February 7,1942 in Richmond County, a daughter of Annie Laurie Williams Cribbs and the late Earl Cribbs. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Rockingham, an avid gardener and for over 40 years was employed...
Larry Terrell Deese
Jul 18, 2013
Larry Terrell “Terry” Deese, 50, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013 at his home. Larry was born July 10, 1963 in Moore County, the son of William H. and Georgia Patterson Ussery Deese. He was a member of West Rockingham United Methodist Church and had spent over 20 years working in textiles before becoming a certified heavy equipment...
Bobbie Martin Dawkins White
Jul 12, 2013
Bobbie Martin Dawkins White, 79, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at Richmond Pines Healthcare Center in Hamlet. Mrs. White was born January 8, 1934 in Union County, a daughter of the late Robert Reid and Lucy Beane Martin. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and the former co-owner of Richmond Farm Supply. She was...
Robert "Robby" Daniel Pankey
Jul 11, 2013
Robert Daniel “ Robby” Pankey, 25, of Rockingham, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Robby was born November 22, 1987 in Richmond County, a son of the late Paul D. Pankey and Brenda Mauk Pankey Malzer. He had been employed in construction and as an auto mechanic. Surviving are his children, Isaac D. Sessoms,...
Charles Fernie Adams
Jul 11, 2013
Charles Fernie Adams, 95, of Ellerbe, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at his home. Charlie was born July 21, 1917 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, a son of the late William Fernie “Bud” and Mary Ghent “Til” Adams. He served his country in the United States Navy, where he was stationed at the...
James Douglas Downer
Jul 7, 2013
James Douglas Downer, 59 died Sunday July 7, 2013 in Sandhills Regional Hospital Pinehurst. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
James William O'Brien, Jr.
Jul 6, 2013
James William O’Brien, Jr., 85, of 573 Richmond Road Extension died Saturday July 6, 2013 at his home. Born March 4, 1928 in Richmond County. He was a son of the late James William (Bud) O’Brien, Sr. and Elizabeth McPhail O’Brien. He is preceded in death by his wife Mildred Clarke O’Brien, a son, James Harold O’Brien, a sister Dorothy...
Nina Margaret Parker
Jul 2, 2013
With profound sadness the Parker Family announces the July 2, 2013 passing of Nina Margaret Parker of 3741 Sagamore Drive, Greensboro NC. Beloved Aunt of Ann Trollinger and Harris, canine caregiver of the home. Cherished sister to surviving siblings Ann V. Parker, Lucille P. Trollinger, Lee Parker and Ron Parker; sisters-in-law Micki Parker and Patricia K. Parker. Now reunited with...
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