Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Helen Hudson Davis

Helen Hudson Davis

Dec 24, 2012

Mary Helen Hudson Davis, 83, of 110 Alsace Street, Rockingham, NC, passed to her Heavenly home on Monday, December 24, 2012. Helen was born October 13, 1929 in Montgomery County, a daughter of late Winston and Anna Hudson.She retired from TNS Mills in Rockingham, NC and attended Jefferson Park Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by husband of...

Tammy Linne Wright

Tammy Linne Wright

Dec 23, 2012

Tammy Linne Wright, 47, of Ellerbe, died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at her home. Ms. Wright was born October 13, 1965 in Richmond County, a daughter of Royle Wright and the late Sylvia Dianne Henderson Wright. She was a had been a member of the Ellerbe Rescue Squad and the Derby Fire Department and was a bus driver with Richmond...

William John Warren, Jr.

William John Warren, Jr.

Dec 23, 2012

William John “Billy” Warren, Jr., 50, of Rockingham, died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Warren was born December 16, 1962 in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late William John and Gladys Horne Warren. He had been employed as a carpet installer. Surviving are his wife, Sharon DePace Warren of Rockingham; sons, Billy...

Ruth Robinson Powell

Ruth Robinson Powell

Dec 18, 2012

Ruth Robinson Powell, 80, of Hamlet, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Ruth was born December 4, 1932 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late McLean and Fronnie Clark Robinson. She was a lifelong member of the East Rockingham Pentecostal Holiness Church and a minister in the South Carolina Conference of the...

Myrtle Meacham Reynolds

Myrtle Meacham Reynolds

Dec 15, 2012

Myrtle Wilson Meacham Reynolds, 92, of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Reynolds was born December 24, 1919 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Benjamin Foster and Minnie Winfrey Reynolds Meacham. She was an active member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, having been a Sunday School Teacher, member...

Lewis Alexander Dutton

Lewis Alexander Dutton

Dec 14, 2012

Lewis Alexander Dutton, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at the age of 93. Mr. Dutton was born November 18, 1919 in Anson County, a son of the late Charles Marshall and Hattie Freeman Dutton. He was a member of Long Pine United Methodist Church and had attended East Rockingham Free Will Baptist Church. He was preceded in...

James Gary Campbell

James Gary Campbell

Dec 13, 2012

James Gary Campbell, 57, of Rockingham, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at his home. Mr. Campbell was born December 12, 1955 in Richmond County, a son of Ethel Rainwater Campbell and the late Walter “Jack” Campbell, Jr.. He was a graduate of Richmond Senior High School , a veteran of the US Army and was employed with Brown Creek Correctional...

William Davis Bowles

William Davis Bowles

Dec 11, 2012

William Davis Bowles, 66, of Ellerbe, an avid fisherman and car enthusiast, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in a boating accident on Badin Lake. Bill was born November 27, 1946 in Moore County, a son of Shirley Haywood Bowles and the late William James Bowles. He was a graduate of Ellerbe High School and Kings College and had served...

Reecie Faye Martin

Reecie Faye Martin

Dec 10, 2012

Reecie Faye Williams Martin, 72, of Rockingham, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday, December 10, 2012. Mrs. Martin was born December 30, 1939 in Richmond County, a daughter of Odessa Lee Goodwin Williams and the late James Evander Williams. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, had attended Kings Gate Church and had...

Johnsie M. Carriker

Johnsie M. Carriker

Dec 10, 2012

Johnsie Mae Canipe Carriker, 91, of Rockingham, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at Rockingham Manor. Mrs. Carriker was born December 20, 1920 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Frank and Johnsie Lassiter Canipe. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and former owner of Mayfair Beauty Shop. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

JoAnn Rumley Williams

JoAnn Rumley Williams

Dec 9, 2012

JoAnn Rumley Williams, 74 of 549 W. NC. 73 Hwy. Ellerbe, died Sunday December 9, at her home. Born May 30, 1938 in Robeson Co., NC a daughter of the late Tommy and Gladys Knight Blankenship, she was a homemaker and a lifelong member of Ellerbe First Baptist Church. A service to celebrate the life of JoAnn Williams will be...

Lottie Mae Croom Ussery

Lottie Mae Croom Ussery

Dec 6, 2012

Lottie Mae Croom Ussery, 93, of Ellerbe, died Thursday, December 6, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Ussery was born April 7, 1919 in Clinton, NC, a daughter of the late John Ezra and Rosa Mae Newton Croom. She was a member of Ellerbe Fellowship Baptist Church, had worked as secretary to the Director of the National Youth Administration in Ellerbe...

Edith Shaw McAuley

Edith Shaw McAuley

Nov 27, 2012

Edith Shaw McAuley was called to her heavenly home on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Edith was born July 5, 1923 in Stanly County, NC, a daughter of the late Harry Price and Cora Caudle Shaw. She was a graduate of Ellerbe High School, Class of 1940 and was the co-founder of McAuley’s Plant Farm in Ellerbe. Edith was a member...

Michael Leverne Collins

Michael Leverne Collins

Nov 26, 2012

Michael Leverne Collins, 53, of Norman, died Monday, November 26, 2012. Mike was born September 17, 1959 in Richmond County, a son of Doris Vivian Sills Collins and the late Charles Leverne Collins. He was a strong businessman, serving the community 365 days a year, as owner and operator of Norman General Store. He loved farming, gardening and his goats....

Patrick Clinton Dorsey

Patrick Clinton Dorsey

Nov 25, 2012

Patrick Clinton Dorsey, 93 of Ellerbe passed away Sunday, November 25 at Pinehurst Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Patrick “ P. C.” Dorsey was born June 21, 1919 to Patrick Albert Dorsey and Nona Kelsay Dorsey in Bakersfield, California. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Washington. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy...

Barbara Wilson King

Barbara Wilson King

Nov 21, 2012

Barbara Jean Wilson King, 76, of 217 Second Street, Ellerbe, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at her home. She was born on March 28, 1936 in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late Paul Wilson and Blannie Mabe Wilson. Barbara was a devoted Christian wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She is...

Garon Wayne Benson

Garon Wayne Benson

Nov 18, 2012

Garon Wayne Benson, 13, of 268 2nd Street Safie died November 18, 2012 at his home. Services will be private with a public service to be held at a later date. Garon was born March 1, 1999 in Moore County, NC. He was the only child of Miranda “Mandy” Carpenter and was an AB Honor Roll student at Rohanen Middle...

Courtney Richardson Deese

Courtney Richardson Deese

Nov 16, 2012

Courtney Jeannine Richardson Deese, 27, of Rockingham, died Friday, November 16, 2012. Mrs. Deese was born May 29, 1985 in Richmond County, a daughter of Robin and Karen Loftis Richardson. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church, a graduate of Richmond Senior High School and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Helen Richardson. Surviving...

Richard Junior Ervin

Richard Junior Ervin

Nov 14, 2012

Richard Junior Ervin, 89, of Rockingham, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the Carrol S. Robertson Hospice Center in Fayetteville. Mr. Ervin was born October 30, 1923 in Iredell County, NC, a son of the late Thomas Sinclair and Cora Lee Rodgers Ervin. He had served his country in the US Army during World War II in London, England...

James Thomas Whitaker

James Thomas Whitaker

Nov 14, 2012

James Thomas Whitaker, 95, of Rockingham, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mr. Whitaker was born July 20, 1917 in Richmond County, a son of the late Tommy Whitaker and the late Ada Chappell Whitaker Broomes. He was a member of New Hope Free Will Baptist Church, had served in the US Army in...