Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Richmond county


Roberta Poythress Gibson

Roberta Poythress Gibson

Nov 8, 2012

Roberta Poythress Gibson, 88, of Richmond Pines Retirement Center Hamlet , formerly of McIntyre Road, Ellerbe died Thursday November 8, 2012 in Sandhills Regional Hospital, Hamlet. Mrs. Gibson was born January 29, 1924 in Lexington, NC, a daughter of the late Leroy P. and Bertha Caulder Poythress. She was a homemaker and worked as a spinner for most of her...

Elwin Legrand Eaddy

Elwin Legrand Eaddy

Nov 5, 2012

Elwin Legrand Eaddy 85, of Rockingham, died Monday, November 05, 2012 at his home. Elwin was born December 6, 1926, in Lake City, SC to the late George Franklin and Ila Victoria Williams Eaddy. He was a member of the US Army as a Mortuary Escort. He was a devoted member of Pine Grove Baptist Church, where he was a...

Janie Sheffield Sinclair

Janie Sheffield Sinclair

Nov 1, 2012

Janie Sheffield Sinclair, 85, of Rockingham, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Sinclair was born January 10, 1927, in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Charlie B. and Ada Smith Sheffield. She was a member of Rockingham Wesleyan Church and had retired from Sears. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Sinclair. Surviving are...

Lisa Gay Gomez

Lisa Gay Gomez

Oct 31, 2012

Lisa Gay Gomez Lisa Gay Gomez, 35 of 113 Fairley Drive Rockingham died Wednesday October 31, 2012 at her home. Lisa was born August 23, 1977 in Richmond County, NC a daughter of Maxie and Brenda Gillis, she was a homemaker. A memorial service to celebrate Lisa’s life will be held 7:00pm. Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at Carter Funeral Home,...

Gregory Allen Paquette

Gregory Allen Paquette

Oct 30, 2012

Gregory Allen Paquette, 50, of Rockingham, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Hospice House in Pinehurst. Mr. Paquette was born March 28, 1962 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, a son of Stanley Raymond and Donna Ruth White Paquette. He was a painter with Chance Painting, Pierce Construction and GCS. He was preceded in death by his mother and a grandchild, Lexton...

Lenell Alexander Byrd

Lenell Alexander Byrd

Oct 26, 2012

Lenell Alexander Byrd, 82, of Rockingham, died Friday, October 26, 2012 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Byrd was born January 23, 1930 in Montgomery County, NC, a son of the late Titus and Viola Smith Byrd. He had served his country in the US Army during the Korean War, attended the Church of God of Prophecy and...

Katie Powell Brock

Katie Powell Brock

Oct 18, 2012

Katie P. Brock , 79, of Sierra Gardens, Hamlet, NC., died Thursday October 18, 2012. Katie was born June 12, 1933 to the late Conzo M. and Lena Williams Powell. She is survived by her husband of 8 years, Lyon Brock and one son Billy Lee Mullis of Lilesville, NC and one step-son Tommy Sanford of Cordova. Also surviving are...

James Roger Allred, Sr.

James Roger Allred, Sr.

Oct 8, 2012

James Roger Allred, Sr., 87, of Ellerbe, passed away Monday, October 8, 2012 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Allred was born May 14, 1925 in Montgomery County, a son of the late Thurman and Martha Tucker Allred. He had served his country in the US Marines during World War II and was involved in the Invasion of...

Raleigh Lee Hartman

Raleigh Lee Hartman

Oct 6, 2012

Raleigh Lee Hartman, 71, of Rockingham died Saturday October 6, 2012 in First Health Hospice, Pinehurst. Mr. Hartman was born June 3, 1941 in Richmond County, a son of the late Reggie and Nina Mabe Hartman. He was a member of Harvest Ministries Church and a retired from Burlington Industries where he worked as an electrician for 51 years. Raleigh...

Anna Elizabeth Webb

Anna Elizabeth Webb

Oct 6, 2012

Anna Elizabeth Wirth Webb, 83, of Rockingham, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Manor Care of Pinehurst. Mrs. Webb was born April 10, 1929 in Germany, a daughter of the late Wilhelm and Maria Elizabeth Gerhards Wirth. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Hamlet and had retired from the Base Exchange at Hahn Air Force Base,...

Shirley Ann Greene

Shirley Ann Greene

Oct 5, 2012

Shirley Ann Byrd Greene, 57, of 195 Hydro Road, Mt. Gilead died Friday October 5, 2012 at her home. She was born August 19, 1955 in Montgomery County, NC a daughter of the late Liam P. and Sally Anne Greene Byrd. She worked as a knitter for Russell and Harvell Hosiery and attended Hamer Creek Church. Shirley will be remembered...

Sybil Wilson Creech

Sybil Wilson Creech

Oct 4, 2012

Mrs. Sybil Joyce Wilson Baldwin Creech, 75, of Rockingham, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Morrison Manor in Laurinburg. Mrs. Creech was born May 5, 1937 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Virgil W. and Pearl Moore Wilson. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Hamlet, formerly a longtime member of East Rockingham United Methodist Church...

Alma Currie Kozel

Alma Currie Kozel

Oct 4, 2012

Alma Currie Kozel, 78, of Ellerbe, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. She was born May 20, 1934 in Richmond County to the late James W. and Geneva Williams Currie. She is survived by her son, Ken Alexander of Corpus Christi, TX, brothers, Ed Currie of Charlotte, NC and John Currie of Nashville,...

Michael Gary Hill

Michael Gary Hill

Oct 4, 2012

Michael Gary Hill, 71, of Ellerbe, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Hill was born March 5, 1941 in New York, a son of the late Mary Smith. He was a member of New Life Church and had been employed as a boiler maker. He was also the owner and operator of Fisherman’s...

Jean Daniel Woodall

Jean Daniel Woodall

Oct 2, 2012

Jean Daniel Woodall, 89, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Woodall was born October 18, 1922, in Spring Hope, NC, a daughter of the late Peter Edward and Ethel Derby Daniel. She received her early education in Spring Hope and later at Pineland Jr. College and Mitchell College. She was an active member of...

Doris Alford Long

Doris Alford Long

Sep 26, 2012

Doris Jean Alford Long, 78, of Hamlet, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Mrs. Long was born March 16, 1934 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Aubrey James and Alice Glenn Watson Alford. She was a graduate of Rohanen High School, a member of East Rockingham Free Will Baptist Church and had...

Shirley Roller Snipes

Shirley Roller Snipes

Sep 24, 2012

Shirley Dianne Roller Snipes, 65, of Hamlet, passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 at Richmond Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Hamlet. Mrs. Snipes was born December 26, 1946 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Frank Roller and Louise Clack Sears. She was retired from Lee Jeans and was preceded in death by a sister, Linda Sears. Surviving...

Joseph Berry Thompson

Joseph Berry Thompson

Sep 23, 2012

Joseph Berry (J.B.) Thompson, 90, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Rockingham Manor. Mr. Thompson was born May 8, 1922 in Bladen County to the late E.T. and Ina Taylor Thompson. J. B. was a proud Navy veteran, having served on the USS Bunker Hill during World War II. He had retired from Burlington Industries and was a member...

Willowdean Batten West

Willowdean Batten West

Sep 19, 2012

Willowdean Batten West, 75, of Rockingham, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at her home. Mrs. West was born June 9, 1937 in Johnston County, a daughter of the late Garland and Dora Peedin Batten. She attended Victory Baptist Church, had been employed in Vending with Burlington Industries and was an apartment complex manager for several years. Surviving are her husband....

S. Graham Snyder

S. Graham Snyder

Sep 14, 2012

Samuel Graham Snyder, 79, of Ellerbe, died Friday, September 14, 2012 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Graham was born May 27, 1933 in Richmond County, a son of the late George C. and Ila Capel Snyder. He served his country in the United States Air Force, was a member of Ellerbe First Presbyterian Church, PCA, and had served...