All Obituaries

Mr. Johnny Ervin Lambert, 51, of Robbins, N.C., died Sunday, July 15, 2018. The Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Joyce-Brady Chapel in Bennett, NC. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at the Lambert-Burns Family Cemetery with Pastor Bill Maness presiding.  Johnny was born in Moore County on September 7, 1966 to Oscar R. Lambert, Sr. and Lucy Ellen Green. A lifelong resident of Robbins, Johnny worked as a painter and...

Mrs. Barbara Imogene Gordon, 82, of Bear Creek, N.C. died Friday June 29, 2018 at The Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro.  The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyce – Brady Chapel in Bennett. A Memorial Service Celebrating her life will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at the Joyce – Brady Chapel with Rev. Phillip Nelson presiding. Barbara was born in Chatham County, N.C. in 1935, daughter of the late Arthur Dewitt Phillips and...

Mrs. Brenda Lee Bates Gaines, 55, of Bear Creek, N.C., died Thursday, June 28, 2018 at her home. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyce – Brady Chapel in Bennett. Preacher Johnny Lewis will offer words of comfort to family and friends near the conclusion of the visitation. No funeral service will be held. Brenda was born in Muskingum County, Ohio in 1962, daughter of Fred Bates and Dixie Ginter Dean. She worked most of her life in retail sales....

Shirley Mae Nichols Beck, age 81, of Robbins went to be with her Lord and Savior the 26th of May, 2018. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening (5/29/2018) from 6 -8 p.m. at the  Joyce – Brady Chapel in Bennett and at other times at her home. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday (5/30/2018) at Bethel Church of God in Seagrove with Pastor Larry May presiding. Burial will immediately follow at Waddell Memorial Chapel in Bennett.  A native of Moore...

Mrs. Jessica Lee Myers, 36, of Asheboro, N.C. died Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. . The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday May 17, 2018 at Joyce – Brady Chapel in Bennett. Preacher Johnny Lewis will offer words of comfort to the family and friends near the conclusion of the visitation. No funeral service will be held. Jessica was born in 1981 in Muskingum County, Ohio, daughter of Robert Ernest Thorla, Sr. and Brenda Lee Bates Gaines....

Mr. Terrill Lee “Terry” Mashburn, 64, of Siler City, N.C., died Friday May 4, 2018 at his home. A private memorial service will be held by his family at a later date. Terry was born in Cumberland County, N.C. in 1953, son of the late Jackie Lee Mashburn and Betsy Delana Freeman Mashburn. He was a graduate of North Moore High School. Terry worked as a machinist for Parker – Hannifin and was skilled at auto body repair. In his spare time he enjoyed horses and going fishing,...

Mr. Jimmy Wayne Hicks 51, of Snow Camp, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, N.C. .  The family will have a graveside memorial service at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Brush Creek Baptist Church cemetery with Rev. Frank Taylor presiding. Jimmy was born in Chatham County, N.C. in 1966, son of the late James Otis Hicks and Margaret Louise McBride Hicks. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for H & A Directional Boring for...

Mrs. Lula Mae Wicker Phillips, 77, of Bear Creek, died peacefully Friday, April 13, 2018 at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, surrounded by her loving family. The family will receive friends Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Joyce – Brady Chapel in Bennett. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Fall Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Edwin Moore and Dr. Ron Chaney presiding. Burial will immediately follow in the church...

Mr. Albert “Vernon” Chriscoe, 79, of Robbins, N.C. died Thursday, April 12, 2018 at his home.  The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyce – Brady Chapel in Bennett. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2018 at the Trinity Wesleyan Church cemetery in Seagrove with Rev. Josh LeRoy presiding. Vernon was born in Randolph County, N.C. in 1938, son of the late Clifford Chriscoe and Sylvia Kearns Chriscoe. He...

Mrs. Wanda Lou Parker, 69, of Bennett, N.C. died Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro, N.C. . The family will receive friends Saturday, April 14, 2018 in the narthex at Bennett Baptist Church from 11:00 – 11:50 a.m. and the service will start at 12:00 noon. Rev. Tim Strider and John Wayne Phillips will conduct the service and burial will immediately follow in the church cemetery. The family will return to the fellowship hall following the cemetery...