OBITUARIES

Mar 31, 2020

Ralph “Wayne” Powers, 73, of Carthage passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at his home. Due to the current COVID-19 mandate, a private graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Putnam Friends Church with Rev. Darrell Garner presiding.

Wayne was born in Moore County, N.C. on March 1, 1947,...

Mar 29, 2020

Mr. Jimmie Ray Wilson, 82, of Bear Creek, died Sunday, March 29, 2020 at his home. A private family Graveside service will be held at 2:00 on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Prosperity Friends Church with Pastor Val Chadwick and Rev. Robert Kidd presiding. The funeral home will be open during regular business hours for those wishing to sign...

Mar 25, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Christopher Lee Wallace announces his passing on March 25, 2020 at the age of 39 years. He is survived by his wife Laura, his four year old son Rustan and his mother Ashley Burton, his Memaw Lena Jones, his step sister Jennifer May, many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by...

Mar 18, 2020

Bobby Earl Maness, 79, of Bennett, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Universal Health Care in Ramseur. He was born on August 25, 1940 to Clinton Early Maness and Vermont Brady Maness. He was a member of Beulah Baptist Church in Bennett and was a field supervisor for Townsend for 47 years. He enjoyed farming, fishing and raising...

Mar 14, 2020

Mr. Charlie William Wood, 46, of Robbins, died Saturday, March 14, 2020 at FirstHealth Hospice & Palliative Care in Pinehurst. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the Joyce-Brady Chapel in Bennett with Pastor Eric Combs presiding. The family will receive friends at Joyce-Brady Chapel for one hour prior to the...

Mar 7, 2020

Mr. Peter Paul McNeill, Sr., 80, of Bennett, died Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Siler City Center. A Graveside Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Fall Creek Baptist Church cemetery with Pastor George Townsend presiding. The family will receive friends immediately after in the Fellowship Hall.

Peter was...

Mar 3, 2020

Mrs. Joanne Carlton Gaddis, 69, of Bear Creek, died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at her home. The family will hold a memorial service celebrating her life at a later date.

Joanne was born in Chatham County, N.C. in 1951, daughter of the late Raymond Carlton and Lessie Bright Carlton. She worked as a dairy farmer most of...

Feb 29, 2020

Mr. John Elbert Inman, 78, of Bear Creek passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at his home. The family will receive friends Friday, March 6, 2020 from 6 -8 p.m. at Joyce-Brady Chapel in Bennett. The funeral service will be held at 2:00p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Beulah Baptist Church in Bennett with Dr. Neal Jackson and Dr....

Feb 24, 2020

Mr. Sidney Bryington Everett, 84, of Eagle Springs, N.C., passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00p.m. Friday, February 28, 2020, at Yates-Thagard Baptist Church in Carthage, with Pastor Steven Johnson presiding. Burial will immediately follow in the church cemetery with Full Military Honors provided by the Randolph County...

Feb 6, 2020

Mr. Wilton Gilmer Seawell, 90, of Robbins passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Firsthealth Hospice in Pinehurst. A Graveside Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 24, 2020,at High Falls U.M.C. Cemetery with Rev. Tom Hallberg presiding. The family requests those attending to where a mask and observe social distancing.

Wilton was born...

Feb 2, 2020

Montie Mae Maness Russell, 91, of Robbins, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020 at First Health Hospice House in Pinehurst. The memorial service will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Pleasant Hill UMC, where she was a member, with Rev. Darrell Williams presiding. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:45-1:45 and other...

Jan 29, 2020

Mr. Larry Poindexter “Tadpole” Pugh, Jr., 67 of Carthage, N.C. died Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at his home. The family will conduct a Memorial Service at a later date.

Larry was known to his friends and family as “Tadpole”. He was born in Randolph County in 1952, son of the late Robert Pugh and Maggie V. Richardson....

Jan 12, 2020

Patricia Kidd Goodhue, 68, of Robbins, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Quail Haven in Pinehurst. The family will conduct a private graveside memorial for her at High Falls Christian Church cemetery.

Patricia was born on December 18, 1951 in Moore County, N.C., daughter of the late Vernon Kidd and Marion Shields Kidd. She was self...

Dec 21, 2019

Virginia Caudle Brady, 80, of Bennett, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill surrounded by her loving family. The funeral service will be held on Monday, December 23, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Fall Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Edwin Moore and Rev. George Townsend presiding. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm on...

Nov 20, 2019

Joshua Aaron Biby passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. The graveside service will be conducted on Friday, November 29, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the Williams Family Cemetery.

Joshua was born in Chatham County on August 12, 1981 to Weylon and Shirley Lambert Williams. He worked as a carpenter and a mechanic. He was a very talented young...

Oct 29, 2019

Presley Mae Phillips, infant daughter of Jordan and Nicole Phillips passed away on October 29, 2019 at First Health Moore Regional surrounded by her family. The funeral service will be held on at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Prosperity Friends Church with Rev. Rick Martindale and Rev. Danny Meetze presiding. Burial will follow in the church...

Oct 25, 2019

Margaret Marie Adams Hill, 75, of Bennett passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at her home. The funeral service will be conducted on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 4:00 pm at Fall Creek Baptist Church, where she was a member, with Rev. George Townsend, Rev. Gene Davis and Rev. Edwin Moore presiding. Burial will follow in the church...

Oct 25, 2019

Joseph Randal “Randy” Brown, 70, of Bear Creek, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at First Health Hospice in Pinehurst surrounded by his family. The family will receive friends at the home. Family services will be held at a later date.

Randy was born in Chatham County on July 19, 1949 to Rachel Lamb and Joseph...

Oct 20, 2019

Thomas Lee “Tommy” Martindale, 70, of Robbins, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2019 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital surrounded by his family.

Tommy was born in Montgomery County on May 30, 1949 to Ervin McLendon Martindale and Lucy Alice Caviness Martindale. He served in the US Army and was a Vietnam Veteran. He was a cattleman...

Sep 21, 2019

Peggy Patterson Talbert, 80, of Robbins, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital surrounded by her family.

Peggy was born in Moore County on June 1, 1939 to Cary Wendell Patterson and Josephine Whitaker Patterson. She retired from Clayson Knitting Company after 32 years of service. Peggy was a member of Brown’s...