OBITUARIES

Dec 25, 2017

Mrs. Pearl Routh Willett, 98, of Bennett, died Monday, December 25, 2017 at her home. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017 from 6-8 p.m. at Joyce - Brady Chapel in Bennett. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 at the Bennett Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Strider and John...

Dec 20, 2017

Shirley Honeycutt Jones, 82 of Bennett, NC passed away after a courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer Wednesday December 20, 2017.

She was preceded in death by her husband; Ray Jones, parents; Floyd and Estelle Honeycutt, brother Jimmy Honeycutt, son; Steve Jones, grandson; Christian Lee, great grandsons; Kelly and Mitchell Modery.

She is survived by her...

Dec 17, 2017

Mrs. Emma Jean Hicks, 84, of Siler City, died Sunday, December 17, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. The family will recieve friends Wednesday, December 20, 2017 from 12:00 - 1:45 p.m. at Joyce - Brady Chapel in Bennett. The funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Josh Conrad presiding. Burial will immediately follow at...

Dec 17, 2017

Raymond Lee Vaughn, Jr. (“Fred”) of Robbins, North Carolina, passed away at Carolina’s Continue Care Hospital in Pineville, NC on December 17, 2017. He was 74 years old.

He was preceded in death by his parents Raymond and Myrl Vaughn of Highfalls, NC; grandparents Hunter and Sarah “Sis” Brady of Highfalls,...

Dec 12, 2017

Mrs. Phyllis Ann Kidd Welch (69) died at home Tuesday December 12, 2017. The funeral service will be held Friday December 15, 2017 at Bennett Baptist Church at 2pm with Rev. Tim Strider presiding. Burial will immediately follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service in the fellowship hall. Mrs. Welch was born in...

Dec 10, 2017

Ms. Davina Rachelle Blankenship (28) died Sunday December 10, 2017 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, NC. She was born April 28, 1989 in Orange County, NC. Davina worked for Frontier Mills in Textiles. She enjoyed animals, music, singing, dancing, and cooking in her spare time. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather Cecil Royal Blankenship and...

Nov 28, 2017

Mr. John Henry Anderson died peacefully on Tuesday November 28, 2017 at the Magnolia House Retirement Center in Sanford, North Carolina. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

John was born March 10, 1921 in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. He served in World War II in the U.S. Navy on the USS Cincinnati. After his...

Nov 27, 2017

Mr. Charles Edward "Eddie" Batchelor, 57, of Siler City died peacefully at his home Monday, November 27, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. The family will receive friends Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 11:00 - 12:45 at the Joyce - Brady Chapel in Bennett and the funeral service will begin at 1:00 p.m. . Joe White will officiate...

Nov 25, 2017

Mrs. Julia Horner Boone, 90, of Robbins, N.C. died peacefully at 11:20 a.m. on Saturday morning, November 25, 2017 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. The family will hold a Memorial Service celebrating her life on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the New Testament Baptist Church in Robbins at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Darren Richardson will officiate the service. No visitation...

Nov 9, 2017

Mr. Howard Lunsford O'Briant, 97, of Siler City, N.C. died Thursday, November 9, 2017 at The Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro. The family will recieve friends Saturday, November 11th from 6-8p.m. at Joyce - Brady Chapel in Bennett. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 12th 2017 at Kildee Wesleyan Church in Ramseur with...

Nov 3, 2017

Frankie Wayne Kennedy (64) of High Falls, NC; passed away Friday November 3, 2017 at Firsthealth Hospice in Pinehurst, NC. Frankie was born in Moore County on September 24, 1953. He worked for Selig Manufacturing before he was employed as a correctional officer for McCain Correctional Facility and Southern Correctional Institution of Troy. Frankie was a fan of the...

Oct 18, 2017

Mr. Ray Buren Guthrie (73), husband of Frances Moody Guthrie for 50 years, Father of Reid Buren Guthrie, Rachel Guthrie Priestley, and Grandfather of seven died peacefully on Wednesday, October 18, 2017.

Ray was the oldest of four sons born to R.B. and Rachel Brothers Guthrie in Winston-Salem, NC. He was followed over the next ten years...

Oct 7, 2017

Master, Liam James Cox, 8 days old, of Carthage, N.C. returned to his Heavenly Home on Saturday, October 7, 2017 . The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Pleasant Grove Christian Church with Rev. Don Edwards presiding. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service and afterwards in...

Oct 3, 2017

Mr. Billie Lee Maness, 81, of Robbins, N.C., died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at FirstHealth Hospice in Pinehurst. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, October 8, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at High Falls Friends Church cemetery with Rev. Robert Kidd and Pastor Chris Wilson presiding. In the event of inclimate weather, services will be held in the...

Sep 30, 2017

Mr. Roland "Mack" Hancock, 66, of Bear Creek, N.C., died Saturday, September 30, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. The family will receive friends Monday, October 2, 2017 from 2:00 - 3:45 at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Goldston and the funeral service will begin at 4:00p.m. Pastor Rick Miller, Pastor Larry Henderson and Pastor Walter Jones will conduct...

Sep 11, 2017

Mr. Gerald Franklin "Andy" Anderson, 80, of Bennett, N.C., died Monday, September 11, 2017 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. . A Graveside Memorial Service will be held Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill U.M.C. Cemetery in Robbins, with Rev. Quint Dunlap and Rev. William Saunders presiding. Full Military Honors will be provided by the...

Sep 8, 2017

Mrs. Frances Blalock Oldham, 91, of Bear Creek died Friday, September 8, 2017 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 - 8 p.m. at Joyce - Brady Chapel in Bennett and at other times at the home of Donna and Paul Caviness. The funeral service will be held on...

Sep 8, 2017

Mr. Larry Ray Maness, 71, of Robbins, died Friday, September 8, 2017 at his home. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Joyce - Brady Chapel in Bennett, N.C. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 11, 2017 at Pleasant Hill U.M.C. Cemetery in Robbins, N.C .with Rev....

Sep 5, 2017

Mr. Clinton Howard Seawell, 74, died Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. The family will recieve friends one hour prior to the funeral service. The funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Putnam Friends Church with Rev. Billy Joe Brady presiding. Burial will immediately follow in the church cemetery....

Aug 31, 2017

Mrs. Fronia Lucille ( Phillips) Autry, 92, of Bennett, N.C. died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the First Health Hospice House in Pinehurst. The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 p.m. Saturday evening at the Joyce - Brady Chapel in Bennett. The funeral service will be conducted Sunday, September 3, 2017 at 3:00 p.m., at Fall Creek...