OBITUARIES

Jul 28, 2015

Mr. Raymond Arnold Kennedy, 84, of Highway 705 North of Robbins, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at his home. He was the son of the late Garland Alexander Kennedy and Verna Mabe Kennedy.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years Verla Wright Kennedy.

Services will be held 11am Friday, July...

Jul 18, 2015

Billy Joe Phillips age 85, of Siler City-Glendon Road, Bear Creek, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 at his home. He was a Chatham County native, and was the son of the late Burkett & Nannie Grubbs Phillips. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wife- Edna Cook Phillips; Daughter- Cheryl Pettit; Son- Donald Ray ”Bub” Phillips; Brother...

Jul 16, 2015

Rev. Winford Dean Clifton 83, of Booker T. Womble Road in Randleman, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

He was the son of the late Patrick Henry Clifton & Nellie G. Starnes Clifton.  He was preceded in death by his wives Joanne M. Clifton and Mary Belle Clifton. Rev. Clifton was...

Jul 13, 2015

Mrs. Barbara Brown Duck, age 76, of Frye Bridge Road in Clemmons, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. She was born in Moore County and was the daughter of the late Reid & Mamie Moore Brown. She was a member of Providence Chapel Christian Church in Robbins. Barbara had worked in the...

Jun 25, 2015

Mr. William Robert Fitts, Jr. age 90 of Billy Fitts Road in Siler City, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. He was the son of the late William R. Fitts, Sr. & Mae Marley Fitts, and was a retired Farmer.

Funeral Services will be held 3pm Sunday, June 28, 2015, at...

Jun 13, 2015

Nettie Margaret Purvis Gatlin, age 73, of East Ward Street of Asheboro, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro.

She was a native of Randolph County, and was the daughter of the late Newlin Vestal Purvis and Mattie Lemons Purvis. She had worked as a Folder and Inspector for 15 years at Bost...

Jun 8, 2015

Miss. Yolanda Gonzalez Saavedra, 18, of Chapel Hill, N.C., died Monday, June 8, 2015 as the result of an automobile accident. A Memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 2:30 p.m., at St. Thomas More Catholic Church (940 Carmichael Street) Chapel Hill, N.C.  Entombment will follow at the church columbarium and the family will receive...

May 11, 2015

Naomi Marley Brown, age 79, of Lewis Brown Road in Bennett passed away Monday May 11, 2015, at FIrstHealth Hospice in Pinehurst. She was the daughter of late William Plennie Marley and Flossie Mae Stutts Marley.  She was preceded in death by her parents; Husband- William Henry Brown; Sisters- Ruth Maness, Edna Garner, Virginia Moore, and Julia Marley; Brothers-Graham,...

May 11, 2015

Mr. Johnny “JJ” Jackson Kidd, age 62, of Sunset Drive in Robbins, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015, at FIrstHealth Hospice in Pinehurst. He was the son of the late Issac Edward Kidd & Dorothy Lucille Jones Kidd.

Mr. Kidd was a retired transportation employee of the State of NC working with them for over 20 years....

May 10, 2015

Mr. Morris Avery Lee, age 73, of Alston Bridge Road in Siler City, passed away, Sunday, May 10, 2015 at his home. He was the son of the late Grady O’Neal Lee and Dollie Anna Parson Lee. He worked in the Poultry business as a supervisor. Mr. Lee was preceded in death by his parents; Brothers-Thurman, Henry, and James...

May 9, 2015

Mr. John Wayne Phillips, 54, of Oscar Road in Robbins, died Saturday, May 9, 2015.

The funeral service will be held at 2p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Smyrna United Methodist Church, at 203 Smyrna Church Road in Robbins with Rev. Tal Madison and Rev. Edwin Moore officiating.

The visitation will be held...

May 9, 2015

Mr. Walker Dalton Singletary, age 72, of Dover Church Road in Seagrove, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Cone Health Hospital in Greensboro. He was the son of the late Lee Roy Singletary and Edna Marie Young Singletary.  He was a retired furniture builder. He was preceded in death by his Brother Fletcher Singletary, Sister Faye Singletary, and...

May 5, 2015

Dorothy Anne Bray Maness, age 93, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at her home on Two-Mile Circle in Robbins. She was the daughter of the late Lee Noy Bray and Ava Lee Cox Bray. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband W. Edison Maness and brothers Curtis & Carl Bray.

Mrs. Maness loved...

May 4, 2015

Mrs. Lucille Brady Couch, age 98, of North Avenue in Wake Forest, passed away Monday May 4, 2015 at her home. She was the daughter of the late John Andrew Brady and Annie Jane Scott Brady.  She was also preceded in death by her husband Benjamin Couch.

Mrs. Couch was a member of Bennett Baptist Church and...

May 1, 2015

Mozelle Myrick Hussey ”MeMaw” Brown, age 88, of NC Highway 22, in Bennett, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. She was the daughter of the late Rossie Ondus Myrick and Olivia Vertle Lambert Myrick. She was a faithful member of Beulah Baptist Church in Bennett.   She accepted her LORD and...

Apr 29, 2015

Carolyn Marguerite Smith Moore went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 29, 2015. She was 66 years old. Born to LG Olen “Bill” Smith and Patricia Ann Smith, she was elder sister to one brother. Her family lived in Robbins, NC where she attended Elise and North Moore High Schools. She went on to business college in...

Apr 24, 2015

Nancy Maie Leonard Hayes, age 74 of Bennett Road in Seagrove, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Shelly A. Leonard and Gladys Ward Leonard. She was preceded in death by her parents; Sisters-Ada Maness and Shirley Leonard; Brother- Raymond Leonard.

Arrangements will be held 2pm Monday, April...

Apr 24, 2015

Mrs. Era Mae Garner Shields, age 82, of Highway 22 in Bennett, entered into the gates of Heaven on Friday April 24, 2015 at FirstHealth Hospice in Pinehurst. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Addison Garner and Lydia Ann Ritter Garner. She was preceded in death by her husband Archie Quinton Shields; Sisters-Lois Kidd, Willa...

Apr 11, 2015

Glenna Caviness Maness Hussey Allred, age 104, of Green Road in Robbins, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

Funeral Services will be 2pm Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Robbins, with Rev. Lindsay Collins & Bob Vickers officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery....

Apr 7, 2015

Mrs. Cynthia Leap Rives, 67, of Bear Creek, N.C., died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at U.N.C. Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. . A Graveside Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., at Cornerstone Baptist Church Cemetery, 396 N.C. Hwy. 42 Goldston, N.C. . The family has requested that no flowers be sent,  but...