Martha Maria McCormick Gurgainus

Martha Maria McCormick Gurgainus, age 77, of Asheboro passed away on October 27, 2024 at the Randolph Hospice House.

Mrs. Gurgainus was born in Munich, Germany on March 19, 1947 to John and Mary Leigh Hughes McCormick. She was a 1965 graduate of Asheboro High School and was formerly employed with Acme-McCrary Corporation and Commonwealth Hosiery. Martha loved her church, West Asheboro Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Martha was preceded in death by her husband, David Jackson Gurgainus and brother, John Wesley McCormick. Martha loved to read and was an avid Carolina Tarheels Basketball fan. Martha loved to travel all over the United States and took a trip of a lifetime to see her best friend Edith in Australia.

She is survived by her daughter, Dionne Hoover (Kevin) of Asheboro; grandchildren, Sarah Robertson (Brandon), Alexis Leigh Currie (Meredith), and John Marvin “John John” Hunsucker II; great grandchildren, Bella Rose Robertson, Calleigh Nicole Robertson, and Brandon Allen Robertson, Jr.; brother, William Winslow (Peggy); and best friend, Edith Paterson. 

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from 1:30-2:30 pm at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue in Asheboro. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 3:00 pm at Asheboro City Cemetery with Rev. Sam Hicks officiating.

Memorials may be made to the Randolph SPCA, 300 W. Bailey St., Asheboro, NC 27203.