Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Christopher Windsor Owens
May 11, 2020
Christopher Windsor Owens, age 48, of Asheboro died Monday, May 11, 2020. Mr. Owens was born March 14, 1972 in Randolph County. Christopher, also known as "Chris" or "O" attended Asheboro High School. He loved music, was an awesome drummer and enjoyed sports. Chris was preceded in death by his father, Harold G. Owens. He is survived by his wife...
Andrew Mark Hudson
May 11, 2020
Andrew Mark Hudson, Sr., age 68, of Wilmington died Monday, May 11, 2020. Andrew was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Franklinville. He had retired from a building supply company. Andrew enjoyed watching football especially the Georgia Bulldogs, old westerns and going fishing. He had a great sense of humor. Andrew is preceded in death by his father,...
Doris Rae Harris
May 11, 2020
Doris Rae Harris, age 86, formerly of Troy, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at White Oak Nursing Facility of Burlington. Mrs. Harris was born March 1, 1934 in Biscoe, NC the daughter of the late Ethel Lamonds. She was owner of Carolina Fried Chicken for many years and also owner of Uwharrie Mountain Lodge in Troy. Doris was a...
Jackie Floyd "Jack" Huskey
May 10, 2020
Jackie Floyd "Jack" Huskey, age 73, of New London passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Carolinas Medical Center, Main in Charlotte. Mr. Huskey was born in Reidsville, NC on September 10, 1946 to Floyd Warren and Ila Kate Farmer Huskey. Jack served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was retired from Randolph Electric...
Vance C. Griffin
May 10, 2020
Vance C. Griffin, age 55, of Asheboro died Sunday, May 10, 2020. Mr. Griffin was born March 24, 1965 in Guilford County. Vance was a fun-loving jokester who loved boating and old southern rock-n-roll music. He was a talented musician who played the drums and guitar. Vance enjoyed grilling and had developed his own sauce for cooking. He was a...
Donald Ray Smith
May 10, 2020
Mr. Donald Ray Smith, age 72, passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord on Sunday, May 10, 2020, at Randolph Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 3, 1947, the eldest son of Raymond T. Smith and Jocelyn Harvell (Smith) Moffatt and was raised in the High Pine Community. He graduated from Seagrove High School...
Mary Ann Cox
May 9, 2020
Mary Ann Cox, age 75, formerly of Randleman, died Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Universal Health Care Of Ramseur. Mrs. Cox was born February 15, 1945 the daughter of Daniel and Marjorie Henry Adkins. Mary was a native of Sullivan County, TN. She was the owner of a mobile home park. Mary was a beautiful lady inside and out and...
Mary Helen Garner
May 9, 2020
Mary "Helen" Cross Garner, age 86, of Asheboro passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home, Asheboro. Mrs. Garner was born October 22, 1933 the daughter of Herbert and Mabel Johnson Cross.Mrs. Garner was raised in Cedar Falls and graduated from Grays Chapel High School in 1951. She attended Forest Park Baptist Church. Helen was formerly employed...
Vivian Marie Fields
May 8, 2020
Vivian Marie Taylor Fields, age 81, of Pleasant Garden passed away in her home surrounded by family on Friday, May 8, 2020. Mrs. Fields was born July 30, 1938 the daughter of Odell Taylor and Annie Mae Simmons Taylor. Vivian was a native of Guilford County and retired from Serta Bedding after 42 years of service. She was a member...
Benjamin Kater Mobley, Jr.
May 8, 2020
Benjamin Kater Mobley, Jr., age 57, of Asheboro passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Mobley was born in Burlington, NC on May 24, 1962 to Benjamin Mobley, Sr. and Cherry Thomas Mobley. Ben was a grandmaster stone cutter. He was preceded in death by his mother. Ben was a very caring and...
Patricia Joanne Hostetler
May 8, 2020
Patricia Joanne Hostetler, 86, died May 8, 2020, at Universal Health Care of Ramseur. Patricia was born in Gary, Indiana and was a resident of Merrillville, Indiana for 39 years. She resided in Calabash, North Carolina since 1994 with her husband John who preceded her in death in 1999. They were members of the Calabash Covenant Church of Sunset Beach,...
Shirley Keathley
May 7, 2020
Shirley Pyrtle Keathley, age 71, of Randleman died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mrs. Keathley was born December 15, 1948 the daughter of Rufus and Josephine Haimbaugh Pyrtle. Shirley was a native of Randolph County and retired from Eveready Battery Company with 36 years of service. She was a member of South Plainfield Friends Meeting. Shirley...
Delbert Gordon Ragsdale, Sr.
May 6, 2020
Delbert Gordon Ragsdale, Sr. age 103, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Ragsdale was born in Randolph County on May 10, 1916 to Asbury Martin and Bertha Trogdon Ragsdale. He was a 1934 graduate of Asheboro High School. Delbert worked at Acme-McCrary and then he and his wife moved to Norfolk, VA...
Ruby Lee Davis
May 6, 2020
Ruby Lee Davis, age 97, of Troy passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Randolph Health & Rehabilitation, Asheboro. Mrs. Davis was born November 20, 1922 in Montgomery County, the daughter of the late Elden McLeod and the late Lillie (Voncannon) McLeod. She was a self-employed seamstress for over 40 years. She was a bubbly, easy going, loving wife...
Tracy Randolph Brower, Jr.
May 5, 2020
On May 5, 2020, at Randolph Hospice House, almighty God in His infinite wisdom, determined that Tracy, His child and our loved one had endured enough. The Lord, then, gently reached down, and carried Tracy home. Tracy was born in Randolph County, on August 2, 1949 to the late Tracy R. Brower, Sr. and Alberta M. Brower. He attended school...
Ruby Harvell Britt
May 4, 2020
Ruby Harvell Britt, age 89, of Troy passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020 at Trinity Place in Albemarle, NC. Mrs. Britt was born in Montgomery County, the daughter of the late Jesse and Lena Harvell. Mrs. Britt worked as a Nursing Assistant at Montgomery Memorial Hospital for many years. She loved crocheting, reading, birdwatching and tending to her flowers....
Howard Leon Routh
May 3, 2020
Howard Leon Routh, age 82, of 8822 NC Hwy. 22 North, Climax died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. On Sunday, May 3, 2020, Howard "Leon" Routh, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, NC at the age of 82. Howard was born on November 5,...
Nada Jade Robbins Hill
May 3, 2020
Nada Jade Robbins Hill, age 85, of Asheboro died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hill was born in Randolph County on April 19, 1935 to Thomas Farelious "T.F." and Katherine Trogdon Robbins. She was a 1954 graduate of Asheboro High School. Nada Jade was a member of Mountain of Faith Christian Church where she...
Pothiner Clarenza Simmons
May 3, 2020
Pothiner Clarenza Young Simmons, age 92, of Troy passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst. Ms. Simmons was born July 9, 1927 in Troy, NC the daughter of the late Ward Franklin Young, Sr. and the late Ada Shaw. She retired from Forest Hosiery as a Machine Operator for 15 years. Ms. Simmons...
Pedro Baca Reymundo
May 2, 2020
Pedro Baca Reymundo, age 53, of Asheboro passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Mr. Reymundo was born on October 9, 1966 in Quiche Nebaj, Guatemala to Juan Baca and Ana Reymundo. He is survived by his wife, Isabel De Leon Santiago; children, Ubaldo Francisco Baca De Leon, Juan Carlos Baca De Leon, Diego Victor Baca De Leon, Rene Baltazar...