Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Millie York Robbins
Feb 16, 2019
Millie Deloros York Robbins, age 87, of Asheboro passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Randolph Hospice House.
Mrs. Robbins was born in Guilford County on May 13, 1931 to Guy Hampton and Ada Newsom York. She was formerly employed with Klopman Mills and retired as administrator of the Calvary United Methodist Church Daycare. Millie loved her church, the...
Anna Grose Pugh
Feb 15, 2019
Anna Grose Pugh passed away at the age of 79, on February 15, 2019 at Clapp’s Convalescent Nursing Home in Asheboro.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, February 18, at Bethel Friends Meeting with the Reverend Ben Hurley officiating.
Anna was born in Franklinville, NC on February 21, 1939. Anna was the daughter of Russell and Dorothy Grose. She...
Edith Paisley Burkhead
Feb 13, 2019
Edith Paisley Burkhead, Asheboro died Wednesday, February 13, 2019.
Mrs. Burkhead was born in Asheboro to Robert and Bertie Paisley.
She attended High Point College and was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Burkhead was a preschool teacher at the church and touched the lives of many children and was loved by all. She was preceded in death by her...
David Pulido Tejeda
Feb 13, 2019
David Pulido Tejeda, age 10, of Asheboro died Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Randolph Health, Asheboro.
David was born February 16, 2008 in Asheboro, the son of Alejandro Pulido Maldonado and Margarita Tejeda Mendoza.
David was a 5th grade student at Balfour Elementary School and loved playing basketball. He was a very happy child with a personality that would brighten everyone's day....
Nolan Allen Auman, Sr.
Feb 13, 2019
Nolan Allen Auman, Sr. age 102, of Asheboro went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Cross Road Retirement Community in Asheboro.
Mr. Auman was born in Randolph County on November 23, 1916 to Calvin and Minnie Ellis King Auman. Nolan served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was formerly employed...
Raymond Earnest Garner
Feb 12, 2019
Raymond Earnest Garner, age 76 of Randleman died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Randolph Hospice House.
Mr. Garner was born November 4, 1942, the son of Frank Earnest Garner and Eva Hussey Garner. Raymond was a native of Moore County and retired from Murrows Transfer Company with more than 50 years of service. Raymond enjoyed traveling and loved spending time with...
Jack Atwater, Jr.
Feb 12, 2019
JOHN WILSON ATWATER, JR. (Jack) John Wilson Atwater, Jr., DDS (Jack), 88, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Hospice of Randolph County, Asheboro, NC. Dr. Atwater was a native of Burlington, NC and son of the late Carolyn Booth Atwater and John Wilson Atwater, Sr. He was a 1948 graduate of Fishburne Military School, a 1952 graduate of...
Gladys Lamb-Holley
Feb 11, 2019
Gladys M. Lamb-Holley, age 74, of Myrtle Beach, SC formerly of Randleman, NC passed Monday, February 11, 2019.
Mrs. Holley was born June 21, 1944 the daughter of Presley William and Ina Odell Robertson Jones. Gladys was a native of Guilford County and retired from Energizer Battery, Plant II of Asheboro. Gladys is preceded in death by her first husband, of...
Donald Eugene Blake
Feb 11, 2019
Donald Eugene Blake, age 71, of Troy died Monday, February 11, 2019.
Mr. Blake was born May 9, 1947 in Greensboro to Roy and Merle Blake.
He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired machinist. Donald was a man of solitude, but a good friend to those who knew him well.
He is survived by his daughter, Alexandra Blake...
Shirleen Mayberry Cockman
Feb 11, 2019
Shirleen Mayberry Cockman, age 87, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019 at Randolph Hospice House.
Mrs. Cockman was born in Forsyth County on January 24, 1932 to Robert Lee and Effie Cornelia Laughlin Mayberry. She was retired from Randolph Hospital after 20 years of service. Shirleen was faithful to God and her church, Balfour Baptist Church, where she...
Dorothy Pease Yager
Feb 11, 2019
Dorothy Pease Yager left this life at 10 pm, on February 11, 2019 at the age of 90, following a long illness.
She was born May 6, 1928 to parents Mr. Leo Wood Pease and Mrs. Elsie Jones Pease of Orange, Va. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Mr. Hugh Clarke Yager, Sr. of Charlottesville, Va.
She worked at the...
Willie Ruth Watson
Feb 11, 2019
Ms. Willie Ruth Brooks Watson, age 84, of Candor died Monday, February 11, 2019 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro.
Mrs. Watson was born September 14, 1934 in Garner, NC the daughter of the late Richard N. Brooks and the late Mamie Lee Faison Brooks. She was a member of Holly Mount Baptist Church and a homemaker.
She is survived by one son:...
Jesse Otis Brown
Feb 11, 2019
Jesse Otis Brown, age 84, of Liberty died Monday, February 11, 2019 at his home.
Mr. Brown was born March 26, 1934 the son of Edward Lee and Ethel Mae Rickman Brown. Jesse was a native of Guilford County but lived most of his life in Arizona where he was a carpenter. He was preceded in death by his first wife,...
Bernice Hurley Hinshaw
Feb 11, 2019
Bernice Hurley Hinshaw, age 96, went to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, on Monday, February 11, 2019.
Mrs. Hinshaw was born in Randolph County to Gurney and Lillie Hurley.
She was a 1941 graduate of Farmer School and a graduate of Asheboro Commercial College. Mrs. Hinshaw was a member of West Asheboro Church of God where she was a former Sunday...
Mollie Gaddis Brown
Feb 10, 2019
Mollie Gaddis Brown, age 76, of Asheboro died Sunday, February 10, 2019.
Mrs. Brown was born June 17, 1942 in Asheboro to Raeford and Mary Gaddis.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Chadsworth, GA and was retired from Sandhills Center as a medical secretary.
She is survived by daughter, Shannon Nestlerode and husband Robert of Wynnewood, OK; son, Hal...
Bobby Anthony Pierce
Feb 9, 2019
Bobby A. Pierce, age 50, of Randleman passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro.
Mr. Pierce was born in Randolph County on November 25, 1968 to Basher Bryant Pierce, Sr. and Nora Lee Yow Pierce. Bobby was an avid Tarheels fan.
He is survived by his brother, Basher Pierce, Jr. and wife Delane of...
Jerry Wade Culler
Feb 9, 2019
Jerry Wade Culler, age 49, of Trinity died Saturday, February 9, 2019 at High Point Regional Hospital.
Mr. Culler was born September 26, 1969 the son of Darrell and Lois Holder Culler.
Jerry was a native of High Point, liked to garden and enjoyed his friends.
He is survived by one son: Austin Wade Culler of Florida; mother and stepfather: Lois And Kenneth...
Faye Farlow
Feb 8, 2019
Faye Reece Farlow, age 79, of Sophia died Friday, February 8, 2019 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro.
Mrs. Farlow was born April 14, 1939 the daughter of John and Mallie Wood Reece.Faye was a native of Randolph County and a member of Sophia Baptist Church. She retired from Deep River Dyeing Company with 30 years of service. Faye was a loving...
Olene Spencer Kirkman
Feb 6, 2019
Olene VonCannon Spencer Kirkman, age 92, of Asheboro died Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Randolph Hospice House.
Mrs. Kirkman was born December 18, 1926 in Randolph County to Lola Lee and Nannie Loflin VonCannon.
She was a graduate of Seagrove High School and a member of Back Creek Friends Meeting where she taught Sunday school and was a former choir director. Mrs....
Phillip Lee Dunn
Feb 5, 2019
Phillip Lee Dunn, age 67, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst.
Mr. Dunn was born in Montgomery County on November 21, 1951, to Howard and Mitchel Cagle Dunn. He was a retired textile fixer and was a veteran of the NC National Guard.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother,...
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