Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
John Edgar Henderson
Jul 25, 2017
John Edgar Henderson, age 81, of Asheboro died on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at his home. Mr. Henderson was born in Horry County, SC on December 9, 1935 to Alfred Joseph and Annie Louise Wallace Henderson. He retired from Caraway Furniture with over 25 years of service in the furniture industry. In addition to his parents, John was preceded in...
Glen Whitt Poole
Jul 25, 2017
Mr. Glen Whitt Poole, age 94, of Troy died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at his home.
Mr. Poole was born August 10, 1922 in Montgomery County, NC, the son of the late Dewitt and Edie (Batten) Poole.
Mr. Poole served in the Army Air Corp. He was best known as the first letter carrier in the Town of Troy, walking an average...
Sue McPherson Hinshaw
Jul 24, 2017
Sue McPherson Hinshaw, age 73, of Mooresville died Monday, July 24, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Hinshaw was born March 29, 1944 in Randolph County to Eli and Beulah McPherson. She was a 1962 graduate of Asheboro High School and Asheboro Business College. Mrs. Hinshaw was formerly employed with Burlington industries and Blue Cross/Blue Shield. She enjoyed reading, bird watching,...
Oma Jeanne Davis
Jul 22, 2017
Oma Jeanne Winslow Davis (O.J.) passed away surrounded by family on July 22, 2017. O.J. was born May 23, 1925 to Marie Kendall Winslow and John Raymond Winslow in Marshalltown, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her husband of forty-nine years Joseph M. Davis, her parents, brother Edwin Winslow and stepfather Lynn Ellis. She is survived by sister Miriam...
H.H. "Buddy" Underwood, Jr.
Jul 21, 2017
H.H. "Buddy" Underwood, Jr. born December 16, 1934 passed at his home on Friday, July 21, 2017. Buddy is survived by his wife Jan Underwood and his three sons and their wives, Lawrence (Patricia), Jeff (Andrea), and Dean (Donna); his sister, Peggy McKenzie, 6 grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren, and, last but not least, the love of his life, his little...
Harold Clinton Richardson
Jul 20, 2017
Harold Clinton Richardson, age 76, of Archdale died Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Westwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, Archdale.
Mr. Richardson was born April 30, 1941 the son of John and Ella Atwell Richardson.
Harold was a native of Randolph County and was formerly employed with Flav-O-Rich Dairy. Harold was a member of Randleman Church of God, he was a hard working,...
Ray Tillman Dyer
Jul 20, 2017
Ray Tillman Dyer, age 90, of Asheboro died Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Woodland Hill Care & Rehabilitation.
Mr. Dyer was a native of Polk County and served in the US Navy during WWII. He was a member of Balfour Baptist Church and retired from Asheboro City Schools as maintenance supervisor.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Shepherd Dyer; grandson, Justin...
Edward Ray Sawyer
Jul 19, 2017
Edward "Eddie" Ray Sawyer, age 56, of Randleman died Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer and other illnesses. Eddie was employed by UPS in Greensboro for 21 years. He was active in local youth sports for more than 30 years, always a positive influence on the kids...
Pauline Martha Harrison
Jul 17, 2017
Pauline Martha Harrison, age 80, of Asheboro died Monday, July 17, 2017 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro.
Mrs. Harrison was born May 7, 1937 in Reidsville, NC the daughter of the late Jasper Foster and Martha Diane (Robertson) Harrison.
Pauline was a native of Reidsville, NC and retired from Valdua Franklin's in-home nursing. She was a very loving, giving, and compassionate person...
Rosemary Kissinger Fox
Jul 16, 2017
Rosemary Kissinger Fox, age 89, formerly of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Village at Brookwood in Burlington. Ms. Fox was born in Lancaster, PA on August 9, 1927 to John and Martha Smith Kissinger. She was retired as a Social Worker and Counselor and was a member of First E&R United Church of Christ. In addition...
Louvene Maness Howard
Jul 13, 2017
Louvene Maness Howard, age 89, of Troy, died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at her home.
Mrs. Howard was born May 24, 1928 in Robbins, NC the daughter of the late Lonnie G. and Lula Maness.
Mrs. Howard, lovingly known as "Goody", was a loving mother who loved the Lord and Trinity UMC. She sang in the choir for over 20 years. She...
Clyde "Cotton" Brown
Jul 10, 2017
Clyde Hampton "Cotton" Brown, age 82, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Brown was born in Moore County, NC on February 12, 1935 to Thomas and Emma Williams Brown. Cotton served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He retired, after 30 years of service,...
Thomas Edwin "Ed" Ellis
Jul 9, 2017
Thomas Edwin "Ed" Ellis, 92, of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at his home.
Mr. Ellis was born in Ramseur, NC on March 11, 1925 to Joe and Daphne Ellis.
Mr. Ellis was a member of Central United Methodist Church. He proudly served in the US Navy during WWII. Ed attended Elon College and was inducted into the Elon...
Taressa Ann Nelson
Jul 8, 2017
Taressa Ann Nelson, age 44, of Asheboro died Saturday, July 8, 2017 at her home.
Taressa was a native of Randolph County. She loved her family and Carson was the apple of her eye. Taressa enjoyed keeping up to date with her friends. She is preceded in death by her father, Danny Ray Nelson and both sets of grandparents.
She is survived...
Richard McMasters
Jul 6, 2017
Richard McMasters, age 86, of Ramseur died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Randolph Hospice House. Mr. McMasters was born March 30, 1931 in Asheboro to Floyd and Hattie McMasters. He was a US Army veteran, a farmer, a retired employee of Millikan Sausage Company and a member of Pleasant Ridge Christian Church. Mr. McMasters was a hard-working, good provider who...
Annie Cheek Shaw
Jul 5, 2017
Annie Cheek Shaw, 98, passed away Wednesday, July 5. Annie was born in Moore County on March 10, 1919 to the late Robert Franklin and Dora Cheek. The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 9, 2017 from 1:30-2:30 pm at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue in Asheboro. Funeral services will follow on Sunday at 3:00 pm in the...
Joseph Page Burns
Jul 3, 2017
Joseph Page Burns age 86 of Asheboro died Monday, July 3, 2017, his family by his side.
Joe was born October 17, 1930, the son of Otis and Irene Welborn Burns.
After graduating from Ramseur High School in 1948, he attended a local business college, earning a degree in business management. Joe was a veteran of the US Army, serving during the...
Robert Lee Callahan
Jul 3, 2017
Robert Lee Callahan, age 72, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017 at his home. Mr. Callahan was born in Harrison, OH on July 30, 1944 to Edward and Lizzy Hall Callahan. He was retired from Energizer Battery and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Evalin Jackson Callahan. The family will receive friends on Friday,...
Lester Max "Jake" Wicker
Jul 2, 2017
Lester Max "Jake" Wicker, age 63, of Randleman passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Mr. Wicker was born in Randolph County on August 1, 1953 to Max and Gladys Stalker Wicker. He was employed with Sapona Manufacturing for 43 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Samuel "Mike" McCoy Varner
Jul 2, 2017
Samuel McCoy ( Mike) Varner, age 84, of Randleman died Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro..
Mr. Varner was a native of Randleman and was a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was retired from the water department with the City of Randleman. Mike was preceded in death by his loving wife, Peggy Robbins Varner.
He...
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