Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
James Lacy Auman
Dec 1, 2016
James Lacy Auman, age 91, of Seagrove died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Auman was born February 8, 1925 in Seagrove to Walter C. and Edna Trogdon Auman. He was a 1942 graduate of Seagrove School and was an avid UNC-Chapel Hill fan. Mr. Auman was retired as co-owner of Seagrove Motor Company and was the...
Olive Shelor Strider
Nov 30, 2016
Mrs. Olive Shelor Strider, age 92, of Love Joy Rd., Troy passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care, Pinehurst. Mrs. Strider was born June 3, 1924, in Walhalla, South Carolina, the daughter of Thomas Balus and Olive Hunt Shelor. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Troy; Mrs. Strider was a graduate of...
Ronald Burns Strayhorn
Nov 30, 2016
Ronald Burns Strayhorn, age 75, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Mr. Strayhorn was born in Randolph County on August 20, 1941 to Lacy and Edna Way Strayhorn. Ronald was a member of Academy Street Baptist Church in Randleman. In addition to his parents, Ronald was preceded in death...
Richard Allan Rego
Nov 27, 2016
Richard Allan Rego, age 59, of Asheboro died Sunday, November 27, 2016 at his home. Richard was a native of Oklahoma and employed by Butler Trailers. He was a caring, attentive, helpful person to all that he knew. Richard was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife: Yvonne Rego; daughter: Diana Rego of Liberty; son:...
Laura Kathleen Lisk
Nov 27, 2016
Laura Kathleen Lisk, age 22, of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. Laura was born in Asheboro on April 2, 1994. She was a 2012 graduate of Asheboro High School and a 2016 graduate of UNC-C. Laura was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Tyler Lisk, Sr., maternal...
Helen D. Jones
Nov 26, 2016
Helen D. Jones, age 85, of Asheboro died Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home, Asheboro. Mrs. Jones was born June 26, 1931 in Asheboro, NC the daughter of Swain Dixon and Pauline Fox Dixon. She worked as a lab technician for Burlington Industries for many years. A member of the First Baptist Church, she was an avid...
Paul Preston Strider
Nov 25, 2016
Paul Preston Strider, age 76, of Asheboro passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Strider was born in Randolph County on January 29, 1940 to Clarence and Bertha Hamilton Strider. He was retired from G.E./Black & Decker after 37 years of service. Paul was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church where he was...
Wilbert Jerome "Buddy" Hatcher
Nov 24, 2016
Wilbert Jerome "Buddy" Hatcher, age 74, of Randleman died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at his home. Mr. Hatcher was born March 24, 1942 the son of Noah and Mary Bridges Hatcher. Jerome was a native of Bennettsville, SC and was of Baptist faith. He was formerly employed at Commonwealth in Randleman and retired from Amce-McCrary. In addition to his parents,...
Margaret Elizabeth Tucker
Nov 23, 2016
Margaret Elizabeth Ayers Tucker, 97, of Asheboro passed away at the Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Since Mrs. Tucker has requested only a graveside service, the family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 PM Monday, November 28, 2016 at the home of Anita and Michael McFadden, 865 Oakmont Drive, Asheboro. Interment will be in...
Blanche Elizabeth Cox Powell
Nov 23, 2016
Blanche Elizabeth "Granny" Cox Powell, age 96, of Sophia died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Randolph Hospital, Asheboro. Mrs. Powell was born May 4, 1920 the daughter of Percy and Leoline Routh Cox. Blanche was a native of Randolph County and a member of South Plainfield Church. She was formerly employed at A.J. Sniderson and Pinehurst Textiles. Blanche was a...
Floyd Franklin Owens
Nov 22, 2016
Floyd Franklin Owens, age 89, of Salisbury died Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury. Mr. Owens was born March 16, 1927 in Surry County to Jesse and Lelia Owens. He was an Army veteran of WWII and retired as a carpenter from C. H. Wood, Inc. after 30 years of service. Mr. Owens was...
David Ray Sechrist
Nov 20, 2016
David Ray Sechrist, age 54, of Sophia died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at High Point Regional Hospital, High Point. David was born January 4, 1962 at Thomasville, NC the son of Ray and Mattie Sumner Sechrist. David was a native of Thomasville and spent his early life in High Point. He loved restoring Ford tractors, working in his yard and...
Boyd Smith
Nov 19, 2016
Boyd Smith, age 80, of Asheboro, died Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe, NC. Mr. Smith was born October 22, 1936 at Grubbs, AR. Boyd was a native of Arkansas before residing in Asheboro. He was an entrepreneur in his own sense. He enjoyed spending time with his close friends and his grandchildren meant so...
Audrey Faye Greer Bridges
Nov 17, 2016
Audrey Faye Greer was born July 17, 1930 of Christian parents, Emory Willard and Ola Lee Jones Greer of Jacksonville, NC. She was baptized into the Faith in 1944 at Missionary Baptist Church, Jacksonville, NC by Rev. Grady L. Burgess during Revival. After high school she became a student at Charlotte Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She became a Registered...
Georgia Routh Menius
Nov 17, 2016
Georgia Ward Routh Menius, age 103, of Asheboro passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mrs. Menius was born in Metter, GA on February 28, 1913. She was formerly employed with Bossong Hosiery Mill and was a homemaker. Georgia was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first...
Grace Elizabeth Hix
Nov 17, 2016
Grace Elizabeth Walker Hix, 83, died November 17th after a brief illness. A visitation service will be held on Sunday, November 20th from 3:00-5:00 PM at Hart's Mortuary on Cherry Street in Macon, GA. A graveside service will be held at Asheboro City Cemetery in Asheboro, NC on Tuesday, November 22nd, at 11:00 AM. Interment will be at Asheboro City...
Donnie Caroll Williams
Nov 17, 2016
Donnie Caroll Williams, age 82, of Climax died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. Mr. Williams was born June 27, 1934 in Randolph County to Thomas and Cora Jenkins Williams. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and retired from Lorillard Tobacco Company in Greensboro after 36+ years of service. In addition to...
Marie Smith
Nov 16, 2016
Marie Wilson Smith, age 90, of Randleman died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Marie was a native of Forsyth County and was a member of Whitehall Evangelical Methodist Church in Randleman where she enjoyed singing in the choir. Marie also enjoyed traveling to the Amish country and Huntsville, Alabama. Marie loved animals and had a kind,...
Elizabeth Woodley
Nov 13, 2016
Elizabeth Smith Woodley, age 96, of Asheboro died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Woodley was born September 17, 1920 in Rowan County to Clarence and Helen Smith. She was a graduate of Gastonia High School and a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Woodley was formerly employed with Tobias Ladies clothing and was a substitute...
Betty Carol Edwards Horton
Nov 12, 2016
Betty Carol Edwards Horton, age 76, of Randleman died Saturday, November 12, 2016 at her daughters home in Greensboro. Mrs. Horton was born January 4, 1940 the daughter of Emory Clinton Edwards and Nancy Elizabeth Suits Edwards who preceded her in death. Betty was a native of Guilford County and a homemaker. She was a member of Burnett's Chapel United...