Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Brenda Gay Farmer
Feb 22, 2016
Brenda Gay Adams Farmer, age 65, of Randleman died Monday, February 22, 2016 at Randolph Hospital, Asheboro. Mrs. Farmer was born October 31, 1950 the daughter of Stanmore Maxie and Annie Vaughn Adams. Brenda was a member of Sophia Baptist Church and retired from Jockey in Randleman. Brenda loved her family but the apple of her eye was her grandchildren....
Tina Monique Hogan
Feb 22, 2016
Tina Monique Hogan Hunt, age 47, of Asheboro died Monday, February 22, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston- Salem. Mrs. Hunt was born March 22, 1968 the daughter of Herman Hogan and Amelia Beth Morris. Tina was a hairdresser. She was a graduate of Randolph Community College and enjoyed crafts of all kinds, particularly caning. Tina was preceded...
Sadie Cagle Hughes
Feb 21, 2016
Sadie Cagle Hughes, age 100, of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Randolph Hospice House. Ms. Hughes was born in Montgomery County, NC on April 9, 1915 to Rufus Franklin and Ida Lilly Auman Cagle and grew up in the Ether/Steeds Community. She was a graduate of Star High School. Sadie was retired from Pinehurst Textiles...
James Lewis Chriscoe
Feb 20, 2016
James Lewis Chriscoe, age 78, of Asheboro died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at his home. Mr. Chriscoe was born August 12, 1937 the son of Kenny Jasper and Myrtle Britt Chriscoe. Mr. Chriscoe was a native of Randolph County and a veteran of the US Army. He was retired from Energizer Battery. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Thomas Lee Davis
Feb 20, 2016
Thomas "Tommy" Lee Davis, 83, of Randleman died February 20, 2016 at his home. He is survived by son: Rodney Davis and wife Betsy Davis of Randleman; grandchildren: Jessica Davis of the home and Adam Davis of Liberty; sisters: Rachael Lewis and husband James of Asheboro, Ann Cole and husband Tommy of Asheboro; brother: Robert "Bob" Davis and wife Ruby...
Anderson Glenn "Andy" Luther
Feb 19, 2016
Anderson Glenn "Andy" Luther, age 21, of Asheboro died Friday, February 19, 2016. Mr. Luther was a native of Randolph County and a member of Pisgah United Methodist Church. He loved music, the guitar, and video games. Andy was preceded in death by grandparents: Clarence and Mildred Luther and his grandfather: Glenn C. Freeman. He is survived by his parents:...
Gayle Toomes Millikan
Feb 19, 2016
LEVEL CROSS; Annie Gayle Toomes Millikan, age 86, of Level Cross passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mrs. Millikan was born February 19, 1930 the daughter of Robert Vernon and Mary Alvetta (Allie) Hodgin Toomes. Gayle was a native of Randolph County and a homemaker. She was a member of the Level Cross United Methodist...
Faye Tedder
Feb 16, 2016
Margaret Faye Tedder, 67, passed away at her home on February 16, 2016. Mrs. Tedder was a native of Montgomery County and retired from Weeks Construction. She loved to ride the motorcycle with Alex and would spend her free time cross stitching. She was a very strong, loving wife, mom, grandma and sister. Her life's story was recently published in...
Wouda Maria Vereyken
Feb 16, 2016
Wouda Maria Vereyken, 92, of Randleman passed away February 16, 2016 at Carillon Assisted Living. Mrs. Vereyken was born May 26, 1923 in St. Oedenrode, Netherlands. She and Petrus Antonius Vereyken were wed on November 9, 1948 and moved to the United States shortly afterwards. They owned and operated a dairy farm in Level Cross. She went to work at...
Howard Franklin Parks
Feb 16, 2016
Howard Franklin Parks, age 88, of Asheboro passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Carillon Assisted Living of Asheboro. Mr. Parks was born in Davidson County, NC on August 8, 1927 to Foy Howard and Opal Loflin Parks. Howard served his country in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany. He was retired from Klopman Mills (Burlington Industries) and attended...
Gene Franklin Small
Feb 14, 2016
Gene Franklin Small, age 82, of Randleman, died peacefully at home, in his sleep, on February 14, 2016. Born in Randolph County on May 15, 1933, to Marvin Lewis and Claudia Frazier Small, he was the youngest of 7 children. He worked hard on the family farm in his early years, and graduated from Randleman High School. He joined the...
Myrtle Bates Willis
Feb 13, 2016
Myrtle Bates Willis, age 79, of Randleman passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Willis born in Randolph County on December 29, 1936 to Walker H. and Dovie Isley Bates. She was retired from Milltown Furniture. In addition to her parents, Myrtle was preceded in death by her husband Harold Jim Willis, son Harold Lee Willis,...
Zane Alexander Moore
Feb 13, 2016
Zane Alexander Moore, infant son of Jerry "JJ" and Susan Watkins Moore of Troy passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Duke University Medical Center, Durham. He is preceded in death by his paternal great-grandparents: Jesse and Rena Moore, Betty Bowersox; his maternal grandfather: Kenneth Watkins; his maternal great-grandparents: Van and Maxine Harris, Sam Jeffrey and Maude Watkins. In addition...
Carol R. Marsh
Feb 12, 2016
Carol R. Marsh, 82, of Asheboro, NC formerly of Jamestown, NY passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016 at the Cross Road Alzheimer's Care Center in Asheboro, NC. A Jamestown area resident for most of her life, she was born November 22, 1933 in Jamestown, NY the daughter of the late Harold T. and Edna M. Nelson Schreck. She was...
Richard Herschel Lawrence
Feb 12, 2016
Richard Herschel Lawrence, age 75, of Randleman died Friday, February 12, 2016 at Randolph Hospital, Asheboro. Richard was born August 1, 1940 the son of Herschel and Hazel Lawrence. He loved being outdoors. Fishing was one of his favorite activities and loved going to the beach and camping. In addition to his parents Richard is preceded in death by his...
Edward "Eddie" Roland Askew
Feb 11, 2016
Edward Roland Askew died Thursday, February 11th. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alton Bernard Askew and Edna Hancock Askew and his older brother John Askew. Surviving are his wife of 64 years Mary Huneycutt Askew and five children: Rebecca Elizabeth (Nell), Mary Huneycutt (Marty), John Hancock (Patra), James Alton and Joseph Ward. Eddie is also survived by...
Margaret Ann Pittillo
Feb 11, 2016
Margaret Ann Pittillo, age 79, of Ramseur died Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Universal Health Care of Ramseur. Miss Pittillo was born January 13, 1937 in Asheboro to Charles and Myrtie Lewallen Pittillo. She was a member of Flag Springs United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, Miss Pittillo was preceded in death by her brother Tommy Pittillo. She...
Leroy Anthony Chen
Feb 10, 2016
Leroy Anthony Chen, age 68, of Asheboro went to be his Lord on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Mr. Chen was born in Trinidad, West Indies on September 11, 1947. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sylvanie and Federick Chen and brother Frank Chen. Leroy was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Leroy loved spending time with his...
Elsie Ruth Wall
Feb 8, 2016
Elsie Ruth Gregson Wall passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 8, 2016. Ruth was one of twelve children of the late Hubert Clayton and Hazel Ruth Barker Gregson. She was born in Guilford County on November 2, 1923. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Van Wall; two sisters, Betty Jo Gregson and Sarah Gregson Fields;...
Vickie Carol Johnson
Feb 8, 2016
Vickie Carol Johnson, age 56, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, February 8, 2016 at her home. Ms. Johnson was a native of Lexington, NC and was formerly employed with Wally Dolly Doodle. She was very crafty and loved making jewelry. Vickie enjoyed reading and was a flea marketer. She is survived by her son, Joseph Johnson of the home;...