Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Gary "Mike" Michael Edwards
Jan 27, 2015
Gary Michael "Mike" Edwards, age 57, of Trinity died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at High Point Regional Hospital, High Point. Mr. Edwards was born April 9, 1957 the son of Charles and Sarah Elizabeth Gibson Edwards. Mike was a native of Randolph County and was the owner of Mike Edwards Drywall. He was known in the community for his cheerful...
Clifford Yow
Jan 27, 2015
Clifford Yow, age 85, of Asheboro died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Yow was born July 5, 1929 in Randolph County and attended Shadow of the Cross Baptist Church. Mr. Yow was formerly employed with Collins & Aikman in Siler City, Becky's of Asheboro and was a self-employed carpenter. In addition to his parents, Mr....
Joseph Daniel Stevens
Jan 27, 2015
Joseph Daniel Stevens, age 84, of Randleman died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at his home. Mr. Stevens was born May 28, 1930 at the son of Charles and Ednora Stevens. Joe was a native of Randolph County and was employed with Pulpwood Lumber Yard for 50 years. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his first...
Harold Oetzel Davis
Jan 24, 2015
Harold Oetzel Davis, age 82, of Randleman died Saturday, January 24, 2015 peacefully at his home. Mr. Davis was born September 15, 1932 the son of Roy Oetzel and Barbara Evelyn Lewis Davis. Mr. Davis was a native of Columbus, GA and a member of First United Methodist Church in Randleman. He proudly served the State of North Carolina public...
Dee Brown
Jan 23, 2015
Delilah Hart "Dee" Brown, age 81, of Randleman died Friday, January 23, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mrs. Brown was born August 5, 1933 the daughter of Richard and Nancy Hart Peters. Dee was a native of Mt. Pleasant, MI and proud of her Saginaw Chippewa Tribe heritage. She enjoyed her family, travel and providing meals (mostly breakfast) to...
Mary Edna McLeod Reynolds
Jan 22, 2015
Mary Edna McLeod Reynolds, age 95, of 600 Newton Rd, Raleigh, formerly of Byrd St., Troy, died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Elmcroft Assisted Living, Raleigh. Mrs. Reynolds, the eldest of ten children, was born May 9, 1919 in the Ophir Community of Montgomery County, NC the daughter of Eldon and Lillie Voncannon McLeod. She was a member of First...
Pete Pugh
Jan 21, 2015
George Peter "Pete" Pugh, age 57, of Asheboro died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at the Pugh Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lacy Parks officiating. Burial will follow in the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Pugh was born in Asheboro on October 3, 1957...
Tommy Sellers
Jan 21, 2015
Wilton Thomas "Tommy" Sellers, age 85, of Asheboro died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Sellers was born in Mt. Croghan, SC on February 14, 1929 to Lee Broughton and Melvina Viola Dabbs Sellers. Tommy served in the National Guard and was self-employed in excavation and grading. He was a member of First Christian Church in...
Brad Phillips
Jan 20, 2015
William Bradford "Brad" Phillips, age 60, of Asheboro died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at his home. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Cedar Falls United Methodist Church Cemetery with Dr. Terry L. Matthews officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery. Mr. Phillips was born in Asheboro...
Pauline Brady Kowal
Jan 20, 2015
Georgia Pauline Brady Kowal, age 93, of Asheboro died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Randolph Health & Rehabilitation. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 23, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Pugh Funeral Home Chapel, 437 Sunset Ave., Asheboro with Rev. Mark Hall officiating. Mrs. Kowal was born in Highfalls, NC on November 20, 1921 to Herbert...
Esther Parrish Cox
Jan 20, 2015
Esther Parrish Cox, age 80, of Asheboro died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Randolph Health & Rehabilitation. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Oaklawn Cemetery with Chaplain Wayne Ratcliffe officiating. Mrs. Cox was born in the Farmer Community on December 31, 1934 to Carr and Mary Miller Parrish. She was retired,...
Connor Lane Beeson
Jan 19, 2015
Connor Lane Beeson, 19, of Sophia died tragically on Monday, January 19, 2015. Born Nov. 23, 1995, in Asheboro, Connor was the son of Reginald and Christine Beeson. He was a birthright Quaker and a member of Marlboro Friends Meeting, attending Archdale Friends. He graduated from Randleman High School in 2014 and was attending GTCC where he studied Computer-Integrated Machining....
Bobby Charles Shirley
Jan 19, 2015
Bobby Charles Shirley, age 70, of Denton died Monday, January 19, 2015 at home surrounded by his family and loved ones. Mr. Shirley was born September 10, 1944 in Randolph County to Frank and Ethel Shirley. He retired from Flowers Bakery as a route supervisor. He also was a former owner and manager of several restaurants and was previously a...
Vauda Lee Spivey
Jan 19, 2015
Vauda Lee Hamilton Spivey, age 83, of Asheboro died Monday, January 19, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Pugh Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Buddy Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memorial Park. Mrs. Spivey was born in Asheboro on December 14, 1931 to Homer and...
Ada Callahan Perry
Jan 19, 2015
Ada Callahan Perry, age 78, of Asheboro died Monday, January 19, 2015 at Randolph Health & Rehabilitation. Mrs. Perry was born January 6, 1937 in Dobson to William Edgar "Bill" and Mary Gillispie Callahan. She was retired from General Electric of Asheboro. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Perry was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie E. Perry, son,...
Charles Emerson Bray
Jan 17, 2015
Mr. Charles Emerson Bray, 73, of Greensboro, passed away January 17, 2015, at Wesley Long Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, 21st , 2015 at Morehead United Methodist Church, Horse Penn Creek Road, Greensboro, NC. Friends will be received following the service in the fellowship hall of the Church. The services will be conducted by Rev....
Barron Mills, Jr.
Jan 17, 2015
L. Barron Mills, Jr, 87 of Asheboro, passed away on January 17, 2015 at Universal Healthcare of Ramseur. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 1:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 420 West Walker Ave., Asheboro with Rev. Brian Gawf and Rev. Connie Weaver officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the...
Dorothy Irene Hall
Jan 16, 2015
Dorothy Irene Hall, age 90, of Asheboro died Friday, January 16, 2015 at Woodland Hill Care & Rehabilitation in Asheboro. Mrs. Hall was born May 12, 1924 in Asheboro the daughter of Alec Elisha and Dora Louise Hunt Hall. Dorothy was a native of Randolph County and a member of Dogwood Acres Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents Dorothy...
Hilda Lee Bean
Jan 14, 2015
Hilda Lee Bean, age 84, of Randleman died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Miss Bean was born May 21, 1930 the daughter of John Wesley and Iro Eula Brookshire Bean. Hilda was a native of Randolph County and a member of Randleman Church of God. She was formerly employed with Laughlin Hosiery Mill. In addition to...
Joan Elizabeth Brower
Jan 13, 2015
Joan Elizabeth Brower, age 68, of Asheboro died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Randolph Hospital. Mrs. Brower was born May 6, 1946 in Hamlet and grew up in Asheboro. She was a 1965 graduate of Asheboro High School where she was crowned homecoming queen and was also a graduate of Asheboro Business College. Mrs. Brower was a member of First...