Asheboro Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina

Leta Barnes Morton

Leta Barnes Morton

Oct 15, 2009

Leta Patricia Barnes Morton, 81, of Asheboro died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Randolph Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend George Roberson officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. She was the daughter of the late Lee Gray and Lydia Mae Hussey Barnes and...

Eric Hubert Bruton

Eric Hubert Bruton

Oct 15, 2009

Eric Hubert Bruton, age 92, USN Retired, died on Thursday, October 15, 2009. He was born in Biscoe, NC July 12, 1917 to C. L. and Annie Jane Bruton. He served in the U.S. Navy during all of WW II, The Korean conflict, Vietnam, and he retired August 1, 1974. He lived at Sunset Beach, NC. He was a member...

Elizabeth Humble Warner

Elizabeth Humble Warner

Oct 15, 2009

Mrs. Elizabeth Humble Warner, age 77, of 104 Forest Drive, Carolina Forest, Troy, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living, Candor.Mrs. Warner was born February 13, 1932 in Greensboro, NC, the daughter of Walter Albright and Edna (Hodgin) Humble. She was a retired registered nurse and a member of Prospect Baptist Church. She is survived by her...

Linda Richardson Holladay

Linda Richardson Holladay

Oct 14, 2009

Linda Richardson Holladay, age 65, of 460-A Triumph St., Troy died Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, SC.Mrs. Holladay was born December 30, 1943 in Montgomery County, NC, the daughter of James Alfred and late Ethel (Blake) Richardson, Sr. She was a member of Anderson Grove Baptist Church and a former employee of Wilco of...

Pauline Vernon Nixon

Pauline Vernon Nixon

Oct 12, 2009

Pauline "Polly" Vernon Nixon, age 83, of 4899 Old Liberty Rd., Franklinville died Monday, October 12, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston- Salem.Mrs. Nixon was a native of Stokes County, NC and retired from Fashion Fabrics in Asheboro. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, John...

Lester Murray Varner

Lester Murray Varner

Oct 12, 2009

Lester Murray Varner, age 86, of 256 W. Liberty St., Asheboro died Monday, October 12, 2009 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home, Asheboro.Mr. Varner was born March 4, 1923 the son of Claude Homer and Viola Fern Andrews Varner.Mr. Varner was a native of Asheboro and a 1943 graduate of Asheboro High School where he was a star athlete. He played...

Joseph Paul Henneberger

Joseph Paul Henneberger

Oct 12, 2009

Joseph Paul Henneberger, age 71, of 3444 Macon Farm Rd., Ramseur died Monday, October 12, 2009 at Randolph Health & Rehabilitation, Asheboro, NC.Mr. Henneberger was born October 15, 1937 in Tonawanda, NY the son of the late Joseph A. and the late Anna S. (O'Donnell) Henneberger. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and was a long haul truck driver....

Robert Ray Skelton

Robert Ray Skelton

Oct 12, 2009

Robert Ray (Bob) Skelton, age 79, of 205 Greenvale Rd., Asheboro died Monday, October 12, 2009 at Randolph Hospital, Asheboro. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2:00 pm at Calvary United Methodist Church with Rev. David Spaulding, Rev. Charles A. Lindquist Jr. and Rev. Edward Tapper officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park with military...

Francis O'Quinn Morris

Francis O'Quinn Morris

Oct 10, 2009

Francis O'Quinn "Bo" Morris, age 85, of 324 Little River Road, Seagrove died Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro.Mr. Morris was born May 27, 1924 the son of William Marvin and Betty Johnson Morris.Francis was a native of Angier, NC a farmer, barber and the former owner/operator of Morris Self-Service in Seagrove, NC. Francis served...

Gene  Fowler

Gene Fowler

Oct 9, 2009

Billy Gene Fowler, age 53, of 4975 Fairview Court, Trinity died Friday, October 9, 2009 at High Point Regional Hospital, High Point.Mr. Fowler was born February 20, 1956 the son of Warren William and Rosie Ella (Causey) Fowler.Gene was a native of Loris, SC and had worked as a mechanic at Edge Auto Sales in High Point. He had previously...

Elizabeth Cooper Lewis

Elizabeth Cooper Lewis

Oct 9, 2009

Elizabeth Cooper "Bookie" Lewis, age 89, of 330 W. Presnell St., #2, Asheboro died Friday, October 9, 2009 at Clapps Convalescent Nursing Home, Asheboro. Bookie was born in Chattanooga, TN on May 19, 1920, and lived most of her life in Tidewater Virginia and Asheboro. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Asheboro and a Charter member...

Evelyn Luther Keeling

Evelyn Luther Keeling

Oct 9, 2009

Evelyn Cooper Keeling, age 85, of Southmont Dr., Asheboro died Friday, October 9, 2009 at her residence,.Mrs. Keeling was a native of Randolph County. As a teenager she worked at Eagle's nickel-dime store, then during World War II at Sun Spun making parachutes. For most of her life she worked at Union Carbide, retiring in 1982 after 32 years of...

Bill  Shea

Bill Shea

Oct 8, 2009

William Francis "Bill" Shea, age 82, of 1017 Amity Rd., Asheboro died Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Randolph Health & Rehabilitation, Asheboro.Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 512 W. Wainman Ave., Asheboro with Father Christopher Davis officiating. Burial will be follow in Oaklawn Cemetery with military honors by...

Betty Marie Handy

Betty Marie Handy

Oct 8, 2009

Betty Marie Handy, age 78, a native of Asheboro, N.C. died Oct 8, 2009. Betty was the wife of the late Dewey L. Handy, and the daughter of the late "Willie" and Blanch Luck. She is survived by her daughters Lillian Jowers of Raleigh, NC and Dewrise Guess of Spotsylvania, Va; her grandaughters Tricia and Paula Guess; her grandsons Seth...

John D. Sturgess

John D. Sturgess

Oct 7, 2009

John Dennis Sturgess, 81, of Asheboro, NC beloved husband of May Holyoak Sturgess passed away peacefully on October 7, 2009, at Randolph Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long fight with post stroke dementia. Mr. Sturgess was born in Oadby England, to parents Thomas William Claude Sturgess and Lily Weston Sturgess. He was the youngest of three siblings. John served...

Thomas William Daniels

Thomas William Daniels

Oct 7, 2009

Thomas William "Bill" Daniels, age 72, of 413 Haywood St., Thomasville died Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at Thomasville Medical Center, Thomasville. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 2:00 pm at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Burton King officiating. Burial will be in Garden Of Memory Cemetery. Mr. Daniels was a native of Volt, WV and...

Leola Johnson Watson

Leola Johnson Watson

Oct 6, 2009

Leola Johnson Watson, age 99, of 2245 Old NC Hwy 49, Asheboro died Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 4:00 PM at New Union United Methodist Church, 1293 Union Church Road, Asheboro with Rev. George W. Roberson and Rev. Jean Nall officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Watson...

Charles Ray Varner

Charles Ray Varner

Oct 6, 2009

Charles Ray "Charkie" Varner, age 61, of 446 McCollum Street, Randleman died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston- Salem.Mr. Varner was a native of Randolph County and graduated from Randleman High School, class of 1966 where he played baseball. In 1963 the baseball team with which he played, competed in the Pony League World Series....

Elizabeth Faye Carter Creech

Elizabeth Faye Carter Creech

Oct 6, 2009

Elizabeth Faye Carter Creech, age 60, of 4529 Old NC Hwy 109, Lexington died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Randolph Hospital, Asheboro. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 2:00 PM at the Pugh Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery. Mrs. Creech was a native of Roderfield, WV and was a member of...

Barbara  McMillon

Barbara McMillon

Oct 5, 2009

Barbara "Sissy" McMillon, age 61, of 2210 Hopewell St., Asheboro died Monday, October 5, 2009 at her home.Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 2:00 pm at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Danny Jarrell officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park.Mrs. McMillon, a native of Randolph County, was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She...