Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Reuben Eugene Bond
Mar 23, 2023
Reuben Eugene Bond, 77, passed away on March 23, 2023, at UNC Health Blue Ridge in Morganton, NC.
Reuben was born on September 22, 1945, to Eugene and Ethel Mae Bond. He completed his Master’s in Business Administration. Reuben served our country in the United States Navy for 5 years before leading a career as a manager in the textile...
Charlie Ray Joyce
Mar 23, 2023
Charlie Ray Joyce, age 95, of Seagrove passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at his home.
Mr. Joyce was born in Stokes County, NC on November 27, 1927 to Silas and Annie Pruitt Joyce. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the Military Police. Charlie Ray was employed with the Asheboro...
Lucille (Lou) Thompson Russell
Mar 23, 2023
Lucille (Lou) Thompson Russell, 87, of Asheboro, NC passed away on March 23, 2023 at Woodbury Wellness Center in Hampstead, NC.
A Memorial Service will be held at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel, 437 Sunset Ave, Asheboro, NC on March 26, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. with nephew, Mike Thompson officiating. Visitation will be held at Pugh Funeral Home immediately following...
Gary Vincent Shaver
Mar 21, 2023
Gary Vincent Shaver of Randleman, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 after tenaciously battling COPD for nearly 10 years.
Gary was born in Greenville, SC on December 20th, 1952, to Shirley and Gerald Shaver. After traveling with his mother and father in his early years, he began his lifelong passion as an...
Larry Elwood Wood
Mar 19, 2023
Larry Elwood Wood, 76, died on March 19, 2023. Larry was born on January 21, 1947 in Randolph County to Wayfield and Opal Siler Wood.
Larry was a native of Randleman where he operated and retired from his own business digging septic tanks, and grading. When he was younger, he liked riding dirt bikes. He loved riding the roads and...
Dorothy Loggins
Mar 18, 2023
Dorothy Ann Rosson Loggins, 89, of Asheboro passed away at her home on March 18, 2023.
Dorothy was born on October 14, 1933 to Cecil and Jeanette Rosson. She earned her degree from Woman’s College (UNCG) in business. She was a hardworking and was dedicated to her position at NC Zoological Park as the Directors Administrative Assistant and retired...
Karen Lee Kaupie Swallow
Mar 18, 2023
Karen Lee Swallow was born to Helen Marie Kaupie and John Stanley Kaupie on March 24th, 1943 at St. Mary's Hospital in Racine, Wisconsin. She lived in Racine through her sophomore year of high school and then moved to Lombard, Illinois and started her junior year. She attended college at Northern Illinois University and graduated in 1965 with a...
Patricia "Patti" Stiles Benedict
Mar 17, 2023
Patricia L. Stiles Benedict (Patti) went to be our Lord on March 17, 2023.
She was predeceased by her parents, David and Marjorie (Carey) Stiles, and her brothers, Paul, Thomas, and Daniel Stiles.
Patti is survived by her husband, Thomas (Tom) Benedict of Asheboro; her daughter, Jill Benedict and grandson, Austin Benedict both of Asheboro; her brothers, Robert and...
Viola Wright Davis
Mar 17, 2023
Viola Wright Davis, 100, passed away peacefully at her daughters home on March 17, 2023 in Union Mills, NC. She was born on September 3, 1922 to Gaither and Ila Trogdon Wright.
Viola was a lifelong resident of Randleman where she was a member of Mount Lebanon United Methodist Church for many years. She retired from Salem Neckwear as a...
Bruce Tinkler
Mar 16, 2023
John Bruce Tinkler, age 81, of Asheboro passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at the Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Tinkler was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on November 12, 1941, to John and Gladys Kelley Tinkler, who preceded him in death. He was raised and graduated from high school in Cliffside, North Carolina. Bruce was a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill,...

Patsy Ann Horcher Stratton
Mar 15, 2023
Patricia Ann "Patsy" Horcher Stratton, age 78, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Alpine Health & Rehabilitation.
Ms. Stratton was born in Brownsville, TX on April 30, 1944 to Urban Martin and Della Marie Boeck Horcher. She retired from the healthcare industry. In addition to her parents, Patsy was preceded in death by her brothers, Wayne,...
Gary Augusta Chriscoe
Mar 14, 2023
Gary Augusta Chriscoe, age 71, of Franklinville passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Randolph Hospital.
Gary was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. A native of Randolph County, Gary graduated from Seagrove High School. He served 8 years in the United States Army and he retired from the US Post Office as a district manager of labor relations...
Gary Thomas "Bud" Goss
Mar 13, 2023
Gary Thomas "Bud" Goss, age 23, of Franklinville passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, as a result of an automobile accident.
Mr. Goss was born in Randolph County on January 14, 2000, and was a 2018 graduate of Southwestern Randolph High School. He was employed with Loflin Fabrication in Denton. Bud was fearless and lived life to the...
Mary Faye Maness Leonard
Mar 11, 2023
Mary Faye Maness Leonard, age 86 of Asheboro, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at her daughter's home.
Mary Faye was born in Randolph County on December 11, 1936 to Herbert and Ruby Kearns Maness. She was a hardworking, honest person, that had a very giving heart and would always put others first. Mary Faye worked for 51 years...
Mary Elizabeth Byrd
Mar 10, 2023
Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Byrd, 90, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023, at her home.
Beth was born on June 3, 1932 to Colon O. and Mabel Morgan Byrd. She earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Food and Nutrition from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and taught young Egyptian women food and nutrition for 2...
Carolyn Sue Jarrett
Mar 10, 2023
Carolyn Sue Jarrett, 76, transitioned from this life on March 10, 2023 at Morning View at Irving Park in Greensboro, NC.
Sue was born on March 4, 1947, to Colon and Mamie Brown Presnell. She lived in Randolph County, where she was a member of The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Sue was a great cook and she enjoyed...
Lora Starr Hill
Mar 9, 2023
Lora Denise Starr Hill, age 55, of Asheboro passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Randolph Health.
Mrs. Hill was born in Matewan, WV on May 21, 1967 to Carl Lee Starr, Sr. and Ida Sue Starr. She was a 1985 graduate of Matewan High School in Matewan, WV and received her Master's in Education Degree from Marshall...
Vickie Lynn Pizzola Sullivan
Mar 7, 2023
Vickie Lynn Sullivan, age 67 of Rupert, West Virginia, passed away on March 7, 2023 at 9:36 AM in Asheboro, NC.
A graveside service will be held at a later date at Salisbury National Veterans Cemetery.
Vickie was born to Audrey Carr Zapp and Fred Pizzola. She went to Greenbrier East High School and graduated with the Class of 1973. She...
Philip Milton Henley
Mar 7, 2023
Philip Milton Henley, age 81, of Asheboro passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Randolph Hospice House.
Mr. Henley was born in Randolph County on November 26, 1941 to Milton and Frances Ledwell Henley. Philip was formerly employed as a surveyor and retired from the City of Asheboro as a construction coordinator. In addition to his parents, Philip was...
Wayne Craig Hartley, Sr.
Mar 5, 2023
Wayne Craig Hartley, Sr. passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He was born December 15, 1941, in High Point, North Carolina, son of Dorothy Hartley West and Charles A. Hartley, who preceded him in death.
Wayne graduated from High Point High School in 1960 and served in the U.S Army...