Asheboro Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina

Homer Lee Williams Sr

Homer Lee Williams Sr

Nov 25, 2022

 

 

Homer Williams, otherwise known as "The Lawn Mower Man" has made his final sign off the air

Friday 11-25-2022 @ 2:08 am.

Mr. Williams is survived by his son, Homer Lee Williams, Jr. (Penny) of Thomasville and 1 brother, Clifford Williams (Karen) of Franklinville.

The family will receive friends on Friday, December 2, 2022 from 1:00-1:45 pm at...

Barbara Ann Winslow

Barbara Ann Winslow

Nov 24, 2022

Barbara Ann Vuncannon Winslow, age 82, of Asheboro passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022 at her home. 

Mrs. Winslow was born in Randolph County on April 5, 1940 to George and Vessie Voncannon. She was a 1958 graduate of Asheboro High School and a graduate of Asheboro Commercial College.

Mrs. Winslow was a member of Oakhurst Baptist Church...

Clarence Monroe Seabolt

Clarence Monroe Seabolt

Nov 23, 2022

 

Clarence Monroe Seabolt, age 90, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home.

Mr. Seabolt was born in Randolph County on June 4, 1932 to John Randolph and Bertha Whitley Seabolt. Clarence served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was the retired owner/operator of Seabolt Construction and attended...

Martha Uzina Morris

Martha Uzina Morris

Nov 22, 2022

 

Martha Uzina Morris, age 96, of Asheboro passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at the Randolph Hospice House.

Mrs. Morris was born in Denton, NC on January 10, 1926 to Bunie and Eunie Henderson Morris and was a graduate of Denton High School. Uzina was formerly employed with G.E. and Bossong Hosiery and worked for 26 years at...

Steve Michael Walsh

Steve Michael Walsh

Nov 22, 2022

 

Dr. Steve Michael Walsh, age 76, of Asheboro passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Dr. Walsh was born in Winston-Salem, NC on May 30, 1946 to Maurice and Sina Kilby Walsh. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era, 1972-1974, at the Naval Training Center in Orlando, FL....

Betty Dyer

Betty Dyer

Nov 22, 2022

Betty Lou Shepherd Dyer, age 91, of Asheboro passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Clapp’s Nursing Home.  

Mrs. Dyer was born December 14, 1930 in Albemarle to William and Pauline Shepherd.  She was a member of Balfour Baptist Church and was retired from Asheboro Hosiery.

Mrs. Dyer was a volunteer at Randolph Hospital and completed 40,000 hours...

Frances Davis Sanders

Frances Davis Sanders

Nov 22, 2022

Frances Davis Sanders, age 68, of Troy, NC passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Sanders was born on July 11, 1954 in Montgomery County to Tommie Atkins and Carrie Hardister Atkins.  She was a homemaker and always had a spotless home.  She enjoyed growing flowers, going shopping.  She was a super...

Walter Malcolm "Mack" Strider

Walter Malcolm "Mack" Strider

Nov 21, 2022

 

Walter Malcolm “Mack” Strider, age 90, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022 at Randolph Hospital.

Mr. Strider was born in Asheboro on April 29,1932 to Walter Lee and Crissie Luther Strider. Mack served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Central Falls Baptist Church where he served as...

Barbara Patterson Mills

Barbara Patterson Mills

Nov 19, 2022

Barbara Patterson Mills, age 89, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on November 19, 2022 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Asheboro.

Born in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada, Barbara is the daughter of Charles and Grace Hodge Stewart-Patterson.

Mrs. Mills was a loving mother, grandmother, and a homemaker.  She attended First Presbyterian Church, volunteered at Clapp’s Nursing Home...

David James Arnold, Jr.

David James Arnold, Jr.

Nov 19, 2022

David James Arnold Jr. dies at age 60 at the Randolph Hospice House.

“DJ” was born at Charleston, West Virginia Medical Center, on March 31, 1962.

Shortly thereafter, his family moved to Asheboro where he received his primary and secondary education in the Asheboro City school system.

Upon graduating, “DJ” enrolled at the University of West Virginia.

During that matriculation,...

Dr. Bobby "Bob" Will Gordon, Sr.

Dr. Bobby "Bob" Will Gordon, Sr.

Nov 18, 2022

Dr. Bobby Will Gordon, age 91, of Asheboro, died on Friday, November 18, 2022 at his home after a prolonged bout with cancer. 

 

Bob was born on Christmas Day 1930 in Thomasville, North Carolina. His mother Mary (Chisholm) Gordon gave birth to him in a small company owned mill house near the Finch Furniture factory where his father, Coy Gordon,...

Marie Moore Westfield

Marie Moore Westfield

Nov 18, 2022

On Friday, November 18, 2022, Marie “Ree” Clara Moore Westfield, loving wife and mother to three children passed away peacefully and joined her Lord and Savior. 

Marie was born on September 23, 1927 in Philadelphia PA to Harry and Bertha Moore. She graduated from South Philadelphia High School for Girls in 1945. 

Marie and her husband, Bill, raise their family...

Richard Charles "Dick" Shaw

Richard Charles "Dick" Shaw

Nov 16, 2022

Richard Charles (Dick) Shaw went to his heavenly home on Nov. 16, 2022, following a brief illness. Born in Grosse Pointe, MI on April 26, 1933, to Vera Duclon Shaw Haley and Douglas Shaw, he proudly served in the US Air Force and graduated from Furman University in Greenville, SC.

 

Dick spent most of his career in the furniture...

Dakota Ray Brown

Dakota Ray Brown

Nov 15, 2022

Dakota R. Brown, 25, of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Lancaster, SC, passed away at his grandparents home in Sophia, NC on November 15, 2022.He was born in Wisconsin in 1997. He is the son of Shane Brown and Dr. Christine Green. He attended several different schools over the years graduating from Park Hill High School in 2016. He finished...

Cory Bryant Brown

Cory Bryant Brown

Nov 11, 2022

Cory Bryant Brown, 29, passed away on November 11, 2022.Cory was born on June 10, 1993 to Jason and Rosanne Norton Brown. He is preceded in death by his grandmothers, Carol Brown, and Susan Brown, and his great-grandmother Frances Richardson. Cory was born and raised in Randolph County and graduated from Randleman High School in 2011. Cory was a free-spirited,...

J.W. Isom

J.W. Isom

Nov 10, 2022

James William “J.W.” Isom, age 77 of Asheboro, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC.

J.W. was born on December 14, 1944 to Fred and Irma Harmon Isom. He was an auto mechanic and car enthusiast whose life work was repairing old cars and motors. He was formerly employed by...

Kenneth Gene Ellison, Jr.

Kenneth Gene Ellison, Jr.

Nov 10, 2022

 

Kenneth Gene Ellison, Jr., age 41, of Asheboro passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022.

Kenneth was born in Logan County, WV on July 20, 1981 and was previously employed with Asheboro Alarm & Electric.  He was preceded in death by his great grandpa, PawPaw Denver Perry, grandma, Judith Perry, step grandma, Naoma Perry, and grandparents, Paul and Myrtle...

Tilton Parsons

Tilton Parsons

Nov 9, 2022

Tilton Parsons (93) went home to be with his Lord and Savior in the early morning of November 9th with his wife of 68 years at his side. He was born on May 16, 1929, to Clayton C. and Margaret Sedberry Parsons and was the youngest of eight children who all preceded him in death.  Along with his parents and...

Jimmy Darrell Tatum

Jimmy Darrell Tatum

Nov 6, 2022

Jimmy Darrell Tatum, age 84, of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Tatum was born in Randolph County on March 21, 1938 to James Preston and Oppie Jordan Tatum.  Jimmy was a 1956 graduate of Asheboro High School where he was an outstanding guard and helped them win 2 back to back state...

Carlene Cox Aldridge

Carlene Cox Aldridge

Nov 6, 2022

 

 

Carlene Cox Aldridge, age 94, of Asheboro died Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Harmony in Greensboro.

Carlene was a native of Asheboro and lived the majority of her life in her home place at 218 East Salisbury Street. Carlene was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Robert Scott "Bob" Aldridge; her parents Carl and Isabelle...