Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Larry Gene Cox
Aug 15, 2021
Larry Gene Cox, age 77, of Asheboro died Sunday, August 15, 2021. Mr. Cox was born June 21, 1944 in Randolph County to Kenneth and Mary Cox. Mr. Cox was an Army veteran and was retired from the textile industry. He was an avid NASCAR fan and his favorite driver was Richard Petty. Mr. Cox also enjoyed watching the Carolina...
LaVonne Ruth Stout Oertel
Aug 13, 2021
Our beloved mother, wife, sister, and friend left her family her on earth on Friday, August 13, 2021 to join those who have passed before her. LaVonne Stout Oertel, of Dunn, NC, was born on August 1, 1941 to Reece Moffitt Stout and Chole Evelyn Cox of Asheboro, NC. She was a 1959 graduate of Asheboro High School and attended...
Lillian Green Owens Cecil
Aug 12, 2021
Lillian Cecil, 90 of Asheboro, died Thursday, August 12th, 2021 at the Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. The family will be having a private service on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Pugh Funeral Home. Mrs. Cecil was the daughter of the late William Roosevelt Green and Rosa Mae Collins Green. She worked several jobs as a seamstress at Bossong, Blue-Gem,...
Sarah "Jo" McLeod Coats
Aug 12, 2021
Sarah "Jo" Coats, born August 18, 1930, passed away on August 12, 2021 at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, and 8 siblings. Ms. Coats was born in Willow Spring, NC to Daniel Alexander and Elizabeth Driver McLeod. She retired from a job she loved at Jockey International. She was a loyal...
Khankeo Ngonkeo
Aug 11, 2021
Khankeo Ngonkeo, age 55, of Rockingham passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital, Rockingham. Khankeo was born May 2, 1966 in Laos. She was employed by Perdue in Rockingham. She is survived by four daughters: Veingsavan (Linda) Ratsamy of Grays Chapel, LA, Nancy Turner of Mount Holly, NC, Mani Worix of Indian Trail, NC, Genthala...
Yancy Talbert McLaughlin
Aug 10, 2021
Yancy Talbert McLaughlin, age 49, of Asheboro died Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at his home. Yancy was born February 14, 1972 the son of Levy and the late Kathy Maness McLaughlin. Yancy was born in Asheboro and was a 1991 graduate of Southwest Randolph High School. He spent many hours fishing and was an artistic brick mason, winning several Best...
Lacy Edward Pierce
Aug 10, 2021
Lacy Edward Pierce, age 89, formerly of Asheboro, died Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at Brunswick Medical Center in Bolivia. Mr. Pierce was born September 9, 1931 in Davidson County to Ernest and Lillie Pierce. Mr. Pierce was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict serving as an electrician in the supply unit of refrigeration for two years. He was retired...
Betty Jean Short
Aug 9, 2021
Betty Jean Sosebee Short, age 85, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021 at Randolph Health. Mrs. Short was born in Penderlea, NC on September 14, 1935 to Thomas Lavender and Minnie Pearl Sosebee. She was a graduate of Asheboro High School and was retired as the Food Services Director at First Baptist Church in Asheboro. Betty was...
Jesse Tate Leonard
Aug 8, 2021
Jesse Tate Leonard, age 95, of Asheboro, passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021. Jesse was born in Ramseur on December 5, 1925 to Oscar Tate and Ora Elizabeth Shaw Leonard. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his first wife, Odessa (Jackie) Wood Leonard, second wife Annie Jean Varner Leonard; sisters, Mary Palmer and...
Timothy Lee Mills
Aug 8, 2021
Timothy Lee "Tim" Mills, age 53, of Denton has went to be with our Lord on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at his home, surrounded by loving family after a vigilant battle with Cancer. Tim was born December 13, 1967 the son of Robert Lee and Imogene Tucker Mills. Tim was a native of Asheboro and a self-employed contractor. He had...
Bonnie Jane Walker Parks
Aug 7, 2021
Jesus came at 7:00 pm August 7, 2021 to take his angel Bonnie Jane Walker Parks home, with her family by her side. Mrs. Parks was born in Randolph County on May 19, 1949 to Edward Harrison Walker and Jerry Lee Whitley Walker. She was a 1967 graduate of Farmer School and retired from James River Equipment. Bonnie was a...
Albert Francis Trapani
Aug 7, 2021
Albert Francis Trapani, age 92, of Asheboro died Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Randolph Health. Mr. Trapani was born March 16, 1929 in Irvington, NJ, the last of 10 children to Peter and Pauline Trapani. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a devoted Catholic and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. He is...
Betty Jean Suggs
Aug 5, 2021
Betty Jean Smith Suggs, age 86, of Troy passed away at Baaseiah Family Care Home in Biscoe, NC on Thursday, August 5, 2021. Mrs. Suggs was born December 25, 1934 in Wadeville, NC, the daughter of the late Henry Clay Smith, Sr. and the late Nannie Deberry Smith. Betty was one of nine children. She graduated as Salutatorian of her...
Randy Jeryl Richardson
Aug 3, 2021
**DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED** Randy Jeryl Richardson, age 60, of Seagrove passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at his home. Mr. Richardson was born in Randolph County on April 21, 1961 to Robert Jackson Richardson and Betty Lou Gorden Richardson. Randy was a 1979 graduate of Southwestern Randolph High School and Randolph Community College, where...
Mattie Frank Carraway
Jul 31, 2021
Mattie Frank Carraway passed away at Cross Road Retirement Community in Asheboro, North Carolina on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Mattie Frank was born on October 13, 1941, in Whiteville, North Carolina to William Walter and Eutha Adams Carraway. When she was three years old, she and her family moved to Fletcher Community near McColl, South Carolina. In 1959 she graduated...
Gracie Rose Lawson
Jul 31, 2021
Gracie Rose Saunders Lawson, age 86, of Randleman died Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Gracie was born January 16, 1935 the daughter of Walter E. and Bessie Ella Callicutt Saunders. Gracie was born in Asheboro and graduated from Franklinville School in 1953. She was a longtime member of Giles Chapel United Methodist Church and had been...
Jennifer Brooke Baylor
Jul 30, 2021
Jennifer Brooke Pierce Baylor, age 41, of Greensboro died Friday, July 30, 2021. Jennifer was born January 5, 1980 in Guilford County. She was a 1998 honors graduate of Southwestern Randolph High School and a homemaker. Jennifer had a loving heart and never met a stranger. She especially loved her kids and her family. She was preceded in death by...
Suzann Burkhead Bray
Jul 29, 2021
Suzann Burkhead Bray, 70, of Greensboro, NC, passed away July 29, 2021, at Beacon Place Hospice Care House in Greensboro. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 3rd at Patterson Grove Christian Church, 1921 Patterson Grove Road, Ramseur, NC. Rev Brian Pierce officiating. Reception immediately following at Patterson Grove Church parish hall. Suzann was born October...
Watson Lee "Pete" Hill
Jul 28, 2021
Watson Lee “Pete” Hill, age 71, of Goldsboro passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at O’Berry Center in Goldsboro. Mr. Hill was born in Randolph County on May 22, 1950 to George Watson Hill and Marcia Mae Dunn Hill. Pete had beautiful blue eyes and a smile that would light up the room. He loved to walk. He is...
Clifton Levi Culberson
Jul 26, 2021
Clifton Levi Culberson, 26, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021 at his home in Snow Camp. Mr. Culberson was born in Lee County on August 31, 1994. Levi was a 2013 Graduate of Sage Academy. Levi loved hunting and fishing and cherished his dog "Baby Girl". Levi was baptized at Crossroads Baptist Church in Robbins. He is survived by...
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