Asheboro Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina

Joyce Mae  Dobbins Letson

Joyce Mae Dobbins Letson

Jun 23, 2021

Joyce Mae Dobbins Letson, age 93, of High Point died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Joyce was born on May 10,1928 to Marion Frances Dobbins and Rhoda Mae Box Dobbins. She was a homemaker and was formerly employed with As You Like It Lighting Company. Joyce was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend....

Mary Frances McDowell Coleman

Mary Frances McDowell Coleman

Jun 23, 2021

Mary Frances McDowell Coleman, 100 1/2, passed peacefully on June 23, 2021, at home with her daughter. She was born in Asheboro on January 1, 1921 to Joseph E. and Sirona Morgan McDowell. Following graduation from Asheboro High School in 1939, she studied business in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where she met her future husband. They married in 1942. Frances was...

Marvin Wayne Gerringer, Sr.

Marvin Wayne Gerringer, Sr.

Jun 21, 2021

Marvin Wayne Gerringer, age 61, of Randleman died Monday, June 21, 2021 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mr. Gerringer was born December 26, 1959 the son of Charlie and Edna Wilson Gerringer. Marvin was a member of Mount Calvary Independent Baptist Church and had worked in construction. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Marvin was preceded in death...

John Arthur Ward

John Arthur Ward

Jun 21, 2021

John Arthur Ward, age 55, of Randleman passed away Monday, June 21, 2021 at his home. John was born December 3, 1965 the son of Harold Eugene Ward and Velva Joyce Copley Ward. He was formerly employed as a machine operator in the printing industry and loved running a kennel for dogs. He had a passion for hunting, fishing and...

Bobby Lee Brown

Bobby Lee Brown

Jun 19, 2021

Bobby Lee Brown, age 85, of Asheboro died Saturday, June 19, 2021. Mr. Brown was born July 18, 1935 in Randolph County to Sample and Lela Brown. Mr. Brown was a 1953 graduate of Grays Chapel High School and a US Army veteran. He was retired from Atlas Marketing Company as a food broker. Mr. Brown was a private pilot...

Carol Annette Webb

Carol Annette Webb

Jun 19, 2021

Carol Annette Webb, age 57, of Asheboro passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at her home. Ms. Webb was born in Baltimore, MD on May 18, 1964 to Garrett Webb and Shirley Diane Wood, who preceded her in death. She was a 1982 graduate of Randleman High School and received her Associates Degree in Accounting from Randolph Community College....

Michael Richard Schrimsher

Michael Richard Schrimsher

Jun 17, 2021

Michael Richard Schrimsher, age 68, of Sophia passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Schrimsher was born in Huntsville, AL on October 11, 1952 to Richard and Mary Jane Cobb Schrimsher. Michael was retired from Schrimsher Snacks (a Little Debbie distributor). In addition to his parents, Michael was preceded in death by his sisters, Peggy...

Dorothy  Burress Hutson

Dorothy Burress Hutson

Jun 17, 2021

On June 17th, 2021, Dorothy Jean Burress Hutson, loving wife and mother of two, entered into eternal rest at the age of 79 surrounded by her loving family. Dot was born on January 23rd, 1942, to Josephine Stacy and Paul Burress Sr. On March 13th, 1964, she married James "Jimmy" Hutson, and together they raised two daughters, Cheryl and Christy....

Frances Steed Moffitt

Frances Steed Moffitt

Jun 14, 2021

Frances Steed Moffitt, age 95, of Asheboro died Monday, June 14, 2021 at Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Moffitt was born May 17, 1926 in Randolph County to Carl and Jessie Spencer Steed. Mrs. Moffitt was a 1943 graduate of Asheboro High School and a 1947 graduate of Women's College, now UNC-G with a degree in Social Work. She was an...

Dixie Jean Cannon Hayes

Dixie Jean Cannon Hayes

Jun 14, 2021

Dixie Cannon Hayes, 90, passed away on June 14,2021 at Hospice of Randolph. Dixie was born in Montgomery County North Carolina to Joseph H. Cannon and Ellie Britt Cannon on May 28, 1931. She married Montae Keith Hayes on October 28, 1949. They were happily married for 66 years until his passing in August 2016. Dixie enjoyed traveling, the beach,...

Ruby Diane Brown

Ruby Diane Brown

Jun 12, 2021

Ruby Diane Tate Brown, age 62, of Greensboro died Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. Mrs. Brown was born June 21, 1958 the daughter of Jimmy and Nancy Dill Tate. Ruby was a homemaker who enjoyed staying at home taking care of her family. She always gave to others, loved God, her children, grandchildren and...

John Cessil Pierrard

John Cessil Pierrard

Jun 11, 2021

John Cessil Pierrard, age 54, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Mr. Pierrard was born in Seattle, WA on December 24, 1966 to John Martin and Helen Ann Huitt Pierrard. John was employed with Technimark as a Senior Engineer. John was a very selfless, straight forward man. His greatest love was his family. He never met a...

Otis Clyde Adams

Otis Clyde Adams

Jun 10, 2021

Otis Clyde Adams, 90, passed away on June 10, 2021, in Oak Island, NC. Clyde was born in Reidsville, North Carolina to Otis and Annie Carter on September 1, 1930. He married Opal Sue Foust on July 4, 1952. They were happily married for 67 years until her passing in December of 2019. Clyde served in the United States Navy...

Cody Ryan Allred

Cody Ryan Allred

Jun 10, 2021

Cody Ryan Allred, age 30, of Concord passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord. Cody was born in Asheboro on February 5, 1991 and was employed with Universal Stone. He is survived by his wife, Angel McLean Allred; children, M'Kenna, Kaiser, Aurora, Arya, and coming soon, Knox; mother, Teresa Smith of Asheboro, father, Tony...

Donald M. York

Donald M. York

Jun 9, 2021

Donald Millard "D.M" York went home to meet his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. He died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loved ones after a lengthy decline in health. He was drafted into the Army at the age of 25 and quickly gained the nickname "The Old Man". He was stationed at Fort Bliss, in...

Geraldine "Gerry" Albright  Callicutt

Geraldine "Gerry" Albright Callicutt

Jun 9, 2021

Sarah Geraldine "Gerry" Albright Callicutt, age 90, of Asheboro went to Heaven on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Randolph Hospice House surrounded by family. Geraldine was born in Coleridge, NC. She attended school and graduated from Coleridge High School. She worked in her early years at Bossong Hosiery where she met her husband Donald "Pap" Callicutt. She was thankful for...

Kathryn  Church

Kathryn Church

Jun 9, 2021

Kathryn "Kat" Weston Church entered her eternal heavenly home on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Kat was born February 19, 1926 to John and Mary Daves of High Point who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were her sisters, Ruth Swink and Mary Helen Hill, and three of her children, Johnny Church, Betsy Church, and Susie Luther. Kat...

Van "Allen" Whitley

Van "Allen" Whitley

Jun 8, 2021

Van "Allen" Whitley, age 47, of Mt. Gilead tragically passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Holden Beach, NC. Mr. Whitley was born January 17, 1974 the son of the late Craven Jack Whitley and the late Wanda Furr Whitley. He was employed by Preformed Line Products as a Sr. Set Up Extruder Operator for 24 years. Allen loved...

Vera Redding Cox

Vera Redding Cox

Jun 6, 2021

Vera Redding Cox entered her eternal, heavenly home on Sunday June 6, 2021. Vera was the 6th of 12 children, born on July 26, 1930, to Dallas Lester and Rachel Dennis Redding of Randleman, who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death are brothers: Dallas (Dorothy) Redding, Keith (Shirley) Redding, Eugene (Louise) Redding, Earl Redding and sister, Maxine...

Ewell Victor Smith

Ewell Victor Smith

Jun 3, 2021

Ewell Victor "Vic" Smith, age 84, of Asheboro passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Mr. Smith was born in Pulaski, VA on August 5, 1936 to Roy Swanson and Lillian Jones Smith. Vic retired in 1986 as Manager for Burlington Industries and was the longtime owner of Vic's Florist in Randleman. In addition to his parents, Vic was preceded...