Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Doris B. Trogdon
Dec 4, 2020
Doris Jean Buie Trogdon passed away peacefully on Friday, December 4, 2020, at Randolph Hospice House, and is now with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:8 Doris was born on March 5, 1932, in Stanly County, NC, to Cearn Lee Buie, Sr., and Maggie Pauline Buie Loflin. She was the eldest of eight children and grew up...
Daniel Neil "Danny" Pope
Dec 2, 2020
Daniel Neil "Danny" Pope, age 82, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Pope was born in Laurinburg on February 19, 1938 to Walter Monroe Pope, Sr. and Lucy Neal Russ Pope and was a 1956 graduate of Seagrove High School. Danny was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. He was formerly...
Iona R. Cheek
Dec 2, 2020
SEAGROVE--Iona Ross Cheek, age 89, of Seagrove passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Cheek was born in Surry County on June 23, 1931 to Theophilus Alonzo and Ora Ethel Walls Ross and was a retired seamstress. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Donald Cheek; daughter, Patricia Garner of Concord; son, Dean...
Martha "Connie" Cornelia Whitaker
Nov 30, 2020
Martha Cornelia “Connie” Whitaker, age 73, of Sophia passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Whitaker was born February 28, 1947 and was the daughter of Rev. Howard and Ida Cox Ward. Connie was a native of Randolph County and retired from Deep River Automotive after 38 years of dedicated service. She was passionate about serving the...
Porter Redding
Nov 30, 2020
Jane Porter Shepherd Redding, 100, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at Cross Road Retirement Community in Asheboro, NC where she was a patient in their memory care facility. She was the youngest child of Berrie Bruce and George J. Shepherd born in Richmond, Virginia and lived her childhood in Chester, Virginia. She is predeceased by her first husband,...
Jack Rodney Tilley
Nov 29, 2020
Jack Rodney Tilley, age 84, of Randleman died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Cross Road Retirement Community, Asheboro. Mr. Tilley was born August 5, 1936 the son of William and Lacy Edwards Tilley Jack was a native of Guilford County and served in the US Navy. He loved his naval service years and still kept in touch with his unit....
Joyce Faye Forrest Hidey
Nov 28, 2020
Joyce Faye Forrest Hidey, age 74 of Archdale, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at her son's home. Ms. Hidey was born April 19, 1946 the daughter of William and Letha Rouse Forrest. Joyce loved to shop, do crafts and yard work, and getting together with her Lady's group every Thursday to eat. She had a very giving heart...
Henry Odell Perryman
Nov 28, 2020
Henry Odell Perryman, age 92, of Ramseur died Saturday, November 28, 2020. Mr. Perryman was born October 29, 1928 in Guilford County to Avery and Louise Perryman. He was faithful to the Lord and attended First Baptist Church of Randleman. Mr. Perryman was a gifted church organist. He was a farmer with a very strong work ethic. He is survived...
Michael "Mike" Lawrence Robert Elliott
Nov 28, 2020
Michael "Mike" Lawrence Robert Elliott, age 67, of Asheboro passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at his home. Mr. Elliott was born in Asheboro on June 6, 1953 to Clarence and Iula Moon Elliott and attended Asheboro High School. Mike was a very skilled brick mason and was the retired owner of Elliott Masonry. Mike was a hard worker...
Gloria Errante Jacobi
Nov 25, 2020
Gloria Francesca Errante Jacobi, age 98, of 514 Vision Drive, Asheboro, died Wednesday, November 25, 2020 following a short period of declining health. Gloria was the daughter of the late Ascencio and the late Rose Errante. Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 1, 1922, she graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn and studied specialty art at the...
Martha (Cris) Leonard Miller
Nov 25, 2020
Martha (Cris) Leonard Miller was called home to her Savior whom she loves on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. She was born on August 17, 1947 in Davidson County to Glenn and Betty Leonard of Thomasville, NC. She is survived by her father, Glenn Leonard, of Thomasville, NC, her loving husband, Fletcher Miller of Asheboro, NC, her two children, Brian and...
Coy Robbins
Nov 25, 2020
Coy Robbins, age 80, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at High Point Medical Center. Mr. Robbins was born in Randolph County on July 11, 1940 to Dolph and June Hughes Robbins. He served his country in the U.S. Army National Guard. Coy worked for Branco Enterprises/Clothes Warehouse for 40 years and was the owner/operator of Coy...
Henry Gibbons Loy, Jr.
Nov 24, 2020
Henry Gibbons Loy, Jr., age 78, of Asheboro passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Loy was born in Durham, NC on January 11, 1942 to Henry Loy, Sr. and Iris Ausley Loy. He was a 1960 graduate of Williams High School and attended Elon College. Henry served his country in the U.S. Army Reserves...
Mary Dianne Empie
Nov 24, 2020
Mary Dianne Empie (aka, Dianne) passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 in her Asheboro home with her family by her side. She was born on August 6,1942 in Maine. Dianne worked as a bookkeeper for most of her life. She was a strong and determined woman who loved her family and her friends. She was loyal and faithful. She...
Reverend Carlton Gene Booker
Nov 24, 2020
Reverend Carlton Gene Booker of Asheboro died Tuesday evening, November 24th, 2020. He was 90 years old. Pastor Booker was born June 15th,1930 to Charles Samuel and Naomi Jackson Booker. The youngest of eight children he was raised in Rockingham County near Reidsville where his father was a sharecropper. His family attended Fairview Baptist Church, and it was there he...
Betty Lou Johnson Elfelt
Nov 24, 2020
Asheboro native Betty Lou (Johnson) Elfelt, 75, passed away on November 24, 2020 in Amarillo, TX. She was born February 15, 1945, the daughter of Nyal A. Johnson and Elsie (Willis) Johnson. After graduating from Asheboro High School in 1963, she completed nursing training at the Hamlet Hospital School of Nursing and joined the US Navy Nurse Corps in 1968....
Marian Ruth Hovey
Nov 22, 2020
Beloved retiree - Marian Hovey went to be with the Lord on November 22, 2020. In 1951, Marian went to Japan as a church planter with another mission but served with TEAM in Japan from 1963 - 1995. Marian worked in Wakayama, Yamaguchi, Ibaraki, and Nara Prefectures, near Osaka. There, she established the Ikoma Grace Bible Church and Gakuen Mae...
Bruce Lee Ogle
Nov 20, 2020
Bruce Lee Ogle, age 78, of Randleman died Friday, November 20, 2020 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mr. Ogle was born December 30, 1941 the son of Lee Coy Ogle and Willie Ownby Ogle. Mr. Ogle was a native of Sevier County, TN and a veteran of the US Navy. He received his education in Sevierville, TN and was co-owner...
Christine Lackey Parris
Nov 17, 2020
Christine Lackey Parris, age 93, of Franklinville passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Parris was born in Randolph County on November 5, 1927 to Alpha Henry and Lena Underwood Lackey. She was formerly employed as a credit manager with Tobias in Asheboro. Chris was a member of Grays Chapel United Methodist Church. In addition...
Erma Lee Thornburg Long
Nov 17, 2020
Erma Lee Thornburg Long, age 89, of Asheboro passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Montgomery Village Assisted Living in Star. Mrs. Long was born in Randolph County on December 20, 1930 to Edward Wray and Ada Florence Shaw Thornburg. Erma was a graduate of Greensboro College with her Bachelor's Degree in Education. She was employed as a School...