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Joy Charlene McKinney Hicks
Feb 4, 2025
Joy Charlene McKinney Hicks, 75, of Sanford went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, following complications from anesthesia. She fought hard, and her vitality was undeniable, but her heart was simply unable to surmount the challenges it faced. A Gathering for the friends and family of Joy Charlene McKinney Hicks will be held at First Presbyterian...
Dr. Charles Bernard "Bernie" Gantt
Feb 6, 2025
Dr. Charles Bernard (“Bernie”) Gantt, Jr. passed away in Sanford, North Carolina on February 6, 2025, at the age of 84, a devoted Christian, husband, father, combat veteran, Sigma Chi, Alabama grad, physician, Rotarian, Gideon, and member of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.
Bernie was born in Birmingham, Alabama on August 25, 1940, the son of Charles Bernard Gantt,...
Joseph Flynn Edwards
Feb 19, 2025
Joseph Flynn “Joe” Edwards, 84 of Sanford peacefully passed away Wednesday February 19, 2025. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, Feb 23rd, at Cameron Cemetery.
Mr. Edwards was born in Cameron, son of the late Eugene Edwards and Ola Flynn Edwards. He was preceded in death by siblings, Greer Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards Brown, and Kathleen Edwards Deaton. Joe...
Dorothy Hopper Glass
Feb 14, 2025
Dorothy F. Hopper Glass
April 28, 1929 – Feb. 14, 2025
Dorothy F. Hopper Glass, a devoted wife, loving mother, and caring friend, passed away from earthly life on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. She was 95.
Known by friends as Dot, she was a lifelong Sanford resident. Her faith in God and Jesus as her Lord and Savior served as her foundation through...
Ann Allgood Jackson
Feb 14, 2025
Ann Allgood Jackson, 83, passed away peacefully at her home on February 14, 2025, lovingly surrounded by family. Funeral service will be held on Monday February 17, 2025, at 2pm at White Hill Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3-5pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home on Sunday February 16, 2025.
Ann was...
Rufus Ralph Guerrero
Feb 13, 2025
Rufus Ralph Guerrero, 92, of Sanford passed away on Thursday February 13, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday February 18, 2025, at 2pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Pocket Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends beginning at 1pm before the service.
Mr. Guerrero was born September 30, 1932 in Woodland,...
John Walter "Jim" Smith Jr
Feb 12, 2025
John Walter “Jim” Smith Jr, 91 of Sanford passed away Wednesday February 12, 2025.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Jessie Lynn Ross O'Quinn
Feb 10, 2025
Jessie Lynn Ross O’Quinn, 64 of Cameron went into the loving arms of her Savior surrounded by her family at First Health Hospice House on Monday February 10, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Thursday February 13, 2025, at 6pm at First Apostolic Church. The family will receive friends before the service starting at 5pm.
Mrs. O’Quinn was born...
Peggy Joyce Barbour
Feb 7, 2025
Peggy Joyce Barbour, 83, of Sanford, passed away Friday February 7, 2025. Funeral Services will be held on Monday February 10, 2025, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm. The family will receive friends starting at 1pm before the service.
Peggy was born on February 6, 1942, to the late Perry J. Cotten and Lena R. Strickland.
She is survived by her...
Richard Dennis Lyons
Feb 5, 2025
Richard Dennis “Yank” Lyons, 72 of Sanford passed away Wednesday February 5, 2025.
The family will gather from 1:00 until 3:00 pm Saturday February 15th at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home to celebrate Mr. Lyons life.
Yank was born in Manhattan, NY a son of the late Howard Lyons and Martha Jane Kesler Lyons. He was preceded in death by a son, Christopher...
Esther T. Siler
Feb 3, 2025
Esther Ann Teague Siler passed away at the age of 94 on 02/03/2025 gently in her sleep.
She spent her last days surrounded by her family and the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born on June 25th, 1930, on a farm in Chatham County, NC. Her parents were Lonnie David and Pearl Buckner Teague. She had...
Larry Wayne Thomas
Feb 1, 2025
Larry Wayne Thomas, 81 of Sanford passed away Saturday February 1, 2025. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 pm Tuesday February 4th at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Thomas was born in Lee Co, a son of the late Wade Hampton Thomas and Irene Gilmore Thomas. He was preceded in death by siblings, Fred, Vann, Ruby Stuart, Magdlene Moody,...
James Everett Preston
Jan 31, 2025
James E. Preston67 of Sanford passed away Friday January 31, 2025.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Salvatore Cianciulli
Jan 29, 2025
Salvatore “Sam” Cianciulli, 96 of Sanford passed away Wednesday January 29, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday, February 1st at St Stephen Catholic Church.
Mr. Cianciulli was born in Pittsburg, PA, a son of the late Michael Cianciulli and Mary J Volpe Cianciulli. He was preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers. Sam was...
Dean H. Wilkinson
Jan 27, 2025
Dean H. Wilkinson passed away on January 27, 2025, at home after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born in Missouri on February 28, 1944, to Harmon and Alois Wilkinson. His parents and older brother, Harold, preceded him in death.
Dean proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for four years, including a tour in Thailand during the Vietnam...
Bunni Waldo Hall
Jan 20, 2025
Bunni Waldo Hall, 65 of Sanford passed away Monday January 20, 2025. Funeral services will be held at ll:00 AM on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Cumnock Union Church. Burial to follow at Hall Family Cemetery.
Bunni was born in Orlando, FL daughter of Sylvia Greenwell Waldo and the late Tom Waldo. Bunni loved spending time with her family, grandchildren and...
Peggy Clemmer Golden
Jan 16, 2025
Peggy “Pego” Louise Clemmer Golden died at home on January 16, 2025. She was 97 years old. A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 24, at First Presbyterian Church in Sanford.
Peggy was the eldest child of Hazel Amos “Coach” Clemmer and Mildred Louise Strutt Clemmer. Born in Maiden, NC, on...
Johnny Davis Butler
Jan 8, 2025
Johnny Davis Butler, age 80, of Pittsboro, NC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Johnny was born in Union City, GA, on September 16, 1944, to the late Henry Davis Butler and Ada Alether Butler. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sisters, Hazel C. Butler and Mary L....
Lillian Mae Sessoms
Jan 8, 2025
Lillian Mae Morris Sessoms, 90, of Sanford passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2025. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Sanford First Pentecostal Holiness Church at 2:30pm. The family will receive friends starting at 1pm before the service at the church. Burial will follow at Lee Memory Gardens.
Lillian was born October 5th, 1934, in Checotah...
Samuel Leo Carter
Jan 8, 2025
Samuel Leo “Sam” Carter, 77 of Sanford passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Westfield. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at Tramway Baptist Church in Sanford at 4pm. The family will receive friends beginning at 2pm prior to the service at the church.
Mr. Carter was born in Jacksonville, NC a son of the late James...
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