Obituaries
Mary Alice Wilkins Holmes
May 6, 2025
Mary Alice Wilkins Holmes, 95 of Sanford peacefully passed away Tuesday May 6, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday May 10th at First Presbyterian Church. The family will greet friends after the service.
Mrs. Holmes was born in Sanford, a daughter of the late Lucian Perryman Wilkins and Sarah Presson Wilkins. She was preceded in death...
Blanche Jordan Black
May 2, 2025
Blanche Jordan Black, 83 of Sanford peacefully passed away Friday, May 2, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday May 7th at Cool Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.
Born in Harnett County, Blanche was a daughter of the late Napolian June Jordan and Thelma Barbour Jordan. She was preceded in death by her...
Ann Womble
May 2, 2025
Ann Noe Womble of Sanford died peacefully at home in May of 2025, surrounded by her loving family and friends. During her extended illness, she was lovingly cared for by her family, special caregivers, hospice providers, First Baptist Church family members and supportive friends.
Ann Paris Noe was born to Roma Lucille Paris and James Louis Noe Jr. in Beaufort, NC....
Nancy McBryde
Apr 30, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Nancy Pruett McBryde, who died at the age of 95.
Nancy was a lifelong resident of Sanford, NC, and a devoted daughter of Lee and Elma Pruett of Sanford. She was a lifetime member of the St. Luke Methodist Church.
Nancy took pride in caring for her family....
Robert Neville Hayes Jr.
Apr 28, 2025
Robert Neville Hayes Jr, 75 of Sanford peacefully passed away Monday, April 28, 2025. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 2pm at Cool Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, May 2, 2025 from 5-7pm at Cool Springs Baptist Church.
Born in Lee Co, he was a...
Lucille Everett Stout
Apr 24, 2025
Lucille Everett Stout, 91 of Cameron passed away Thursday April 24, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Monday, (425) at Life Springs Church. Burial will follow at Meroney Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends starting at 2:00 Monday prior to the funeral.
Born in Lemon Springs, she was a daughter of the late Lee Everett and...
Ronald Limer Perkinson
Apr 24, 2025
Ronald Limer Perkinson, 77, passed away peacefully in Sanford, NC on April 24, 2025, after a long and rich life.
Ron was born in Warren County, NC, to Sterling (“Sol”) and Ruby Perkinson. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he met Edna, his loving wife of 55 years, followed by Wake Forest University Law School,...
Rebecca O'Quinn
Apr 23, 2025
Rebecca “Becci” Rager O’Quinn, 67, of Sanford passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm Monday at Broadway Town Cemetery. Family will receive friends following the service at the home of Adam and Tonya O'Quinn at 5705 Bryan Drive, Sanford, NC 27332.
Becci was born January 5, 1958 in Long Beach, CA, daughter of...
Juanita Grady Tillman
Apr 16, 2025
Juanita Grady Tillman passed away at the Laurels of Chatham on Wednesday, April 16th. A graveside will be held on Thursday April 24, 2025 at Buffalo Cemetery at 11am.
The family would like to thank the Laurels for the excellent care and love that they provided for Juanita.
Juanita Grady Tillman was born on July 1, 1937 in Faison, NC. She was...
James Coe
Apr 16, 2025
James Coe, 93 of Sanford passed away Wednesday April 16, 2025.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday (4/21/2025) at Pineywood Baptist Church Cemetery.
James was born in Surry Co, a son of the late Hubert Roscoe Coe and Maggie Holder Coe. He was preceded in death by siblings, Garnett Coe, Wesley Holder, Myrtie Garner, Eva Jourdan, and Neffie Kiser.
Mr....
Rita Schroeder
Apr 14, 2025
Rita Mae Lockard Schroeder, 83, of Sanford passed away on Monday April 14, 2025. Memorial services will be held Tuesday April 22, 2025 at 11am at Morris Chapel United Methodist Church.
Rita was born the youngest of 13 children to the late Lee Roy Lockard and Elizabeth Devore Lockard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Nancy Messina
Apr 14, 2025
Nancy Lee Taylor Messina, 80 of Apex peacefully passed away Monday April 14, 2025. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Friday (4/18/2025) at New Hill Baptist Church.
Mrs. Messina was born in Wake Co, a daughter of the late Richard C Taylor Sr and Nellie Wimberley Taylor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Messina Jr....
Rachel Ann Whitlow
Apr 14, 2025
Rachael T. Whitlow, 71 of Sanford passed away Monday April 14, 2025.
Services will be private.
Rachael was born in Forsyth Co a daughter of the late Guy J Tate and Lena Kathleen Bryant Tate. She was preceded in death by husbands, Robert Lee Towler and Harvey James Whitlow.
Mrs. Whitlow is survived by her son, Robert Wayne Towler (Tami); companion, Billy Culberson;...
William "Bill" Patrick Bunnell
Apr 10, 2025
William Patrick “Bill” Bunnell, 59 of Sanford passed away Thursday April 10, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Monday April 14th at Central Baptist Temple. Burial will follow at Jonesboro Cemetery.
Bill was born in Lee Co and a member of the first graduating class of Floyd Knight School. He was preceded in death by a sister, Amy...
Brenda Cotten Kelly
Apr 4, 2025
Brenda Cotten Kelly, 78, of Sanford, NC, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2025. Brenda was born on November 9, 1946, in Wake County to Melrose Julian Cotten and Naomi Adalaide Franks Cotten.
Brenda lived a life devoted to the Lord, her family, and her friends. She was everyone’s friend and hoped to make a lasting impact in their life through...
Joyce Thomas Cole
Apr 3, 2025
Joyce Thomas Cole, 81, of Sanford passed away Thursday April 3, 2025. Funeral services will be held on Monday April 7, 2025, at Rocky Fork Christian Church at 1pm. Burial to follow in the church cemetery.
Joyce was born in Lee Co. to the late Ernest “June” Thomas Jr. and Fairy Dinkins Thomas. Joyce loved her family and was a devoted...
Regina Godfrey Daniels
Apr 2, 2025
Regina Godfrey Daniels, 59, of Cameron passed away on Wednesday April 2, 2025. A funeral service will be held on Sunday April 6, 2025 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm. The family will receive friends beginning at 1pm. Burial to follow at Lemon Springs United Methodist Church.
Regina was born to Doris McCann Godfrey and the late Willie Paul Godfrey....
Mary Frances Frye Warner
Apr 2, 2025
Mary “Frances” Frye Roberts Warner, 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, while surrounded by her children in her Lemon Springs home. Frances was born on November 29,1931 in Ramseur, NC to the late Paul Cecil and Sue Ellis Frye. After her mother passed away in 1941, Frances and her siblings (the late Paul Jr, James, Peggy &...
Francena Parker Cole
Apr 1, 2025
Francena Parker Cole, 96, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 1st, at the First Health Hospice House. Mrs. Cole was born on July 14, 1928, in Bangor, Maine to the late Herbert L. Parker, Sr. and Evelyn Leighton Parker.
Francena moved to Sanford when she was sixteen to work at her older brother’s restaurant. It was there that she met her future...
Nellie Gillis
Mar 31, 2025
Nellie J. Gillis of Sanford, N.C. passed away peacefully at her home on Monday March 31, 2025. At her request, no services are to be held at this time.
Nellie was born in Rockingham Co, a daughter of the late Arthur Jackson and Beulah Mabe Jackson. She was a retired nurse with 30 years of service at CCH in Sanford. Her...
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