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Helen Cockman Edwards
Mar 24, 2025
Helen Cockman Edwards, 82 of Sanford peacefully passed away Monday March 24, 2025. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday March 29th at the Cameron Church Cemetery, Cameron, NC.
Mrs. Edwards was born in Moore Co, daughter of the late Gurney Cockman and Lillie Crabtree Cockman. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Joseph Flynn...
Phyllis Ann Cole Reece
Mar 21, 2025
Phyllis Ann Cole Reece, 58, of Sanford, NC passed away at her home surrounded by her family. Phyllis has endured an overwhelming and long medical journey. A celebration of life will be held at 5:00pm on Wednesday March 26, 2025 in the Rogers Memorial Chapel by the Rev. Travis Corley. We are asking all attendees to please wear Phyllis’ favorite...
Edwin Lewis Foushee Jr
Mar 9, 2025
Edwin Lewis Foushee Jr., 69, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025 at home. Edwin was born October 21, 1955 in Sanford, North Carolina to the late Ed and Frances Foushee.
Edwin earned his Eagle Scout ranking at 17 years old. He graduated from Sanford Central High School and received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from East Carolina University. He was...
Barry Reagan Reynolds
Mar 7, 2025
Barry Reagan Reynolds, 61 of Sanford peacefully passed away Friday March 7, 2025. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, March 14th at Holly Springs Baptist Church. The family will greet friends immediately following the service.
Barry was born in Sanford, the son of the late William Leighton Reynolds and Carol Thomas Reynolds. A dedicated firefighter for 18...
Brenda Bell
Mar 5, 2025
Brenda Bell transitioned into the next phase of life peacefully March 5th, 2025 at Sanford Health and Rehabilitation in Sanford NC.
Brenda Gene Chadwick was born January 10th 1958 in Pawtuckett Rhode Island to Irvin (Bob) Chadwick and Betteanne Lapans. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister and daughter. She married the love of her life Steve Bell in March of...
Ruth Ann Cameron Cox
Mar 3, 2025
Ruth Ann Cameron Cox, 89, of Broadway passed away Monday March 3, 2025. Funeral services will be held on Saturday March 8, 2025, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm. Family will receive friends beginning at 1pm before the service. Burial will follow at Broadway Town Cemetery.
Ruth was born in Lee Co., a daughter of the late James Cameron and...
Wesley Stephen Broers
Mar 1, 2025
Wesley Stephen Broers, 53, of Sanford, North Carolina passed away at home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday March 22, 2025 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm. The family will receive friends beginning at 1pm before the service.
Wesley was born on June 29th, 1971 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. Wesley enjoyed fishing, NASCAR, wrestling, hockey, baseball, and...
Jenny Lou McLeod
Feb 25, 2025
Jenny Lou McLeod, 82, of Sanford passed away Tuesday February 25, 2025.
A private committal service will be held at a later date.
Ms. McLeod was born in Durham Co, daughter of the late Malcolm Archibald McLeod Jr and Virginia Lee Noell McLeod. She was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Virgil McLeod. She was a graduate of Sanford Central High...
Carol "Sue" Daughtry
Feb 25, 2025
Carol “Sue” Daughtry, 81, of Fayetteville, passed away Tuesday February 25, 2025. A memorial service will be held at Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home on Sunday March 23, 2025 at 2:00pm. The family will receive friends prior to the service starting at 1:30pm.
Sue was born in Cumberland Co., a daughter of the late Clayton Lester Long and Margaret Christine Long. In addition...
Wilda Annette Arnette
Feb 25, 2025
Wilda Annette Arnette, 80, of Sanford passed away on Tuesday February 25, 2025. A funeral service will be held at Rogers Pickard Funeral home on Friday February 28, 2025, at 7pm. The family will receive friends before the service starting at 6pm.
Wilda was born in Yadkin Co. to the late Jessie Lee Willard and Cleo Southard Willard. She enjoyed home-cooking,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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