Obituaries
Sonny Renn Mashburn
Feb 17, 2026
Sonny Renn Mashburn, 39, of Sanford passed away on Tuesday February 17, 2026. A funeral service will be held on Sunday February 22, 2026, at 5pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. The family will receive friends starting at 3pm before the service at the funeral home.
He was born in Lee County a son of Steven Keith Mashburn and India Laws....
Jack Junior Powers II
Feb 16, 2026
Jack Junior Powers II, 58, of Hickory, passed away on Monday February 16, 2026.
Jack was born a son of Marie Bolick and the late Jack Junior Powers I. He enjoyed music, sports, gardening, and being outdoors. He especially loved fishing. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his siblings Rocky Powers, Kathy Hickman, Viola Baker, and...
William Tyler Underwood
Feb 14, 2026
William Tyler Underwood, 28, of Sanford passed away Saturday February 14, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Saturday February 21st at Cool Springs Baptist Church. The family will receive friends beginning at 12pm before the service.
Tyler was a graduate of Lee County High School and attended ECU. He worked as a foreman with Roberts Brothers Site Development. Tyler...
Thomas Monroe "Tom" Joyner
Feb 9, 2026
Thomas Monroe “Tom” Joyner, 85 of Sanford peacefully passed away Monday February 9, 2026. A Memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday February 14, 2026 at St Luke United Methodist Church.
Mr. Joyner was born in Davie Co, son of the late Gurney Joyner and Mary Renegar Joyner. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Jane Smith....
Katharina Thomas
Feb 7, 2026
Katharina Thomas (Kathy), 84, of Sanford passed away surrounded by family on Saturday February 7, 2026. Private family services are to be held at a later date in Rochester, NY.
Katharina was born a daughter of the late Philipp and Katharina Dondorfer. Kathy was born in Ukraine and fled to Austria and then migrated to NY where she raised her family....
Hazel Dannell Baker
Feb 7, 2026
Hazel Dannell Goins Baker, 56 of Sanford, passed away Saturday February 7, 2026.
Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm Friday (2/20/2026) at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Hazel was born in Sanford, daughter of the late Alton Goins and Bertha Ashburn Goins. She enjoyed riding horses, fishing, and watching shows at the Temple Theater. In addition to her parents, she...
May Stone Mace
Feb 5, 2026
May Stone Mace 95 of Sanford passed away Thursday February 5, 2026. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday February 10th at St Luke United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends following the service in the Davenport Christian Life Center.
Mrs. Mace grew up in Raleigh, a daughter of the late Hugh Stone and Elizabeth Ferguson Stone and...
Frances Wilkie Phillips
Feb 4, 2026
Frances Rae Wilkie Phillips, 87 of Sanford passed away Wednesday evening, February 4, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 3pm Sunday, February 8, 2026, at Cool Springs Baptist Church. The family will greet friends following the service.
Frances was born March 15, 1938 in Sanford, daughter of the late David Aubrey Wilkie and Mary Alice Womble Wilkie. She was preceded...
Jerline Thomas
Feb 4, 2026
Jerline Locklear Thomas, 84, of Sanford passed away on Wednesday February 4, 2026. A funeral service will be held on Monday February 9, 2026, at 3pm Center United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends before the service beginning at 2pm. Burial to follow in the church cemetery.
Jerline was born a daughter of the late George Rubith Locklear and Christine...
Roland Richard Martin
Jan 22, 2026
Roland Richard Martin, 78 of Sanford passed away Thursday January 22, 2026.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Mr. Martin was born in Grand Isle, Maine a son of the late Luc Martin and Donata Beaulieu Martin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Diane Bosse Martin.
Mr. Martin is survived by his daughter, Lisa Gunter; son, Richard Martin (Kim); grandchildren,...
Arthur James Gibson Sr.
Jan 17, 2026
Arthur James “Jimmy” Gibson Sr., 83 of Sanford passed away Saturday January 17, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 1pm on Thursday January 22, 2026, at Poplar Springs UMC, 1809 Poplar Springs Church Road, Sanford, NC 27330.
Mr. Gibson was born in Lee County son of the late Jasper Baxley Gibson and Lucille Cox Harrington. Jimmy was a retired truck...
James Harrell Tuten Jr.
Jan 15, 2026
James Harrell “Jimmy” Tuten Jr, 72 of Sanford passed away Thursday January 15, 2026.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Mr. Tuten was born in Cumberland Co, a son of the late James Harrell Tuten Sr and Mattie Maxine Jones Tuten.
Mr. Tuten is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Debru Britt Tuten; daughter Amanda Tuten Roberts;...
Gildo Thomas Alfano
Jan 14, 2026
Gildo Thomas “Gil” Alfano, 92, of Sanford, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
Born August 23, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Ermenegildo Giovanni Alfano and Helen Frances D’Antuono. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Alfano; son Thomas Gildo Alfano; and brother David Leo Alfano.
Gil...
Gary John Whelan Sr
Jan 12, 2026
Gary John Whelan Sr, 67 of Raleigh passed away Monday January 12, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery. The family will greet friends starting at 1:00 pm, Saturday before the funeral.
Gary was born in Boston, MA son of the late James Thomas Whelan and Jean...
Gary Alan Thomas
Jan 11, 2026
Gary Alan Thomas, 59 of Olivia passed away Sunday January 11, 2026.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday February 14th at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Mt Gilead.
Mr. Thomas was born in Sanford, a son of the late William Broughton Thomas and Clara Dowdy Thomas. He was preceded in death by his wife Miriam Haywood “Sissy” Thomas...
Daniel Carl Egbert
Jan 11, 2026
Daniel “Dan” Carl Egbert, Retired U.S. Air Force, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at home, surrounded by family and friends.
Dan was born in Cambridge, England and raised in Pocatello, Idaho. He spent his life serving GOD, family, and his country. Dan served more than 20 years in the United States Air Force, being stationed in Korea, Vietnam,...
Denise Tyler Woods
Jan 6, 2026
Denise “Deni” Tyler Woods, 71, passed away at home Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
A Celebration of Life will be scheduled in the spring.
She was preceded in death by parents Graham and Sara Tyler. Denise was graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and retired IT professional. She loved cats, walking and riding her bike with friends. An avid quilter, she gifted family and friends...
William Howard Phillips Jr
Jan 3, 2026
William Howard Phillips Jr, 82 of Sanford passed away surrounded by his family Saturday January 3, 2026. No services are planned at this time.
Howard was born in Lee County; he was the son of the late William Howard Phillips Sr.,
and Angie Mae Oldham Phillips. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Sandra Phillips. Howard...
Lisa Carol McDuffie
Jan 2, 2026
Lisa Carol Fish McDuffie 58, of Sanford passed away Friday, January 2, 2026. Funeral services will be held on January 6, 2026, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 1pm before the service at the funeral home.
Lisa was preceded in death by her mother Harriet Rebecca Black Chavez...
Carolyn Lynn Long
Jan 1, 2026
Carolyn Lynn Long, 76, of Sanford passed away on January 1, 2026. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Born in Bedford, PA on December 17, 1949, a daughter of the late John Kagarise and Arvilla (Miller) Kagarise. Carolyn graduated from Bedford High School in 1969. Before retiring, she worked for Manheim Central School District in Child Nutrition...
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