Obituaries

Lucille Everett Stout

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Catherine Yoder Pardue

Catherine Yoder Pardue

Mar 27, 2025

Catherine Yoder Pardue, 95, passed away on Thursday March 27, 2025 in Greenville, NC. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 pm Sunday March 30th at Sallow Well Church Cemetery, 1220 Broadway Road, Sanford, NC.

Born March 31,1929, she was a long-time resident of Sanford, NC and a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Catherine was a long-time member...

Doris P. Spivey

Doris P. Spivey

Mar 25, 2025

Doris P. Spivey, 95, of Sanford passed away on Tuesday March 25, 2025. A celebration of life will be held at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 11am on May 17, 2025.

Doris was born in 1929 in Lee Co. to the late Ivey W. Poole and Norene Fields Choplin. Doris loved to travel with her adventures taking her to multiple countries...

Helen Cockman Edwards

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

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

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...