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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...

Barry Reagan Reynolds

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. A memorial service for Dorothy Hopper Glass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 4, in the chapel at First Baptist Church of Sanford.

Known...

Ann Allgood Jackson

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

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