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Truby Lee Baker
Aug 30, 2022
Truby Lee Baker, 83, of Sanford, passed away at Moore Regional Hospital on Tuesday August 30, 2022. Private services to be held at a later date.
Mr. Baker was born in Harnett Co. to the late Otha Ray Baker and Emma Lee Ashworth Baker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandsons Devin Baker...
Robert Edward Johnston
Aug 29, 2022
Robert Edward Johnston passed away in his home in Shawnee, OK on Monday, August 29, 2022, with his family by his side; he was 74 years old. He served in the Army for two tours during Vietnam from 1965-1968 and again from 1976-1977 and was honorably discharged.
He is preceded in death by his mother Gloria Johnston, father Paul Johnston, and his...
Velma Maddox Thomas
Aug 28, 2022
Velma Ann Maddox Thomas, 81 of Sanford passed away Sunday August 28, 2022. Funeral services will be held on September 24, 2022, at 11 am at Pocket Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Thomas was born in Sanford, daughter of the late James David Maddox and Bertha Edwards Maddox. In addition to her parents, she...
Dolores Soriano Altamirano
Aug 26, 2022
Dolores Soriano Altamirano, 48, of Lillington passed away on Friday August 26, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Saturday September 3, 2022, at St. Stephen Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home on Friday September 2, 2022 from 2-8pm.
She is survived by her...
Thomas Michael O'Quinn Sr.
Aug 25, 2022
Thomas Michael O’Quinn Sr. 74, of Cameron, NC passed away Thursday August 25, 2022, at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. Memorial service will be held at 6:00 pm Tuesday August 30, 2022, at Hillmon Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne O’Quinn officiating.
Thomas Michael O’Quinn is preceded in death by his parents Herbert O’Quinn and Flennie Hallman O’Quinn, Brothers:...
Ronald Wayne Laws
Aug 17, 2022
Ronald Laws, 53, of Sanford passed away Wednesday August 17, 2022, surrounded by his family. As per Ron’s wishes services will be private at the convenience of the family.
Always an animal lover, Ron spent a big part of his adult life being a NC State licensed wildlife rehabber, healing and helping many critters re-enter the wild. He also...
Ernest "Earl" Ballinger Jr.
Aug 13, 2022
Ernest Earl Ballinger Jr, 98 of Sanford passed away Saturday August 13, 2022, with his children by his side. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday at New Garden Friends Cemetery in Greensboro.
Mr. Ballinger was born in Guilford Co, son of the late Ernest Earl Ballinger Sr and Alma Roseman Sides Ballinger. He was preceded in...
Betty Harrington Spivey
Aug 9, 2022
Betty Jean Harrington Spivey passed away peacefully on August 9, 2022, at the age of 92 in Westfield Rehabilitation & Health Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday August 13, 2022, at Jonesboro Heights Baptist Church in sanctuary at 11am. Burial to follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
She was born on November 16, 1929, in Sanford, the daughter of...
Stanley Wayne Davis
Aug 8, 2022
Dr. Stanley Wayne Davis, 66, of Sanford passed away at home on Monday August 8, 2022. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on September 18, 2022, at 2:00pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. The family will greet friends following the service.
Dr. Davis was born in Wake Co. to the late Thomas Hill Davis and Margie...
Gadiel Adrian Moreno Silva
Aug 7, 2022
Gadiel Adrian Moreno Silva, 19, of Sanford passed away Sunday August 7,2022. No services to be held at this time.
Gadiel was a kind and caring person who was always there for his friends and family. He enjoyed playing video games, drawing, and pizza. He was deciding to go to college to either study in literature or to be...
Michael Joseph McGinty
Aug 1, 2022
Michael Joseph McGinty, 73, of Sanford passed away Monday August 1, 2022. No services at this time.
Mr. McGinty was born in Ohio a son of the late Joseph McGinty and Margaret Mary Siener. He was a top-notch craftsman who enjoyed working with wood, stained glass, and puzzles. He was a member of the Sanford Car Club and enjoyed...
Gregory Keith Marks
Jul 28, 2022
Gregory Keith Marks, 59, of Sanford passed away on July 28, 2022. A Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 4:30pm.
Mr. Marks was born in Lee Co., a son of Vera Freeman Marks and the late Harold Dalton Marks. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, the outdoors, and his grandbabies. In...
Wayne Jackson
Jul 24, 2022
Wayne Jackson, 82, of the White Hill Community passed away Sunday July 24, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 11am Wednesday at White Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service in the fellowship hall.
Mr. Jackson was the son of the late Bunn and Mae Belle Jackson. He graduated from Cameron High School...
Judith Kay Miller Butler
Jul 22, 2022
Judith Kay “Judi” Miller Butler, 75 of Sanford passed away Friday July 22, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Friday July 29, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Tramway Baptist Church.
Mrs. Butler was born in Ashland, OR daughter of the late Kenneth Miller and Frances Schilling Miller. After retiring as the Pastor’s secretary from Peachtree Christian Church in...
Carmen Pickering Glasson
Jul 20, 2022
Carmen Lou Pickering Glasson, 76 of Sanford passed away Wednesday July 20, 2022.
Mrs. Glasson was born in Jackson, MN on October 19, 1945, daughter of the late Clive and Marvel Jaques Pickering. She was raised in Eagle Grove, IA and moved to North Carolina in the late 1960’s. Over the years she worked in various manufacturing jobs, in...
Calvin Jones "Jay" Cox Jr
Jul 19, 2022
Calvin Jones “Jay” Cox Jr, 64 of Sanford passed away Tuesday July 19, 2022. Funeral services will be held at Jonesboro Presbyterian Church at 3:00 pm on Tuesday (7/26/2022). Burial will follow at Broadway Town Cemetery.
Jay was born in Sanford a son of Ruth Cameron Cox and the late Calvin Jones Cox Sr.
Mr. Cox is...
Charlotte Avent Mluzan
Jul 18, 2022
Charlotte Avent Mluzan, 68 of Sanford passed away Monday July 18, 2022. A private funeral service will be held at a later date.
Charlotte was born in Lee Co. the daughter of the late Harold Avent and Genevieve Mozelle Cox Avent. She loved traveling to the coast and shopping.
Mrs. Mluzan is survived by her husband, Greg Mluzan;...
Corrine Scott Cockrell
Jul 16, 2022
Corrine Scott Cockrell, 90 of Sanford, passed away July 16, 2022. Funeral services will be private.
Mrs Cockrell was the daughter of James Ernest Scott and Ora Virginia Moser Scott. She was preceded in death by her husband Alton Ward Cockrell; son Tony Cockrell; siblings, Mae Shinault, Foy Ashley, Myrl Venable, Kate Jackson, Ruth wall, Annie Rue Willet, Auba...
Emma Grace Taylor Fuquay
Jul 15, 2022
Emma Grace Taylor Fuquay, 96 of Sanford passed away Friday July 15, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 pm Sunday at Carbonton United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.
Mrs. Fuquay was born in Yadkin Co, daughter of the late Emerson Taylor and Creola Shuggart Taylor. She was preceded in death by her...
Robert Willison "Bobby" Craig III
Jul 13, 2022
Robert Willison “Bobby” Craig III, 75 of Sanford passed away Wednesday July 13, 2022.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday at Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service in the Church Fellowship Hall.
Bobby was born in Lee County, a son of the late Robert W. Craig Jr...
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