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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...
Salvatore Battiato
Jul 13, 2022
Salvatore Battiato, 86 of Sanford passed away Wednesday July 13, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Saturday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Battiato was born in Italy, son of the late Giuseppe Battiato and Grazia Grasso. He was preceded in death by siblings, Carlo, Tina, Elena,...
Joseph Carl Dawson Jr.
Jul 10, 2022
Joseph Carl Dawson, Jr 78 of Sanford passed away Sunday July 10, 2022. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Turners Chapel Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.
Mr. Dawson was born in Sanford, a son of the late Joseph Carl Dawson Sr and Lois Stevens Dawson. He was preceded in...
Nilla Dickenson "Dicke" Tredway Sloop
Jul 7, 2022
Nilla “Dicke” Tredway Sloop, age 77, passed away on July 7 in Sanford, NC. She was born in Danville, VA, the daughter of Louis and Nilla Tredway. Survivors include her two daughters, Cris Sloop Godwin (Kevin) of Sanford, NC and Katie Sloop of Mount Pleasant, SC; sister Sarah Ellen Webster of Greeneville, TN; grandson Hunter Godwin of Raleigh, NC; loyal...
Helen Blakeley Kelly
Jul 7, 2022
Helen Blakeley Kelly, 94, of Sanford passed away Thursday July 7, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday July 12, 2022, at 11am at Ephesus Baptist Church. Burial to follow at Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ms. Kelly was born in Lee Co. to the late James Marvin Blakeley and Lelah Kirkman. She was a dedicated member of Ephesus...
Cary Everette Bradley
Jul 2, 2022
Cary Everette Bradley Sr, 91 of Sanford passed away Saturday July 2, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday at First Baptist Church. The family will greet friends beginning at 10:00 am Wednesday in the Church Parlor. Burial will follow services at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mr. Bradley was the son of Carey Pierce Bradley and Mary Malinda...
Joan Sensenig Toman
Jul 2, 2022
Joan Sensenig Toman, 71, of Sanford, NC, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022.
Joan was born in Reading, PA, daughter of the late Christian Charles Sensenig and Catherine Rose O’Neill. She received her Master’s degree from SUNY Binghamton and dedicated her career to the education of exceptional children. She found joy in ocean sunrises, bird watching, nature photography, and...
James Peter Terrell
Jun 29, 2022
James Peter Terrell, 63 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 29, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Tuesday at Sanford Church of God. The family will greet friends beginning at 2:00 pm prior to the funeral. Burial will follow at Buffalo cemetery.
Mr. Terrell was born in Craven Co son of the late James Peter...
Steven "Earl" McQueen
Jun 26, 2022
Steven “Earl” McQueen, 82 of Sanford passed away Sunday June 26, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday at Red Branch Baptist Church. The family will greet friends beginning at 1:00 pm in the Church before the funeral. Burial will follow at the McQueen Family Cemetery in Derby, NC.
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Philip Young Blue
Jun 24, 2022
Philip Young Blue, 65 of Sanford passed away Friday, June 24, 2022. A Memorial service will be held at 2:30 pm Friday (7/1/2022) at Eureka Presbyterian Church in Carthage.
Philip was born in Sanford, son of the late Dr John F. Blue and Ruth A Sinsabaugh Blue. Mr. Blue was a graduate of Davidson College and retired from the...
Marty Faircloth Foushee
Jun 23, 2022
Marty Faircloth Foushee, 71 of Sanford passed away Thursday June 23, 2022, at his home.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am Saturday July 9, 2022 in the Wesley Center at Jonesboro United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends begining at 10:00 am before the service.
Marty was born in Sanford, son of the...
Chase Collins
Jun 21, 2022
Chase Collins, 48 of Aberdeen passed away Tuesday June 21, 2022.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 3:00pm.
The family will recieve friends at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home on Saturday from 2:00pm till 3:00pm.
Mr. Collins was born in Cumberland Co, son of the late Terry Collins...
Cleveland Doyle Gaines
Jun 16, 2022
Cleveland Doyle Gaines, 79 of Sanford passed away Thursday June 16, 2022.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Gaines was born in Lee Co a son of the late James Carl “JC” Gaines and Oteen Louise Jeffries Gaines. Doyle retired from the US Navy after 22 years of service as a...
Timothy Lynn "TJ" Oglesby
Jun 15, 2022
Timothy Lynn “TJ” Oglesby, 35 passed away Wednesday June 15, 2022.
Timothy was born in Wake Co. to Timothy Lynn Oglesby Sr. and Kim Moore. He enjoyed music, fishing, collecting spiritual healing crystals and videogames. He was also a gifted craftsman.
He is survived by his father Timothy Lynn Oglesby Sr.; mother Kim Moore and stepfather Ernest Moore...
Ricardo Quiñones
Jun 10, 2022
Ricardo Quiñones, 23, of Sanford, has passed away. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Friday at St Stephen Catholic Church.
Ricardo was born in Houston. His family moved to Clarksville, IN, where he attended St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School. His family then moved to Sanford where he attended Lee County Schools and graduated from Southern...
James Edward Matthews
Jun 9, 2022
James Edward Matthews, 39 of Broadway passed away Thursday June 9, 2022.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 5-7pm Wednesday June 15, 2022, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home
James was born in Forsyth Co and loved music, traveling and spending time with his family and friends.
Mr. Matthews is survived by his mother, Sandra Kay...
Lillian Ernestine Poindexter
Jun 8, 2022
Lillian Ernestine Poindexter, 76 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 8, 2022.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Ernestine was born in Lee Co a daughter of the late Charlie Luther Poindexter and Lillian Lucile Johnson Poindexter. She was preceded in death by her sister, Della P. Jones (Carroll L. Jones) and her brother-in-law John Kelly. She was...
Michael Wayne Gonella Sr.
Jun 8, 2022
Michael Wayne Gonella Sr., 70 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 8, 2022.
Services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Gonella was born in Lee Co. to the late Franze Joseph Gonella and Cornelia Stone Gonella. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Patrick G. Gonella. Mike was a lifetime...
Michael Mardis
Jun 7, 2022
Michael Mardis, 57 of Sanford passed away Tuesday June 7, 2022. A Memorial visitation will be held Friday from 2:00 until 4:00pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.
Mr. Mardis was born in Lee Co, son of Mary Blanch Maddox Mardis and the late Gilbert Marion Mardis. He was preceded in death by his grandmother Ernestine Maddox; aunt Brenda Maddox;...
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