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Betty Quillen Gunter
Jun 6, 2022
Betty Quillen Gunter, 88 of Sanford passed away Monday June 6, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Saturday at Grace Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Gunter was born in Wheelwright, KY a daughter of the late Charles L. Quillen and Sylvia Ann Cox Quillen. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Lee Gunter; siblings, Bobby Gene Quillen,...
Melisa Mae Douglas Snook
Jun 2, 2022
Melisa Mae Douglas Snook, 56, of Sanford passed away Thursday June 2, 2022. A memorial service will be held at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Tuesday June 7, 2022, at 6pm.
Ms. Snook was born in Lee Co. to Portia Wilson Rowe and the late John Laurin Douglas Sr. She was a kind person who had a big heart. She...
James Pennington "Jim" Mundy
May 23, 2022
Dr. James Pennington “Jim” Mundy Jr, 56 of Sanford passed away Monday May 23, 2022. A Memorial service will be held at 10:00 am Friday (5/27/2022) at First Baptist Church.
Jim was born in Florence, SC to Marjorie Donice Mundy and the late James Pennington Mundy Sr. He was a 1984 graduate of Lee County High School. He attended Western...
Leo Watson McKenzie
May 21, 2022
Leo Watson McKenzie, 86 of Sanford passed away Saturday May 21, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 pm Tuesday May 24, 2022, at Shallow Well Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.
Mr. McKenzie was born in Sanford, son of the late Dossie Colon McKenzie and Mae Watson McKenzie. He was preceded in death by his...
Sherry Lovell Fisher
May 19, 2022
Sherry Lovell Fisher, 70 of Sanford passed away Thursday May 19, 2022.
A gathering of friends and family will be held at a time to be determined.
Mrs. Fisher was born in New Bern, NC to the late Albert Lovell and Sarah Barker. She was a graduate of New Bern High School, class of 1969. She also was...
Marylin Sue Comstock
May 18, 2022
Marilyn “Sue” Comstock passed away Wednesday, May 18, at UNC Hospital. Her faith was her guide throughout her 84 years.
Born in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of Stewart and Isabel Aiken, Sue was preceded in death by her parents and her son Scott.
She is survived by her daughter Leslie Comstock Day (husband John) in Texas, grandson Scott...
Lisa Marie Graves
May 16, 2022
Lisa Marie Graves 46 of Sanford passed away Monday, May 16, 2022. A funeral service will be held on Saturday May 21, 2022, at 12:00 noon at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.
Ms. Graves is preceded in death by her father Michael Eugene Graves Sr. Lisa was a very outspoken lady, loved God and her family, especially her grandson “Bubba”....
Teresa Ann Maddox
May 16, 2022
Teresa Ann Maddox, 59, of Sanford passed away on Monday May 16, 2022.
Ms. Maddox enjoyed karaoke and Facebook. She had a good heart and a special love for her grandbaby Marshelle.
She is survived by her mother Margaret Parrish; son Brad Maddox; daughter Jessica Maddox; brothers Anthony Parrish and Robert Parrish (Charise); and three grandchildren.
She...
Ida Rose Buffkin
May 16, 2022
Ida Rose Buffkin, 83, passed away on May 16, 2022.
She loved music and dancing, true crime shows, and taking care of her plants. She grew up in Evergreen, North Carolina and was known by many names throughout her life- ‘Ida Rose’, ‘Flossy’, ‘Ms. Ida’, ‘Nana Rose’ and ‘Rosie’. She worked for many years at Troxler Electronics in RTP...
Eric Duncanson
Apr 29, 2022
Eric Duncanson, age 57 passed away unexpectantly on April 29, 2022.
Eric was born in Vale of Leven, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, the son of Alexander & Joan Duncanson on March 31, 1965.
Through divine intervention, Eric fell in love with a southern gal. He traveled across the pond for a new adventure, relocating to North Carolina in June of 2000 after...
Worth B. "Dub" Mason
Apr 26, 2022
Worth B. “Dub” Mason, 81 of Sanford passed away Tuesday April 26, 2022 following a year-long battle with Lymphoma.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am Friday at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Mason was born in Lee County, son of the late Worth Bagley Mason Sr and Hurley Adcock Mason. He was a heating and air...
James Ervin "Jimmy" Howington
Apr 23, 2022
James Ervin “Jimmy” Howington, 66 of Sanford passed away Saturday April 23, 2022. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Friday May 6, 2022, at Turners Chapel Church Cemetery.
Mr. Howington was born in Sanford a son of the late Mahala Hawkins Howington and Ruby Morrison Howington. He was preceded in death by brothers, Marvin Leroy Gillis and...
David Cranwell Gerken
Apr 22, 2022
David Cranwell Gerken died Friday, April 22, 2022 at First Health Hospice House in Pinehurst.
Celebration of life service planned for May 22, 2022 at Journey Church in Sanford, NC on 2901 Beachtree Drive, Sanford, NC at 3:00 pm.
David was born in Cookeville, Tennessee on June 27, 1982. He grew up in Norwalk and Milan Ohio. He...
Sharon Sutton Gray
Apr 18, 2022
Sharon Sutton Gray, 76 of Sanford passed away Monday April 18, 2022. Funeral service will be held on Saturday April 30, 2022, at 11:00 am at the Sanford Church of Christ.
Mrs. Gray was born in Grand Junction, CO a daughter of the late Harry Donald Sutton and Wilma Irene Bowen Sutton. She was preceded in death by her...
Thomas Blannie Gray
Apr 18, 2022
Thomas Blannie Gray, 84 of Sanford passed away Monday April 18, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Saturday April 30, 2022, at 11:00 am at the Sanford Church of Christ.
Mr. Gray was born in Richlands, NC son of the late Stonewall Jackson Gray and Edith Ann Gray. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Sutton Gray,...
Barbara Jean Sarnacki Sabre
Apr 16, 2022
Barbara Jean Sarnacki Sabre, 85 of Sanford passed away Saturday April 16, 2022.
Services will be held in CT at a later date.
Mrs Sabre was born in Bridgeport, CT, daughter of the late Frank Sarnacki and Margaret Hira Sarnacki. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Sabre.
Survivors include her son, Christopher Sabre of...
Richard Edward Whitt
Apr 13, 2022
Richard Edward Whitt 49, of Sanford passed away April 13, 2022. A memorial service will be held at ll:00AM on Saturday April 23, 2022, at Calvary Missionary Methodist Church.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents Elzie Randell Whitt and Edna Jean Hall Whitt. He was a homebody, who loved cooking and grilling out.
Richard is survived...
Martha Stallings Martin
Apr 9, 2022
Martha Stallings Martin, 91, of High Point, NC, passed away at Brookdale Retirement Home on April 9, 2022, after battling Alzheimer’s Disease for several years. Martha was born to John and Lallah Stallings on August 13, 1930, in Winston-Salem, NC. The youngest of five children, Martha spent her childhood in Winston-Salem and graduated from Reynolds High School in 1948. She...
Randy Wayne Kish
Apr 7, 2022
Randy Wayne Kish, 55 of Sanford, formerly of Lancaster, OH passed away on April 7, 2022. Visitors are welcome beginning at 10:00am Friday (4/15/2022) with the formal visitation starting at 5:00pm lasting until 7:00pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Funeral services will start at 7pm.
Randy was born in Ohio to the late Andrew Kish Jr. and Carolyn Faye...
Jean Satterfield Gunter
Apr 6, 2022
Jean Satterfield Gunter, 95 of Sanford passed away Wednesday April 6, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Monday April 11, 2022, at Pocket Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Gunter was born in Caswell Co, daughter of the late Harvey Satterfield and Jessie Cox Satterfield. She was a lifelong member of Pocket Presbyterian...
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