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Benjamin "Ben" Stanfield Yarborough
Jan 22, 2022
It is with great sadness we announce the death of Benjamin "Ben" Stanfield Yarborough. Ben, 96, husband of Dorothy Brown Yarborough, met Jesus at his home surrounded by his wife of 73 years and daughter. Funeral Services will be held at Cool Springs Baptist Church on Thursday January 27, 2022 at 11 am. Burial to follow in the church cemetery....
Gilbert Harold Preslar III
Jan 22, 2022
Gilbert Harold Preslar III passed away on Saturday January 22nd at the age of 69 after a long battle with dementia.
Gilbert was born in Raleigh, NC to the late Gilbert Harold "Buck" Preslar Jr and Reca Mae Medlin Preslar on October 15th 1952. He grew up in Raleigh and lived in Raleigh, Apex, Carpenter (Cary) and Fuquay-Varina. He attended...
Gary Howard Cox
Jan 22, 2022
Gary Howard Cox, 74, of Sanford passed away Saturday January 22, 2022. A graveside service will be held Thursday January 27, 2022 at Center United Methodist Church at 3pm.
Mr. Cox was born in Lee County to the late John Paul Cox and Kathleen Cummings Cox. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by stepmother Sara Cox....
Durwood Steve Gordon
Jan 22, 2022
Durwood Steve Gordon, 68 of Sanford passed away on Saturday January 22, 2022. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday January 25, 2022 at Lee Memory Gardens at 3pm.
Mr. Gordon was born in Cumberland Co. to the late Joe Gordon and Ellie Stewart Gordon. in addiotion to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife Sylvia Diane Gordon;...
Carolyn Woodard Newton
Jan 20, 2022
Carolyn “Jo” Newton was a caring mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world on January 20, 2022 at age 77. She was born to Ollis and Letha Woodard on June 2, 1944 in Rentz, GA. Jo was the youngest of six siblings who preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter Lee Newton Arnold (Garrett) and...
Thomas Allen Coble Sr.
Jan 18, 2022
Thomas Allen Coble Sr., 53, of Sanford passed away Tuesday January 18, 2022.
Mr. Coble was born in Richmond Co. to the late Abbie Coble and Colene Morris Morrison. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and woodworking. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sons James Coble and Thomas Allen “TJ” Coble Jr.; stepfather Bill Morrison; brother...
Harold Culberson York
Jan 17, 2022
Harold Culberson York, 97, of Sanford passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. Memorial services will be held Friday, February 4, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church at 2:00pm. Visitation will follow the service in the colonnade at First Presbyterian Church.
Harold was born in Vass, Moore Co. to the late William Earl York and...
Larry Wade Price
Jan 17, 2022
Larry Wade Price, 74, of Sanford peacefully passed away on Monday January 17, 2022. Larry has now gone to Heaven because the man on the Middle Cross “said he could come.” Funeral services will be held at Cool Springs Baptist Church on Wednesday January 19, 2022, at 2:00pm. Mr. Price was born in Irdell Co. to Mildred Wooten Price and...
Victor Raul Torres
Jan 13, 2022
Victor Raul Torres Sr. of Pacifica, California passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022 in North Carolina. Victor died of complications with lung and heart disease.
Victor was born in Trujillo, Peru on November 15, 1931 to Fernando Torres Castaneda & Lucila Zamudio Rodrigues. He immigrated to the United States from Lima, Peru in 1962, where he got settled then...
Jackie Lee Dishman
Jan 13, 2022
Jackie Lee Dishman, 55, of Sanford passed away Thursday January 13, 2022. Mr. Dishman was born in Iredell Co. to Wilda Annette Willard Arnette. He loved nature, going on walks, and fishing. Mr. Dishman is survived by his mother and stepfather Wilda and Thomas Arnette; brothers Ralph Jerry and Timothy Dishman (Karen); sister Charlotte Marie Sturdivant (Toby); stepsiblings Jeffery Arnette,...
Bryan Chad Batts
Jan 10, 2022
Brian Chad Batts, 52 of Sanford passed away. A private burial will be held at Buffalo Cemetery.
Chad was born in Lee County. He was preceded in death by his father, Gordon E Batts Jr.; a special aunt Patricia Sharpe and cousin Parrish Sharpe. Surviving is his mother, Barbara Hearn Simpson, and husband Donnie of Siler City; brother, Perry Simpson...
Bennie Worth Howard Sr.
Jan 9, 2022
Bennie Worth Howard Sr., 75, of Carthage passed away Monday January 10, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. Funeral arrangements to be announced at a later date. Mr. Howard was born in Duplin Co. to the late Lester Worth Howard and Eva Louise Howard. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sister Hazel...
Donald Eugene Strange
Jan 9, 2022
CMSGT Donald Eugene Strange, US Air Force Retired, 71 of Sanford passed away Sunday January 10, 2022. Graveside services will be held at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery on Friday January 14th at 12:00 pm.
Mr. Strange was born in Hazel Dell, IL, son of the late Elsworth Strange and Stella Yelton Strange. In addition to his parents, he is preceded...
James Jerrold Kempa
Jan 8, 2022
Jim Kempa left this earth on January 8, 2022, with his beloved wife Karen by his side, and knowing his sons Jeff and Josh were in flight from their homes in Berlin, Germany and Portland, Oregon. He taught them from a young age the importance of travel, adventure, independence, and living life on your own terms. He led by example....
Betty Yow Kennedy
Jan 8, 2022
Betty Yow Kennedy, 94 of Sanford peacefully passed away Saturday January 8, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Kennedy was born in Norfolk, VA, daughter of the late David Lewis Yow and Josie Black Yow. She was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Gilmer Kennedy Jr and her son...
Mazelle Thomas Langston
Dec 31, 2021
Mazelle Thomas Langston, 102 of Sanford passed away Friday December 31, 2021, at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford.
Mrs. Langston was born in Lee Co on February 1, 1919, to Burl Martin Thomas and Lizzie Wicker Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 year, T. J. Langston; her daughter, Kay McLeod; siblings, Mary Lee Thomas Foushee,...
Carol Blackmon Carlson
Dec 31, 2021
Carol Blackmon Carlson, 76, of Sanford, NC, passed away December 31, 2021 at Carolina Central Hospital. Carol was generous, loving, compassionate, and wide open to life’s experiences. She loved her family and friends unconditionally. Her passions included music, dancing, politics, her church community, and unrelenting service to the people and causes she believed in. The lives she touched and impact...
Aolani Deliss Allende Rubio
Dec 30, 2021
Aolani Deliss Allende Rubio, 14, of Sanford passed away December 30, 2021. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday January 5, 2022, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Aolani was full of love. Love for her family love for others. She had so much love to give. There was nothing malicious about her. She...
Charles Vernon "CV" Bailes Sr.
Dec 25, 2021
Charles Vernon “CV” Bailes Sr, 87 of Cary passed away Saturday December 25, 2021. Funeral service will be held at 12:00pm Tuesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Committal services will be private at a later date.
Mr. Bailes was born in West Virginia, son of the late James W. Bailes Sr and Evelyn Summers Bailes. Mr. Bailes went to...
JoAnn Hughes Brennan
Dec 20, 2021
JoAnn Hughes Brennan passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at home with her family at her side.
JoAnn was born on August 14, 1957 in Rochester, NH. Over her life she lived in many more places – Connecticut, Wisconsin, Illinois, Switzerland, and North Carolina. She left each place having explored them to the fullest, with wonderful memories, and life-long...
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