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Joan Loyd Baker
Aug 9, 2021
Joan Loyd Baker, 87 of Sanford passed away Monday August 9, 2021. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00am Thursday at Harnett Memorial Park, Lillington.
Mrs. Baker was born in Louisburg, NC, daughter of the late Henry Edward Loyd and Mary Etta Clayton Loyd. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hughie Edsol Baker and her son, Gary David...
Patricia Maxwell Walker
Aug 3, 2021
Patricia Maxwell Walker, 80 of Sanford, completed her earthly journey on August 3, 2021. A Memorial service will be held at a later date.
Born the only child of Sarah and Henry Maxwell, Pat spent all her professional life as an elementary teacher in Hoke, Lee and Montgomery Counties. She touched many young minds and hearts along the way. We...
Hayden William McDuffie
Jul 30, 2021
Hayden William McDuffie, 85 of Sanford passed away Friday, July 30, 2021.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Wednesday (8/4/2021) at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends beginning at 10:00 am Wednesday. Mr. McDuffie was born in Lee County to George Henry McDuffie and Viola Maybelle Riddle McDuffie....
Jett Roman Leahy
Jul 29, 2021
Jett Roman Leahy, 2, of Cameron passed away on July 29, 2021. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Jett was born in Orange County to his parents Anthony Leahy and Suzi Leahy. He loved Elmo and The Wheels on The Bus song. He was a happy boy who had an infectious smile and was known...
Stephen Carl Palangi
Jul 27, 2021
Stephen Carl Palangi, 71 of Sanford passed away on July 27,2021. Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 10,2021 at 7:00 pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6:00 until 7:00 pm prior to the service. Mr. Palangi was born in Middlesex County, Massachusetts to Carl Frances Palangi and June Mahoney Palangi. He was...
Larry Tart
Jul 26, 2021
Larry Lee Tart, “PopTart” 79, of Sanford passed away on Monday July 26, 2021. Funeral services will be held at Crossroads Ministries in Broadway on Friday July 30, 2021, at 3pm. Burial will follow at Lee Memory Gardens. Larry was a route salesman for many years for Jesse Jones before starting his own business as Tart Enterprise. He lived to...
Terry Russell Ellis
Jul 24, 2021
Terry Russell Ellis, 65 of Sanford passed away on July 24,2021. Funeral services will be held at 7pm Thursday July 29,2021 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.
Terry was born in Lee County to the late Johnny Russell Ellis and Carolyn Barrett Ellis. He was a carpenter for thirty years and owned Terry’s Locksmith. Terry loved his family, all sports...
Ercel Wright Holmes
Jul 21, 2021
Ercel Wright Holmes, 82, of Sanford passed away Wednesday July 21, 2021. Graveside services will be held on Saturday at 11am at Jonesboro Cemetery. She was born in Calhoun, WV to the late Robert Wayne Wright and Lucille Stall. She loved her church. Her hobbies were arranging flowers and babysitting her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. She is also preceded in death...
Clorene "Dot" Jones
Jul 20, 2021
Clorene “Dot” Dennie Jones, 91, of Sanford passed away on Tuesday July 20, 2021. Memorial services will be held in the Chapel on July 24, 2021 at 4:00 PM at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.
Dot was born in Linville Falls to the late Jeff Hines Dennie and Rena Delois Franklin Dennie. Dot loved her family and was cherished by all. She...
Lucille Poole Buchanan
Jul 19, 2021
Lucille Poole Buchanan, 94, of Sanford passed away on July 19, 2021. Graveside services will be held Friday July 23, 2021, at 11am at Buffalo Cemetery. Lucille was born in 1927 in Lee Co. to the late Ivey W. Poole and Noreen Fields Choplin. Lucille was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Burke Buchanan. She had such a giving...
Michael Thomas
Jul 16, 2021
Michael Stephen Thomas, 79, of Sanford, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2021, at 11:30 PM at UNC Medical Center, surrounded by family.
Michael was born & raised in Sanford, along with his brother Joel Thomas, mother Ida Thomas, and father Gilbert Thomas. From 1964 to 1984, Michael faithfully served in the United States Air Force, serving at...
Terry Partick Rowlette
Jul 15, 2021
Terry Patrick Rowlette 77, of Sanford, passed away Thursday July 15, 2021.
Private services will be held at a later date.
Terry was born in Akron, Ohio to the late Jim Rowlette and Josephine Jennings Rowlette. He is retired from the US Army as MSGT. After retirement he taught ROTC for several years. He is survived by his daughter Tara R....
Charlotte Campbell Thomas Burns
Jul 10, 2021
Charlotte Campbell Thomas Burns, 84 of Sanford passed away Saturday July 10, 2021. The family will hold a private graveside service.
Born in Lee Co, she was a daughter of the late Jerome Corbitt Thomas and Elza Campbell Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Jackson “Bobby” Burns; siblings, W.C. “Bill” Thomas, Jesse C. “Bud” Thomas, H....
Thelma Craig Gordon
Jul 9, 2021
Thelma Ellen Craig Thomas Gordon 97, passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on July 9, 2021.
She was born November 29, 1923, to Fanny Kirby Craig and Charles Spurgeon Craig. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands Perry Thomas and Albert Gordon; infant daughter Mary Lucinda Thomas; infant brother John Ruskin Craig; sister Geneva Seagroves;...
Myrtle Rae Poe
Jul 7, 2021
Myrtle Rae Matthews Poe, 92 of Sanford passed away Wednesday July 7, 2021 peacefully at home surrounded by her family and friends. Mrs. Poe was preceded in death by her husband, William C. “Peanut” Poe, her parents, W.S. Matthews and Bertha Baker Matthews; brothers O.T. Sloan Paul Sloan and Sam Matthews Jr; sisters, Geneva Yarborough, Ellen Connolly, and Mary Alice...
Zachary Adam Sprouse
Jul 6, 2021
Zachary Adam Sprouse, 27 of Sanford passed away Tuesday July 6, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm Monday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Lee Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends starting at 11:00 am Monday. Zachary was born in Lee Co, and preceded in death by grandparents, Larry Willett, Glenn Jackson...
Hans Dieter Niedworok
Jul 1, 2021
Hans Dieter Jurgen Niedworok, 61, of Carthage passed away July 1, 2021.
Hans was born in Ulm Germany to the late Johannes Niedworok and Matilda Paola Niedworok. He was known to his family and friends as a prankster who loved life. He is survived by his wife Linda Niedworok of Carthage; daughter Jessica Jester (Richard) of Carthage; son Derrick Justin...
N. Waylon Kelly
Jun 30, 2021
Ned Waylon Kelly, 78 of Cameron passed away Wednesday June 30, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Saturday at Rocky Fork Christian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.
Mr. Kelly was born in Lee Co, a son of the late James Gilbert Kelly and Elsie Blakeley Kelly. Waylon was a retired Feeder Driver with UPS. He...
Billy Denkins
Jun 28, 2021
Billy Hubert Denkins, 80 of Sanford passed away Monday June 28, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday at Buffalo Cemetery. Born in Lee co, Billy was a son of the late Jessie Carl Denkins and Eleanor Mae Phillips Denkins. He was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Denkins. He was very particular about things and...
John Glass, Jr
Jun 16, 2021
John B. “Johnny” Glass Jr, 73 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 16, 2021. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday June 19, 2021, at 4pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Glass was born in Lee Co, son of the late John B. “Frosty” Glass Sr and Myrtle Ray Simpson...
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