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Johnsie Darroch
Sep 29, 2020
Johnsie Tucker Darroch, 73 of Lancaster, SC, formerly of Sanford, peacefully passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Graveside services will be held Monday October 12th, 2020 at Beaver Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Johnsie was born in Randolph Co daughter of the late Otis Lee Tucker and Julina Wood Tucker. She was a member of Beaver Creek Baptist Church, active...
Foster Jewell Watts
Sep 24, 2020
Foster Jewell Watts, 77 of Sanford passed away Thursday September 24, 2020.
The family will greet friends Wednesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel beginning at 10:00am. COVID 19 guidelines will be followed and facial coverings are required. Committal services will be private.
Mr. Watts was born in Lee Co, a son of the late Robert Jule Watts...
Matthew Eugene Rathburn
Sep 18, 2020
Matthew Eugene Rathburn of Sanford died on Friday September 18, 2020. There will be a Graveside service held on Thursday September 24,2020 at Broadway Town Cemetery at 4:00PM.
Matthew is preceded in death by his parents Calvin Donald Rathburn and Janice Jones Rathburn; sister Ellen Mitchell and brother David Rathburn.
Mr. Rathburn is survived by his wife of...
Lonnie McKinley Lawson
Sep 16, 2020
Lonnie McKinley Lawson, 86 of Carthage passed away Wednesday September 16, 2020.
Mr. Lawson was born in Surry Co a son of the late William Cornelius McKinley Lawson and Pearl Irene Gibbons Lawson. He was a Korean War Army Veteran and a talented string musician. Lonnie was preceded in death by siblings, Lethia Jamerson, Gladys Haire, Lelar Cooper, Lular Gregory,...
Hugh Ford Pembleton
Sep 13, 2020
Hugh Ford Pembleton, 83 of Sanford went to be with Jesus Sunday September 14, 2020.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Pembleton was born in Central Valley, NY son of the late Henry Ford Pembleton and Millicent Simmons Pembleton. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Remy Perrone.
Mr. Pembleton is...
William Landreth "Bill" Tucker
Sep 11, 2020
William Landreth “Bill” Tucker, 72 of Sanford passed away Friday September 11, 2020.
Services will be private.
Bill was born in Winston Salem, son of the late William Lindsey Tucker and Frances Peterson Tucker. He loved to garden, his dogs and swinging on the porch swing at the beach.
Mr. Tucker is survived by his wife, Lucy...
Anne Cox Layne
Sep 11, 2020
Anne Cox Layne, 56 of Sanford passed away Friday September 11, 2020.
A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday October 22, 2022 at St Thomas Episcopal Church.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to St Thomas Episcopal Church 312 N. Steel Street, Sanford, NC 27330.
Lillian Hoyle
Sep 9, 2020
Lillian “Lil” Thompson Hoyle, 98, passed away peacefully September 9, 2020 at Parkview Retirement Village in Sanford, NC, with family by her side. Lil was a native of Morganton, NC, the daughter of the late Nellis Albert Thompson, Sr. and Lona Jaynes Thompson, wife of the late Carroll “Cac” Watkins Hoyle, Sr., and mother of the late Carroll “Cac” Watkins...
Susan Swindell
Sep 9, 2020
Susan Turlington Swindell, 84 of Sanford peacefully passed away Wednesday evening, September 9, 2020.
Mrs. Swindell was born in Fremont, NC a daughter of the late Oscar Eli Turlington and Evelyn Hooks Turlington. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. Scott Swindell Jr, and a sister, Evelyn “Ebbie” Mooring. Susan was a member of Jonesboro United Methodist...
Catherine Monica Frame
Sep 4, 2020
Catherine Monica Tracey Frame, 78 of Sanford passed away Friday September 4, 2020.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Catherine was born in Dublin, Ireland, daughter of the late Thomas Tracey and Mary Josephine Kavanagh Tracey. She was preceded in death by her brother, Gerry Scully.
Mrs. Frame is survived by her...
Beverly Almond
Aug 29, 2020
Beverly Simpson Almond, 63 of Lillington passed away Saturday August 29th, 2020.
Beverly was born in Winter Haven, FL, daughter of the late Sammy Lee Simpson and Carolyn Singletary Simpson. She was preceded in death by her son Matthew Almond and daughter Sarah Almond, stepfather Andy Andleton, brother Pat Simpson, sister Kathy Andleton Talbott,
Beverly was known by...
Jane Elizabeth Guenther
Aug 28, 2020
Jane Elizabeth Guenther passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020 at UNC in Hillsborough, North Carolina. She was 82 years young.
Born in Pennsylvania, she resided in Bucks County for most of her life. She was a 1955 graduate of Pennsbury High School and a charter member of Christ Lutheran Church in Levittown, PA. She moved to Sanford, North...
Eriberto Alvarez Najera
Aug 26, 2020
Eriberto Alvarez Najera, 25, of Sanford passed away on August 26, 2020. A visitation will be held at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Sunday August 30, 2020 from 12:30-3:30pm. Graveside services to follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Eriberto loved his family, especially his beloved mother. He also enjoyed hanging out with his friends.
He is survived by his mother Maria...
Herman George Reed
Aug 24, 2020
Herman George Reed, 52, of Sanford passed away August 24, 2020. Memorial services will be held on Saturday August 29, 2020 at 2 pm at St. Stephen Catholic Church.
Herman was a member of the Lemon Springs Fire Department. He loved to ride motorcycles and work on cars. He also had a passion for hot wings.
Mr. Reed is...
Thomas Jackson "Jack" Bost
Aug 23, 2020
Thomas Jackson “Jack” Bost, 68 of Sanford passed away Sunday, August 23rd, 2020. Private graveside services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mr. Bost was born in Sanford, NC, son of the late Fire Chief, Sam Bost and LaRue Griffin Bost. Jack spent 29 years at GKN Driveline in Sanford, but his passion was always...
Zachari Nazir Lee
Aug 20, 2020
Zachari Nazir Lee, 1 of Sanford peacefully passed away Thursday August 20th, 2020.
Zachari is survived by his father, Joshua Lee; Foster moms, Destinee and Gabriela Gooch and Foster family; paternal grandparents, Deloris Lee, and the late Gary Lee; maternal grandmother Dina Johnson and great grandmother Ruby Womack . Three aunts, Raina Lee, Charlene Ferguson, and Kisha Lee.
The...
Anthony Craig Bolling
Aug 19, 2020
Anthony Craig Bolling, 77 of Sanford passed away Wednesday August 19, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Friday at Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Mr. Bolling was born in Washington, DC son of the late Alfred Clay Bolling and Ethel Virginia Walker Bolling. Mr. Bolling was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Cheatham Bolling and a daughter,...
Doris Price
Aug 15, 2020
Doris Johnson Price, 82, formerly of Sanford passed away on Saturday August 15, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday August 20th, 2020 at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Price was born in Johnston Co, daughter of the late Charlie Elliot Johnson and Ethel Collier Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband Bobby Price and son...
William Rosser Campbell
Aug 8, 2020
William Rosser Campbell 96, of Sanford passed away at Parkview Retirement Home on August 8, 2020. Private graveside services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Campbell was born in Lee County on March 13, 1924 to the late Joseph Edwin Campbell and Fannie Rosser Campbell. He is preceded in death by a son Barron Campbell and a granddaughter...
Susan Ann Donithan
Aug 5, 2020
Susan Ann Cummings Donithan, 38 of Sanford passed away Wednesday August 5, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday at Calvary Missionary Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.
Susan was born in Wake Co, NC to Jerry Lee Stone and Brenda Sue Cummings. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Shirley,...
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