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Nicholas James Butner
Jun 10, 2020
Nicholas James Butner, 37 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 10, 2020.
A Memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Butner is survived by his mother, Delores Holt Butner of Safnord; a brother Ronald Kevin Stone of Sanford. He was preceded in death by his father, James Michael Butner.
Nancy Lee Scott
Jun 10, 2020
Nancy Lee Key Scott, 89 of Sanford passed away, Wednesday June 10, 2020. A private graveside service will be held.
Mrs. Scott was a daughter of the late Claude Key and Pearl Hutchinson Key. She was preceded in death by her husband, Foy M. Scott. She loved her Lord, children, flowers, gardening, and cooking. For several years she worked at...
Virginia Szwed
Jun 5, 2020
Virginia (Nan) Huggins Szwed, 85, passed away on June 5th, 2020 in her home of 41 years in Quail Ridge Golf Course Community in Lee County, NC. She was the wife of her loving husband, Val Szwed for 23 years, who was with her when she passed. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday July 18th, 2020...
Sharon Danette Poe
Jun 2, 2020
Sharon Danette Stewart Poe, 64 of Sanford peacefully passed away Tuesday June 2, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Sharon was born in Cumberland Co. a daughter of the late Daniel Beatty Stewart and Louvenia Baker Stewart. She was also preceded in death by her sisters Carolyn “Butchie” Smith and Fran Shumate.
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Joel Thurman Hayes Jr
May 28, 2020
Joel Thurman Hayes Jr was born April 16th, 1984 and passed away in Durham, North Carolina at the age of 36 in May of 2020. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
He is survived by his father Joey Hayes of Sanford, his mother and step-dad, Karol & Rick Walker of Cary, along with his siblings;...
Maria A. Morales
May 26, 2020
Maria A. Morales, 64, of Sanford passed away Tuesday May 26, 2020.
She was born in Puerto Rico to the late Alfredo and Maria Morale. She was also preceded in death by her husband Jose A. Montijo.
She is survived by her son William Figueroa; daughters Carmen Hernandez, Lilliam Hernandez, and Janet Sample; and grandchildren Axel Fargas, William...
R. Paul Lucas Jr
May 22, 2020
R. Paul Lucas Jr, 86, of Sanford, passed away on Friday, May 22 at the First Health House in Westend, NC. He was born on July 26, 1933, a son of Rufus Paul Lucas, Sr., and May Snipes Lucas.
Graveside services will be private.
Paul was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Sanford where he...
James Hugh Lehmann
May 20, 2020
James Hugh Lehmann, 88, left his family for his heavenly home on May 20, 2020. Jim passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family.
Jim was born May 27, 1931 in Los Angeles, California to Hugh and Margaret Lehmann. Jim served his nation in the National Guard of New York from 1947 to 1951. His patriotism and...
Sharon Harrington
May 17, 2020
Sharon Cagle Harrington, 65 of Sanford passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 17, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday May 21,2020 at Poplar Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Harrington was born on August 13, 1954 in Washington, DC and raised in Sanford by her parents Paul Albert Cagle Sr and the late Joyce Cagle....
Reese Bryant "RB" Lemmond, Jr.
May 15, 2020
Graveside services for Reece Bryant “RB” Lemmond Jr., 76 of Sanford who passed Friday May 15, 2020 were held at 11:00 am May 18, 2020 at Buffalo Cemetery with Chaplain Sam Garris and Jeff Reid officiating.
RB was a son of the late Reece Bryant Lemmond, Sr. and Truman Fields Lemmond. He is survived by his daughter, Polli Strickland...
Janeth Blakley
May 9, 2020
Janeth Walker Blakley, 77 of Sanford passed away Saturday May 9, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday at Carbonton United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Janeth was born May 22, 1942 in Gauley Bridge, WVa, daughter of the late Darrell and Peg Walker. She is preceded in death by her husband, Larry G. Blakley, and her brother, Gary...
Woodrow B. "Woody" Mashburn
May 5, 2020
Woodrow B. Mashburn, Sr., 95, went home to his eternal reward on May 5, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family. A private graveside service will be held for his immediate family at Carbonton United Methodist Church Cemetery where Mr. Mashburn attended as a child.
Mr. Mashburn was born in Chatham County on February 26, 1925, the youngest...
William Frank "Bill" Rosser
May 2, 2020
William “Bill” Frank Rosser, 73, of Sanford, died Saturday (5/2/20).
Bill was born in Sanford, North Carolina on July 21, 1946, to the late Frank Mellon Rosser and Annie Belle Wicker Rosser. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Harold Clifton Stewart, Jr.
Bill graduated from Sanford Central High School in 1964. He graduated...
Carmen Milagro Figueroa
Apr 30, 2020
Carmen Milargo Figueroa, 82 of Sanford passed away Thursday evening, April 30th, 2020.
Mrs. Figueroa was born in Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Gereado Figueroa and Luz Maria Vazquez. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marcelino. Mrs. Figueroa loved her family and was a dedicated Church lady. She was an outgoing person who loved helping others.
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Vickie Lane Preston
Apr 27, 2020
Vickie Lane Wilson Preston, 63 of Sanford passed away Monday April 27, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 3:00pm Friday at New Life Fellowship Church.
Vickie was born in Bennettsville, SC, daughter of the late James Boyce Wilson and Bettie Sue Hall Wilson. She was preceded in death by a brother, Wayne Jones and a nephew, Samuel Douglas.
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Gary Warren Barber
Apr 27, 2020
Gary W. Barber, formerly of Sanford, passed away suddenly on April 27, 2020 in Raleigh.
Mr. Barber was born on October 11, 1950 in Buffalo, New York to Betty A. and Warren R. Barber. The family moved to Louisiana, Georgia, and then to Perry, New York. Mr. Barber graduated from Perry Central High School in 1968, where he was...
Candelaria Martinez Rubio
Apr 21, 2020
Candelaria Martinez Rubio, 82 of Sanford passed away Tuesday April 21, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 3:30pm Friday at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Rubio is preceded in death by her parents Luis Enrique and Lucia Hernandez.
Candelaria Rubio has been surrounded by her loving family for many years.
Mrs. Rubio is survived by her sons...
Barbara Kent
Apr 20, 2020
Barbara Nicholson Kent 86 of Sanford passed away Monday April 20, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Friday at Lee Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Kent was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late John Wesley Nicholson and Clyde Cameron Nicholson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years William Wesley Kent, and brothers Worth...
Iginia Palacios
Apr 16, 2020
Iginia Huicochea Palacios, 84 of Sanford passed away Thursday April 16, 2020.
Graveside services will be held at 4:00 pm at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Palacios is survived by her children, Minerva Hernandez, Mario Vargas Huicochea, Erminia Lugas Huicochea, and Maria del Carmen Vargas Huicochea; one sister, Guadalupe Huicochea Palacios. She was preceded in death by her parents, Angel...
Mabel McDuffie
Apr 13, 2020
Mabel Rosser McDuffie, 80 of Sanford passed away Monday April 13, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Thursday at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. McDuffie was born Harnett Co, a daughter of the late Flynn Robert Rosser and Catherine Black Rosser. She was preceded in death by sisters JoAnn Griffin and Vivian Wooten. Mabel was a graduate...
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