Obituaries

Oct 13, 2019

Frances C. "Fran" Bradley of Sanford peacefully passed away Sunday October 13, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery. 

 

Mrs. Bradley was born in Pitt Co, daughter of the late Karl Glenn Cahoon and Frances Elizabeth Jones Cahoon. Mrs. Bradley was a Kindergarten Teacher most of...

Oct 13, 2019

Geneva Willett Frye, 86 of Cameron passed away Sunday October 13, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held at1:00pm Wednesday at St Andrews Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

 

Geneva was born in Lee Co, a daughter of the late Herbert Alton Willett and Lena Coley Willett; She was preceded in death by her husband...

Oct 11, 2019

Delores Ann Gaines Register, of Goldston peacefully passed away Friday October 11, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00pm Sunday in the Harper Center of First Presbyterian Church.

 

Delores was born and raised in Goldston North Carolina to Corbett and Clara Gaines on July 5, 1930. Later she attended Wake Forest University in Wake Forest North...

Oct 8, 2019

Dan McGarrity, 60 of Sanford passed away Tuesday October 8, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00pm Wednesday October 16th at Darlington Raceway Media Center in Darlington, SC.

 

Dan was preceded in death by his parents, Joe McGarrity and Dorothy Leasure McGarrity. Dan worked with NASCAR for 30 plus years mostly as a Jet Dryer on...

Oct 6, 2019

Michael Samuel ”Sammy” Puckett, 73 of Biscoe passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019.

 

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

 

Mr. Puckett was born in Moore Co, a son of the late Everett Puckett and Cora Bowman Puckett and was preceded in death by thirteen siblings. He never met a stranger and loved riding...

Oct 3, 2019

Johnsie Lee Redding Tipton, 65 of Sanford peacefully passed away Thursday October 3, 2019.

 

A gathering of family and friends will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday October 9th at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.

 

Johnsie was born in Lee Co., a lifelong resident of the Colon Community, to the late Lessie Lee Nalls Redding and John Aaron Redding. She...

Sep 25, 2019

Joseph Edward Thomas, 86, of Sanford passed away Wednesday September 25, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Saturday September 28, 2019 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

 

Mr. Thomas was born in Lee Co, son of the late Noah Wesley Thomas and Ada Foxx Thomas. He is also preceded in death by several sisters and brothers.

 

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Sep 25, 2019

Peggy Porter Lassen, 96, of Sanford, passed away peacefully in her assisted living apartment with her family around her, Wednesday September 25, 2019.

 

A Memorial service will be held at 1:00pm Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. The family will greet friends following the service.

 

Mrs. Lassen was born in Fayetteville NC to the late Charlie Henry Porter and...

Sep 23, 2019

Raymond Blaise Filipowski, 83, of Sanford, passed away Monday September 23, 2019. Funeral services will be held at St. Stephens Catholic Church on Thursday September 26, 2019 at 10 am. Family will receive friends following the service. Internment will follow at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.

 

 

Ray was born and raised in Goshen, NY to the...

Sep 20, 2019

Roma Jean Hudnall Capps, 70 of Sanford, formerly of Smithfield, passed away Friday September 20, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 1:00pm Thursday at the Bakers Chapel Cemetery in Smithfield.

 

Roma was born in West Virginia daughter of the late Raymond Hudnall and Novella Sports Wall. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Capps, daughter, Elizabeth...

Sep 20, 2019

Anne Gertrude Shearer, 86 of Sanford passed away Friday September 20, 2019.

 

Memorial Mass will be held Friday September 27, 2019 at 11AM at St. Stephens Catholic Church with a reception following Mass.

 

Ms. Shearer was born in Detroit, MI, daughter of the late William Shearer and Gertrude Pendleton Shearer. In addition to her parents Anne was also...

Sep 14, 2019

George Bradley Pickard 70, of Sanford passed away on Saturday September 14, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday September 22, 2019 at 2PM at the Ole Gilliam Mill on Highway 42.

 

George is a son of the late William James Pickard and Fannie Virginia Seawell. Also preceded in death by a Brother Charlie Pickard and his...

Sep 13, 2019

Duane Howard McCartney, 84 of Sanford passed away Friday, September 13, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 12:00pm Thursday, September 19 at Cool Springs Baptist Church.

 

Duane was born on January 5, 1935 in Kankakee, IL, son of the late Howard Albert Fay McCartney and LaVona Vivian Brinkman McCartney. He was preceded in death by a brother,...

Sep 2, 2019

Robert Clifford “Bob” Page, 72 of Sanford passed away Monday September 3, 2019.

 

Committal services will be held at 10:30am Monday (9/9/2019) at Lemon Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with a Celebration of Life following in the Lemon Springs Baptist Church.

 

Mr. Page was born in Lee Co, son of the late James Elmer Page and Susan Perkins Page....

Sep 2, 2019

Steven Harris Garner of Sanford passed away Monday September 2, 2019.

A Memorial service will be held at a later date.

 

 

Aug 27, 2019

Aug 26, 2019

Raymond Lee Sessoms, 86 of Sanford passed away Monday August 26, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Friday at Sanford First Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mr. Sessoms will lie in state for one hour prior to the funeral service. Burial will follow at Lee Memory Gardens.

 

Mr. Sessoms was born in Lee Co, son of the late Vernon...

Aug 22, 2019

Jeffrey Allen Merriman, 55 of Cary passed away Thursday August 22, 2019. A memorial service will be held 3:00pm Sunday September 1, 2019 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. The family will greet friends following the service.

 

Mr. Merriman was born in Ohio to the late Gene David Merriman and Dorothy Wolfe Merriman. Jeff spent 13 years in the...

Aug 19, 2019

 

James Phillip York 64 of Sanford passed away August 19, 2019 at Central Carolina Hospital. Services will be held at a later date.

 

James was born in Jacksonville, Florida, a son of Patsy Louise Dillman York and the late Lewis Lee York. He is preceded in death by a brother Rick York and a son Joshua Keith York. James...

Aug 17, 2019

Mrs. Evelyn Kelly, 85, of Cameron, NC, passed away August 17th at her home. Services will be held at 3:00pm on Sunday August 18, 2019 at Rocky Fork Christian Church. Burial to follow in the Church cemetery.

 

She was born in Stanley County, N.C. to the late Joseph Lester Eudy and Verona Kiker Eudy.  She was retired from Cornell Dubilier...