Obituaries

Feb 20, 2020

Carl Wilson Haymore Sr, 76 of Sanford passed away Thursday February 20, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Monday at Calvary Missionary Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.

 

Mr. Haymore was born in Surry Co, a son of the late Herbert L. Haymore and Mary Elizabeth Layne Haymore. In addition to his parents, Carl...

Feb 13, 2020

Lee Frank Meador 61 of Sanford passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020.

 

Graveside services will be held Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Lemon Springs United Methodist Church cemetery.

 

Lee is preceded in death by his parents Frank Lloyd Meador and Allean Davis Meador. Lee served in the Army National Guard, worked  in construction, and volunteered...

Feb 6, 2020

Denson Jarrell Godfrey 72, of Sanford, passed away Thursday February 6, 2020.

 

Mr. Godfrey was born in Lee County son of the late Albert Sheppard Godfrey and Alma Atkins Godfrey. He was preceded in death by his brother Mitchell Godfrey. Denson retired from NCDOT after 32 years of service. He loved fishing and playing with his dog.

 

He...

Feb 3, 2020

Edith Mae Jones Yost, 97 of Carthage passed away Monday February 3rd, 2020.

 

Mae was born on August 28, 1922 while her mother and father were abroad in England visiting family.  After returning to the United States, she was raised in Washington Mills, New York and as an adult she became a United States citizen.

 

She was predeceased...

Jan 28, 2020

— Richard Bryant Hayes, 81, of Sanford, died Tuesday (1/28/20) at UNC Hospice Home in Pittsboro.

 

Mr. Hayes was born on Gulf Street in Sanford. While in junior high he was awarded Eagle Scout, Troop 44. He graduated from Sanford Central High School in 1956 and received his BSBA from UNC-Chapel Hill four years later. In 1975, Mr. Hayes...

Jan 27, 2020

Claudia Milham Cox, 82 of Sanford peacefully passed away Monday January 27, 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.

Jan 23, 2020

Betty Ann Briggs Gillis, 75 of Sanford passed away Thursday January 23, 2020. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, January 25th, 2020 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

 

Ms. Gillis was born in High Point, to the late C.C. “Buck” Briggs and Mozelle Harris Hutchens Briggs. She had ten half-sisters and two half-brothers. She retired from...

Jan 21, 2020

Tammy Renee Banks, 52 of Sanford passed away Tuesday January 21, 2020.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Friday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Tammy was born in Columbus, OH daughter of the late James Henry Banks and Brenda Sue Yates Banks.  Proceeded in death by her brother, Michael James Banks....

Jan 16, 2020

Lillie Mae Laws Layton, 90 of Sanford died Thursday January 16, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday at Swann Station Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Cameron Grove Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Layton was born in Orange Co, a daughter of the late Clinnie Laws and Hattie Wayne Crabtree Laws. Mrs. Layton was preceded in death...

Jan 11, 2020

Alton Ward Cockrell, 98 of Sanford passed away Saturday January 11, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Mr. Cockrell was born in Lee County, a son of the late Redmon E. Cockrell and Laura Rackley Cockrell. He also was preceded in death by a son Tony Cockrell.  Alton was a retired Pilot with...

Jan 5, 2020

Jan 5, 2020

Judy Poe Lloyd, 73 of Sanford passed away Sunday January 5, 2020. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Friday (1/10/2020) at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

 

Mrs. Lloyd was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late Dorby Poe and Ruby Beal Poe. She was preceded in death by her fury companion, Abby. For many years Judy...

Jan 2, 2020

 

Derrick A.M. Smith, 88 of Sanford passed away Thursday January 2, 2020. A Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2:00 pm at St Francis Anglican Church.

 

Mr. Smith was born, raised and educated in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the son of the late Andrew Anthony Smith and Mary Legg Smith. He was preceded in death by a...

Dec 31, 2019

Thomas Arlen Workman, 68 of Sanford, passed away Tuesday December 31st, 2019.

A memorial service will be held Saturday January 11, 2019 at 4:30pm at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2201 Hawkins Ave., Sanford NC. 27330

Mr. Workman was born in Logan, WV, son of Lona M. Workman and the late Arlen Workman.

Mr. Workman is survived by his wife,...

Dec 25, 2019

John Curtis “Johnny” Kelly, 68 of Sanford passed away Wednesday December 25, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Sunday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.

 

Mr. Kelly was born in Sanford, a son of the late Carlyn Walton “Shorty” Kelly and Swannie Powers Kelly. He was preceded in death by siblings, Joyce K. Seago, Patsy K. Worrell, Steve...

Dec 24, 2019

Thomas John “Tom" Natley, 82 of Goldston passed away Tuesday December 24, 2019. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00pm Monday at the farm.

 

Mr. Natley was born in Newark, NJ a son of the late John Thomas Natalewicz and Anna Natalewicz. He was preceded in death by a brother, John V. Natalewicz.

 

Mr. Natley...

Dec 18, 2019

Mike Kappes went quietly into the night on December 18, 2019. He died of a heart attack. He was 60 years old and at home with his beautiful wife.

 

The family will host a memorial service as a celebration of Mike’s life on Monday, December 23 at 1pm at the Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home at 509 Carthage Street in Sanford,...

Dec 17, 2019

Harriett Murphy Tice, of Sanford peacefully passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 11:30am Friday at St Francis Anglican Church.

 

Mrs. Tice was born in Rose Hill, AL, a daughter of the late John Gribbin Murphy and Mary Frost Murphy. She was preceded in death by siblings, Eleanor Robinson, Thomas Murphy, John Murphy,...

Dec 8, 2019

Bobby Ray Yarborough, 76 of Sanford peacefully passed away Sunday December 8, 2019 surrounded by his family. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

 

Mr. Yarborough was born in Lee Co, a son of the late Roy Yarborough and Florence Lanier Yarborough. He was preceded in death by siblings, Mary Frances...

Dec 1, 2019

On December 1st, 2019, Betty Matthews Matthews, a loving and caring mother of two children, passed away at the age of 76.

 

She was born in Lemon Springs, NC on May 8th, 1943 to Edith Wilson Matthews and Thomas Lynn Matthews. Her grandparents were Thomas Ford and Bessie Matthews and Earnest and Bertha Wilson. She graduated from Greenwood High...