Obituaries

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

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 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 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

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

A Memorial service will be held at a later date.

 

 

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....

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...

Aug 15, 2019

Barbara Holt Jones, 84, of Sanford passed away on Wednesday August 14, 2019. Funeral services will be held Saturday August 17, 2019 at 2pm at Ephesus Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Jones was born in Harnett Co., to the late Woodrow Holt and Mary Dennis Holt. She owned and operated her sewing company for...

Aug 10, 2019

Sue Mitchell Walker Sadler, 71 of Sanford passed away August 10, 2019.  A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday August 15, 2019 from 6pm-7pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.

 

Sue was born in Nash County the daughter of the late Theodore B. Mitchell and Christine Glover Mitchell.

 

She is survived by her husband Thomas A. Sadler; daughter...

Aug 7, 2019

Calpurnia Bullard Revels, 85 of Sanford passed away Wednesday August 7, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Friday August 9, 2019 at Cool Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Revels was born in Robeson Co, daughter of the late Belton Bullard and Lucinda Locklear Bullard. Mrs. Revels was preceded in death by her...

Aug 3, 2019

Jacqueline Howard “Jackie” Pearce, 91 of Sanford, formerly of Salisbury, peacefully passed away Saturday August 3, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, Sanford.

 

Mrs. Pearce was born in Harnett Co, a daughter of the late Carey Webster Howard and Inez Campbell Howard. She was preceded in death by her husband Grafton...

Jul 29, 2019

 

Alma Parker Farris passed away peacefully at the age of 102 on July 29, 2019, with her loving family by her side in Sanford’s Central Carolina Hospital. The second of Samuel and Helen Kelly Parker’s five children and the first of their four daughters, she was born on January 31st., 1917 in Rocky Mount (Edgecombe County), NC. The Parker...

Jul 28, 2019

Denny Franklin “Frank” Angel, 75 of Carthage passed away Sunday July 28, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 4:00pm Wednesday at Euphronia Presbyterian Church.

 

Mr. Angel was born in Harnett County, a son of the late Charlie Hugh Angel and Louise Osborne Angel. He was retired and the owner of Angel Acoustical Tiles, loved spending time with friends...