Obituaries

Jul 28, 2019

Terry North, 54 of Sanford passed away Sunday July 28, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:30pm Friday at Cool Springs Baptist Church. The family will greet friends following the service at the Church.

 

Mr. North was born in Bedford, VA, son of Edward Allan North and the late Dorkes Ruff Buchanan. Terry had a passion for sports...

Jul 26, 2019

Bethany Von Canon Buchanan, 101 of Sanford passed away Friday morning July 26, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00PM Sunday September 8, 2019 at St Luke United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends following the service in the Ladies Parlor.

 

Mrs. Buchanan was born in Moore Co, a daughter of the late Forest Whitney Von...

Jul 25, 2019

Ed “Delbert” Gilmore, 70 of Sanford passed away Thursday July 25, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Monday at Calvary Missionary Methodist Church.

 

Mr. Gilmore was born in Lee Co, a son of the late Mack Gilmore and Gracie Hall Gilmore. He was a Veteran of the US Marine Corp, retired from Performance Fibers, loved to go...

Jul 14, 2019

Jul 13, 2019

Toby Dean Gunter, 51 of Sanford passed away Saturday July 13, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm Monday at Life Springs Church. Burial will follow at Shallow Well Cemetery.

 

Mr. Gunter was born in Lee County son of Betty Sue Watson Gunter and the late Jimmy Dean Gunter. Toby was a member of Life Springs Church who...

Jul 8, 2019

Carol Gore Stanley, 91 of Sanford, formerly of Raleigh, passed away Monday July 8, 2019.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00am Friday at St Andrews United Methodist Church in Raleigh. The family will greet friends following the memorial service.

 

Mrs. Stanley was born in Columbus Co, daughter of the late Samuel P. Gore and Grace Lee Long...

Jul 7, 2019

Karen Matthiesen Towson, 75 of Sanford passed away Sunday July 7, 2019.

 

A Memorial service will be held at 11am at St. Luke United Methodist Church on July 17, 2019.

 

Mrs. Towson was born in Windom, MN, daughter of the late Arlo Matthiesen and Mildred Arleen Anderson Matthiesen. Karen graduated from the Green Bay West High School in...

Jul 7, 2019

Allen Bryant Buchanan, 83 of Sanford passed away Sunday July 7, 2019. Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Wednesday at Shallow Well United Church of Christ. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

 

Mr. Buchanan was born in Lee County on August 8, 1935 son of the late Donnie Robert Buchanan and Bernetta Allen Buchanan. He is also preceded...

Jul 4, 2019

Lewis Franklin Smith, 75 of Sanford passed away, with his loving family by his side, at Sanford Health and Rehab on Thursday, July 4,2019. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2pm Wednesday July 10,2019 at Calvary Missionary Methodist Church, 185 Calvary Church Road, Olivia, NC 28368.

 

Mr. Smith was born in Sanford, NC son of the late...

Jul 2, 2019

Viola Gunter Donithan, 91, of Goldston passed away Tuesday July 2, 2019.

 

Mrs. Donithan was a loving homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother.

 

She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Donithan; parents Otis Gunter and Fanny Gilmore Gunter; daughters Wilma Allen and Betty McDowell; grandson Ronny McDowell Jr.; sister Clara Mae Gautier,Virginia Smith Holt and brothers Siler Gunter...

Jun 30, 2019

Joseph Phillip “Phil” Burns, 71 of Sanford passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 2pm Tuesday at Cumnock Union Church, United Methodist.

 

Mr. Burns was born in Sanford, NC son of the late Joseph Burch Burns and Eleanor Poe Burns.

 

Phil is survived by his wife of 52 years Lois Matthews Burns;...

Jun 30, 2019

Uriel Nunez Ocampo, 35 of Sanford passed away Sunday June 30, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 pm Friday at the Jonesboro Cemetery.

 

Mr. Ocampo was a humble, loveable man who loved to make you laugh. He also was member of Ministerios Bethel Church and a Welder for over 15 years.

 

Mr. Ocampo is survived by...

Jun 29, 2019

Diane Bosse Martin, 68 of Sanford passed away Saturday June 29, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00am Tuesday at Life Springs Church, Sanford.

 

Mrs. Martin was born in New Britain, CT, a daughter of the late Joseph Bosse and Rita Cyr Bosse. She was preceded in death by siblings, Richard, Bobby, JoAnne and Carol. Diane will...

Jun 19, 2019

Gilbert Charles Koehler, 105 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 19, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00am Saturday at White Hill Presbyterian Church.

 

Mr. Koehler was born in Milwaukee, WI, son of the late Emil Koehler and Amelia Wirth Koehler. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Bartho Koehler; grandson, Richard C. McKay; great-great...

Jun 14, 2019

James W. Garner, 65 of Sanford passed away Friday June 14, 2019. Funeral services will be held Tuesday June 18, 2019 at 3pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial to follow at Broadway Cemetery.

 

Mr. Garner was a loving father who enjoyed playing golf and watching western movies. He liked to go antiquing at flea markets and also coached...

Jun 14, 2019

Jun 12, 2019

Martha Gosnell Wall 73 of Sanford passed away peacefully June 12, 2019. Graveside service will be held Saturday June 15, 2019 at 11am at Cool Springs Baptist Church cemetery.

 

Marty was a member of Cool Springs Baptist Church and loved the Lord! She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years Gary Wall and her parents Frank...

Jun 9, 2019

Norman James “Jim” Williams 80, of Sanford passed away Sunday June 9, 2019 at home.

There will be a Memorial Mass at 2pm Saturday, June 15, 2019 at St. Stephens Roman Catholic Church, 901 Franklin Drive, Sanford, NC.

 

Jim is preceded in death by his parents Norman F. Williams and Rosemary Strohmenger Williams. He is survived by his fiancé...

May 30, 2019

 

Fred H. McBryde

1/9/1924 to 5/30/2019

Helen Godley McBryde

3/25/1930 to 5/7/2023

 

Preceded in death by their daughter, Essa Nell Lancaster. Survived by their daughter Anganette McBryde (Michael), their grandchildren, C. Michael Fulenwider (Jennifer), Rhiannon M. Hollinger (Gabriel), Tajen M. Stockdale, and their seven great-grandchildren, Regan, Hannah, Leah, Noah, Charlotte, Michael and Olivia. 

 

Fred was born and...

May 30, 2019

Jeffrey Allen Hubscher, 72 of Sanford passed away Thursday May 30, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, June 5th at Cool Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

 

Mr. Hubscher was born in District of Columbia, a son of the late Carmen Hubscher and Evelyn Allen Hubscher. He was a graduate of...