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Obituaries
Joann Thomas
Aug 18, 2018
Joann Thomas, 74 of Sanford, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2018 at 12:30 P.M. at her residence surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Jonesboro Cemetery.
She was born and lived in Sanford, a daughter of the late Leonor Thomas. In 1969,...
Roland Louis Rogers
Aug 13, 2018
Roland L. Rogers, 83 of Sanford peacefully passed away Monday August 13, 2018.
Private services will beheld at a later date.
Virginia Coore
Aug 11, 2018
Virginia Pettit “Polly” Coore, 83 of Siler City, passed away Saturday August 11, 2018 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Wednesday at Mt. Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Coore was born in Surry Co, a daughter of the late Hubert and Mary Lane Pettit. She...
J Refugio Alvarado Garcia
Aug 7, 2018
J Refugio Alvarado Garcia, 71, of Broadway, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, August 7th, 2018. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, August 11, 2018 at St. Stephens Catholic Church at 11am.
Mr. Garcia is preceded in death by his father, Lorenzo Alvarado Arevalo, and grandson, Julian Michel Ramirez.
Mr. Garcia is survived by his wife Eva Zarate Martinez; mother,...
M Ross Pittman
Aug 6, 2018
Mr. Maurice "Ross" Pittman, beloved husband, father, uncle and friend passed away to be with his savior, Jesus Christ on Monday August 6, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Thursday at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Broadway Town Cemetery.
Ross was born on June 28, 1924 to the late James Ira Pittman and Sallie...
John Pischak
Aug 3, 2018
John Pischak, 85, of Sanford, passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at Duke Regional Hospital. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday August 8th at 11AM at St. Stephens Catholic Church.
Mr. Pischak was born in Poland to the late Basil and Mary Pischak. He was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.
He is survived by...
James Matthew Knight
Aug 3, 2018
James Matthew Knight, 25, of Sanford, passed away Saturday, August 3rd, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 7:00pm Thursday at Lemon Springs Baptist Church. The family will greet beginning at 6:00pm.
Mr. Knight was born in Sanford, a son of Mary Hiles Knight and the late James Numan Knight. He graduated from Southern Lee High School and Central...
Marie Wicker
Jul 22, 2018
Mildred Marie Leath Wicker, 85 of Sanford passed away July 22, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 11:00am Tuesday at Pocket Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Wicker was born in Galax, VA, daughter of the late Robert Leath and Elizabeth Funk Leath. She was a very active member of Pocket Presbyterian Church, taught Sunday School and was active with...
Frances Keigley
Jul 21, 2018
Frances Gehring Keigley, 99 of Chapel Hill, formerly of Sanford passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday at Carolina Meadows, The Fairways in Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Keigley was born in Galesburg, IL, daughter of the late Earl R. Gehring and Gertrude Frederick Gehring. She was a graduate of University of Illinois...
Frances Kimball
Jul 19, 2018
Frances Stewart Kimball, 89 of Sanford passed away Thursday July 19, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 10:00am Saturday at Zion Christian Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Kimball was born in Lee Co, a daughter of the late John William Stewart and Martha Janie Gaster Stewart. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy “Pete” Lester Kimball, and siblings,...
Dale Bracken
Jul 17, 2018
Dale Stephens Bracken, 75, of Sanford, NC, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on July 17 after an extended illness. A visitation is scheduled for Sunday, July 22, 2 pm to 4 pm, at Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home, 509 Carthage Street, Sanford.
She was predeceased by her daughters Melissa (Missy) Stephens Bracken and Susan (Sue) Bracken...
Eduardo Preston Rangel Aguirre
Jul 13, 2018
Eduardo Preston Rangel Aguirre, 74 of Sanford passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his beloved family, Friday July 13,2018. A Memorial service will be held at 12:30pm Tuesday at St Stephen Catholic Church.
Mr. Rangel a son of the late Diego Rangel and Blanca Aguirre. He was a graduate of Mission High School in San Francisco, CA, and graduated...
Kimberly Jean Tillman
Jul 13, 2018
Kimberly Jean Tillman, 52, of Cameron, NC, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018. Funeral services will be held Wednesday July 18, 2018 at 2pm in Rogers Memorial Chapel.
She was preceded in death by her father, William Tillman; grandparents, Hugh and Faye Tillman and Willie and Flora Ayers.
Kimberly is survived by her partner, Trina Clark and her fur-baby, Jessie;...
Laura Kay Shepherd
Jun 29, 2018
Laura Kay Palmer Shepherd, 72 of Rock Hill, SC, formerly of Sanford passed away Friday June 29, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 4:00pm Thursday at Carbonton United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Shepherd was born in Randolph Co, a daughter of the late James Otis Palmer and Nellie Hucks Palmer. She graduated from Sanford Central High School. She...
Marion Gladys Holt
Jun 24, 2018
Marion Gladys Campbell Holt, 89 of Murrells Inlet, SC, formerly of Sanford, passed away peacefully Sunday June 24, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Thursday atFirst Baptist Church Chapel. Burial will follow at Poplar Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Holt was born and raised in the Sanford area and a daughter of the late James Brown...
John Cameron Wicker
Jun 23, 2018
John C. Wicker, 92 of Carthage passed away Saturday June 23, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11am Wednesday in the Chapel of Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Shallow Well Cemetery.
Mr. Wicker was born in Moore Co, a son of the late John William Wicker and Sallie Ferguson Wicker. Mr. Wicker retired from the...
Theta Foushee
Jun 22, 2018
Theta Nordan Foushee, 82, went home to her Heavenly Father June 22, 2018. Mrs. Foushee was born January 3, 1936 in Harnett County, NC.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Duncan and Laylon Patterson Nordan, her husband, Graydon Foushee, and her brother Ernest Nordan and his wife Rebecca.
Mrs. Foushee is survived by a son, Randall...
Brian Allen Baker
Jun 22, 2018
Brian Allen Baker, 22 passed away June 22, 2018.Funeral services will be held 2pm Monday at Jonesboro Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Lee Memory Gardens.
Brian was born to September 25, 1995 to Keith Baker and Hazel Goins. He loved fishing, hunting and race cars. He volunteered with Mud Track Racing Team. Brian was a 2014 Southern...
William Albert Guilliams
Jun 18, 2018
William Albert Guilliams, 84 of Sanford passed away Monday June 18, 2018.
No services are planned at this time.
Mr. Guilliams was born in Beckley, WV son of the late John and Rose Guilliams. He was a Veteran of the US Marine Corp and a retired from the construction industry. Mr. Guilliams was preceded in death by his...
Michael Eugene Brown
Jun 8, 2018
Michael Eugene Brown, 54 of Sanford passed away Friday June 8, 2018. A Memorial service will be held 3pm Sunday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.
Michael was born March 14, 1964 to Grace Mashburn Brown and the late John Eldridge Brown, Sr. He was preceded in death by brothers John E. Brown Jr. and Ronald Mack Brown; brother-in-law...
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