Obituaries

May 18, 2018

Virginia Edwards Hester, 100 of Sanford peacefully passed away Friday May 18, 2018.

 

Memorial service will be held at 3:00pm Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Sanford.

 

Virginia was born on January 23, 1918, in the small town of Marshville, NC during the Great Depression to Frank M. Edwards and Ethel Liles Edwards. She graduated as Salutatorian of her...

May 17, 2018

Hugh John Cummings, 93, of Sanford passed away Thursday May 17, 2018. Services will be held in New York at a time to be announced.

Mr. Cummings was born in New York, NY. to the late John Cummings and Agnes Coyle Cummings. He was also preceded in death by his children, Dennis Cummings, Linda Cummings, and Russell Cummings; sister Agnes...

May 8, 2018

Annie Lee Everett McDowell, 87 of Roxboro, Formerly of Sanford passed away Tuesday morning May 8, 2018. Graveside services will be at 11:00am Friday at Lemon Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. McDowell was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late Lee “Nick” Everett and Ora Hall Everett. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Ronny McDowell...

May 8, 2018

Margaret Smith Taylor, 78 of Sanford passed away Tuesday morning May 8, 2018. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00pm Thursday at Sandy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Taylor was born in Harnett Co, daughter of the late Roy Smith and Rosa Banton Smith. She worked at the Sanford Herald as an Inserter for many years and loved caring...

May 3, 2018

May 1, 2018

Frances Tulline Rice Roberts, 96 of Sanford passed away Tuesday May 1, 2018. Graveside services will be held at Jonesboro Cemetery at 2pm on Saturday May 5, 2018.

 

Mrs. Roberts was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late John Henry Rice Sr and Willie Mae Roe Rice. Mrs. Roberts was preceded in death by sisters Mary Gladys Rice...

Apr 30, 2018

Paul Franklin Thompson, Sr., born 1/26/36, passed away Monday morning April 30, 2018.

 

Frank Thompson was the 6th child of Roy and Clara Thompson. He is preceded in death by his parents and his siblings, Bill, Lacy, Mary Lee, Leroy and Archie.

 

Service of celebration will be held Wednesday, May 2nd at 2:00 at First Baptist Church, Sanford,...

Apr 25, 2018

Nery Nolberto Moscoso Najera 45, of Sanford passed away in UNC Hospital on April 25, 2018. Funeral service will be held Saturday April 28, 2018 at 4:00pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.

 

Mr. Najera is survived by his parents Mario Moscoso Lemus and Rosario Najera Lemus of Guatemala; wife Alison Wimbley, of Sanford; brother Pedro Anibal Moscoso and wife...

Apr 25, 2018

Phillip “Larry” Taylor, 78 of Sanford passed away Wednesday April 25, 2018.

 

No services are scheduled at this time.

 

Mr. Taylor was born in Moore Co, son of the late Elbert Taylor and Lela Reynolds Taylor. Larry was a Veteran of the US Army and owned and operated Capital Business machines in Raleigh for 40 years. He was...

Apr 25, 2018

Dolores Lewandowski Danuck, 80 of Broadway passed away Wednesday April 25, 2018 at her home.

 

A Memorial service will be held at 11:00am Saturday May 5, 2018 at the Broadway United Methodist Church.

 

Dolores was born in Brooklyn, NY and preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, William Danuck. Dolores loved quilting and was a member...

Apr 22, 2018

 

Charles William Jones, 59 of Sanford passed away at Central Carolina Hospital Sunday April 22, 2018. Graveside service will be held at 11:00am at Broadway Town Cemetery on Tuesday April 24,2018.

 

Mr. Jones was born in Manhattan, New York son of the late William Earl Jones and Helen Kaye Fulghum Jones. Charles was a beloved husband; wonderful father...

Apr 18, 2018

Jason Wallace Black, 35 of Sanford passed away Wednesday at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Sunday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.

 

Jason was born in Chapel Hill and was a Veteran of the US Marine Corp. He was preceded in death by a Son, Jason Wallace “JJ” Black Jr.

 

Mr. Black is survived by...

Apr 18, 2018

LaRue Griffin Bost, 89 of Sanford, passed away Wednesday April 18, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 11AM Saturday April 21, 2018 at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Bost was born July 2, 1928 in Durham County to the late Clyde and Madeline Griffin. LaRue was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Bost and her brother Thomas Holt Griffin...

Apr 17, 2018

William Randle “Bill” Kennedy Jr., 87 of Apex, formerly of Sanford passed away Tuesday April 17, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Friday at First Baptist Church Chapel.  Burial will follow at 2:00pm Lafayette Memorial Park in Fayetteville

 

Mr. Kennedy was born in Fayetteville, NC son of the late William Randle Kennedy and Beulah Catherine Dawkins Kennedy....

Apr 16, 2018

David Olin Holifield of Sanford passed away Monday April 16, 2018. A Memorial service will be held at 5:00pm Saturday at Calvary Missionary Methodist Church.

 

David was born in Pensacola, FL and served in the US Army. He was preceded in death by his wife, Tracy Lynn Pate Holifield.

 

Mr. Holifield is survived by his step daughter, Amber...

Apr 14, 2018

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Richard William Blakeley Sr. 77, of High Point, formerly of Sanford, peacefully passed away Saturday April 14, 2018 at Central Carolina Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 7:00pm Wednesday April 18, 2018 Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.

 

Richard was born in Lee County, on January 25, 1941 to Grover Blakeley and Mattie Cole Blakeley.

 

Richard is survived...

Apr 13, 2018

Shirley Stutts Jeffries, 78 of Sanford passed away Friday April 13, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Jeffries was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late Carlton Stutts and Adie Wicker Stutts.

 

Mrs. Jeffries is survived by her son Thomas Ray Jeffries and wife Cindy; daughter, Brenda Armstrong;...

Apr 12, 2018

William McPhail “Bill” Holt Jr, 91, of Sanford, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018. A Memorial service will be held at 3:00pm Saturday, April 14 at The Jonesboro Presbyterian Church.

 

Mr. Holt, a lifetime resident of Lee County was born in Jonesboro, NC. He was the elder son of the late William McPhail Holt and Bertha Avent Holt. He...

Apr 11, 2018

Belva Farmer Oelrich died April 11, 02018. She was born in Marshall, North Carolina, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William V. Farmer, on February 14, 1917.

 

After graduating from Marshall High School, she went on to graduate from the University of North Carolina Greensboro (Woman’s College) with majors in Home Economics and Science. She spent the next...

Apr 8, 2018

Helen Harrison Thomas, 73 of Cameron peacefully passed away Sunday April 8, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm Wednesday at Cameron Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Cameron Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Thomas was born in Sanford, a daughter of the late Alonzo Harrison and Thelma Coley Harrison. She was a member of the Cameron Presbyterian Church,...