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Franklin Edward Adams

Franklin Edward Adams

Aug 2, 2017

Franklin Edward Adams, 57 of Sanford passed away Wednesday, August 02, 2017 at UNC Hospitals. A Memorial service will be held at 7:00pm Friday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends beginning at 6:00pm Friday before the service.

 

Born in Chatham Co, Frank was the son of the late Allen Adams and Shirley Tyson Womack...

Terry Stevens Powers

Terry Stevens Powers

Jul 27, 2017

Terry Stevens Powers, 65 of Sanford passed away Thursday July 27, 2017. A graveside service will be held 3pm Sunday at Lee Memory Gardens.

 

Mr. Powers was born in Lee Co, son of the late Frank Odell Powers and Margaret Anne Stewart Powers. He was a Veteran of the US Army serving in Vietnam.

 

Surviving is his sister, Adele...

Dorothy Oldham

Dorothy Oldham

Jul 25, 2017

Dorothy Mashburn Oldham, 94 of Carbonton, passed away Tuesday July 25, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 10:00am Friday at the Mashburn Family Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Oldham was born in Chatham Co, daughter of the late Archie Green Mashburn and Lizzie Mae Mashburn. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Melvin Cornell Woolover and John Henry Oldham, and...

James Conrad Kelly

James Conrad Kelly

Jul 20, 2017

James Conrad Kelly Sr, 70 of Sanford passed away at home with his family surrounding him on Thursday, July 20, 2017. A Celebration of Life service will be held from 2:00 until 4:00pm Saturday at the Westlake Club House.

 

Conrad was born in Lee County and was the son of the late Sion Harrington Kelly and Nell Wicker Kelly....

Mary Bridgers

Mary Bridgers

Jul 20, 2017

Mary Yarborough Bridgers of Pinehurst, whose love and concern for children helped lead to numerous improvements in child care in her adopted home of Chapel Hill and statewide, died July 20, 2017.

Born in Sanford on February 6, 1926, Mary was the first of six children of Phillip and Wilma Yarborough.  Her parents’ farm and ownership of a Sanford dairy...

Helen Florence Lemmey

Helen Florence Lemmey

Jul 17, 2017

Helen Florence Hegmann Lemmey, 78 of Sanford passed away Monday July 17, 2017. Funeral service will be held at 7:00pm Wednesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be held in in Brooklyn, NY at a later date.

 

Helen was born October 1, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Charles Hegmann and Helen Quinn Hegmann. She was...

Mary Darlyne St Louis

Mary Darlyne St Louis

Jul 16, 2017

Mary Darlene Cramer St Louis, 75 of Bear Creek, passed away Sunday evening, July 16, 2017. Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00pm Wednesday July 26th at St Stephen Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. St Louis was born in Ontario, CA daughter of the late Robert William Cramer and Ila Crystal Anderson Cramer. She...

Nevaida Robinson

Nevaida Robinson

Jul 12, 2017

Nevaida Lyons Robinson of Richmond, VA died peacefully Wednesday, July 12, 2017 after a brief illness.  She was 84. Prior to her move to Richmond, she was a 51-year resident of Sanford, NC

 

A Service of Worship to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, June 15 at 11:00am in the Sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Sanford, NC...

Richard Byron Hager

Richard Byron Hager

Jul 11, 2017

Richard Byron Hager 64, of Sanford passed away at Duke University Medical Center on Tuesday July 11, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm on Sunday July 16, 2017 at St. Luke United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Mr. Hager was born in Iredell County and was preceded in death by his father, Richard M....

Hal Thompson Siler

Hal Thompson Siler

Jul 10, 2017

 

Hal Siler, 90, of Sanford, NC, passed peacefully from this mortal plane at home after battling stomach cancer.

 

A celebration of his life will be at First Baptist Church of Sanford on Wednesday, 07/12/17 at 2:00pm. The family will receive guests beginning at 12:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. The burial will be held at Lee Memory Gardens on...

Dennis Wayne Vick

Dennis Wayne Vick

Jul 8, 2017

Dennis Wayne Vick, 57 of Cameron died Saturday July 8, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Thursday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Lee Memory Gardens.

 

Mr. Vick was born in Lee Co, son of the late Johnny Willey “Bill” Vick and Cassie Lane Godwin Vick. He was preceded in death by a...

Tammy Delaney

Tammy Delaney

Jul 7, 2017

Tammy Hillier Delaney, 57 of Sanford passed away Friday July 7, 2017.   

Funeral services will be held 3pm Sunday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Tammy was born in Sanford to the late Talmidge Hilliard and Mary Atheline Garner Hilliard Carrillo. She is preceded in death by grandson Steven Fike and a brother...

Marian Laws

Marian Laws

Jul 3, 2017

Marian Minor Laws, 89 of Lemon Springs went to be with her Lord Monday July 3, 2017. A Memorial service will be held at 1:00pm Saturday July 15, 2017 at Lemon Springs United Methodist Church.

 

Mrs. Laws was born in Granville Co, daughter of the late Harper Minor and Helene Smith Minor. She was preceded in death by her...

Donald Fiorini

Donald Fiorini

Jul 3, 2017

Donald John “Don” Fiorini, 89 of Fayetteville, formerly of Sanford passed away Monday July 3, 2017. A Memorial Mass will be held at 12:15pm Wednesday July 12th at St Ann Catholic Church in Fayetteville.

 

Mr. Fiorini was born in Luzerne Co, PA, son of the late Nello Fiorini and Anna Rossi Fiorini. Don was a Veteran of the US...

Peter Edward McGrath III

Peter Edward McGrath III

Jun 28, 2017

Peter Edward McGrath III 65, of Apex passed away Wednesday June 28, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 7:00pm Thursday July 6, 2017 at Rogers Memorial Chapel. The family will receive friends starting at 6:00pm before the Service.

 

Mr. McGrath was born in Arlington, Mass. and a General Contractor.

 

Mr. McGrath is survived by his wife, Elizabeth...

Michael Greg Bailey

Michael Greg Bailey

Jun 22, 2017

Michael Greg Bailey, 42 of Carthage passed away Thursday June 22, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 4:00pm Saturday Emmanuel Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Greg was a Landscaper but his family was his #one love. He owned and operated Bailey and Son’s Landscaping service and also worked with the Lee Co Sheriff’s Dept. as...

Carolyn Moore

Carolyn Moore

Jun 14, 2017

Carolyn C. Moore of Sanford passed away June 14, 2017 at the age of 100. Born and raised on Long Island, NY, she was in the first graduating class of Hofstra University in 1939 and went on to earn a Master’s degree in Social Work at University of Buffalo. Joining the League of Women Voters in Fargo, ND, she was...

Donnie Cummings

Donnie Cummings

Jun 9, 2017

Donnie McNair Cummings, 66 passed away Friday June 9, 2017.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday at Calvary Missionary Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

 

Mr. Cummings was born in Moore County and preceded in death by his father Smith M. Cummings.  He was an avid coin, comic book, baseball card collector. He...

Emily Buchanan

Emily Buchanan

Jun 8, 2017

Emily Walker Buchanan, born January 13, 1916 and passed Thursday June 8, 2017 at Parkview Retirement at the age of 101. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am June 20 in the chapel at First Presbyterian.

 

Emily was born in Macon, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Chris A. Walker and Emma D. Walker. She was...

Ernestine Covington Pickard

Ernestine Covington Pickard

Jun 6, 2017

Ernestine Weber Covington Pickard, 96 of Sanford, after a long and spiritual life went to be with her Lord on Tuesday June 6, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Thursday at Jonesboro Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Pickard was born in Mecklenburg Co, daughter of the late George Charles Weber and Idella Jane Williams Weber. She was a member of...

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