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Rexine Kelly Lloyd
Jul 19, 2023
Rexine Kelly Lloyd (85), died peacefully on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Parkview Retirement Village in Sanford, with her children by her side. Her last few days were blessed with being surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Born in Sanford, NC on March 10, 1938 to the late Rex Livingston Kelly and Ernestine Matthews Kelly, she...
Grace Yow Stevens
Jul 14, 2023
Grace Yow Stevens, 94, of Sanford passed away peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, July 14, 2023. Funeral Services will be held at 3 PM, Sunday July 23rd at Saint Luke United Methodist Church in Sanford, NC. Burial will follow at the Center United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends...
John Edward Smith
Jul 12, 2023
John Edward Smith, age 76, of Sanford, NC passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 12th, 2023.
Mr. Smith was born in Long Beach, California on October 30th, 1946, to the late Homer John Smith and Paulette Louise Smith. Mr. Smith grew up in the small town of Glendale, Oregon where he played varsity football and ran track &...
Alex Webster Knight
Jul 9, 2023
Alex “Buddy” Webster Knight, 70, of Sanford passed away on Sunday July 9, 2023.
Buddy was born in Lee County a son of the late Johnnie Barrett Knight and Violet Jeanette “Polly” Holder Sharpe. He was preceded in death by his brother, Johnny Knight.
Mr. Knight is survived by his sisters, Linda Funderburke and Ondrea Goins both...
Mildred Rosser Cotten
Jul 9, 2023
Mildred Rosser Cotten, 93 of Sanford peacefully passed away Sunday July 9, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday at Cool Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.
Born in Harnett Co, Mildred was a daughter of the late Lewis Rosser and Willie Davis Rosser. She was preceded in death by her...
David Lynn Gray
Jul 7, 2023
David Lynn Gray, 37 of Sanford passed away Friday July 7, 2023. A funeral service will be held Friday July 21, 2023 at 3pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
David loved his children deeply. He also had a passion for cars.
David was preceded in death by his mother Sherri Demko...
Joseph Gary Allen
Jul 7, 2023
Joseph Gary Allen, 85 of Sanford passed away Friday July 7, 2023. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday (7/15/2023) at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mr. Allen was born in Kasota, MN son of the late Robert Allen and Ione Rosalee Mladek Allen and was preceded in death by his wife of 32 years Shelia Allen and daughter,...
Calvin R. Swann
Jul 7, 2023
Calvin Rudolph Swann, 74 of Broadway passed away Friday July 7, 2023. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday at Barbecue Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Mr. Swann was born in Harnett Co, a son of the late W.J. Swann and Minnie Lee McCormick Swann. Calvin loved the outdoors and could most often be found tending to...
Lois Morris Freeman
Jul 5, 2023
Lois Margaret Morris Freeman. 96 of Sanford passed away Wednesday July 5, 2023, with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday at Cameron Hill Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Freeman was born Sept 8, 1926, to David Evander Morris and Alma Webster Morris. For many years...
Patrick Faye McKay
Jul 5, 2023
Patrick Faye McKay, 82 of Sanford peacefully passes away Wednesday July 5, 2023.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Sunday July 9th at White Hill Presbyterian Church.
Mr. McKay was born in Galesburg, IL, son of the late Richard Glen McKay and Kathryn Parnell McKay. He graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in...
Gayle McGilvary Matthews
Jul 3, 2023
Gayle McGilvary Matthews passed away on Monday, July 3 after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born on February 15, 1954, in Lee County to the late Lester Martin and Pattie Mae Wilson McGilvary. A lifelong resident of Lemon Springs, she graduated from Greenwood High School in 1972 and earned her bachelor’s degree in education in 1976...
Patty Elliott Larson
Jun 30, 2023
Patricia “Patty” Elliott Larson, 65, of Sanford passed away on Friday June 30, 2023 surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday July 5th, 2023, at 2pm at Crossroads Ministries in Broadway NC. Burial will follow at Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
Patty loved spending time with her family and friends. She enjoyed gardening, sports,...
Cornel Quentin Jones
Jun 29, 2023
Cornel Quentin Jones, 15 of Cameron passed away Thursday June 29, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday July 22nd at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Family will receive friends starting at 2pm before the service.
Quentin was preceded in death by his grandfather, Jenkins Jones and his brother, Joshua Holland. He was a...
Joshua Tyler Holland
Jun 27, 2023
Joshua Tyler Holland, 22 of Cameron passed away Tuesday June 27, 2023. A Memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday July 22nd at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. The family will receive friends starting at 2pm before the service.
Josh was born in Sanford and had a deep love for his family, especially his mother and...
Duncan David Riddle Jr.
Jun 26, 2023
Duncan “David” Riddle Jr. 82 passed away Monday, June 26th, 2023, at the SECU Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home in Pittsboro.
David was born in Sanford, North Carolina to the late Duncan David “Jack” Riddle Sr and Rebecca Fern Folger Riddle. He is preceded in death by his sister Susan “Susie” Waugh Hyland.
He is survived...
Carl Edward Owens
Jun 21, 2023
Carl Edward Owens, 83 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 21, 2023.
Services will be private.
Mr. Owens was born in Muscogee Co Georgia, son of the late Carl Emery Owens and Minnie Hutchin Owens. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Phyllis Louise Thomas Owens, and two daughters, Deborah O. Watson, and...
Bessie Anne Fore
Jun 20, 2023
Bessie Anne Fore, 83, of Sanford passed away on Tuesday June 20, 2023. A graveside will be held on Friday June 23, 2023 at Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery at 10am.
She was preceded in death by her husband James W. Fore; parents Wilbur T. Oldham and Josie Wicker Oldham; son James Lewis Fore; grandson Kevin Fore; and great...
Catherine Cox Simmons
Jun 13, 2023
Catherine Elaine Cox Simmons, 66 of Sanford passed away Tuesday June 13, 2023. Funeral services will be held from 5:00 until 6:00 pm Friday (6/16/2023) at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.
Mrs. Simmons was born Honolulu, HI, daughter of the late William “Bill” Cox Jr and Mattie Ellen Horton Cox. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen...
H. Stone Kennett
Jun 13, 2023
Henry Stone Kennett, 89 of Raleigh passed away June 13, 2023.
He was born April 2, 1934, in Durham, to the late H.C. Kennett and Grace Stone Kennett. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Shirley Garrett Kennett, and a brother, H. Connor Kennett Jr.
Mr. Kennett is survived by...
Richard Eugene Coleman Sr
Jun 12, 2023
Richard Eugene Coleman Sr., 71, of Sanford passed away Monday June 12, 2023. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday June 24, 2023, at Sanford Church. The family will start receiving friends Saturday at 10:00 am prior to the service.
Richard was born in Franklin County, Va., and grew up there and in Bassett, Va., and...
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