These deaths had been reported as of 2 p.m. Tuesday. There are accompanying obituaries for some but not all. For later notices, see thepilot.com.

Melba Sloan Avent died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at Magnolia Gardens, Southern Pines. O'Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home, Lillington.

Nellie Kennedy Barber, 90, of Carthage, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at Peak Resources-Pinelake, Carthage. Fry and Prickett Funeral Home, Carthage.

Sheila S. Bowling, 61, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Inez Keaton Boyles, 79, of King, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. Cox-Needham Funeral Home, Pilot Mountain.

Annie Belle Bryant, 89, of Aberdeen, died Tuesday at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Powell Funeral Home & Crematory, Southern Pines.

Pauline "Polly" Louise Hartsell Garner, 87, of Pinehurst, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Boles Funeral Home, Pinehurst.

Mitchelena M. Hines, 42, of Carrboro, formerly of Jackson Hamlet, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at her home. Purcell Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Austin W. Jepson, 93, of Whispering Pines, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at his home. Fry and Prickett Funeral Home, Carthage.

Lenora W. McLaughlin, 71, of Carthage, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst. Simon Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Ronald G. Richmond, 83, of Seven Lakes, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. Boles Funeral Home, Seven Lakes.

Elizabeth Russell, 92, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at Pinehurst Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Gladys G. Russell, 83, of Highfalls, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins.

George Edward Stanley, 65, of Carthage, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

O. Foster Sturdevant, 91, of Pinehurst, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

John B. Wales, 92, of Whispering Pines, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst. Fry and Prickett Funeral Home, Carthage.

Julia Aileen Weaver, 95, of Aberdeen, died Sunday, Sept, 27, 2009, at Kingswood Nursing Center, Aberdeen. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.