Obituaries for June 2012

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June 2, 2012


Pearl W. Benfield

Pearl W. Benfield, 91, of Aberdeen, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst with her family by her side. A graveside funeral service will be held Monday, June 4, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Pinelawn ...

Margaret Cameron Edge

Margaret Cameron Edge, of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice, surrounded by her friends and family. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at Oakdale Cemetery. The family received friends from ...

Gordon E. Grady

Gordon E. Grady, 94, a longtime resident of Salem, Mass., most recently of Brooksby Village, Peabody, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the Renaissance Gardens at Brooksby. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at ...

Douglas B. Grieme

Mr. Douglas B. Grieme, 64, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Sandhills Community College, Owens Auditorium in Pinehurst. Mr. Grieme was born August 25, ...

Josephine Moomaw Lahey

Josephine Moomaw Lahey died Monday, May 14, 2012. She remained beautiful and full of life with a sense of humor until the end. She made people feel at ease, no matter who they are/were, and made friends everywhere. Born in ...

Evelyn MacPherson

Evelyn MacPherson, 91, died Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Elmcroft Assisted Living, in Southern Pines. A memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Boles Funeral Home, in Pinehurst, with the Rev. Archie Stevens officiating. Memorials ...

Bruce Verbal

Bruce Verbal, 55, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, in Aberdeen. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Sunday, June 3, 2012) at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Aberdeen. Mr. Verbal is survived by parents, John and Martha ...

Teresa Elise Wooten

Teresa Elise Wooten, 55, of Holly Ridge, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. She was born in Laurinburg, daughter of the late Leroy Amos and Elise Brumbles Wooten. ...

Lillie M. Frye

Lillie M Frye, 82, of Carthage, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Pugh and Smith Funeral Home, Carthage.

Viola D. Cameron

Viola Dianne Cameron, 62, of Randleman, formerly of Aberdeen, died Sunday, June 3, 2012, at Providence Northeast Hospital, Columbia, S.C. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 8, at Harrington Chapel FWB Church, Southern Pines. Visitation ...

Alexander J. Davis

Alexander Jessup “Jesse” Davis, 18, of Rockingham, passed away Friday, June 1, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A service to celebrate Jesse’s life will be held at 4 pm Wednesday, June 6, in the Colonial Chapel of ...

Jarvis M. McGarvey

Jarvis M. McGarvey, 91, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012, at St. Joseph of the Pines Health Center. Jarvis is survived by his wife of 68 years, Marjorie M. McGarvey; daughter Bonnie Berry and her huband, Fred Berry, of Pinehurst; ...

Sheila F. McLester

Sheila Florence McLester, 73, of Pinehurst, died Saturday, June 2, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 11, at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, in Southern Pines, with Pastor A. Byron Holderby officiating. Mrs. McLester was ...

Arthur D. Richardson

Arthur David Rich, 60, of Pawcatuck, Conn., died Friday, June 1, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst. Visitation with the family will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at the Southern Pines United Methodist Church, in Southern ...

Marilyn G. Ragan

Marilyn Grace Ragan, 80, of Knollwoood Village, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at Southern Pines United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Tommy Sweeley officiating. The ...

Ferdinand E. Stone

Fred Stone, 89, of Pinehurst, died Sunday, June 3, 2012, at home, due to complications from Alzheimer’s. There will be a “gathering of friends” from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at his residence, 30 Firestone Lane. Originally from ...

Clinton E. Watson

Clinton Edward Watson, 75, of Cameron, died Monday, June 3, 2012, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at the Full Gospel Assembly Church, in Sanford, with the Rev. Ralph Baker officiating. Burial ...

Charles J. Ryan

Charles J. “Chuckie” Ryan, 46, of Kaaawa, Hawaii, died Tuesday, May 17, 2012, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 11, at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Candor, with the Rev. ...

William E. Ruckert

William Earl Ruckert, 74, died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at his home, at 140 Wayland St., in Southern Pines. The family will receive friends until ...

Julia H. Cameron

Julia Juanita Hinesley Cameron, 88, of Cameron, died Friday, June, 1, 2012, at her home. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford

Edgar McCallum

Edgar McCallum, 84, of Biscoe, died Sunday, June 3, 2012, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Phillips Funeral Home, Star.

Luther Pearson III

Luther “Lue” Pearson III, 55, of Clinton, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory, Vass.

Dorothy F. Buxton

Dorothy “Dottie” Frost Buxton passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012, at Penick Village. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church, with Dr. Grady Perryman officiating. The family will receive friends at ...

Edward J. Kratovil

Edward Joseph Kratovil, 85, of Southern Pines, passed Monday, June 4, 2012, at his residence in Penick Village. A memorial service will be held a 1 p.m. Saturday June 9, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, in Southern Pines, with the Rev. ...

Leonard McCallum

Leonard McCallum, of Southern Pines, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at his residence. Simon Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Frances L. Medlin

Frances Lane Medlin, 91, of Cameron, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at ManorCare of Pinehurst. Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory, Vass.

Paul H. Beck

Paul H. Beck, 85, died Saturday, May 26, 2012. A memorial service will be held in Springfield, N.J., at a later date. Mr. Beck was born in Newark, N.J., and lived in Southern Pines for 12 years. He served in ...

Andrea M. Bennett

Andrea Myrick Bennett, 35, formerly of Eagle Springs, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Louisiana. A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Eagle Springs Cemetery, with the Rev. Dr. Zeb Moss officiating. She ...

Elva S. Cameron

Elva Scott Cameron, 96, died Monday, June 4, 2012, at her home. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at Cypress Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Barbara Hedin officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The family ...

Linda Cummings

Linda Cummings, 56, of Southern Pines, passed Thursday, May 24, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. The daughter of Jean Hill and the late Bob Hill, she grew up in Greensboro, where she attended Page High School. She was ...

John L. Dunn

John Louis Dunn, 89, of Star, died Monday, June 4, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at Green Grove United Church of God, in Star. Visitation ...

Lillie M. Frye

Lillie M. Frye, 82, of Carthage, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at Mount Zion A.M.E. Zion Church, in Carthage. Burial will follow ...

Richard W. Harvey

Richard W. Harvey, 87, died Monday, June 4, 2012 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst, with his family present. His wishes were to have no service. Boles Funeral Home of Southern Pines is serving the family.

Hilda O. Lane

Hilda Frances Olson Lane, 88, of Aberdeen, passed Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Kingswood Nursing Center, in Aberdeen. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Fairview Baptist Church in West End, with Pastor Donald ...

William P. Mathers

William Paul Mathers, 92, died peacefully Saturday, June 2, 2012, at home, with his family. Paul was born July 11, 1919, in Carlisle, Ky., the youngest son of Albert and Veronica Walterbach Mathers, and brother of Joseph and Robert Mathers. ...

Doris M. Wentland

Doris McNeill Wentland, 79, of Southern Pines, died Thursday, June 7, 2012. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, in Southern Pines. A funeral service will be held at ...

Leonard McCallum

Leonard McCallum, 71, of Southern Pines, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 11, at the Southern Pines Primary School auditorium. A walk-through viewing will be held from 6 ...

Bracy Wayne Chavis

Bracy Wayne Chavis, 59, of Carthage, died Wednesday, June 5, 2012, at his residence. Fry and Prickett Funeral Home, Carthage.

Marie Esther Brewer Chriscoe

Marie Esther Brewer Chriscoe, 81, of Seagrove, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 9, at Union Grove Baptist Church, where she was a member, with ...

Felipe "Phillip" Perez

Felipe “Phillip” Perez, 72, of Vass, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care Center, in Pinehurst. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mr. Perez is survived by his wife, Dorothy Perez, of Vass; ...

Doris McNeill Wentland

Doris McNeill Wentland, 79, of Southern Pines, passed Thursday, June 7, 2012. Mrs. Wentland was born December 19, 1932, in Willow Springs, N.C., to the late Maurice Lee Bowden and Maggie Louise Gargis. A funeral service will be held at ...

Carole Ann Oliver

Carole Ann Oliver, 70, of Ellerbe, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. A funeral service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Boles Funeral Home in Seven Lakes. The family ...

Jean Jeffrey Darrow Nugent

Jean Jeffrey Darrow Nugent passed away peacefully Thursday, June 7, 2012, at her home. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at her home. She was born July 16, 1916, in Saugerties, N.Y., and ...

Clyde S. Chandler III

Clyde S. Chandler III, 66, of Aberdeen, died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at his home. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Angie Rose Frigiola

Angie Rose Frigiola, 83, of Carthage, died on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory, Vass.

Johnny King

Johnny King, of Hoffman, died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Pinehurst Nursing Center, in Pinehurst. Simon Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Tomas McHale

Tomas McHale, 77, died Friday, June 8, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Powell Funeral Home and Crematory, in Southern Pines.

Douglas Smith Sr.

Douglas Smith Sr., of Southern Pines, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Simon Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Larry J. Russell

Larry James Russell, 73, of Mount Gilead, died peacefully Sunday, June 10, 2012, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, surrounded by his family. A memorial service was held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, at First United Methodist Church in ...

Johnny King

Johnny King, of Hoffman, died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Pinehurst Nursing Center. Simon Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Deborah J. Miltz

Deborah Jane Miltz, 87, of Leland, Mich., died Friday, June 1, 2012, at her home. Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City, Mich.

Ellen B. Scott

Ellen Bushby Scott, 64, died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Wake Forest Baptist Health Center, in Winston-Salem. Hayworth-Miller Chapel, Kernersville.

Madeline C. Will

Madeline Claire Will, 61, of Seven Lakes, passed away Friday, June 8, 2012, at Kindred Hospital, in Greensboro. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 11, at the Chapel in the Pines. Interment will be at a ...

John W. Casey

John W. Casey, 95, of Pinehurst, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 13, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, ...

Clyde Chandler III

Clyde “Scott” Chandler III, 66, of Aberdeen, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 9, 2012, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 13, at Boles Funeral Home, in Southern Pines, with the Rev. Harold Morcombe ...

Douglas Smith Sr.

Douglas Smith Sr., 79, of Southern Pines, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at St. Peter’s Deliverance Church of God, in Southern ...

Louise M. Dailey

Louise Maihofer Dailey, 82, of Pinehurst, passed Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, in Southern Pines, ...

David R. Lutkins

David Robbins Lutkins, 91, of Southern Pines, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at Penick Village. Services will be held at a later date. Mr. Lutkins attended St. Marks School and Trinity College. He joined the 101st Cavalry in October 1940 ...

Deborah J. Miltz

Deborah Jane Jenswold Easling Elhart Klotzbach Miltz, 87, passed away Friday, June 1, 2012, at her home in Leland, Mich., from liver cancer. She was born on June 14, 1924, to John and Marion (Townsend) Jenswold, in Duluth, Minn. She ...

James C. Worthy

James Christopher Worthy, infant son of Derek and Megan Beard Worthy, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 17, at Lakeview Cemetery. He was ...

William E. West

William Elwood West, 82, of Aberdeen, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at Kingswood Nursing Center, in Aberdeen. A graveside funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 17, at Bible Tabernacle Cemetery, Ray’s Bridge Road, Whispering Pines. He ...

Roxie G. Leak

Roxie G. Leak, 96, of Carthage, passed on Monday, June 11, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 15, at Stoney Hill Freewill Baptist Church, Carthage. Viewing was held from 2 to 6 ...

Lois June King

Lois June King, of Pinehurst, died Thursday, June 14, 2012. Lois was born June 24, 1925, in Jersey City, N.J., to the late William and Helen Warren. Lois married Vincent King on August 23, 1947. They met at a homecoming ...

Judith Anne Brill

It is with great sadness that the family of Judith Anne Brill, 67, of Southern Pines, announces her passing on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at her home, after a long and courageous struggle with cancer. A remembrance visitation with the ...

Lorraine Nelson Butenhoff

Lorraine Nelson Butenhoff, 92, of Wesley Commons, Greenwood, S.C., died Monday, June 11, 2012, at Hospice House. Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 17, in Asbury Hall at Wesley Commons, with the Rev. Carol Peppers Wray ...

James Lester "Jimmy" Gowins Jr.

James Lester “Jimmy” Gowins Jr., 79, of Aberdeen, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Manor Care of Pinehurst. Funeral services will be conducted at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 17, at the Southside Baptist Church, with Rev. Chris McNeill officiating. Interment, ...

Johnny King

Johnny King, 71, of Hoffman, died Saturday, June 7, 2012, at Pinehurst Nursing Center, in Pinehurst. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 17, at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Hoffman. Visitation will be held from 2:30 ...

Tayden Shane Locklear

Tayden Shane Locklear, 6-year-old son of Shane and Tia Garner Locklear, of West End, died Friday, June 15, 2012, at Duke University Hospital from a brain tumor. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, at Halls Memorial ...

Annie L. Odom

Annie L. Odom, of Pinehurst, died Monday, June 11, 2012. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 18, 2012, at Purcell Funeral Home, Southern Pines. Survivors include husband, Grady Odom; son, Ronnie Odom; daughter, Connie Odom; ...

Maysie Calder Rich

Maysie Calder Rich, 95, of Whispering Pines, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at St. Joseph of the Pines, in Southern Pines. Visitation with the family will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at the Southern Pines United Methodist ...

Phyllis Stohrer Smith

Phyllis Stohrer Smith, 92, a recent resident of Columbia, S.C., died peacefully Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Summers Landing. There are no calling hours. A private memorial service will be held at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Southern Pines. She was ...

William Elwood West

William Elwood West, 82, of Aberdeen, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at Kingswood Nursing Center in Aberdeen. He was born on August 14, 1929, in Cheraw, S.C., to the late James Fairly West and Beulah Miller West. He was a ...

Kenneth Earl Covington

Kenneth Earl Covington, 48, of Carthage, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst. Pugh and Smith Funeral Home, Carthage.

Stoney W. Brady

Stoney Wayne Brady, 42, of Robbins, died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at Unity Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Terry Warren and Pastor Michael Poindexter officiating. ...

Kenneth E. Covington

Kenneth Earl Covington, 48, of Carthage, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 21, at Sandhills United Church of Christ, in Aberdeen. Burial will be ...

Betty S. Quick

Betty Singletary Quick, 81, of Rockingham, died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at her home. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, at Community Church, with the Rev. Quinton Covington officiating. Burial followed in Eastside Cemetery. The family ...

Richard I. Whittle

Richard I. Whittle, born in Summerville, S.C., died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at Bethesda Cemetery, in Aberdeen. Mr. Whittle was a graduate of UNC Greensboro. He ...

Diana Brown

Diana Brown, 60, of Pinebluff, died Monday, June 18, 2012, at Central Carolina Hospital, in Sanford. Jones and LIttle Funeral Home, Aberdeen.

Alice G. Kelly

Alice Brown Griffin Kelly, 94, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Liselotte Care Home in Pittsboro. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.

Bessie M. Coleman

Bessie Mae Cole, 84, died Monday, June 18, 2012, in Candor. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at Creek Grove C.P.H. Church, Zion Grove. Family hour will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, ...

Dorothy Downer

Dorothy “Jean” Downer, 87, formerly of Seven Lakes and Southern Pines (Belle Meade), died Friday, June 15, 2012, in Fairfield, Conn. The ceremony will be private, and interment will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Gowanda, N.Y. Jean was born Feb. ...

Lillian U. Hall

Lillian Marie Ussery Hall, 89, of Aberdeen, died peacefully Monday, June 18, 2012, at Kingswood Nursing Center, in Aberdeen. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, June 22, at Aberdeen First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Mike Branscome ...

Marjorie H. Spicer

Marjorie Helms Spicer, of Southern Pines, died Monday, June 18, 2012, at Penick Village. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 25, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, in Salem, Va. She was ...

Tim E. Maness

Tim E. Maness, of Robbins, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbin.

Eddie W. McCrimmon

Eddie William McCrimmon, 78, of Southern Pines, died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Pugh and Smith Funeral Home, Carthage.

Wade Godfrey

Wade Godfrey, 66, of Sanford, died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.

Georgia Virginia Hickman Holder

Georgie Virginia Hickman Holder, 88, died Friday, June 22, 2012, at her home. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.

Gerard Vincent Murphy

Gerard Vincent Murphy, 81, of Seven Lakes West, died Saturday, June 23, 2012, at his home. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Martha Joyce Allen

Martha Joyce Allen, 62, of Star, died Friday, June 22, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice, in Pinehurst. Funeral services are planned for 3 p.m. Sunday, June 24, at Kennedy Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Brown’s Chapel. The family received friends ...

John "Gilbert" Bibey

John “Gilbert” Bibey, 69, formerly of West End, died Tuesday, June 7, 2012, in Supply. Memorial services will be private. He is survived by three children, Ronald D. Bibey, Gregory W. Bibey and Jonathan R. Bibey; one sister, Carolyn Dowd; ...

Diana Brown

Diana Brown, of Addor, died Monday, June 18, 2012, at Central Carolina Hospital, in Sanford. A funeral service was held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at Elizabeth Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, in Addor, with the Rev. Carl Core ...

Raymond H. Kelleher

Raymond H. Kelleher, 83, of Hixson, Tenn., passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012. Memorial services will be held at a later date. He was a former 60-year resident of Beverly, Mass., and former member of St. Margaret’s Church in Beverly ...

Ray Robert Sakowski

Ray Robert Sakowski, 68, of Pinehurst, passed Friday, June 22, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Sakowski was born April 16, 1944, in Shenandoah, Pa., to the late Joseph and Theresa (Snitzer) Sakowski. Mr. Sakowski is survived by his wife of ...

Alice M. Stellwagen

Alice M. Stellwagen, 91, formerly of Pinehurst Trace, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at St. Joseph of the Pines, in Southern Pines. Calling hours will be from to to 4 p.m. Monday, June 25, at Boles Funeral Home, in Pinehurst. ...

Susan Anne Stevens

Susan Anne Stevens, 79, of Pinehurst, passed away peacefully Friday, June 15, 2012, at home, surrounded by loving friends and family. A private memorial will be held in Pinehurst in the coming weeks. Susan moved to Pinehurst in 1991 from ...

Eddie William McCrimmon

Eddie William McCrimmon, 78, of Southern Pines, died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, June 25, at St. Mark FWB Church, in Vass. Burial will be ...

Carrie Phillips Brewer

Carrie Phillips Brewer, 89, died Saturday June 23, 2012, at UNC Hospital, in Chapel Hill. Joyce-Brady Chapel, Bennett.

Robert "Robbie" Morphis

Robert “Robbie” Morphis, 56, formerly of Robbins, died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at his home. Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins.

Barbara Bell

Barbara Bell, 88, died Monday, June 25, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 28, at Tabernacle United Methodist Church, where she was a lifelong member, with the Rev. ...

Anna Blue Davenport

Anna Blue Davenport, 91, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Elmcroft of Southern Pines. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at Page Memorial United Methodist Church in Aberdeen, with the Rev. Jane Leechford officiating. Burial ...

Wade Godfrey

Wade Godfrey, 66, of Sanford, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, June 21, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home and at other ...

James Clifton Griffin

James Clifton Griffin, 77, of Tyner, died Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Greenville. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, at Twiford’s Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. F. Joe Griffith officiating and Masonic rites. Military honors were ...

Anne Alphin Hobson

Anne Alphin Hobson, formerly of Dunn, died peacefully Friday, June 22, 2012, in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Long Branch PFWB Church in Dunn. Following the service, friends are invited to ...

Evangeline Deborah Anderson Jackson

Evangeline Deborah Anderson Jackson, 94, formerly of Whispering Pines, passed Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Manor Care Nursing Facility, in Pinehurst. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines, with ...

Christa Faith McNeill

Christa Faith McNeill, 21, of Bennett, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, June 29, at Beulah Baptist Church, where she attended, with Dr. Neal Jackson and the Rev. Jamie Brown officiating. ...

Marjorie Ann Moran

Marjorie Ann Moran, 83, of Southern Pines, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at Mount Hope Cemetery, in Southern Pines, with the Rev. Laura Lupton officiating. Mrs. Moran ...

Ellen Bushby Scott

Ellen Bushby Scott, 64, was called home to be with our Lord Saturday, June 9, 2012, after a sudden illness. She was surrounded by her family, who lifted her off to Jesus. Ellen was born July 3, 1947, in Southern ...

Sara Ruth Seabolt

Sara Ruth Seabolt, 76, of Candor, formerly of Asheboro, died Sunday, June 24, 2012, at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital. A graveside service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, June 28, at Oaklawn Cemetery, with Rev. Derald Hunt officiating. The family ...

James H. “Shortblock” Morgan

James H. “Shortblock” Morgan, 74, died Monday, June 25, 2012, at Pinehurst Health and Rehab, in PInehurst. Fry and Prickett Funeral Home, Carthage.

Robert B. Allen

Robert B. Allen, of Seven Lakes, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012, at Manor Care. Bob was born Aug. 29, 1936, in Conneaut, Ohio, to M. Blair and Margaret Cassady Allen. He graduated from high school in Frankfort, Ind., in ...

Laivora S. Ehrhardt

Laivora Sally Ehrhardt, longtime Pinehurst resident and senior member of Pinehurst Community Church, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 1, at Mount Hope ...

Dianne G. Frye

Dianne Gathings Frye, 62, of West End, died Friday, June 22, 2012, at her home. Graveside services were conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, in the Culdee Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Dianne was born Nov. 26, 1949, in Richmond County, ...

Annis H. Hooke

Annis Hines Hooke, 91, of Southern Pines, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012. A private memorial service may be held at a later date. Annis was born in Raleigh and grew up in Greensboro. She was the daughter of Paisley ...

Susan L. McConnell

Susan Cole Leach McConnell, 70, of Pinehurst, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House. A celebration of Susan’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 1, at The Village Chapel, in Pinehurst, with a reception ...

James H. Morgan

James H. “Shortblock” Morgan, 74 , died Monday, June 25, 2012, at Pinehurst Health and Rehab, in Pinehurst. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Doubs Chapel United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Archie Stevens ...

Daryl E. Toler

Daryl Eugene Toler, 55, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 28, at Horne Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June ...

Ethel T. Anderson

Ethel Taylor Anderson, 96, of Southern Pines, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Penick Village. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at First Baptist Church of Aberdeen, with the Rev. Mike Branscome and the ...

Ralph Hennie

Ralph Hennie, 90, formerly of Pepper Pike, Ohio, was welcomed into heaven by his beloved wife, Dorothy A. Hennie (nee Pattie), on Saturday, June 23, 2012. Visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at Boles ...

Grace F. Torrez

Just before sunrise on Saturday, June 16, 2012, Grace Duran Fierro Torrez entered into her eternal rest at FirstHealth Hospice. A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, in the FirstHealth Hospice Chapel, 251 ...

Garnett J. Britten

Garnett Jeanette Britten, 85, of Bluefield, W.Va., died Monday, June 25, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst. Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory, Vass.

Brenda Sullivan

Brenda Sullivan, 65, of Biscoe, formerly of Carthage, died Monday, June 25, 2012. Cape Fear Crematory, Fayetteville.

David R. Shaw

David Rashawn Shaw, 28, of Southern Pines, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 1, at the Southern Pines Primary School auditorium, 1250 W. New York Ave., Southern Pines. Walk-through viewing ...

G. Lance Bullock

Gregory Lance Bullock, 34, of Southern Pines, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 1, at the Union Pines High School auditorium, with the Rev. Greg Newton officiating. Lance was ...

Junius Nathaniel Cassady

Junius Nathaniel Cassady, 65, of Southern Pines, died Thursday, June 28, 2012. Purcell Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Rev. William Frank Daniels

Rev. William Frank Daniels, 61, of Lumber Bridge, N.C., died June 29, 2012, at Southeastern Hospice House. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines,

Gladys King Hodges

Gladys King Hodges, 86, of Aberdeen, died Friday, June 29, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Powell Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Robert Dixon McNeill

Robert Dixon McNeill, 84, of Sanford, died Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Parkview Rest and Retirement Center. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.

Flora E. McCaskill Parmeter

Flora E. McCaskill Parmeter, 88, of Mansfield, formerly of Star, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at MedCentral Hospital, Mansfield, Ohio. Phillips Funeral Home, Star.

William Marr Chriscoe Jr.

William Marr Chriscoe Jr., 84, of West End, passed away Friday, June 29, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst. A funeral service will be held on at 11 a.m. Monday, July 2, at West End United Methodist Church. Burial ...

Kenneth M. Hugg

Kenneth M. Hugg, 96, of Pinehurst, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at his home. A memorial service will be held at at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 8, at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Southern Pines, where he was a member, ...

Lucille A. Humphrey

Lucille A. Humphrey, 91, of Southern Pines, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 28, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. A Mass of Resurrection was held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic ...

Sylvia Jean McNeill

Sylvia Jean McNeill, 66, of Goldsboro, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at the O’Berry Center in Goldsboro. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 2, at Red Hill Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Phillip Nelson and ...

Robert "Robby" Andrew Morphis

Robert “Robby” Andrew Morphis, 55, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012, at his home. A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Elise Presbyterian Church in Robbins. A reception will follow at Smyrna United Methodist ...

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