Obituaries for October 2012

October 2, 2012

Roxann B. Grant

Roxann Talbert Britt Grant, 52, of Hazelton, Ind., formerly of Robbins, passed away Saturday July 7, 2012, at the VNA Charlier Hospice Center, in Evansville, Ind., after a long battle with cancer. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. ...

Linda Maness

Linda Maness, 64, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at Prosperity Friends Church, Robbins, where she was a member, with the Rev. Josh ...

Robert J. Franke

Robert J. Franke, 82, of Pinehurst, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at his home. A celebration of his life will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at the Pinehurst Fair Barn. Mr. Franke was born March 30, 1930, ...

Floyd G. Marion

Floyd Gilmer Marion, 83, of Carthage, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst, with his family by his side. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Fry and Prickett ...

Allison N. Rabstejnek

Allison Nichole Rabstejnek, 16, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, as the result of an automobile accident. A funeral service will be conducted at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Seven Lakes Chapel in the Pines, with the Rev. Don ...

Lexie E. Smith III

Lexie Edward Smith III, 60, of Wagram, passed away Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at his residence. A memorial service was held at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, on his farm. He was born Jan. 24, 1952, the son of Carolyn ...

Joel P. Stubbs

Joel Pratt Stubbs, 84, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at Culdee Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Joseph Washburn. The family will ...

Paris Yurcaba

Paris Yurcaba, 50, of Pinehurst, died Friday, July 27, 2012, from primary peritoneal cancer she had battled for two years, eight months. She was a veteran of the Air Force. Her family has arranged to have her ashes laid to ...

Mary A. Baker

Mary Ann Baker, of Rochester, N.Y., formerly of the Jackson Hamlet community, Aberdeen, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in Rochester. Simon Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Wilbert Brand

Wilbert Brand, 77, formerly of Southern Pines, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 at Calvary Hospital, Bronx, N.Y. George H. Weldon Funeral Home, New York.

Theresa I. Carver

Theresa Irene Carver, 65, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Rochael Farmer

Rochael Farmer, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Southern Pines, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, in Tulsa. Simon Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Charles D. Langston Jr.

Charles Dea Langston Jr., 67, of Cameron, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 at his home. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.

Vera H. Sloan

Vera Hall Sloan, 90, of Sanford, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, at Central Carolina Hospital. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.

Norman G. Hertzog

Norman George Hertzog (“Norm” or “Jack” to his friends), 81, of Pinehurst, passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at his home, after a long struggle with pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung disease. Norm will be interred following a memorial ...

Mary Ann G. Baker

Mary Ann Gibson Baker, 50, of Rochester, N.Y., formerly of the Jackson Hamlet community, Aberdeen, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in Rochester. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Southern Pines Primary School ...

Rochael Farmer

Rochael Farmer, 56, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Southern Pines, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2012, in Tulsa. A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Simon Funeral Home, ...

Joseph A. Seagroves

Joseph Allen Seagroves, 46, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. He was born Oct. 2, 1965, in Moore County, to Alice Johnson Deese and James Cary ...

Frank M. Smither

Dr. Frank Morrison Smither, of Pinehurst, formerly of Suffolk, Va., died peacefully Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, after a very long illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at West End Baptist Church, in Suffolk, ...

Betty M. Washington-Moses

Betty McMillan Washington-Moses, 79, of Pinebluff, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, at Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Addor community, Pinebluff. Visitation will be ...

John M. White

John Milton White, 78, of Pinehurst, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Powell Funeral Home, in Southern Pines. Services will ...

Geraldine Boone

Geraldine Boone, 69, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins.

Robert B. Kelley

Robert Booth Kelley, of Columbia, S.C., died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, at Heartland of Columbia. Phillips Funeral Home, Star.

Joyce M. Morgan

Joyce M. Morgan, 72, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins.

Darol D. Roberts

Darol Dean Roberts, 64, of Cameron, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at his home. Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory, Vass.

Joyce Elaine Morgan

Joyce Elaine Morgan, 72, died Thursday, October 4, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins.

Ronald L. Goldberg

Ronald L. Goldberg, 73, of Whispering Pines, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst. Boles Funeral Home and Crematory, Southern Pines.

Anthony Mesiti

Anthony Mesiti, 90, of Wilmington, died at N.C. State Veterans Nursing Home, in Fayetteville. Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory, Vass.

Geraldine Davis Boone

Geraldine Davis Boone, 69, of Seagrove, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at Autumn Care of Biscoe, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at Brown’s Chapel Christian Church, with the Rev. Michael ...

Francis Cullom Swanson Choate

Frances Cullom Swanson Choate, 87, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, at her home in Pinehurst. Frances was born in Winston-Salem to Gatty and Edward Cullom. She grew up in Tarboro, where she dated golfer Harvie Ward as a teenager. At ...

Josie Honeycutt Clark

Josie Honeycutt Clark, 80, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, at Fry and Prickett Funeral Home with Pastor Marvin Taylor and Pastor Dwayne ...

Nellie Blue Greene

Nellie Blue Greene, born September 5, 1918, a lifelong resident of the Farm Life-Eureka community, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, after a brief period of declining health. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, ...

Francis "Fritz" Butler Johnson

Francis “Fritz” Butler Johnson passed away on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in Sterling, Va., surrounded in love by his family and companion after battling heart disease. He was born in Babylon, Long Island, New York in 1932, and had recently ...

Vincenza "Vinnie" Kaczynski

Vincenza “Vinnie” Kaczynski, 68, of Pinehurst, died on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at her home with her loving husband by her side. A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Roman ...

Nancy Ellen Jones Lambert

Nancy Ellen Jones Lambert, 79, of 21770 N.C. 902, Bennett, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at ...

Rosa McCrimmon McDonald

Rosa McCrimmon McDonald, 103, of Aberdeen, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, in Aberdeen. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Worship Center, Southern Pines. Visitation will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. Tuesday prior ...

Kenneth Edward Sessoms

Kenneth Edward Sessoms, of Aberdeen, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, at his home. A memorial service will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Highland Baptist Church. Mr. Sessoms was preceded in death by his wife, Doris ...

Violet C. Arhart

Violet Catherine Arhart, of Carol Stream, Ill., passed away Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, after a short illness, and will be greatly missed. A former resident of Southern Pines for 37 years, she recently relocated to Windsor Park Manor to be ...

Ronald L. Goldberg

Ronald Lee Goldberg passed away Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care after an extended illness. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Brownson Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Karen Allen officiating. ...

James A. Hartig

James Arthur Hartig, 71, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, peacefully at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Yates-Thagard Baptist Church, with Pastor Steven Johnson officiating. Visitation will be held from 2 to ...

Jerril Horrell

Jerril “Jay” Horrell, 35, of Boiling Spring Lakes, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at First Baptist Church Oak Island, with Pastor Charlie Carter officiating. The family will receive ...

Raymond Librandi

Raymond Librandi, 77, of Pinebluff, passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Boles Funeral Home, in Southern Pines, with a celebration of life service beginning at 7:30. He ...

Elsie P. Monroe

Elsie Pate Monroe, 87, of Biscoe, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, at Sandy Ridge Memory Care, in Candor. A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at Bensalem Presbyterian Church, in Eagle Springs, with the Rev. ...

Robert C. Monroe Sr.

Robert Cecil Monroe Sr., 89, of Aberdeen, passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at Manor Care, in Pinehurst. The family received relatives and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, at Crumpler Funeral Home, Aberdeen. Graveside services were ...

Eric B. Ryerson

Eric B. Ryerson, 48, of Aberdeen, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at New Covenant Fellowship Church, with Pastor Lee McKinney officiating. Burial will follow in Bethesda ...

Grace P. Styers

Grace P. Styers, 90, of Aberdeen, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at First Pentecostal Church, in Aberdeen, with the Rev. Horace E. Warwick officiating. Burial will ...

Cleo V. Troutt

Cleo V. Troutt, 96, of Robbins, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Pinehurst. Memorial services will be held at a later date and will be announced by Bostic-Kendrick Funeral Home. She is survived by two daughters, Benita Thomas, of Anchorage, ...

Lucy M. Alba

Lucy Marie (Bartolo) Alba, 75, of Cameron, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at her home. Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory, Vass.

Nick DiFruscio

Nick DiFruscio, of Southern Pines, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Vincent J. Di Fruscio Sr.

Vincent J. Di Fruscio Sr. passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. A memorial service will be held at the church where he worshipped, Our Savior Lutheran, at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, after which a reception will be held in ...

Margaret A. Nutter

Margaret A. “Peg” (Hawver) Nutter, formerly of Needham and Hingham, Mass., died Saturday, Oct 6, 2012, in Richmond Va. A private family service will be held. She was the daughter of the late Margaret (Bridgeford) and Harley Daniel Hawver, who ...

James R. Sullivan Jr.

James Robert Sullivan Jr., 86, of Carthage, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, at HCR Manor Care, in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Carthage United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. ...

Shirley C. Gillis

Shirley Chisholm Gillis, 72, of Aberdeen, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Purcell Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Justin Marquez

Justin Marquez, 25, of Aberdeen, died last weekend in Afghanistan. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Rebecca K. Patterson

Rebecca Jane Knight Patterson, 84, of Vass, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Kingswood Nursing Center, in Aberdeen. Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory, Vass,

Gerald R. Chamberlin

Gerald R. Chamberlin, 93, of Whispering Pines, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at his home. Powell Funeral Home and Crematory, of Southern Pines.

Carl Love Sr.

Carl Love Sr., 93, of Midway Community, Aberdeen, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Pugh & Smith Funeral Home, in Carthage.

Cynthia J. Eberly

After a courageous battle with lung cancer, Cynthia J. Eberly, 65, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct.10, 2012, at the FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard J. Eberly, M,D,; dearest mother of ...

Shirley Chisholm Gillis

The Rev. Shirley Chisholm Gillis, 72, of Aberdeen, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at Southern Pines Primary School. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery. Public viewing will be ...

Barbara Koukol Grant

Barbara Koukol Grant, 90, passed away Wednesday, Oct, 10, 2012, at St. Joseph of the Pines Health Center. A private family celebration of her life is planned. Barbara Koukol was born in New York to the late Beatrice Boyden and ...

Alice Marie Lowe

Alice Marie Lowe, 49, of Raeford, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at The Worship Center, Southern Pines. Walk-through viewing will be held from 6 ...

Justin Cameron Marquez

Sgt. Justin Cameron Marquez, of Aberdeen, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, as a result of wounds received from small-arms fire while on foot patrol in the Chak district of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. He joined the Army in January 2009, and ...

Benjamin Harrison McNeill Jr.

Benjamin Harrison McNeill Jr., 81, of Cameron, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at Central Carolina Hospital, in Sanford. The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at Beaver Creek Baptist Church, 2280 Nicholson Road, Cameron, with ...

Marilyn Garrett Foster Oliver

Marilyn Garrett Foster Oliver died at her home surrounded by family Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Marilyn was born on Nov. 1, 1932, in Melvindale, Mich. She leaves behind her husband, John W. Oliver; and her mother, Marion Oswalt. In addition, ...

Peggy Davis Reaves

Peggy Davis Reaves, 76, of Aberdeen, passed away Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at her home. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at Bethesda Cemetery, in Aberdeen, with Joel Kennedy and Carl Johnson officiating. The ...

Leonard J. Brenner

Leonard J. Brenner, 88, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at UNC Hospitals. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church. A family committal service was held at 1:30 p.m. at Hillside Cemetery. He ...

Willie F. Babson

Willie Stancil Feather Babson, 75, passed away peacefully Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at the Hospice Home. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at St. James United Methodist Church, 3808 St. James ...

Derek L. Black Jr.

Derek L. Black, 48, of Aberdeen, went to his heavenly father Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at McDonald’s Chapel Presbyterian Church, 1374 Foxfire ...

Gerald R. Chamberlin

Gerald Raymond Chamberlin, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, of Whispering Pines, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at his home. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. He was born Feb. 23, 1919, in Jamestown, N.Y., to ...

Henry T. Compton Jr.

Henry Tayloe Compton Jr., 87, of Southern Pines, passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. A memorial graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the Hilltop Cemetery in Southern Pines. He ...

Richard J. Fellingham Sr.

Col. Richard J. (Joe) Fellingham Sr., 89, USMC retired, of Seven Lakes West, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, with the rosary ...

Harvey Hartsell

A memorial service for Harvey Hartsell will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at “The Barn,” located on the farm of his late Uncle Marvin Hartsell (4248 Hoffman Road, Jackson Springs, NC 27281, across from “Barn” sign). A ...

Ronald E. Holmes

Ronald E. Holmes, 69, of Southern Pines, passed away Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. All services will be private. He was born July 19, 1943, in Honolulu, to the late Glenn and Jean Holmes. ...

Wilford A. Holt

Wilford Avent Holt, 80, of Cameron, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at his residence. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at 870 Pine ...

H. C. Johnson

Elder H.C. Johnson, of Taylortown, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Elizabeth Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, Addor. Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, ...

Clifford E. Kennedy

Clifford E. Kennedy, 67, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. A private family service is planned. Mr. Kennedy was born in Moore County and grew up in Robbins. He was a son of the late Ed ...

Robert G. Marley

Robert Glenn Manley, 88, passed away Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at Emeritus Senior Care Community, Painted Post, N.Y. A private family service celebrating Bob’s life will be held at a future date. He was born Feb. 29, 1924, in New ...

Abraham Brockington

Abraham Brockington, 48, of Durham, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at Duke Hospice, Durham. Pugh and Smith Funeral Home, Carthage

Douglas A. Delaney

Douglas Arthur Delaney, 43, born in Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 2, 1969, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at his home in Southern Pines. He is survived by his mother, Barbara Starr Delaney; his grandmother, Dorothy Bates; his sister, Catherine Delaney ...

Robert L. Gieryn

Robert L. Gieryn, 90, a resident of Pinehurst and Southern Pines, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at Pinehurst Nursing Center. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Pinehurst, with ...

Charles W. Carpenter

Charles William Carpenter, 79, of Clarkston, Wa., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, from complications of heart disease. Charlie was born Dec. 15, 1932, to Charles and Lydia Carpenter. He grew up in Aberdeen, then joined ...

Arnold K. Key

Arnold Keith Key, 64, of 130 Key Lane, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Brown’s Chapel Christian Church, with the Rev. Michael Parenti officiating. Interment ...

John F. Keyser III

John Franklin Keyser III, 47, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. A service will be held at a later date. Mr. Keyser was a beloved local artist and singer. His heart and soul ...

Mary J. Luzzi

Mary Josephine Luzzi, 73, of Foxfire Village, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at her home. The family will hold a prayer service at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at McDonald’s Chapel, with a reception following. She was born June 4, ...

Louise W. Prevatt

Louise Wilder Prevatt died Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at her Brightmore Kempton apartment. Visitation will be held at Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel on Friday, Oct. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. A celebration of her life will be held ...

Robert D. Rickman

Robert Dillard Rickman, 55, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at his residence. A memorial service is planned for 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at 409 Barrett St., Carthage. A native of Virginia, he was the son of Otis Dillard ...

Charles H. Shields

Charles H. Shields died unexpectedly Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Page Memorial United United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jane Leechford officiating. Burial will follow at ...

Anne R. Glendinning

Anne Ruth, nee Horn, Glendinning, 76, of London and Southern Pines, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, and is at peace following a brief illness. Mrs. Glendinning was the founder and principal of London’s Masterpack Ltd., a firm which specialized in ...

Mary Catherine Holder Brooks

Mary Catherine Holder Brooks, 83, of Sanford, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, at Sanford Health & Rehabilitation Center. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.

Elizabeth S. Dixon

Elizabeth S. Dixon, of Aberdeen, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, at St. Joseph of the Pines Health Center, in Southern Pines. Simon Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

Lee Gaddy

Lee Gaddy, of Southern Pines, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, at his residence. Simon Funeral Home, Southern Pines.

George Williams

George Williams, 60, of Raeford, died at Manor Care in Pinehurst. Jones and Little Funeral Service, Aberdeen.

Patricia Anne Wyatt

Patricia Anne Wyatt, of McClendon Hills, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Boles Funeral Homes and Crematory, Seven Lakes.

Abraham Brockington

Abraham Brockington, 48, of Durham, died Saturday, Oct.13, 2012, at Duke Hospice, in Durham. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at Pugh and Smith Chapel, in Carthage. Burial will be in Crutchfield cemetery in ...

Ralph Ernest Grossheim

Ralph Ernest Grossheim, 83, of Seven Lakes, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at the FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst. Mr. Grossheim was born Aug. 27, 1929, in Newark, N.J., to the late Ernest Rudolph Grossheim and Henrietta (Langenberg) Grossheim. He ...

Suzanne Boyle Varner

Suzanne Boyle Varner, 65, of Whispering Pines, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Oct. 17 , 2012. Born on June 7, 1947, in Houston, Texas, to Stewart and Ethel Boyle, she is survived by her husband, Scott Varner; ...

Barbara Ann Koss

Barbara Ann Kass, 84, of Seven Lakes West, passed away Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. She was born in the Bronx, N.Y., to the late Walker and Margaret Binck Kunsek. Funeral services will be held Monday, ...

Kathleen H. Hales

Kathleen Harden Hales, 79, of Raeford, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care, in Pinehurst. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Crumpler Funeral Home, in Raeford. Funeral services will ...

Homer Chase

Homer Chase, 84, of Southern Pines, passed away Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Homer was born in Groveton, N.H., to the late Vaughn and Alice Hayes Chase. He spent his working years teaching high school math. He was an excellent New ...

Elizabeth S. Dixon

Elizabeth Stevenson Dixon, 88, of Aberdeen, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, at St. Joseph of the Pines Health Center, in Southern Pines. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at St. James Lutheran Church, in Southern ...

Wade D. Huddleston

Wade D. Huddleston, 56, of West End, passed away suddenly Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. A visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Boles Funeral Home, in Southern Pines. Interment will be private. Wade was ...

Florence W. Kernan

Florence White “Suzy” Kernan died peacefully Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at St. Joseph of the Pines Nursing Center, in Southern Pines. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the chapel at St. Joseph of ...

Cornelia Scott

Cornelia “Faye” Scott, 68, of Jackson Springs, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at Pinelake Health and Rehabilitation, in Carthage. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery, in Jackson Springs, ...

Dorothy H. Torres

Dorothy “Dot” Hedrick Torres, 87, of Hendersonville, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 25, at First Baptist Church of Hendersonville’s Chapel. Interment will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. The Rev. Wally Shamburger will ...

Jesse L. Maness

Jesse Lewis Maness, 24, of Bear Creek, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Bennett. Joyce-Brady Chapel, Bennett.

Sandy T. Person

Sandy Terrence Person, 42, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Greensboro. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at House of Prayer, in Taylortown. Family hour will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. ...

William V. McCall

William Vann McCall, 60, of Southern Pines, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Hope Valley Baptist Church, in Durham, with the Rev. Bill Bigger and the ...

Dorothy L. Fowler

Dorothy L. (Brown) Fowler, 84, passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Belle Meade Retirement Center, 100 Waters Drive, Southern Pines, with Jerry Nelson officiating. She was the ...

Lee D. Gaddy

Lee Daniel Gaddy, 71, of Southern Pines, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, at his home. A memorial service will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Simon Funeral Home chapel, in Southern Pines. There will ...

Thomas C. Crump

Thomas C. Crump, 83, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at Pinehurst Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Community Presbyterian Church, in Pinehurst, with the Rev. Rod ...

Audrey V. Schaeffer

Audrey V. Schaeffer, of Pinehurst, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at Carolina House of Pinehurst. A private family service will be held in Wilmington, Del., at a later date. Audrey was born Oct. 14, 1928, in Wilmington, Del., to James ...

Robert M. Simons

Robert Morse Simons, 90, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at Quail Haven Village, in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Community Presbyterian Church, in Pinehurst, with the Rev. Rod Stone officiating. Burial ...

Helen M. Wolfe

Helen Marion Wolfe, 94, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Eugene Ussery officiating. Burial will follow at ...

Lizzie H. Wilce

Lizzie Doreen Hayden Wilce, 94, of Pinehurst, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at Ocean Trail Convalescent Center, in Southport. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at Christ Church Anglican, in Southern Pines. She was ...

Charles L. Donathan

Charles Levelle Donathan, 71, of Sanford, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at UNC Hospitals. Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Sanford.

Carl Love Sr.

Carl Love Sr., 93, of the Midway community, Aberdeen, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Pugh and Smith Funeral Home, Carthage.

Walter C. McMillan

Walter Charles McMillan, 68, of Lakeview, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Pugh and Smith Funeral Home, Carthage.

Daniel Ross

A fine man and special friend, Daniel Ross, 84, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 at his home in Pinehurst, after a long illness. A private family service will be held at Boles Funeral Home. He was born in Long ...

Leroy F. Crutchfield

Leroy Floyd Crutchfield, 91, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at Sanford Health and Rehabilitation, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at Bethesda Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Jonathan Wallace officiating. ...

Thomas C. Crump

Thomas C. Crump, 83, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at Pinehurst Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Community Presbyterian Church, in Pinehurst, with the Rev. Rod ...

Cleveland King

Cleveland King, 64, of Aberdeen, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Jones and Little’s Funeral Service, Aberdeen.

Guy R. Sandulli

Guy R. Sandulli, 85, of Whispering Pines, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Powell Funeral Home and Crematory, Southern Pines.

Marilyn C. Brown

Marilyn C. Brown, 91, of Plymouth, Minn., formerly of Pinehurst, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Funeral services were held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at David Lee Funeral Home, Wayzata, Minn. Interment will be in Pinelawn Memorial Park, in ...

Margaret G. McGrath

Margaret Guy McGrath, of Pinehurst, passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, after a long illness. Margo, as she liked to be called was originally from Cranford, N.J., and lived most of her life there with ...

Walter C. McMillian

Walter Charles McMillian, 68, of Lakeview, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst. Funeral Services will be conducted at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Crossroads Community Church, 780 Bibey Road, Carthage. Burial will follow at ...

Bessie Georgiana Coore Cameron

Bessie Georgiana Coore Cameron, age 86, of Cameron, NC, died Monday, October 29, 2012 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. Bridges-Cameron Fineral Home, Sanford.

Bert Lohman Agnew

Bert Lohman Agnew, 85, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in Pinehurst. A memorial service celebrating Bert’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Pinehurst United Methodist Church. He ...

Letrice Jackson Campbell

Letrice Jackson Campbell, 78, of Raeford, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the John C. Ropp Fellowship Hall, Raeford Presbyterian Church. ...

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October 2, 2012

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