Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Ruby Thompson Hill
May 28, 2025
Ruby Mae Thompson Hill, age 91, of Asheboro passed away on May 28, 2025 at her home.
Mrs. Hill was born in Randolph County on December 20, 1933 to Henry and Aggie Tysinger Thompson. She was a member of Smyrna Grove Community Church. Ruby was a homemaker, who loved to sew and make quilts. She loved to work in her flowers...
Walter Ray Cross
May 27, 2025
Walter Ray Cross, age 57, of Asheboro, NC passed away at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Walter was born in Randolph County to Betty Strider Cross and the late Charles Ray Cross. Walter was a man of strong Christian faith, and was a loving father, devoted son, loyal brother, and caring...
Danny Cecil Pierce
May 27, 2025
Danny Cecil Pierce, age 63, of Sophia, NC, passed away at home on May 27, 2025.
Danny was born on August 11, 1961, in Thomasville, NC, to Cecil Pierce and Joyce Webb. A lifelong handyman, Danny had a natural talent for fixing anything and everything—often crafting something out of nothing. He loved working on cars, fishing any chance he could, and...
Mary Elizabeth Davis Potts
May 27, 2025
Our precious Mother, Grandmother, Aunt Mary Elizabeth Davis Potts was awarded her heavenly wings on May 27, 2025.
Her life was filled with love for her children, grandchildren, and all she met.
She was a very talented seamstress and supported her family with her hard work.
Our memory of her sweet smile will live forever in our hearts.
Mary was preceded in death by...
Dorothy Scott Trogdon Key
May 27, 2025
Dorothy Scott Trogdon Key, age 92 of Asheboro, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at the Randolph Hospice House.
Dorothy was born on September 18, 1932 in Randolph County to Burgess and Grace Lyndon Scott. Dorothy was a 1950 graduate of Asheboro High School and attended Brian Business College. She worked as an Executive Secretary for 29 years with...
Prudence Frisbie
May 26, 2025
Mrs. Agnes Prudence Fitzgerald Frisbie, age 74, of Sophia passed away peacefully on Monday, May 26, 2025, at Hospice of Randolph, Asheboro, NC.
Prudence was the daughter of the late Jefferson Earl Fitzgerald and the late Bertha Gray Ingram. She was born in Asheboro on September 13, 1950. She loved horses, dogs, all animals, and mostly her friends. She worked and...
Violet Ray Stalker Kirkman
May 26, 2025
Violet Ray Stalker Kirkman, 91, of Randleman passed away Monday, May 26, 2025 at Hospice of Randolph surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Randleman on September 21, 1933 to Troy William Stalker and Minnie Myrtle Burrow Stalker.
Violet was a loving, caring, and beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a lifetime member of Midway Wesleyan Church and...
Richard Blaine Richardson
May 22, 2025
Richard Blaine Richardson, age 90, peacefully transitioned to his eternal home in Heaven on Thursday, May 22, 2025, and is now reunited with his loving wife of 65 years, Judith Anne Queen Richardson.
Richard was born on October 29, 1934, in Randleman, NC, and lived there his entire life. He graduated from Randleman High School in 1953 and joined the Navy...
Jerry Gray Pugh
May 22, 2025
Jerry Gray Pugh, age 81, of Asheboro passed away on May 22, 2025 at the Randolph Hospice House.
Mr. Pugh was born in Gobbler, Missouri on January 18, 1944 to AB and Trannie Lindsay Pugh. Jerry served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and served in Okinawa. He was employed with Technimark for over 12 years, where...
Sandra Iona Julian Hiatt
May 19, 2025
Sandra Julian Hiatt, age 75, of Randleman passed away May 19, 2025 at Randolph Hospice House surrounded by her family. Mrs. Hiatt was born December 30, 1949 the daughter of William McKinnly Julian and Mozell Trotter Julian.
Sandra was a native of Randolph County. She worked for 30 years at Loflin Hosiery Mill and 10 years at Walmart in Randleman. Sandra...
Phyllis Jean Shelton
May 19, 2025
Phyllis Jean Wimmer Shelton, age 80, of Asheboro, NC, formally of Rose City Michigan, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2025, at Randolph Hospice House.
Phyllis was born on October 20, 1944, in Whitewood, Virginia, to Hubert Wimmer and Laura Dotson. She loved spending time with her family and friends and found joy in homemaking, cooking, and baking meals that brought...
Joyce LaRue Firce
May 16, 2025
Joyce LaRue Bradfield Firce, age 85, of Randleman, NC, passed away on May 16, 2025, in Guilford County.
Joyce was born on April 4, 1940, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, to Harold Bradfield and June Hoffheins. She later moved to Edgely, PA, where she and her husband, Ronald, lovingly raised their family before retiring to North Carolina. Joyce found joy in the simple...
James "Chip" Harris Jr.
May 16, 2025
James "Chip" Harris Jr., born on February 27, 1951, in Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2025, at Asheboro Health and Rehab. Chip led a life full of inspiration and devotion, cherished by all who knew him. A beloved father, brother, and grandfather.
Chip graduated from Ben L. Smith High School in 1970, where he met his high...
Barbara Ann Woodlief Ingold
May 14, 2025
Barbara Ann Woodlief Ingold, 77, of Randleman passed away at her home on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born June 11, 1947 in Oxford, NC to Rufus Eugene Woodlief and Mary Belle Beaver.
Ann was a devoted, loving and caring wife and mother, married to Jim for over 58 years. She loved the beach, yard...
JoAnn Jarrett Smith
May 13, 2025
JoAnn Jarrett Smith, 73, of Randleman passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. She was born March 13, 1952 in Randolph Co. to James Kenneth Jarrett and Helen Gertrude Routh Jarrett.
JoAnn was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was married for 47 years to her husband, Tim, and together raised three wonderful...
Katie Kern Deaton
May 12, 2025
Katie Kern Deaton, age 96, of Troy, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC.
Katie was born in Troy on Feb. 26, 1929, to the late Sankey Kern and Marybelle Cagle Kern. She was the last surviving member of the Troy High School graduating class of 1947. She was the Town Clerk and...
Iris Austin Bingham
May 10, 2025
Iris Bingham, 93, of Greensboro passed away at her home on May 10, 2025, following a short illness.
Iris Lee Austin Bingham was born in Albemarle, NC on April 18, 1932, to Alfred Lee and Onnie Mae (Cooper) Austin.
Iris's family moved to Denton NC, and then to Asheboro NC, where she attended Asheboro High School.
Around 1964, Iris moved along with her...
Vann Herbert Gales
May 9, 2025
Vann Herbert Gales, affectionately known as “Dinkie,” was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, to the late George and Mary Louise Gales. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1965 and went on to serve his country honorably in the United States Marine Corps beginning in 1968.
Dinkie was rooted in faith from an early age, attending St. Stephen AME Church...
Deborah Nicole Harrison
May 8, 2025
Deborah Nicole Harrison, 48, of Archdale passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 8, 2025 at her home. She was born July 9, 1976 in Charleston, SC to Mark Jay Harrison and Linda Jane Millikan Harrison.
Deborah is survived by her sons, Danny Highfill III of Greensboro and Harrison Highfill of Greensboro; father, Mark Harrison of Randleman; sisters, Kim Bryant of Charleston, SC...
Margaret Ann "Maggie" Blackwell
May 7, 2025
Margaret Ann “Maggie” Blackwell, 54, passed away on May 7 in Asheboro, North Carolina.
Born on January 17, 1971, in Princeton, West Virginia, Margaret was the daughter of Nancy Alley. She was known for her strength, honesty, and deep love for her family. She proudly described herself as “forward, blunt and 100% real,” and those who knew her would agree. Though...
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