Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Janet Mary Wade
Nov 27, 2024
Janet Mary Barrett Wade, age 79, of Climax, NC, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 27, 2024.
Janet was born on May 30, 1945, in Torquay, London, to John Barrett and Mary Carter. An extraordinary cook, she was known for preparing everything from scratch and with love. Janet’s passion for flowers and their vibrant colors brought her immense joy....
Mike Keeling
Nov 23, 2024
Gordon McLane “Mike” Keeling, Jr., age 74, of Snow Camp passed away Saturday, November 23, 2024, at his home surrounded by the family he loved.
Mr. Keeling was born February 12, 1950, in Vance County to Gordon and Margaret Keeling. He retired from Hodgin Construction Company as a superintendent. He enjoyed construction and carpentry work and being able to work with...
Mary Louise McMaster
Nov 20, 2024
Mary Louise McMaster
April 28, 1921 - November 20, 2024
Mary Louise McMaster passed away on November 20, 2024 at the age of 103 after a brief illness. Mary graduated from Providence High School in Randolph County and Gate City Secretarial School in Greensboro. She was a bookkeeper for Asheboro Hosiery Mill and retired in 1986. Mary was an active member of...
Maryann Lewis Sweitzer
Nov 19, 2024
Maryann Lewis Sweitzer, age 67, of Candor, NC, passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
Maryann was born on March 4, 1957, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Roy Raymond Lewis and Hildegard Geier Lewis. She was a 1975 graduate of West Montgomery High School. She attended Wingate College and finished her Applied Science degree at Montgomery Community College. She...
Gary Melvin Pfohl
Nov 15, 2024
Gary Melvin Pfohl, Asheboro, NC (formerly Pendleton, NY) was called to his heavenly home on November 15, 2024. He was 62 years old.
He was born October 31, 1962, in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of Melvin and Elaine Pfohl. He was the youngest of 3 siblings. On June 16, 1984, he married Karen (Mueller) Pfohl. In July 1998 Gary and...
George Fred Snider
Nov 14, 2024
George Fred Snider November 24, 1933 – November 14, 2024 Randleman
George Fred Snider, 90, of Randleman passed away surrounded by family at Clapp’s Nursing home in Asheboro, NC. He was born November 24, 1933 in Tobaccoville, NC to Solomon R. Snider and Alice Allen Snider.
Fred is remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend. He loved his...
Jesse "Jay" Woodrow Sandlin, Jr.
Nov 12, 2024
Jesse “Jay” Woodrow Sandlin, Jr., age 83, of Asheboro passed away on November 12, 2024 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.
Mr. Sandlin was born in New Hanover County on December 28, 1940 to Jesse Woodrow Sandlin, Sr. and Ruth Jolly Sandlin. Jay was a 1960 graduate of New Hanover High School where he played shortstop on the baseball team....
Zachary "Zack" Lee Thornburg
Nov 11, 2024
Zachary “Zack” Lee Thornburg, age 65, of Asheboro passed away on November 11, 2024 at Randolph Hospice House after a long battle with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
Mr. Thornburg was born in Randolph County on August 1, 1959, to Farrell and Carole Jean Perdue Thornburg. Zack was a 1977 graduate of Asheboro High School. After graduating from college, Zack returned to...
Richard Joseph "Joey" Melton
Nov 10, 2024
Richard Joseph “Joey” Melton, age 42, of Raeford, NC passed away on November 10, 2024.
Mr. Melton was born in Richmond, VA on November 10, 1982. Joey was a hard worker and was formerly employed with Energizer and Technimark and was currently employed at Bunce Construction. Joey was a kind-hearted man with a good spirit, who would stop and help anyone...
Susan Elizabeth Hayes
Nov 8, 2024
Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Martin Hayes 78 of Randleman passed away Friday morning at High Point Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. Mrs. Hayes was married to her husband C.O. Hayes for 46 years. She loved spending time with her family and especially cooking for her family. She was known to be a great cook. Mrs. Hayes was very...
Lillian Cagle
Nov 6, 2024
Lillian Mae Jarrett Cagle of Asheboro passed away on November 6, 2024 at her home.
Mrs. Cagle was born in Cedar Falls to Grady and Ottie Luck Jarrett and was employed with the Randolph-Asheboro YMCA for 10 years. Lillian was an active member of Cedar Falls United Methodist Church, where she was a former choir director and sang in quartets. Lillian...
Paul Ray Spivey
Nov 5, 2024
Paul Ray Spivey, of Troy North Carolina, briefly touched this earth on November 5th, 2024. While Paul did not have any time here on this world before departing to the next life, he had a massive impact. He will be loved and missed by so many people, including his mother Jordan McIntyre Spivey and his father Grover Christopher Spivey, both...
Daphne Mozelle Coble Brady
Nov 5, 2024
Daphne Mozelle Coble Brady
May 20, 1926 – November 5, 2024
Daphne was a true southern lady; something of a steel magnolia. A delicate beauty but strong as steel, enduring the limitations of her later years with great patience and acceptance. She enjoyed pretty clothing, day trips to places of interest and longer journeys to the mountains, beach and other states with...
Miranda Lee Hunter
Nov 5, 2024
Miranda Lee Hunter, age 29, of Garner, North Carolina left us too soon on November 5th, 2024 to join her father, Michael Warren Hunter, in heaven after bravely facing a sudden illness. Others that preceded her in death were her grandfather and grandmother Albert and Ruby Lucas, and her grandfather Ray Hunter. Miranda was born June 12, 1995; she was...
Shane Michael Tracy
Oct 31, 2024
Shane Michael Tracy, age 41, of Asheboro passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024 at his home.
Shane was born February 23, 1983 in Bradenton, FL to Robert and Marlene Tracy. He enjoyed working in the furniture industry and had worked for Bells Furniture and Hughes Furniture. Shane was an avid BMX rider. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marlene...
Vicki Ellen White Buie
Oct 31, 2024
Ms. Vicki Ellen White Buie, 80, went to her heavenly home on October 31, 2024. She was born October 7, 1944 in Jackson Creek, NC to Grace and Robert White.
Vicki was a longtime resident of Deltona, FL where she retired from Central Florida Legal Services after 26 years.
She married Edward Buie in 1960 and though they divorced they remained lifelong...
George Allen Dorrity
Oct 30, 2024
George "Butch" Allen Dorrity, 75, of Randleman passed away at High Point Medical Center on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. He was born November 7, 1948 in Randolph County to Otis Dorrity and Eva Lamb Cooper.
George will be remembered as a loving father, grandfather, and friend. He was a contract painter by profession in both residential and commercial specialties. George enjoyed...
Larry Clifford Lineberry, Sr.
Oct 30, 2024
Larry Clifford Lineberry, Sr., age 67, of Seagrove passed away on October 30, 2024 at his home.
Mr. Lineberry was born in Randolph County on September 10, 1957 to Claudie and Doris Frye Lineberry, who preceded him in death. Larry was formerly employed with Luck’s, Inc. where he did various jobs and later worked for Klaussner Furniture for 17 years. Larry...
Rev. George Davis Simmons
Oct 30, 2024
Rev. George Davis Simmons 94 of Big Canoe Georgia passed away Wednesday October 30, 2024, in Blue Ridge Georgia after a period of declining health.
Rev. Simmons was born in Twiggs County, GA, a son of the late George and Alice Day Simmons. He was a graduate of Central Wesleyan College and pastored in the Western District of the Wesleyan...
Neal Wayne Lewis, Jr.
Oct 29, 2024
Neal Wayne Lewis Jr passed away on the 29th of October in Greensboro NC following a heart attack. Neal (Wayne to some) was born in Lee County, Pennington Gap, Virginia, He was the son of Neal Wayne Sr, and Ruby Orr Lewis, and is survived by his loving partner Irene Chavis of 45+ years, his daughter Barbara Anne Lewis Faison,...