Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Marcelle Rayle Smith
Dec 15, 2016
Marcelle Rayle Smith, age 72, of Beaufort, NC died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehab in Newport. Mrs. Smith was born April 14, 1944 in Randleman the daughter of Robert Earl and Mildred Frazier Rayle, Sr. Mrs. Smith was a native of Randolph County where she attended Randleman High School. Marcelle was a member of the...
Barbara Smithdeal Barnette
Dec 14, 2016
Barbara Smithdeal Barnette devoted wife, mother of three daughters, and loving grandmother passed away on December 14, 2016 following a short illness. Barbara was born on July 19, 1934 in Mooresville, N.C. She was the daughter of Charles and Rachael Smithdeal. She attended Wingate University. Following college she worked as an accounting clerk with Southern Bell in Charlotte, N.C. then...
Glenn Harry Jessup
Dec 13, 2016
Glenn Harry Jessup, Jr., age 64, of Asheboro died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at his home. Glenn was a native of Randolph County and a1970 graduate of Randleman High School. Glenn was a US Army veteran and employed with McNeil Frame Shop in Seagrove. He was an avid golfer and loved his T.V. He is survived by his wife: Linda...
Terry Wayne Shirley
Dec 10, 2016
Terry Wayne Shirley, age 64, of Asheboro died Saturday, December 10, 2016 at his home. Mr. Shirley was born September 6, 1952 the son Charlie Edward Shirley and Alice Cagle Shirley who preceded him in death. Mr. Shirley was a native of Charlotte and loved music and old cars. He was formerly employed as a disk jockey with Zoo Radio...
Lucille Harris
Dec 9, 2016
Annie "Lucille" Isley Harris, age 84, of Jamestown, NC died Friday, December 9, 2016 at Heritage Greens, Greensboro. The family will hold a private Celebration of Life gathering at a later date. Mrs. Harris was born August 27, 1932 the daughter of Arlie and Martha Peele Isley. Lucille was a native of Seagrove and spent most of her adult life...
Talmadge Bennett Freeman
Dec 9, 2016
Talmadge Bennett Freeman 89 of Randleman passed away on December 9th. A native of Montgomery County he was the youngest of 15 siblings to Bennett E and Sarah Cagle Freeman. He served in the Navy during WWII as a torpedo man and plank owner of the USS Floyd B Parks. Upon returning to the US he worked in textiles until...
Charles Parker Bullard
Dec 8, 2016
Reverend Charles Parker Bullard, 80, died on Thursday, December 08, 2016 surrounded by family after an extended illness. An entombment in the Mausoleum at Randolph Memorial Park, Asheboro, will be a private service with family at a separate time. A Memorial Service of Life will be held at First Baptist Church, Asheboro, on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 2:00PM. The...
Patricia Louise Johnson
Dec 7, 2016
Patricia Louise "Paye" Johnson, age 72, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Randolph Hospice House. Ms. Johnson was born in Randolph County on September 9, 1944 to Clayton and Ruth Allred Johnson. She was formerly employed with Blue Mist and Klaussner Furniture Plant #9. In addition to her parents, Louise was preceded in death by...
Nettie Arlene Richardson
Dec 5, 2016
Nettie Arlene Allred Richardson, age 84, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Richardson was born in Franklinville on May 9, 1932 to Lacy and Lucy Childress Allred. She enjoyed visiting Huldah Baptist Church with Ralph. In addition to her parents, Nettie was preceded in death by her brother, her sister, and...
Vira A Goode
Dec 4, 2016
Vira Ann Goode departed this earthly life into glory on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Vira, was the daughter of the late Herbert H. Goode and Della Parker Goode. She was born on February 22, 1954 in Mt. Gilead, NC. Vira graduated from West Montgomery High School and attended Montgomery Community College. Vira was a faithful member of Providence Baptist Church,...
Jimmy Marvin Lucas
Dec 3, 2016
Jimmy Marvin Lucas, age 64, of Asheboro passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Mr. Lucas was a native of Randolph County and employed with Klaussner Furniture of Asheboro. Jimmy was a U.S. Army Veteran and was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ottie Glasgow Lucas. He is survived by...
Darrell Robbins
Dec 2, 2016
Thurman Darrell Robbins, age 90, of Asheboro died Friday, December 2, 2016 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home in Asheboro. Mr. Robbins was born May 23, 1926 in Asheboro, NC, the son of Everette and Katrina Bertha Barnes Robbins. He was a member of West Bend United Methodist Church where he was active in the choir for many years. He was...
Georgia Blake Pridgen
Dec 2, 2016
Georgia Blake Pridgen, 97, of Troy, NC, died on December 2, 2016, at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. A lifelong Troy resident, Georgia was born on June 14, 1919, to Clovis Ralph Blake and May Allen Blake, also Montgomery County natives. She was married to Thornwell Connelly Pridgen on October 21, 1943. Connie, a native of Dunn, NC, who trained...
James Lacy Auman
Dec 1, 2016
James Lacy Auman, age 91, of Seagrove died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Auman was born February 8, 1925 in Seagrove to Walter C. and Edna Trogdon Auman. He was a 1942 graduate of Seagrove School and was an avid UNC-Chapel Hill fan. Mr. Auman was retired as co-owner of Seagrove Motor Company and was the...
Olive Shelor Strider
Nov 30, 2016
Mrs. Olive Shelor Strider, age 92, of Love Joy Rd., Troy passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care, Pinehurst. Mrs. Strider was born June 3, 1924, in Walhalla, South Carolina, the daughter of Thomas Balus and Olive Hunt Shelor. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Troy; Mrs. Strider was a graduate of...
Ronald Burns Strayhorn
Nov 30, 2016
Ronald Burns Strayhorn, age 75, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Mr. Strayhorn was born in Randolph County on August 20, 1941 to Lacy and Edna Way Strayhorn. Ronald was a member of Academy Street Baptist Church in Randleman. In addition to his parents, Ronald was preceded in death...
Richard Allan Rego
Nov 27, 2016
Richard Allan Rego, age 59, of Asheboro died Sunday, November 27, 2016 at his home. Richard was a native of Oklahoma and employed by Butler Trailers. He was a caring, attentive, helpful person to all that he knew. Richard was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife: Yvonne Rego; daughter: Diana Rego of Liberty; son:...
Laura Kathleen Lisk
Nov 27, 2016
Laura Kathleen Lisk, age 22, of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. Laura was born in Asheboro on April 2, 1994. She was a 2012 graduate of Asheboro High School and a 2016 graduate of UNC-C. Laura was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Tyler Lisk, Sr., maternal...
Helen D. Jones
Nov 26, 2016
Helen D. Jones, age 85, of Asheboro died Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home, Asheboro. Mrs. Jones was born June 26, 1931 in Asheboro, NC the daughter of Swain Dixon and Pauline Fox Dixon. She worked as a lab technician for Burlington Industries for many years. A member of the First Baptist Church, she was an avid...
Paul Preston Strider
Nov 25, 2016
Paul Preston Strider, age 76, of Asheboro passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Strider was born in Randolph County on January 29, 1940 to Clarence and Bertha Hamilton Strider. He was retired from G.E./Black & Decker after 37 years of service. Paul was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church where he was...