Asheboro Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina

Kenneth Landon Davis

Kenneth Landon Davis

Jan 31, 2016

Kenneth Landon Davis, age 79, of Sophia died Sunday, January 31, 2016 at High Point Regional Hospital, High Point. Mr. Davis was born October 15, 1936 the son of James Alfred and Gladys Elizabeth Crouch Davis. Kenneth was a native of Randolph County and served in the US Army during the Korean War. He retired from Wayne Transmission in Wayne,...

Wayne  Abernethy

Wayne Abernethy

Jan 28, 2016

Herbert Wayne Abernethy, age 81, of Asheboro NC, died on January 28th, 2016 surrounded by family. Wayne was born on September 2nd, 1934 to Charlie and Vienna Abernethy of Hildebran, NC. He graduated from Appalachian State and was a member of Central United Methodist Church where he taught Sunday school for over 30 years. He was a member of the...

Annie Bett  Cagle

Annie Bett Cagle

Jan 26, 2016

Annie Bett Cagle, age 100, formerly of 175 Laurel Hill Lane, Candor passed away Tuesday, January 26,2016 at Autumn Care Nursing & Rehabilitation, Biscoe. Miss Cagle was born July 12, 1915 at Montgomery County, NC, the daughter of Samuel R and Bettie Poole Cagle. She was a member of Laurel Hill Baptist Church and a homemaker. In addition to her...

John Thomas Williams

John Thomas Williams

Jan 26, 2016

John Thomas Williams, age 87, of Asheboro died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mr. Williams was born March 31, 1928 the son of James E. and Pattie Sue Smith Williams. Mr. Williams was a native of Lexington, NC and a graduate of Central High School of Charlotte, NC. He was a graduate of King's College in...

Joseph Edd Hopkins

Joseph Edd Hopkins

Jan 26, 2016

Joseph Edd Hopkins, age 81, of Randleman died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. Mr. Hopkins was born April 3, 1934 the son of John and Easter Foley Hopkins. Joe was a native of Randolph County and served in the US Army. He attended Friendship Baptist Church in Level Cross and retired from Klaussner Furniture...

Claude "Butch" William McKinney

Claude "Butch" William McKinney

Jan 25, 2016

Claude William "Butch" McKinney, age 71, of Asheboro died Monday, January 25, 2016 at High Point Regional Hospital. Mr. McKinney was born in Siler City on March 24, 1944. Butch served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was retired from Carolina Builders. He is survived by his wife, Tommy Ann McKinney; son, Ryan McKinney of...

Robert Spence  Hall

Robert Spence Hall

Jan 24, 2016

Robert Spence Hall, age 82, of 33426 Old Salisbury Rd., Albemarle, formerly of Foxfire and Mt. Gilead, died Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Bethany Woods Nursing & Rehab Center, Albemarle. Mr. Hall was born July 16, 1933 at Biscoe, NC, the son of John Farley and Edith McLeod Hall. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He...

Vera Mae Bell "Nicky"  Hoover

Vera Mae Bell "Nicky" Hoover

Jan 22, 2016

Vera Mae Bell "Nicky" Hoover, age 89, of Asheboro died Friday, January 22, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Hoover was born June 21, 1926 the daughter of Dannie F. and Mamie Parks Bell. Mrs. Hoover was a native of Randolph County and a graduate of Farmer High School. Nicky retired from Energizer and was of Quaker Faith. In addition to...

Clemensia "Clem"  Martinez Pridemore

Clemensia "Clem" Martinez Pridemore

Jan 21, 2016

Clemensia "Clem" Martinez Pridemore, age 75, of Randleman died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at her residence surrounded by her family. Mrs. Pridemore was born September 27, 1940 the daughter of Nicolas and Annie Houston Martinez. Mrs. Pridemore was a native of Randolph County, a member at Grace Baptist Church and of the Joyful Noise Gospel Quartet. She was a gracious,...

Luther Jesse "LJ"  Small

Luther Jesse "LJ" Small

Jan 20, 2016

***Due to the weather, Mr. Small's services have been rescheduled to Sunday, January 24, 2016.*** Luther Jesse Small, age 83, of Level Cross went to be with his Heavenly Father surrounded by his children on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Dad loved life, farming and talking to people and never met a stranger. Dad drove a tanker for Gulf Oil until...

Winona Lucille Hill

Winona Lucille Hill

Jan 19, 2016

***Due to the weather, Mrs. Hill's services has been changed to Monday, January 25, 2016.*** Winona Lucille Hill, 83, passed away on Jan. 19, 2016. Mrs. Hill was born in Randleman, N.C. to Winona Bernice Lam Hanner and Julius Carroll Hanner. She attended Randleman High School and worked for many years as a nursing assistant at Dalton and Cochran Pediatrics....

Billy Allen Oaks

Billy Allen Oaks

Jan 18, 2016

Billy Allen Oaks, age 81, of Mount Gilead, NC passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 18, 2016. Billy was born in Mitchell County NC and was a long term Seagrove NC resident. Mr. Oaks served his country as a member of the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was retired from Jockey International where he...

Margaret  Phillips

Margaret Phillips

Jan 18, 2016

Margaret Phillips, age 90, of Asheboro went to meet her Savior on Monday, January 18, 2016 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Phillips was born in Moore County, NC on March 18, 1925 to Dewey and Myrtle Elkins Phillips. Margaret was a homemaker and a member of Fayetteville Street Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Margaret was preceded in...

Joyce Howell  McCall

Joyce Howell McCall

Jan 16, 2016

Joyce Peace Howell McCall, 97, widow of Samuel Horace McCall, Jr., went home to be with her Lord Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Palmetto Health Tuomey, Sumter SC. Born in Troy, NC, she was the daughter of the late Claude C. and Electra Hollar Howell. Mrs. McCall was a dedicated and active member of Troy Presbyterian Church where she served...

Lloyd Johnston Monroe

Lloyd Johnston Monroe

Jan 16, 2016

Lloyd Johnston "Jay" Monroe, age 67, of Troy, NC passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 228 Old Thayer Mill Rd., Troy. Mr. Monroe was born February 8, 1948 at Greensboro, NC the son of William Neal and Lucille Monroe, both of whom precede him in death. He was a US Marine veteran of the Vietnam War and a lover...

Linda Hicks Hacker

Linda Hicks Hacker

Jan 16, 2016

Linda Hicks Hacker, age 73, of Carthage died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at ManorCare Health Services, Pinehurst. Linda was born January 4, 1943 at Troy, NC, the daughter of Sherman Griffin and Annie Pauline Burns Hicks, both who precede her in death. She was a graduate of Troy High School; a member of Central United Methodist Church of Sanford and...

Duke  Robbins

Duke Robbins

Jan 13, 2016

Mr. Duke Robbins, age 93, of Asheboro, passed away after a short illness Wednesday, at the home of his niece in Denton. He was born January 14, 1922 to the late Claude and Sadie Robbins. Mr. Robbins was a native of Randolph County and served in the US Army during WWII. Duke retired from the shipping and receiving department of...

Melissa Ann Craven

Melissa Ann Craven

Jan 13, 2016

Melissa Ann Craven, age 58, of Randleman died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. Melissa was a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. She was one of the most caring and loving women you would've ever met. Melissa was a firm believer and prayed for every need you had. She found her happiness with...

Magdalene  Matthews

Magdalene Matthews

Jan 12, 2016

Mrs. Bertha Magdalene Matthews, 88, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Arbor Ridge at Stanleyville. A celebration of her life will held at Palmyra United Methodist Church in Germanton, NC on Friday, January 15, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., with Dr. Randy Waugh and the Reverend Johnny Lord officiating. Interment will be in the Palmyra Church Cemetery. The family...

Ella Mae Little  Hammond

Ella Mae Little Hammond

Jan 11, 2016

Ella Mae Little Hammond was born July 28, 1964 to William (Ping) Little and Annie Chadwick Little in Montgomery County, North Carolina. She attended the public schools of Montgomery County, North Carolina and graduated from West Montgomery High School, class of 1983. She gave her life to the Lord at an early age and was a member of Mt. Zion...