Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Thomas Eugene Schenck, Jr.
Dec 17, 2015
Thomas "Tom" Eugene Schenck, Jr. passed into God's eternal presence on December 17, 2015 in Cornelius, North Carolina. Tom was born to Rev. Thomas E. Schenck, Sr. and Thelma F. (Clark) Schenck on September 7, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana. At the time of Tom's death, he was the President/CEO of Total Outsourcing Partners, Inc. and Founder/Director of RightWay Counseling &...
Maxine Brown Spencer
Dec 17, 2015
Maxine Brown Spencer, age 87, formerly of Lee Street in Asheboro passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Randolph Health & Rehabilitation. Mrs. Spencer was born in Asheboro on July 8, 1928 to Ernest and Marinda Clapp Brown. Maxine was a member of First United Methodist Church where she was a member of the D.W. Holt Sunday School class...
Viola Thompson
Dec 16, 2015
Viola Wilson Thompson, age 91, of Thickety Creek Rd., Mt. Gilead died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Autumn Care Nursing & Rehabilitation, Biscoe. Mrs. Thompson was born March 20, 1924 in Richmond County, NC the daughter of John and Lilly Epps Wilson. She was a member of Holly Mount Baptist Church and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she...
Ruth Marie Personett
Dec 14, 2015
Ruth Marie Personett, age 93, of Greensboro died Monday, December 14, 2015 at Carriage House Assisted Living, Greensboro. Mrs. Personett was born November 19, 1922 the daughter of Herbert and Ethel Eubank Zachary. Ruth was a native of Crawfordsville, IN. She retired from Noblesville City School System. During her life she has been very active in her church and known...
Doris Marie Brown
Dec 14, 2015
Doris Marie Ingle Brown, age 62, of Randleman died Monday, December 14, 2015 at her home. Doris was a native of Danville, Va., and a homemaker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She is survived by her husband: Eric Scott Brown, Sr.; daughters: Lori Hogan of Ramseur, Patricia Pitts of Randleman, and Katie Mae Hoover of Randleman;...
Stephanie Bailey
Dec 13, 2015
Stephanie Bailey, age 39, of Randleman died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Stephanie was a native of Windham County, Connecticut. She was formerly employed with Techimark and Energizer. She is preceded in death by her mother, Daine Willey and her sister, Jennifer. She is survived by her husband Ray Bailey; son: Elijah Bailey; father Jay Willey,...
Frances Vioila Page Strider
Dec 13, 2015
Frances Vioila Page Strider, age 86, of Asheboro passed on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Randolph Hospital. Mrs. Strider was born in Robbins, NC on November 5, 1929 to Oscar and Lessie Davis Page. She was employed in the textile industry for many years and retired from Bossong Hosiery. She was a loving and kind person to all who knew...
Maxton Lloyd Morgan
Dec 11, 2015
Maxton Lloyd Morgan, age 70, went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, December 11, 2015 at the High Point Hospice House. Lloyd was born in the Tabernacle Township of Randolph County on May 25, 1945 to Cameron and Carol Morgan. "Lloyd" as he was known to his family and friends was a graduate of...
Johnny Alexander Parsons
Dec 10, 2015
Johnny Alexander Parsons, age 65, of Pekin Rd., Candor died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at FirstHealth Hospice Palliative Care, Pinehurst. Johnny was born February 5, 1950 in Montgomery County, the son of Robert Eldridge and Pearl Dennis Parsons. He was an active member of Prospect Baptist Church where he served on the cemetery committee for many years; he was a...
James Ray Highfill
Dec 10, 2015
James Ray Highfill, age 96, of Randleman died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mr. Highfill was born October 16, 1919 the son of Charles and Lucy Walker Highfill. Ray served in the US Army during WWII. He was a life-long member of Level Cross United Methodist Church where he was over the cemetery and in the...
Willa Dean Parks Marsh
Dec 9, 2015
Willa Dean Parks Marsh, age 79, of Asheboro died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Marsh was born in Randolph County on July 20, 1936 to Paul and Myrtie Parks. Dean was retired from Energizer and was a member of Faith Alliance Church. In addition to her parents, Dean was preceded in death by her sister...
Antonette V. "Toni" Newsome
Dec 6, 2015
Antonette V. "Toni" Newsome, age 85, of Asheboro died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home in Asheboro. Ms. Newsome was born in the Philippines on March 1, 1930 to Pablo Villanueva and Encarnacion Reyes and had lived in California and Virginia for several years before moving to Asheboro to be with her daughter Terri. She was a...
Peggy Ivey Hunt
Dec 6, 2015
Peggy Ivey Hunt, age 72, of Randleman died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. Mrs. Hunt was born February 28, 1943 the daughter of Walter and Evelyn Davis Ivey. She was a native of St. Paul, NC. Peggy retired from Ivey's Trucking and Paving Company in Randleman. In addition to her parents Peggy is preceded...
Monnie Pearl Hall
Dec 6, 2015
Monnie Pearl McPherson Hall, age 68, of Bainbridge, GA, formerly of Jackson Springs, NC, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Dothan, AL. Mrs. Hall was born June 12, 1947 in Bladenboro, NC, the daughter of Lonnie and Evie Jane McCormick McPherson. She was a former knitter in the hosiery industry. She was a member of Calvary...
Mattie Lee Staley Jackson
Dec 6, 2015
Mattie Lee Staley Jackson, age 94, of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Archdale. Mrs. Jackson was born in Montgomery County on April 13, 1921 to Harvey and Emma Johnson Staley. She was formerly employed with Acme-McCrary Corporation and retired from the Elastic Therapy Outlet after 30 years of service. Mattie...
Mozelle Bates Auman
Dec 5, 2015
Mozelle Bates Auman, age 92, of Asheboro died Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Cross Road Retirement Community in Asheboro. Mrs. Auman was born March 17, 1923 in Greensboro, NC, the daughter of Walker Harvest and Dovie Myrtle Isley Bates. She was formerly employed with Ridge Funeral Home and later at Fayetteville Street Baptist Church, where she was a member. She...
Armeta Robbins Wright Tompkins
Dec 1, 2015
Armeta Robbins Wright Tompkins, 82, died December 1, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. She was born July 12, 1933 to Furmer Robbins and Isley Beane Robbins. Mrs. Tompkins was a native of Randolph County and attended First Christian Church of Randleman. She was formerly employed with W & J Rives Manufacturing in High Point and retired from Randolph County...
Virginia Robinson Anderson
Dec 1, 2015
ASHEBORO—Virginia Faith Robinson Anderson, age 76, of Asheboro, passed away on December 1, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Anderson was born in Wilmington, NC on March 24, 1939 to Charles Henry and Bessie Alene Perry Robinson. In addition to her parents, Virginia was preceded in death by her son, Perry Allen Lockamy, daughter, Gwen Olson Bullins, brothers, Morris and Leon...
Martha Phillips Hughes
Nov 30, 2015
Martha Phillips Hughes, age 78, of Asheboro, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2015 at her home. Ms. Hughes was born in Randolph County on July 18, 1937 to Dolph and Maxine Garren Phillips. Martha was retired from Bost Neckwear and was formerly employed with B.J. Console. Martha enjoyed canning and cooking, especially pecan pies. She is survived by her...
Larry Thomas Thornburg
Nov 29, 2015
Larry Thomas Thornburg, age 73, of Asheboro, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Thornburg was born in Randolph County on January 17, 1942 to Arthur and Margie Clodfelter Thornburg. He was a member of the National Guard and a member of AMVETS Post 905. Larry was formerly employed with Lowe’s Hardware and Amick’s...