Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Will Edwin Hawks
Jul 1, 2015
Will Edwin Hawks, age 83, of Randleman died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mr. Hawks was born November 1, 1931 the son of Holt E. and Lollie Belle Maddox Hawks. Mr. Hawks was a native of Thomasville, NC and a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was retired from Kaiser-Roth (Burlington Mills) and served...
Frankie Lee Shirley
Jun 30, 2015
Frankie Lee Shirley, age 68, of Asheboro died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Shirley was born in Randolph County on March 8, 1947 to Frank and Ethel Shirley. Frankie served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was employed with Wells Hosiery and attended First Wesleyan Church of Asheboro. In addition...
Forrest John Hardwick
Jun 29, 2015
Forrest John Hardwick, age 48, of Asheboro died Monday, June 29, 2015 at his home. Mr. Hardwick was born July 2, 1966 in Greenville, SC to Gene and Susie Hardwick. He was employed with the City of Asheboro and was a member of Masonic Lodge #699. He is survived by his wife, Roxana J. Hardwick; son, Jordan C. Hardwick of...
Jesse Quinton Farlow
Jun 29, 2015
Jesse Quinton "Buck" Farlow, QMCS, USN retired, age 93, of Greensboro died Sunday, June 28, 2015 at North Pointe of Archdale. Mr. Farlow was born January 29, 1922 in Greensboro, the son of Joseph and Sally Bean Farlow and was retired from the US Navy after 27 years of service. He was a veteran of WWII, the Korean War, and...
William Mahlon Wicker
Jun 29, 2015
William Mahlon Wicker, age 88, of Randleman died Monday, June 29, 2015 at his home. Mr. Wicker was born August 6, 1926 in Randolph County to Mahlon and Flossie Wicker. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, attended Solid Rock Baptist Church and was retired from Acme-McCrary. Mr. Wicker loved farming and working in the lumber business. In...
Louise Miller Moose
Jun 28, 2015
Louise Miller Moose, age 80, of Asheboro died Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Garcia Medical Center in the Philippines. Ms. Moose was born in Salisbury on November 11, 1934 to Henry and Virginia Melchor Miller. Louise was a 1953 graduate of Boyden High School and graduated from Catawba College with a B.A. Degree in Elementary Education. She was a former...
Crystal Dodge Sims
Jun 26, 2015
Crystal Dodge Sims, age 68, of Asheboro died Friday, June 26, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mrs. Sims was born October 21, 1946 in Bangor, Maine and graduated from Thomas Edison High School in Springfield, Virginia. She graduated from Alexandria Business School and retired from Xerox Corporation after 35 years of service. Crystal was very involved in DAR and...
Billy "Bill" Eugene Cook
Jun 26, 2015
Billy Billy Eugene Cook, of Walker Store Road, Franklinville left this earth to meet his Savior on Friday, June 26. What he met was no more pain and suffering. Bill is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty, who lives in Clapps Nursing Home. Two daughters, Vickie Cook of Franklinville and Bonnie Shackelford of Wilson, NC. There is also...
Peggy Kellam
Jun 25, 2015
Peggy Kellam, age 74, of Randleman died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. Mrs. Kellam was born May 10, 1941 the daughter of Claude and Josie Kellam. Peggy was a native of Guilford County and retired from PBM Graphics of Greensboro. Peggy was a kind, patient, loving mother and a spunky, strong willed and determined...
Lucy Mendiola Meyer
Jun 24, 2015
Mendiola Meyer, 94, of Asheboro, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Meyer was born in Atascosa County, TX on October 18, 1920 to Thomas and Isabel Wilburn Mendiola. In addition to her parents, Lucy was preceded in death by her husband Leroy Frederick Meyer. Lucy was a direct descendent of Olivares Travieso--a member of one of the...
Barrett Lee Stalnaker
Jun 23, 2015
Barrett Lee Stalnaker, age 78, of Randleman died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Woodland Hill Care & Rehabilitation, Asheboro. Mr. Stalnaker was born in Lorentz, WV on April 2, 1937 to Granville and Virginia Berry Stalnaker. Barrett was a graduate of Buckhannon-Upshur High School and served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was employed as a plumber and...
Estherleen Boone
Jun 23, 2015
Estherleen Brown Boone, age 91, of Seagrove died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Boone was a native of Moore County and of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed spending time outdoors, especially raking the yard and sitting on the porch. Mrs. Boone was preceded in death by her husband, John R. Boone and son, Harold Boone. She...
Pearl Harvell Furr
Jun 21, 2015
Pearl Harvell Furr of Troy, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. Mrs. Furr was born on December 23, 1925 in Guilford County to Jesse Lee and Lena Kinney Harvell. Mrs. Furr had been an active, faithful, life-long member of her beloved Mt. Carmel, having taught Sunday School for over...
Tyler Dean Cox
Jun 21, 2015
Tyler Dean Cox, age 58, of Asheboro died Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Randolph Hospital. Mr. Cox was a native of Randolph County, was a 1975 graduate of Asheboro High School, and attended High Point University. Tyler was employed in the HVAC industry for over 30 years. He was preceded in death by mother Trudy Bost Cox. Tyler enjoyed gardening,...
Norma Jean Allmon
Jun 19, 2015
Norma Jean Lewallen Allmon, age 82, Asheboro died Friday, June 19, 2015 at her home in Asheboro. Mrs. Allmon was born January 18, 1933 in Randolph County, the daughter of Linnie William and Pauline Hinshaw Lewallen. Mrs. Allmon was retired from Burlington Industries and later employed with the Randolph County School System as a substitute teacher. She attended First Church...
Polly Marie Allen
Jun 17, 2015
Polly Marie Stout Allen, age 85, of Asheboro died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Universal Health Care of Ramseur. Mrs. Allen was born in Guilford County but spent most of her life in Randolph County and was a member of Asheboro Friends Meeting. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton L. Allen. She is survived by her daughters,...
Dorothy Ward Voncannon
Jun 15, 2015
Dorothy Ward "Dot" Voncannon, age 92, of Asheboro died Monday, June 15, 2015 at Randolph Hospital. Mrs. Voncannon was born in Randolph County on August 9, 1922 to Gurney and Mamie Routh Ward. She was a graduate of Providence High School where she played on the state champion basketball team. Dot was retired from Rampon Products and was a member...
Jeffrey Franklin Hill, Sr.
Jun 13, 2015
Jeffrey Franklin Hill, Sr. age 46, of Asheboro died Saturday, June 13, 2015. Jeffrey was a native of Randolph County and formerly employed with Black and Decker and with the State of North Carolina in the water and sewer department. He was a loving father and enjoyed life. He was a NASCAR fan; his favorite driver was Tony Stewart. He...
Loretta Bonkemeyer Williams
Jun 11, 2015
Loretta Bonkemeyer Williams, 84, went peacefully home to be with Jesus on Thursday, June 11, 2015, surrounded by her family at Hospice House of Randolph County in Asheboro. Loretta was a member of Neighbor's Grove Wesleyan Church, Asheboro, where she enjoyed being involved with her Sunday School class, the Home Builders. Loretta was a kind and caring person, a loving...
Ethel Bischer Hammond
Jun 11, 2015
Ethel Bischer Hammond, 89, of Cross Roads Retirement Community, formerly of High Pine Church Road, Asheboro, North Carolina passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 a.m. prior to the service at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 15, 2015 with the Rev. Garry R. Reeder officiating. Burial will follow at...