Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Betty Andrews Pell
May 12, 2015
Betty Andrews Pell, age 84, of Asheboro died Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Randolph Hospice House. Ms. Pell was born in Randolph County on June 9, 1930 to Hezekiah L. and Mattie Lamb Andrews. She was a member of Cross Road Baptist Church. Betty was President of the Asheboro/Randolph Board of Realtors in 1978, Realtor of the Year in...
Reginald Francis LaLande
May 12, 2015
Reginald Francis LaLande, age 72, of Asheboro died Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Randolph Hospital. Mr. LaLande was born July 8, 1942 in New York City, NY. He was presently employed with the Habitat for Humanity Re-store. Mr. LaLande was a kind, caring and loving man who was very involved with his church, St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was preceded...
Wilda Briles Kearns
May 12, 2015
Wilda Mae Briles Kearns, 84, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was a much beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Mrs. Kearns was born in Randolph County on May 30, 1930 to Roland Alvah and Wilda Kathryn "Kate" Winningham Briles. She was a 1948 graduate of Asheboro High...
Lloyd Marshall Wills
May 11, 2015
Lloyd M. Wills, age 82, of Asheboro, died Monday, May 11, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Wills was a native of Louisiana and was of the catholic faith. He was a proud member of the US Marine Corp who retired after 20 years of service, having served during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam Era. He was also a...
Gray Cashatt
May 9, 2015
John Gray Cashatt, age 92, of Randleman joined his heavenly father on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Clapp's Nursing Center, Inc., Pleasant Garden. Mr. Cashatt was born December 26, 1922 the son of John Addison and Julia Summey Cashatt. Mr. Cashatt was a native of Randleman and was a member of First Wesleyan Church. He was a 1940 graduate of...
Rev. Norman Lee Livengood
May 9, 2015
Rev. Norman Lee Livengood, age 80, formerly of Asheboro, NC, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Bonita Springs, FL. Rev. Livengood was born in Greensboro, NC on February 23, 1935 to Hegga Hiram and Ressie Andrews Livengood. He was a graduate of Gardner-Webb College and was a member of the NC National Guard. Rev....
Ira Edmond Nance
May 8, 2015
Ira Edmond Nance, age 79, of Asheboro died Friday, May 8, 2015 at Woodland Hill Care & Rehabilitation in Asheboro. Mr. Nance was born July 2, 1935 in Asheboro the son of Everette and Chloie Callicott Nance. Mr. Nance was a native of Randolph County, Graduate of Farmer High School in 1953 and attended Guilford College in Greensboro. He was...
Robert E. Forbes
May 8, 2015
Robert E. Forbes, age 85, of Asheboro died Friday, May 8, 2015 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Forbes was born in Charleston, WV on October 13, 1929 to Charles Henry and Doris Day Forbes. Robert served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He was retired from Union Carbide after 28 years of service and was formerly employed as...
Edith Trogdon Covington
May 6, 2015
Edith Irene Trogdon Covington, age 87, of Asheboro died Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Cross Road Retirement Community. Ms. Covington was born in Guilford County on April 27, 1928 to William Henry and Ethel Hendrix Trogdon. She was employed in the hotel industry for 15 years and was a member of First United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents,...
Hoyt Edwin Auman
May 5, 2015
Hoyt Auman age 79 of Seagrove died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at his home. Born October 8, 1935 to the late Theodore and Mattie Nichols Auman. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, and was retired from Oliver Rubber Company as their Fleet Transportation Manager. Hoyt loved to travel and had visited 48 states, he thoroughly enjoyed his retirement and...
Lloyd Saunders
May 5, 2015
Howard Lloyd Saunders, age 89, of Asheboro died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Saunders was born May 3, 1926 in Randolph County to Causey and Mammie Saunders. He was retired from Piedmont Electric in Asheboro. Following his retirement, Lloyd was employed with Lowes Foods in Randleman. In addition to his parents, Lloyd was preceded in death...
Kate Little Brower
May 5, 2015
Kate Little Brower, age 87, of Asheboro died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Brower was born in Randolph County on March 16, 1928 to Jim and Josie Luck Little. She was formerly employed with Tie Rite and was retired from Belk's. Kate was a member of Brower's Memorial Wesleyan Church where she formerly worked in...
Jimmy Wayne Cullop
May 4, 2015
Jimmy Wayne "Jim" Cullop, age 64, of Franklinville died Monday, May 4, 2015 at his home. Jim was born February 19, 1951 at Abingdon, VA the son of Fred and Dorothy Nash Cullop. He grew up in Rome, NY, but later moved to Greensboro and retired from Overnite Transportation in Greensboro. Jim was a jokester and a jack of all...
Samuel Edward Hill
May 4, 2015
Samuel Edward (Sammy) Hill, age 95, went home peacefully May 4, 2015, at Woodland Hills in Asheboro, NC. A graveside service will be held to celebrate his life on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Mt Lebanon United Methodist Church, in Randleman, at 11:00, with Pastor Stephen Saunders officiating and burial with military rites by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Mr....
Betty Thompson Frye
May 3, 2015
Betty Thompson Frye went home to be with the Lord on May 3, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband Wayne C. Frye and daughter Barbara Jean Frye Strider. Betty was born in Mecklenburg County on June 18, 1924 to Archie and Sarah Tucker Thompson. She was retired from Burlington Industries and the Victory Baptist Church Daycare. Betty...
David Michael Welch
May 2, 2015
David Michael Welch, age 77, of 728 Albemarle Rd., Troy died Saturday, May 2, 2015 at his home. Mr. Welch was born November 25, 1937 in Swain County, NC, the son of Alvie Welch who preceded him in death. He was a former employee of Joyce Frame Shop. In addition to his mother he is preceded in death by his...
Dorothy Alene Shaw Nance
May 2, 2015
Dorothy Alene Shaw Nance, of Asheboro died Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mrs. Nance was born February 8, 1927 the daughter of James Albert and Effie Jane Harvell Shaw. Mrs. Nance was a native of Randolph County and member of New Union United Methodist Church. She was retired from General Electric and Black & Decker Manufacturing....
Evelyn Ethel Anderson
May 2, 2015
Evelyn Ethel Culver Anderson, born on February 15, 1916 to Harrison and Cora Culverin Esmond, SD. The family moved to Vilas, SD where Evelyn spent most of her childhood years, then Carthage, SD. where she lived most of her years. Evelyn married Wesley Jesse Anderson on October 31, 1936 in Pipestone, Minn. To this union were four children: Wesley Dean...
Ruth Lorene Brown Ingold
May 1, 2015
Ruth Lorene Brown Ingold age 90 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 1st, at Woodland Hill Care & Rehabilitation, Asheboro. Mrs. Ingold was born on September 10, 1924, the daughter of the late Eugene Elliot Brown and Lena Allred Brown of Sophia. Her same birthdate was later shared with her youngest grandson, Beau, who...
Danny Edward Zimmerman
Apr 25, 2015
Danny Edward Zimmerman, age 71, of 1267 Apple Orchard Rd., Mt. Gilead died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at his home. Mr. Zimmerman was born June 15, 1943 in Montgomery County, NC. He was the son of the late Margaret Preston and was raised by Ray Frix. Mr. Zimmerman was an auto truck transporter. He is survived by his wife of...