Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Juanita Marie Davis
Apr 23, 2013
Juanita Marie Davis, age 87, of Asheboro died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Cross Road Retirement Community, Asheboro. Juanita was a native of Randolph County and was formerly employed with Old Dominion Trucking Company and Stedman Corp. as a secretary. She is preceded in death by her brothers: Woodrow, Carl, Roy, and Garland Davis; sisters: Annie Williams, Erlene Crotts, Thelma...
Haddie B. Varner
Apr 22, 2013
Haddie Broadstreet Varner, age 90, of Asheboro died Monday, April 22, 2013 at Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Varner was a native of Kernersville, retired from Acme-McCrary Corporation and attended Randolph Community College. She was a member of Fayetteville Street Baptist Church where she was a former member of the choir and puppet ministry. She loved playing with children and sewing....
Ruth Wright Phillips
Apr 21, 2013
Maggie Ruth Wright Phillips, 98, of Asheboro, died on April 21, 2013 at Crossroads Retirement Community. Ruth, daughter of Edgar Lee and Dora West Wright, was born November 22, 1914. In addition to her parents, her husband Glenn A. (Monk) Phillips preceded her in death in January 1967. She was the last surviving member of her family, preceded in death...
William John Westfield, Jr
Apr 19, 2013
William John "Bill" Westfield, Jr., age 54, of, Asheboro died Friday, April 19, 2013 at his home. Mr. Westfield, Jr., was born July 8, 1958 the son William John and Marie Moore Westfield. Mr. Westfield was a native of Deptford, NJ and graduated from Deptford High School in 1976. Bill formerly worked installing flooring covering. He was preceded in death...
Mary Bobo Bullard
Apr 19, 2013
Mary Rush Bobo Bullard, age 83, of Asheboro died Friday, April 19, 2013 at Clapps Convalescent Nursing Home. Mrs. Bullard was a native of Randolph County and retired from Burlington Industries after 30 years of service and enjoyed traveling. She was a lifelong member of Asheboro Friends Meeting where she was very active in the church. Mrs. Bullard was preceded...
James Elbert Fowler
Apr 18, 2013
James "Jimmy" Elbert Fowler, age 77, of Asheboro died Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Randolph Hospice House. Mr. Fowler was a native of Kentucky and was a member of Central Falls Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his sister, Margaret Gomez. He is survived by his wife, Patty Cox Fowler; sons, Keith Fowler and his wife Leigh Ann...
Thomas M. Fields
Apr 18, 2013
Thomas "Tom" M. Fields, age 67, of Greensboro died Thursday, April 18, 2013. He was born January 31, 1946 in Guilford County, the son of Jesse Melvin and Carol Davis Fields. Tom was a graduate of Page High School. He attended North Carolina State University where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity and earned a Bachelor of...
Mattie Sechrist
Apr 18, 2013
Mattie Sumner Sechrist, age 78, of Sophia, died Thursday, April 18, 2013 at GrayBrier Nursing and Retirement Center, Archdale. Mrs. Sechrist was born February 18, 1935 the daughter of Shelby and Ethel Sumner. Mattie was a native of Randolph County and a homemaker. She is survived by her husband: Ray Sechrist, of the home; son David Sechrist and his wife,...
Maie Lowe McNeill
Apr 17, 2013
Ella Maie Lowe McNeill, age 84, of Seagrove died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Randolph Hospital. Mrs. McNeill was a native of Randolph County and attended Union Grove Baptist Church. She was a fun loving lady who was an excellent caregiver to her family. She was a creative person who enjoyed crafts, cooking, and bird watching. She also had a...
Josephine Davis Cook
Apr 17, 2013
Josephine D. Cook passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Mrs. Cook was born August 21, 1924 in Davidson County to William Jake and Mede Smith Davis. She was a lifelong member of Pine Hill United Methodist Church and was a graduate of Denton High School where she participated on the basketball and softball teams. Remaining a...
Thomas Van Whitt
Apr 16, 2013
Mr. Thomas Van Whitt, age 75, of Troy, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 with his family by his side at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Thomas was born December 23, 1937, in Attalla, Alabama, the son of TV and Frances Lee Whitt. He was a member of Ophir United Methodist Church. He received his Degree in Business from Jacksonville State, Northern...
Isaac Lee Tate
Apr 16, 2013
Isaac Lee Tate, 18, of Randleman died Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Isaac was a native of Randolph County and enjoyed playing video games, four wheeling and listening to his music. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Howard "Biggen" Tate and grandmother Carol Shephard. He is survived by his father, Christopher Wayne Tate; mother Melissa Rogers Neal and step...
Velna Allen Craven
Apr 16, 2013
Velna Gray Allen Craven, age 87, of 2925 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro and formerly of Ramseur, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Carillon Assisted Living of Asheboro. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 19, 2013 from 10:00-11:00 am at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, NC. Funeral services will follow on Friday at 11:00 am at the Pugh...
Eugene (Gene) Miller Clodfelter
Apr 15, 2013
Eugene (Gene) Miller Clodfelter, age 61, formerly of 520 Oak Street, Troy, died Monday, April 15, 2013 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst. Gene was born March 6, 1952 at Montgomery County, NC, the son of Walter Eugene and Leo Miller Clodfelter. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church of Troy and a former meat department employee of...
Burnis Worth Gallimore
Apr 15, 2013
Burnis Worth Gallimore, age 75, of 5689 Gallimore Town Rd., Trinity died Monday, April 15, 2013 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 2:00 pm at Tabernacle United Methodist Church, 213 Tabernacle Church Road Ext., Trinity with Rev. Bill Foust officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Gallimore...
Martha Ray Smith
Apr 14, 2013
Martha Ray Smith, age 60, of Randleman died Sunday, April 14, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Smith was born August 14, 1952 the daughter of Ervin and Eppsie Harvell. Martha was retired from Dart Container in Randleman. She loved her family, enjoyed going to White Lake and playing bingo. She is survived by her husband: Edward Smith of the home;...
Larry Edward Smith
Apr 12, 2013
Larry Edward Smith, age 69, of Troy died Friday, April 12, 2013 at Autumn Care Nursing & Rehabilitation, Biscoe. Larry was born October 24, 1943 at Montgomery County, NC, the son of John Frank and Janie Blake Smith. He was a member of Long Hill Baptist Church, a former truck driver for Select Frames of Star and a US Navy...
Armand Francis Jean, Jr.
Apr 7, 2013
Armand "AJ" Jean, 28 years old passed away on April 7, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. "AJ" was born in Allentown, PA and had resided in Asheboro, NC with his mother, Rosie Greenawalt. He quietly and peacefully transitioned from the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice in Winston-Salem to eternal rest with our lord Jesus Christ. "AJ" is the youngest...
Deborah Markwood Bunting
Apr 7, 2013
Deborah Markwood Bunting, age 56, of Asheboro died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 2:00 pm at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 148 Drum St., Asheboro with Rev. Lee Green officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bunting was born in Asheboro on September 28, 1956 to...
Scott O'Hara
Apr 7, 2013
Dennis Scott O'Hara, age 58, of 148 Birdsnest Ct., West End died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at ManorCare Health Services in Pinehurst. No funeral services are planned at this time. Mr. O'Hara was born on July 9, 1954 to William James and Fay Ardyth Inglee O'Hara. He served his country in the U.S. Navy. Scott was a retired Civil Engineer...



