Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
H. David Beaman
Mar 26, 2012
H. David Beaman, age 76, of 216 Corbett Road, Troy died Monday, March 26, 2012 at Duke University Medical Center, Durham. David was born January 20, 1936 at Montgomery County, NC, the son of Abihue and Sallie Broome Beaman. He was a retired lineman with 24 years of service from Carolina Power & Light Company. After retirement, he became a...
Mary Joyce Auman
Mar 24, 2012
Mary Joyce Auman, age 82, of Asheboro was finally welcomed into her Saviors arms on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Abbotts Creek Care and Rehabilitation, Lexington. Mrs. Auman was born January 8, 1930 the daughter of Clyde and Thelma Purdee. Mrs. Auman was a native of Lexington and a member of First Baptist Church in Asheboro. She was an executive...
Theodore Ernest Tucker
Mar 23, 2012
Theodore Ernest Tucker, age 59, of 2152 Golda Ave., Asheboro died Friday, March 23, 2012 at his home. No funeral services will be held. Mr. Tucker was a native of Pittsburg, CA and was formerly employed with Clark Furniture Manufacturing. He is survived by his wife, Rose Tucker of the home; sons, Bill Tucker of New York, Teddy Tucker of...
Clarence Lewis Sells
Mar 23, 2012
Clarence Lewis "Blue" Sells, Jr., age 61, of 751 Hanner Rd., Randleman died Friday, March 23, 2012 at his home. Mr. Sells was a native of Guilford County and served in the US Army during Vietnam War. He had been employed with Keith Laughlin Body Shop, Charlie Crone Auto Repair, Mike Skinner Racing, Becks Auto and painted showcars for Richard...
Patsy Bulla Underwood Wright
Mar 21, 2012
Patsy Bulla Underwood Wright, age 79, of Florence, SC, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Regency Hospital, Florence. Mrs. Wright was born May 3, 1932 at Asheboro, NC, but lived in Troy for many years. She later moved to Myrtle Beach and then to Florence. She was a homemaker,a woman of strong character who loved to talk, living at the...
Dorothy Ann Johnson
Mar 20, 2012
Dorothy Ann Johnson, age 66, of 230 E. Presnell St., Asheboro died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the Randolph Hospice House. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the Pugh Funeral Home Chapel with Gary Wallace officiating. Burial will follow in the Whites Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery in Franklinville. Dorothy was born in...
Sandra Gwyn Lee
Mar 20, 2012
Sandra Marlene Gwyn Lee, age 62, of 7311 Sycamore Dr., Randleman died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Heartland Living and Rehabilitation, Greensboro. Mrs. Lee was born April 18, 1949 in Mt. Airy, NC the daughter of William Elbert and Ellen Marie Collins Gwyn. She was raised in Southern Guilford County and married Preston Linwood Lee, Jr. who preceded her in...
Robert Plimpton, Sr.
Mar 19, 2012
Bob Plimpton, 73, of Asheboro was called home to rejoin his dearly departed wife and his Lord and Savior on March 19, 2012 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Bob was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather and a member of the United Methodist Church of Cedar Falls. He was retired, after 20 years of service, from the Uni-lever...
Ervel Lamb
Mar 18, 2012
Ervel Lamb, age 74, of 2823 Millboro Rd., Franklinville died Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Kindred Hospital, Greensboro. Mr. Lamb was born July 29, 1937 at Pipeville, KY. the son of Thomas Franklin and Annie Helen Lamb. He is survived by four sisters: Jane Baldwin of Glensfalls, NY, Ruth Hodge of Randleman, NC, Ottie Voncannon of Asheboro, NC, and Shirley...
Fay Morris
Mar 17, 2012
Fay Morris, age 72, of Asheboro died Saturday, March 17, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Morris was native of Randolph County and was a member of Central Falls Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday School Teacher. Fay worked at General Electric and retired from Black & Decker. She was preceded in death by her father, Alex Fagg and her...
Marie Andrews Dunn
Mar 16, 2012
Marie Andrews Dunn, age 59, of 241 Woodyard Road, Mt. Gilead died Friday, March 16, 2012, following a brief illness at Carolinas Medical Center Northeast, Concord. Mrs. Dunn was born September 9, 1952 at Montgomery County, NC, the daughter of the late Eli Overton and Mae Staley Overton of Albemarle. Marie owned and operated Marie Dunn Bookkeeping Service and was...
Robert Lee Batson
Mar 15, 2012
Robert Lee "Bob" Batson, age 87, formerly of Holder-Inman Rd., Randleman died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Universal Health Care of Ramseur. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church, 100 North Main Street, Randleman with Rev. Kenneth L. Reaves and Rev. Chris Heppding officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memorial...
Myrtle Ingold Nixon
Mar 13, 2012
Myrtle Ingold Nixon, age 90, of 633 Old Liberty Rd., Asheboro died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Nixon was born May 11, 1921 in Mt. Gilead, NC the daughter of Rev. Garland Chandler and Mary Bessie Sasser Ingold. Mrs. Nixon was a member of Central Falls Baptist Church and retired from Klopman Mills in Central Falls after...
Dolores Farlow
Mar 11, 2012
Dolores Hinrichs Farlow, age 89, of 737 Holly Grove Road, Randleman died Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Wesley Long Community Hospital, Greensboro. Mrs. Farlow was born December 31, 1922 the daughter of William and Annette Phillips Hinrichs. The family will receive friends Thursday, March 15, 2012 from 6 to 8 PM at Pugh Funeral Home, 600 South Main Street, Randleman,...
Doris Burrow
Mar 10, 2012
Doris Lewis Burrow, age 80, formerly of 1835 Pekin Road, Candor, NC died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at First Health Hospice and Palliative Care, Pinehurst, NC. Mrs. Burrow was born July 13, 1931 the daughter of Ernest Talmadge and Ola Burroughs Lewis. The family will receive friends Monday, March 12, 2012 from 6 to 8 PM at Pugh-Troy Funeral Home,...
George Kelly Barker
Mar 9, 2012
George Kelly Barker, age 94, of Climax died Friday, March 9, 2012 at Randolph Health & Rehabilitation, Asheboro. Mr. Barker was born April 12, 1917, the son of Claude and Elsie Barker. Mr. Barker was a native of Randolph County and a member of Providence Friends Meeting. He was employed with B.B. Walker Shoe Company for 25 years. George was...
Ruth Hinshaw Wilson
Mar 9, 2012
Golda Ruth Hinshaw VonCannon Wilson, age 86, of Asheboro died Friday, March 9, 2012 at Carillon Assisted Living of Asheboro, Asheboro. Mrs. Wilson was born April 3, 1925, the daughter of L.B. and Esther Hinshaw. Ms. Wilson was a native of Randolph County and retired as a Department Manager of Roses Department Store in Asheboro. She was faithful to Jehovah...
Michael Eugene Koch
Mar 8, 2012
Michael Eugene Koch, 49, of Troy, NC died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 13th at 6:00 PM at Pugh Funeral Home in Troy. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Koch was the son of the late Joseph Koch and Norma Lattimore Koch of...
Joyce Leonard
Mar 8, 2012
Joyce Leonard of Franklinville died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Randolph Hospital. She was 76 years old. Joyce is survived by her son Donald Leonard Jr, affectionately known as Junior (Jr.), her sister Peggy Canoy of Randleman, and many nieces and nephews whom she considered as her own children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald...
Terry Lee Nelson
Mar 7, 2012
Terry Lee Nelson, age 59, of Randleman died at his home. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Randolph Memorial Park, 4538 US Hwy 220 Bus. North, Asheboro with Rev. Junior Hannig officiating. Mr. Nelson was born in Asheboro, NC on June 12, 1952 to William Lee and Mary Frances Trail Nelson,...