Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Jane Slack
Sep 24, 2011
Annie Jane Slack, age 91, of 106 Mt. Vista Road, Denton died Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Thomasville Medical Center, Thomasville. Mrs. Slack was born March 8, 1920 the daughter of Raleigh and Debbie McKenzie. Jane was a native of Randolph County and in 1982 retired from Laughlin Hosiery Mill. She was a longtime member of Midway Wesleyan Church where...
Dorothy Ferree Goldston
Sep 23, 2011
Dorothy Ferree Goldston, age 76, of 1822 Britton Street, Greensboro died Friday, September 23, 2011 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. Mrs. Goldston was born August 21, 1935 in Randleman, NC the daughter of Robert William Ferree and Charlotte Spencer Ferree. Mrs. Goldston was a native of Randolph County and a cook in the food industry for over 25...
Mary Helen Davis
Sep 22, 2011
Mary Helen "Polly" Williams Davis has gone home to her Heavenly Father. Mary Helen, 88, of Randleman passed away peacefully Thursday, September 22, 2011 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Mary Helen was born April 21, 1923 in Randolph County, the daughter of the late Thomas Verdie Williams and Lelar Kivett Williams. She was preceded in death by her...
Karl Eugene Smith
Sep 22, 2011
Karl Eugene Smith, age 35, of 115 Church St., Randleman died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at his home. Karl was a native of Randolph County and attended Southwest Randolph High School. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Randleman and loved by everyone. He is survived by his parents, Charlie and Frances Smith of Randleman; 7 aunts, 5...
Michael Lee Woollen
Sep 21, 2011
Michael Lee Woollen, age 57, of 2993 Tot Hill Farm Rd., Asheboro died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Randolph Hospital. Mr. Woollen was born in Forsyth County, NC on May 8, 1954 to George Albert and Ilah Harden Woollen. He was a 1972 graduate of Asheboro High School and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He is survived by his...
Gloria Freeman Chriscoe
Sep 20, 2011
Gloria Jean Freeman Chriscoe, age 66, of 859-A Frank Lamb Dr., Asheboro died Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Randolph Hospital, Asheboro. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 11:00 am at Bailey's Grove Baptist Church with Rev. William Chriscoe officiating. Mrs. Chriscoe was a native of Charleston, SC, was formerly employed with J. P. Stevens in Laurinburg...
Sarah Pugh Craven
Sep 20, 2011
Sarah Pugh Craven, age 76, of 2699 Millboro Rd., Millboro died Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at her sister Janet's home. Mrs. Craven was a native of Randolph County. Sarah was a nurse, avid baseball fan and enjoyed reading. She is preceded in death by her father Joseph H. Pugh and mother Dee Aldridge Pugh. She is survived by son: James...
Clara Routh Bulla
Sep 16, 2011
Clara Routh Bulla, 88, of Asheboro died peacefully on Friday, September 16, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Bulla was born April 10, 1923, in Randolph County, the daughter of the late Clarence and Ottie Routh. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Wayne Bulla, and brothers, Fred and Frank Routh, and sister, Wilma Routh Burrow. She is survived...
Marguerite Cunningham
Sep 16, 2011
Marguerite Parks Cunningham, age 88, of 837 Shannon Rd., Asheboro died Friday, September 16, 2011 at Randolph Hospital. Mrs. Cunningham was born November 12, 1922 in Pine Grove, WV to Guy and Ethel Morgan Parks. Mrs. Cunningham worked for Westinghouse and General Electric Company during World War II. After raising two children, she spent 23 years with the Montgomery County,...
Rev. Charles Clayton Spivey, Jr.
Sep 15, 2011
Rev. Charles Clayton Spivey, Jr., age 65, of Asheboro, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 2:00 pm at Victory Baptist Church of Seagrove with Rev. Rodney Otwell and Rev. Tom Dillon officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors by the...
Elbert Pressley Haywood
Sep 15, 2011
Elbert Pressley Haywood, age 79, of 198 Oakhills Drive, Troy died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital, Troy. Mr. Haywood was born October 27, 1931 in Montgomery County, the son of Daniel Pressley and Addie Greene Haywood. He was a member of Wadeville Baptist Church and a self- employed general contractor. He was a US Army veteran...
Patricia Brown Willis
Sep 14, 2011
Patricia Brown Willis, age 45, of 1308 Hwy 139, Monroe, LA died Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Willis was born June 23, 1966 in Cleveland, OH the daughter of Ronald Coleman and Mary L. Knuckles Brown. Patricia was a graduate of Mountain View High School in Welch, WV. In addition to her father, she was preceded in...
Mary Kye Toomes
Sep 12, 2011
Mary Kye Toomes, age 89, of 120 West River Drive, Randleman died Monday, September 12, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Toomes was born February 8, 1922 in Randolph County, the daughter of James and Katie Kye. She was retired from Laughlin Hosiery Mill. In addition to her parents,Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Eddison Dolye Toomes, son, James...
Ronald Eugene McDaniel
Sep 10, 2011
Ronald Eugene McDaniel, age 71, of 653 Peachtree Street, Asheboro died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mr. McDaniel was born October 23, 1939 in Moore County, NC the son of Willie Eugene and Ressie Cockman McDaniel. Ronald was a native of Moore County and was formerly employed as a diesel mechanic. He was preceded in death...
Henriette Manget Neal
Sep 10, 2011
Henriette Manget Neal died on September 10, 2011, in Greensboro at age 87. A memorial service will be held at Well Spring Retirement Community, 4100 Well Spring Dr., Greensboro, NC on Thursday, September 15, at 4:30pm. Born in Newnan Ga. to Paul and Henriette Manget, she grew up in Greensboro. After graduating from UNC-G in 1945, she attended the Art...
Sheila Chrisco Wright
Sep 10, 2011
Sheila Gaye Wright, age 51, of 1085 Crestview Church Road, Asheboro died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 16, 2011 at 11:00 am at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. Mrs. Wright was born June 5, 1960 in Randolph County to John and Mildred Freeman Chrisco....
Calvin Wade Richardson
Sep 9, 2011
Calvin Wade Richardson, age 89, of Troy died Friday, September 9, 2011 at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living, Candor. Mr. Richardson was a farmer and worked in furniture plants at Troy, Candor and West End. He was a giving person, helping everybody from children to the elderly. He has left behind many loving family and friends. Helping others was his greatest...
James Walter Freeman
Sep 9, 2011
James Walter "Little Jimmy" Freeman, age 19, of 1482 Flint Hill Road, Troy died Friday, September 9, 2011, the result of a motor vehicle accident. Little Jimmy was born August 3, 1992 in Randolph County, NC, the son of James Arnold and Rosemary Atkins Freeman. He was a home schooled graduate who loved the outdoors and loved to hunt. He...
Michael Douglas Carter
Sep 8, 2011
God needed an awesome greens keeper so he called Michael Douglas Carter, age 42, of 830 Country Place Rd., Asheboro to join Him on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Michael was born in Japan and grew up in Randleman. He graduated from Randleman High School in 1987 and later went to NC State University where he was the valedictorian of his...
Ethel Kivette Brown
Sep 8, 2011
Ethel Kivette Brown, age 92, of 330 W. Presnell St., Asheboro died Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Universal Health Care of Ramseur. The family will receive friends on Saturday, September 10, 2011 from 10:00-11:00 AM at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, NC and other times at the home of her daughter Starr Ayers, 2559 Mountain Lake Rd., Asheboro....