Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Kermit Cox
Nov 28, 2022
James Kermit Cox, age 85, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022 at his home.
Mr. Cox was born in Randolph County on September 10, 1937 to William Henry and Ava Florence Maness Cox. He was a graduate of Coleridge High School and retired from Eveready Battery. Kermit was a member of Fayetteville Street Baptist Church. In addition...
Mary Frances Smith
Nov 27, 2022
Mrs. Mary "Frances" Smith of York, SC passed away Sunday morning, November 27th. at her daughters home. Over the years she had worked at various places to include Stedman's in Asheboro as well as Tega Ca Country Club in South Carolina. She loved to garden, raising flowers and vegetables, and her hobby was canning vegetables and canning plenty of salsa....
Fred W. Lineberry
Nov 26, 2022
Mr. Fred Worth Lineberry of Asheboro passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 26th, 2022. He was the son of Delphia and Juanita Lineberry previously of Grays Chapel. He will be remembered for his many gifts and the pride he had in being a master brick mason and a master woodcraftsman for over 60 years. He was also an avid...
Janice Stewart Melton
Nov 26, 2022
Mrs. Janice Mae Stewart Melton of Asheboro passed away Sunday November 26th at the Brookdale House in Asheboro. Mrs. Melton , a devoted wife of 68 years as well as devoted to her family. She enjoyed her work at Sears for over 30 years as well as her hobby of quilting.
Mrs. Melton is survived by her husband, Bobby F....
Michael Gene Holt
Nov 26, 2022
Mr. Michael Gene Holt of Asheboro passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November26th, 2022. He was fondly remembered for many of his past time hobbies to include golf, woodworking, Duke Basketball, yard work, his church family to include Pastor Garry, and church AOS trips, and cute waitresses at his favorite breakfast places. He was a proud, wonderful dad who loved his granddaughters. ...
Ann Walker Roberts
Nov 25, 2022
On November 25, 2022, The Lord mercifully and sovereignly relieved Ann Walker Roberts, 77, from her battle with cancer surrounded by loved ones with very little pain or discomfort throughout this season of her life. Ann was born on August 19, 1945 to Colon and Helen Roberts of Elon where she was raised with her two brothers Colon B. and...
Craig Thomas Allard
Nov 25, 2022
Craig Thomas Allard, 67 of Asheboro passed away peacefully at the Randolph Hospice House on November 25, 2022 in the presence of his loving wife, Nina. Originally from St. Albans, Vermont, he was the son of the late Francis “Frank” John Allard and Marie Trombly Crowley.
Craig is survived by his wife of 42 years, Malinda “Nina” Allard; his...
Homer Lee Williams Sr
Nov 25, 2022
Homer Williams, otherwise known as "The Lawn Mower Man" has made his final sign off the air
Friday 11-25-2022 @ 2:08 am.
Mr. Williams is survived by his son, Homer Lee Williams, Jr. (Penny) of Thomasville and 1 brother, Clifford Williams (Karen) of Franklinville.
The family will receive friends on Friday, December 2, 2022 from 1:00-1:45 pm at...
Barbara Ann Winslow
Nov 24, 2022
Barbara Ann Vuncannon Winslow, age 82, of Asheboro passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022 at her home.
Mrs. Winslow was born in Randolph County on April 5, 1940 to George and Vessie Voncannon. She was a 1958 graduate of Asheboro High School and a graduate of Asheboro Commercial College.
Mrs. Winslow was a member of Oakhurst Baptist Church...
Clarence Monroe Seabolt
Nov 23, 2022
Clarence Monroe Seabolt, age 90, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home.
Mr. Seabolt was born in Randolph County on June 4, 1932 to John Randolph and Bertha Whitley Seabolt. Clarence served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was the retired owner/operator of Seabolt Construction and attended...
Martha Uzina Morris
Nov 22, 2022
Martha Uzina Morris, age 96, of Asheboro passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at the Randolph Hospice House.
Mrs. Morris was born in Denton, NC on January 10, 1926 to Bunie and Eunie Henderson Morris and was a graduate of Denton High School. Uzina was formerly employed with G.E. and Bossong Hosiery and worked for 26 years at...
Steve Michael Walsh
Nov 22, 2022
Dr. Steve Michael Walsh, age 76, of Asheboro passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Dr. Walsh was born in Winston-Salem, NC on May 30, 1946 to Maurice and Sina Kilby Walsh. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era, 1972-1974, at the Naval Training Center in Orlando, FL....
Betty Dyer
Nov 22, 2022
Betty Lou Shepherd Dyer, age 91, of Asheboro passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Clapp’s Nursing Home.
Mrs. Dyer was born December 14, 1930 in Albemarle to William and Pauline Shepherd. She was a member of Balfour Baptist Church and was retired from Asheboro Hosiery.
Mrs. Dyer was a volunteer at Randolph Hospital and completed 40,000 hours...
Frances Davis Sanders
Nov 22, 2022
Frances Davis Sanders, age 68, of Troy, NC passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Sanders was born on July 11, 1954 in Montgomery County to Tommie Atkins and Carrie Hardister Atkins. She was a homemaker and always had a spotless home. She enjoyed growing flowers, going shopping. She was a super...
Walter Malcolm "Mack" Strider
Nov 21, 2022
Walter Malcolm “Mack” Strider, age 90, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022 at Randolph Hospital.
Mr. Strider was born in Asheboro on April 29,1932 to Walter Lee and Crissie Luther Strider. Mack served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Central Falls Baptist Church where he served as...
Barbara Patterson Mills
Nov 19, 2022
Barbara Patterson Mills, age 89, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on November 19, 2022 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Asheboro.
Born in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada, Barbara is the daughter of Charles and Grace Hodge Stewart-Patterson.
Mrs. Mills was a loving mother, grandmother, and a homemaker. She attended First Presbyterian Church, volunteered at Clapp’s Nursing Home...

David James Arnold, Jr.
Nov 19, 2022
David James Arnold Jr. dies at age 60 at the Randolph Hospice House.
“DJ” was born at Charleston, West Virginia Medical Center, on March 31, 1962.
Shortly thereafter, his family moved to Asheboro where he received his primary and secondary education in the Asheboro City school system.
Upon graduating, “DJ” enrolled at the University of West Virginia.
During that matriculation,...
Dr. Bobby "Bob" Will Gordon, Sr.
Nov 18, 2022
Dr. Bobby Will Gordon, age 91, of Asheboro, died on Friday, November 18, 2022 at his home after a prolonged bout with cancer.
Bob was born on Christmas Day 1930 in Thomasville, North Carolina. His mother Mary (Chisholm) Gordon gave birth to him in a small company owned mill house near the Finch Furniture factory where his father, Coy Gordon,...
Marie Moore Westfield
Nov 18, 2022
On Friday, November 18, 2022, Marie “Ree” Clara Moore Westfield, loving wife and mother to three children passed away peacefully and joined her Lord and Savior.
Marie was born on September 23, 1927 in Philadelphia PA to Harry and Bertha Moore. She graduated from South Philadelphia High School for Girls in 1945.
Marie and her husband, Bill, raise their family...
Richard Charles "Dick" Shaw
Nov 16, 2022
Richard Charles (Dick) Shaw went to his heavenly home on Nov. 16, 2022, following a brief illness. Born in Grosse Pointe, MI on April 26, 1933, to Vera Duclon Shaw Haley and Douglas Shaw, he proudly served in the US Air Force and graduated from Furman University in Greenville, SC.
Dick spent most of his career in the furniture...