Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Blaiden Daniel Richardson
Aug 20, 2021
Blaiden Daniel Richardson, infant son of August Rose Lockhart and Christian Richardson died Friday, August 20, 2021 at Randolph Health. In addition to his parents, Blaiden is survived by sister, Cloe Richardson, Mya Clark and Caroline Lockhart; brothers, Dakota Richardson, Adrian Clark and Caden Clark; grandmothers, Lisa Easterday and Della Tuttle. A memorial service will be held Monday, August 30,...
Bobbie Jean Alcorn Booker
Aug 19, 2021
Bobbie Jean Alcorn Booker of Asheboro passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2021. She was 89 years old.
Bobbie Jean was born August 18, 1932 to John Alfred and Mabel Bennett Alcorn. Bobbie and her identical twin sister, Jeanette, were the youngest of seven children and grew up in Rockingham County near Reidsville, where her father owned a farm and raised...
Buddy Boone
Aug 18, 2021
Robert L. "Buddy" Boone, age 95, of Asheboro died Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Randolph Hospice House. Buddy was born March 18, 1926 in Randolph County to Eli and Mary Boone. Buddy served in the US Army during WWII from 1944-1946. During this time he was a Private 1st Class in the 45th Infantry Division, the 180 Infantry Battalion and...
Iva Merline Farlow
Aug 17, 2021
Iva Merline Bagley Farlow, age 67, of Asheboro died Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Mrs. Farlow was born May 25, 1954 in Johnson County, NC to Worth and Jerline Bagley. Iva was an antique dealer and retired CNA-ll. She was of Episcopalian faith. She was an adventurous and creative person who enjoyed sewing, collecting antiques, and reading. Iva loved her family...
Greyson Tatum Cowfer
Aug 16, 2021
Greyson Tatum Cowfer, infant son of Scott and Amanda Hunt Cowfer, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021 at Beacon Place in Greensboro. In addition to his parents, Greyson is survived by his brother, Peyton Cowfer of Asheboro; grandparents, George and Kathy Cowfer of Summerfield and Calvin and Linda Hunt of Asheboro; great grandmother, Linda Walburn of Fayetteville;...
Earl Bryan Hill
Aug 16, 2021
Earl Bryan Hill, age 89, of Asheboro died Monday, August 16, 2021 at Randolph Health. Mr. Hill was born November 1, 1931 to Chester and Jennie Hill. Mr. Hill was a native of Randolph County and a US Air Force veteran. He retired from the school system in Lake City, FL as a teacher and coach. In addition to his...
Kenneth Ralph Miller
Aug 15, 2021
Kenneth Ralph Miller, age 67, of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at his home. Mr. Miller was born in Randolph County on October 15, 1953 to Ralph Elkins Miller and Jewel Brown Loflin Miller. Ken was a 1971 graduate of Randleman High School and served his country in the U.S. National Guard. He was retired from Randolph...
Mitchell McPherson
Aug 15, 2021
Mitchell Lee McPherson Former Randleman resident Mitchell Lee McPherson, 68, died August 15, 2021, at Brunswick Medical Center in Shallotte NC. Mitchell was born May 4,1953, in Asheboro, NC to Jack and Madie McPherson. A 1971 graduate of Randleman High School, Mitchell was voted the most valuable player for the Randleman High School Tigers baseball team. Mitchell was a former...
Birte Madsen Nance
Aug 15, 2021
Birte Madsen Nance, age 89, of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Nance was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 21, 1932 to Emelius Thomsen Madsen and Hilda Magrethe Swensen Madsen. Birte was the owner/operator of a janitorial service formerly providing cleaning services for The Courier-Tribune, Fetner & Associates, and Wachovia Bank. In addition...
Larry Gene Cox
Aug 15, 2021
Larry Gene Cox, age 77, of Asheboro died Sunday, August 15, 2021. Mr. Cox was born June 21, 1944 in Randolph County to Kenneth and Mary Cox. Mr. Cox was an Army veteran and was retired from the textile industry. He was an avid NASCAR fan and his favorite driver was Richard Petty. Mr. Cox also enjoyed watching the Carolina...
LaVonne Ruth Stout Oertel
Aug 13, 2021
Our beloved mother, wife, sister, and friend left her family her on earth on Friday, August 13, 2021 to join those who have passed before her. LaVonne Stout Oertel, of Dunn, NC, was born on August 1, 1941 to Reece Moffitt Stout and Chole Evelyn Cox of Asheboro, NC. She was a 1959 graduate of Asheboro High School and attended...
Lillian Green Owens Cecil
Aug 12, 2021
Lillian Cecil, 90 of Asheboro, died Thursday, August 12th, 2021 at the Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. The family will be having a private service on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Pugh Funeral Home. Mrs. Cecil was the daughter of the late William Roosevelt Green and Rosa Mae Collins Green. She worked several jobs as a seamstress at Bossong, Blue-Gem,...
Sarah "Jo" McLeod Coats
Aug 12, 2021
Sarah "Jo" Coats, born August 18, 1930, passed away on August 12, 2021 at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, and 8 siblings. Ms. Coats was born in Willow Spring, NC to Daniel Alexander and Elizabeth Driver McLeod. She retired from a job she loved at Jockey International. She was a loyal...
Khankeo Ngonkeo
Aug 11, 2021
Khankeo Ngonkeo, age 55, of Rockingham passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital, Rockingham. Khankeo was born May 2, 1966 in Laos. She was employed by Perdue in Rockingham. She is survived by four daughters: Veingsavan (Linda) Ratsamy of Grays Chapel, LA, Nancy Turner of Mount Holly, NC, Mani Worix of Indian Trail, NC, Genthala...
Yancy Talbert McLaughlin
Aug 10, 2021
Yancy Talbert McLaughlin, age 49, of Asheboro died Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at his home. Yancy was born February 14, 1972 the son of Levy and the late Kathy Maness McLaughlin. Yancy was born in Asheboro and was a 1991 graduate of Southwest Randolph High School. He spent many hours fishing and was an artistic brick mason, winning several Best...
Lacy Edward Pierce
Aug 10, 2021
Lacy Edward Pierce, age 89, formerly of Asheboro, died Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at Brunswick Medical Center in Bolivia. Mr. Pierce was born September 9, 1931 in Davidson County to Ernest and Lillie Pierce. Mr. Pierce was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict serving as an electrician in the supply unit of refrigeration for two years. He was retired...
Betty Jean Short
Aug 9, 2021
Betty Jean Sosebee Short, age 85, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021 at Randolph Health. Mrs. Short was born in Penderlea, NC on September 14, 1935 to Thomas Lavender and Minnie Pearl Sosebee. She was a graduate of Asheboro High School and was retired as the Food Services Director at First Baptist Church in Asheboro. Betty was...
Jesse Tate Leonard
Aug 8, 2021
Jesse Tate Leonard, age 95, of Asheboro, passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021. Jesse was born in Ramseur on December 5, 1925 to Oscar Tate and Ora Elizabeth Shaw Leonard. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his first wife, Odessa (Jackie) Wood Leonard, second wife Annie Jean Varner Leonard; sisters, Mary Palmer and...
Timothy Lee Mills
Aug 8, 2021
Timothy Lee "Tim" Mills, age 53, of Denton has went to be with our Lord on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at his home, surrounded by loving family after a vigilant battle with Cancer. Tim was born December 13, 1967 the son of Robert Lee and Imogene Tucker Mills. Tim was a native of Asheboro and a self-employed contractor. He had...
Bonnie Jane Walker Parks
Aug 7, 2021
Jesus came at 7:00 pm August 7, 2021 to take his angel Bonnie Jane Walker Parks home, with her family by her side. Mrs. Parks was born in Randolph County on May 19, 1949 to Edward Harrison Walker and Jerry Lee Whitley Walker. She was a 1967 graduate of Farmer School and retired from James River Equipment. Bonnie was a...
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