Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Wanda Lee Fesmire Phillips
Feb 3, 2021
Wanda Lee Fesmire Phillips, age 92, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Phillips was born in Randolph County on July 31, 1928 to Carl and Sarah York Fesmire. She was employed with the Randolph County Register of Deeds office for 20 years and the Randolph County Department of Social Services for 10 years....
Dwight Bynum Story
Feb 3, 2021
Dwight Bynum Story, age 91, of Thomasville passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Hospice Home at High Point after a courageous 8-year battle with multiple myeloma. Mr. Story was born in Watauga County, NC on December 29, 1929 to Carnie Harold and Lena Hannah Storie. He was a 1948 graduate of Blowing Rock High School and earned his...
Don Willard King
Feb 2, 2021
Don Willard King, age 79, of Asheboro died Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. King was born February 10, 1941 in Montgomery County to Bascome and Vellie King. Mr. King was a graduate of Star High School, was retired owner/operator of Kings Garage and worked for the NC Zoo. He coached baseball when his children...
Leonard Lee Gray
Feb 1, 2021
Leonard Lee Gray passed away on February 2, 2021 in Charleston County, SC. Leonard was born June 3, 1969 to Harrison and Betty Carol Gray. He was raised in the Cedar Square community of Randleman, NC. From an early age he enjoyed boyhood adventures with his friends and was quite a prankster. Leonard's tales always brought a lot of smiles...
Charles Haskle Kesler
Feb 1, 2021
Charles Haskle Kesler, age 92, of Asheboro died Monday, February 1, 2021. Mr. Kesler was born August 3, 1928 in Gastonia to James and Della Maness Kesler. He grew up in the Sandhills of North Carolina and was a 1947 graduate of Wagram High School in Wagram, NC. After his retirement from Webbco in Burlington, he worked for Jockey International...
Nancy Lou Jones Freeman
Jan 31, 2021
Nancy Lou Jones Freeman, age 85, of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Freeman was born in Asheboro on August 26, 1935 to Arnold and Eula Brady Jones. She was retired from Energizer Battery Plant 1 and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by...
Koren Craig "K.C.' King
Jan 31, 2021
Koren Craig "K.C." King, Jr., age 92, formerly of Asheboro passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at his home in Greensboro. Mr. King was born in Asheboro on January 16, 1929 to Koren Craig and Pearl Ray Spencer King. K.C. served his country in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was retired from Harris-Teeter after 37 years of service. K.C....
William "Dean" Morton
Jan 30, 2021
William "Dean" Morton, age 45, of Asheboro passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston- Salem. Mr. Morton was born December 18, 1975 the son of Richard Dean Morton and Carolyn Epps Hager. He served in the Army National Guard and was presently working as an Electronic Engineer at Teleflex in Asheboro. Dean was a...
Forrest Mayberry Shaw
Jan 29, 2021
Forrest Mayberry "Buck" Shaw, Jr., age 74, of Asheboro died Friday, January 29, 2021 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home, Asheboro. Mr. Shaw was born September 20, 1946 the son of Forrest and Ruth McCollum Shaw. Buck was a native of Randolph County, a graduate of Randleman High School, class of 1964, served in the National Guard during the Vietnam Era...
Joyce Irma Hildebrant Bussey
Jan 29, 2021
Joyce Irma Bussey age 86 formerly of Marco Island Florida & Navesink New Jersey passed away peacefully on Friday, January 29, 2021 at her current residence in Trinity, NC with her loving family at her side. Joyce was the daughter of Otto and Martha Hildebrandt and was born August 4, 1934 in Union City, New Jersey. Joyce lived a very...
Edward "Ed" Darnell Bailey
Jan 28, 2021
Edward "Ed" Darnell Bailey, age 82, of Asheboro passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr. Bailey was born in Churchill, TN on February 6, 1938 to Deadrick and Margaret Christian Bailey. Ed served his country in the U.S. Army. He was retired from the NC Department of Agriculture as...
Benny Wayne Rush
Jan 28, 2021
Benny Wayne Rush, age 85, of Asheboro passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home. Mr. Rush was born in Montgomery County on February 16, 1935 to Calvin and Winnie Greene Rush. Benny served his country in the U.S. Army and was the owner/operator of Brown & Rush Electrical. He was a member of Eastside Baptist...
Dr. Ernest Dabney "Ed" Shackelford
Jan 28, 2021
Ernest Dabney "Ed" Shackelford, Jr., age 94, of High Point, formerly of Asheboro, died Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Pennybyrn Nursing Home in High Point where he lived for 5 years. Ed Shackelford was born August 24, 1926 in Petersburg, Virginia, the son of Ernest D. Shackelford, Sr. and Evelyn Williams Shackelford. Ed spent his childhood years in Roanoke, Virginia,...
Joyce Elizabeth Vernon
Jan 28, 2021
Joyce Elizabeth Vernon, age 68, of Randleman passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. Joyce was a Christian lady who never spoke bad of anyone. She loved working along side of her husband, recycling cans and metals. Joyce enjoyed her flowers and watching bufferflies. She is survived by her husband: Edward Vernon of the...
William Henry Eads
Jan 27, 2021
William Henry Eads, age 85, of Sophia passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at his home. Mr. Eads was born March 5, 1935 the son of William and Ena Letson Eads. Bill was a native of Carbon Hill, AL. and served in the US Air Force. He retired from Carolina Dye Casting and enjoyed hunting, fishing and farming. He is...
David Maxton "Max" King
Jan 27, 2021
David Maxton "Max" King, age 87, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Randolph Hospice House Mr. King was born in Asheboro on June 18, 1933 to Theodore and Elma Williams King. Max was a 1952 graduate of Seagrove High School and a graduate of Jones Business College in High Point. He was employed as an accountant...
Glenn Harry Jessup, Sr.
Jan 26, 2021
Glenn Harry Jessup, Sr. passed away at his home with his family by his side on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at the age of 89. Glenn was born on April 24, 1931, the eldest son of Aldie Garfield Jessup and Evie (Stalker) Jessup. Glenn was a native of Randolph County and proudly served in the Korean War as a tank...
Beulah Mae Hunt
Jan 26, 2021
Beulah Mae Wilkerson Hunt, age 74, of Randleman passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Hunt was born June 2, 1946 the daughter of Roy and Alma Robbins Wilkerson. Mrs. Hunt was a native of Randolph County and a homemaker. She was formerly employed with Stedman's, now known as Hanes and was employed with C. A. Hunt...
Myrtle Lee Harrison Pritchard
Jan 26, 2021
Myrtle Lee Harrison Pritchard, age 91, of Asheboro passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home Mrs. Pritchard was born in Denton, NC on May 3, 1929 to Benjamin and Lena Missouri Loflin Harrison. She was a graduate of Denton High School and was a member of Neighbors Grove Wesleyan Church. In addition to her parents,...
Rachel Vickers
Jan 26, 2021
Rachel Marsh Vickers, age 79, of Randleman passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Vickers was born April 9, 1941 the daughter of Harvey and Nannie Morton Marsh. Rachel was a native of Wadesboro, NC. She graduated from Randleman High School in 1959 and attended Sunset Avenue Church of God. Rachel worked as a bookkeeper for Jefferson...
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