Recent Obituaries from Asheboro, North Carolina
Albert Allison Avinger
Jan 26, 2021
Albert Allison "Al" Avinger, Jr., age 86, of Randleman passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. Mr. Avinger was born October 6, 1934 the son of Albert Allison and Vera Hadden Avinger. Al was born in Union County, SC and raised in Burlington. He graduated from Walter Williams High School and earned two associate...
JoAnne Lamb Simpson
Jan 25, 2021
JoAnne Lamb Simpson, age 75, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021 at High Point Medical Center. Mrs. Simpson was born in Guilford County on September 28, 1945 to JC and Virginia Frye Lamb. She was retired from Kayser-Roth Corporation where co-workers and friends became family. Anyone that got to know JoAnne came to know her as Nana...
Thomas Richard Lyndon
Jan 25, 2021
Thomas Richard Lyndon, age 91, of Asheboro died Monday, January 25, 2021 at Alpine Health & Rehabilitation, Asheboro. Mr. Lyndon was born May 18, 1929 the son of Thomas Henry and Dora Alta Saunders Lyndon. Richard was a native of Randolph County and served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked for Klopman Mills for many years...
Luis Angel Rivera
Jan 23, 2021
Luis Angel Rivera, age 30, of Asheboro, died Saturday, January 23, 2021 in Mt. Airy, NC. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete at this time. If you are able, the family requests donations be made to help defray funeral costs. Thank you.
Nancy Bray Fisher
Jan 22, 2021
Nancy Ruth Bray Fisher, age 75, of Sophia died Friday, January 22, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Fisher was born in Chatham County, NC on November 26, 1945 the daughter of James Leon and Annie Ruth Cockman Bray. Nancy retired from Motion Ease in Randleman and was formerly employed with Swatchworks, Klausner Furniture Industries, and Fox Apparel. In addition to...
Isaac Blaine Smith
Jan 22, 2021
Isaac Blaine Smith, age 58, of Sophia died Friday, January 22, 2021 at Autumn Care of Statesville. Mr. Smith was born December 17, 1962 the son of William “Bill” Brantley Smith and Mary Elizabeth “Lib” Marshall Smith. Mr. Smith was a native of Randolph County and was a truck driver. Blaine loved being outdoors and especially riding his John Deere...
Lester Eugene Davis
Jan 20, 2021
Lester Eugene Davis, age 67, of Sophia passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at High Point Medical Center, High Point. Mr. Davis was born May 23, 1953 the son of Wilford and Lola Millikan Davis. Lester formerly owned and operated Davis Roofing, Inc.. He was a member of Marlboro Friends Meeting and served as an Elder. Lester was a Godly...
Hazel Irene Robinson King
Jan 20, 2021
Hazel Irene Robinson King, age 95, of Asheboro passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home. Mrs. King was born in Colfax, NC on June 28, 1925 to Andrew and Maggie Lena Clark Robinson. Hazel was employed in the dietary department at Cross Road Retirement Community for 7 years. She was an active member of High...
Garland Ben Latham
Jan 19, 2021
Garland Ben Latham, age 78, of Asheboro passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. Mr. Latham was born in Randolph County on March 13, 1942 to Paul and Ethel Sanders Latham. Garland served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was employed with Burlington Industries for 29 years. He was...
Lena Mae Isley Alston
Jan 18, 2021
Lena Mae Isley Alston, age 79, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Green Valley Hospital in Greensboro. Mrs. Alston was born in Asheboro on May 20, 1941 to Pete Hurley Isley and Martha Price Isley. She was retired from Kayser-Roth Corporation and was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents,...
Champ Ray Cooper, Sr.
Jan 18, 2021
Champ Ray Cooper Sr. (Ray), age 77 of Sophia, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, January 18, 2021, at his home following a lengthy illness. Mr. Cooper was born in Newport News, Virginia, on July 31, 1943, to Howard Benjamin and Lyndell Harris Cooper. He had a lifelong career in the furniture industry, beginning with his father's moving...
Michelle Denise Thomas
Jan 18, 2021
Michelle Denise Glover Thomas, age 52, of Troy passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mrs. Thomas was born May 14, 1968 the daughter of the late Richard L. Glover and the late Carolyn Mauldin Glover. Michelle was a loving mother and wife, and grandmother. She previously worked at Food Lion. She was a member of...
Gail Frazier
Jan 17, 2021
Donna Gail Autrey Frazier, age 66, of Asheboro died Sunday, January 17, 2021. Mrs. Frazier was born September 11, 1954 in Spruce Pine to Sam and Wanda Autrey. Gail was always doing for others. She was a caregiver and advocate for many and always spoke her mind. Gail loved the Lord and is now at home with Bo. In addition...
Doralena Jordan Rich
Jan 16, 2021
Doralena Jordan Rich, age 95, of Asheboro passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Rich was born in Randolph County on March 19, 1925 to Mirto and Eva Gertrude Brown Jordan. She was formerly employed with Bossong Hosiery. Doralena was a member of Neighbors Grove Wesleyan Church and formerly attended Randleman Wesleyan Church. In addition to...
Betty Lou Leach Wicker
Jan 15, 2021
Betty Lou Leach Wicker, age 90, of Asheboro passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021 at Randolph Hospice House. Mrs. Wicker was born in Greenville County, SC on March 19, 1930 to Carl Morgan and Beulah Nelson Leach. Betty was employed with B.B. Walker Shoe Company for over 30 years and Walmart for 11 years. In addition to her parents,...
Elaine Hancock Lundy
Jan 15, 2021
Elaine Hancock Lundy, age 87, of Randleman died Friday, January 15, 2021 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Elaine was born on September 13, 1933, in Randleman, where she has lived most of her life. She formerly was employed by Commonwealth Hosiery and retired from Klaussner Furniture as a supply handler. She enjoyed working in her garden, her yard and reading....
Edna Ruth Hayes
Jan 15, 2021
Edna Ruth Ward Hayes, age 96, formerly of Asheboro, died Friday, January 15, 2021 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home, Asheboro. Mrs. Hayes was born November 6, 1924 the daughter of Wesley Eli and Lona Glascow Ward. Ruth was a raised in Asheboro, later graduating from Providence School in Randleman. She was a devoted wife and served as her husband Dink's...
Helen Daisy Strayhorne
Jan 14, 2021
Helen Daisy Guthrie Strayhorne, age 94, of Asheboro died Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Woodland Hill Center. Mrs. Strayhorne was born February 11, 1926 in Buncombe County to Robert and Rachel Guthrie. She was a former member of Asheboro Church of Christ and was retired from United Carbide in Asheboro. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Strayhorne was preceded in...
Hazel Craddock McCollum
Jan 14, 2021
Hazel Craddock McCollum of Asheboro passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the age of 92. She was born in Reidsville, NC and has been a resident of Crossroads Retirement Community for the past eight years. She is predeceased by her parents Jesse W. and Dora Evans Craddock; her beloved husband of 64 years, Turner Balsley “Bill” McCollum, Jr.;...
John David Hayworth
Jan 14, 2021
John David Hayworth, 88, died on January 14, 2021 at Atrium Health-Cabarrus. John was born on September 23, 1932 in Christiansburg, VA, the son of Raymond Hall Hayworth and Virginia Jones Hayworth. He attended High Point High School and graduated from Oak Ridge Military Academy. Subsequently, he attended Virginia Tech as well as NC State University. John worked for many...
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