All Obituaries

George Bradley Pickard 70, of Sanford passed away on Saturday September 14, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday September 22, 2019 at 2PM at the Ole Gilliam Mill on Highway 42.   George is a son of the late William James Pickard and Fannie Virginia Seawell. Also preceded in death by a Brother Charlie Pickard and his sister Carolyn Hall.   George is survived by his wife of 48 years, Sue Wilkie Pickard and a son Matthew Bradley Pickard of Arizona; a brother William...

Duane Howard McCartney, 84 of Sanford passed away Friday, September 13, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 12:00pm Thursday, September 19 at Cool Springs Baptist Church.   Duane was born on January 5, 1935 in Kankakee, IL, son of the late Howard Albert Fay McCartney and LaVona Vivian Brinkman McCartney. He was preceded in death by a brother, Rodney McCartney and an uncle, Paul Gresham. Duane was a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado and worked with the University of...

Robert Clifford “Bob” Page, 72 of Sanford passed away Monday September 3, 2019.   Committal services will be held at 10:30am Monday (9/9/2019) at Lemon Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with a Celebration of Life following in the Lemon Springs Baptist Church.   Mr. Page was born in Lee Co, son of the late James Elmer Page and Susan Perkins Page. Bob was preceded in death by his sister Sherri Page.   Bob worked for Magneti Marelli for almost 30 years. He...

Steven Harris Garner of Sanford passed away Monday September 2, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at a later date.    

Patricia Washington 79, of Sanford, NC, died August 27, 2019 with her family by her side at Cambridge Hills in Pittsboro, NC. She was born Patricia Csomay in 1940 in Norfolk, Virginia to Andrew Csomay and Patricia Shives. Known to her family and friends as Patsy, Pat, Ms. Patricia, Grandma, Grandmommy and of course, Mom, she spent her early summers at her grandparents in Roanoke, VA or at Virginia Beach with her friends.  She graduated in 1958 from Norview High School in...

Raymond Lee Sessoms, 86 of Sanford passed away Monday August 26, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Friday at Sanford First Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mr. Sessoms will lie in state for one hour prior to the funeral service. Burial will follow at Lee Memory Gardens.   Mr. Sessoms was born in Lee Co, son of the late Vernon M. Sessoms and Flossie Fody Phillips Sessoms, and preceded in death by his brother, Richard Street Sessoms. Mr. Sessoms was a graduate of Sanford Central...

Jeffrey Allen Merriman, 55 of Cary passed away Thursday August 22, 2019. A memorial service will be held 3:00pm Sunday September 1, 2019 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. The family will greet friends following the service.   Mr. Merriman was born in Ohio to the late Gene David Merriman and Dorothy Wolfe Merriman. Jeff spent 13 years in the US Navy as a boiler technician, he served through Khadhafi's Line of Death, the Achille Laurel High-jacking and Desert Storm. He retired...

  James Phillip York 64 of Sanford passed away August 19, 2019 at Central Carolina Hospital. Services will be held at a later date.   James was born in Jacksonville, Florida, a son of Patsy Louise Dillman York and the late Lewis Lee York. He is preceded in death by a brother Rick York and a son Joshua Keith York. James enjoyed reading, time playing with his grandchildren and many outside activities.   He is survived by his wife Barbara Edgemon York, his mother...

Mrs. Evelyn Kelly, 85, of Cameron, NC, passed away August 17th at her home. Services will be held at 3:00pm on Sunday August 18, 2019 at Rocky Fork Christian Church. Burial to follow in the Church cemetery.   She was born in Stanley County, N.C. to the late Joseph Lester Eudy and Verona Kiker Eudy.  She was retired from Cornell Dubilier as a condenser tester.  She was a member of Rocky Fort Christian Church and loved working in her yard.   Evelyn was preceded in...

Barbara Holt Jones, 84, of Sanford passed away on Wednesday August 14, 2019. Funeral services will be held Saturday August 17, 2019 at 2pm at Ephesus Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Church Cemetery.   Mrs. Jones was born in Harnett Co., to the late Woodrow Holt and Mary Dennis Holt. She owned and operated her sewing company for over 40 years. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother.   She was preceded in death by her parents; husband James Robert Jones, sons,...