All Obituaries

Virginia Edwards Hester, 100 of Sanford peacefully passed away Friday May 18, 2018.   Memorial service will be held at 3:00pm Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Sanford.   Virginia was born on January 23, 1918, in the small town of Marshville, NC during the Great Depression. She graduated as Salutatorian of her class as Marshville High School and went on to attend Woman’s College in Greensboro with a degree in Vocational Home Economics and...

Melvin Eugene “Gene” Eagle, 75, of Sanford passed away Friday March 18, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 11 am Tuesday at Lee Memory Gardens.   Mr. Eagle was born in Lee Co. son of the late James L. Eagle and Eunice White Eagle. He also was preceded in death by his sister Janet Futterman.   Mr. Eagle is survived by his brother James Ronald Eagle (Melba) of Sanford; nieces, Rhonda Walley and Annette Lilly; nephew Paul Eagle; 5...

Hugh John Cummings, 93, of Sanford passed away Thursday May 17, 2018. Services will be held in New York at a time to be announced. Mr. Cummings was born in New York, NY. to the late John Cummings and Agnes Coyle Cummings. He was also preceded in death by his children, Dennis Cummings, Linda Cummings, and Russell Cummings; sister Agnes Marsicano; and brother Lawrence Cummings. He is survived by his wife Mary Fazio Cummings; daughters, Courtney Cummings (Sean Clark) of NH,...

Annie Lee Everett McDowell, 87 of Roxboro, Formerly of Sanford passed away Tuesday morning May 8, 2018. Graveside services will be at 11:00am Friday at Lemon Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery.   Mrs. McDowell was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late Lee “Nick” Everett and Ora Hall Everett. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Ronny McDowell Jr; brothers Calvin Joe and Jimmie Everett; sisters, Winnie Woody, and Elsie Hilliard. Mrs. McDowell...

Margaret Smith Taylor, 78 of Sanford passed away Tuesday morning May 8, 2018. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00pm Thursday at Sandy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery.   Mrs. Taylor was born in Harnett Co, daughter of the late Roy Smith and Rosa Banton Smith. She worked at the Sanford Herald as an Inserter for many years and loved caring for her grandchildren. Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip “Larry” Taylor; brothers,...

 Billy Joe Valentine, 79 of Sanford passed away Thursday morning, May 3, 2018.     A Memorial service will be held at a later date.     Mr. Valentine was born in Sanford, son of the late Hurbert Lee Valentine and Lessie Lee McKinney Valentine. He was preceded in death by his wife Nell Valentine. Mr. Valentine was in the tree business most all of his life. He owned and operated Valentine’s Tree Service until his...

Frances Tulline Rice Roberts, 96 of Sanford passed away Tuesday May 1, 2018. Graveside services will be held at Jonesboro Cemetery at 2pm on Saturday May 5, 2018.   Mrs. Roberts was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late John Henry Rice Sr and Willie Mae Roe Rice. Mrs. Roberts was preceded in death by sisters Mary Gladys Rice and Doris Rice Burkehead Mrs. Roberts was educated in Jonesboro, NC, and attended Women’s College in Greensboro. She worked for 30 years for...

Paul Franklin Thompson, Sr., born 1/26/36, passed away Monday morning April 30, 2018.   Frank Thompson was the 6th child of Roy and Clara Thompson. He is preceded in death by his parents and his siblings, Bill, Lacy, Mary Lee, Leroy and Archie.   Service of celebration will be held Wednesday, May 2nd at 2:00 at First Baptist Church, Sanford, NC.    Frank was a natural athlete excelling in football and baseball in high...

Dolores Lewandowski Danuck, 80 of Broadway passed away Wednesday April 25, 2018 at her home.   A Memorial service will be held at 11:00am Saturday May 5, 2018 at the Broadway United Methodist Church.   Dolores was born in Brooklyn, NY and preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, William Danuck. Dolores loved quilting and was a member of several Quilting Guild’s.   Mrs. Danuck is survived by her children William...

Nery Nolberto Moscoso Najera 45, of Sanford passed away in UNC Hospital on April 25, 2018. Funeral service will be held Saturday April 28, 2018 at 4:00pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.   Mr. Najera is survived by his parents Mario Moscoso Lemus and Rosario Najera Lemus of Guatemala; wife Alison Wimbley, of Sanford; brother Pedro Anibal Moscoso and wife Sandra L. Lemus of Sanford, Bartolome Moscoso of Sanford; sisters Luz Angica Moscoso and husband Manuel Zetino,...