All Obituaries

Sumiko J. Middlebrooks, 93 of Sanford passed away Sunday September 23, 2018.   Arrangements are incomplete at this time.    

Roderick Earnest Smith Jr., 92, of Sanford died Wednesday, September 19, at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital after a brief illness. A memorial will be held at 3pm Tuesday September 25th at Lemon Springs United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.   Mr. Smith was the son of the late Roderick E. and Charlotte Abbott Smith of Lemon Springs. He is survived by three daughters; Audrey Wilson, Barbara Brecher and Elaine Nichols - all of Sanford; Mr. Smith is also survived by...

Kelly Renee Thomas Cox, 41 of Sanford passed away Sunday September 16, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday at Holly Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Thomas Family section of Broadway Town Cemetery.   Kelly was a very talented decorator and very artistic.  She enjoyed spending time on the lake and at the beach with Shannon and her family & friends.  NC State football games and tailgating with the “Natural Born Grillers”,...

Joseph Edward Garner, Carthage, NC, passed away Thursday 13, 2018. A Memorial service will be held at 3:00pm Sunday September 23, 2018 at Euphronia Presbyterian Church.   Joe was born in Moore Co, best known as a man with a heart of gold who never met a stranger.  He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, gardening, helping and caring for others and sharing his bountiful garden with others. He was a wonderful father and husband.   Joe is survived by his wife, Tracy Goins...

  Mark Eugene Johnson 65, of Sanford passed away on September 11, 2018.   A graveside service will be held at 2:00pm Saturday September 29th at the Farmville Cemetery.   Mark was born in Sanford to Wilton Eugene Johnson and Cloyce Elizabeth Moose Johnson.

Walter Edward Coggin Jr, 72 of Sanford passed away Monday September 10, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 11:00am Wednesday at Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home.   Mr. Coggin was born in Lee Co, a son of the late Walter Edward Coggin Sr and Virginia Click Coggin He was preceded in death by a sister, Rebecca Coggin Von Canon and a niece, Stacy Hart.   Mr. Coggin is survived by his sister, Elaine Coggin of Asheville; a brother, Dr. James M. Coggin of Sanford; Nieces, Marcia E....

William McIntosh Jr, 37 of Cameron passed away Sunday September 9, 2018.   Mr McIntosh was born in Carthage, son of William McIntosh and the late Jewell Jackson McIntosh.   Mr. McIntosh is survived by his wife, Lindsay Cagle McIntosh; father, William McIntosh;   Arrangements are incomplete at this time

Justin Kyle Williams, 19 of Sanford, passed away Thursday September 6, 2018.   A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday September 9, 2018 at Sassy Sister’s Restaurant in Broadway from 4:00pm till 9:00pm.   Justin is survived by his mother Patricia Williams/Edward DeSantis and father Joseph Merritt/ Stacy Tullis; girlfriend Shawna Howell; brothers Kamrin McGarry (Heather) of Alaska, Edward Merritt of Sanford; sisters Ashlin Talbott (Matthew) Audrey Waymire, Kristen...

Shirley Garrett Kennett, born February 27, 1935, passed away Thursday August 30, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Clifton H. Garrett and Leah Pickett Garrett. She was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Garrett.   Mrs. Kennett is survived by her husband, H. Stone Kennett; a son Daniel James Kennett; three sisters, Lorene Garrett Johnson, Vergie Garrett Bassinov and Hannah Rosalyn Garrett all of Durham; brother, Harvey D. Garrett (Sue) of Timberlake, NC; and many nieces and...

Ina Cole Johnstone, 81 of Sanford passed away Wednesday August 29, 2018. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00am Saturday at St Luke United Methodist Church.   Mrs. Johnstone was born in Kinston, daughter of the late William Clayton Cole and Mildred Evelyn Hudson Cole. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Cole Keaton. Mrs. Johnstone worked and retired from Carolina Women’s Health Center after many years of service.   Mrs. Johnstone...