All Obituaries

Fred Truitt Glass, 92, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019. Mr. Glass was born in Sanford, the son of the late John W. Glass Sr. and late Estelle Glass. His older brother, John W. “Jack” Glass Jr., preceded him in death . A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Glass attended N.C. State in Raleigh, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in textiles. As a textile engineer, he traveled the world to help companies set up and efficiently operate spinning machines manufactured in...

Toby Dean Gunter, 51 of Sanford passed away Saturday July 13, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm Monday at Life Springs Church. Burial will follow at Shallow Well Cemetery.   Mr. Gunter was born in Lee County son of Betty Sue Watson Gunter and the late Jimmy Dean Gunter. Toby was a member of Life Springs Church who loved his family, playing with the children and animals. He will be remembered as a mild mannered, meek individual who always exemplified a positive attitude in...

Carol Gore Stanley, 91 of Sanford, formerly of Raleigh, passed away Monday July 8, 2019.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00am Friday at St Andrews United Methodist Church in Raleigh. The family will greet friends following the memorial service.   Mrs. Stanley was born in Columbus Co, daughter of the late Samuel P. Gore and Grace Lee Long Gore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Joseph Stanley; siblings, Joseph Gore and Barbara G. Stephens. Mrs. Stanley was a...

Karen Matthiesen Towson, 75 of Sanford passed away Sunday July 7, 2019.   A Memorial service will be held at 11am at St. Luke United Methodist Church on July 17, 2019.   Mrs. Towson was born in Windom, MN, daughter of the late Arlo Matthiesen and Mildred Arleen Anderson Matthiesen. Karen graduated from the Green Bay West High School in 1961 and then from Carroll College with a degree in Psychology in 1965. While Karen was a beautiful woman it was her pleasing nature and genuine...

Allen Bryant Buchanan, 83 of Sanford passed away Sunday July 7, 2019. Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Wednesday at Shallow Well United Church of Christ. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.   Mr. Buchanan was born in Lee County on August 8, 1935 son of the late Donnie Robert Buchanan and Bernetta Allen Buchanan. He is also preceded in death his sister Faye Buchanan Smith, niece Donna Faye Smith.   He is survived by his wife, of 57 years, Marie Bain Buchanan,...

Lewis Franklin Smith, 75 of Sanford passed away, with his loving family by his side, at Sanford Health and Rehab on Thursday, July 4,2019. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2pm Wednesday July 10,2019 at Calvary Missionary Methodist Church, 185 Calvary Church Road, Olivia, NC 28368.   Mr. Smith was born in Sanford, NC son of the late James Franklin Smith and Ruby Leviner Smith. Also proceeded in death by a brother Roger Smith; sisters Patricia Smith Taylor, Virginia Smith Holt...

Viola Gunter Donithan, 91, of Goldston passed away Tuesday July 2, 2019.   Mrs. Donithan was a loving homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother.   She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Donithan; parents Otis Gunter and Fanny Gilmore Gunter; daughters Wilma Allen and Betty McDowell; grandson Ronny McDowell Jr.; sister Clara Mae Gautier,Virginia Smith Holt and brothers Siler Gunter and OT Gunter.   She is survived by her daughter Mary Batten (Richard);...

Uriel Nunez Ocampo, 35 of Sanford passed away Sunday June 30, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 pm Friday at the Jonesboro Cemetery.   Mr. Ocampo was a humble, loveable man who loved to make you laugh. He also was member of Ministerios Bethel Church and a Welder for over 15 years.   Mr. Ocampo is survived by his parents, Alberto Nunez Aviles and Josefina Ocampo Valdez; siblings, Yolanda Nunez Ocampo, Elva Nunez Ocampo, Felix Nunez Ocampo, Maricela Nunez Ocampo,...

Joseph Phillip “Phil” Burns, 71 of Sanford passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 2pm Tuesday at Cumnock Union Church, United Methodist.   Mr. Burns was born in Sanford, NC son of the late Joseph Burch Burns and Eleanor Poe Burns.   Phil is survived by his wife of 52 years Lois Matthews Burns; son Jonathan Burns (Amy) of Sanford; daughter Shannon Burns (Melissa) of Winston Salem; grandchildren Brandon Burns and fiancé (Traci) of...

Diane Bosse Martin, 68 of Sanford passed away Saturday June 29, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00am Tuesday at Life Springs Church, Sanford.   Mrs. Martin was born in New Britain, CT, a daughter of the late Joseph Bosse and Rita Cyr Bosse. She was preceded in death by siblings, Richard, Bobby, JoAnne and Carol. Diane will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend.   Mrs. Martin is survived by her husband of 52 years,...