Obituaries
J. Craig Dodson
Mar 25, 2026
Joel Craig Dodson, 85 of Sanford peacefully passed away Wednesday March 25, 2026. The family will greet friends Saturday (3/28/2026) from 1-2pm at Solid Rock Community Church with funeral services starting at 2pm Saturday. Burial will follow in the Dodson Family Cemetery.
Mr. Dodson was born in Rockingham Co, son of the late Joel Webb Dodson and Gloria Sayre Price Dodson....
Gordon Earl Laverack
Mar 23, 2026
Gordon Earl Laverack, 66, of Sanford passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026, surrounded by his family. A celebration of life will be held at 2pm on Saturday March 28, 2026, 2pm at 1HOPE Assembly at 1922 Henley Road Sanford, NC.
Gordon was born in Orange County, Florida, a son of Warren “Nick” Laverack and the late Myrl Adair Laverack. Gordon...
JoAnn Bingham Testo-Curlee
Mar 22, 2026
JoAnn Bingham Testo-Curlee, 91, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, April 13th, in the Chapel of Centenary United Methodist Church, 4 1/2 Street entrance, Winston-Salem, NC.
JoAnn was born a farm girl in Durham, OK, a daughter of the late Rube Bingham and Leah Allen Bingham Wylie. She had multiple careers,...
Tenita Harrington
Mar 19, 2026
Tenita Harrington, 63, of Sanford passed away on Thursday March 19, 2026. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Tenita was born in Moore Co. to the late Halbert Gaston McCallum and Sandra Byrd McCallum. She enjoyed going to the beach and loved being with her family, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed treating the hummingbirds with full...
Mary Alice McNeill Short
Mar 18, 2026
Mary Alice McNeill Short, 82, of Sanford passed away on March 18, 2026. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday March 24, 2026, at 11am at Holly Springs Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday March 23 from 6-8pm in the church Multi-Purpose Building.
Mary Alice was born in Harnett...
Helen Covert Ogburn
Mar 16, 2026
Helen Rae Covert Ogburn, 92 of Sanford peacefully passed away Monday March 16, 2026. Private graveside services were held at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Ogburn was born in Sanford, daughter of the late Irving Laster Covert and Effie Dowd Thomas Covert. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, John Robert Ogburn. She was a longtime member of First...
Maximus Cary Espinoza
Mar 15, 2026
Maximus Cary Espinoza, 24, passed away on Sunday March 15, 2026. A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday March 21, 2026 at 11am at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.
Maximus was born on November 1, 2001, in Farmington, New Mexico, to Edward Espinoza and Catherine. He later made his home in Sanford, where he grew up and graduated from Southern Lee...
Dwight Monroe Marsh
Mar 11, 2026
Dwight Monroe Marsh, 92 of Sanford passed away Wednesday March 11, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2:30pm at Cameron Baptist Church on Sunday March 15, 2026. He will lie in state starting at 2pm before the service.
Mr. Marsh was born in Moore Co., the son of the late Oscar Dillard Marsh and Mamie Lee Matthews Marsh. In addition...
Johnny Emory Stanley
Mar 9, 2026
Johnny Emory Stanley passed away on Monday, March 9th at his residence.
He was born in Chatham County on March 24th, 1931 to the late William Earl Stanley and Oliva Stanley. He graduated from Greenwood School and East Carolina University. He served in the Navy from 1951 to 1955. He was employed by Virtrol Aircraft Corporation in Philadelphia, P.A. before moving...
Shirley Lyles Pardue
Mar 6, 2026
Shirley Lyles Pardue, 89 of Sanford passed away Friday March 6, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon Friday (3/13/2026) at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Pardue was born in Hoffman, daughter of the late Nancy Lyles and Joseph Bradley. She was she preceded in death by her husband Grady B Pardue...
Mary Paul Burriss Ratliff
Mar 3, 2026
Mary Paul Burriss Ratliff, 85, of Sanford, died peacefully, surrounded by her sons at Parkview assisted living, on Monday, March 3, 2026.
Born March 14,1940, in Conway, SC, the middle child of James and Grace Paul, Mary graduated from Conway High School in 1958. Soon after graduation, Mary met the love of her life, Wayne Burriss and they married on October...
Maria Esther Mora Contreras
Feb 26, 2026
María Esther Mora Contreras, de 62 años, de Sanford, falleció el 26 de febrero de 2026. El velatorio tendrá lugar el viernes 6 de marzo de 2026, en la funeraria Rogers Pickard, de 4 a 8 de la tarde. El funeral se celebrará el sábado 7 de marzo de 2026, a partir de las 11 de la mañana, en la...
Linda Faye Perkins
Feb 23, 2026
Linda Faye Perkins (OG), 79 died peacefully on February 23, 2026, at FirstHealth Hospice house in Pinehurst, NC.
Linda was born in Halifax, Virginia. Her family moved from Virginia to North Carolina when she was a young girl. She grew up in Wallace, NC where she made many lifelong friendships. Following High School, Linda moved to Charlotte to attend Charlotte Memorial...
Dorothy Allen Dowdy
Feb 22, 2026
Dorothy Allen Dowdy, 83 of Sanford peacefully passed away Sunday February 22, 2026 with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held at Moore Union Christian Church at 2pm on Friday February 27, 2026. Burial will follow at Moore Union Christian Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Dowdy was born in Onslow County, daughter of the late Troy Britton Allen and Minnie...
Sonny Renn Mashburn
Feb 17, 2026
Sonny Renn Mashburn, 39, of Sanford passed away on Tuesday February 17, 2026. A funeral service will be held on Sunday February 22, 2026, at 5pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. The family will receive friends starting at 3pm before the service at the funeral home.
He was born in Lee County a son of Steven Keith Mashburn and India Laws....
Jack Junior Powers II
Feb 16, 2026
Jack Junior Powers II, 58, of Hickory, passed away on Monday February 16, 2026.
Jack was born a son of Marie Bolick and the late Jack Junior Powers I. He enjoyed music, sports, gardening, and being outdoors. He especially loved fishing. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his siblings Rocky Powers, Kathy Hickman, Viola Baker, and...
William Tyler Underwood
Feb 14, 2026
William Tyler Underwood, 28, of Sanford passed away Saturday February 14, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Saturday February 21st at Cool Springs Baptist Church. The family will receive friends beginning at 12pm before the service.
Tyler was a graduate of Lee County High School and attended ECU. He worked as a foreman with Roberts Brothers Site Development. Tyler...
Thomas Monroe "Tom" Joyner
Feb 9, 2026
Thomas Monroe “Tom” Joyner, 85 of Sanford peacefully passed away Monday February 9, 2026. A Memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday February 14, 2026 at St Luke United Methodist Church.
Mr. Joyner was born in Davie Co, son of the late Gurney Joyner and Mary Renegar Joyner. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Jane Smith....
Katharina Thomas
Feb 7, 2026
Katharina Thomas (Kathy), 84, of Sanford passed away surrounded by family on Saturday February 7, 2026. Private family services are to be held at a later date in Rochester, NY.
Katharina was born a daughter of the late Philipp and Katharina Dondorfer. Kathy was born in Ukraine and fled to Austria and then migrated to NY where she raised her family....
Hazel Dannell Baker
Feb 7, 2026
Hazel Dannell Goins Baker, 56 of Sanford, passed away Saturday February 7, 2026.
Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm Friday (2/20/2026) at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Hazel was born in Sanford, daughter of the late Alton Goins and Bertha Ashburn Goins. She enjoyed riding horses, fishing, and watching shows at the Temple Theater. In addition to her parents, she...
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