Obituaries
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.
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 was preceded in death by her son Brian Baker.
Surviving is her daughter, Casey Oest (Chase);...
May Stone Mace
Feb 5, 2026
May Stone Mace 95 of Sanford passed away Thursday February 5, 2026. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday February 10th at St Luke United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends following the service in the Davenport Christian Life Center.
Mrs. Mace grew up in Raleigh, a daughter of the late Hugh Stone and Elizabeth Ferguson Stone and...
Frances Wilkie Phillips
Feb 4, 2026
Frances Rae Wilkie Phillips, 87 of Sanford passed away Wednesday evening, February 4, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 3pm Sunday, February 8, 2026, at Cool Springs Baptist Church. The family will greet friends following the service.
Frances was born March 15, 1938 in Sanford, daughter of the late David Aubrey Wilkie and Mary Alice Womble Wilkie. She was preceded...
Jerline Thomas
Feb 4, 2026
Jerline Locklear Thomas, 84, of Sanford passed away on Wednesday February 4, 2026. A funeral service will be held on Monday February 9, 2026, at 3pm Center United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends before the service beginning at 2pm. Burial to follow in the church cemetery.
Jerline was born a daughter of the late George Rubith Locklear and Christine...
Roland Richard Martin
Jan 22, 2026
Roland Richard Martin, 78 of Sanford passed away Thursday January 22, 2026.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Mr. Martin was born in Grand Isle, Maine a son of the late Luc Martin and Donata Beaulieu Martin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Diane Bosse Martin.
Mr. Martin is survived by his daughter, Lisa Gunter; son, Richard Martin (Kim); grandchildren,...
Arthur James Gibson Sr.
Jan 17, 2026
Arthur James “Jimmy” Gibson Sr., 83 of Sanford passed away Saturday January 17, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 1pm on Thursday January 22, 2026, at Poplar Springs UMC, 1809 Poplar Springs Church Road, Sanford, NC 27330.
Mr. Gibson was born in Lee County son of the late Jasper Baxley Gibson and Lucille Cox Harrington. Jimmy was a retired truck...
James Harrell Tuten Jr.
Jan 15, 2026
James Harrell “Jimmy” Tuten Jr, 72 of Sanford passed away Thursday January 15, 2026.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Mr. Tuten was born in Cumberland Co, a son of the late James Harrell Tuten Sr and Mattie Maxine Jones Tuten.
Mr. Tuten is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Debru Britt Tuten; daughter Amanda Tuten Roberts;...
Gildo Thomas Alfano
Jan 14, 2026
Gildo Thomas “Gil” Alfano, 92, of Sanford, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
Born August 23, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Ermenegildo Giovanni Alfano and Helen Frances D’Antuono. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Alfano; son Thomas Gildo Alfano; and brother David Leo Alfano.
Gil...
Gary John Whelan Sr
Jan 12, 2026
Gary John Whelan Sr, 67 of Raleigh passed away Monday January 12, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery. The family will greet friends starting at 1:00 pm, Saturday before the funeral.
Gary was born in Boston, MA son of the late James Thomas Whelan and Jean...
Gary Alan Thomas
Jan 11, 2026
Gary Alan Thomas, 59 of Olivia passed away Sunday January 11, 2026.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday February 14th at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Mt Gilead.
Mr. Thomas was born in Sanford, a son of the late William Broughton Thomas and Clara Dowdy Thomas. He was preceded in death by his wife Miriam Haywood “Sissy” Thomas...
Daniel Carl Egbert
Jan 11, 2026
Daniel “Dan” Carl Egbert, Retired U.S. Air Force, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at home, surrounded by family and friends.
Dan was born in Cambridge, England and raised in Pocatello, Idaho. He spent his life serving GOD, family, and his country. Dan served more than 20 years in the United States Air Force, being stationed in Korea, Vietnam,...
Denise Tyler Woods
Jan 6, 2026
Denise “Deni” Tyler Woods, 71, passed away at home Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
A Celebration of Life will be scheduled in the spring.
She was preceded in death by parents Graham and Sara Tyler. Denise was graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and retired IT professional. She loved cats, walking and riding her bike with friends. An avid quilter, she gifted family and friends...
William Howard Phillips Jr
Jan 3, 2026
William Howard Phillips Jr, 82 of Sanford passed away surrounded by his family Saturday January 3, 2026. No services are planned at this time.
Howard was born in Lee County; he was the son of the late William Howard Phillips Sr.,
and Angie Mae Oldham Phillips. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Sandra Phillips. Howard...
Lisa Carol McDuffie
Jan 2, 2026
Lisa Carol Fish McDuffie 58, of Sanford passed away Friday, January 2, 2026. Funeral services will be held on January 6, 2026, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 1pm before the service at the funeral home.
Lisa was preceded in death by her mother Harriet Rebecca Black Chavez...
Carolyn Lynn Long
Jan 1, 2026
Carolyn Lynn Long, 76, of Sanford passed away on January 1, 2026. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Born in Bedford, PA on December 17, 1949, a daughter of the late John Kagarise and Arvilla (Miller) Kagarise. Carolyn graduated from Bedford High School in 1969. Before retiring, she worked for Manheim Central School District in Child Nutrition...
Maria De La Luz Serrano
Dec 31, 2025
Maria De La Luz “Lucy” Serrano
1942 – 2025
Maria De La Luz Serrano, affectionately known by all who loved her as “Lucy,” passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, in Cameron, in her home surrounded by the warmth and presence of her devoted family. She was 83 years old.
A Life Rooted in Heritage and Heart
Born in Mexico, Lucy carried the...
Linda Parker O'Brien
Dec 31, 2025
Linda O’Brien, 77 of Cameron peacefully passed away Wednesday December 31, 2025. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Mrs. O’Brien was born in Chenango Co., NY to the late James Parker Sr. and Elaine Moon Parker. She enjoyed bingo, crocheting, needlepoint, and coloring and painting. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
Gregory Lynn Cox
Dec 30, 2025
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Gregory Lynn Cox, 66 of Broadway passed away Tuesday December 30,2025. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday January 10, 2026, at Broadway Town Cemetery.
Greg was born in Lee County, a son of the late Calvin Jones Cox Sr and Ruth Cameron Cox. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Calvin “Jay”...
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