Obituaries
Reba Belle Curtis
Apr 14, 2026
Reba Belle Curtis, 75 of Gulf, passed away Tuesday April 14, 2026. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday April 21, 2026, at 1:30pm at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Sanford, NC. Committal will follow in the church cemetery.
Reba was a loving wife, mother, sister, and friend who touched many lives with her kindness. She lived life on her...
Peggy Thomas Gaines
Apr 11, 2026
Peggy Ann Thomas Gaines, 82 of Sanford peacefully passed away Saturday April 11, 2026. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 12:00 pm Wednesday April 15th at First Baptist Church Chapel. The family will greet friends, at the Church, from 11:00 – 11:45 before the service.
Mrs. Gaines was born in Lee County, a daughter of the late Ernest...
Marylee Melinda Fazzalore Green
Apr 8, 2026
Marylee Melinda Fazzalore Green, mother and grandmother, passed away in the early morning on April 8, 2026, at the age of 77.
Marylee is survived by her two daughters Teresa Green-Longley of Fairfield, Maine and Christina Hemmerley of Cameron, North Carolina and seven grandchildren, Jacqueline Longley, Brandon Longley, Hannah Longley, Joshua Smith, Sierra Smith, Jacob Smith, and Jeremiah Smith.
Marylee was born...
Kathrine Wheeless Stoltz
Apr 6, 2026
Rejoice with family and friends in the long life and loving memory of Kathrine Stoltz, beloved child of God, who completed her time in history and entered her life in eternity with her Savior on April 6, 2026.
Born the day before Thanksgiving, November 28, 1923, in rural eastern NC to Wm. Henry and Mattie Strickland Wheeless, Ellen Kathrine Wheeless entered...
Vickie Copelan Blue
Apr 3, 2026
Vickie Sue Copelan Blue, 77 of Bear Creek went to be with the Lord Friday April 3, 2026. A memorial service will be held on Saturday April 11, 2026, at 2pm at Crossroads Community Church in Carthage, NC.
Mrs. Blue was born in Plymouth, IL, a daughter of the late Ronald Roscoe Copelan and Mary Ellen Pierce Copelan. She was preceded...
David Lee Stout
Apr 2, 2026
David Lee Stout, 84 of Sanford, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2026, at home after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, April 8th at St Luke United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends at the Church Wednesday from 1:00 until 2:00 pm.
Mr. Stout was born in Durham, a son of the late...
Ronald David Stone
Apr 1, 2026
Ronald David “Ronnie” Stone, 75 of Sanford passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday April 1, 2026, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm Monday (4/6/2026) at Cool Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery. The family will greet friends beginning at 11:00 am Monday at the Church.
Ronnie was born in Sanford,...
Betty Lawrence
Mar 31, 2026
Elizabeth “Betty” Stevens Smith Lawrence, 85, of Sanford, North Carolina went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on the morning of Tuesday, March 31, 2026 and was welcomed into her eternal heavenly home during Holy Week. What a day of rejoicing it must have been!
Betty was born in Sanford on August 28, 1940 to the late Thomas Edwin...
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...
William Wiley Flynn
Mar 15, 2026
William Wiley Flynn, 84, of Sanford passed away on March 15, 2026. Private family services were held.
He was born in Harnett Co. to the Late James Wade Flynn and Margaret Morris Flynn. He enjoyed NASCAR, fishing, and driving trucks. He was a fun, loving, and caring person who will be missed by those closest to him. In addition to his...
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...
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