Obituaries
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 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 Theresa...
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 January 31st 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”...
Helen Revetti Kennison
Dec 28, 2025
Helen Revetti Kennison, of Sanford peacefully passed away Sunday December 28, 2025. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm Tuesday December 30, 2025 @ St Stephen Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Kennison was born in Salamanca, NY, daughter of the late Frank Revetti and Frances Guibicanni Revetti. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Mary Ayers
Dec 25, 2025
Mary Ruth Doby Ayers, 97, of Cameron, passed away Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2025, at Moore Regional Hospital, surrounded by her family.
Mary Ruth was born in Moore County, July 30, 1928, to the late Roma Doby and Feby Jarrell Doby. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse A. Ayers Sr., her son, Jesse...
Frances Elizabeth Baker
Dec 13, 2025
Frances Elizabeth Johnson Baker, 92 of Sanford peacefully passed away Saturday December 13, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday December 23rd at Tramway Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Baker was born in Hoke Co (now Moore Co) daughter of the late James Lauchlin Johnson and Ruth Stewart Johnson. She was preceded in death...
Israel Mastache Rios
Dec 4, 2025
IN MEMORY OF
ISRAEL MASTACHE RIOS
JAN 30, 1970 - DECEMBER 4, 2025
BELOVED SON OF
TIOFILO MASTACHE & SANTA RIOS
HUSBAND OF
EDITH LAGUNAS NAMBO
FATHER OF
DANNA, ISRAEL & ISMAEL
BROTHER OF
ANDRES, RODOLFO, TIOFILO, DANIEL, MARICELA, VICTORIA, MARGARITA, ARACELY
FUNERAL SERVICE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025 11-2:30PM
JESUCRISTO ALFA Y OMEGA CHURCH
510 N, SEVENTH ST, SANFORD, NC, 27330
BURIAL
3:00 P.M 1130 FIRE TOWER RD, SANFORD, NC, 27330
Mary E. Kesler
Dec 4, 2025
Mary Elizabeth Kesler was born October 12, 1943 to Rev. A. Dean Kesler, Sr and Virginia Peters Kesler in Gettysburg, PA. As the daughter of a Methodist minister the family moved during her early years with each change in church assignments. During Mary’s high school years, the family lived in Damascus, MD where she graduated from Damascus High School in...
Daniel Mark Black Mexicano
Nov 30, 2025
Daniel Mark Black Mexicano, 16, of Sanford passed away on November 30, 2025. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday December 9, 2025 at 2pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery. The family will receive friends starting at 1pm before the service at the funeral home.
Daniel was a good hearted, smart, and funny young man....
Fred Dean Smith
Nov 30, 2025
Fred Dean Smith, 79, of Sanford passed away on November 30, 2025.
Memorial Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday (12/7/2025) at Calvary Church cemetery with Rev. Curtis Norris officiating.
Fred was a huge, long-time Clemson Tiger fan burning orange through and through. He was born in Richland Co, SC to Fred Louis Smith and Kathleen Gates Smith, He later...
Laura Grace Rogers Comer
Nov 23, 2025
Laura Grace Rogers Comer entered into eternity on November 23, 2025, surrounded by family in her home. She joyfully celebrated her 100th birthday on July 13th, 2025, in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church of Sanford where she attended church from her birth until age three. On October 18, 1936 she made a profession of faith and joined Cameron...
Patty Lane York Baldwin-Kivett
Nov 17, 2025
Patty Lane York Baldwin-Kivett passed away peacefully on Monday November 17, 2025, at the age of 95. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Friday December 5th at First Baptist Church. The family will greet friends at the Church beginning at 10:00 am.
She was born in Randolph County, NC to the late Hugh Robert and Elizabeth Forrester York....
Billy Wayne Preston
Nov 14, 2025
Billy Wayne Preston, 71 of Sanford passed away Friday November 14, 2025.
A memorial service will be held at 4:30 pm Saturday November 22nd at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 3:00 until 4:30 pm at the funeral home prior to the service.
Billy was born in Chatham Co, a son of the late Wade Preston and Myrtle...
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