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Rachel Beal Mansfield
Mar 24, 2022
Rachel Beal Mansfield, 95, of Sanford passed away on Thursday March 24, 2022. Funeral services will be held Saturday April 2, 2022, at Poplar Springs United Methodist Church at 2:00pm. Burial will follow at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery.
Rachel was born in Lee Co. to the late Robert Henry “Bob” Beal and Sally Margaret Beal. She was married 59...
Linda Willard Hill
Mar 20, 2022
Linda Willard Hill, 71, of Sanford, NC, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Graveside services for her will be held on Saturday, March 26,2022 at Watson Cemetery, Marston, NC at 2:00 PM.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents Jesse Lee Willard and Cleo Estella Southard Willard; husband Alton Albert Hill; and brother Arthur Willard. Linda loved...
Frank Webb McCracken III
Mar 19, 2022
Frank Webb McCracken III died Saturday, March 19, at his home in Sanford, NC. He loved and was loved by his family and friends.
Webb was the son of the late Frank Webb McCracken, Jr. and Margaret Moore McCracken, and brother of the late Florence McCracken Dossenbach. Webb was born on September 16, 1939, in Sanford, NC. He attended the...
Frederick Albert Ziegler
Mar 17, 2022
Frederick A. Ziegler, 92, passed away peacefully at home on March 17, 2022, surrounded by family.
Fred was born in New Haven, CT on 10/23/1929. He attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy and remained a member of the reserves for years. In 1953 he married Helen Drab. Helen preceded him in death on September 3, 2014.
Fred moved to...
Larry Phillip Lloyd
Mar 16, 2022
Dateline …. Sanford, NC
Larry Phillip Lloyd, 75, of Sanford passed away Wednesday March 16, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Saturday at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The graveside service will be held in the Church if inclement weather
Larry was born in Lee Co., to the late Phillip Folger Lloyd and Laura Eunice Lemons...
Paul Beasley Gay
Mar 16, 2022
Paul Beasley Gay, 90 of Sanford passed away Wednesday March 16, 2022. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3:00pm Saturday (3/19/2022) at St Luke United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends in the Davenport Christian Life Center from 1:00 until 2:45pm Saturday.
Mr. Gay was born in Saratoga, NC, a son of the late William Edgar...
Esdras Nehemias Hernandez
Mar 13, 2022
Esdras Nehemias Hernández Cruz, de 20 años, de Sanford, falleció el 13 de marzo de 2022. Se llevará a cabo una misa fúnebre en la Iglesia Católica St. Stephen en Sanford el martes 19 de abril de 2022 a las 3:30 p.m. Entierro a seguir en el cementerio de la iglesia.
A Esdras le sobreviven su madre Isaura Hernández Cruz;...
Jeffery Ray McCauley
Mar 12, 2022
Jeffery Ray McCauley has passed onto a better world. He is preceded in death by his parents Ray & Faye McCauley and his little brother Robin McCauley. He is survived by his sisters Pat Thomas and Tammy McCauley. He leaves behind Kelly McCauley the love of his life and Mother of his three daughters, Heather, Nikki, and Christy McCauley and...
Henry Joseph Messina Jr.
Mar 5, 2022
Henry Joseph Messina Jr. (Dago) passed away at his home on Saturday March 5, 2022. A memorial service will be held at New Hill Baptist Church at 2pm on Thursday March 10, 2022. Family will receive friends before the service starting at 1pm.
After graduation he joined the United States Marine Corp where he served 4 years. After the service...
Berta Frances Williams Thomas
Mar 3, 2022
Berta Frances Williams Thomas passed away on March 3, 2022 while in residence at Parkview Health and Rehabilitation Center, Chapel Hill, NC.
Mrs. Thomas was born June 19, 1923 to parents Paul and Lydia Williams. She was a devoted mother and a loyal friend to many. Quiet by nature but whip smart, she was Valedictorian of her Sanford High...
Douglas Arthur Tilton
Mar 3, 2022
Douglas Arthur Tilton, 66, passed away suddenly at Cape Fear Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC March 3, 2022.
He was born August 21, 1955, to Gloria Faith (Lee) Raia and Howard Tilton. He was raised by his beloved mother Gloria Faith and his stepfather James Vincent Raia in Salem, NH where he also attended High School. In 1976 Doug married...
Connie Roden Helms
Mar 2, 2022
Connie Roden Helms, 76 of Sanford passed away Wednesday March 2, 2022.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Julia Ellen Stretton
Mar 2, 2022
Julia Ellen Stretton, 65 of Sanford passed away Wednesday March 2, 2022.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Richard Alton Diver Jr
Mar 2, 2022
Richard Alton Diver Jr., 77 of Sanford passed away Wednesday March 2, 2022. Graveside services will be held at Spivey Family Cemetery at 2pm on Sunday March 6, 2022.
Mr. Diver was born in Lee Co. to the late Richard Alton Sr. and Mattie Mae Spivey. He enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing, and cooking. In addition to his parents, he...
Delphine Overmyer Howe
Mar 1, 2022
Delphine Howe was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She passed away surrounded by family on March 1st at the age of 84. Delphine was the daughter of Carlyle and Florence (Fulkert) Overmyer. She graduated from Harris-Elmore High School and married Preston Howe, of Sarasota, FL, in 1956. Delphine was the matriarch of the Howe family...
Faydine Boulton Currin
Feb 19, 2022
Faydine Boulton Currin, 98, of Sanford passed away peacefully at home on Saturday February 19, 2022, surrounded by family. A joint committal with military honors for Wade M. Currin and Faydine B. Currin will be held on Thursday February 24, 2022, by Rev. Gabe Lamazares at 2pm at the grave site on the corner of Miami Boulevard and Taylor Street...
Jean Johnson Nisbet
Feb 16, 2022
Jean Patton Johnson Nisbet, 96, of Sanford passed away on Wednesday February 16, 2022. A graveside service will be held Monday February 21, 2022 at 1pm at Buffalo Cemetery
Ms. Nisbet grew up in Watertown, Tennessee with her parents, a brother and 3 sisters, and she was valedictorian of her class and earned a Master’s degree in Religious Education at...
Billy Jo Ayers
Feb 15, 2022
Billy Jo Ayers, 51 of Sanford passed away Tuesday February 15, 2022. Funeral services will be Saturday February 19, 2022 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 6pm.
Mr. Ayers is survived by his wife Charity Ayers; son Billy Kamen “Bobo” Ayers; mother Jamie Sue Gilmore; father William Alford Smith; sister Cassie Lee “Sissy” Vera Champney and husband Eric Brent Champney;...
Jimmy Dale Dickens
Feb 13, 2022
Jimmy Dale Dickens, 72 of Cameron, NC passed away February 13, 2022, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. A memorial service will be held at Faith Baptist Church on Saturday February 19, 2022 at 2pm.
Mr. Dickens is preceded in death by his parents Hampton Elmo Dickens and Janie Whitaker Dickens. Jimmy loved spending time with his family,...
Lynda Gilliam Bowers
Feb 11, 2022
Dateline …. Sanford, NC
Lynda Gilliam Bowers, 94, passed away at her home in the River Landing retirement community in Colfax, NC on February 11, 2022. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at 2:00PM at Buffalo Cemetery.
There will be a viewing in Buffalo Presbyterian Church one hour prior to the service, also Mrs Bowers...
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