Obituaries

Carlos Torres

Carlos Torres

Jan 30, 2023

Carlos Torres, 85, passed away Monday January 30, 2023. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday Feb 4th at Euphronia Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

 

Carlos was born in La Libertad, El Salvador son of the late Carlos Torres and Felicita Serrano. He enjoyed plying his guitar and singing and spending time with his family. In addition to his...

Richard Gibbs Davenport Jr.

Richard Gibbs Davenport Jr.

Jan 30, 2023

 

Richard Gibbs Davenport Jr, 60 of Sanford passed away Monday January 30, 2023. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Friday (Feb 3rd) at Manna Church, Sanford. A private burial will be held at Buffalo Cemetery at a later date.

 

Gibbs was born in Sanford a son of the late Richard G. Davenport Sr and Peggy...

Gloria Martinez Spybuck

Gloria Martinez Spybuck

Jan 30, 2023

 

Gloria Martinez Spybuck, 86, of Sanford passed away on Monday January 30, 2023. A funeral service will be held at Dallas Forth Worth National Cemetery on Friday February 10th at 10:15am.

 

Gloria was born in Las Animas Co. to the late Melquiades Martinez and Rose Trujillo Martinez. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, watching old westerns and playing scrabble....

Colin Drake Morris

Colin Drake Morris

Jan 26, 2023

 

Colin Drake Morris, 19, of Sanford passed away on Thursday January 26, 2023. A memorial service will be held on Sunday February 5, 2023, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 3pm. Family will receive friends starting at 1pm before the service.

 

Colin was born in Moore Co. to his loving parents James Garret Morris and Christina C. Morris....

Paul Martin Kelly

Paul Martin Kelly

Jan 23, 2023

 

 

Paul Martin Kelly, 82 of Sanford passed away Monday January 23, 2023.

 

A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday April 22, 2023 at First Presbyterina Church. Following the ceremony the family will greet friends in the Harper Center at First Presbyterian Church.

 

Mr. Kelly was born in Lee Co, son of the late...

Karen Lynn Bresee

Karen Lynn Bresee

Jan 23, 2023

 

Karen Lynn Bresee, 50, of Lillington North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 23,2023 at the SECU Hospice Home of UNC Healthcare in Pittsboro, North Carolina.

 

 Mrs Bresee was preceded in death by her father Austen C. Asquith.

 

 She was born August 14, 1972, the daughter of Austen and Sherry Asquith of Morris, New York. Karen...

Eileen Gross Pelkey

Eileen Gross Pelkey

Jan 9, 2023

 

Eileen Gross Pelkey, 85, of Cameron passed away September 20, 2023. No service will be held at this time.

 

Eileen was born in New Jersey to the late George Gross and Alice Whycleff. She was an active member of her church, and senior center. She also enjoyed crossword puzzles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Bryan K. Scruggs

Bryan K. Scruggs

Jan 8, 2023

 

Bryan K. Scruggs, 59 of Sanford passed away Sunday January 8, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday at Cool Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

 

Mr. Scruggs was born in Asheville, grew up in Waynesville, moved to Thomasville and graduated High School from Brandy’s High School. After High School he...

Walter Neill Patterson

Walter Neill Patterson

Jan 2, 2023

 

Walter Neill Patterson (43) passed away at his home on January 2, 2023. He was born and raised in Sanford, NC, where he lived life to the fullest with life-long friends and a big Patterson family. You’d find him with neighborhood friends, taking on adventures in Forest Hills during his younger years. He enjoyed all that nature has to...

John Oliver Barker

John Oliver Barker

Jan 1, 2023

 

John Oliver Barker, 90, of Sanford, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023. The funeral service will be held on January 5, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at Solid Rock Community Church.

 

Mr. Barker was born in Chatham County, son of the late William G. Barker and Zella Davis Barker. He was preceded in death by sibling James Edgar Barker,...

Helen High Dusenbury

Helen High Dusenbury

Dec 26, 2022

Helen High Dusenbury, 93, of Sanford, North Carolina, passed peacefully on December 26, 2022.

 

She is survived by her son, David Philip Dusenbury and his wife Renee, of Sanford.

 

She was preceded in death by her eldest son Gerald Bobbitt Dusenbury (1981), her husband of 53 years Philip E. Dusenbury (2006), and her three brothers, PFC George Gerald...

Jerry Waylon Ingram

Jerry Waylon Ingram

Dec 25, 2022

Jerry Waylon Ingram, 44 of Sanford passed away Sunday December 25, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Moore Union Christian Church Cemetery.

 

An Immaculate welder and self-made tattoo artist Waylon’s love of life didn’t come to an end with his death. Waylon transitioned into eternal rest...

Tammy Roxanne Towell

Tammy Roxanne Towell

Dec 24, 2022

Tammy Roxanne Towell, 59 of Sanford passed away Saturday December 24, 2022.

 

Service arrangements are pending at this time.

 

Surviving are her partner, Faith Merriman; siblings, Elizabeth "Gaye" Starnes (Johnny) of Kannapolis, Carrie Callihan (Christopher) of Rockwell, Teresa Taboueynski of MI, and Norman Towell of Salisbury; 

 

Edna Ruth Barnes Atkinson

Edna Ruth Barnes Atkinson

Dec 21, 2022

Edna Ruth Barnes Atkinson, 95 of Sanford passed away Wednesday December 21, 2022.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday January 2, 2023, at St. Luke United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Atkinson was born in Lucama, NC, a daughter of the late Luther Haywood Barnes and Josephine Boyette Barnes. She was...

Peggy Kellam Royals

Peggy Kellam Royals

Dec 12, 2022

Peggy Kellam Handy Royals, 80 of Broadway passed away at her home peacefully, Monday December 12, 2022. Funeral Services will be held Friday December 16th, 2022, at Juniper Springs Baptist Church. 

 

Mrs Royals was born in Guilford County, a daughter of the late John and Thelma Kellam. Mrs Royals was a hairdresser for many years and owned her own...

Diana Leigh Frye

Diana Leigh Frye

Dec 12, 2022

Diana Leigh Frye, 52, of Cameron passed away on Monday December 12, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Monday December 19, 2022 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm. Burial will follow at Lemon Springs Baptist Church.

Diana was a homebody who loved to spend time with her family. She was a beloved grandmother who especially loved playing with...

J. Eugene Rogers

J. Eugene Rogers

Dec 11, 2022

Joseph Eugene Rogers, 93, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022 in his home in Sanford. Born in Greensboro on June 9, 1929 to Henry Aaron Rogers and Josie Collins Rogers, Gene is predeceased by his devoted wife of 71 years, Edna Cameron Rogers; sister, Sue Rogers Stancil and brothers Cleotis Rogers, Thurman Rogers and Lawrence Rogers.Gene is survived by two...

William  Earle Patterson

William Earle Patterson

Dec 10, 2022

William Earle Patterson Jr., 94, of Broadway passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sanford at 11 am. The family will receive friends at the church following the service.

 

Mr. Patterson was born August 3, 1928, in Charlotte, NC, the son of the late William Earle...

Janice Lynn Williams

Janice Lynn Williams

Dec 6, 2022

Janice Lynn Hickman Williams, 68 of Sanford passed away Tuesday December 6, 2022. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday December 14th at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. The family will greet friends beginning at 1:00 pm Wednesday prior to the Memorial service.

 

Mrs. Williams was born in Charleston, SC and retired from the Department of Defense....

Elias Montiel

Elias Montiel

Dec 5, 2022

Elias Montiel, 31, of Sanford passed away on Monday December 5, 2022. A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday December 13, 2022, at St. Stephens Catholic Church at 11am. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.

Elias was born in California to Alberto Montiel and Francisca Garcia. He always had a smile on his face and everyone who knew...