Obituaries
Sherry Anna Cox Thornburg
Sep 27, 2022
Sherry Anna Cox Thornburg passed away peacefully at her home in Sanford, North Carolina on Tuesday September 27th, 2022. She was 75 years old.
She was born on January 8, 1947, in Surry County, North Carolina, daughter of John Arthur Cox and Edith Hicks Cox. John and Edith raised four daughters, Kirby, Sherry, Rejean, and Caroline, and a son,...
Didier J Carias
Sep 26, 2022
Didier Josue Carias, 29 of Sanford passed away Monday September 26, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday October 6, 2022, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Didier is survived by his parents, Didier Carias and Judy Morales Carias; sister, Teresa Carias of Cameron; brother Adriel of Sanford; nephew, Jayce...
Gilbert Page Matthews
Sep 26, 2022
Gilbert Page Matthews, 95, of Sanford, died peacefully on Monday, September 26, 2022, surrounded by family.
Born in Sanford on May 8, 1927, he was the son of the late Ezra Q. Matthews and Beulah A. Matthews. He was preceded in death by his wife of forty years Alice McGilvary Matthews; siblings James Matthews, Edna McDuffie, Gaither Matthews and...
Cynthia Marie Morrow
Sep 24, 2022
Cynthia Marie Morrow, 73 of Raleigh passed away at her daughter’s home on Saturday September 24, 2022.
Memorial services will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday October 22, 2022 at Euphronia Presbyterian Church. The family will greet friends from 1:00 until 3:00 pm Saturday before the service.
Mrs. Morrow was preceded in death by her parents William Marcus...
Peggy Crawford Catlette
Sep 20, 2022
Peggy Crawford Catlette age 79 passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family.
Graveside services will be held at 5:00 pm Sunday at Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
She was born October 21, 1942, to Mike and Muriel Strickland Crawford of Erwin, N.C. Peggy attended and graduated Erwin High School in 1960. She was a cheerleader and on...
Jennifer Coggins Grainger
Sep 17, 2022
Jennifer Coggins Grainger 41, of Sanford passed away on September 17th, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Cornerstone Baptist Church Cemetery.
She was the daughter of Tim and Lisa Coggins and the mother of Shelby and Gracie Grainger. She was also the granddaughter of Jack...
Ricky Dale Mimms
Sep 16, 2022
Ricky Dale Mimms, 55, of Broadway passed away on Friday September 16, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Thursday September 22, 2022, at 2pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial to follow in Jonesboro Cemetery.
Mr. Mimms was born in Lee Co. to the late Daniel George Mimms and Lucille Jackson Mimms. He was a kind person who...
Johnny E. Stanley
Sep 14, 2022
Johnny E. Stanley Jr, 68, of Sanford passed away on Wednesday September 14, 2022. Johnny is preceded in death by his mother Shirley Jean D’Alessio Stanley. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Stanley is survived by his father: John Emery Stanley Sr. sisters; Sandra Loft (Bob) and Deborah Byrd of Sanford, and brother David...
Blannie Franklin Moore Harrington
Sep 13, 2022
Blannie Franklin Moore Harrington, 104 of Sanford passed away Tuesday September 13, 2022.
A Celebration of life will be held at a later date.
She was born in Cary, NC on July 18, 1918, daughter of the late Maggie Cooper Franklin and James Madison Franklin. Blannie was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Sanford, where she served...
Glen Patrick Simmons
Sep 13, 2022
Glen Patrick Simmons, 64, of Sanford passed away peacefully Tuesday September 13, 2022. the family will greet friends Friday September 16, 2022, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm.
Mr. Simmons was born in Beaufort SC to Carl Simmons and Mary Simmons. He enjoyed working outside, taking care of his wife and NASCAR (especially Dale...
Ann Louise Burdette Milstead
Sep 9, 2022
Ann Louise Burdette Milstead, 94 of Sanford passed away on Friday September 9, 2022. Graveside services will be held on Monday September 18, 2022, at 2pm at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Milstead was born in Kentucky to the late George and Lois Burdette. She enjoyed watercolors painting and was a member of the brush and palette club and a past...
Richard Vernon Wright
Sep 9, 2022
Richard Vernon Wright, 90 of Sanford passed away Friday September 9, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday (9/18/2022) at Grace Chapel Cemetery.
Mr. Wright was born in Pittsburgh, PA, son of the late James Vernon Wright Jr., and Esther Stitzel Wright. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Margery Lee Geiger...
Billie Ray Oldham
Sep 3, 2022
Billie Ray Oldham 73 of Cameron, NC passed away on Saturday 9/3/2022. There will be no funeral services at this time.
Billie was preceded in death by his parents Wade Arthur Oldham and Mattie Lee Cox; son Rodney Wayne Oldham; and brothers Joe Oldham and James Wells.
Billie is survived by his daughter Tina Hall husband Jason; grandson...
Truby Lee Baker
Aug 30, 2022
Truby Lee Baker, 83, of Sanford, passed away at Moore Regional Hospital on Tuesday August 30, 2022. Private services to be held at a later date.
Mr. Baker was born in Harnett Co. to the late Otha Ray Baker and Emma Lee Ashworth Baker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandsons Devin Baker...
Robert Edward Johnston
Aug 29, 2022
Robert Edward Johnston passed away in his home in Shawnee, OK on Monday, August 29, 2022, with his family by his side; he was 74 years old. He served in the Army for two tours during Vietnam from 1965-1968 and again from 1976-1977 and was honorably discharged.
He is preceded in death by his mother Gloria Johnston, father Paul Johnston, and his...
Velma Maddox Thomas
Aug 28, 2022
Velma Ann Maddox Thomas, 81 of Sanford passed away Sunday August 28, 2022. Funeral services will be held on September 24, 2022, at 11 am at Pocket Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Thomas was born in Sanford, daughter of the late James David Maddox and Bertha Edwards Maddox. In addition to her parents, she...
Dolores Soriano Altamirano
Aug 26, 2022
Dolores Soriano Altamirano, 48, of Lillington passed away on Friday August 26, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Saturday September 3, 2022, at St. Stephen Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home on Friday September 2, 2022 from 2-8pm.
She is survived by her...
Thomas Michael O'Quinn Sr.
Aug 25, 2022
Thomas Michael O’Quinn Sr. 74, of Cameron, NC passed away Thursday August 25, 2022, at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. Memorial service will be held at 6:00 pm Tuesday August 30, 2022, at Hillmon Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne O’Quinn officiating.
Thomas Michael O’Quinn is preceded in death by his parents Herbert O’Quinn and Flennie Hallman O’Quinn, Brothers:...
Ronald Wayne Laws
Aug 17, 2022
Ronald Laws, 53, of Sanford passed away Wednesday August 17, 2022, surrounded by his family. As per Ron’s wishes services will be private at the convenience of the family.
Always an animal lover, Ron spent a big part of his adult life being a NC State licensed wildlife rehabber, healing and helping many critters re-enter the wild. He also...
Ernest "Earl" Ballinger Jr.
Aug 13, 2022
Ernest Earl Ballinger Jr, 98 of Sanford passed away Saturday August 13, 2022, with his children by his side. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday at New Garden Friends Cemetery in Greensboro.
Mr. Ballinger was born in Guilford Co, son of the late Ernest Earl Ballinger Sr and Alma Roseman Sides Ballinger. He was preceded in...
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