Obituaries
Helen Blakeley Kelly
Jul 7, 2022
Helen Blakeley Kelly, 94, of Sanford passed away Thursday July 7, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday July 12, 2022, at 11am at Ephesus Baptist Church. Burial to follow at Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ms. Kelly was born in Lee Co. to the late James Marvin Blakeley and Lelah Kirkman. She was a dedicated member of Ephesus...
Cary Everette Bradley
Jul 2, 2022
Cary Everette Bradley Sr, 91 of Sanford passed away Saturday July 2, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday at First Baptist Church. The family will greet friends beginning at 10:00 am Wednesday in the Church Parlor. Burial will follow services at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mr. Bradley was the son of Carey Pierce Bradley and Mary Malinda...
Joan Sensenig Toman
Jul 2, 2022
Joan Sensenig Toman, 71, of Sanford, NC, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022.
Joan was born in Reading, PA, daughter of the late Christian Charles Sensenig and Catherine Rose O’Neill. She received her Master’s degree from SUNY Binghamton and dedicated her career to the education of exceptional children. She found joy in ocean sunrises, bird watching, nature photography, and...
James Peter Terrell
Jun 29, 2022
James Peter Terrell, 63 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 29, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Tuesday at Sanford Church of God. The family will greet friends beginning at 2:00 pm prior to the funeral. Burial will follow at Buffalo cemetery.
Mr. Terrell was born in Craven Co son of the late James Peter...
Steven "Earl" McQueen
Jun 26, 2022
Steven “Earl” McQueen, 82 of Sanford passed away Sunday June 26, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday at Red Branch Baptist Church. The family will greet friends beginning at 1:00 pm in the Church before the funeral. Burial will follow at the McQueen Family Cemetery in Derby, NC.
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Philip Young Blue
Jun 24, 2022
Philip Young Blue, 65 of Sanford passed away Friday, June 24, 2022. A Memorial service will be held at 2:30 pm Friday (7/1/2022) at Eureka Presbyterian Church in Carthage.
Philip was born in Sanford, son of the late Dr John F. Blue and Ruth A Sinsabaugh Blue. Mr. Blue was a graduate of Davidson College and retired from the...
Marty Faircloth Foushee
Jun 23, 2022
Marty Faircloth Foushee, 71 of Sanford passed away Thursday June 23, 2022, at his home.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am Saturday July 9, 2022 in the Wesley Center at Jonesboro United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends begining at 10:00 am before the service.
Marty was born in Sanford, son of the...
Chase Collins
Jun 21, 2022
Chase Collins, 48 of Aberdeen passed away Tuesday June 21, 2022.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 3:00pm.
The family will recieve friends at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home on Saturday from 2:00pm till 3:00pm.
Mr. Collins was born in Cumberland Co, son of the late Terry Collins...
Cleveland Doyle Gaines
Jun 16, 2022
Cleveland Doyle Gaines, 79 of Sanford passed away Thursday June 16, 2022.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Gaines was born in Lee Co a son of the late James Carl “JC” Gaines and Oteen Louise Jeffries Gaines. Doyle retired from the US Navy after 22 years of service as a...
Timothy Lynn "TJ" Oglesby
Jun 15, 2022
Timothy Lynn “TJ” Oglesby, 35 passed away Wednesday June 15, 2022.
Timothy was born in Wake Co. to Timothy Lynn Oglesby Sr. and Kim Moore. He enjoyed music, fishing, collecting spiritual healing crystals and videogames. He was also a gifted craftsman.
He is survived by his father Timothy Lynn Oglesby Sr.; mother Kim Moore and stepfather Ernest Moore...
Ricardo Quiñones
Jun 10, 2022
Ricardo Quiñones, 23, of Sanford, has passed away. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Friday at St Stephen Catholic Church.
Ricardo was born in Houston. His family moved to Clarksville, IN, where he attended St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School. His family then moved to Sanford where he attended Lee County Schools and graduated from Southern...
James Edward Matthews
Jun 9, 2022
James Edward Matthews, 39 of Broadway passed away Thursday June 9, 2022.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 5-7pm Wednesday June 15, 2022, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home
James was born in Forsyth Co and loved music, traveling and spending time with his family and friends.
Mr. Matthews is survived by his mother, Sandra Kay...
Lillian Ernestine Poindexter
Jun 8, 2022
Lillian Ernestine Poindexter, 76 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 8, 2022.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Ernestine was born in Lee Co a daughter of the late Charlie Luther Poindexter and Lillian Lucile Johnson Poindexter. She was preceded in death by her sister, Della P. Jones (Carroll L. Jones) and her brother-in-law John Kelly. She was...
Michael Wayne Gonella Sr.
Jun 8, 2022
Michael Wayne Gonella Sr., 70 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 8, 2022.
Services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Gonella was born in Lee Co. to the late Franze Joseph Gonella and Cornelia Stone Gonella. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Patrick G. Gonella. Mike was a lifetime...
Michael Mardis
Jun 7, 2022
Michael Mardis, 57 of Sanford passed away Tuesday June 7, 2022. A Memorial visitation will be held Friday from 2:00 until 4:00pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.
Mr. Mardis was born in Lee Co, son of Mary Blanch Maddox Mardis and the late Gilbert Marion Mardis. He was preceded in death by his grandmother Ernestine Maddox; aunt Brenda Maddox;...
Betty Quillen Gunter
Jun 6, 2022
Betty Quillen Gunter, 88 of Sanford passed away Monday June 6, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Saturday at Grace Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Gunter was born in Wheelwright, KY a daughter of the late Charles L. Quillen and Sylvia Ann Cox Quillen. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Lee Gunter; siblings, Bobby Gene Quillen,...
Melisa Mae Douglas Snook
Jun 2, 2022
Melisa Mae Douglas Snook, 56, of Sanford passed away Thursday June 2, 2022. A memorial service will be held at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Tuesday June 7, 2022, at 6pm.
Ms. Snook was born in Lee Co. to Portia Wilson Rowe and the late John Laurin Douglas Sr. She was a kind person who had a big heart. She...
James Pennington "Jim" Mundy
May 23, 2022
Dr. James Pennington “Jim” Mundy Jr, 56 of Sanford passed away Monday May 23, 2022. A Memorial service will be held at 10:00 am Friday (5/27/2022) at First Baptist Church.
Jim was born in Florence, SC to Marjorie Donice Mundy and the late James Pennington Mundy Sr. He was a 1984 graduate of Lee County High School. He attended Western...
Leo Watson McKenzie
May 21, 2022
Leo Watson McKenzie, 86 of Sanford passed away Saturday May 21, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 pm Tuesday May 24, 2022, at Shallow Well Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.
Mr. McKenzie was born in Sanford, son of the late Dossie Colon McKenzie and Mae Watson McKenzie. He was preceded in death by his...
Sherry Lovell Fisher
May 19, 2022
Sherry Lovell Fisher, 70 of Sanford passed away Thursday May 19, 2022.
A gathering of friends and family will be held at a time to be determined.
Mrs. Fisher was born in New Bern, NC to the late Albert Lovell and Sarah Barker. She was a graduate of New Bern High School, class of 1969. She also was...
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