Obituaries
James Jerrold Kempa
Jan 8, 2022
Jim Kempa left this earth on January 8, 2022, with his beloved wife Karen by his side, and knowing his sons Jeff and Josh were in flight from their homes in Berlin, Germany and Portland, Oregon. He taught them from a young age the importance of travel, adventure, independence, and living life on your own terms. He led by example....
Betty Yow Kennedy
Jan 8, 2022
Betty Yow Kennedy, 94 of Sanford peacefully passed away Saturday January 8, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Kennedy was born in Norfolk, VA, daughter of the late David Lewis Yow and Josie Black Yow. She was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Gilmer Kennedy Jr and her son...
Mazelle Thomas Langston
Dec 31, 2021
Mazelle Thomas Langston, 102 of Sanford passed away Friday December 31, 2021, at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford.
Mrs. Langston was born in Lee Co on February 1, 1919, to Burl Martin Thomas and Lizzie Wicker Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 year, T. J. Langston; her daughter, Kay McLeod; siblings, Mary Lee Thomas Foushee,...
Carol Blackmon Carlson
Dec 31, 2021
Carol Blackmon Carlson, 76, of Sanford, NC, passed away December 31, 2021 at Carolina Central Hospital. Carol was generous, loving, compassionate, and wide open to life’s experiences. She loved her family and friends unconditionally. Her passions included music, dancing, politics, her church community, and unrelenting service to the people and causes she believed in. The lives she touched and impact...
Aolani Deliss Allende Rubio
Dec 30, 2021
Aolani Deliss Allende Rubio, 14, of Sanford passed away December 30, 2021. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday January 5, 2022, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Aolani was full of love. Love for her family love for others. She had so much love to give. There was nothing malicious about her. She...
Charles Vernon "CV" Bailes Sr.
Dec 25, 2021
Charles Vernon “CV” Bailes Sr, 87 of Cary passed away Saturday December 25, 2021. Funeral service will be held at 12:00pm Tuesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Committal services will be private at a later date.
Mr. Bailes was born in West Virginia, son of the late James W. Bailes Sr and Evelyn Summers Bailes. Mr. Bailes went to...
JoAnn Hughes Brennan
Dec 20, 2021
JoAnn Hughes Brennan passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at home with her family at her side.
JoAnn was born on August 14, 1957 in Rochester, NH. Over her life she lived in many more places – Connecticut, Wisconsin, Illinois, Switzerland, and North Carolina. She left each place having explored them to the fullest, with wonderful memories, and life-long...
Bertha "Bert" Lemon Matthews
Dec 17, 2021
Bertha Lemon “Bert” Matthews, 83 of Sanford passed away Friday December 17, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Wednesday (12/22/2021) at Lemon Springs United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Born in Danville, PA, she was a daughter of the late Leon L. Lemon and Esther Engler Lemon. She was preceded in death by...
Ida E. "Tink" Collins Barrett
Dec 16, 2021
Ida Evelyn “Tink” Collins Barrett, 91, of Sanford passed away Thursday December 16, 2021. A committal will be held on Wednesday December 29, 2021, at 12 pm at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery. She was born in Lee Co a daughter of the late Robert Caviness Collins Sr. and Lillie Utley Collins. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in...
Katie Oldham Dull-Nipper
Dec 14, 2021
Katie Oldham Dull Nipper, 86 of Sanford passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 2pm on Friday December 17, 2021, at Buffalo Cemetery.
Born in Chatham Co, she was a daughter of the late John Steadman Oldham and Mamie Hunt Oldham. She enjoyed antique cars. She was a dedicated member of Central Baptist Temple and...
Rodney Gaines
Dec 14, 2021
Rodney Harold Gaines, 46, of Sanford, NC, passed away in Moore County Regional Hospital on December 14, 2021 after a battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia. Rodney was born on April 8, 1975 to Harold Monroe Gaines and Donna Marie Stackpole.
Rodney was a devoted husband and father, a loving brother, and a friend you could always count on. He served...
Gerald Bouchard
Dec 10, 2021
MSG (Ret.) Gerald (Jerry) O. Bouchard 78, passed away on Friday December 10, 2021, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s and chronic leukemia. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at 1:00pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.
He was born July 5,1943, to the late Leona Albert Bouchard and Homer Bouchard also preceded in death...
Thomas Allen Coble Jr.
Dec 8, 2021
Thomas “TJ” Allen Coble, Jr., 28, passed away Wednesday December 8, 2021. A memorial service will be held on December 15, 2021, at 2 pm.
Mr. Coble is survived by his parents Thomas Allen Coble Sr. and Donna Excelle Allen Coble, sisters Krystal Allen of Laurinburg, Jessica Daw husband Ernest of Sanford. Special nieces Kayla Allen Debbie Daw and nephews...
Carolyn Dowd Blackman
Dec 7, 2021
Carolyn Dowd Blackman, 87, of Waxhaw, formerly of Sanford passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 2:30pm Sunday, December 12th, at Lemon Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.
Mrs. Blackman was born in Lee County daughter of the late Lacy Lee Dowd and Ruby McDonald Dowd. She was preceded in death...
Jimmie Bunyan Vick Jr.
Dec 7, 2021
Jimmie Bunyan Vick Jr. (J.B.), 92, of Sanford passed away peacefully on December 7, 2021 with family by his side. Funeral services will be held 3:00pm on Saturday December 11, 2021 at East Sanford Baptist Church.
J.B. was born in Edgecombe Co. to the late Jimmie Bunyan Vick and Lessie Joyner. In addition to his parents, he was also...
Janet Dixon Smith
Dec 6, 2021
Janet Dixon Smith, 88 of Sanford passed away Sunday December 5, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 1pm Saturday at Asbury United Methodist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born in Halifax Co, a daughter of the late Willie Thomas Dixon and Willie Margaret Beale. She was preceded in death by siblings, Virginia Joyner (JD), Mary Joyce Harrel (Joe),...
Tony Lynn Deal
Dec 4, 2021
Tony Lynn Deal, 64 of Sanford passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 3pm Wednesday December 8, 2021, at Chatham United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery. Mr. Deal was born in San Antonio, TX a son of Bobby James Deal and the late Allie Maxine Young Deal. Tony spent a lot...
Jeffrey Scott Brooks
Dec 4, 2021
Jeffrey Scott Brooks, 58 of Sanford passed away Saturday December 4, 2021. Private services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Brooks was born in Lincoln, NE son of the late Harold Benjamin Brooks and Lula “Marlene” Jones Wallman. He was a Veteran of the US Army and was a welder. Mr. Brooks is survived by his son, Phillip...
James Lee Gautier
Dec 1, 2021
James Lee Gautier, 73, of Sanford passed away Wednesday December 1, 2021. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday December 4, 2021, at 1pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.
Mr. Gautier was born in Lee Co. to the late James Lloyd Gautier and Clara Mae Gunter. He enjoyed having breakfast with his friends at Bo-Jangles, dancing and visiting at the...
Sarah Elizabeth Rogers Baxley Roundy
Nov 28, 2021
Private graveside services for Sarah Elizabeth Rogers Baxley Roundy, 92 of Sanford who passed away Sunday November 28, 2021, were held on Friday December 3, 2021, at Buffalo Cemetery by Rev. Dr. Calvin Sayles.
Mrs. Roundy was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late Leonard L. Rogers and Ida Mae Everett Rogers. She was preceded in death by husbands,...
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