Obituaries

Jeffrey Scott Brooks

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

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

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,...

Lucretia Childers Flynn

Lucretia Childers Flynn

Nov 26, 2021

Lucretia Rose Childers Flynn, 73 formally from Sanford passed away Friday November 26, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Thursday December 2 ,2021 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Barbecue Presbyterian Church cemetery. Lucretia was born in Wake County, NC on July 31, 1948, to the late Robert Louis Childers and Pauline Johnson Childers....

Christopher Wayne Baker

Christopher Wayne Baker

Nov 25, 2021

Christopher Wayne Baker, 30 passed away Thursday November 25, 2021.

Chris was born June 20, 1991, in Orange County to Keith Wayne Baker and the late April Tilton Baker. Chris is survived by his sons Kayden Wayne Baker and Joey Baker; his father Keith Wayne Baker; brother Robert Michael Baker; grandparents Mary Kelly (Junior) and Gail Denning Godfrey (Beverly Godfrey)....

James "Jim" Wicker King Jr.

James "Jim" Wicker King Jr.

Nov 24, 2021

James “Jim” Wicker King Jr., 69, of Sanford passed away Wednesday November 24, 2021, after a tough battle with Alzheimer’s. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 pm Thursday December 30th at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6:00 until 7:30 Thursday prior to the Memorial service Mr. King was born in Lee Co. to...

Irene Flint Stanley Garver

Irene Flint Stanley Garver

Nov 18, 2021

Irene Flint Stanley Garver of The Carolina Trace, Sanford, NC, died peacefully in her sleep early the morning of November 18, 2021. She was 101, having been born March 30, 1920, at Kansas City, Kansas, where she was for more than 50 years married to Scott Stanley Sr., a commercial realtor and real-estate investor. They had five children: Scott Jr....

Paul Laster Wicker Jr.

Paul Laster Wicker Jr.

Nov 16, 2021

Paul Laster Wicker Jr. passed away peacefully into God’s loving arms on November 16, 2021, at the age of 102. He was a devoted son and a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, and friend to many.

He was the son of Paul Laster Wicker Sr. and Mallie Burns Wicker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Trina Clark Oldham

Trina Clark Oldham

Nov 15, 2021

Trina Brooks Clark Oldham, 57, of Sanford passed away Monday November 15, 2021. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Thursday at Pocket Presbyterian Church.

Trina was born in Sanford, daughter of Frances Allen Granger and the late Joseph Ellis Clark Jr. She was a member of Pocket Presbyterian Church and currently serving as Diaconate. Trina loved the beach...

John William  Hill II

John William Hill II

Nov 11, 2021

John William Hill II, 54, passed away November 11, 2021. John was born in Chatham County to John William Hill I and the late Charlene Gray. He enjoyed sports; his favorite team was UNC. He worked in ministry for several prisons. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his...

Mandi Sue Binkley Corns

Mandi Sue Binkley Corns

Nov 7, 2021

Mandi Susan Binkley Corns, 58 of Carthage passed away.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00pm Sunday at Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends in the Church Fellowship Hall following the service. Mandi was born in Chatham Co, a daughter of the late Claude Binkley and Thelma Oldham Binkley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Benjamin  Franklin Collins, Jr

Benjamin Franklin Collins, Jr

Nov 6, 2021

Benjamin Franklin Collins Jr, 98 of Greensboro passed away Saturday November 6, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday at Pocket Presbyterian Church in Sanford, NC, where Mr. Collins will lie in state beginning at 12:00 pm. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

Mr. Collins was born in Weldon, NC, a son of the late Benjamin...

Crystal Rae Riddle Carter

Crystal Rae Riddle Carter

Nov 2, 2021

Crystal Rae Riddle Carter, 36 of Broadway passed away Tuesday November 2, 2021.

The family will greet friends from 6:00 - 7:30 pm Friday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home with a Memorial service starting at 7:30. Crystal was born in Chatham Co. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, JD and Joyce Gunter and Edsel and Dorothy Riddle. She...

Clara Lee Fields

Clara Lee Fields

Oct 28, 2021

Clara Lee Hare Fields, 90, formerly of Sanford, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at her home at Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem.

Mrs. Fields, born in Asheboro, was a daughter of the late Myrtle Rose Hare and Boyd Right Hare. Following her marriage to Ralph Herbert Fields, they resided in Sanford for 60 years. Mrs....

John Kyle Fuller

John Kyle Fuller

Oct 25, 2021

John Kyle Fuller, of 105 Chatham Oaks, Moncure, NC, and formerly of Burlington, NC and Asheboro, NC, went peacefully to be with the Lord after a long decline in health. Kyle, as he was called by his family, was born June 5, 1928 in Russell County, VA to John Salisbury and Virginia Agnes Keen Fuller. In heaven, his parents, wife...

Michael Raymond Hilton

Michael Raymond Hilton

Oct 21, 2021

Michael Raymond Hilton, 34, of Sanford passed away on Thursday October 21, 2021. Funeral services will be held at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home on Saturday October 30, 2021, at 2pm. Burial will follow at St Stephen Catholic Church Cemetery.

Michael was born in Long Island to John Robert Hilton III and Laura Hilton. Michael loved his car, his children and...

Richard McKinley Rogers

Richard McKinley Rogers

Oct 20, 2021

Richard McKinley Rogers, 64 of Sanford passed away Wednesday October 20, 2021. Mr. Rogers was born in Lee County to the late Burt Townsend Rogers and Phoebe Jane Hardy Rogers. He was also preceded in death by son Blake McKinley Rogers; brother Lee Townson Rogers and sisters Lillie Mae McLeod and Susan Driggers. Richard is survived by daughters Amanda Dennis...

Herbert William Lemmey

Herbert William Lemmey

Oct 19, 2021

Herbert William Lemmey, 86 of Sanford passed away Tuesday October 20, 2021.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Mr. Lemmey was born in Brooklyn, NY son of the late Herbert Lemmey and Edna Fearon Lemmey. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Florence Hegmann Lemmey. Mr. Lemmey is survived by step-children Steven, Doreen (Bob), and Denise (Joe); a...

Sheila Smith-Mellon

Sheila Smith-Mellon

Oct 17, 2021

Sheila Smith-Mellon, 70, of Sanford passed away October 17, 2021.

Funeral services will be held in Knoxville, TN. Sheila was born in Knoxville, TN, daughter of the late Roy Earl Smith and Julia Ann Underwood Smith. She was preceded in death by her daughter Selena Renee Mellon. Sheila enjoyed reading mysteries, watching movies, singing hymns and spending time with her...

Peggy Thomas  Coe

Peggy Thomas Coe

Oct 16, 2021

Peggy Thomas Coe, 89 of Sanford passed away Saturday October 16, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Thursday at Tramway Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Lee Memory Gardens.

Mrs. Coe was born in Moore Co, daughter of the late Winfield Thomas and Bessie Estelle Pierce Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Gray Coe....