Obituaries

Jan 5, 2020

Jan 5, 2020

Judy Poe Lloyd, 73 of Sanford passed away Sunday January 5, 2020. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Friday (1/10/2020) at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

 

Mrs. Lloyd was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late Dorby Poe and Ruby Beal Poe. She was preceded in death by her fury companion, Abby. For many years Judy...

Jan 2, 2020

 

Derrick A.M. Smith, 88 of Sanford passed away Thursday January 2, 2020. A Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2:00 pm at St Francis Anglican Church.

 

Mr. Smith was born, raised and educated in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the son of the late Andrew Anthony Smith and Mary Legg Smith. He was preceded in death by a...

Dec 31, 2019

Thomas Arlen Workman, 68 of Sanford, passed away Tuesday December 31st, 2019.

A memorial service will be held Saturday January 11, 2019 at 4:30pm at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2201 Hawkins Ave., Sanford NC. 27330

Mr. Workman was born in Logan, WV, son of Lona M. Workman and the late Arlen Workman.

Mr. Workman is survived by his wife,...

Dec 25, 2019

John Curtis “Johnny” Kelly, 68 of Sanford passed away Wednesday December 25, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Sunday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.

 

Mr. Kelly was born in Sanford, a son of the late Carlyn Walton “Shorty” Kelly and Swannie Powers Kelly. He was preceded in death by siblings, Joyce K. Seago, Patsy K. Worrell, Steve...

Dec 24, 2019

Thomas John “Tom" Natley, 82 of Goldston passed away Tuesday December 24, 2019. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00pm Monday at the farm.

 

Mr. Natley was born in Newark, NJ a son of the late John Thomas Natalewicz and Anna Natalewicz. He was preceded in death by a brother, John V. Natalewicz.

 

Mr. Natley...

Dec 18, 2019

Mike Kappes went quietly into the night on December 18, 2019. He died of a heart attack. He was 60 years old and at home with his beautiful wife.

 

The family will host a memorial service as a celebration of Mike’s life on Monday, December 23 at 1pm at the Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home at 509 Carthage Street in Sanford,...

Dec 17, 2019

Harriett Murphy Tice, of Sanford peacefully passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019. A Memorial service will be held at 11:30am Friday at St Francis Anglican Church.

 

Mrs. Tice was born in Rose Hill, AL, a daughter of the late John Gribbin Murphy and Mary Frost Murphy. She was preceded in death by siblings, Eleanor Robinson, Thomas Murphy, John Murphy,...

Dec 8, 2019

Bobby Ray Yarborough, 76 of Sanford peacefully passed away Sunday December 8, 2019 surrounded by his family. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

 

Mr. Yarborough was born in Lee Co, a son of the late Roy Yarborough and Florence Lanier Yarborough. He was preceded in death by siblings, Mary Frances...

Dec 1, 2019

On December 1st, 2019, Betty Matthews Matthews, a loving and caring mother of two children, passed away at the age of 76.

 

She was born in Lemon Springs, NC on May 8th, 1943 to Edith Wilson Matthews and Thomas Lynn Matthews. Her grandparents were Thomas Ford and Bessie Matthews and Earnest and Bertha Wilson. She graduated from Greenwood High...

Nov 19, 2019

Pamela Wisdom “Pam” Anderson, 68 of Sanford passed away Tuesday November 19, 2019.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3:00pm Sunday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.

 

 

Mrs. Anderson was born in Louisville, KY a daughter of the late Hollis Wisdom and Lillie Ann Allen Wisdom.

 

Mrs. Anderson is survived by her daughter, Anita Hearn...

Nov 19, 2019

James Elbert Danford, 76 of Sanford passed away Tuesday November 19, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday December 7, 2019 at Bethel United Methodist Church in Bolivia. Burial will follow in the Mercer Family Cemetery in Bolivia, NC.

 

Mr. Danford was born in New Hanover Co, son of the late Royal Elbert Danford and...

Nov 19, 2019

Michael R. Wells, 61 of Sanford peacefully passed away Tuesday November 19, 2019. A service Celebrating Mike’s life will be held at 11:00am Saturday at Cool Springs Baptist Church. The family will greet friends Saturday beginning at 10:00am in the Narthex.

 

Mike was born in Lee Co, a son of the late Clifton Wells and Sara Josephine Ellington. He...

Nov 16, 2019

John Clifford Stewart, 74 of Sanford passed away Saturday November 16, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 2PM Wednesday at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Mr. Stewart was born in Lee County, a son of the late John Stewart Jr. and Vernelle Wilson Stewart. He was preceded in death by sisters, Peggy Wester and Deborah Norris.

 

Mr. Stewart is survived...

Nov 13, 2019

John Brady Lucas, 62 of Broadway passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Sunday at Mt. Pisgah Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

 

Mr. Lucas was born in Lee Co, son of the late Paul LeRoy Lucas and Myrtle Bonnie Buie Lucas. He was preceded in death by his wife,...

Nov 8, 2019

Micky D. Wells, 53 of Sanford passed away Friday November 8, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Sunday at Eastside Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Mr. Wells was born in Columbus Co, NC, and preceded in death by his mother, Willa Britt Grainger and step father Wayland Grainger.

 

Micky is survived by...

Oct 29, 2019

Joyce L. Ford, 86 of Cameron passed away Tuesday October 29, 2019. Graveside services will be conducted 10:00am Friday at White Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Ford was a daughter of the late Robert Frank Lemon and Lula Margaret Cameron Lemon. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Nannie, Gladys, Fannie, Louise, Jean, Edward, Elmer and Charlie. Joyce...

Oct 28, 2019

Eloise Hudgins Hester, 87 of Sanford passed away Monday October 28, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Saturday November 2, 2019 at Cool Springs Baptist Church. Burial will be following the Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Hester was born in Granville Co, NC on December 12, 1931 to the late Elijah Graham Hudgins and Lela Matthews Hudgins. She...

Oct 28, 2019

Eston Gray Stutts, 82 of Sanford passed away Monday October 28, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Thursday at White Hill Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

 

Mr. Stutts was born in Moore Co, a son of the late Kie Carlton Stutts and Addie Wicker Stutts. He was preceded in death by his daughter,...

Oct 23, 2019

Dianne Renae Yow, 47, of Moncure passed away October 23, 2019. A memorial service will be held Saturday October 26, 2019 at 1pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.

 

Dianne was born in Chatham County to Clarence Yow and Frances Sue Holden. She had a great sense of humor, loved her family, the beach and horses.

 

She is survived by...