Obituaries
Maria A. Morales
May 26, 2020
Maria A. Morales, 64, of Sanford passed away Tuesday May 26, 2020.
She was born in Puerto Rico to the late Alfredo and Maria Morale. She was also preceded in death by her husband Jose A. Montijo.
She is survived by her son William Figueroa; daughters Carmen Hernandez, Lilliam Hernandez, and Janet Sample; and grandchildren Axel Fargas, William...
R. Paul Lucas Jr
May 22, 2020
R. Paul Lucas Jr, 86, of Sanford, passed away on Friday, May 22 at the First Health House in Westend, NC. He was born on July 26, 1933, a son of Rufus Paul Lucas, Sr., and May Snipes Lucas.
Graveside services will be private.
Paul was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Sanford where he...
James Hugh Lehmann
May 20, 2020
James Hugh Lehmann, 88, left his family for his heavenly home on May 20, 2020. Jim passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family.
Jim was born May 27, 1931 in Los Angeles, California to Hugh and Margaret Lehmann. Jim served his nation in the National Guard of New York from 1947 to 1951. His patriotism and...
Sharon Harrington
May 17, 2020
Sharon Cagle Harrington, 65 of Sanford passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 17, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday May 21,2020 at Poplar Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Harrington was born on August 13, 1954 in Washington, DC and raised in Sanford by her parents Paul Albert Cagle Sr and the late Joyce Cagle....
Reese Bryant "RB" Lemmond, Jr.
May 15, 2020
Graveside services for Reece Bryant “RB” Lemmond Jr., 76 of Sanford who passed Friday May 15, 2020 were held at 11:00 am May 18, 2020 at Buffalo Cemetery with Chaplain Sam Garris and Jeff Reid officiating.
RB was a son of the late Reece Bryant Lemmond, Sr. and Truman Fields Lemmond. He is survived by his daughter, Polli Strickland...
Janeth Blakley
May 9, 2020
Janeth Walker Blakley, 77 of Sanford passed away Saturday May 9, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday at Carbonton United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Janeth was born May 22, 1942 in Gauley Bridge, WVa, daughter of the late Darrell and Peg Walker. She is preceded in death by her husband, Larry G. Blakley, and her brother, Gary...
Woodrow B. "Woody" Mashburn
May 5, 2020
Woodrow B. Mashburn, Sr., 95, went home to his eternal reward on May 5, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family. A private graveside service will be held for his immediate family at Carbonton United Methodist Church Cemetery where Mr. Mashburn attended as a child.
Mr. Mashburn was born in Chatham County on February 26, 1925, the youngest...
William Frank "Bill" Rosser
May 2, 2020
William “Bill” Frank Rosser, 73, of Sanford, died Saturday (5/2/20).
Bill was born in Sanford, North Carolina on July 21, 1946, to the late Frank Mellon Rosser and Annie Belle Wicker Rosser. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Harold Clifton Stewart, Jr.
Bill graduated from Sanford Central High School in 1964. He graduated...
Carmen Milagro Figueroa
Apr 30, 2020
Carmen Milargo Figueroa, 82 of Sanford passed away Thursday evening, April 30th, 2020.
Mrs. Figueroa was born in Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Gereado Figueroa and Luz Maria Vazquez. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marcelino. Mrs. Figueroa loved her family and was a dedicated Church lady. She was an outgoing person who loved helping others.
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Vickie Lane Preston
Apr 27, 2020
Vickie Lane Wilson Preston, 63 of Sanford passed away Monday April 27, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 3:00pm Friday at New Life Fellowship Church.
Vickie was born in Bennettsville, SC, daughter of the late James Boyce Wilson and Bettie Sue Hall Wilson. She was preceded in death by a brother, Wayne Jones and a nephew, Samuel Douglas.
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Gary Warren Barber
Apr 27, 2020
Gary W. Barber, formerly of Sanford, passed away suddenly on April 27, 2020 in Raleigh.
Mr. Barber was born on October 11, 1950 in Buffalo, New York to Betty A. and Warren R. Barber. The family moved to Louisiana, Georgia, and then to Perry, New York. Mr. Barber graduated from Perry Central High School in 1968, where he was...
Candelaria Martinez Rubio
Apr 21, 2020
Candelaria Martinez Rubio, 82 of Sanford passed away Tuesday April 21, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 3:30pm Friday at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Rubio is preceded in death by her parents Luis Enrique and Lucia Hernandez.
Candelaria Rubio has been surrounded by her loving family for many years.
Mrs. Rubio is survived by her sons...
Barbara Kent
Apr 20, 2020
Barbara Nicholson Kent 86 of Sanford passed away Monday April 20, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Friday at Lee Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Kent was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late John Wesley Nicholson and Clyde Cameron Nicholson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years William Wesley Kent, and brothers Worth...
Iginia Palacios
Apr 16, 2020
Iginia Huicochea Palacios, 84 of Sanford passed away Thursday April 16, 2020.
Graveside services will be held at 4:00 pm at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Palacios is survived by her children, Minerva Hernandez, Mario Vargas Huicochea, Erminia Lugas Huicochea, and Maria del Carmen Vargas Huicochea; one sister, Guadalupe Huicochea Palacios. She was preceded in death by her parents, Angel...
Mabel McDuffie
Apr 13, 2020
Mabel Rosser McDuffie, 80 of Sanford passed away Monday April 13, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Thursday at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. McDuffie was born Harnett Co, a daughter of the late Flynn Robert Rosser and Catherine Black Rosser. She was preceded in death by sisters JoAnn Griffin and Vivian Wooten. Mabel was a graduate...
Heyward Andrew "Andy" Davis
Apr 12, 2020
Heyward Andrew “Andy” Davis, 67 of Sanford passed away Sunday April 12, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm Wednesday at Lee Memory Gardens.
Mr. Davis was born in York, SC a son of the late George Davis and Betty Cordova Davis. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Davis....
Leopold I. "Poly" Cohen
Apr 12, 2020
Leopold Ira “Poly” Cohen Jr, 83 of Sanford passed away Sunday April 12, 2020. Graveside services will be private.
Mr. Cohen was born in Augusta, GA son of the late Heline Schneider Cohen Sisken and Leopold Ira Cohen. He was preceded in death by his wife Sara S. “Sissy” Cohen.
Poly was the founder of Lee Iron and...
Ruth Sjaardema
Apr 8, 2020
Ruth Sjaardema, 96 was born in Chicago, Illnois on February 9, 1924 and passed away on April 8, 2020 at Parkview retirement Home in Sanford, NC. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Donald of 71 years.
She is survived by two daughters, Cindy Hall (William) of Sanford, and Donna Ruth Bowden (David) of Bloomington, Indiana;...
Janet Thomas Dickerson
Apr 5, 2020
Janet Thomas Dickerson, 74, of Sanford, passed away Sunday April 5, 2020.
Janet was born in Lee County to the late Raymond McKenzie Thomas and Ruby Catherine Doss Thomas. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Larry Thomas and sister Carol Reynolds
She is survived by her son Bill Morris (Amy) of Fuquay Varina; daughter Tracy...
Gilbert Lee Rosser
Mar 30, 2020
Gilbert Lee Rosser, 91 of Sanford passed away Monday March 30th, 2020. Services will be private at this time; however, a Celebration of Gilbert’s life will be held at a later date.
Mr. Rosser was born in Harnett Co, a son of the late Neill Joseph Rosser and Easter Patterson Rosser. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
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