Obituaries

John Cameron Wicker

Jun 23, 2018

John C. Wicker, 92 of Carthage passed away Saturday June 23, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11am Wednesday in the Chapel of Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Shallow Well Cemetery.

 

Mr. Wicker was born in Moore Co, a son of the late John William Wicker and Sallie Ferguson Wicker. Mr. Wicker retired from the...

Brian Allen Baker

Jun 22, 2018

Brian Allen Baker, 22 passed away June 22, 2018.Funeral services will be held 2pm Monday at Jonesboro Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Lee Memory Gardens.

 

Brian was born to September 25, 1995 to Keith Baker and Hazel Goins. He loved fishing, hunting and race cars. He volunteered with Mud Track Racing Team. Brian was a 2014 Southern...

Theta Foushee

Jun 22, 2018

Theta Nordan Foushee, 82, went home to her Heavenly Father June 22, 2018. Mrs. Foushee was born January 3, 1936 in Harnett County, NC.

 

She is preceded in death by her parents, Duncan and Laylon Patterson Nordan, her husband, Graydon Foushee, and her brother Ernest Nordan and his wife Rebecca.

 

Mrs. Foushee is survived by a son, Randall...

William Albert Guilliams

Jun 18, 2018

William Albert Guilliams, 84 of Sanford passed away Monday June 18, 2018.

 

No services are planned at this time.

 

Mr. Guilliams was born in Beckley, WV son of the late John and Rose Guilliams. He was a Veteran of the US Marine Corp and a retired from the construction industry. Mr. Guilliams was preceded in death by his...

Michael Eugene Brown

Jun 8, 2018

Michael Eugene Brown, 54 of Sanford passed away Friday June 8, 2018. A Memorial service will be held 3pm Sunday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel.

 

Michael was born March 14, 1964 to Grace Mashburn Brown and the late John Eldridge Brown, Sr. He was preceded in death by brothers John E. Brown Jr. and Ronald Mack Brown; brother-in-law...

Tharon Rosemond Valentino

Jun 5, 2018

Tharon Rosemond “Ramona” Valentino, 94 of Sanford passed away Tuesday June 5, 2018.  Services will be held at a later date.

 

Mrs. Valentino was born in Pulaski, VA, daughter of the late Wade Cecil Breedlove and Virginia Price Breedlove. In addition to her siblings, she was preceded in death by husbands, Daniel Hill Ledford, and Frank A. Valentino. “Ramona”...

Annielo Paul Gallo

Jun 2, 2018

 

Dateline … Sanford, NC

 

Annielo Paul Gallo 95, of Sanford died Saturday June 2, 2018 at Central Carolina Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 7pm Wednesday June 6, 2018 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.

 

A native of Newark, NJ, Mr. Gallo was a son of the late Michael Gallo and Mary Kohrt Gallo.  He is...

Charles Allen Ingram

Jun 1, 2018

Charles Allen Ingram , 74 of Sanford NC passed away at Duke University Medical Center after a brief illness. 

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church

Sanford, NC.

Charlie was born on July 4, 1943 in Sanford NC to John Robert Ingram, Jr. and Margaret Rouzer Ingram. 

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Kenneth "Mark" Oldham

May 25, 2018

Kenneth “Mark” Oldham 54, of Goldston, passed away Friday May 25, 2018 at Duke University Medical Center. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 4:00pm Tuesday (5/29/2018) at 628 Rocky Fork Church Rd, Sanford, NC.

 

Mark was born in Sanford a son of Maxine McIntosh Oldham Matthews and the late Norman T. Oldham. He loved anything mechanical...

Kenneth Armstrong Allen, Jr

May 23, 2018

Kenneth A. Allen Jr. age 71 of Sanford NC, originally form Camden NJ. Was called home by his lord and savior on May 23rd, 2018. A Memorial service will be held at 10:00am Tuesday May 29th at the Lemon Springs United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

 

“Ken” Allen Jr. was preceded in death by his...

Margaret Anne Pechota

May 22, 2018

Margaret Anne Pechota (nee Walker) 90 of Sanford, peacefully passed away at her home Tuesday May 22, 2018.

 

No services are planned at this time.

 

She was born on October 11, 1927 in Manhattan, New York to Mary and William Walker. She spent 27 years living in Lumberton New Jersey before moving to Sanford NC. She was preceded...

David Alton Simmons

May 21, 2018

David Alton Simmons, 66 of Sanford passed away Monday May 21, 2018 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00am Friday at Red Branch Baptist Church Cemetery.

 

Mr. Simmons was born in Moore Co, son of the late Claude Alton Simmons and Jean Lemons Simmons. David was a Lineman with the former Carolina Power and Light and...

Virginia Hester

May 18, 2018

Virginia Edwards Hester, 100 of Sanford peacefully passed away Friday May 18, 2018.

 

Memorial service will be held at 3:00pm Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Sanford.

 

Virginia was born on January 23, 1918, in the small town of Marshville, NC during the Great Depression to Frank M. Edwards and Ethel Liles Edwards. She graduated as Salutatorian of her...

Melvin Eugene "Gene" Eagle

May 18, 2018

Melvin Eugene “Gene” Eagle, 75, of Sanford passed away Friday March 18, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 11 am Tuesday at Lee Memory Gardens.

 

Mr. Eagle was born in Lee Co. son of the late James L. Eagle and Eunice White Eagle. He also was preceded in death by his sister Janet Futterman.

 

Mr. Eagle is...

Hugh John Cummings

May 17, 2018

Hugh John Cummings, 93, of Sanford passed away Thursday May 17, 2018. Services will be held in New York at a time to be announced.

Mr. Cummings was born in New York, NY. to the late John Cummings and Agnes Coyle Cummings. He was also preceded in death by his children, Dennis Cummings, Linda Cummings, and Russell Cummings; sister Agnes...

Margaret Taylor

May 8, 2018

Margaret Smith Taylor, 78 of Sanford passed away Tuesday morning May 8, 2018. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00pm Thursday at Sandy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Taylor was born in Harnett Co, daughter of the late Roy Smith and Rosa Banton Smith. She worked at the Sanford Herald as an Inserter for many years and loved caring...

Annie Lee McDowell

May 8, 2018

Annie Lee Everett McDowell, 87 of Roxboro, Formerly of Sanford passed away Tuesday morning May 8, 2018. Graveside services will be at 11:00am Friday at Lemon Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. McDowell was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late Lee “Nick” Everett and Ora Hall Everett. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Ronny McDowell...

Billy Joe Valentine

May 3, 2018

Tulline Roberts

May 1, 2018

Frances Tulline Rice Roberts, 96 of Sanford passed away Tuesday May 1, 2018. Graveside services will be held at Jonesboro Cemetery at 2pm on Saturday May 5, 2018.

 

Mrs. Roberts was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late John Henry Rice Sr and Willie Mae Roe Rice. Mrs. Roberts was preceded in death by sisters Mary Gladys Rice...

P. Frank Thompson

Apr 30, 2018

Paul Franklin Thompson, Sr., born 1/26/36, passed away Monday morning April 30, 2018.

 

Frank Thompson was the 6th child of Roy and Clara Thompson. He is preceded in death by his parents and his siblings, Bill, Lacy, Mary Lee, Leroy and Archie.

 

Service of celebration will be held Wednesday, May 2nd at 2:00 at First Baptist Church, Sanford,...