Obituaries

Feb 26, 2016

Wade A. Marion, 76 of Cameron passed away Friday February 26, 2016. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Sanford.

 

Mr. Marion was born in Moore Co, and graduated from Vass Lakeview High School. Wade was a sports enthusiast, an avid golfer and had a passion for baseball. He loved the outdoors, and...

Feb 23, 2016

Judith Louise (Hammersley) Castillo, of Sanford formerly of Warren, PA, passed away Tuesday February 23, 2016 from an extended illness.

 

Judy was born Sept. 4, 1952 in St Mary’s, PA, daughter of the late Earl and Marylou Hammersley.

 

Surviving are two daughters, Lori (Paul) Streich and Maria (Mark) Smith; a son Juan Castillo; grandchildren, Alex Streich, Saul Smith,...

Feb 23, 2016

Jimmy Lee Clark 78, of Sanford passed away   Tuesday February 23, 2016.   Funeral services will be conducted 11:00am Saturday at Barbecue Church Presbyterian Church.  Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

Mr. Clark was born in Harnett County, NC and was a son of the late John Harmon and   Zaila Godfrey Clark Sr.  He was also preceded in death by...

Feb 22, 2016

Feb 20, 2016

Carl Manfred Helling, 81, of West End, NC formerly of Sanford, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at his home in Seven Lakes South.

 

Manfred was born February 9, 1935 in Bremen, Germany to Carl Helling and Else Schuetze Helling. He first worked with a tobacco import company in Bremen and left Germany to work in Mexico, and returned...

Feb 18, 2016

Carolyn Foushee Parrish, 91 of Sanford passed away Thursday February 18, 2016 at her home. Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Sunday at St Luke United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Buffalo cemetery.

 

Mrs. Parrish was born in Lee Co daughter of late Sam B. Foushee Sr and Verna Watson Foushee. She was preceded in death by...

Feb 18, 2016

H. Connor Kennett Jr, 83 of Sanford passed away Thursday February 18, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Saturday at St Luke United Methodist Church. Burial will be held at 2:00pm Saturday at Raleigh Memorial Park.

Mr. Kennett was born in Durham, NC son of the late H. Connor Kennett Sr and Grace Stone Kennett....

Feb 9, 2016

Dustin Scott Hickman Johnson, 26 of Sanford passed away Tuesday February 9, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Saturday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Dustin is survived by his caregiver\uncle, Randall Scott Johnson of the home; mother, Rhonda Lynn Johnson (Steve Hallman) of Mamers; father, John Deward Hickman of Sanford;...

Feb 7, 2016

Minnie Lou Gooch Holford, 70 of Sanford passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Holford was born in Snow Hill, NC, a daughter of the late Clarence Gooch and Flonnie Combs Gooch. She was preceded in death by her...

Feb 6, 2016

Shelby Grace-Ann Cole, age 2 of Sanford, passed away peacefully Saturday February 6, 2016. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00am Tuesday at Cool Springs Baptist Church.

 

Shelby Grace is survived by her parents, Martin Russell Cole Jr and Amy Marie Fraley Cole; brothers, Karson Cole and Claybourne Cole; sisters, Susan Cole and Mary Cole Bayes; Maternal grandparents...

Feb 5, 2016

Mary Jo Campbell Craig was called home by her loving Lord and Savior Friday February 5, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Monday February 8, 2016 at Hickory Mountain Baptist Church with Rev. Tripp Harmon officiating. Visitation will follow the service in the Church Fellowship Hall.

                                                        

Mary Jo was born on March 7, 1929 the...

Jan 22, 2016

Grace Kelly Wicker, 84 of Sanford passed away Friday morning, January 22, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Shallow Well Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Wicker was born in Lee Co, a daughter of the late Charlie Franklin Kelly and Omie Whittie Howard Kelly. She was a member of...

Jan 17, 2016

John Thomas Collins, 52 of St Robert, MO passed away Sunday January 17, 2016. A Funeral service will be held at 11:00am Saturday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.

 

Mr. Collins was born in Camden, NJ, a son of the late Richard William Collins and Dolores Elaine Vees...

Jan 16, 2016

Donna Lee Poole Miller, 69 of Cameron, passed away Saturday January 16, 2016. A Memorial service will be held at a later date.

 

Mrs. Miller was born in Brockton, MA, a daughter of the late Nelson K. Poole and Blanche Lavender Molander Poole. Mrs. Miller was a retired nurse with the US Army. She was preceded in death by...

Jan 15, 2016

Burton Edward Gorton Jr, 60 of Sanford died Friday January 15, 2016 at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

 

Mr. Gorton was born in New York and retired from the US Army.

 

Mr. Gorton is survived by his wife Juanita Mober Gorton; two daughters, Chris Ann Daniel of New York, and Audray...

Jan 9, 2016

Helen Layne Cooper, 83 of Sanford passed away Saturday January 9, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Tuesday at Ephesus Baptist Church with burial following in the Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Cooper was born in Wake Co, a daughter of the late E. J. Layne Sr and Rosa Mae Griffith Layne. She also was preceded in death by...

Jan 2, 2016

Frank Jefferson “Jeff” Ward, Jr. of Sanford passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Tuesday at St Francis Anglican Church.

 

Mr. Ward was born in Chowan County, North Carolina, son of the late Frank Jefferson Ward, Sr and Bertie Saunders Ward. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...

Jan 1, 2016

John Anna Hall Eades, 80 of Sanford passed away Friday January 1, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 7:30pm Tuesday at Rogers Memorial Chapel.

 

Mrs. Eades was born in Lee Co., a daughter of the late John Berryman Hall and Lucy Rosetta High Hall. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by a brother,...

Sep 4, 1947

John Prewitt Oakley Sr., 76, of Sanford passed away on Friday January 12, 2023.

 

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Phillip Gene Helms Jr., 68, of Sanford passed away.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.