Obituaries
Betty Rosser
Jan 24, 2017
Miss Betty Rosser, 90, of Sanford, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2016, at Bethesda Healthcare Facility in Fayetteville, N.C.
She was a longtime Registered Nurse. Miss Rosser was born on February 3, 1926 in Rex Hospital in Raleigh to the late Roy Pleasant (R.P.) Rosser and Susie Shaw Rosser of Sanford. She was a longtime resident of...
Sylvia Winslow
Jan 22, 2017
Sylvia Felix Winslow, 69 of Sanford, passed away Sunday January 22, 2017. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Winslow was born in Meriden, CT. Daughter of the late Gerald Felix and Stephanie Mamonis Felix. She was a graduate of Central Connecticut State University and in retirement she enjoyed traveling the United States and abroad.
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Janet Rose Riley
Jan 17, 2017
Born August 12th 1950 in Fort Campbell Kentucky, Janet Riley died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the University of North Carolina Health Care in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Janet's death followed a valiant fight to overcome injuries sustained in a fall on December 24, 2016. Janet is predeceased by her parents Helen J. and Harry T. Riley.
Janet is...
Eva Walker
Jan 16, 2017
Eva Sutphin Walker, 87 of Sanford passed away Monday January 16, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Thursday at Cool Springs Baptist Church.
Mrs. Walker was born in Lee Co daughter of the late William and Lois Sutphin. She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Walker and a daughter, Pat Garretson.
Mrs. Walker...
Jennifer Gail Avent
Jan 14, 2017
Jennifer Gail Holt Avent, 58 of Sanford passed away Saturday January 14, 2017. Graveside services were held at 11:00am Monday January 16, 2017 at Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery by Rev. Tyler Williams.
Mrs. Avent was born in Lee Co and preceded in death by her father, Billy Ray Holt and step father, Rex Gilmore.
Mrs. Avent is survived...
Thomas Boyd McNeill
Jan 13, 2017
Thomas Boyd McNeill, 91, of Sanford peacefully passed away Friday (1/13/17) in his home. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pocket Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Family will greet friends following the service in the Church Fellowship Hall. A visitation will also be held at Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home on Monday from 6:00...
Lawrence Thomas Simpson
Jan 13, 2017
Lawrence Thomas Simpson, 82 of Sanford, passed away Friday January 13, 2017.
Lawrence was born in Lee County son of the late James and Emma Simpson. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Doris Cameron Simpson, brothers, Howard and Robert Simpson and a sister, Ethel Smith.
Mr. Simpson was a 1953 graduate of Greenwood...
Betty McLeod
Jan 9, 2017
Betty O’Neal McLeod went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 9, 2017. She was born on October 1, 1940 to the late John Anderson O’Neal and the late Jenny Lou Watson O’Neal. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Graham McLeod, Sr. She is survived by her daughter, Vickie Annette McLeod, and her son, Gerald Graham...
Seth Thomas Cox, Jr
Jan 4, 2017
Seth T. Cox Jr, 82 of Sanford passed away Wednesday January 4, 2017.
A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday October 22, 2022 at St Thomas Episcopal Church.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to St Thomas Episcopal Church 312 N. Steel Street, Sanford, NC 27330.
Edgar Ray Lanning
Jan 3, 2017
Edgar “Ray” Lanning Sr, 93 of Sanford passed away Tuesday January 3, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Friday at Poplar Springs United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Lee Memory Gardens.
Mr. Lanning was born in Lexington, NC a son of the late Jeffie Lee Lanning and Ada Leonard Lanning. He was preceded in death by...
Annice "Ann" Clarke
Dec 30, 2016
Annice “Ann” Gladney Clarke 82 of Sanford passed away Friday December 30, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Monday at St Andrews Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Clarke was born in Franklin, GA daughter of the late Ezra Gladney and Lydia Louisa Nutt Gladney. She was a member of St Andrews Presbyterian...
Carolyn Marie Gunter Smith
Dec 30, 2016
Carolyn Marie Wicker Gunter Smith, 71 of Sanford passed away Friday December 30, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Tuesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Turners Chapel Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born in Lee Co a daughter of the late Clyde Wilson Wicker and Rosa Mae Cowan Wicker. She was preceded...
Charles John Stoehrmann
Dec 28, 2016
Mr. Charles John Stoehrmann passed away peacefully on December 28, 2016 in Sanford, North Carolina.
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 23, 1923, Charlie grew up in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, graduating from Lyndhurst High School in June 1941. He served as his senior class president and also ran track. He began working for Esso Standard Oil (now ExxonMobil)...
Jack Leslie Munday
Dec 28, 2016
Jack Leslie Munday, 98, born May 4 1918, went to be with his Heavenly Father December 28 in Sanford NC at Parkview Rest and Retirement Center.
Jack was a WWII Veteran fighting in the Pacific in Okinawa and Saipan a purple heart and bronze star recipient. Jack retired from the Bronx Savings Bank in NY and then retired to...
Mary Jo Ann Guilliams
Dec 26, 2016
Mary Jo Ann Schichler Guilliams, 76 of Sanford passed away Monday December 26, 2016.
A Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 3,2017 at 4pm in the Chapel at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.
Mrs. Guilliams was born in Rochester, NY a daughter of the late Fred Schichler and Louise Gier Schichler. She was preceded in death by a...
Roy Sims Cox
Dec 15, 2016
Roy Sims Cox, 89 of Sanford passed away Thursday December 15, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Sunday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mr. Cox was born in Lee Co, son of the late Garland Sims Cox and Ina Foushee Cox. He was a WWII Veteran of the US Navy,...
Robert Henry Brown
Dec 13, 2016
Robert Henry (Bob) Brown passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Mr. Brown died peacefully at home with family after a bout of cancer.
He is survived by his loving wife, Carole Yow Brown, daughters Karen Brown Oldham (Marty), Lisa Brown Godwin (Rocky) and a son, Reginald (Reggie) Lee Brown. He also leaves behind 6 grandsons, John Robert Wright,...
Malcolm Way McCracken
Dec 13, 2016
Malcolm Way “Mack” McCracken, 89, of Mt. Vernon Springs formerly of Sanford, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016.
Mack was born in Moore County, NC, on November 18, 1927, the third son of the late William Leslie and Amanda Brown McCracken. The family moved to Sanford where Mackie graduated from Sanford High School in 1946. He was a three-sport athlete...
Wilma Valena Hunter
Dec 5, 2016
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Wilma Valena Holt Hunter, 86 of Sanford passed away Monday December 5, 2016. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday December 28, 2016 at St Luke United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Broadway Town Cemetery.
Mrs. Hunter was born in Lee Co a daughter of the late Rufus Holt and Josephine Griffin Holt. She...
Paulette Puckett
Dec 2, 2016
Paulette Reid Puckett, 69 of Sanford died Friday December 2, 2016. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday at Pocket Presbyterian Church. The burial service will be held in Todd, NC at Zion Methodist Church on Friday 1:00 pm.
Paulette was born in Todd, NC daughter of the late Paul Reid and Gilda Scott Reid. She loved...
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