Obituaries

Carolyn Marie Gunter Smith

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

Charles John Stoehrmann

Dec 28, 2016

Mr. Charles John Stoehrmann passed away peacefully on December 28, 2016 in Sanford, North Carolina.

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Carolyn Louise Estrada

Carolyn Louise Estrada

Nov 30, 2016

Carolyn Louise Blue Estrada, 72 of Sanford passed away Wednesday November 30, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Sunday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Baker Family Cemetery in Duncan.

 

Mrs. Estrada was born in Harnett Co daughter of the late William Amos Blue and Zona Baker Blue. Carolyn was a beautician...

John Clarence Southern

John Clarence Southern

Nov 29, 2016

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John Clarence Southern, 79 of Sanford passed away Tuesday November 29, 2016.  A Memorial service will be held at 11:00am Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church of Sanford. The family will greet friends following the service in the Church Fellowship Hall.

 

Mr. Southern was born in Portsmouth, OH son of the late Clarence O. Southern and Louise Jones Southern....

Zona Lee Burns

Zona Lee Burns

Nov 28, 2016

Zona Lee Burns, 87 of Sanford passed away Monday November 28, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 11:00am Friday at Buffalo Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Burns was born in Sanford, daughter of the late Spencer Henderson Query and Clara Dawkins Query. She was preceed in death by her husband John M. “Johnny Mac” Burns and a grandson, Michael Burns. Mrs....

Rebecca Kelly

Rebecca Kelly

Nov 22, 2016

Rebecca Eades Kelly, 74, passed away Tuesday November 22, 2016. A Private Memorial service will be held at a later date.

 

Mrs. Kelly was born in Sanford and lived in Raleigh for a few years, a daughter of the late William Woltz Eades and Selma Hall Eades. She was preceded in death by her husband, Williard Kenneth Kelly.

 

Mrs....

Joseph Glenn Vanskiver

Joseph Glenn Vanskiver

Nov 16, 2016

Joseph Glenn Vanskiver, 29 passed away Wednesday November 16, 2016.

 

Mr. Vanskiver is survived by many loved ones.

 

The family will receive friends from 1:00pm until 3:00pm Sunday at the funeral home. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Daniel Jason Rogers

Daniel Jason Rogers

Nov 8, 2016

Daniel Jason Rogers, 37 of Bear Creek passed away Tuesday November 8, 2016.

 

Mr. Rogers was born in in Orange Co son of Becky Rogers and the late Daniel Leslie Coley.  He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, George and Jill Rogers and paternal grandparents, John Leslie and Ruth Coley.

 

Mr. Rogers is survived by his...

Lisa Dianne Voyles-Pool

Lisa Dianne Voyles-Pool

Nov 4, 2016

Lisa Dianne Womble Voyles-Pool left us on November 4, 2016.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Wednesday at Rocky Fork Christian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends follow in the Church Fellowship Hall.

 

Lisa was born March 9, 1967 in Lee County, Sanford, NC to Raymond and the late Phyllis Womble....

Christopher Dale Lynch

Christopher Dale Lynch

Oct 31, 2016

Christopher Dale Lynch 48 of Sanford passed away to be with his Lord Monday October 31, 2016 at home. Funeral services will be held at Red Branch Baptist Church at 2pm Thursday, November 3, 2016. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery

 

Born in Lee County, Dale is the son of James Perry Lynch and the late Jean Harrington...

Keith Earl Lundquist

Keith Earl Lundquist

Oct 24, 2016

Keith Earl Lundquist Jr, 52 of Sanford passed away Monday October 24, 2016.

 

A Memorial service will be held at a later date.

 

Keith was born in Norfolk, VA to Bonnie Jensen Lundquist and the late Keith Earl Lundquist Sr. Mr. Lundquist retired from the US Army, serving in the Special Forces.

 

In addition to his mother,...

Estelle Hall

Estelle Hall

Oct 23, 2016

Estelle Jones Hall, 89 of Sanford died Sunday October 23, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Wednesday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Hall was born in Lee Co daughter of the late James Coy Jones and Vera Chandler Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Terry Wayne Crowson

Terry Wayne Crowson

Oct 18, 2016

Terry Wayne Crowson, 84, affectionately known as “Pop Wayne”, died October 18, 2016 surrounded by family in Benson, NC.

 

Born July 4, 1932 in High Point, NC to Paul and Alice Lee Poe Crowson, Wayne was raised in Sanford, NC where he was active in various clubs and athletics prior to him graduating from Sanford High School. Wayne was...