Obituaries
Olive Major
Aug 11, 2016
Mrs. Olive “Alice” Major, a long time Sanford resident, passed away peacefully Thursday August 11th, 2016 at Cambridge Hills assisted living in Pittsboro, NC. A Memorial service will be held at 3:00pm Saturday October 1, 2016 in the Casey Chapel at St Luke United Methodist Church.
She was born Oct 3rd, 1921 in Melrose Massachusetts, was 94 years old,...
Larry Coyle Thomas
Aug 9, 2016
Larry Coyle Thomas, 78 of Sanford, passed away Tuesday August 9, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Saturday at Rogers Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mr. Thomas was born in Lee Co, son of the late Clifton C. Thomas and Geneva Jackson Thomas. He was retired from the US Navy. He was preceded in...
Mary LuAnne Bullard
Aug 1, 2016
Mary LuAnne Bullard, 57 of Sanford passed away Monday August 1, 2016.
Ms. Bullard was born in Lee Co., and preceded in death by her mother Mary Elizabeth Collins Bullard. She was a graduate of Greenwood High School.
Ms. Bullard is survived by her daughter, Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Bullard of Sanford; father, Charles Lester Bullard of Sanford; brother,...
William Gene Cole
Jul 27, 2016
William “Gene” Cole, 74 of Sanford passed away Wednesday July 27, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 11:00am Monday at Grace Chapel cemetery.
Mr. Cole will lie in state in the Church from 9:30 till 11:00am.
Mr. Cole was born Newport News, VA, son of the late Earl Cole and Lizzie Mae Holt Cole. He was preceded in...
James Tilghman Naylor
Jul 25, 2016
James Tilghman Naylor, 92, of Sanford, died at his home on Monday ( 7/25/16).
Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
James was born and raised in Sampson County, NC and was the son of Tilghman Naylor and Gurda Daughtry Naylor. An Army infantry veteran of...
Marian Carlsen
Jul 20, 2016
Marian Allen Carlsen, 92 of Sanford peacefully passed away Wednesday July 20, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Saturday at Jonesboro Heights Baptist Church. Burial will be held at 10:00am Monday at Sandhill’s State Veterans Cemetery.
Mrs. Carlsen was born in New Orleans daughter of the late Albert Allen and Leah Bordelon. She was preceded in death...
Elga Hardee Russ
Jul 17, 2016
Elga Hardee Russ, 89 of Sanford passed away Sunday July 17, 2016 at Duke University Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 3:00pm Thursday at Tramway Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Lee Memory Gardens.
She fought a good fight then took a glorious flight to Heaven with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday July 17,...
William Neil "Tino" Freeman Jr
Jul 16, 2016
William Neil “Tino” Freeman Jr. of Hendersonville, formerly of Sanford, passed away Saturday July 16, 2016 at Elizabeth Hospice House in Flat Rock, NC. Memorial will be held 2:00pm Saturday July 23, 2016 at Cameron Hill Presbyterian Church, Johnsonville, NC.
Tino was a son of Lois Morris Freeman and the late William Neil Freeman.
He was preceded in death...
John David Walton
Jul 16, 2016
John David Walton, 31 of Sanford passed away Saturday July 16, 2016. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Friday at Manna Church in Fayetteville. The family will greet friends following the service.
John was born in Shreveport, LA to David and Barbara Walton. John grew up in First Baptist Church of Sanford where he accepted Christ as...
Samuel Embre Todd
Jul 15, 2016
Samuel Embre Todd, 91, of Sanford, NC went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 15, 2016. Born July 26, 1924, in Harnett County, he was the son of John Edward Todd and Rosa Matthews Todd. He married Shirley Thelma Brown on October 12, 1947 and she preceded him in death on September 8, 1991.
Sam is...
Frances Stutts
Jul 15, 2016
Frances Fields Stutts, 75 of Sanford peacefully passed away Friday July 15, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Monday at White Hill Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Stutts was born in Moore Co, a daughter of the late John and Sadie Fields. She was a longtime member at White Hill Presbyterian Church,...
Carolyn Louise Cooper
Jul 11, 2016
Carolyn Louise Cooper (February 2, 1937- July 11, 2016 ) 79 of Sanford died at her home. She was the daughter of Ruth Geneva Shackelford Cooper and Olin Vernon Cooper of Horry County (Conway), SC. She was the sister of BV Cooper (Shirley) of Chapel Hill, NC.
She graduated from Furman University with a major in French. For 27 years,...
Bobby James Riggan
Jul 4, 2016
Bobby James Riggan, 73 of N. Topsail Beach, formerly of Sanford passed away Monday July 4, 2016. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Riggan was born in New Hanover Co, son of the late Robert Alexander Riggan and Beulah Mae Robertson Riggan. Bob graduated from Adcock High School in Henderson and Hardbarger Business College...
Mary Atheline Carrillo
Jun 29, 2016
Mary Atheline Garner Carrillo, 76 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 29, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Saturday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Mrs. Carrillo was born in Lee Co, daughter of the late William Jasper “Pete” Garner and Mary Mazelle Brewer Garner. She was preceded...
Clinton C Pickard
Jun 22, 2016
Clinton C. Pickard, 91 of Sanford passed away Wednesday June 22, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 4:00pm Saturday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
Born in Lee Co, Mr. Pickard was a son of the late James Clinton Pickard and Ella Fields Pickard. He was preceded in death by...
John David Liles
Jun 21, 2016
John David Liles, 83 of Coats, formerly of Sanford, passed away Tuesday June 21, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 3:00pm Sunday (7/3/2016) at Holly Springs Baptist Church.
Mr. Liles was born in Richmond County a son of the late Frank Liles and Josephine Liles. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joann Kirby Liles.
Mr....
Anthony Mark Alfaro
Jun 20, 2016
Anthony Mark Alfaro, 47 of Sanford passed away Monday June 20, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Saturday at Rogers Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Craines Creek Cemetery.
Mark was born in Baltimore, MD a son of Alfreado Alfaro and the late Carolyn Sue Stone. In addition to his mother, Mark was also preceded in death...
John Harold Hincks
Jun 18, 2016
John Harold Hincks, 58 of La Marque, TX, passed away Saturday June 18, 2016. A Memorial service will be held at a later date.
John was born December 27, 1957 in Groton, CT, a son of the late Herbert Arthur Hincks and Helen Jenkins Hincks.
John is survived by three brothers, Herbert Arthur Hincks Jr (Sharon) of Portland,...
Donna Jean Patton
Jun 14, 2016
Donna Jean Patton, 68 of Sanford passed away Tuesday June 14, 2016.
A private service will be held at a later date.
Ms. Patton was born in Norman, IL, a daughter of the late Charles Marvin Patton and Louise Hollis Patton. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Marjorie Slomenskin, Mildred Hubbell, Joyce Coole, Doris Anderson, and...
Ronnie Franklin Salmon Jr
Jun 13, 2016
Ronnie Franklin Salmon Jr. 36 of Sanford died Monday June 13, 2016 at his residence. Memorial services will be held: 2:00pm Saturday June, 25, 2016 at Rogers Memorial Chapel.
Mr. Salmon was born in Lee County, son of Charlotte Brown Salmon and the late Ronnie Franklin Salmon Sr.
He is survived by his Mother Charlotte Brown Salmon, a...
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