Obituaries
Benny Andrew Sharpe
Dec 31, 2024
Benny Andrew Sharpe, 73, of Sanford, NC, passed away on December 31, 2024.
Benny was born on March 13, 1951, in Lee County, NC, to the late Ben Joe and Mae Sharpe. He was preceded in death by his son, Parrish Sharpe, and his late wife, Pat Sharpe. Benny was also preceded in death by his siblings: Becky Kelly, Deanna Valle,...
Carol Smith
Dec 28, 2024
Carol Jean Smith, 82, of Sanford passed away December 28, 2024. There are no services planned at this time.
Carol was born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania the daughter of the late John Mcnamara and Hazel Mcnamara. She was a master quilter who worked with local quilting guilds as well a brilliant webpage designer creating webpages for local schools. She was also...
Shelia Kay Melby
Dec 28, 2024
Shelia Kay Love Melby, 74 of Sanford peacefully passed away Saturday December 28, 2024 at home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday January 1st at Good News Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
Kay was born in Sanford, daughter of the late Eugene “Skinny” Love and Irela Baker Love. She was preceded in...
William Brian Stone
Dec 25, 2024
William Brian Stone, 64, of Sanford passed away Wednesday December 25, 2024. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
William was born in Harrison Co, Mississippi a son of the late William Dennis Stone and Renee Mae Stone. He enjoyed gardening and woodworking. He built/repaired furniture as well as lent a hand with building enclosures and other housing/release...
Margaret Gordon
Dec 24, 2024
Margaret Gail Phillips Gordon, 83, of Sanford passed away on December 24, 2024. A funeral service will be held on Saturday December 28, 2024, at 2:30pm at Sanford Church, burial following at Gulf Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends before the service beginning at 1pm at the church.
Margaret was a doting grandmother who loved spending time with her...
Judy Garner
Dec 18, 2024
Judy Stewart Garner, 67, of Sanford passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024. A graveside service will be held on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 2 pm at Euphronia Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Judy was born in Lee County to the late Leonard Odell Stewart and Betty Hogan Stewart. Recently retired from First Bank in March of 2024, Judy was looking forward to...
Mallory Eileen Elliott
Dec 14, 2024
Mallory Eileen Elliott, 34, of Broadway passed away on Saturday December 14, 2024. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday January 18th at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Mallory was a joy to her family and a blessing to all who knew her. Mallory leaves behind a legacy of love and so many precious memories. She shared her gifts...
Helen Lewis Frechette
Dec 8, 2024
Helen Lewis Frechette 86, of Sanford passed away on December 8, 2024. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Francis Anglican Church on Tuesday December 17, 2024 at 10am.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents Leslie Dale Lewis and Beatrice Liles Lewis. Helen loved to entertain her friends and family. She played golf at Carolina Lakes, loved bowling...
Ricky Lynn Shepherd
Dec 7, 2024
Ricky Lynn Shepherd, 70, of Sanford passed away on Saturday December 7, 2024. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday January 11, 2025 at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm.
Mr. Shepherd was born in Richmond VA to the late Robey Muncie Shepherd and Lola Margaret Hough. Mr. Shepherd loved to bowl, travel, play board games and watching his...
Erik Maravilla-Paredes
Dec 6, 2024
Erik Maravilla-Paredes, 19, of Sanford passed away on December 6, 2024. A funeral mass will be held on Monday December 16, 2024 at St. Stephen Catholic Church at 11am. Burial will follow in the church cemetery following the service.
A visitation will be held Sunday December 15, 2024 between the hours of 11am and 4pm at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home.
Erik Maravilla-Paredes,...
Helen Cox Maddox
Dec 6, 2024
Helen Cox Maddox, born on December 24, 1932, to Milton Lee Cox and Lula Mae Allen Cox of Sanford, NC, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2024, holding hands with her daughters and listening to her favorite Christmas music. A funeral service will be held on Saturday December 14th at 2pm at Center United Methodist Church. The family will receive...
Dolores Butner
Nov 30, 2024
Dolores Holt Butner “Lorrie” was born Ella Dolores Holt on August 9,1951, at the old Sanford Hospital to the late Jimmy Bryant Holt and Helen Coggins Holt. She was a good student attending Jonesboro Heights Elementary School and played the clarinet at Greenwood High School where she graduated in 1969. She married Ronnie Stone in 1969 and on April 7,1970,...
William Bryce Freeman
Nov 20, 2024
William Bryce Freeman, 38, of Sanford passed away on November 20, 2024 while serving and helping people and doing the job he loved to do. A funeral service will be held at 3pm on Monday December 2, 2024, at Crossroads Ministries in Broadway. Burial will follow in Broadway Town Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-3pm before the service...
Sara Cole Brown
Nov 19, 2024
Sara Cole Brown, 90, of New Bern, formerly of Sanford, peacefully passed away Tuesday November 19, 2024. Services will be private.
Mrs. Brown was born in Lee Co, NC, a daughter of the late Neill A Cole and Virginia King Cole. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Bobby Brown, and sisters, Nora Shell and Anne Kelly. Mrs. Brown...
Shirley Corley Norton
Nov 19, 2024
Shirley Corley Norton, 69 of Sanford peacefully passed away Tuesday November 19, 2024. Services will be held at a later date in Georgia.
Shirley was born in Cedartown, GA daughter of the late Virgil Cain Corley and Vera Virginia Fields Corley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Norton, daughter April Shannon Norton, and son James Edward Norton.
Mrs. Norton...
Ronny Lee McDowell
Nov 18, 2024
Ronny Lee McDowell, 69 of South Boston, VA, formerly of Roxboro and Sanford, passed away Nov 18, 2024 due to complications from surgery. He is survived by his daughter, Melissa McDowell of the home, and a sister, Sarah McDowell Smith of Roxboro.
He was a retired carpet and flooring installer, an avid NASCAR fan, enjoyed trips to the beach, fishing, hunting,...
William Derrell "Bill" Youngblood Jr.
Nov 12, 2024
William Derrell “Bill” Youngblood Jr., 66 of Sanford peacefully passed away Tuesday (Nov 12,2024).
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Richard Lee Poletti
Nov 11, 2024
Richard Lee Poletti, 88, of Sanford passed away on Monday November 11, 2024. A Mass will be held on Friday November 15, 2024, at 11am at St Stephen Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. A visitation will be held starting at 10am before the service at the church.
Dick was born in Newark NJ on...
Robbie Gray Butner
Nov 5, 2024
Robbie Gray Butner, 70, of Sanford passed away Tuesday November 5, 2024. No services are scheduled at this time.
Robbie was born in Lee Co. a son of the late Robert Gray Butner and Violet Atkins Butner. He enjoyed fishing, building birdhouses, hunting, gardening, NASCAR, and watching wrestling and old westerns. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Donald Gray "Don" Chandler
Nov 4, 2024
Donald Gray Chandler, 59, of Raleigh, NC. Beloved son, nephew, brother, cousin, uncle and friend, died too soon on November 4, 2024. Born October 7, 1965 in Lee County to the late Clarence and Polly Chandler (nee Harrington). He was a 1983 graduate of Lee County Senior High and a graduate of UNC Chapel where he majored in Journalism.
Don is...
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