Recent Obituaries from Star and Montgomery County, NC and Surrounding Areas
Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Dunn Hicks
Apr 26, 2021
Biscoe - Mary Elizabeth Dunn Hicks, age 82, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021, at Sandy Ridge Memory Care in Candor. Libby was born in Montgomery County on January 13, 1939, to Raleigh and Josie Davis Dunn. She was a retired housekeeper, where she was employed at Autumn Care in Biscoe. Her parents preceded her in death. She is...
Douglas John Register
Apr 26, 2021
Durham - Douglas John Register, age 65, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021, at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh. Mr. Register was born in Randolph County on August 3, 1955 to James McIver and Helen Virginia Smith Register. He was a nursing home recreation director. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his sister, Carolyn...
Michael "Mike" David Foushee
Apr 21, 2021
Charlotte - Michael "Mike" David Foushee, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Atrium Health Pineville in Charlotte. Mike was born in Montgomery County on June 26, 1948 to Ernest Nelson and Mary Helen Lambeth Foushee. He worked in pharmaceutical shipping. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sandy, and brother,...
Betty Joe Ponds Needham
Apr 19, 2021
Biscoe - Betty Joe Ponds Needham, age 81, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mrs. Needham was born in Anson County on January 23, 1940 to Joe Bascom and Pansy Mae Griffin Ponds. She was a retired CNA. She is survived by her daughter, Janell Reynolds and husband, Ben of Star; son,...
John Leonard Lynch
Apr 5, 2021
Star - John Leonard Lynch, age 45, passed away Monday, April 5, 2021, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. John was born in Elgin, Illinois on February 22, 1976. He was a member of Beulah Baptist Church and an auto mechanic at Star Auto. He is survived by his wife, Theresa Graham Lynch, of the home; daughters, Destiny Lynch, Zaelynn...
James Phillip "Phil" Carter, Sr.
Apr 3, 2021
Star - James Phillip "Phil" Carter, Sr., age 69, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021, at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Phil was born in Cumberland County on December 24, 1951 to Charles Watson Carter, Sr. and Evelyn Brisson Carter. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church; a veteran of the US Army, where he served during the Vietnam...
Jimmy Ray Bodsford
Apr 1, 2021
Star - Jimmy Ray Bodsford, age 82, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021, at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Mr. Bodsford was born in Montgomery County on December 2, 1938, to Luther Ashby and Nina Florence Bondurant Bodsford. He was a retired supervisor for Candor Hosiery Mill. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by...
Mary Rebecca Jordan Bell
Mar 31, 2021
Seagrove - Mary Rebecca Jordan Bell, born on July 8, 1943, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst. She was preceded in death by her parents, Josh and Mabel Driggers Jordan, of Candor. She is survived by her brother, Mike Jordan and wife, Georgia, of Tallahassee, Florida; sons, Poe Norris Caudill and wife,...
William Clyde Green
Mar 29, 2021
Star - William Clyde Green, age 94, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 29, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Green was born in Montgomery County on June 4, 1926, to George Thomas and Esther Baldwin Green. He was a retired machine operator in cloth manufacturing and a member of Dover Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Janet Lucille Stover Maness
Mar 25, 2021
Biscoe - Janet Lucille Stover Maness, age 96, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Mrs. Maness was born in Chambersburg, PA on November 27, 1924, to Howard Landis and Eleanor Donnelly Stover. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Biscoe, a retired nurse at Springs Aileen Plant Inc., and was a...
Thurman Augusta Chriscoe
Mar 14, 2021
Seagrove - Thurman Augusta Chriscoe, age 89, passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021, at FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst. Mr. Chriscoe was born in Montgomery County on April 8, 1931, to Everette and Mabel Yow Chriscoe. He was a retired supervisor with Burlington Industries and was a well-known farmer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Bernie Everette Davis
Mar 12, 2021
Seagrove - Bernie Everette Davis, age 95, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, at his home. Bernie was born in Moore County on February 16, 1926 to Carlie Lee Davis and Hannah Dunn Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Lillian Davis, and brothers, Thomas, Jonah, Webster, David, Louis, Richard, Leonard, Jessie, and...
Vera May King Joyce
Mar 12, 2021
Star - Vera May King Joyce, age 75, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021, at her residence. Vera was born in Randolph County on June 10,1945 to William Dewey King and Mary Elizabeth Kennedy. She was a retired hairdresser. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Ronald, Donald, William Lloyd, and Vincen King...
Reverend Joseph Wayne Forbes, Sr.
Mar 10, 2021
Southern Pines - The Reverend Joseph Wayne Forbes, Sr., went to be with our Lord and Savior on March 10, 2021. Born in Memphis, Tennessee to Nancy Turnage Forbes and Casey Hendrix Forbes, Joe served in the United States Navy after graduation from high school. It was during this time that he met the love of his life, Patricia Christmas...
Jerry Lee Williamson
Feb 24, 2021
Robbins - Jerry entered his eternal home on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, after a yearlong struggle with pancreatic cancer. Jerry lived most of his life in the area of Spies, near Robbins and was the son of William and Ruth Sheffield Williamson. Many knew him as the “bicycle man”. He wore out many bicycles through the years, logging in thousands...
Zell "Garry" Robinson
Feb 20, 2021
Midland - Zell Garry Robinson, 85, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 20, 2021. Born September 10, 1935, Garry grew up on a farm in Montgomery County near Candor. He graduated from Candor High School and served 3 years in the Army, stationed at Fort Bragg. His love for and skill at tinkering on anything with a motor led him...
Randall Lloyd Moore
Feb 20, 2021
Star - Randall Lloyd Moore, age 59, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021, at FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst. Randall was born in Montgomery County on November 10, 1961, to Garlton Loyd and Peggy Jean Dunn Moore. He was an employee of Lancer Inc and was a former produce manager at Food King. His parents preceded him in death....
Gary Lee Vernon
Feb 16, 2021
Candor - Gary Lee Vernon, age 72, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Gary was born in Forsyth County on March 3, 1948, to Lee Vernon and Katherine Bowlin Vernon. He was a heavy equipment operator. He was preceded in death by his father and brother, Tony Wooley. He is survived by his...
Michael "Dwain" George
Feb 14, 2021
Asheboro - Michael "Dwain" George, age 47, formerly from Star, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021, at his home in Asheboro. Dwain was a very caring person with a big heart, and he loved his family very much. He never met a stranger and was always a giving person. He was a 1992 graduate from East Montgomery High School. He...
Rosa Jean Davenport Davis
Feb 9, 2021
Star - Rosa Jean Davenport Davis, age 82, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at Autumn Care Nursing & Rehabilitation in Biscoe. Mrs. Davis was born in Pitt County on November 21, 1938, to Edward Stanley and Rosa Lee McRoy Davenport. She was a retired cloth cutter for furniture manufacturing. She is survived by her daughter, Cindy Davis Britt and...
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