Recent Obituaries from Star and Montgomery County, NC and Surrounding Areas
Ronald Joseph "Ronnie" Sullivan
Nov 17, 2020
Star - Ronald Joseph "Ronnie" Sullivan, age 82, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at his home. Mr. Sullivan was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 28, 1938 to Edward Daniel and Dorothy O'Connor Sullivan. He was retired from Renfro as a supervisor, was a veteran of the US Army, and served as a volunteer fireman for the Star VFD....
Irene Stewart Warner
Nov 15, 2020
Biscoe - Irene Stewart Warner, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Warner was born in Montgomery County on November 8, 1934 to Tommy Nathan and Hattie Mae Kennedy Stewart. She was a retired hosiery mill employee and a member of First Baptist Church in Biscoe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Leona Marie "Sally" McManigle
Nov 13, 2020
Biscoe - Leona Marie Felton McManigle, age 77, lovingly known to her family and friends as "Sally", passed away Friday, November 13, 2020, at her residence. Sally was born in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1943 to Van Leo and Betty Louise Tracer Felton. She was a retired CNA in homecare. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Kathleen Elizabeth West Randall
Nov 10, 2020
Candor - Kathleen Elizabeth West Randall, age 74, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020, as a result of an automobile accident. Mrs. Randall was born in Wellsboro, PA on April 23, 1946 to Basil and Mary French West. She was a former foundry employee, where she worked in the shipping department. Her parents preceded her in death. She is survived...
Donald Bert Randall
Nov 10, 2020
Candor - Donald Bert Randall, age 73, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020, as a result of an automobile accident. Mr. Randall was born in Corning, NY on December 2, 1946 to Donald Merle and Isabell Brown Randall. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War, where he received a purple heart and was a former spinner at...
Robert Lee Brewer
Nov 9, 2020
Robbins - Robert Lee Brewer, age 87, passed away peacefully Monday, November 9, 2020, at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Lee was born in Moore County on August 5, 1933 to Ellis Robert and Mazie Allen Brewer. He was a truck driver and sawmiller. He was a member of Brown's Chapel Christian Church, where he served as a deacon for...
Larry Allan Preslar
Nov 2, 2020
Biscoe - Larry Allan Preslar, age 78, died Monday, November 2, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Preslar was born in Moore County on September 13, 1942 to James Alfred and Marie Brady Preslar of High Falls. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Jimmy Dale Preslar and his oldest grandson, Jared Ross Reynolds, whom...
Christina "Christy" Lynn Blake Myrick
Oct 26, 2020
Biscoe - Christina "Christy" Lynn Blake Myrick, age 58, died Monday, October 26, 2020, at her brother's home. Christy was born in Moore County on July 26, 1962 to Rayvon Robert and Virginia Dare Sneed Blake. She was a 1980 graduate of East Montgomery High School, a 1984 graduate of Western Carolina, where she earned her bachelor's degree in marketing....
Shirley Mae Johnson Green
Oct 22, 2020
Biscoe - Shirley Mae Johnson Green, age 73, died Thursday, October 22, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Green was born in Randolph County on April 23, 1947 to Lacy Weldon and Hessie Mae Hall Johnson. She was a 1966 graduate of East Montgomery High School, Montgomery Community College in 1982, and was a retired captain from Montgomery County Sheriff's Department...
Ruby Henderson McFarland
Oct 1, 2020
Seagrove - Ruby May Henderson McFarland, age 82, died Thursday, October 1, 2020, at Randolph Health in Asheboro. Mrs. McFarland was born in Halifax County, Virginia on January 23, 1938. She was a retired nursing home nurse’s aide. She was preceded in death by her father, Truitt Henderson; mother, Bernice Conner; daughter, Elizabeth Watson; and brother, Wayne Henderson. She is...
Jean Thompson Sullivan
Sep 23, 2020
Star - Jean Thompson Sullivan passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Sandy Ridge Memory Care Center. Jean was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt. An active member of New Hope Baptist Church and Star Halcyon Woman's Club, she always found ways to give back to her community. In addition to her famous cooking, she loved her...
Bobby Lee Gillis
Sep 17, 2020
Seagrove - Bobby Lee Gillis, age 85, died Thursday, September 17, 2020, at Woodland Hill Center in Asheboro. Mr. Gillis was born in Montgomery County on January 10, 1935 to Barny Alexander and Fannie Batten Gillis. He was a veteran of the US Army, where he served during the Korean War, and was retired from Lancer Inc. In addition to...

Edna Thompson McCaskill
Sep 10, 2020
Biscoe - Edna Thompson McCaskill, age 89, died Thursday, September 10, 2020, at Autumn Care Nursing & Rehabilitation in Biscoe. Mrs. McCaskill was born in Montgomery County on September 23, 1930 to Hugh Lindsey and Nellie Mozelle Lucas Thompson. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Jesse Blaine McCaskill, and her...

Blanche Burnette Deaton Saunders
Sep 7, 2020
Candor - Blanche Burnette Deaton Saunders, age 88, died Monday, September 7, 2020, at FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst. Mrs. Saunders was born in Richmond County on January 27, 1932 to Martin Pearl and Lula Mae Greene Deaton. She was a homemaker and was a very giving and caring lady. She loved her family. In addition to her parents, she...

Essie Lee Haywood Sexton
Sep 4, 2020
Candor - Essie Lee Haywood Sexton, age 91, died Friday, September 4, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Sexton was born in Montgomery County on November 19, 1928 to George and Ada Richardson Haywood. She was a member of Main Street Baptist Church and was retired from Russell Hosiery Mill in Star. She loved her church, flowers, and quilting. In addition...

James Marshall Ward
Sep 4, 2020
Star - James Marshall Ward, age 63, died Friday, September 4, 2020, at his home. James was born in Montgomery County on April 28, 1957 to Orlindo and Jessie Hazel Callicutt Ward. He previously attended the Jesse Cole Center in Biscoe. He loved to go to church, go to the beach, and always greeted you with a big smile. He...

Marion Elizabeth Cote
Aug 29, 2020
Pinehurst - Marion Elizabeth Cote, age 80, died Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Sandy Ridge Memory Care & Assisted Living in Candor. Mrs. Cote was born in Middlesex County, Connecticut on November 16, 1939. She was a self-employed home decorator. She is survived by her sons, Christian Wagner of West End and Mark Wagner of Greenville, SC. No funeral services...

Grady Curtis "Bill" Dunn
Aug 28, 2020
Seagrove - Grady Curtis "Bill" Dunn, age 83, died Friday, August 28, 2020, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living in Candor. Mr. Dunn was born in Randolph County on September 1, 1936 to Dossie R. and Verna J. Moffitt Dunn. He was a member of Dover Baptist Church, a veteran of the US Army, and a retired inspector/fixer with Carolina Lace...

Carleen Sanders Hicks
Aug 20, 2020
Biscoe - Carleen Sanders Hicks, age 92, died Thursday, August 20, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Hicks was born in Montgomery County on May 12, 1928 to William Worth and Carrie Campbell Sanders. She was retired from Pines Hosiery, a member of Macedonia Presbyterian Church, and was a potter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Nancy Elizabeth Saunders Cagle
Aug 11, 2020
Star - Nancy Elizabeth Saunders Cagle, age 74, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Autumn Care Nursing & Rehabilitation in Biscoe. Mrs. Cagle was born in Montgomery County on September 23, 1945 to Lemley Hayes and Channie Mae Cagle Saunders. She was a case worker for Monarch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...