Recent Obituaries from Star and Montgomery County, NC and Surrounding Areas
William "Bill" Thompson
May 12, 2020
Seagrove - William "Bill" Thompson, age 81, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at Alpine Heath & Rehabilitation in Asheboro. Mr. Thompson was born in Montgomery County on July 26, 1938 to Theodore and Eula Olivia Britt Thompson. He worked most of his life at Seagrove Lumber Company and retired from Klaussner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Thelma Maie Freeman Gadd
May 11, 2020
Star - Thelma Maie Freeman Gadd, age 90, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020, at Cross Road Retirement Community in Asheboro. Thelma was born in Star on May 21, 1929 to James Ralph and Cora Ethel Atkins Freeman. She was retired from the Clipping Department at Clayson Knitting Co. Inc. She was a member of Calvary Temple in Biscoe. In...
Sabina Juarez Sanchez
May 9, 2020
Star – Sabina Juarez Sanchez, age 67, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Ms. Juarez Sanchez was born in Hidalgo, Mexico on March 5, 1953 to Elias and Catalina Sanchez Juarez. She was a homemaker. She is survived by six daughters, Sofina Juarez of Biscoe, Esperanza Juarez of Biscoe, Nora Merida Juarez of...
Connie Jean Schrimpsher Davis
Apr 24, 2020
Star - Connie Jean Schrimpsher Davis, age 66, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020, at her daughter's home. Mrs. Davis was born in Ball County, Texas on January 13, 1954 to J. R. and Myrtle Mary Watts Schrimpsher. She was a LPN. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Ed Davis. She is...
Nellie Shoafe Cox
Apr 20, 2020
Star - Nellie Shoafe Cox, age 82, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020, at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Mrs. Cox was born in Montgomery County on October 20, 1937 to Henry and Hassie Beane Shofe. She was a retired textile seamstress. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Ray Cox, and daughter,...
Cecil Elrin King, Jr.
Apr 14, 2020
Cecil Elrin King, Jr., age 76, died Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital, Phoenix, AZ. He was born on October 31, 1943 in Asheboro, NC. Mr. King was a deacon and long time member of Asbury Baptist Church. He was a lifetime resident of Seagrove and Owner Operator of King Trucking. He was a member of the...
Jeremy Michael Bullins
Apr 10, 2020
Seagrove - Jeremy Michael Bullins, age 42, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020, at his home. Jeremy was born in Randolph County on July 28, 1977 to David Michael and Janice Ann Davis Bullins. He worked in the lab at Technimark. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Janice Davis Bullins, of Seagrove; sister, Micah Wilson and husband, Heath,...
Barbara Sue "Susie" Hurley
Apr 10, 2020
Star - Barbara Sue “Susie” Hurley, age 56, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020, at her home. Ms. Hurley was born in Montgomery County on February 18, 1964 to Bracie Pink and Bonnie Orine Lynthacum Hurley. She was a sewer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Bobby and Charles. She is survived by...
Michael Edward West
Apr 6, 2020
Michael Edward West, a devoted husband, respected teacher, coach and all-around kind soul passed away on April 6th in Pinehurst. Mike was someone you could not only trust with your heart, but who also treated you with kindness and patience no matter who you were. Mike had a unique sense of humor that would make everyone smile. He had a...
Elizabeth Cumming Bennett
Apr 4, 2020
Star - Elizabeth Cumming Bennett, 93, died Saturday, April 4, 2020. Mrs. Bennett was born in Jacksonville, FL to Ernest and Maude Cumming and was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Ernestine Bock. She was married to the late Carlis G. Bennett. They served as fixed-base operators for Star Airport and Asheboro Municipal Airport after retirement from the...
Sypraseuth Phouangphrachanh
Mar 31, 2020
Biscoe - Sypraseuth Phouangphrachanh, age 43, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst. Bud was born in Laos on April 8, 1976 to Khounsey and Leuth SriratanakoulPhouangphrachanh. He was a former police officer at Candor, was a 14-year veteran of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, was a School Resource Officer at East and West Middle...
Ronald Ervin Thompson
Mar 24, 2020
Seagrove - Ronald Ervin Thompson, age 72, known to his family and friends as "Ronnie", passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at his home after receiving an unexpected diagnosis of cancer on March 6. Ronnie was born in Moore County on May 6, 1947 to Edmond Ervin and Nora Rachel Vanhoy Thompson. He was a...
Kelly Wade Pasour
Mar 21, 2020
Kelly Wade Pasour, age 58, of Star passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at his home. Mr. Pasour was born October 23, 1961 in Randolph County, the son of Kelly Ford Pasour and Veta Lois (Sykes) Pasour. He was employed by Klaussner Furniture as a Truck Driver. He is survived by his wife: Donna (King) Pasour of the home; two...
Cathy Ann Mannion
Mar 20, 2020
Cathy Ann Morris Mannion, age 63, of Jackson Springs passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Mannion was born July 5, 1956 in Montgomery County, NC, the daughter of the late Daniel Franklin Morris and the late Alice (Bailey) Morris. Cathy was a homemaker, a loving wife, mother, sister, and a friend to many who always...
Claude Richard Wright
Mar 14, 2020
Seagrove - Claude Richard Wright, age 77, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020, at his home. Mr. Wright was born at the Barnes-Griffin Clinic in Asheboro on September 13, 1942 to Clarence Wayne and Sylvia Brown Wright. He was a 1961 graduate of Seagrove High School. He was retired from Luck's, Inc., worked at Montgomery County Waste Site in Ether...
Larry Ray McNeill
Mar 12, 2020
Seagrove - Larry Ray McNeill, age 62, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his family. Larry was born in Montgomery County on December 29, 1957 to Floyd John and Zelma Lee Lynthacum McNeill. He was the plant manager at H & H Furniture. He loved his family, the mountains, doing woodworking, and...
James Allen Loflin
Mar 7, 2020
Star - James Allen Loflin, age 36, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at his home. Allen was born in Moore County on December 4, 1983, to James Calvin Loflin and Monette Eggleston Ayers. He was a member of Shady Grove Christian Church, taught Sunday School, worked for L.M.C. Services, and coached Little League baseball....
Billy Joe Carter
Mar 3, 2020
Troy - Billy Joe Carter, age 60, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at his home in Okeewemee. Billy was born in Montgomery County on March 14, 1959 to James Wallace Carter, Jr. and Lucille Williamson Carter. He was the Knitting & Control manager at Alandale in Troy. He was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by...
Carl Junior Maness
Feb 18, 2020
Biscoe - Carl Junior Maness, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Mr. Maness was born in Montgomery County on June 24, 1928 to Dillum Ruffin and Nancy Hurley Maness. He was retired from the card room at Springs Aileen Plant Inc. and was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. His...
Reid Freeman
Feb 17, 2020
Eagle Springs - Reid Freeman, age 81, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020, at his home. Mr. Freeman was born in Moore County on October 22, 1938, to Raymond Edgar and Gladys Ruth Bailey Freeman. He was a graduate of West End High School, lifelong farmer, and worked for McDonald Brother's for 25 years. He attended Big Oak Christian Church...