Recent Obituaries from Star and Montgomery County, NC and Surrounding Areas
Francis Anthony Ward
Dec 28, 2016
Star - Francis Anthony Ward, 67, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst.
Funeral services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Ward was born in Cumberland County in Pennsylvania to Joseph Hurbert Ward I and Imogene Lou Dunn Ward Houser. He was an industrial electrician and a veteran of the US Army, where he served...
Roberta Lee Moore
Dec 23, 2016
Biscoe - Roberta Lee Moore, 66, died Friday, December 23, 2016, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, December 26, 2016, at Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery, Page Street Ext., Ellerbe, with the Dr. Jeff York officiating.
Roberta was born in Montgomery County to Henry and Ada Britt Lee. She was co-owner/operator of PR Moore...
Harriet Elizabeth Green Smith
Dec 20, 2016
Biscoe - Harriet Elizabeth “Hatsy” Green Smith, 91, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at FirstHealth Hospice House.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, December 23, 2016, at Page Memorial United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Vic Hill officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery.
Ms. Smith was born in Clarendon County, SC to Thomas...
Stella Mae Saunders Morgan
Dec 12, 2016
Ether - Stella Mae Saunders Morgan, 97, died Monday, December 12, 2016, at Autumn Care of Biscoe.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Morgan was born in Montgomery County to Thomas Anderson and Mary Florence Williamson Saunders. She was a retired textile knitter. She will be remembered for her quilt making, her sense of humor, and her...
Clay Vance Richardson
Dec 5, 2016
Clay Vance Richardson, Jr. passed unexpectedly on Monday, December 5, 2016. He was born on November 2, 1947 to C.V. and Lola Monroe Richardson (both deceased). He married the love of his life, Doris Howell Caudill, on August 6, 1967 whom he affectionately called “Sugar.” Vance was a graduate of East Montgomery High School, N.C. State University and Harvard Graduate...
Virginia Faye Morgan Brewer
Dec 1, 2016
Biscoe - Virginia Faye Morgan Brewer, 85, formerly of Robbins, died Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Autumn Care of Biscoe.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Bascom Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Vic Hill and Rev. Gary Waisner officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Brewer was born in Moore County...
Frances Irene Jarrell Beane
Nov 30, 2016
Troy - Frances Irene Jarrell Beane, 81, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at her residence.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Forrest officiating.
Mrs. Beane was born in Montgomery County to Johnny H. Jarrell and Alice Haywood Jarrell Latham. She was retired from Clayson Knitting...
Richard Calvin Martin
Nov 19, 2016
Richard Calvin Martin, 65, of Biscoe died Saturday, November 19, 2016, at FirstHealth Hospice House, Pinehurst, NC.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 23, at Macedonia Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Candor, NC with the Rev. Dr. Bruce Lax officiating.
Mr. Martin was born September 7, 1951, the son of Coy and Maggie Martin of Biscoe. He worked in...
Charlene Stidham Kaufman
Nov 16, 2016
Charlene Stidham Kaufman, 84, of Albemarle, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
Interment will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.
She was born in Eolia, KY to Henderson and Delphia Hubbard Stidham. She was a retired secretary for the US Department of Navy.
She is survived by her sister-in-law, Nella Davis, of Star; niece, Brenda Stidham Rothrock; nephew, James Michael...
Linda Marie Hunsucker Stevens
Nov 16, 2016
Star - Linda Marie Hunsucker Stevens, 72, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, November 20, 2016, at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Don Stewart officiating.
Mrs. Stevens was born in Montgomery County to Horace and Hattie Pauline Hall Hunsucker. She was a...
Enoch Jason Freeman
Nov 14, 2016
Star - Enoch Jason "E.J." Freeman, Jr., 92, passed away peacefully Monday, November 14, 2016, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital.
Born October 28, 1924, he was the son of the late Enoch Jason Freeman, Sr. and Lizzie Newton Freeman. He was one of General Patton's dispatchers in World War II.
He was predeceased by his loving wife of 60 years, Myrtle Garner...
Richard Dean Johnson
Nov 12, 2016
Richard Dean Johnson, 71, of Eagle Springs died Saturday, November 12, 2016 at his residence.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 17, 2016, at Pine Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Billy Reynolds officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM at the...
Verdie Lucille Bailey Reeder
Nov 8, 2016
Troy - Verdie Lucille Bailey Reeder, 78, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, November 11, 2016, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hubert McLeod officiating. Interment will be in the Southside Cemetery in Troy.
Mrs. Reeder was born in Montgomery County to Benjamin F....
Billy Thomas Woodard
Nov 7, 2016
Star - Billy Thomas Woodard passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016. He was eighty-five years old.
Billy was born in Micro, Johnston County, but lived most of his adult life in Wake and Montgomery Counties. He served in the US Army overseas in Korea and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
His career occupation and passion was...
Ottie Cooper Boone
Nov 4, 2016
Mrs. Ottie Cooper Boone, 96, formerly of Seagrove, died Friday, November 4, 2016 at Randolph Hospice House.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, November 6, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ralph Voncannon officiating. Interment will be in Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Boone was born in Montgomery County to John Barnum and Verna Lee Davis Cooper....
Wilma Leona Helsabeck
Nov 3, 2016
5/16/1916 - 11/3/2016
Miss Wilma Leona Helsabeck passed away early Thursday, November 3, 2016 in Raleigh, NC. She was 100 years old. She was with loved ones at the time of her passing and had been surrounded by loved ones for the past week.
She was born on May 16,1916 in Ether (Montgomery County), NC to John Robert Filmore Helsabeck and Minnie...
Ruth McDuffie Smith
Nov 2, 2016
Candor - Nettie Ruth McDuffie Smith, 86, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at her son's home.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 5, 2016, at Big Oak Christian Church with the Rev. Pete Smith officiating. Interment will be in church cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born in Moore County to Henry B. and Nettie Lewis McDuffie, She was retired...
Doris King Stevens
Oct 28, 2016
Seagrove - Doris King Stevens, 82, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at Randolph Health & Rehabilitation Center in Asheboro.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 28, 2016, at Asbury Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Joshua Hughes officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Stevens was born in Montgomery County to Bascom...
Lawrence Roland Moore
Oct 26, 2016
Robbins - Lawrence Roland Moore, 62, of 1027 Browns Chapel Road, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends after a long battle with cancer on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.
Lawrence was born to Clarence Roland Moore and Frances Allen Moore on December 29, 1953 at Pinehurst.
Lawrence worked for 43 year as a welder pipefitter for local 421. He made...
Teresa Davis Maynard
Oct 8, 2016
Teresa Davis Maynard, 58, of Star, died Saturday, October 8, 2016, at her residence.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, October 12, at Ether United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kay Boone and Rev. Jeff Freeman officiating. Interment will follow in Maynard Family Cemetery, 1489 Cagle Rd., Seagrove, NC.
Mrs. Maynard was a native of Montgomery County. She had...