Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Star and Montgomery County, NC and Surrounding Areas

Joseph Wayne Shuping

Joseph Wayne Shuping

Jan 1, 2016

Biscoe - Joseph Wayne Shuping, 54, died Friday, January 1, 2016, at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jamie Sink officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery.

The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm at the funeral home.

Mr....

James Edward Britt

James Edward Britt

Dec 30, 2015

Biscoe - James Edward "Ed" Britt, 83, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Grady Blakely and Rev. William Hancock officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor...

Lynnie Dunlap Comer

Lynnie Dunlap Comer

Dec 29, 2015

Seagrove - Mrs. Lynnie Dunlap Comer, formerly of Willie Road, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

Lynnie was born in Moore County on February 19, 1923, to Daniel Alexander and Nora Maness Dunlap. She was educated in Moore County, where she graduated from Elise Presbyterian High School in Robbins and Asheboro Commercial College. She became an accountant for Gero Accounting...

Betty Louise Maness Smith

Betty Louise Maness Smith

Dec 27, 2015

Biscoe - Betty Maness Smith, 87, died Friday, November 27, 2015, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Biscoe Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Wall officiating.

Mrs. Smith was born in Montgomery County to Bailey and Lena Suggs Maness and was a homemaker.

In addition to her parents and...

Martin Eli Brewer

Martin Eli Brewer

Dec 24, 2015

Troy - Martin Brewer, age 89, of Lake Tillery, son of Noah Brewer and Nettie Jarrell Brewer, died Thursday, December 24, 2015, after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, December 26, 2015, at New Covenant Church, 199 Alexander Road, Troy, with the Rev. Carl Burrow officiating. Interment will follow in Brown's Chapel Christian Church Cemetery...

James Kenneth Epps

James Kenneth Epps

Dec 22, 2015

Biscoe - James Kenneth Epps, 64, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:30 pm, Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Bethel Church of God, where he was a member, with the Rev. Larry May officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery.

Mr. Epps was born in Montgomery County to Leo Marshal Epps, Sr. and Viola...

Shirlie Jean Moore Davis

Shirlie Jean Moore Davis

Dec 12, 2015

Shirlie Jean Moore Davis, 64, of Troy, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital.

Funeral service will be held 4:00 pm Sunday, December 20, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Hubert McLeod and Rev. Clyde Allen officiating.

Ms. Davis was born in Randolph County to Peter Hampton and Essie Mae Hussey Moore. She was a knitter for Clayson...

Myrtie Lee Kennedy Garner

Myrtie Lee Kennedy Garner

Dec 12, 2015

Myrtie Lee Kennedy Garner, 94, of Seagrove, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Autumn Care of Biscoe.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at Union Grove Baptist Church where she was a member, with the Rev. Dr. Ron Chaney officiating. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to service from 2:00 to 3:00 PM...

Terry Lynn Williamson

Terry Lynn Williamson

Dec 5, 2015

Candor - Terry Lynn Williamson, 56, died Saturday, December 5, 2015, at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Big Oak Church of God with the Rev. Chris Boyd officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Williamson was born in Moore County to Howard Junior and Maxine Wiles Hicks Williamson and was...

Ramona Carter Sorenson

Ramona Carter Sorenson

Dec 1, 2015

Biscoe - Ramona Carter Sorenson, 66, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Randolph Hospice House.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jamie Sink officiating.

Mrs. Sorenson was born in Cumberland County to Charles and Evelyn Lamb Carter. She was a sewer with Blackstone Furniture.

In addition to her parents,...

Clarence William Freeman

Clarence William Freeman

Nov 28, 2015

Clarence William Freeman, 55, of Seagrove, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at his residence.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday, December 3, at New Birth Church of the Living God in Biscoe with the Rev. Bucky Davis officiating.

Mr. Freeman was born in Montgomery County to Pete Albert Freeman and Shirley Ann Callicutt. He was a construction worker.

Surviving...

Betty Ann Reynolds Batten

Betty Ann Reynolds Batten

Nov 23, 2015

Salisbury - Betty Ann Batten, 85, formerly of Riblein Road, died Monday, November 23, 2015, at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hubert McLeod and Jason White officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery.

Mrs. Batten was born in Montgomery County to Everette...

Ramona Gay Campbell Reynolds

Ramona Gay Campbell Reynolds

Nov 23, 2015

Troy - Ramona Gay Campbell Reynolds, 67, of Perry Street, Troy, died Monday, November 23, 2015, at Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Wadeville Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Hunsucker and the Rev. Rick Williams officiating.

Mrs. Reynolds was born in Port Huron, Michigan to James...

Ernestine Brewer Comer

Ernestine Brewer Comer

Nov 19, 2015

Seagrove - Ernestine Brewer Comer, of Dover Church Road, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 19, 2015, at FirstHealth Hospice House.

Born in Moore County on June 21, 1934, she was the daughter of Elijah and Mae Brown Brewer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-five years, Robert L....

Maudie Jane Davis

Maudie Jane Davis

Nov 19, 2015

Biscoe - Maudie Jane Davis, 79, died Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Autumn Care of Biscoe.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Junior Davis officiating. Interment will be in Freeman Family Cemetery.

Ms. Davis was born in Montgomery County to John Dossie and Mary Margaret Moore Davis. She...

Dorothy Charlene Johnson

Dorothy Charlene Johnson

May 12, 2015

Dorothy Charlene Johnson was laid to rest Tuesday, July 12, 2016, in Biscoe Cemetery. She passed away April 12, 2015 in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, where she lived near her cousins, Vickie Salyers, Carol Cole, and Connie Cook.

Charlene was born in Leavenworth, Kansas on December 3, 1945. She was preceded in death by her parents, Basil Charlie Johnson and Ruth Naomi...

William Ray Cox

William Ray Cox

Oct 18, 2014

William Ray Cox ,68, of Black Ankle Rd., Star, died Saturday October 18, 2014 at Randolph Hospice House.

Funeral services for Mr. Cox will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, October 21, at Big Oak Church of God with Rev. Chris Boyd and Rev. Billy Chriscoe officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Cox was a native of Surry County NC and...

Joe Ed Davis

Joe Ed Davis

Apr 13, 2013

Joe Ed Davis, Sr., 58, of 233 Smith Lake Road, Star, left to be with our Lord on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at his residence. A private family funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 17, at Star House of Praise with the Rev. Marion Poythress and Rev. Clyde Allen officiating. Interment will be in Star House...

Lois Freeman Blake

Lois Freeman Blake

Jan 14, 2013

Seagrove - Lois Freeman Blake, 98, of 1264 NC Hwy 705 South, died Monday, January 14, 2013, at her residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Center Cross Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Ron Copple officiating. Interment will be in Ether UMC Cemetery.

Mrs. Blake was born Mary 26, 1914,...

William Ralph Smith

William Ralph Smith

Jan 12, 2013

William Ralph Smith, 95, of Star, NC, died Saturday, January 12, 2013, at his home in Star, NC.

William was born in Moore County to William and Hazel Zurkel Smith. He was a mechanic in the construction business and served in the Army Air Force, during WWII. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marietta Wright Smith and grandson, Kevin...