Recent Obituaries from Star and Montgomery County, NC and Surrounding Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mildred Davis Clardy
Jan 11, 2013
Mildred Davis Clardy, 83, of Biscoe, NC, died Friday, January 11, 2013, at her home.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 13, 2013, at Star House of Praise Cemetery, with the Rev. Hubert McLeod officiating.
Mildred was born in Montgomery County to Joe and Ida Williams Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kaul R. Clardy...
Dorothy Page Yow
Jan 7, 2013
Seagrove - Dorothy Page Yow, 92, of 496 Yow Road, died Monday, January 7, 2013, at her home.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Mt.
Zion Wesleyan Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Andrew Hurlburt officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Yow was born in Randolph County to Jesse and...
Loucendy Davis Smith
Jan 6, 2013
Seagrove - Loucendy Davis Smith, 88, of 460 Hogan Farm Road, died Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Asbury Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Wayne Bryson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born in Moore...
Virginia M. Macomber
Jan 4, 2013
Star - Virginia Lois Mishio Macomber, 80, of 658 Clayola Drive, died Friday, January 4, 2013, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 6, 2013, at First Baptist Church, Biscoe with the Rev. Larry Wilson officiating.
She was born in Portland, Maine to Archie and Elenor Foss Mishio. She was a retired CNA....