Obituaries

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

Dorothy D. Williams

Dorothy D. Williams

Dorothy Deen Short Williams, 81 of Eagle Springs died, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, after a prolonged illness with Alzheimers. A native of Moore County, Mrs. Williams was born in Highfalls to Charles Ross and Ella Lou Scott Short. She was raised there with her family, graduated from Highfalls School as Senior class Valedictorian. She furthered her education in High Point...

Clay Eugene East

Clay Eugene East

Mr. Clay Eugene "Otto" East, age 79, of 157 George Dr., Star, died Friday, May 07, 2010 at his residence. Funeral will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, May 10, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hubert McLeod and Rev. Billy Chriscoe officiating. Interment will follow in Suggs Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. He was a native of...

Randy Jeff Morgan

Randy Jeff Morgan

Star - Randy Jeff Morgan, 52, of Dover Road, died Monday, April 13, 2015, at Randolph Hospice House. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM, Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Community Baptist Church Cemetery. He was born in Montgomery County to Walter Jefferson and Betty Marie Britt Morgan. He was a logger for James Maness Logging. He is...

Linda Sue Lynthacum

Linda Sue Lynthacum

Troy - Linda Sue White Lynthacum, 60, of Troy, died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at FirstHealth Moore Regional. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gene Thomas officiating. Interment will be in Southside Cemetery. She was born in Ocean County, NJ to William Charles and Dorothy Elizabeth...

Jack R. Floyd

Jack R. Floyd

Jack Roger Floyd, age 74, of Ether, died Monday, December 21, 2009 at FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 24, 2009, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sally Plowman and the Rev. James Hamilton officiating. Interment will be in Ether UMC Cemetery. Mr. Floyd was born in Montgomery County...

Myrtle Upton Mabe

Myrtle Upton Mabe

Myrtle Upton Mabe, 92, of Star, died Sunday, March 08, 2015 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 pm, Tuesday, March 10, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Wilson officiating. Interment will be in Leach Cemetery. Mrs. Mabe was born in Moore County to John Raeford and Ina Louise Hogan Upton. She...

Glenn Hillary Lucas

Glenn Hillary Lucas

Glenn H. Lucas Star - Glenn Hillary Lucas, age 83, of 237 Flint Hill Road, died Monday, December 15, 2008, at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 18, 2008, at Macedonia UMC (Abner Community), where he was a member, with the Rev. Ronald Scott officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military...

Jesse Melvin Noah

Jesse Melvin Noah

Star - Jesse Melvin Noah, 78, of 2030 Harper Avenue NW, Lenoir, formerly of Star, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Dover Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Lonnie Gibson officiating. He was born in Patrick County, VA to Joe Ed and Martha Jane...

Jaxie Mae Bean McNeill

Jaxie Mae Bean McNeill

Seagrove - Jaxie Mae Bean McNeill, 85, of 179 McNeill Lane, died in the arms of the Lord on Friday, January 25, 2013, at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM, Sunday, January 27, 2013, at Union Grove Baptist Church, where she was a faithful member, with the Rev. Dr. Ron Chaney officiating. Interment will follow in...

Faye Ann Willard

Faye Ann Willard

Faye Ann Britt Willard, age 57, of 311 Providence Chapel Road, Robbins, died Wednesday November 25, 2009, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday November 28, 2009, at Providence Chapel Independent Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Powers and Rev. J. Allen Mashburn officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Willard...

Wanda Parnell Campbell

Wanda Parnell Campbell

Wanda Gail Parnell Campbell, age 52, of 215 West Church Street, Candor, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Troy. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM, Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Faith Baptist Church with the Rev. Martin E. Davis and Rev. Mark Moore officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. She was...

Jewel Ward Singleton

Jewel Ward Singleton

Star - Jewel Ward Singleton, 91, of Star, died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at her daughter's home. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Big Oak Church of God in Black Ankle, where she was a faithful member, with the Rev. Billy Ray Chriscoe and Rev. Chris Boyd officiating. Interment will be in Big...

Paris Hurley Smith

Paris Hurley Smith

Star - Paris Hurley "Red" Smith, 81, of 2434 US Hwy 220 N, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, June 17, 2011, at Browns Chapel UMC, Pittsboro, with the Rev. Ray Gooch officiating. Mr. Smith was born in Alamance County to Jesse Lewis and Della...

Marshall Burr

Marshall Burr

Biscoe - Marshall Burr, 77, of 401 Lambert Road, died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. He is survived by his son, Marshall Burr, Jr; daughters, Barbara Canup of Concord, Paula B. Schultz of Kannapolis, Donna Burr of Kannapolis; sisters, Katie Bass and Geneva Edwards, both of Kannapolis. No service was scheduled.

Lee Vernon Hales

Lee Vernon Hales

Lee Vernon Hales, 68, of Candor, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Hales was born in Lee County to Frank and Mary Lee Criscoe Hales. He was a truck driver. Mr. Hales was preceded in death by step-children, Kim Bowman, Perry McLeod, and Timothy McLeod. Surviving are...

Barbara B. Kennedy

Barbara B. Kennedy

Barbara Brewer Kennedy, age 69, of Star, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009 at her home. Barbara was born on February 14, 1940 to the late Willie and Glennie Davis Brewer. She was also preceded in death by brothers Thomas Brewer, Vernon Brewer and Gurney Brewer, and by sisters Dorothy Auman and Ruth Kennedy. Survivors include her husband, Douglas Kennedy,...

Ernest Eugene Hopper

Ernest Eugene Hopper

Ernest Eugene Hopper, 55, of Candor died Sunday, March 8, 2015, at FirstHealth Moore Regional. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 13, 2015, at Candor Cemetery with the Rev. Mike E. Holyfield and Rev. Kelly Russell officiating. Mr. Hopper was a native of Montgomery County. He had been employed as a forklift operator for GVK for...

Walter Junior Dunlap

Walter Junior Dunlap

Seagrove - Walter Junior Dunlap, 87, of 487 Dover Church Road, died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at Randolph Hospice House. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, August 5, 2012, at Needham's Grove Independent Baptist Church with the Rev. James E. Cockram and Pastor David Synder officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Dunlap was born...

Beulah Davis Johnson

Beulah Davis Johnson

Beulah Davis Johnson, 94, of 202 South Pine Street, Biscoe, died on January 9, 2009 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. She was preceded in death by husbands, Daniel Davis and Ben E. Johnson, and also by one son, Carl A. Davis. Surviving her are two daughters, Mary D. Scarboro, of Candor and Louise D. Johnson and husband, Charles M. Johnson,...

Doris Vivian Sills Collins

Doris Vivian Sills Collins

Rockingham - Doris Vivian Sills Collins, 75, formerly of Biscoe, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Shirlen officiating. Interment will follow in Candor Cemetery. Mrs. Collins was born in Harnett County to Ollie and...