Obituaries

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

Bobbie Faye Sanders

Bobbie Faye Sanders

Candor - Bobbie Faye Sanders, 55, of 103 Hoover Lane, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Community Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Shirlen officiating. Interment will be in McCallum Family Cemetery. She was born in Montgomery County to Aaron H. and Eron Odessa Campbell...

Eleanor Deleano Royal Bowman

Eleanor Deleano Royal Bowman

Star - Eleanor Deleano Royal Bowman, 82, formerly of Star, died Monday, April 21, 2014, at Randolph Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Long Hill Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Mark Forest , Rev. Tim Fonner, and Rev. Ed Cook officiating. Interment will be in Leach Cemetery...

Vivian Lewis Williams

Vivian Lewis Williams

Vivian Lewis Williams, 89, of Eagle Springs, NC, died peacefully on Thursday, July 01, 2010 at her home, one day after celebrating her 89th birthday with her family. Vivian was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Raleigh Williams; her brothers, Earl Lewis of Eagle Springs and Ralph Lewis of Durham. Vivian was born June 30, 1921 in Samarkand to...

Jimmy Lee Sanders

Jimmy Lee Sanders

Star - Jimmy Lee Sanders, 52, of 232 Nall Lane, died Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at his residence. Memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 11, 2010, at 232 Nall Lane with the Rev. Burton King officiating. He was born in Guilford County and was a poultry farmer. Surviving are his wife, Laura Mabe Sanders, of Denton;...

Fairy Simmons Britt

Fairy Simmons Britt

Mrs. Fairy Simmons Britt, age 72, of 2302 White Pine Lane, Asheboro, died Friday, October 23, 2009 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, October 26, at Flint Hill Christian Church Cemetery, Hwy. 24-27 East, Biscoe with Rev. Larry Ward officiating. Mrs. Britt was born in Columbus County to Robert and Frances...

Jessie Lee Haywood Campbell

Jessie Lee Haywood Campbell

Biscoe - Jessie Lee Haywood Campbell, 86, of NC Hwy 24-27 West, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Main Street Baptist Church, where she was a founding member, with Dr. Jeff York officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery. Mrs. Campbell was born in...

Sidney Garfield Davis

Sidney Garfield Davis

Biscoe - Sidney Garfield Davis, 84, of Biscoe, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Sidney is survived by his loving wife, Nancy Batten Davis, of the home; son; Steve Davis; daughter, Sherry Davis Lambert; grandson, Tryon Lambert; two sisters, Maude Morgan (J.E.) of Greensboro, Virginia Carter (Douglas) of Lake Tillery. Sidney was the son...

Ronald Dean Blake

Ronald Dean Blake

Ronald Dean Blake, 59, of Star, died Friday, April 17, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 21, at Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church, 445 Mt. Zion Church Road, Seagrove with the Rev. Andrew Hurlburt officiating. Military rites will be provided by Randolph Honor Guard. Mr. Blake was born to...

Agnes Doetsch Lindsey

Agnes Doetsch Lindsey

Agnes Ruth Lindsey, 78, of 155 Forest Hill Village Road, Mount Gilead, died Saturday, March 09, 2013 at FirstHealth Moore Regional . Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 13, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Shirlen officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery. She was a native of Binghamton,NY and taught adult basic...

Doris Dorothy VunCannon Lamonds

Doris Dorothy VunCannon Lamonds

Candor - Doris Dorothy VunCannon Lamonds, 87, of Candor, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, March 7, 2014, at Faith Baptist Church, 2616 Candor-Troy Road, Candor, with Allen Brock officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Granny Doris was born in Montgomery County to Atlas Charles...

Myrtle Garner Freeman

Myrtle Garner Freeman

Star - Myrtle Garner Freeman, 79, of 187 Tarry Church Road, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 19, 2011, at Dover Baptist Church, where she was a member, with Dr. Don Davis and the Rev. Thomas Farrell Hussey officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Freeman...

Eddie James Johnson

Eddie James Johnson

Troy - Eddie James Johnson, 39, of 710 Crouch Street, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Thomasville Medical Center. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Southside Cemetery in Troy with the Rev. Martin E. Davis officiating. He was a native of Montgomery County. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jimmy Johnson,...

Wiley Daniel Ward

Wiley Daniel Ward

Wiley Daniel Ward, 60, of 211 Leach Street, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, at his residence in Star. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Guiding Light Baptist Church with the Rev. Clyde Allen officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. He was born in Montgomery County to Orlindo and Jessie Hazel Callicutt...

Clyde Byrd Auman

Clyde Byrd Auman

Clyde "Bill" Byrd Auman , 82, of 5213 Lovejoy Rd., Troy, died Saturday, June 04, 2011 at University Medical Center in Charlotte. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, June 7, at Macedonia United Methodist Church, Abner Rd., Troy, with the Rev. Clarence Garner officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Auman was a retired mechanic...

Charlie Herbert Gillis

Charlie Herbert Gillis

Charlie H. Gillis Seagrove - Charlie Herbert Gillis, 76, of 312 Beane Road, died Saturday, November 1, 2008, at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Troy. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, November 3, 2008, at Asbury Baptist Church, where he was a member and deacon, with the Rev. Joshua Hughes officiating. Burial will follow in the church...

Helen Leah Dunlap

Helen Leah Dunlap

Helen Leah Clark Dunlap, age 84, of 4961 Ward Blvd., Wilson, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, December 4, 2009, at Markham Memorial Gardens, Chapel Hill. She was a native of Davidson County and was a retired school teacher. He husband, Edwin Harper Dunlap, preceded...

Henry H. Kellam

Henry H. Kellam

Henry passed peacefully in his sleep and woke up in heaven in the arms of his beloved late wife, Thelma L. (Hilbig) Kellam (2012), whom he had known for 68 years. Henry was born in Biscoe, NC to Henry and Francis (Black) Kellam Sr. His only brother, Leslie, passed away a year ago. He is survived by his children, Charlie,...

Carven Eames Latham

Carven Eames Latham

Carven Eames Latham, 70, of 2342 Okeewemee Road, Star, died Friday, June 4, 2010, at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 PM, Sunday, June 6, 2010, at Shady Grove Christian Church Cemetery with the Rev. Thurman Williams officiating. He was a native of Randolph County and was a poultry farmer. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Burroughs Latham,...

Edgar Harrison Singleton

Edgar Harrison Singleton

Star - Edgar Harrison Singleton, 97, of Ether Road, Star, joined his Heavenly Father and his beloved wife, Lena, on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Randolph Hospice House. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 21, 2014, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hubert McLeod and Robert Scott officiating. Interment will be in Suggs Creek...

Bobby Deaton

Bobby Deaton

Bobby Deaton Troy - Robert Edward "Bobby" Deaton, age 62, of 736 Page Street, died Tuesday, September 08, 2009 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, September 10, 2009, at Love Joy UMC with Rev. Clay Davis, Rev. Grady Blakely, and Rev. Lonnie Poole officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. He was a...