Recent Obituaries from Star and Montgomery County, NC and Surrounding Areas
Willie Parks Owens
Mrs. Willie Parks Owens, 88, of 4035 NC Hwy. 134 N., Star, died Friday, July 15, 2011 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, July 18, 2011, at Suggs Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ether Road, Star, with the Rev. Mark Holder officiating. Mrs. Owens was born in Montgomery County to Charlie...
Bob R. Hall
Bobby R. Hall Kernersville - Bobby Reece Hall, age 75, of 314 Windsor Manor Way Unit C, died Thursday, December 25, 2008, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Greystone Baptist Church with the Rev. Andy Groce officiating. Mr. Hall was born in Chatham County. He was a Korean War...
D. R. Sanders
David Rufus "D. R." Sanders, 79, formerly of Eagle Springs died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Autumn Care of Biscoe where he was a resident. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM, Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hubert McLeod officiating. Interment will follow in Browns Chapel Christian Church Cemetery, Robbins, NC. Mr....
Phillip Melton Saunders
High Point - Phillip Melton Saunders, 68, died after a long illness with Parkinson's, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at the Triad Care and Rehabilitation Center in High Point. He was born in Newport News, Virginia, to Price and Ora Melton Saunders. He attended UNC at Chapel Hill. Phillip served in the U.S. Navy as a Communication Specialist. He was...
Edward Carson Williams
Star - Edward Carson Williams, 73, of 521 Owens Street, died Thursday, August 30, 2012, at his residence. A private family funeral service is planned. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Williams was born in Moore County to Aster Carson and Estella Grace Britt Williams. He was a retired hosiery mill machinist. He is survived...
Roger Len Freeman
Roger Len Freeman, Sr., 49, of 1972 Hwy. 109 N, Troy, died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 4:00 PM, Wednesday, June 30, at Biscoe Cemetery with Rev. Jeanette Parsons and Rev. Robert Bankston officiating. He was a native of Montgomery County and a logger. Mr. Freeman was predeceased by his daughter, Rachel...
Betty Williamson Henley
Biscoe - Betty Williamson Henley, 113 Craven Street, passed away at her home on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, surrounded by close family and friends. Betty is survived by her loving husband of over 52 years, Roy Johnson Henley of the home, daughter, Kimberly Henley Martin (Gregg) of Suffolk VA., son Michael Gary Henley (Rebecca) of Gaithersburg, MD, and son Roy...
Sara Evelyine Brown
Seagrove - Sara Evelyine Brown, 75, formerly of Adams Road, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, June 17, 2011, at Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church Cemetery, where she was a member, with the Rev. Mark Moore officiating. Mrs. Brown was born in Montgomery County to Archie Calvin...
Samuel Hurley
Samuel "Gene" Hurley, Sr., age 82, formerly of 819 Hurley Farm Road, Star, died Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, September 28, at Macedonia United Methodist Church in the Abner Community with Rev. Ron Scott officiating. Interment will be in Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery with military honors. Mr....
Wanda Kay Britt
Biscoe - Wanda Kay Morrison Britt, 59, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, March 17, 2013, at Cross Hill Cemetery in Carthage with the Rev. Tim Beck officiating. She was born in Moore County to Carl Edward and Mattie Pearl Nunnery Morrison. She was a former...
Celestine Hanlon Dodge
Celestine Hanlon Dodge Celestine Hanlon Dodge, age 90, of Petoskey, Michigan, died October 14, 2008, at Boulder Park Terrace in Charlevoix, Michigan. Celestine was born on September 10, 1918, in Ghent, Kentucky, the daughter of Perry and Leontine (Keene) Hanlon and was raised in North Carolina. She graduated from Star High School in Star, NC and later received an Associates...
Roxie Elizabeth Freeman
Roxie E. Freeman Biscoe - Roxie Elizabeth Freeman, 82, of 369 Auman Road, died Saturday, November 15, 2008, at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Troy. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, November 17, 2008, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. E. Mark Roberson officiating. Burial will follow in the Star House of Praise Cemetery. She...
Helen K. Brewer
Helen K. Brewer Seagrove - Helen Kennedy Brewer, 68, of 1347 Willie Road, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 24, 2008, at Dover Baptist Church, where she was a member, with Dr. Don Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She was...
Carolyn Lewis Coggins
Biscoe - Carolyn Lewis Coggins, 68, of 582 Coggins Road, died Monday, June 13, 2011, at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 16, 2011, at Coggins Family Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Shirlen officiating. Mrs. Coggins was born New Hanover County to Edgar Bowman Lewis and Dorothy G. Londeree Lewis. She was a...
Roberta Smith Ritter
Candor - Roberta Smith Ritter, 48, of 311 Leach Road, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, May 27, 2011, at Candor Cemetery with the Rev. Dena White officiating. She was born in Montgomery County and was a former hosiery mill employee. Surviving are her...
Robert Lee Greene
Robert Lee "Bobby" Greene, age 72, of Star, died Friday, September 25, 2009 at his home. A native of Montgomery County, Bobby was born on December 11, 1936, the son of the late Val and Agnes Greene. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Mary Hester Greene Lively. Survivors include his wife, Jane McAlister Greene, of the home;...
Virene Maddox Kissell
Biscoe - Mrs. Virene Maddox Kissell, 98, of 105 Craven Street, died Monday, January 20, 2014, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, January 24, 2014, at First Baptist Church, Biscoe, where she was a member, with the Rev. Larry Wilson and Rev. Tom Bodkin officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery. Mrs....
Sylvia Lee Johnson Allen
Sylvia Lee Johnson Allen, age 56, of 6644 Mustang Trail, Seagrove, died Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Services are pending. She was a native of Davidson County and a hosiery mill inspector. Surviving are: Steve Cole, of the home One Daughter: Crystal Nicole Kennedy, Chapel Hill Mother Maude Ray of Biscoe Two Brothers: Mitchell Johnson,...
Genevieve Beauchamp Sheffield
Robbins - Genevieve Beauchamp Sheffield, 79, formerly of High Point, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital. Jenny (as called by many) was born on August 25, 1933. She graduated with the Class of 1951 from High Point High School, was a Girl Scout leader and den mother, a leader of GA, and was a member of...
Marie Brewer Chriscoe
Seagrove - Marie Esther Brewer Chriscoe, 81, of 764 Chrisco Road, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Union Grove Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Martin E. Davis officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs....