Obituaries

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

Celestine Hanlon Dodge

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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....

Judy Gail McCaskill Ferree

Judy Gail McCaskill Ferree

Biscoe - Judy Gail McCaskill Ferree, 56, of Cedar Creek Road, died Friday, April 10, 2015, at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM, Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Southside Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Jamie Sink, Rev. Grady Blakely, and Dr. Bruce Dickerson officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery. Judy...

Richard E. Chriscoe

Richard E. Chriscoe

Richard E. Chriscoe, 54, of Seagrove, died Monday, July 30, 2012, at his residence. Visitation will be held at his home, 300 Reeder Road, from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sunday, August 5, 2012. Mr. Chriscoe was a native of Randolph County and was an aluminum siding contractor with Chriscoe Aluminum Builders Inc. He is survived by his son, Brian...

Shirley Jean Freeman Whitaker

Shirley Jean Freeman Whitaker

Aberdeen - Shirley Jean Freeman Whitaker, 59, of 124 Country Side Drive, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 2, 2013, at Shady Grove Christian Church with the Rev. Clyde Allen officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. She was born in Montgomery County to Sherman Freeman, Jr....

Jared Ross Reynolds

Jared Ross Reynolds

Biscoe - Jared Ross Reynolds, 23, of 311 Church Street, died Monday, March 25, 2013, at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 28, 2013, at First Baptist Church, Biscoe, where he was a member, with the Rev. Larry Wilson officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery. Jared was born in Moore County. He graduated...

Sandra Lynn Liles Callicutt

Sandra Lynn Liles Callicutt

Troy - Sandra Lynn Liles Callicutt of 193 Archies Lane, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 20, at Callicutt Chapel Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Bob Freeman and Rev. Dr. Ron Hamilton officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Sandra...

Lula Cagle Davis

Lula Cagle Davis

Star - Lula Cagle Davis, 93, of 401 Lambert Road, died Monday, February 18, 2013, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Martin E. Davis officiating. Interment will be in Dover Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Davis was born on January 7, 1920,...

Bertha G. Beane

Bertha G. Beane

Star - Bertha Lena Gray Beane, 81, of 210 Kanoy Street, died Thursday, June 10, 2010, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 12, 2010, at the Church of the Living God in Biscoe with the Rev. Junior Davis officiating. Interment will follow in the Holly Spring Friends Meeting in...

Lucille Evans Thompson

Lucille Evans Thompson

Seagrove - Lucille Evans Thompson, 70, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home & Rehab in Asheboro. Mrs. Thompson was born on May 10, 1942, in Pinehurst to Luther and Mae Freeman Evans. She was a homemaker, wonderful cook, and loving grandmother. She enjoyed dancing and collecting pocket books. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Anita Carter Ramirez

Anita Carter Ramirez

Troy - Anita Ann Carter Ramirez, 49, of 816 H R Holt Circle, died Thursday, July 28, 2011, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM, Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Little River UMC Cemetery with the Rev. Patricia Sykes officiating. She was born in Richmond County to John Robert and Mary Isabella Byrd Carter....

Dossie Evan Morgan

Dossie Evan Morgan

Troy - Dossie Evan Morgan, 72, of 4564 Hwy 109 N, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at his residence. A graveside memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM, Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Browns Chapel Christian Church with the Rev. Kjersti DeVries officiating. He was born in Moore County to Dossie G. and Etta Belle Morgan Morgan. He was...