Obituaries

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

Ruby Lee Orr

Ruby Lee Orr

Ruby L. Orr Candor - Ruby Lee Burroughs Orr, 74, of 1583 Currie Road, died Sunday, October 26, 2008, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living in Candor. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at Community Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Fred Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She...

Hazel Mae Deaton Hancock

Hazel Mae Deaton Hancock

CANDOR - Hazel Mae Deaton Hancock, 84, formerly of 1422 Capelsie Road, Candor, died Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, January 28, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert E. Hittepole officiating. Mrs. Hancock was born in Richmond County to Martin Pearl and Lula Mae...

Ellen Marie Moreland

Ellen Marie Moreland

Star - Ellen Marie Moreland, of Star and formerly of Springfield, TN, on August 1, 2012, left us to be with our Heavenly Father. Born March 25, 1934, in Hillcrest Heights, Prince George's County, Maryland, to the late Hershel Alley Sheets (1965) and Beatrice Della Thomas (1978). She is also preceded by her husband, Robert Alexander Moreland in 2008; her...

Dorothy Morris Loflin

Dorothy Morris Loflin

Star - Dorothy Morris Loflin, 73, of 1250 Okeewemee Road, died Thursday, May 3, 2012, at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM, Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clyde Allen officiating. Interment will be in Myrick Family Cemetery. She was born in Robeson County to Daniel Franklin and Alice Bailey...

Samuel Redding Kellam

Samuel Redding Kellam

Biscoe - Samuel Redding Kellam, 88, formerly of Cedar Creek Road, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living in Candor. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Bruce Lax officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery with military honors by the Randolph County...

Albert Elmo Williams

Albert Elmo Williams

Star - Albert Elmo Williams, Jr., 58, of Star, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Leach Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Shirlen officiating. Mr. Williams was born in Montgomery County to Rosa Leach Williams and the late Albert E. Williams, Sr. He...

Mickey Lane Bowman

Mickey Lane Bowman

Robbins - Mickey Lane Bowman, 32, of Robbins, died Monday, March 3, 2014, at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Norman Cemetery with B. J. Chriscoe officiating. Mickey was born in Montgomery County to Jackie Lane Bowman and Kim Marie McLeod Bowman. He was preceded in death by his mother,...

Christopher Thomas Blake

Christopher Thomas Blake

Christopher Thomas Blake, infant son of Christopher James and Barbie Wilkes Blake of 313 Pine Street, Biscoe, NC, died May 21, 2010 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. In addition to his parents, Master Blake is survived by his: Maternal Grandmother - Brenda Wilkes of Hamlet, NC Maternal Grandfather - Robert (Bobby) Wilkes of Norman, NC Paternal Grandparents - Jimmy and...

Jonah Edward Greene

Jonah Edward Greene

Biscoe - Jonah Edward Greene, 97, of Biscoe, passed Friday, April 25, 2014, at his residence. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 27, 2014, at the First Baptist Church, Biscoe, where he was a faithful and active member, with the Rev. Larry Wilson officiating. Interment will be at the Biscoe Cemetery immediately following the funeral...

Merial Williams Russell

Merial Williams Russell

Merial Williams Russell, 83, of Star, NC passed away Friday, May 14, at her home. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, May 18, at 1:00 pm at the Star United Methodist Church cemetery conducted by the Rev. David Foushee. A native of Star, Mrs. Russell was a long-time member of Star United Methodist Church. She held several offices...

Karen Sue Epps Morgan

Karen Sue Epps Morgan

Karen Sue Epps Morgan, 55, of 1648 Inverness Drive, Fayetteville, died Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at Cape Fear Valley Health System. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, August 4, 2012, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gene Davis officiating. Interment will be in Old New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Morgan was born in Moore...

Clarence Ray Williams

Clarence Ray Williams

STAR - Clarence Ray Williams Sr., 82, of New Hope Church Road, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Friday, February 7, at New Hope Baptist Church, 153 New Hope Church Road, Star with the Reverends Gene Davis and Dr. Kenneth McNeil officiating. Interment will follow in the...

Verna Joyce Douglas

Verna Joyce Douglas

Star - Verna Jane Davis Joyce Douglas, 91, died Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Randolph Health & Rehabilitarion Center. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Star House of Praise with the Rev. Jimmy Shirlen officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Douglas was born in Montgomery County on July 5, 1921,...

Faye Allen Williams

Faye Allen Williams

Seagrove - Faye Allen Williams, age 71, of 200 Williams Road, died Thursday, October 8, 2009, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, October 11, 2009, at Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bruce Harry and Rev. Michael Martino officiating. Mrs. Williams was a native of Moore County and a...

William H. Reynolds

William H. Reynolds

Mr. William H. "Red" Reynolds, Sr., 82, of 160 Country Club Acres Drive., Troy, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at FirstHealth Moore Regional. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, May 24, at McCallum Family Cemetery, McCallum Road, Candor, with the Rev. Matthew Baker officiating. Mr. Reynolds was a native of Montgomery County born on March 8,...

David Glenn Beane

David Glenn Beane

David Glenn Beane, 38, of 255 Steed Road, Seagrove, died Sunday, June 27, 2010, at his residence. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Asbury Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Andrew Hurlburt officiating. He was a native of Montgomery County and was a construction worker. He was predeceased by his father, David Lee...

Faye Davis Moore

Faye Davis Moore

Biscoe - Faye Davis Moore, 78, formerly of 180 Tarry Church Road, Star, died Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at Dover Baptist Church, where she was a life member, with Dr. Don Davis officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. She was a...

Dossie Randolph Dunn

Dossie Randolph Dunn

Biscoe - Dossie Randolph "Randy" Dunn, 62, formerly of Cotton Creek Road, died Thursday, June 11, 2015, at FirstHealth Hospice House. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Dover Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Matthew Baker officiating. Mr. Dunn was born in Montgomery County to William Howard and Mitchel Alene Cagle Dunn....

Lonnie Keith Greene

Lonnie Keith Greene

Robbins - Lonnie Keith Greene, 41, Browns Mill Road, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jammie Cockman officiating. Mr. Greene was born in Randolph County. He was a hosiery mill fixer. He is...

Madeline S. Kern

Madeline S. Kern

Star - Madeline Saunders Kern, 93, formerly of Star, died Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living in Candor. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, August 6, 2011, at Leach Cemetery with the Rev. Joseph W. Forbes officiating. Mrs. Kern was born in Montgomery County to Elsie Franklin and Vandelia Parks Saunders. She was...