Recent Obituaries from Star and Montgomery County, NC and Surrounding Areas
John T. Davis
Star - John T. Davis, 73, passed away on Monday, January, 18, 2010, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. He was born on July 9, 1936, in Moore County, NC, to Albert T. and Ruby Cooper Davis. He graduated from Star High School in 1954 and entered the United States Navy. He served a total of 20 years...
Marion Stephenson Bridgers
Biscoe - Marion Stephenson Bridgers, 98, of 143 Martin Road, formerly of Jackson, NC, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral service will be held at 2 PM Saturday, August 25, 2012, at Jackson Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob Johnson, Rev. Billy Howell, and Rev. Warren Heitzenrater officiating. Interment will be in Jackson Cemetery. The...
Bessie Allen Morgan
Eagle Springs - Bessie Maude Allen Morgan, age 83, of 15368 NC Hwy 24/27, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at her residence.. Funeral will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 3, 2009, at Robbins Bible Methodist Church, where she was a member, with Rev. Brother Earl Newton and Rev. Ben Stowe officiating. Interment will be in Browns Chapel Christian...
Joey Brewer
Mrs. Joey Brewer, 68 of Gainesville, Georgia died Sunday July 3, 2011 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Joey is a graduate of Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina with a degree in Business. Following graduation she taught Business at Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia for three years before accepting a Graduate Assistantship in Guidance and Counseling at West...
Ruth Whitley Lyerly
Ruth W. Lyerly Biscoe - Ruth Whitley Lyerly, age 91, of 520 E. Main Street, died Saturday, December 27, 2008, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 29, 2008, at Biscoe Cemetery with the Rev. Pam Watkins officiating. Mrs. Lyerly was born in Rowan County to the late Eugene and...
Billy Don Sheffield
Star - Billy Don Sheffield, 79, of 225 Kanoy Street, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 31, 2013, at New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Davis officiating. Interment will be in the Old New Hope Cemetery. Mr. Sheffield was born in Montgomery County to...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, 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
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, 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, 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
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
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
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...