Recent Obituaries from Star and Montgomery County, NC and Surrounding Areas
Solomon L. Parsons
Biscoe - Solomon Lankester (S.L.) Parsons , age 86, of Pine Street, died Sunday, April 10, 2011, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. A memorial service honoring the life of Mr. Parsons will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Bensalem Presbyterian Church in Eagle Springs. The interment ceremony will take place at Eagle Springs Cemetery immediately...
Martha Ann McAlister
Miss Martha Ann McAlister, 70, departed this life to enter her eternal home on July 15, 2013. Martha grew up on the McAlister farm between Biscoe and Star, NC. She was born, as the youngest of eight children, to Ezra Eugene McAlister and wife, Minnie Blanche Maness McAlister. After high school, she graduated from Rowan School of Nursing. Growing up,...
Morris Ray Odom
Star - Morris Ray Odom, 62, of Williamson Road, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at Randolph Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM, Sunday, November 9, 2014, at Big Oak Church of God Cemetery with the Rev. Billy Ray Chriscoe and Rev. Chris Boyd officiating. Mr. Odom was born in Montgomery County to Clarence M. and Zella...
Elbert Jean Phillips
Troy - Elbert Jean Phillips, Sr., passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, March 12, 2012, at Southside Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. David Speering officiating with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Mr. Phillips was born in Moore County...
Roy Lee Lucas
Roy Lee Lucas, 78, formerly of 330 Brewer Street, Star, died October 29, 2010 in Hillside Nursing Center, Wake Forest, NC. Funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 2, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kay Boone officiating. Burial will follow in Lucas Family Cemetery, 3302 Cox Mill Road, Asheboro, NC. Mr. Lucas was born in...
Myra McCaskill Maness
Myra M. Maness Biscoe - Myra McCaskill Maness, age 57, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 31, 2009, at Macedonia Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Mark Fisher and the Rev. Anne R. Beach officiating. Burial will follow in Biscoe Cemetery. Mrs. Maness was born in Montgomery...
Joseph Thomas Dunn
Star - Joseph Thomas Dunn, 68, of Black Ankle Road,died Thursday, October 8, 2015. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM, Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Big Oak Church of God with the Rev. Chris Boyd and Rev. Billy Ray Chriscoe officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Dunn was born in Montgomery County to Charlie Lee...
Rosa Ethel Comer
Asheboro - Rosa Ethel Comer, age 95, formerly of Seagrove, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Woodland Hills Health Care & Rehabilitation Center. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, March 12, 2010, at Union Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Johnny Henderson and Dr. Ron Chaney officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. She was a...
Chester Travis Lewis
Chester T. Lewis Biscoe - Chester Travis Lewis, age 69, of 358 Auman Road, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at Stanly Regional Medical Center in Albemarle. Graveside Service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2009, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Clyde Allen, the Rev. Stephen Burrow, and Carl Burrow officiating. He was a native...
Mary Ethel Allen Hill Hogan
Mary A. Hogan Star - Mary Ethel Allen Hill Hogan, 89, of 2374 Ether Road, died Thursday, April 9, 2009, at her residence. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Freeman officiating. Burial will be at Shady Grove Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Hogan was born in Montgomery...
Nora Upton Mabe
Seagrove - Nora Upton Mabe, age 91, formerly of 205 Davis Road, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 2, 2010, at Dover Baptist Church, where she was a member, with Dr. Don Davis and the Rev. Boyd Byerly officiating. Interment will be in the church...
Faye George Garner
Faye George Garner, 61, of 1149 Post Office Road, Biscoe, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Carolinas Medical Center NorthEast. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, November 20, at Southside Baptist Church in Biscoe with Dr. Bruce Dickerson officiating. Mrs. Garner was a native of Montgomery County born to Willie and Margaret Elma Yates George. Surviving...
Mabel Kennedy Grey
Mrs. Mabel Kennedy Grey, 84, of 206 Emerywood Drive, Biscoe, died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, February 13, at Page Memorial United Methodist Church in Biscoe with the Rev. Kjersti DeVries officiating. Interment will follow in Biscoe Cemetery. Mrs. Grey was born in Montgomery County to...
Marcus Lee Lynthacum
Marcus L. Lynthacum Biscoe - Marcus Lee Lynthacum, age 36, of 106 Arthur Drive, died Saturday, February 21, 2009, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at Southside Cemetery in Troy, with the Rev. William Arnold Sanders officiating. He was a native of Lee County and was a...
Jimmy Richard Sheffield
Jimmy Richard Sheffield, 65, formerly of Ether, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. A graveside service will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, May 19, at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jackson Springs with the Rev. Martin Davis officiating. The family will receive friends at the gravesite. Mr. Sheffield was born in Moore County to Noah...
Charlie Sherrell Brooks
Biscoe - Charlie Sherrell Brooks, 88, of 458 Coggins Road, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 20, 2012, at Biscoe Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Shirlen officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. He was born in Guilford County to George...
Deborah Diane Tysinger Coggins
Asheboro - Deborah Diane Tysinger Coggins, 56, of 326 Back Creek Terrace, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at Randolph Hospice House. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 11, 2012, at Leach Cemetery in Star. She was born in Moore County to James Robert and Margaret Lucille McIntosh Tysinger and was a homemaker. She enjoyed her dogs,...
Robert Leach Asbill
Boone - Robert Leach "R.L." Asbill, Jr., 62, of 309 Roxanna Street, formerly of Biscoe, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Page Memorial UMC in Biscoe with the Rev. Lacy V. Frye officiating. Mr. Asbill was born in Moore County to...
Junie Whisnant Gadd
Biscoe - Junie Whisnant Gadd, 85, of Griffin Farm Road, died Monday, August 4, 2014, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM, Thursday, August 7, 2014, at Leach Cemetery with the Rev. Don McCaskill officiating. Mrs. Gadd was born in Avery County to Tillman and Adell Navy Whisnant. She was a former seamstress...
Doris Hooker Morgan
Asheboro - Doris Jacqueline Hooker Morgan, 75, of 150 Bennett Farm Road, died Monday, January 31, 2011, at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, February 3, 2011, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Moore officiating. Interment will be in New Hope Memorial Gardens. She was a native of Altavista, VA and was...