Obituaries

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

Vernon Curtis Comer

Vernon Curtis Comer

Seagrove - Vernon Curtis Comer, 77, of 264 Shady Curve Road, died Sunday, February 20, 2011, at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Myers and Rev. Arnold Comer officiating. Interment will be in Grace Baptist Temple Church Cemetery. Mr. Comer was born in...

Lovella McNeill Spivey

Lovella McNeill Spivey

Lovella McNeill Spivey, 84, of Seagrove died Sunday, November 9, 2014 at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 11, at Victory Baptist Church in Seagrove with the Rev. Dr. Charles R. Fleshman officiating. Interment will be in Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Spivey was born in Alamance County to Vernon T. and Fairy...

William Elmer Sanders

William Elmer Sanders

Robbins - William Elmer Sanders, 83, of Ray Road, died Sunday, September 13, 2015, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM, Sunday, September 20, 2015, at Brown's Chapel Christian Church Cemetery with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. He is survived by his son, William Patrick Sanders, of...

Jesse Blaine McCaskill

Jesse Blaine McCaskill

Jesse Blaine McCaskill, age 85, of 917 McCaskill Road, Biscoe, died at his residence on March 28, 2009. Funeral will be held on Tuesday, March 31, at 2:00 pm at Macedonia Presbyterian Church, Candor, with the Rev. Mark Fisher officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. McCaskill was born in Montgomery County to Warnice Blaine...

Mary Grace Owenby Massey

Mary Grace Owenby Massey

Star - Mary Grace Owenby Massey, 88, died Friday, August 30, 2013, at Baaseiah Family Care Home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, September 1, 2013, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Neal Parsons officiating. Mrs. Massey was a native of Edneyville, born to Zebulon and Lena Brown Owenby on June 12, 1925. She...

Doris Lee Needham VanHoy

Doris Lee Needham VanHoy

TROY - Mrs. Doris Lee Needham VanHoy, 84, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014 at her home in Troy. A graveside service will be held Monday, July 28, at 2:00 pm at Southside Cemetery in Troy with Elder David Hogan officiating. Mrs. VanHoy was born November 2, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Houston...

Oliver Max Dunlap

Oliver Max Dunlap

Oliver "Max" Dunlap, 82, passed away on May 24, 2013 at FirstHealth Moore Regional. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, May 27, at Bascom Chapel United Methodist Church where his body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Officiating will be the Rev. Kjersti DeVries Lockhart. Burial will be in the church cemetery with masonic...

Naomi Lucas Nichols

Naomi Lucas Nichols

STAR - Naomi L. Nichols, 93, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at North Pointe Assisted Living in Asheboro. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesady, June 18, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with Elder John Wingfield officiating. Interment will be in Suggs Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 1971 Ether Rd., Star. Mrs. Nichols was born January 26,...

Eron Odessa Campbell Sanders

Eron Odessa Campbell Sanders

Eron Odessa Campbell Sanders, age 89, of Biscoe, N.C., died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm, Monday, April 27, at Community Baptist Church, Currie Road, Candor, with the Rev. Fred Richardson and Rev. Jimmy Shirlen officiating. Interment will be in McCallum Family Cemetery, McCallum Road, Candor. Mrs. Sanders was a native...

Sara Floydette Lindsey Decker

Sara Floydette Lindsey Decker

Mt. Gilead - Sara Floydette Lindsey Decker, 57, of 155 Forest Hill Village Road, died Sunday, January 23, 2011, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Brewer officiating. She was a native of Broome County, NY. She was predeceased by her father,...

Daniel Thomas Davis

Daniel Thomas Davis

Star - Daniel Thomas Davis, 32, of Star, died Friday, January 13, 2012, at McBride Lumber Company in Star. Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, January 17, at Leach Cemetery, Dameron Street, with the Rev. Clyde Allen officiating. Daniel was a native of Montgomery County and was an employee of McBride Lumber Company. Surviving are his father,...

Betty Graves Singleton

Betty Graves Singleton

Betty Graves Singleton, 80, of Millboro Road, Franklinville, NC went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 14, 2014, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Frank Graves and Donnah Graves of Randolph County. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 17, at Big Oak Church of God with Rev. Chris Boyd...

Almeda Thomas Nall

Almeda Thomas Nall

Star - Almeda Thomas Nall, 94, formerly of Star, died Monday, February 6, 2012, at White Oak Manor in Burlington. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charlie Nall officiating. Interment will be in Leach Cemetery. Mrs. Nall was born in Anson County to B. A. and...

Sue Garner Lemonds

Sue Garner Lemonds

Biscoe - Sue Garner Lemonds, age 56, of 248 Freeman Drive, died Monday, June 15, 2009, at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at Crossroads Baptist Church, where she was a member, with Rev. Mike E. Holyfield officiating. Interment will be in Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Lemonds was born in Moore...

Elizabeth Shamburger

Elizabeth Shamburger

Miss Elizabeth Shamburger, age 96, of 1719 Madison Avenue, Greensboro, NC died Friday, April 3, at her residence. A memorial service will be held Monday, April 6, at 11:00 am, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend David Foushee officiating. Miss Shamburger was the youngest of four daughters of Dr. John Shamburger and Christian Leach Shamburger. She graduated from...

John Robert Boothe

John Robert Boothe

Mt. Gilead - John Robert Boothe, 86, of 228 Chip Road, died Friday, September 20, 2013, at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm Saturday, September 28, at the Montgomery County Airport, 262 Airport Road, Star, NC. Military rites will be conducted by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Dinner will follow at Martha's...

William Burnett Newman

William Burnett Newman

Bill Newman Greensboro - William Burnett "Bill" Newman passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital surrounded by his family who loved him dearly. He fought a long and courageous battle with cancer and a heart attack. Funeral service will be held at Hanes Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel on Friday, June 19, 2009, at 3:00 PM with...

Nancy Davis Greene

Nancy Davis Greene

Star - Nancy Davis Greene, 74, of 737 Dover Road, died Monday, November 11, 2013, at Randolph Hospice House. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 14, 2013, at Dover Baptist Church, where she was a faithful member, with the Rev. Patrick Robertson officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Greene was born in Montgomery...

Bobby Gene Williams

Bobby Gene Williams

Star - Bobby Gene Williams, 83, of Smith Street, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, January 9, 2015, at Ether United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Kay Boone officiating. Mr. Williams was born in Montgomery County to Lester T. and Myrtie Brown Williams. He was a veteran...

Boyd Andrew Maness

Boyd Andrew Maness

Boyd A. Maness Eagle Springs - Boyd Andrew Maness, age 54, of 3595 Bensalem Church Road, died Monday, February 16, 2009, at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at Big Oak Christian Church with the Rev. Roger Rife officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Maness was born in Moore...