Obituaries

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

Alvin Lee Hoover

Alvin Lee Hoover

Jan 27, 2016

Eagle Springs - Alvin Lee Hoover, 71, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

No funeral services are planned at this time.

Mr. Hoover was born in Richmond County to Colon and Lillian King Hoover. He was the owner of Hoover's Landscaping Company in Eagle Springs and was a very devoted husband and grandfather for 47 years.

He...

Kavin Leon Bledsoe

Kavin Leon Bledsoe

Jan 27, 2016

Candor - Kavin Leon Bledsoe, 56, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at his home.

No services are planned at this time.

He was born in Butler County, Missouri to Delmar Leon Bledsoe and Betty Jean Brandon Harwood. He was a landscaper.

He is survived by his daughters, Autumn Bedsoe, Erin Bledsoe; sons, Joseph Leon Bledsoe, Mitchell Bledsoe; mother, Betty Jean Brandon Harwood and...

Peggy Parrish Boggs

Peggy Parrish Boggs

Jan 19, 2016

Star - Peggy Parrish Boggs, 57, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at her residence.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, January 25, 2016, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chris Boyd officiating.

The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM.

Mrs. Boggs was born in Davidson County to Vernon Ray...

James Lee McDaniel

James Lee McDaniel

Jan 18, 2016

Star - James Lee McDaniel, 80, died Monday, January 18, 2016, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 21, 2016, at White Oak Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Betsy Soto officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard.

Mr. McDaniel was born in Randolph County to...

Robert Stanford Cagle

Robert Stanford Cagle

Jan 17, 2016

Robert Stanford Cagle, Sr., 69, of Asheboro, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 20, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 216 South Main Street, Star, NC with the Rev. Jim Holder officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery.

Mr. Cagle was born to Colon Max and Anita McKenzie Cagle. He was...

Catherine Moore Harman

Catherine Moore Harman

Jan 16, 2016

Catherine Moore Harman of Candor died January 16, 2016 at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living.

A service to celebrate Mrs. Harman's life will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, January 20, in the original Macedonia Presbyterian Church where she served as pianist and organist for twenty years. In 1959, she moved her letter to the Candor Presbyterian Church where her husband was...

Betty Jean Sams Page

Betty Jean Sams Page

Jan 10, 2016

Seagrove - Betty Jean Sams Page, 79, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016, after a five month long battle with declining health.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church, where she was a faithful member, with the Rev. Andrew Hurlburt and Rev. Tracy Freeman officiating. Burial will follow in the...

Richard Larry Jackson

Richard Larry Jackson

Jan 7, 2016

Biscoe - Richard Larry Jackson, Sr., died Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Stanly Memorial Hospital in Albemarle. He was 73.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, January 10, 2016, at Flint Hill Christian Church in Biscoe with the Rev. Don McCaskill and the Rev. Jamie Sink officiating. Burial to follow in Biscoe Cemetery.

The family will receive friends the...

Annie Wilder Freeman

Annie Wilder Freeman

Jan 6, 2016

Star - Annie Wilder Freeman, 92, died Friday, January 8, 2016, at her daughter's residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, January 11, 2016, at Guiding Light Baptist Church, where she was a charter member, with the Rev. Edwin Moore, Rev. Clyde Allen, and Rev. Gene Davis officiating. Interment will be in Brown's Chapel Christian Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Freeman...

Calvin Royce Hayes

Calvin Royce Hayes

Jan 4, 2016

Seagrove - Calvin Royce Hayes, 59, died Monday, January 4, 2016, at his residence.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Antioch Christian Church with the Rev. Craig Asbill officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Hayes was born in Randolph County to the late Henry Coley and Josephine Ruth Oates Hayes. He...

Joseph Wayne Shuping

Joseph Wayne Shuping

Jan 1, 2016

Biscoe - Joseph Wayne Shuping, 54, died Friday, January 1, 2016, at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jamie Sink officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery.

The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm at the funeral home.

Mr....

James Edward Britt

James Edward Britt

Dec 30, 2015

Biscoe - James Edward "Ed" Britt, 83, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Grady Blakely and Rev. William Hancock officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor...

Lynnie Dunlap Comer

Lynnie Dunlap Comer

Dec 29, 2015

Seagrove - Mrs. Lynnie Dunlap Comer, formerly of Willie Road, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

Lynnie was born in Moore County on February 19, 1923, to Daniel Alexander and Nora Maness Dunlap. She was educated in Moore County, where she graduated from Elise Presbyterian High School in Robbins and Asheboro Commercial College. She became an accountant for Gero Accounting...

Betty Louise Maness Smith

Betty Louise Maness Smith

Dec 27, 2015

Biscoe - Betty Maness Smith, 87, died Friday, November 27, 2015, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Biscoe Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Wall officiating.

Mrs. Smith was born in Montgomery County to Bailey and Lena Suggs Maness and was a homemaker.

In addition to her parents and...

Martin Eli Brewer

Martin Eli Brewer

Dec 24, 2015

Troy - Martin Brewer, age 89, of Lake Tillery, son of Noah Brewer and Nettie Jarrell Brewer, died Thursday, December 24, 2015, after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, December 26, 2015, at New Covenant Church, 199 Alexander Road, Troy, with the Rev. Carl Burrow officiating. Interment will follow in Brown's Chapel Christian Church Cemetery...

James Kenneth Epps

James Kenneth Epps

Dec 22, 2015

Biscoe - James Kenneth Epps, 64, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:30 pm, Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Bethel Church of God, where he was a member, with the Rev. Larry May officiating. Interment will be in Biscoe Cemetery.

Mr. Epps was born in Montgomery County to Leo Marshal Epps, Sr. and Viola...

Shirlie Jean Moore Davis

Shirlie Jean Moore Davis

Dec 12, 2015

Shirlie Jean Moore Davis, 64, of Troy, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital.

Funeral service will be held 4:00 pm Sunday, December 20, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Hubert McLeod and Rev. Clyde Allen officiating.

Ms. Davis was born in Randolph County to Peter Hampton and Essie Mae Hussey Moore. She was a knitter for Clayson...

Myrtie Lee Kennedy Garner

Myrtie Lee Kennedy Garner

Dec 12, 2015

Myrtie Lee Kennedy Garner, 94, of Seagrove, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Autumn Care of Biscoe.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at Union Grove Baptist Church where she was a member, with the Rev. Dr. Ron Chaney officiating. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to service from 2:00 to 3:00 PM...

Terry Lynn Williamson

Terry Lynn Williamson

Dec 5, 2015

Candor - Terry Lynn Williamson, 56, died Saturday, December 5, 2015, at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Big Oak Church of God with the Rev. Chris Boyd officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Williamson was born in Moore County to Howard Junior and Maxine Wiles Hicks Williamson and was...

Ramona Carter Sorenson

Ramona Carter Sorenson

Dec 1, 2015

Biscoe - Ramona Carter Sorenson, 66, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Randolph Hospice House.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jamie Sink officiating.

Mrs. Sorenson was born in Cumberland County to Charles and Evelyn Lamb Carter. She was a sewer with Blackstone Furniture.

In addition to her parents,...