STAR - Mr. Otha James, 96, formerly of 767 McBride Lumber Road, Star, NC, died Monday, January 13, 2014 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 16, at White Oak Springs Primitive Baptist Church with Elder David Hogan officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. James was born in Stokes...

Mr. Mitchell Ray Beane, Sr., 59, of 1324 Black Ankle Rd. , Star, died Saturday, April 2, 2011 at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, April 4, at Big Oak Church of God, Black Ankle Road, Star, with the Rev. Tim Beck and Rev. Billy Chriscoe officiating. Interment, with military honors provided by Randolph Co....

Ector Britt Kinney, 91, of Star, North Carolina died on Friday, January 30, 2015, at FirstHealth Montgomery in Troy. Born Friday, June 29, 1923, she was the daughter of the late John Gainey Britt and the late Viola Ector Eaton Britt. She was the wife of the late Alfred Kinney. She was a homemaker. Surviving are son, Ronald Kinney, Sr....

Julie Simmons Shepherd, age 43, of 2556 Troy-Candor Road, Candor, died Sunday, August 9, 2009 at Randolph Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, August 12, 2009, at Faith Baptist Church, where she was a member, with Rev. Martin E. Davis officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. She was a native of Montgomery County and...

Robert L. Johnson, 72, died April 12, 2011, with his family by his side in Mt. Gilead, NC. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Friday, April 15, 2011, at Page Memorial UMC with the Rev. Duke C. Lackey and Rev. Kjersti DeVries officiating. Burial will follow in Biscoe Cemetery. Robert was born August 10, 1938, in Hartsville,...

Ruth Brewer Kennedy Star - Ruth Brewer Kennedy, age 81, of 2366 US 220 Alt N, died Friday, August 21, 2009, at her daughter's residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, August 23, 2009, at Dover Baptist Church, where she was a member, with Dr. Don Davis officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. She was...

Virginia Carolyn Williams Futrell, 70, of Candor died on October 24, 2014 at FirstHealth Hospice House following a sudden illness. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Saturday, November 1, at Bensalem Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Mark Carver officiating. Born June 2, 1944 in Pinehurst, NC, she was the daughter of the late James and Geraldine Williams of Candor....

Troy - Rollin Norton, Jr., 88, of 195 Substation Road, died Friday, April 13, 2012, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Big Oak Church of God with the Rev. Tim Beck and Rev. Billy Ray Chriscoe officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. He was born in...

Asheboro - Annie Gardner Davis, 79, of 2001 Lakeview Road, Asheboro, died Sunday, November 03, 2013 at Randolph Hospice House. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, November 5, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Dover Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Davis was born in Montgomery County to Jessie Clyde and Daisy Geneva Thompson Gardner. She...

Eagle Springs - Johnny Clark York, 79, of 7483 NC Hwy 705, died Monday, April 18, 2011, at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Unity Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Warren officiating. Interment will follow with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard in the Tabernacle UMC...

SEAGROVE - Lena Estelle Kennedy Davis, 76, of 1924 Adams Road, Seagrove, died Saturday, January 11, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Davis was born in Randolph County to George and Michie Owens Kennedy. She retired from Clayson Knitting Co., where she was a knitter. She was a member of Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church. Estelle loved her family, enjoyed spending time...

Dunedin, Florida - Carolyn Mease Paty died on November 3, 2013, in Candor, North Carolina. Carolyn was born in Dunedin, Florida on January 8, 1928, daughter of Dr. John Andrew Mease, Jr and Gladys Bowen Mease. She attended Clearwater High School, Florida State College for Women, and graduated from Emory University School of Nursing. In 1953, she married Dr. Philip...

Biscoe - Coy June Spivey, 87, died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clyde Allen officiating. Interment will be in Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Mr. Spivey was...

Eagle Springs - William Domas "Bill" Brewer, 72, of Eagle Springs, passed away on August 30, 2012. He was born in Newport News, Virginia, on September 14, 1939. He graduated from Newport News High School in 1957; the Norfolk College of William and Mary (now Old Dominion University) in 1962; and received an M.A. degree from the University of Virginia...

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...

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,...

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...

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, 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 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...