Recent Obituaries from Star and Montgomery County, NC and Surrounding Areas
Clayton James
Mr. Clayton James, 92, of 217 Auman Rd., Biscoe, died Sunday, January 8, 2012 at First Health Hospice House of Pinehurst. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM, Tuesday, January 10, at First Baptist Church, Biscoe, where he was a member, with the Rev. Larry Wilson officiating. Interment will be in Britt-Deaton Cemetery, Auman Road, Biscoe. Mr. James was...
John Edward McNeill
Seagrove - John Edward McNeill, 71, of Union Grove Church Road, died Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at Wake Forest Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Union Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ron Chaney and the Rev. Howard Moffitt officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr....
Mary Elaine Cockman
Mrs. Mary Elaine Cockman, 79, of 202 Alma Drive, Star, died Friday, August 31, 2012 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, September 3, at Biscoe Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Phillips officiating. She was a native of Montgomery County born to Howard Taft and Alma Haywood Maness. She worked in the hosiery...
Ruth Stout Burgess
Ruth Stout Burgess, 85, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Randolph Hospice House. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Star United Methodist Church with the Rev. Barry Morris officiating. Interment will follow in Whynot Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service in the fellowship hall of the church from...
Graham Scott Powers
Graham Scott Powers, 43, of Quail Trail Road, Norwood, died Sunday, September 1, 2013. The family will receive friends from 4:00-6:00 pm, Wednesday, September 4, Phillips Funeral Home. No service is planned. Survivors are Mother: Judy Powers, Biscoe, NC Father: William "Bill" Graham Powers, Norwood, NC Step-mother: Pamela Stout Powers, Norwood, NC Three Brothers: Robert "Bobby" Christopher Powers, Mt. Gilead,...
Clara Belle Lassiter
Star - Clara Belle Lassiter died Monday, August 4, 2014, at Sandy Ridge Memory Care. A private service was held Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at Star Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Lassiter was a native of Montgomery County born to the late George Dewey and Dora Allen Dunn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Herbert Lassiter and brother,...
Doris Jane Campbell Coble
Seagrove - Doris Jane Campbell Coble, 79, of 6328 Union Grove Church Road, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Trinity Wesleyan Church with the Rev. George Simmons officiating. Mrs. Coble was born in Richmond County to Hubert Clifton and Mary Jane Morris...
Frances Maness Higdon
Star - Frances Maness Higdon, 77, of 115 Alma Drive, died Sunday, October 20, 2013, at FirstHealth Hospice House. Graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM, Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at Biscoe Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Phillips officiating. Ms. Higdon was born in Montgomery County to Howard Taft and Alma Haywood Maness. She was a former manager of...
Clarence Ira Auman
Mr. Clarence Ira Auman, 87, formerly of Seagrove, NC, died Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, December 31, at Union Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ron Chaney officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Randolph County, Mr. Auman was born December 21,...
Lelia B. Asbill
Lelia B. Asbill Biscoe - Lelia Blake Asbill, age 84, of 512 Aileen Avenue, died Monday, March 9, 2009, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at Biscoe Presbyterian Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Anne R. Beach officiating. Burial will follow in Biscoe Cemetery....
Sherry Lynn Latham Sheffield
Robbins - Sherry Lynn Latham Sheffield, 46, of Plank Road, died Monday, January 5, 2015, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, January 9, 2015, at Forks of Little River Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Sheffield was born in Moore County to Earl and Lois Louise Overton Latham. She was a homemaker and...
Danny Ray Greene
Star - Danny Ray Greene, 31, of 3956 Spies Road, died Thursday, January 6, 2011. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 9, 2011, at Guiding Light Baptist Church with the Rev. Clyde Allen and Rev. Bucky Davis officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00...
Fred Rudolph Richardson
Eagle Springs -- Rev. Fred Rudolph Richardson age 90, died peacefully December 24, 2013, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral service will be Saturday, December 28, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Community Baptist Church, 1045 Currie Road, Candor, NC. Burial will be at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery, 3925 Old Carthage Road, Carthage, NC. He was born in...
James Lee Maness
Robbins - James Lee "Buck" Maness, 72, of 433 Hussey Road, died Thursday, August 25, 2011, at Morrison Manor in Laurinburg. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 PM, Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Stalnaker officiating. He was born in Montgomery County to Dave and Mattie Troublefield Maness and was...
Clinton Harley Allen
Star - Clinton Harley Allen, 70, of 164 Ervin Drive, died Thursday, October 11, 2012, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, October 15, 2012, at Guiding Light Baptist Church with the Rev. Clyde Allen officiating. Mr. Allen was born in Montgomery County to Ervin Harley and Bertie Dunn Allen. He was...
Lucille Owens Freeman
Mrs. Lucille Owens Freeman, 83, of 123 Freeman Rd., Star, died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at her residence. A memorial service will be planned at a later date. Mrs. Freeman was born in Randolph County to Aster and Laura Belle Owens. She worked in the hosiery industry as a pairer. Surviving are Two Sons: Charles Freeman, Star, NC Jerry Don...
Billy Eugene Davis
Eagle Springs - Billy Eugene Davis, 49, of 9875 Hwy 705 S, died Friday, October 14, 2011, at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, October 16, 2011, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Junior Davis officiating. Interment will be in Dover Baptist Church Cemetery. He was a native of Randolph County and was...
Joyce Everette Barnes
Biscoe - Joyce Everette Barnes, 67, of 2363 NC Hwy 24/27 E, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at her residence. Graveside service will be held at 3:30 PM, Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Barnes Family Cemetery in Fairmont. She was born in Bladen County to Danny and Ola Mae Mears Everette. She is survived by her son, Jeff Barnes, of...
Jerry Don Reynolds
Jerry Don Reynolds, age 76, of 3016 US Hwy 220 Alt, Seagrove, died Monday, January 4, 2010, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 7, 2010, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clyde Allen officiating. Interment will be in Leach Cemetery, Dameron Street, Star. Mr. Reynolds was born in Montgomery County to...
Allie Mae Saunders O'Quinn
Star - Allie Mae Saunders O'Quinn, 88, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, while at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Mrs. O'Quinn was a Montgomery County resident and had lived in Star for almost 70 years. For the past three months, she had been in rehab at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Mrs. O'Quinn was the Food Service Director at...