Robert Sechrest
Sep 3, 2026
Robert Lee Sechrest, 83, of Asheboro, died Thursday, September 3, 2026, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Friendship Baptist Church, 2235 Spero Road, Randleman, where he was a member, with Pastor Landon Flinchum and Pastor Ralph Pugh officiating. Entombment will follow at Randolph Memorial Park, with military...
Merrill Fetner Smith
Aug 30, 2026
Merrill Fetner Smith, 80, of Asheboro, NC passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
Merrill was born in Greensboro, NC in 1946 and raised in Asheboro, NC. Her parents, Jack and Elizabeth Austin Fetner managed Asheboro Country Club where Merrill spent summers establishing friendships that would last for decades. Merrill graduated Asheboro High School in 1964 and attended Greensboro College...
Kenneth Richard Lambe
Aug 30, 2026
Kenneth Richard Lambe, 75, of Asheboro, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.
Richard was born on January 31, 1951, in Randolph County, NC, to the late Thomas Franklin Lambe and Velva Merline Culler Lambe. He proudly served his country in the United States Army, where he had the honor of driving for four-star...
Audrey Alexander
Aug 29, 2026
Audrey Faye Hiatt Alexander, 74, of Asheboro, NC, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026, at her home.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1109 McDowell Road, Asheboro, with Bishop Nathan Swensen officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Memorial Gardens, Asheboro.
Born October 23, 1951, in Guilford...
Stella Hall Kearns
Aug 26, 2026
Estella "Stella" Hall Kearns, 79, of Denton, died Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at High Point Medical Center.
A funeral service will be conducted 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 30, 2026, at Foster Street Wesleyan Church, 214 Foster Street, Asheboro, where she attended, with Pastor Charles Moses officiating.
Stella was born on May 2, 1947, in Floyd County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late...
Kevin Fields
Aug 25, 2026
Kevin Blaine Fields, 61, of Seagrove, went home to his Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro, surrounded by his family.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Kevin was born on December 7, 1964, in Norton, Virginia. He worked for many years at Hills Spinning and as a farmhand in Abington,...
Mary Ellen Harris
Aug 23, 2026
On the evening of Sunday, August the 23rd, Mary Ellen Harris slipped upstairs to her heavenly home. She was surrounded by her very loud & loving family.
A celebration of life will be held on September 12, 2026. Please contact the family for further information.
In the weeks leading up to her death, she fought like hell to stay with us, sipping...
Margarita Barrios Flores
Aug 22, 2026
Margarita Barrios Flores
Margarita Barrios Flores, 64, of Randleman, died Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
A funeral mass will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2026, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 512 W. Wainman Avenue, Asheboro, with Father Ramiro Tijerno officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Memorial Gardens.
Margarita was born on March...
Kathy Spaulding
Aug 19, 2026
Kathy LaVerne Debty Spaulding, 66, of Randleman, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Born in Gaston Co., NC, on August 21, 1959, Mrs. Spaulding was the daughter of the late Charles and Audrey Lovingood Debty. She had worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for over 40 years...
Lavon Canoy Needham
Aug 18, 2026
Lavon Nonivee Canoy Needham, 79, of Asheboro, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Randolph Health in Asheboro.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Asbury Baptist Church, 218 Asbury Church Road, Seagrove, NC, where she was a lifetime member, with Preacher Wayne Bryson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Born October 16, 1946,...
Ricky McElreath
Aug 14, 2026
Richard "Ricky" Alvin McElreath, 66, of Asheboro, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2026, at his home.
A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, 908 Albemarle Road, Asheboro, with Mike Jones officiating.
Ricky was born on January 22, 1960, in Randolph County, the son of the late Alvin Buddy McElreath...
Raymond Phillip Jarrell
Aug 13, 2026
Raymond Phillip Jarrell, 74, of Central Falls, died Thursday, August 13, 2026, at Alpine Health and Rehabilitation in Asheboro. He was born on June 19, 1952, in Asheboro, NC, to Helen Opal Hill Jarrell and Raymond Tillman Jarrell.
Phillip attended Grays Chapel School and graduated from Eastern Randolph High School. He was an employee of Burlington Mills in Central Falls until...
Lynn Hamm Pentedemos
Aug 13, 2026
Lynn Ann Hamm Pentedemos, 51, of Sophia, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2026, at her home.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Chad Davis officiating.
Lynn was born on July 25, 1975, in Fort Knox, KY. She enjoyed expressing herself through art, whether it was through arts and...
Gene Routh
Aug 12, 2026
Earnest Eugene “Gene” Routh, age 83, of New Hope Road, Denton, NC, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 12, 2026.
A funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Friendship Baptist Church, Randleman, with Pastor Landon Flinchum and Pastor Ralph Pugh officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery,...
Nancy Bullins Staley
Aug 12, 2026
Nancy Carol Bullins Staley, 79, of Sophia, died Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at her home.
A funeral service will be conducted 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, 908 Albemarle Road, Asheboro with Charles Reeder officiating. Burial will follow at Charlotte Methodist Church Cemetery.
Nancy was born on January 26, 1947, in Randolph County, the daughter of the...
Harold "Tommy" Trogdon, Jr.
Aug 10, 2026
Harold "Tommy" Thomas Trogdon, Jr., 75, of Asheboro, died Monday, August 10, 2026, at his home.
There are no services scheduled at this time.
Tommy was born on January 14, 1951, in Randolph County, the son of the late Harold Trogdon, Sr., and Ola Mae Parris Trogdon. He attended Asheboro High School. He was the owner and operator of Unique Construction before...
Darrell Lee Hicks
Aug 3, 2026
Darrell Lee Hicks, 83, of Franklinville, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2026, at his home.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Born on July 5, 1943, in Randolph County, North Carolina, Darrell was the son of the late Calvin Sylvester Hicks and Callie Mae Kearn Hicks. A hardworking and devoted man, Darrell found his greatest joys in the simple pleasures...
David Jarvis
Jul 31, 2026
David Conrad Jarvis, 65, of Asheboro, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2026, in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 8, 2026. at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Pastor Bryant Madren officiating.
David was born on January 6, 1961 in Winston-Salem, NC. David loved grilling for his family and friends and listening to all...
Sondra Kay Coble
Jul 29, 2026
Sondra Kay Coble, 78, of Little River, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2026.
A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Oaklawn Cemetery, Asheboro, with Pastor Michael Spector officiating.
Born on January 17, 1948, in Asheboro, North Carolina, Sondra lived a life centered on faith, family, and love. She found great joy in...
Jean Nichols
Jul 28, 2026
Jean Elizabeth Bergemann Nichols, 89, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at her home.
A funeral service will be conducted 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 3, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, 908 Albemarle Road, Asheboro, with Charles Reeder officiating. Burial will be at Randolph Memorial Park.
Born in Wilmington, NC on December 28, 1936, Jean was the daughter of Oscar Bergemann...
