Laverne Brown Yarborough

LaVerne Brown Yarborough, 85, of Asheboro, died Thursday, July 6, 2023, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 12, 202, at Randolph Memorial Park, Asheboro, with Rev. Shane Smith. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery.

Born on December 17, 1937, in Randolph County, NC; LaVerne was the daughter of the late Rev. James Avery Brown and Dora Lee Hayes Brown. She retired from Oak Farms and attended West Asheboro Baptist Church. LaVerne loved gardening and taking care of plants, being a Memaw and Elvis Presley.

In addition to her parents, LaVerne was preceded in death by her husband, James "J.D." Yarborough, Sr.; sister, Jean Hall; and brother, Harold "Whitey" Brown.

Survivors: are her sons, J. Donald "Don" Yarborough, Jr. and wife, Tammy of Asheboro, Anthony Mark Yarborough of Randleman; sisters, Ometa Brown Kenan and husband Bill, Shirley Brown Owen; and grandchildren, Jason, Jamie and Jeremiah Yarborough.

Memorials may be made to the charily of the donor's choice.