Faedene Maness
Sep 14, 2026
Faedene Ragsdale Maness, 96, of Asheboro, died Monday, September 14, 2026, at her home.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 18, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Ken McDowell and Neale Kearns officiating. Burial will follow at Brower's Chapel Road Cemetery, Asheboro.
Mrs. Maness was born on February 2, 1930, in Randolph County, NC, and was...
Tena Stone
Sep 11, 2026
Tena Renae Merrill Stone, 69, of New London, NC, died Friday, September 11, 2026, at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro.
A celebration of life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, September 18, 2026, at Crestview Wesleyan Church, Asheboro, with Pastor Jam Patterson officiating. Please dress casual as Tena would prefer.
Born on February 28, 1957, in Thomasville, NC, Mrs. Stone was...
Inez Kennedy Carter
Sep 11, 2026
Inez Kennedy Carter, 81, of Asheboro, passed away Friday, September 11, 2026, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Central Carolina Community Church (C4), 1128 N. Fayetteville St., Asheboro, where Inez attended, with Pastor Ed Arroyo officiating. A burial will be held at a Randolph Memorial Park.
Inez...
Robert Franklin Luther
Sep 11, 2026
Robert "Bobby" Franklin Luther, 90, of Seagrove, passed away Friday, September 11, 2026, at his home.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at Why Not Wesleyan Church, 1402 NC Highway 705 East, Seagrove, with Rev. Darrell Rabon officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Robert was born on September 16, 1935, in Montgomery County,...
Donna Hilliard
Sep 9, 2026
Donna Kay Jenkins Hilliard, 85, of Asheboro, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC.
She was born on May 26, 1941, in Forsyth County, the daughter of Hiram L. and Ethel Williams Jenkins. She moved to Randolph County with her parents at an early age.
Donna is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, Ray...
Stephen K. Routh
Sep 5, 2026
Stephen Kinsley Routh, 78, of Franklinville, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2026, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home, with Dr. Jody Harrison officiating, with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard.
Born December 24, 1947, in Randolph Co., NC, Mr. Routh...
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...
Boyce Linder
Sep 2, 2026
It is with heavy hearts and profound gratitude for a life fully lived that we announce the passing of Boyce, affectionately known to many as “Brother”, who left us on September 2, 2026, at the age of 66.
Boyce was a force of nature—a man whose wild spirit, fierce loyalty, and boundless energy left an indelible mark on everyone fortunate enough...
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...
