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Asheboro, NC Obituaries

Cicero Vance Williams

Cicero Vance Williams

Oct 21, 2025

Cicero Vance Williams, 95, of Seagrove, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Pleasant Hill Community Church, Seagrove, with Pastor Ted Beane officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Born on October 28, 1929, in Randolph County, NC, Vance was the son...

Stephen Paul Ridgill

Stephen Paul Ridgill

Oct 19, 2025

Stephen Paul Ridgill (“Pa”, “Big Steve”, “anything but late for dinner”), devoted husband, legendary dad, doting grandfather, and friend to everyone, passed away on Sunday, October 19th at the age of 72, surrounded by the family he loved fiercely and unconditionally.Steve spent the last three and a half years bravely battling aggressive stage 4 cancer. He amazed doctors, bewildered nurses,...

Esther M. Lynch

Esther M. Lynch

Oct 18, 2025

Esther M. Lynch, age 98, beloved mother and grandmother, departed this life, Saturday evening, October 18, 2025, at her residence.

She was born on October 17, 1927, in Chatham County, NC, a daughter of the late James Maness and Dossie Williamson Hill.

She was a resident of Randolph County of over 70 years. She was retired from Klopman Mills/Gayley & Lord, with...

Martha Sue McCoy

Martha Sue McCoy

Oct 18, 2025

Martha Sue Harris McCoy, 77, of Asheboro, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Terra Bella Asheboro in Asheboro.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Boyd Byerly officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Martha was born on May 1, 1948, in Randolph County, the daughter of the...

George A. Spencer

George A. Spencer

Oct 17, 2025

George Andrew Spencer, 79, of Asheboro, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lois Johnson officiating.

Born in Randolph County, NC on January 17, 1946, George was the son of the late Clinton Cassidy and Josephine Spencer...

Patsy Carter Riggleman

Patsy Carter Riggleman

Oct 17, 2025

Patsy Ann Carter Riggleman, 85, of Asheboro, passed away Friday, October 17, 2025, at Randolph Health in Asheboro.

There are no services scheduled at this time.

Patsy was born on July 12, 1940, in Monroe Co., GA, the daughter of the late William Alva Carter and Curtis Cleo Criswell Carter. She retired from Otho Williams Buick in Suitland, MD. She was an...

Linda Ritter

Linda Ritter

Oct 16, 2025

Linda Carol Hill Ritter, 78, of Asheboro, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2025 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 20, 2025, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Rev. Terry Bailey officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Memorial Gardens.

Linda was born on June 3, 1947, in Randolph County,...

Earnest Reitzel

Earnest Reitzel

Oct 14, 2025

Earnest "Corky" Eugene Reitzel, 46, of Randleman, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Monday, October 20, 2025, at the Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kevin Rollins and Preacher Jimmy Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow at Allred Family Cemetery, 3488 Bethany Church Road, Franklinville, NC...

Rev. Edward Anderson, Jr.

Rev. Edward Anderson, Jr.

Oct 13, 2025

Rev. Edward Anderson, Jr., 95, of Asheboro, passed away October 13, 2025, at Cross Road Retirement Community.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Ridge Funeral Home, with Rev. Matt Gunter officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Born in Surry County on March 1, 1930, to the late Edward Anderson Sr. and Roxie...

Tammy Thompson Brigman

Tammy Thompson Brigman

Oct 8, 2025

Tammy Darlene Haithcock Thompson Brigman, 59, of Asheboro, died Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at her home.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1:15 p.m., Monday, October 13, 2025, at Big Oak Church of God Cemetery, Star, with Pastor William Willard officiating.

Born on September 20, 1966, in Randolph County, NC, Tammy was the daughter of the late Bobby Anderson Haithcock and...

Marianne Miller Aitken

Marianne Miller Aitken

Oct 6, 2025

Marianne Miller Aitken, 84, of Asheboro, passed away Monday, October 6, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church in Asheboro with Rev. Brian K. Rummage officiating.

Born to the late Robert and Katherine Miller on July 11, 1941 in Mansfield, Ohio, Marianne moved to North Carolina in...

Scott Jackson

Scott Jackson

Oct 6, 2025

Graham Scott Jackson, 55, of Sophia, passed away Monday, October 6, 2025 at High Point Medical Center in High Point.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Balfour Baptist Church, Asheboro, with Pastors Mark Wilburn, Brian Pierce and Gary Jones officiating.

Scott was Born in Asheboro, NC on December 10, 1969, the son of Walter and...

Robert "Bob" Syriac

Robert "Bob" Syriac

Oct 6, 2025

Robert "Bob" William Syriac, 74, of Asheboro, passed away Monday, October 6, 2025, at his home.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Bob was born on December 28, 1950, in Springfield, MA, the son of the late William and Dorothy Syriac. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed baseball and football. Bob had his own radio show and would do...

Patsy Barnes

Patsy Barnes

Oct 6, 2025

Patsy Floyd Barnes, 80, of Asheboro, passed away on October 6, 2025, at her home.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 11, 2025, in the Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Brian Faircloth officiating. Burial will follow at Back Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery.

Born on August 2, 1945, in Guilford County, NC, Patsy was the daughter of...

Sean Michael Jackson

Sean Michael Jackson

Oct 4, 2025

Sean Michael Jackson, 57, of Randleman, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 4, 2025, at his home after a long three year battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Rev. Bill Harwell officiating. Burial will follow at Country Holiness Cemetery.

Sean was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, on...

Cathy Schober-Briles

Cathy Schober-Briles

Oct 3, 2025

Cathy Sharon Brower Schober-Briles, 73, of Trinity, passed away Friday, October 3, 2025, at her home.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 10, 2025, with Pastor Norman Weeks officiating.

Cathy was born on September 9, 1952, in Annapolis, Maryland. Blessed with an entrepreneurial spirit, Cathy went on to own and operate several businesses throughout her lifetime....

Michael W. Roberts

Michael W. Roberts

Oct 2, 2025

Michael Wang Roberts, 74, of Pleasant Garden, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2025, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Asheboro, where he was a member with Fr. John Campbell officiating.

A native of Cassadaga, NY, Mr. Roberts was a born February...

Tex Hoover

Tex Hoover

Sep 29, 2025

Samuel Tex Hoover of Randleman, age 70, passed away on Monday, September 29th, 2025, surrounded by his loving family at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, NC.

He liked and went by his middle name Tex. He spent most of his career in the kitchen. First at the Golden Waffle in Asheboro, and later he got to have the experience of owning his...

Danny Simmons

Danny Simmons

Sep 26, 2025

Danny Lynn Simmons, 87, of Asheboro, died Friday, September 26, 2025, at the NC State Veterans Home in Salisbury.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 3, 2025, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Rev. Wyatt Hoogkamp officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard.

Born on November...

Dean Huffman

Dean Huffman

Sep 25, 2025

Ronald “Dean” Huffman, 90, of Asheboro, passed away Thursday September 25, 2025, at Randolph Health.

Dean was born in High Point, NC, on October 21, 1934, the son of the late Arlie May Huffman, Sr., and Alma Georgia Caviness Huffman. After working for C. W. Henley. Dean enlisted in the U.S. Army and was station at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Dean left...

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