Obituaries

Oct 31, 2023

Frances Evelyn Carrick Anderson, 82, of Randleman, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at Asheboro Rehab and Health Care Center in Asheboro.

Graveside services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 3, 2023, at Oaklawn Cemetery, Asheboro, with Pastor Jim Honeycutt officiating.

Born November 5, 1940, in Davidson Co., NC, Mrs....

Oct 31, 2023

Myrtle Launa Hendrick Thompson Hale, 82, of Franklinville, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Born January 19, 1941, in Logan Co., WV, Mrs. Hale was the daughter of the late Cody and Mary Hall Hendrick. She loved...

Oct 28, 2023

Jimmy Dale Krizan, 82, of Asheboro, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Randolph Health in Asheboro.

No services are planned at this time.

Born July 9, 1941, in East Chicago, IN, Mr. Krizan was the son of the late Albert and Lena Beck Krizan. He was a member of Parks...

Oct 27, 2023

Ricky Edward Baum, 60, of Asheboro, died Friday, October 27, 2023, at his home.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 2, 2023, at the Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Mike Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.

Ricky was born in...

Oct 23, 2023

Betty Ruth Blevins Sykes, 95, of Asheboro, died Monday, October 23, 2023, at Brookdale of Asheboro.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 27, 2023, at West Bend United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with Pastor Rick Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park.

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Oct 22, 2023

William Ray McDonald, 79, of Greenville, died Sunday, October 22, 2023, at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Neighbors Grove Wesleyan Church, Asheboro, with Rev. Wyatt Hoogkamp and Rev. Todd McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park with military...

Oct 22, 2023

Sandra Mae Donald, 79, of Asheboro, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC surrounded by her loving husband and family.

Sandra was the daughter of the late Lloyd Austin and Mary Frances Shaw and a graduate of Junius H. Rose High School in Greenville, North Carolina. She worked with...

Oct 18, 2023

Louise Miller Spencer Honeycutt, 82, of Asheboro, died Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at Randolph Health in Asheboro.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Poindexter officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park.

Louise was born on February...

Oct 18, 2023

Lynda Marie Smith de Friess Widholm, 92, of Asheboro, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at Randolph Health in Asheboro.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 22, 2023, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lynda Ferguson and Rev. George Roberson officiating. The burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday,...

Oct 14, 2023

Janette Brinkley Browder, 90, of Asheboro, passed away, Saturday, October 14, 2023.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 20, 2023 at 11:00 am, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Asheboro, with Bishop Daryl Alexander officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park.

Born in Surry...

Oct 12, 2023

On February 21, 1974, Scott Anthony Hunter was born to Veronica Kay Hunter and William A. Lemke. Scott was born in Camden, New Jersey and he moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia with his family in 1980. He then moved to Maryland for a year, before returning to Virginia Beach. He continued to live in the Hampton Roads area until...

Oct 10, 2023

Becky Jane Garner Powers, 79, of Denton, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at her residence.

Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 12, 2023, at High Pine Wesleyan Church Cemetery, Asheboro, with Worth Garner officiating.

Born March 12, 1944, in Davidson Co., NC, Mrs. Powers was the...

Oct 10, 2023

Patty Jean Newsome Flinchum, 68, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at Randolph Health in Asheboro.

Memorial services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 14, 2023, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Rev. William Willard and Rev. David Casey Motley officiating.

Born November 16, 1954, in Forsyth...

Oct 10, 2023

Rabon Douglas Sellers, 78, of Troy, passed Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 14, 2023, at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, with Rev. Brian Faircloth officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Sellers was born...

Oct 7, 2023

James Edward Gardner, Jr., surrounded by family, passed away peacefully at the age of 81. Jim was born and raised in Suffolk, VA, and was preceded in death by his father, James Edward Gardner, his mother Elizabeth Barnes Gardner, and his sister, Camilla Carroll Levien. He grew up on his family’s farm, where they raised cows, hogs, chickens, and...

Oct 6, 2023

Ricky Dale Busick, 65, of Asheboro, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 6, 2023.

Ricky grew up in Browns Summit, NC, but made Asheboro his home when he met his wife, Barbara. He started his own business, "A Cut Above Landscape" in 1991. He continued to work until health issues forced him to retire. Growing up...

Oct 6, 2023

Colon Eugene "Bluegene" Graves, 74, of Asheboro, died Friday, October 6, 2023, at his home.

Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 13, 2023, at Big Oak Church of God, Star, with Pastor Darrell Wright and Rev. Tommy Brown officiating.

Born in Randolph County, NC, on April 12,...

Oct 3, 2023

Mary Lynn Stines Rogers, 63, of Randleman, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at Randolph Health in Asheboro.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at Ridge Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Asheboro. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 12, 2023, at...

Oct 2, 2023

Robert Conley Moore, Jr., 70, of Franklinville, died Monday, October 2, 2023 at his home.

A graveside service will be conducted 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at Pleasant Union Community Church Cemetery, Denton.

Robert was born on February 18, 1953, in Guilford County. He worked for Honeywell Medical Division. Robert...

Sep 25, 2023

Bobby Lawrence Moffitt, 75, of Asheboro, passed away peacefully Monday, September 25, 2023 at his home with his loving wife and son by his side.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 29, 2023, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Jimmy Hill officiating.

Lawrence was born...