Obituaries

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...

Sep 24, 2023

Rodney Eric Sparks, 39, of Asheboro, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Jon Shook officiating.

Eric was born September 23, 1984, in Randolph County, NC. He...

Sep 18, 2023

Frances Lee Pierce Tesh, 94, of Asheboro, passed away Monday, September 18, 2023 at Universal Healthcare in Ramseur.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Bryant Madren officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery.

Mrs. Tesh was born July...

Sep 16, 2023

Jack Cranford Nance, 97, of Asheboro, died Saturday, September 16, 2023 at his home.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at First United Methodist Church, where he was a member, with Rev. Lynda Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by The...

Sep 16, 2023

James Mitchell Williamson, Sr., 68, of Asheboro, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Duke University Hospital in Durham.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 21, 2023, at New Center Christian Church, where he was an active member and a former deacon. Pastor Neil Poole, Pastor Travis Bryson and Pastor Mike...

Sep 14, 2023

John Richard "Rick" Skeen, 70, of Asheboro, died Thursday, September 14, 2023, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Tim Pheagin officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park.

Rick was...

Sep 13, 2023

Herman Calvin Shaw, 93, of Cary, died Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Spring Arbor of Cary Senior Living in Cary.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Monday, September 18, 2023, at West Bend Church Cemetery, with Rev. Tim Pheagin officiating.

Herman was born on December 11, 1929, in...