Obituaries
Asheboro, NC Obituaries
Joanna Henleigh Gilmer
Mar 7, 2022
The world became a brighter place with the birth of Joanna Henleigh Gilmer on July 31st, 2018. Henleigh was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on March 7, 2022 after a 2 year battle with medulloblastoma brain cancer. She brought much light, joy and love to her family and many others in her short time here. Henleigh loved her...
John Barwick
Mar 7, 2022
Chapel Hill John H. Barwick John Henry Barwick, 85, of Chapel Hill, NC died peacefully at UNC Hospital surrounded by his family on March 7, 2022 following a sudden illness. John was born in Grifton, NC on his family’s farm (TickBight) on February 3, 1937, to Samuel Coward Barwick and Glen Smith Barwick. He attended Contentnea High School in...
Dannie Goins, Sr.
Mar 6, 2022
Dannie Tyre Goins, Sr., 74, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Michael Poindexter officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery. Dannie was born on May 14, 1947, in Randolph County to...
Eula Hunt Trotter
Mar 4, 2022
Eula Mae "Tootie" Hunt Trotter, of Asheboro, died Friday, March 4, 2022 at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Mountain View Independent Methodist Church, where she was a lifelong member, with Rev. Clint Kearns officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Born on December 2, 1944, in Randolph County,...
Thomas Eddinger
Feb 26, 2022
Thomas Ervin Eddinger, 30, of Denton, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2022, at Liberty Fellowship Church, Denton, with Rev. James Draughn and Rev. Dale Kinley officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. A native of Davidson County, Mr. Eddinger...
Harold C. Newby
Feb 25, 2022
Harold Clinton Newby, 74, of Asheboro, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Born at the Griffin Clinic in Asheboro on February 16, 1948, he was the son of the late Ray and Ollie (Davenport) Newby. He was born 45 minutes after his twin brother, William "Raeford". According to family history they were...
Minerva Cagle
Feb 25, 2022
Minerva Reeder Cagle, 78, of Asheboro, NC, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 at Randolph Health. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Mr. Charles Reeder officiating. Burial will follow at Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Cagle was born in Moore Co., NC, on May 30, 1943, the...
Brenda Page Bryant
Feb 24, 2022
Brenda Charlene Page Bryant, 74, of Asheboro, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022, at The Greens at Pinehurst Rehabilitation & Living Center. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Randolph Memorial Park, with Rev. Todd Hinson officiating. Brenda was born on June 25, 1947, in Moore County to the late Oscar Ernest...
Garry Baldwin
Feb 23, 2022
Garry Avon Baldwin, 65, of Seagrove, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Isaac Nedd officiating. Born August 29, 1956, in Randolph Co., NC, Mr. Baldwin was the son of the late Robert and Ethel Cassidy Baldwin....
Joseph "Andy" Anthony Ritch, Iii
Feb 19, 2022
Joseph "Andy" Anthony Ritch, III age 72 died on February 19, 2022 at his residence in Asheboro. He was born on February 27, 1949 in Ohio to Joseph "Joe" Anthony Ritch Jr. and Lillian Parks Ritch. Andy loved his family, children and grandchildren. He loved God with all his heart and loved his wife with everything he had and...
Cynthia Laursen
Feb 18, 2022
Cynthia Jean Little Laursen, 64, of Asheboro, passed away Friday, February 18, 2022 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Cynthia was born on May 1, 1957, in Peoria, IL. She had worked as a nurse all of her career in nursing homes. She is survived by...
Marvin Cheek
Feb 17, 2022
Marvin Winfred Cheek, 91, of Asheboro, NC, died Thursday, February 17, 2022 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m. Thursday February 24,2022, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Asheboro, where he was a member since 1954. Rev. Doug Hefner will be officiating. Born in Randolph Co., NC, on July 21, 1930, Mr....
Elizabeth Hamilton
Feb 16, 2022
Elizabeth Ann Duda Hamilton, 90, formerly of Randleman, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Landmark Baptist Church, Asheboro, where she was a member, with Rev. Frank Barrett officiating. Born on February 20, 1931, in Jersey City, NJ, Elizabeth...
Runelle Moran
Feb 15, 2022
RuNelle Lucy Lowe Moran, 90, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home in Asheboro. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Huldah Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Tommy Brown and Rev. Danny Vuncannon officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Moran was born in Surry Co.,...
Vera Mae Lambeth Varner Cunningham
Feb 15, 2022
Mrs. Vera Mae Lambeth Varner Cunningham, 74, of Asheboro, died on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Sawyersville Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Darrell Rabon officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Randolph County, NC, Vera was born December 5, 1947. She was...
Laura Martinez
Feb 12, 2022
Laura Martinez, 43, of Asheboro, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Randolph Health in Asheboro. The family will receive friends at Ridge Funeral Home from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 17, 2022. Laura was born on March 5, 1978 in Los Angeles, CA to Uvaldo and Silveria Martinez. She is survived by her son, Adam Ramirez of...
Mary Graves York
Feb 9, 2022
Mary Marine Graves York, 96, of Asheboro, NC, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Chavis officiating. Mary was the elderly lady living in the small brick house below Domino's Pizza. She...
William "Bub" Pierce
Feb 9, 2022
William "Bub" Gordon Pierce, 95, of Sophia passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at the home of his daughter. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Hugh Spaulding officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Military honors will be provided by the Randolph County Honor...
Tonya Auman
Feb 6, 2022
Tonya Michelle Rich Auman, 49, of Asheboro, went home to be with her Lord, Sunday, February 6, 2022 after a two month illness in Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Tonya was born on November 7, 1972 in Asheboro, NC and is survived by her mother, Ruby Rich; father, David O. Rich; her son, Dylan Rich Auman; and...
Bruce Bunting
Feb 5, 2022
Bruce Allen Bunting, 70, of Ramseur, NC, died Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC. Graveside services will be conducted 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at West Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery with Chaplain Tim Pheagin officiating. A native of Randolph Co., Mr. Bunting was born March 26, 1951, the son of the late...
Obituaries for Ridge Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Obituary Notifications
Subscribe to get alerts for new obituaries when Ridge Funeral Home & Cremation Service posts tributes

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

