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Asheboro, NC Obituaries

Edwin Doyle Lamb

Edwin Doyle Lamb

Jun 13, 2021

Edwin Doyle Lamb, 75, of Sophia, NC, died Sunday, June 13, 2021, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Pleasant Cross Christian Church with Pastor Jeff Maness officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Randolph Co., NC, Mr. Lamb was born September 15, 1945, the son...

Barbara Ann Drake

Barbara Ann Drake

Jun 13, 2021

Asheboro Barbara Ann Drake Barbara Ann Dapuzzo Drake, 77, of Asheboro, died Sunday, June 13, 2021 at her home. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Jersey City, NJ on October 4, 1943, Barbara was the daughter of the late Andrew Dapuzzo and Marion Chesterfield Dapuzzo. She earned her LPN license in New...

Oscar Crotts

Oscar Crotts

Jun 12, 2021

Oscar Edward Crotts, 86, of Sophia, NC, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Caraway Baptist Church with Pastor Fredie Meadows officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors...

Mary Spencer

Mary Spencer

Jun 10, 2021

Mary Helen Baldwin Spencer, 78, of Asheboro, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Rev. Lois Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed on Ridge Funeral Home's official Facebook page....

Evelyn Roberts

Evelyn Roberts

Jun 9, 2021

Evelyn Jean Haddock Roberts, 84, of Asheboro, died Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Randolph Health in Asheboro. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 P.M., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Pastor Travis Shelton officiating. A private burial will be held at Randolph Memorial Park. A native of Randolph County, NC, Mrs. Roberts was born...

Janet Johnson

Janet Johnson

Jun 7, 2021

Janet Elizabeth Freeman Johnson, 73, of Asheboro, passed away Monday, June 7, 2021, at her home. A funeral service will be conducted 2:00 P.M., Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Foster Street Wesleyan Church, with Rev. William Fields officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Janet was born on May 15, 1948, in Washington D.C. to the late Curtis Gray...

Emory C. Miller, Jr.

Emory C. Miller, Jr.

Jun 6, 2021

Emory Columbus Miller, Jr., 89, of Randleman, died Sunday, June 6, 2021. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 10, 2021, at West Chapel United Methodist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Scott Ferguson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors being provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. The service will be livestreamed on Ridge...

Dorothy Rummage

Dorothy Rummage

Jun 4, 2021

Dorothy Mae Williams Rummage, 77, of Asheboro, died Friday, June 4, 2021 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. A funeral service will be conducted at 12:30 p.m., Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Hall officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. Dorothy was born in Duplin County, to the late Melton...

Lois Hoover

Lois Hoover

Jun 4, 2021

Lois Emogene Hoover, 87, of Asheboro, passed away Friday, June 4, 2021 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A private service will be held. Lois was born on September 11, 1933 in Randolph County to the late Troy Edgar Hoover and Vera Lucille Trotter Hoover. She worked as a sewer and retired from Specialty Garments. Lois was a...

Dustin Lee Welsh

Dustin Lee Welsh

Jun 3, 2021

Dustin Lee Welsh, 29, of Asheboro, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021. A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 7, 2021, at Caraway Baptist Church, Sophia, with Pastor Fredie Meadows officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Dustin was born on July 14, 1991, in Randolph County. He worked with his father laying pipe...

Andrew "Andy" Vaughan

Andrew "Andy" Vaughan

Jun 2, 2021

Andrew "Andy" Michael Vaughan, 38, of Denton, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 7, 2021, at Science Hill Friends Meeting Cemetery, Asheboro, with Rev. Michael J. Fulp, Jr. officiating. Andy was born on November 27, 1982, and was from Manassas, VA....

James "Jimmy" Norcom

James "Jimmy" Norcom

Jun 2, 2021

James “Jimmy” Edmund Norcom, 61, of Sophia, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at the Woodland Hill Center in Asheboro after an extended illness. A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 am, Saturday June 5, 2021, at the Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Joey Miller officiating. The service will be livestreamed at Ridge Funeral Home’s official Facebook page....

Howard Van Morris

Howard Van Morris

May 31, 2021

Howard Van Morris, 77, of Asheboro, went home to his Heavenly Father, May 31, 2021. He was born August 10, 1943, to S.H. and Gertha Langley Morris. He was married to his wife, Ellen Freeman Morris, who survives him for almost 59 years. He was a loving father to his son, Howard Kelly Morris (Tina), daughter Kimberly Vann Loflin...

Benton "Benny" C. Patterson

Benton "Benny" C. Patterson

May 29, 2021

Benton "Benny" Carlton Patterson, 76, of Asheboro, died Saturday, May 29, 2021, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A memorial service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Chaplain Tim Pheagin officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Born in Chatham County, NC,...

Curt Bobo

Curt Bobo

May 27, 2021

James Curtis Bobo, 65, of Asheboro, died Thursday, May 27, 2021, at his home. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Sawyersville Wesleyan Church, with Pastor Daniel Shuskey and Rev. Jeff Garner officiating. Curt was born on September 29, 1955 in Randolph County to the late James Haskell Bobo and Mary Frances...

Emmitt Carroll Albright

Emmitt Carroll Albright

May 27, 2021

Emmitt Carroll Albright, 76, of Asheboro, died Thursday, May 27, 2021 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Sawyersville Wesleyan Church, with Pastor Daniel Shuskey, Rev. Jeff Garner, Rev. Richard Loman, and Rev. Kenneth McNeill officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Carroll was...

Rodolfo Romero Aguirre

Rodolfo Romero Aguirre

May 21, 2021

Rodolfo Romero Aguirre, 30, de Asheboro, falleció el 21 de mayo de 2021. Se llevará a cabo una misa fúnebre a las 11:00 a.m. del 28 de mayo de 2021 en la Iglesia Católica de San José con el padre Philip Kollithanath oficiando. Seguirá el entierro en New Hope Memorial Gardens. Rodolfo nació en Carolina del Norte y trabajó...

Gerald Ellis Braswell

Gerald Ellis Braswell

May 20, 2021

Gerald Ellis Braswell, 89, of Asheboro, died Thursday, May 20, 2021, at his home following a brief illness. Mr. Braswell was the oldest son of Robert Glenn and Frances Alma Baucom Braswell. He was born Feb. 23, 1932, in Unionville, N.C., where he was raised. He earned undergraduate and masters' degrees in mathematics and physical education from East Carolina...

James Mcgee

James Mcgee

May 18, 2021

James Oliver McGee, 91, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 23, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. James was born in Randolph County on December 10, 1929, to the...

Bernard "Ben" Lopienski

Bernard "Ben" Lopienski

May 18, 2021

Bernard "Ben" Lopienski, 90, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 21, 2021, at Rushwood Church, with Dr. Brent Tysinger officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Military honors will be provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Ben was...

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