Obituaries
Asheboro, NC Obituaries
Emma H. Thomas
Jan 26, 2021
Emma Hunt Thomas, 95, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at her home. A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 29, 2021, at Huldah Baptist Church, with Rev. Tommy Brown and Rev. Tommy Walker officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Emma was born on March 13, 1925, in Randolph Co., to the...
Shirley Crotts
Jan 26, 2021
Shirley “Mawmawnee” Carroll Woodard Crotts, died peacefully at Genesis Healthcare, Siler City, NC, on January 26, 2021, at the age of 87. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 31, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Mason officiating. The service will be livestreamed on Ridge Funeral Home's official Facebook page. Shirley was...
Harold Wayne Brown
Jan 26, 2021
Harold Wayne Brown, 89, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, February 1, 2021, at Oaklawn Cemetery, with Rev. Tommy Smith officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. The service will be livestreamed on Ridge Funeral Home's...
Anna Ruth Hatcher
Jan 25, 2021
Anna Ruth Weatherford Hatcher, 84, of Asheboro, died Monday, January 25, 2021 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Sunset Avenue Church of God with Rev. Larry May officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. All attendees please wear a mask for everyone's safety. Ruth...
Allene Loflin Mcdowell
Jan 25, 2021
Nola Allene Loflin McDowell, 102, of Asheboro, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home in Asheboro. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Pleasant Union Community Church Cemetery, with Rev. Danny Miller officiating. Allene was born on January 17, 1919, in Randolph County. She graduated from Farmer High...
Madie Brower
Jan 24, 2021
Madie Lea Brower, 90, of Asheboro, formerly of Seagrove, died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home in Asheboro. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday January 28, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Alan Blackmon and Rev. Scott Blackmon officiating. Burial will follow at Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The funeral...
Wilson Edward Garner
Jan 24, 2021
Wilson Edward Garner, 87, of Asheboro, died Sunday, January 24, 2021, at Cone Health Green Valley Hospital in Greensboro. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Rev. Gary Mason officiating. Burial will be private in Oaklawn Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed at Ridge Funeral Home's...
Dawn Sheffield
Jan 23, 2021
Dawn Marie Mincey Sheffield, 53, of Asheboro, died Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Mountain View Independent Methodist Church Cemetery, Asheboro, with Rev. Clint Kearns officiating. Mrs. Sheffied was a resident of Asheboro, but grew up in Star. She...
Ruth Inman Mcelreath
Jan 22, 2021
Ruth Inman McElreath, 88, of Archdale, died Friday, January 22, 2021, at North Pointe Assisted Living Center in Archdale. Funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 24, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Rodney Otwell and Rev. Larry McElreath officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. The service will be livestreamed at Ridge...
Mary Ellen Baldwin
Jan 20, 2021
Mary Ellen Gregory Baldwin, 82, of Sophia, died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Danville, Virginia on November 11, 1938, Ellen was the daughter of the late Clifton Gregory and Annie Mae Goodlake Gregory. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Surviving...
Jackie Loflin
Jan 17, 2021
Jacqueline "Jackie" Marie Cochran Loflin, 70, of Denton, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, January 17, 2021, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A Funeral Service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Ben Chavis officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Memorial Gardens. The service...
Verlene Thompson
Jan 17, 2021
Verlene Estelle Peele Thompson, 84, of Asheboro, died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home in Asheboro. A private funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Rev. Sam Hicks officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. The service will be livestreamed on Ridge Funeral...
Vivian Burress
Jan 16, 2021
Vivian Emma Haugen Burress, 84, of Asheboro, formerly of Fayetteville, died Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro. There will be a private graveside service on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Fulbright Cemetery, Waynesville, NC, and a local memorial service will be held at a later date. Vivian was born on November 2, 1936, in Polk...
James "Jim" Smith
Jan 15, 2021
James "Jim" Ray Smith, 73, of Randleman, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday, January 15, 2021. A private graveside service will be conducted on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Level Cross United Methodist Church Cemetery, Randleman, with Rev. Wayne Eller officiating. Military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Jim was born on August 23,...
Carolyn Barnes
Jan 15, 2021
Carolyn Marie Denton Barnes, 82, of Asheboro, died Friday, January 15, 2021, at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home in Asheboro. A private service will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Balfour Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Mason and Dr. Chuck Brawley officiating. Burial will be private at Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Seagrove. The service will be...
Rancie "Bud" Moore, Jr.
Jan 15, 2021
Rancie "Bud" Lee Moore, Jr., 88, of Asheboro, died Friday, January 15, 2021, at his home. A memorial service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Mountain View Independent Methodist Church with Rev. Clint Kearns and Rev. David Hunt officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Born in Moore County,...
Mary Baxley
Jan 14, 2021
Mary Frances Bunting Baxley, 82, of Asheboro, died Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the home of her daughter. A private funeral service will be conducted at Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Ray Luther and Laura Stockwell-Whitt officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Due to Covid-19, the family requests that everyone is...
Jerry Fields
Jan 13, 2021
Jerry Lee Fields, 54, of Seagrove, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Jerry was born on August 7, 1966, in Forsyth County. He loved the outdoors, and his mama. He was a hardworker, and a loving son, brother, and uncle. He was preceded in death by his father, Jackson Fields,...
Boyd Auman
Jan 13, 2021
Boyd Rex Auman, 91, of Seagrove, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A private funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Mt. Calvary Independent Baptist Church, with Pastor Neil Poole officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor...
Lisa Minder Hill
Jan 12, 2021
Lisa Ann Minder Hill, 55, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Born on March 24, 1965, in Washington, DC to Barbara Gale Minder and the late Jacob Albert Minder. She enjoyed helping people with paranormal investigation. Lisa was very spiritual and she had a loving...
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