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Asheboro, NC Obituaries

Leon Yow

Leon Yow

Nov 27, 2020

Elmer Leon Yow, 80, of Asheboro, died Friday, November 27 at his home. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2020. at Mountain View Independent Methodist Church, Asheboro, with Rev. Clint Kearns officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park with military honors by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Leon was born on May...

Jean Carpenter Woolsey

Jean Carpenter Woolsey

Nov 24, 2020

Jean Elizabeth Carpenter Woolsey, 99, of Troy, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at her home. There are no services scheduled at this time. Jean was born on April 2, 1921, in Fulton County, NY, to the late James Carpenter and Elizabeth Eugenia Willard Carpenter. She was a school teacher and a 4-H Extension Agent. She is survived by her...

Marcus Charles

Marcus Charles

Nov 24, 2020

Marcus Charles, 86, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at Cone Health Green Valley Hospital in Greensboro. A private funeral service will be held for the family with Pastor Lois Johnson officiating. The service will be available for viewing on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, on Ridge Funeral Home's official website. Mr. Charles was born on July 17, 1934,...

Brenda Rierson

Brenda Rierson

Nov 13, 2020

Brenda Charlene Gibbs Rierson, 57, of Randleman, died Friday, November 13, 2020 at her home. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Brenda was born on March 3, 1963 in Guilford County to the late John Henry Gibbs and Bertie Evelyn Kent Gibbs. She was employed with Carolina Precision Plastics and she loved flowers and...

Roger Dale Strider

Roger Dale Strider

Nov 9, 2020

Roger Dale Strider, 74, of Asheboro, died Monday, November 9, 2020, at his home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 14, 2020, at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery with Dr. Jody Harrison officiating. Roger was born on December 3, 1945, in Randolph County. He worked for York Hosiery Mill his entire career. He loved older...

William "Billy" Danial Trotter

William "Billy" Danial Trotter

Nov 2, 2020

William "Billy" Danial Trotter, 68, of Asheboro, died Monday, November 2, 2020, at his home. A private funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, November 6, 2020, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Cindy Ramirez and Rev. Steve Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Charlotte United Methodist Church Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed on Ridge...

Louis Freeman

Louis Freeman

Nov 2, 2020

Louis Daniel Freeman, 86, of Asheboro, died Monday, November 2, 2020, at his son's home. Louis was born on December 27, 1933 in Davidson County to the late Mitchell Martin Freeman and Bessie Ada Lewis. He worked at Randolph Mills for 28 years and later retired from Kayser-Roth after 23 years. In addition to his parents, Louis was preceded...

Louise Rice King

Louise Rice King

Oct 30, 2020

Louise Rice King, 92, of Asheboro, died Friday, October 30, 2020, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 2, 2020, at New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, Asheboro, with Mr. Brandon Baker officiating. Born February 15, 1928, in Guilford Co., NC, Mrs. King was the daughter of the late...

Lois Jean Blythe Bundy

Lois Jean Blythe Bundy

Oct 30, 2020

Jean Bundy, known for her ready smile and her wink, passed away on October 30, 2020 at Camden Health where she was a resident for over a year. She was born on August 17, 1938 at St. Leo’s in Greensboro. She is preceded in death by her parents Dennis Calvin Blythe and Sina Mae Lemonds Blythe of Hendersonville and...

Jim James

Jim James

Oct 29, 2020

James Ellsworth "Jim" James, 64, of Asheboro, died Thursday, October 29, 2020, at his residence. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Born on July 10, 1956, in Vermont, Jim was the son of the late Eldon Ellswoth James and Clara Mae Champagne James. He was a retired truck driver and private pilot. He...

Donald Lee Lassiter

Donald Lee Lassiter

Oct 28, 2020

Donald Lee Lassiter, 84, of Asheboro, died Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at Hamer Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Gilead. Military Honors will be provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Born on December 28, 1935 in Ft. Pierce,...

Ray Hunter

Ray Hunter

Oct 25, 2020

Noel Ray Hunter, 82, of Asheboro, died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Oakhurst Baptist Church, Asheboro, with Dr. D. Keith Hudson and Dr. Richard Crider officiating. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, following the service, at Chappell Family...

Bruce Spencer

Bruce Spencer

Oct 25, 2020

Bruce Allen Spencer, Sr., 91, of Asheboro, died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at his home at Lake Tillery. A private funeral service for family and close friends will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 29, 2020, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Dr. John Rogers, Rev. Mark Hall and Dr. Scotty Carpenter officiating. The service will be...

Debra Mcnew

Debra Mcnew

Oct 24, 2020

Debra Lynn Presnell McNew, 54, of Asheboro, past away from this life to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Born March 26, 1966 in Randolph Co., NC, Mrs. McNew was the daughter of the late Charles Presnell and Dale Voncannon...

Charles Thomas Trogdon

Charles Thomas Trogdon

Oct 20, 2020

Charles Thomas Trogdon, 83, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A graveside service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at Randolph Memorial Park with Pastor Carol Hunter officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Charles was born on August 5, 1937 in...

Emily Swaney Auman

Emily Swaney Auman

Oct 18, 2020

Emily Joy Swaney Auman, 44, of Asheboro, died Sunday, October 18, 2020, at High Point Medical Center in High Point. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at Rushwood Church, with Dr. Brent Tysinger and Pastor Jason Baker officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. Emily was born on June 22, 1976, in Randolph...

James Ray Cox

James Ray Cox

Oct 15, 2020

The family of James Ray Cox, of Asheboro, rejoices in his journey to be with his Lord. “Poppy” passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living in Asheboro, with his wife by his side. A private family service is planned at a later date. James was born in Randolph County on March 7, 1927, the sixth child...

Belinda Hill Causey

Belinda Hill Causey

Oct 15, 2020

Belinda Gail Hill Causey, 56, of Trinity, died Thursday, October 15, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. There will be a private service at a later date. Belinda was born on May 20, 1964, in Davidson Co. She loved spending time with her family and especially her grandsons. She is preceded in death by her husband,...

Barbara Ann Mroczkowski

Barbara Ann Mroczkowski

Oct 14, 2020

Barbara Anne Fields Mroczkowski, 82, died at Randolph Hospital on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Barbara was born on May 22, 1938 in Greensboro, NC, to Ray and Anne Fields. She graduated from Grays Chapel High School in 1956. She met her husband, John Mroczkowski at a District Convention in Washington, D.C.. They later were married at the Liberty Kingdom...

Marie Dunn Sapp

Marie Dunn Sapp

Oct 14, 2020

Marie Dunn Sapp, 70, of Denton, NC, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. No services are scheduled at this time. A native of Randolph Co, NC, Mrs. Sapp was born November 1, 1949, the daughter of the late Samuel Dunn and Cora Mae Dunn. Marie loved gardening, fishing, camping and spending time...

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