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Asheboro, NC Obituaries

Larry Anderson Pickett

Larry Anderson Pickett

May 15, 2020

Larry Anderson Pickett, Sr., 85, of Asheboro, died Friday, May 15, 2020, at Parkview Health and Rehabilitation Center, Chapel Hill. Larry was born on February 18, 1935 and attended Asheboro High School where he played baseball. He was a manager at Moore's Building Supply in Asheboro for most of his career. His passions were his family, fishing, his dog...

Aaron Lee Barefoot

Aaron Lee Barefoot

May 15, 2020

Aaron Lee Barefoot, 45, of Sophia, died Friday, May 15, 2020, at High Point Medical Center in High Point. Aaron was born in Asheville, NC, on November 5, 1974. He was a truck driver and volunteered with the Sophia Fire Department. He loved to go fishing and NASCAR. He was preceded in death by his mother, Harriett Lee Norris...

Robert 'Bob' Hussey

Robert 'Bob' Hussey

May 15, 2020

Robert "Bob" Gayle Hussey, Jr., 80, of Asheboro, died Friday, May 15, 2020, at his home. Bob was born on November 14, 1939, in Randolph Co., to the late Robert Gayle Hussey Sr. and Inez Trogdon Hussey. He graduated from Farmer High School in 1957. Bob retired as an Electrical Inspector with the City of Asheboro. He was a...

Robert Leslie Surratt

Robert Leslie Surratt

May 14, 2020

Robert Leslie Surratt, 73, of Asheboro, passed away after a lengthy stay at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Robert was born on September 10, 1946, in Randolph County. He retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, where he worked for over 20 years. He enjoyed gardening and collecting classic cars. He was...

Robert L. Culpepper

Robert L. Culpepper

May 13, 2020

Robert "Bob" Lewis Culpepper, 71, of Asheboro, died Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Bob was born on September 23, 1948 in Thurston Co., WA, to the late Roy Lee Culpepper and Ardith Lavon Pixley Culpepper. He was retired from the Mail Carrier Association. Bob was an avid outdoorsman, a gun collector and...

Mildred Dupree Tonkins

Mildred Dupree Tonkins

May 12, 2020

Mildred Azilee Moore Dupree Tonkins, 89, of Asheboro, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at Universal Healthcare in Ramseur. Born in Moore County, NC on April 24, 1931, Mildred was the daughter of the late Alfred Virgil Moore, Sr. and Ossie Clyde Sanders Moore. She retired from Rampon Hosiery Mill after 26 years of...

Lucille Lambe

Lucille Lambe

May 11, 2020

Lucille Goins Lambe, 97, of Asheboro, died Monday, May 11, 2020 at Cross Road Retirement Community in Asheboro. A native of Randolph Co., NC, Mrs. Lambe was born March 16, 1923, the daughter of the late William Harvey and Nellie Cox Goins. She was retired from Pinehurst Textiles after more than 40 years of service. She enjoyed cooking, gardening,...

William Calhoun

William Calhoun

May 10, 2020

William Edward Calhoun, 38, of Seagrove, died Sunday, May 10, 2020. Due to restrictions on group gatherings, private services will be held. A native of Lakeland, Fl, Bo was born July 19, 1981. He grew up in and has been a longtime resident of Randolph County, NC where he played football at Southwestern Randolph High School. He had worked...

Donna Jane Burrow

Donna Jane Burrow

May 9, 2020

Donna Jane Johnson Burrow, 66, of Randleman, died Saturday, May 9, 2020, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Jane was born on April 29, 1954 in Randolph Co., to the late Ira Franklin Johnson and Nancy Lou Trogdon. She loved spending time with her family and was known to have "never met a stranger". She loved being apart...

Donald W. Hamilton

Donald W. Hamilton

May 9, 2020

Donald Weston Hamilton, 87, of Asheboro, died Saturday, May 9, 2020, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Don was born on July 14, 1932, in Randolph Co., to the late Deward Weston Hamilton and Maxine Lyles Hamilton. He had retired as a quailty control engineer and shift supervisor from General Electric after more than 30 years of service....

Gary Randall Barnhart

Gary Randall Barnhart

May 9, 2020

Gary Randall Barnhart, 67, of Asheboro, died Saturday, May 9, 2020, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Gary was born in Sandusky, Ohio, on February 15, 1953. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Flora Barnhart Hovatter. He was an excellent cook who also enjoyed baking. He loved the outdoors and being with nature....

Gregory Scott Hunt

Gregory Scott Hunt

Apr 30, 2020

Greg Hunt, 34, passed away to the peace and joy of Heaven on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at his residence in Asheboro. He was a sweet, funny, friendly, caring, and kind young man -- with a contagious laugh -- who will be terribly missed by family and friends who knew and loved him. Greg graduated from Asheboro High School...

Zelma Baum

Zelma Baum

Apr 27, 2020

Amanda Zelma King Baum, 88, of Asheboro, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at Universal Healthcare in Ramseur. Zelma was born on August 10, 1931, in Randolph Co., to the late Peter Randolph King and Amanda Lora Boiling. She was retired from Eveready/Energizer Battery. She enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, Zelma...

Daniel Thompson

Daniel Thompson

Apr 25, 2020

Daniel Wayne Thompson, 68, of Randleman, NC, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 at his residence. No services are scheduled at this time. Mr. Thompson was born July 8, 1951, in Princeton, WV, the son of the late Blaine and Edith Thompson. Daniel retired from the City of Greensboro. He served as a medic during the Vietnam War and was...

Ronald Hunt

Ronald Hunt

Apr 25, 2020

Ronald Eugene Hunt, 52, of Asheboro, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro. Ronald was born on August 21, 1967, in Randolph Co., the son of Illa Wilson Hunt and the late Harlen Eugene Hunt. He was employed as a supervisor at Technimark Plant 5. He was formerly employed with Midstate Plastic/Moll. He loved deer...

Elisa Clark

Elisa Clark

Apr 24, 2020

Elisa Maness Clark, 60, of Asheboro, died Friday, April 24, 2020 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A private memorial will be held at a later time Ms. Clark was born January 12, 1960, in Troy, NC. She was a former Department Manager for Walmart in Greensboro, N.C. for several years. She dearly loved her family and friends....

Ola Mae Hulin

Ola Mae Hulin

Apr 20, 2020

Ola Mae Jordan-Hulin, age 89 of Asheboro, passed away on April 20, 2020 at The Randolph Hospice House. Ola Mae was born July 18, 1930 to Gurney Jordan and Bernice Stevens Jordan of the Star, NC. Ola was retired from Sara Lee where she worked as a seamstress. She loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and attended C4...

Deborah Tysinger

Deborah Tysinger

Apr 18, 2020

Deborah Elaine Hunt Tysinger, age 62, passed away at Crystal Coast Hospice House on Saturday, April 18th, 2020, after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born May 16th, 1957, in Asheboro to Ray and Dot Hunt. She married her husband Johnny Tysinger on September 28th, 1976 and together raised their three children in Farmer. Deb worked...

Barbara Simmons

Barbara Simmons

Apr 15, 2020

Barbara Ann Ryder Simmons, 80, of Liberty, passed away, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at her home. Born on January 4, 1940, in Roanoke, VA, Barbara was the daughter of the late Roy Jackson Ryder and Cecil Fletcher Ryder. She had retired from Randolph Knitting and Interim HealthCare. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, painting and gardening. She loved to walk and...

Kenneth Cecil Small

Kenneth Cecil Small

Apr 14, 2020

Kenneth Cecil Small, 71, of Asheboro, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at Clapps Convalescent Home. Cecil was born May 16, 1948, in Randolph Co., the son of the late Joe Lloyd Small and Gertrude Irene Snider Small. He was a graduate of Asheboro High School and Nashville Auto-Diesel College in Nashville, TN. Cecil owned and operated Westside Body...

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