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Asheboro, NC Obituaries

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...

Julia Mcneill Williamson

Julia Mcneill Williamson

Apr 14, 2020

Julia Geneva McNeill Williamson, 86, of Sophia, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at her home. Julia was born on July 26, 1933, in Randolph Co., to the late Elijah McNeill and Zora Yow McNeill. She had retired from Caraway Furniture. She loved her family, her dog and to cook. She was a loving wife and mother who always...

Rachel Honeycutt Powell

Rachel Honeycutt Powell

Apr 13, 2020

Rachel Louise Honeycutt Powell, 71, of Asheboro, died Monday, April 13, 2020 at Carolina Pines at Greensboro in Greensboro, NC. Due to restrictions on group gatherings, a celebration of life will be held at a later date. A native of Randolph County, NC, Mrs. Powell was born June 24, 1948, the daughter of the late Odell and Edna Honeycutt....

Bonnie Poole Tucker

Bonnie Poole Tucker

Apr 12, 2020

Bonnie Knight Poole Tucker, 84, of Asheboro, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, April 12, 2020, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Bonnie was born on March 8, 1936, in Randolph Co., to the late George Poole and Edith Logan. She had worked in a hosiery mill earlier in her life and was also a stay...

Marie Hunt Hoover

Marie Hunt Hoover

Apr 12, 2020

Lizzie Marie Hunt Hoover, 84, of Asheboro, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020, at her home. Marie was born on September 8, 1935 in Randolph Co., to the late Archie Hunt and Esther Carrecke Hunt. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church for over 65 years. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and she...

Edna Styles Hicks

Edna Styles Hicks

Apr 11, 2020

Edna Jane Styles Hicks went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Edna truly loved the Lord and her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a beautician for nearly 40 years. She leaves behind children, Wade Turner Jr., Kevin Turner and wife Kelly, Jennifer Stamey Simpson and husband Denny, April Collie and fiance Micheal Duncan and...

Hannah James

Hannah James

Apr 5, 2020

Hannah Marie James, 29, of Asheboro, died Sunday, April 5, 2020. There will be a private family service with a celebration of her life at a later date. Hannah was born May 11, 1990, in Beaufort, South Carolina. A 2008 graduate of Asheboro High School and a 2014 graduate of Pfeiffer University, she loved her job working as a...

Harlen Eugene Hunt

Harlen Eugene Hunt

Apr 4, 2020

Harlen Eugene Hunt, 83, of Asheboro, died Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro. Born in Randolph County, NC, on August 5, 1936, Harlen was the son of the late William Everette Hunt and Claudie Tero Trotter Hunt. He was retired from Luck's Inc. and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He was a hard working...

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