Obituaries
Asheboro, NC Obituaries
Tillman Shaw
Dec 24, 2019
William Tillman Shaw, 84, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Woodland Hill Center in Asheboro. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 29, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Chaplain Dwight Ayres officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard....
Wanda Jeanne Hicks
Dec 24, 2019
Oh, Wanda! We are going to miss you, but we were so fortunate to have loved you. Born on July 17, 1934, in Asheville NC, Wanda was the daughter of the late Vernon Lihew McCurry and Effie Lee Chrisawn McCurry. She passed away on December 24, 2019, at Universal Healthcare in Ramseur. Wanda touched everyone she met with her...
Richard Wayne Burnett
Dec 23, 2019
Richard Wayne Burnett, 64, of Asheboro, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019, at his home. Memorials may be made to Randolph Cancer Center Patient Assistance Fund, 373 North Fayetteville Street, Asheboro, NC 27203, American Cancer Society, 4-A Oak Branch Dr., Greensboro, NC 27407, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.
Ferman E. Woodell
Dec 23, 2019
Mr. Ferman E. Woodell, 89, of Asheboro, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2019, at The Randolph Hospice House surrounded by his family. A native of Randolph County, Ferman was born on April 18, 1930, the eleventh of twelve children born to the late George and Addie Voncannon Woodell. He was a graduate of Asheboro High School. Upon graduation,...
Gay Evans Craven
Dec 22, 2019
Gay Refonda Evans Craven, 83, of Asheboro, died Sunday, December 22, 2019, at Randolph Health in Asheboro. Graveside services will be conducted at 12:00 p.m., Friday, January 3, 2020, at Randolph Memorial Park, with Charles Reeder officiating. Ms. Craven was born on November 19, 1936 in Randolph Co., to the late Vogel John Evans and Catherine Rebecca Maness Evans....
Addie York Young
Dec 18, 2019
Addie Virginia York Young, 69, of Asheboro, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Addie was born on November 8, 1950, in Randolph Co., to the late David Samuel York and Maxine Viola Woodell York. She was retired from Ramtex and enjoyed gardening. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Zelma Lanier King
Dec 18, 2019
Zelma Ione Lanier King, 92, of Asheboro, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Cross Road Retirement Community in Asheboro. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Friday, December 20, 2019, at Russell's Grove Baptist Church, with Rev. Brian Faircloth officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Zelma was born on...
Cecil Wayne Wilmur
Dec 14, 2019
Cecil Wayne Wilmer, Sr., 73, of Randleman, died Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Brookstone Haven in Randleman. There are no plans for service at this time.
Paul Wall
Dec 13, 2019
Paul Douglas Wall, 71, of Asheboro, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 22, 2019, at First Pentecostal Church, 4380 US Hwy 64 East, Asheboro, with Elder S. Dean Staley officiating. Paul was born in Mecklenburg County, NC on June 3, 1948, the...
Charlie Eugene Cassady
Dec 13, 2019
Charlie Eugene Cassady, 65, of Lexington, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Piney Ridge United Methodist Church, 4926 Piney Ridge Church Road, Seagrove, with Pastor Phyllis Coates officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, 6808...
Roy Matthews
Dec 10, 2019
Roy "Bud" Vestal Matthews was born on January 23, 1943, and passed away at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina on December 10, 2019. Roy was born to the late Oland Vestal Matthews and Mary Madeline Cheek Matthews. He was the third child of eight siblings and grew up in a loving family in Piney Ridge,...
David Ray Joyner
Dec 7, 2019
David Ray Joyner, 74, of Denton, died Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Randolph Health in Asheboro.
Becky Hughes
Dec 7, 2019
Becky Sue Jarrell Hughes, 69, of Asheboro, died Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Sandy Ridge Memory Care and Assisted Living in Candor. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Don Jarrell officiating. Burial will follow at Mountain View Independent Methodist Church Cemetery. Becky was born on March...
Joyce Ann Cornelison
Dec 3, 2019
Joyce Ann Bullins Cornelison, 70, of Asheboro, left this earth Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Randolph Health in Asheboro. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, December 8, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Tim Fonner officiating. Burial will follow at Suggs Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, in Star. Joyce was born on June 4,...
Mary White Loflin
Dec 2, 2019
Mary White Loflin, 90, of Asheboro, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, December 2, 2019. Graveside services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Randolph Memorial with Rev. Joey Miller officiating. Mrs. Loflin was born March 31, 1929 in Surry County, the daughter of the late Thomas Winfield White and Lucy Snow White,...
Margaret Randolph Mitchell
Nov 30, 2019
Margaret Freeman Randolph Mitchell, of Monroe, formerly of Asheboro, died Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Carteret Health Care in Morehead City. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 6, 2019 at Morning Star Lutheran Chapel in Matthews. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Pleasant Union Community Church...
Jewel B. Lucas
Nov 28, 2019
Jewel Brown Lucas, 94, of Asheboro, died Thursday, November 28, 2019, at High Point Medical Center in High Point. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Sawyersville Wesleyan Church, Asheboro, with Rev. Daniel Shuskey, Rev. Jeff Garner and Rev. Darrell Rabon officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Born in Randolph County,...
Susan Jane Frosch
Nov 26, 2019
Susan Jane Simmons Frosch, 46, of Asheboro, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at her home. The family will have a celebration of life at a later date. Susan was born on April 7, 1973, in Newport News, Va. She was employed with Technimark, and enjoyed activities such as sewing and spending time with her family and her cat...
Daniel Wayne Luther
Nov 22, 2019
Daniel Wayne Luther, 32, of Asheboro, died Friday, November 22, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Antioch Christian Church, Seagrove, with Pastor Bryan Maness, Pastor Gerald Ward, and Rev. Brian Faircloth officiating. Burial will follow the service at the church cemetery. The family...
Ellen Deaton Wantuch
Nov 19, 2019
Ellen Maria Deaton Wantuch, 58, of Sophia, died Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at High Point Medical Center in High Point. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 23, 2019, at First Presbyterian Church, Asheboro, with Rev. Dr. David Speering officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:45 p.m., prior to the service at the...
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