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Asheboro, NC Obituaries

William (Bill) Ridge

William (Bill) Ridge

Aug 10, 2019

William "Bill" Eugene Ridge, 90, of Greensboro, formerly of Asheboro, died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, August 15, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Edward Lecates and Rev. Barry Whitaker officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Asheboro. Born on...

Richard Hughes

Richard Hughes

Aug 8, 2019

Mr. Charles Richard Hughes, 83, a lifelong resident of the Tabernacle community, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 11, at Westfield Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Garry Reeder officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr....

Lois Elaine Southern

Lois Elaine Southern

Aug 5, 2019

Lois Elaine Southern, 64, of Asheboro, died Monday, August 5, 2019, at Randolph Health in Asheboro. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 9, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Pastor Bill Simpson officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Miss Southern was born in Randolph Co., NC, on February 1, 1955, and...

Kathleen Jarrell

Kathleen Jarrell

Aug 4, 2019

Asheboro Kathleen H. Jarrell Kathleen Texas Harris Hall Steed Jarrell, 93, of Asheboro, died Sunday, August 4, 2019, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 12, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Tim Fonner officiating. Burial will follow the service at Oaklawn Cemetery. Born on October 9,...

Rebecca Darnell Brown

Rebecca Darnell Brown

Aug 4, 2019

Rebecca Darnell Hill Brown, 75, of Asheboro, died Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Randolph Health in Asheboro. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Jim Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Born on March, 28, 1944, in Randolph Co., Darnell was the daughter to...

Hazel Dare Mccollum

Hazel Dare Mccollum

Aug 1, 2019

Hazel Dare Owens McCollum (1921 -2019), 97, of Randleman, died Thursday, August 1, 2019, at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. Graveside services will be conducted 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 5, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Randleman, with Rev. Carol Hunter officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the fellowship hall at...

Harold Wayne Carter

Harold Wayne Carter

Jul 29, 2019

Harold Wayne Carter, 86, of Franklinville, NC, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 2, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Robert L. Hinson officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Born on February 5, 1933, Wayne was the son of the late Eddie...

Louise Jarmon

Louise Jarmon

Jul 27, 2019

Louise Jarmon, 90, of Asheboro, died Saturday, July 27, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 1, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Dr. Bishop J. Harold Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Born on August 3, 1928, in Newark, New Jersey, Mrs. Jarmon was the daughter...

Terry Pugh

Terry Pugh

Jul 25, 2019

Terry Leon Pugh, 57, of Asheboro, died Thursday, July 25, 2019 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Oaklawn Cemetery, Asheboro, with Charles Reeder officiating. Terry was born on May 31, 1962, in Randolph County, NC. He was an avid fisherman and NASCAR fan. He was...

Joel Carson Robbins

Joel Carson Robbins

Jul 25, 2019

Joel Carson Robbins, 77, of Asheboro, died Thursday, July 25, 2019, at his home. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Mountain View Independent Methodist Church Cemetery, Asheboro, with Rev. David Hunt officiating. Joel was born on February 16, 1942, in Randolph Co., the son of the late Carson Robbins and Cleta Spencer...

Hugh Deryck Lawson

Hugh Deryck Lawson

Jul 19, 2019

Asheboro Hugh Deryck Lawson On the morning of July 19, 2019, Hugh Deryck Lawson passed away at the age of 66, resting peacefully in hospice care in Asheboro, North Carolina, after a mercifully short cancer battle. Hugh was born on September 15, 1952, in San Francisco, California, to Deryck and Jean Lawson. After growing up in Dallas, Texas, Hugh...

Bobby Gene Graves

Bobby Gene Graves

Jul 18, 2019

Bobby Gene Graves, 87, of Franklinville, died Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Randolph Health in Asheboro. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Joey Greene and Rev. Jim Honeycutt officiating. Entombment will follow the service at Randolph Memorial Park with military honors provided by the Randolph County...

Joseph William Reece

Joseph William Reece

Jul 17, 2019

Joseph William Reece, 95, of Asheboro was promoted to his heavenly reward on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Wake Forest Baptist Health, High Point Medical Center after a brief illness. Joe served as a pastoral minister for more than 62 years serving Friends congregations in Indiana, Ohio, California, Tennessee and North Carolina. Prior to his years in ministry, he...

Viola Poole

Viola Poole

Jul 16, 2019

Viola LaRue Allred Poole, 90, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel and will have Rev. Cindy Ramirez and Rev. Tommy Robertson officiating. Burial will follow the service at Randolph Memorial Park. Born on...

Dot Steed

Dot Steed

Jul 12, 2019

Dorothy "Dot" Vivalee Saunders Steed, 87, of Kingsport, TN, formerly of Asheboro, died Friday, July 12, 2019, at The Village at Allendale in Kingsport, TN. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel in Asheboro. Entombment will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Born in Randolph County, NC on October 13,...

Dora Esther Garren

Dora Esther Garren

Jul 11, 2019

Dora Esther Garren, 87, of Asheboro, entered into Heaven on Thursday, July 11, 2019, after passing away at home, surrounded by people that loved her. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 15, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Rev. Steve McSwain officiating. Burial will follow at the Beane Family Cemetery in Star. Born...

Todd Lee Kearns

Todd Lee Kearns

Jul 10, 2019

Todd Lee Kearns, 49, of Denton, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Bethel Baptist Church and other times at the home. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Bethel Baptist...

Marian Lois Neilson

Marian Lois Neilson

Jul 5, 2019

Marian Lois Keck Neilson, 91, of Asheboro, died Friday, July 5, 2019 at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Butler and Rev. Ricky Sessoms officiating. Born on April 1, 1928 in Berwick, Pennsylvania, Marian was the daughter of the late Fred Eber Keck and...

Connie Lawrence

Connie Lawrence

Jul 2, 2019

Connie LaVetta Lawrence, 49, of Salisbury, NC, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 7, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Rev. Matt Gunter officiating. Burial will follow at Bethany United Methodist Church Cemetery. Connie was born on December 6, 1969 in Randolph Co. She enjoyed fishing, camping, and...

Inez Cole

Inez Cole

Jun 28, 2019

Inez Martin Cole, 85, of Asheboro, formerly of Eagle Springs,passed away on Friday, June 28, 2019, at Cross Road Retirement Community in Asheboro. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Holly Grove Church, 2520 NC Hwy 211, Eagle Springs, with Pastor Danzell Spencer officiating. Born on June 14, 1934, in Moore County,...

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