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Asheboro, NC Obituaries

Faedene Maness

Faedene Maness

Sep 14, 2026

Faedene Ragsdale Maness, 96, of Asheboro, died Monday, September 14, 2026, at her home.



Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 18, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Ken McDowell and Neale Kearns officiating. Burial will follow at Brower's Chapel Road Cemetery, Asheboro.



Mrs. Maness was born on February 2, 1930, in Randolph County, NC, and was...

Tena Stone

Tena Stone

Sep 11, 2026

Tena Renae Merrill Stone, 69, of New London, NC, died Friday, September 11, 2026, at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro.

A celebration of life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, September 18, 2026, at Crestview Wesleyan Church, Asheboro, with Pastor Jam Patterson officiating.  Please dress casual as Tena would prefer.

Born on February 28, 1957, in Thomasville, NC, Mrs. Stone was...

Inez Kennedy Carter

Inez Kennedy Carter

Sep 11, 2026

Inez Kennedy Carter, 81, of Asheboro, passed away Friday, September 11, 2026, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.



A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Central Carolina Community Church (C4), 1128 N. Fayetteville St., Asheboro, where Inez attended, with Pastor Ed Arroyo officiating. A burial will be held at a Randolph Memorial Park.



Inez...

Robert Franklin Luther

Robert Franklin Luther

Sep 11, 2026

Robert "Bobby" Franklin Luther, 90, of Seagrove, passed away Friday, September 11, 2026, at his home.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at Why Not Wesleyan Church, 1402 NC Highway 705 East, Seagrove, with Rev. Darrell Rabon officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Robert was born on September 16, 1935, in Montgomery County,...

Donna Hilliard

Donna Hilliard

Sep 9, 2026

Donna Kay Jenkins Hilliard, 85, of Asheboro, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC.

She was born on May 26, 1941, in Forsyth County, the daughter of Hiram L. and Ethel Williams Jenkins. She moved to Randolph County with her parents at an early age.

Donna is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, Ray...

Stephen K. Routh

Stephen K. Routh

Sep 5, 2026

Stephen Kinsley Routh, 78, of Franklinville, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2026, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.



A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home, with Dr. Jody Harrison officiating, with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard.



Born December 24, 1947, in Randolph Co., NC, Mr. Routh...

Robert Sechrest

Robert Sechrest

Sep 3, 2026

Robert Lee Sechrest, 83, of Asheboro, died Thursday, September 3, 2026, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.



A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Friendship Baptist Church, 2235 Spero Road, Randleman, where he was a member, with Pastor Landon Flinchum and Pastor Ralph Pugh officiating. Entombment will follow at Randolph Memorial Park, with military...

Boyce Linder

Boyce Linder

Sep 2, 2026

It is with heavy hearts and profound gratitude for a life fully lived that we announce the passing of Boyce, affectionately known to many as “Brother”, who left us on September 2, 2026, at the age of 66.



Boyce was a force of nature—a man whose wild spirit, fierce loyalty, and boundless energy left an indelible mark on everyone fortunate enough...

Merrill Fetner Smith

Merrill Fetner Smith

Aug 30, 2026

Merrill Fetner Smith, 80, of Asheboro, NC passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 30, 2026.

Merrill was born in Greensboro, NC in 1946 and raised in Asheboro, NC. Her parents, Jack and Elizabeth Austin Fetner managed Asheboro Country Club where Merrill spent summers establishing friendships that would last for decades. Merrill graduated Asheboro High School in 1964 and attended Greensboro College...

Kenneth Richard Lambe

Kenneth Richard Lambe

Aug 30, 2026

Kenneth Richard Lambe, 75, of Asheboro, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

Richard was born on January 31, 1951, in Randolph County, NC, to the late Thomas Franklin Lambe and Velva Merline Culler Lambe. He proudly served his country in the United States Army, where he had the honor of driving for four-star...

Audrey Alexander

Audrey Alexander

Aug 29, 2026

Audrey Faye Hiatt Alexander, 74, of Asheboro, NC, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026, at her home.



Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1109 McDowell Road, Asheboro, with Bishop Nathan Swensen officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Memorial Gardens, Asheboro.



Born October 23, 1951, in Guilford...

Stella Hall Kearns

Stella Hall Kearns

Aug 26, 2026

Estella "Stella" Hall Kearns, 79, of Denton, died Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at High Point Medical Center.



A funeral service will be conducted 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 30, 2026, at Foster Street Wesleyan Church, 214 Foster Street, Asheboro, where she attended, with Pastor Charles Moses officiating.



Stella was born on May 2, 1947, in Floyd County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late...

Kevin Fields

Kevin Fields

Aug 25, 2026

Kevin Blaine Fields, 61, of Seagrove, went home to his Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro, surrounded by his family.



A memorial service will be held at a later date.



Kevin was born on December 7, 1964, in Norton, Virginia. He worked for many years at Hills Spinning and as a farmhand in Abington,...

Mary Ellen Harris

Mary Ellen Harris

Aug 23, 2026

On the evening of Sunday, August the 23rd, Mary Ellen Harris slipped upstairs to her heavenly home. She was surrounded by her very loud & loving family.



A celebration of life will be held on September 12, 2026. Please contact the family for further information.



In the weeks leading up to her death, she fought like hell to stay with us, sipping...

Margarita Barrios Flores

Margarita Barrios Flores

Aug 22, 2026

Margarita Barrios Flores

Margarita Barrios Flores, 64, of Randleman, died Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.

A funeral mass will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2026, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 512 W. Wainman Avenue, Asheboro, with Father Ramiro Tijerno officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Memorial Gardens.

Margarita was born on March...

Kathy Spaulding

Kathy Spaulding

Aug 19, 2026

Kathy LaVerne Debty Spaulding, 66, of Randleman, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.



No services are scheduled at this time.



Born in Gaston Co., NC, on August 21, 1959, Mrs. Spaulding was the daughter of the late Charles and Audrey Lovingood Debty. She had worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for over 40 years...

Lavon Canoy Needham

Lavon Canoy Needham

Aug 18, 2026

Lavon Nonivee Canoy Needham, 79, of Asheboro, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Randolph Health in Asheboro.



Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Asbury Baptist Church, 218 Asbury Church Road, Seagrove, NC, where she was a lifetime member, with Preacher Wayne Bryson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.



Born October 16, 1946,...

Ricky McElreath

Ricky McElreath

Aug 14, 2026

Richard "Ricky" Alvin McElreath, 66, of Asheboro, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2026, at his home.



A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, 908 Albemarle Road, Asheboro, with Mike Jones officiating.



Ricky was born on January 22, 1960, in Randolph County, the son of the late Alvin Buddy McElreath...

Raymond Phillip Jarrell

Raymond Phillip Jarrell

Aug 13, 2026

Raymond Phillip Jarrell, 74, of Central Falls, died Thursday, August 13, 2026, at Alpine Health and Rehabilitation in Asheboro. He was born on June 19, 1952, in Asheboro, NC, to Helen Opal Hill Jarrell and Raymond Tillman Jarrell.

Phillip attended Grays Chapel School and graduated from Eastern Randolph High School. He was an employee of Burlington Mills in Central Falls until...

Lynn Hamm Pentedemos

Lynn Hamm Pentedemos

Aug 13, 2026

Lynn Ann Hamm Pentedemos, 51, of Sophia, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2026, at her home.



A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Chad Davis officiating.



Lynn was born on July 25, 1975, in Fort Knox, KY. She enjoyed expressing herself through art, whether it was through arts and...

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