Obituaries

Daisy Ruth Moore Mrs. King

Daisy Ruth Moore Mrs. King

Jul 25, 2014

WADESBORO - Mrs. Daisy Ruth Moore King, 92, of Matthews and formerly of Wadesboro died Friday, July 25, 2014 at Novant Health in Matthews. Services will be 11:00am Monday, July 28, 2014 by the graveside at Camden Presbyterian Church. The family will greet friends following the service and other times at the home of her great-niece, Jennifer Tarlton on Pleasant...

David Lawrence Mr. Williams

David Lawrence Mr. Williams

Jul 25, 2014

HAMLET - Mr. David Lawrence Williams, 52, died Friday, July 25, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Monday, July 28, 2014 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home, Wadesboro with Rev. Travis Wilkerson and Rev. David Montgomery officiating. Interment will follow in Peele's Chapel Church Cemetery in Laurel Hill. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until...

Laura Jean Miss Napier

Laura Jean Miss Napier

Jul 24, 2014

POLKTON - Miss Laura Jean Napier, 41, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Polkton Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Tarlton and Rev. Rex Burleson officiating. Interment will follow in Williams Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Saturday July 26, 2014...

Frances Helms Mrs. Austin

Frances Helms Mrs. Austin

Jul 19, 2014

PEACHLAND - Mrs. Frances Helms Austin, 80, died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Lake Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in Indian Trail. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Monday, July 21, 2014 at Deep Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Phillips and Rev. Rocky Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to...

Preston Allen Mr. Burns

Preston Allen Mr. Burns

Jul 16, 2014

WADESBORO - On Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in the early morning, at his favorite time for fishing, Preston Allen Burns quietly slipped away at the age of 100. He was born on February 16, 1914 to Mary Dunlap Burns and George Burns in Ansonville, NC. Some of his happiest memories from childhood involved helping his father on his postal rounds...

Hanna Naguib Mr. Farah

Hanna Naguib Mr. Farah

Jul 11, 2014

WADESBORO - Mr. Hanna Naguib Farah, 83, died Friday, July 11, 2014 at Emeritus at South Park in Charlotte. Funeral services will be 4:00pm Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Calvary Episcopal Church with Father John Wallace and Father Michael Bye officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Thursday...

Gary Wayne Buck Mr. Jones

Gary Wayne Buck Mr. Jones

Jul 7, 2014

LILESVILLE - Mr. Gary Wayne 'Buck' Jones, 65, died Monday, July 7, 2014 at Anson Health and Rehabilitation in Wadesboro. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Leavitt Funeral Home, Wadesboro. Services and interment will be private. He was born April 24, 1949 in Anson County, NC a son...

Mary Anner Miss Hough

Mary Anner Miss Hough

Jul 7, 2014

Miss Mary Anner Hough was born July 16, 1936 in Anson County, NC to the late John and Cassie Mae Ingram Hough. She died Monday July 7, 2014 at her home in Wadesboro, North Carolina at the age of 77. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the...

Robert Joseph Bob Mr. Thomas

Robert Joseph Bob Mr. Thomas

Jul 6, 2014

COLUMBIA - Robert 'Bob' Joseph Thomas, 86, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, July 6, 2014, following a long illness. A funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 2:00 pm at Killian Baptist Church, with his son, the Reverend Robert 'Joe' Thomas and the Reverend Richard Humphries officiating. Visitation will...

Katherine Vaughn Mrs. Pinkston

Katherine Vaughn Mrs. Pinkston

Jul 4, 2014

WADESBORO - Mrs. Katherine Vaughn Pinkston, 75, died Friday July 4, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Monday, July 7, 2014 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Goodwin officiating. Interment will follow in Griffin Cemetery in Polkton. The family will greet friends from 5:00pm until 7:00pm Sunday, July 6, 2014 at the funeral...

Mary Jane Averill Mrs. Coley

Mary Jane Averill Mrs. Coley

Jul 4, 2014

WADESBORO - Mrs. Mary Jane Averill Coley, 57, died Friday, July 4, 2014 at the home of her daughter. Memorial services will be 6:00pm Monday, July 14, 2014 in New Life Church with Rev. Chris Jackson officiating. Mary was born October 18, 1956 in Sacramento, CA a daughter of the late Delmar Allison and Betty Jane Tarlton Averill. She was...

Rebecca R. Mrs. Hanna

Rebecca R. Mrs. Hanna

Jul 3, 2014

Mrs. Rebecca 'Becky' Ruth Ratliff Hanna, 86, of Wadesboro, North Carolina, and Little River, South Carolina, passed away July 3, 2014, at Ambassador Health and Rehab in Wadesboro after an extended period of declining health. She was surrounded by her loving family, including her dedicated husband of 67 years, Walter W. Jake Hanna. A service to honor her life will...

Edna Tice Mrs. White

Edna Tice Mrs. White

Jun 29, 2014

WADESBORO - Mrs. Edna 'Ebbie' Tice White, 89, died Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Ambassador Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 11:00am Wednesday, July 2, 2014 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Dr. Robert L. Hunter, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service...

William Theodore Billy Mr. Burr

William Theodore Billy Mr. Burr

Jun 28, 2014

WADESBORO - Mr. William Theodore 'Billy' Burr, 62, died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Graveside services will be 3:00pm Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends following the service and other times at the home of Lois Steele, 652 Deep Creek Rd., Wadesboro. Billy was born May 12,...

Betty Harrison Mrs. Parker

Betty Harrison Mrs. Parker

Jun 24, 2014

WADESBORO - Mrs. Betty Harrison Parker, 83, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at her home. The family will greet friends Friday, June 27, 2014 from 10:00am until 12:00pm at Rocky Mount Baptist Church in Polkton with a graveside service following in the church cemetery. The Rev. Billy Hill will officiate. Betty was born July 1, 1930 in Johnson County, NC...

Henry Thurman Hank Mr. Caulder

Henry Thurman Hank Mr. Caulder

Jun 17, 2014

SHREVEPORT,LA - Mr. Henry Thurman 'Hank' Caulder, 81, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at his home. Hank was born October 10, 1932 in Rockingham, NC a son of the late Henry Duncan and Mary Lampley Caulder. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Air Force where he worked with aircraft engines and other components to be able to fly...

Bobby Rydell Big Will Mr. Gould

Bobby Rydell Big Will Mr. Gould

Jun 9, 2014

MT. GILEAD - Mr. Bobby Rydell 'Big Will' Gould, 49, died Monday, June 9, 2014 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. There will be a memorial service will be 11:00AM Saturday, June 14, 2014 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro. The family will greet friends following the service. He was born December 9, 1964 in Richmond County,...

Jimmy Lester Mr. Ratliff

Jimmy Lester Mr. Ratliff

Jun 9, 2014

PEACHLAND- Mr. Jimmy Lester Ratliff, 42, died Monday, June 9, 2014. Funeral services will be 11:00am Friday, June 13, 2014 at Oakdale Baptist Church in Peachland with Rev. Tracy Hickson and Rev. Dennis Underwood officiating. The family will greet friends Thursday from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro. Jimmy was born in Union County on December 9,...

Charles Edward Mushy Mr. Baker

Charles Edward Mushy Mr. Baker

Jun 6, 2014

WADESBORO- Charles Edward 'Mushy' Baker, 71, entered into eternal rest June 6 2014 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Saturday, June 14, 2014 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. George Senter and Rev. D.W. Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends Friday from 6:00pm until...

Claude Benjamin Mr. Maness

Claude Benjamin Mr. Maness

Jun 2, 2014

POLKTON - Mr. Claude Benjamin Maness, 88, died peacefully at his home on Monday, June 2, 2014. Claude was born March 8, 1926 in Anson County, NC a son of the late Jesse William Maness and the late Lelar Eddins Maness. He was retired from the N.C. Department of Transportation after 30 years of service there. He served his country...

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