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Obituaries
Reva Lee High Carpenter
Aug 15, 2021
PEACHLAND – On Sunday, August 15, 2021, Mrs. Reva Lee High Carpenter, 68, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend went to be with her Lord and Savior.
Funeral services will be 2:00pm Thursday, August 19, 2021, at Lawyer’s Springs Primitive Baptist Church with Elder James Carelock and Elder Joe Helms officiating. Interment will follow in Peachland Cemetery. The family...
Mark Russell Prouty
Aug 15, 2021
PEACHLAND – Mr. Mark Russell Prouty, 44, loving son, brother, cousin and friend passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021, at his home.
Mark was born May 2, 1977, in Plymouth, MA and was a son of Kathleen Prouty Brown and the late Ronald Russell Brown.
Surviving is his mother, Kathleen, his sister, Krystle Brown and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and...
Shirley Long Meachum
Aug 15, 2021
Wadesboro – Mrs. Shirley Long Meachum, age 84, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior, Jesus, on August 15, 2021, at Carrington Place Nursing Home in Matthews, NC having finished the course of her courageous and fruitful life.
Shirley was born on February 16, 1937, in McFarlan, NC to Molly Jordan Long and Morman Long and was raised along...
Percy Marque Kearnss
Aug 14, 2021
Thomasville - Percy Marque Kearns, also known to family and friends as "Sweet Pea" or as his mother would call him “Marque”, is the son of Claydes Leonard and Percy Kearns. Percy was born on May 13, 1974, in Wadesboro NC. On Saturday August 13, 2021, our Heavenly Father softly called Percy home.
Percy attended school at North Davidson...
Michael Stephen Ratliff
Aug 14, 2021
Wadesboro – Mr. Michael Stephen Ratliff, 69, died Saturday, August 14, 2021, while a patient at Atrium Health Union in Monroe.
A service to celebrate his life will be held at 7:00PM Wednesday at Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends an hour before the service beginning at 6:00PM.
Born in Anson County on February 14, 1952, Mike was...
Shirley Schumaker Short
Aug 11, 2021
MORVEN – Mrs. Shirley Schumaker Short, 82, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Novant Mint Hill Medical Center.
Graveside services will be 2:00pm Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Stacey Lundy officiating.
Shirley was born November 8,1938 in Ahoski, NC and was a daughter of the late Charlie James Schumaker and the late...
Connie Lowder Diggs
Aug 11, 2021
Wadesboro - Mrs. Connie Lowder Diggs, 84, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Atrium Health Union in Monroe.
Funeral services will be 3:00pm Saturday, August 14, 2021 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park.
The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral.
Connie was born February 10, 1937 in Anson...
Gurney Brayboy
Aug 9, 2021
POLKTON – Mr. Gurney Brayboy, 89, died Monday, August 9, 2021 at Bethany Woods Nursing Home in Albemarle.
Funeral services will be 11:00am Friday, August 13, 2021 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Seago Cemetery.
The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Thursday, August 12, 2021 at the funeral home and other times...
Christopher Smith
Aug 8, 2021
Wadesboro - Christopher Smith, “AKA Chris” was born February 14, 1971 in Anson County to the late Roosevelt Smith and the late Reatha Mae Smith Burr. He was one of seven children. Christopher grew up in Lilesville and attended Anson County public schools and later he fulfilled his goal to receive his GED. Chris was known for his sense of...
Sylvia Farris Nickel
Aug 7, 2021
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SLYVIA KELLLY FARRIS NICKEL
Mineral Springs - Sylvia Kelly Farris Nickel died Saturday morning, August 7, 2021 in the care of her family. The Hospice of Union County, NC, was advising.
Sylvia was born September 15th, 1931 in Patrick, South Carolina to the late Joseph Dean Farris and the late Virginia Kelly Farris. She spent much of her youth growing up in...
Fred Bernard Phillips, Jr.
Aug 5, 2021
WADESBORO – Mr. Fred Bernard Phillips, Jr., 74, died Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Wadesboro Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Fred was born May 17, 1947 in Richmond County, NC and was a son of the late Fred Bernard Phillips, Sr. and the late Helen Louise Anderson Phillips. He was a 1966 graduate of Hamlet High School and a veteran...
Danny Douglas Smith
Aug 3, 2021
Lilesville - On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, Danny Douglas Smith, age 54, departed this life while at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. He was born July 9, 1967, in Anson County and was a son of the late Haywood Smith and the late Rosa Smith Prince. Danny was a graduate of Bowman High School in Wadesboro and had worked...
Ricky Brien Williams
Aug 1, 2021
WADESBORO- Ricky Brien Williams, 48, died peacefully, surrounded by his family and loved ones, on Sunday, August 1, 2021.
Services will be 4:00pm Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Swaringen officiating.
The family will greet friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.
Ricky was born in...
Henry "Tom" Baucom
Jul 29, 2021
Mr. Henry Thomas “Tom” Baucom, age 92, died Thursday July 29th, 2021, at Atrium Health Union in Monroe. Funeral services will be at 4:00 PM on Sunday, August 1st at Hopewell United Methodist Church with Rev. Patrick Ledford officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends at the church one hour prior to the service...
John Erie Pope, Jr.
Jul 27, 2021
John Erie Pope, Jr., 84, made his transition from this life to the next on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, from his daughter’s home in Bullock, NC. A service to celebrate Johnny’s life will be held at 3:00PM Saturday, July 31st, at Red Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Rodney Clements and Rev. Cameron Currin officiating. Interment will follow in the church...
Josephine Lowery Williams
Jul 26, 2021
CHERAW, SC – Mrs. Josephine Lowery Williams, 80, died peacefully on Monday, July 26, 2021 at her home. Josephine was born May 7, 1941 in Anson County, NC and was a daughter of the late Andrew Vester Lowery and the late Walter Lorraine Lowe Lowery. She was a graduate of Morven High School and had worked for a number of...
Nancy McQuague Cornwell
Jul 24, 2021
WADESBORO – Mrs. Nancy McQuague Cornwell, 88, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021 at her home. There will be a memorial service at 11:00am Saturday, August 14, 2021 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Dr. Harry Workman officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. The family respectfully requests for all who are in attendance to wear...
Larry Tanner
Jul 24, 2021
Morven - James Larry Tanner “aka Bubba T” was born on October 25, 1958 in Wadesboro, N.C. to the late Cassie Mae Montgomery-Tanner and James Edward Tanner. He departed this life on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C. He attended Bowman Senior High School in Wadesboro, N.C. were he was a standout basketball player....
Sharon Lynn Boyette
Jul 24, 2021
Wadesboro - Sharon Lynn Boyette, 64, died Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Atrium Health CMC Main in Charlotte, NC. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends on Wednesday at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Sharon...
Ursula Lipp Williams
Jul 22, 2021
LILESVILLE – Mrs. Ursula Lipp Williams, 79, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Stanly Manor in Albemarle. Ursula was born May 22, 1942, in Schwabisch Hall, West Germany and was a daughter of the late Miximillian Lipp and the late Hilda Lipp. She was a registered psychiatric nurse in her homeland of Germany and later retired as a Translator...
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