Obituaries

Joe Leonard Thomas

Joe Leonard Thomas

Dec 4, 2020

POLKTON – On Friday, December 4, 2020, Mr. Joe Leonard Thomas, 74, went to be with the Lord. Services will be 2:00pm Tuesday, December 8, 2020 by the graveside in Hopewell United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Patrick Ledford officiating. Joe will lie in state in the narthex of the church from 1:00pm until 2:00pm Tuesday prior to the service....

Mary Elizabeth Luther Crawford

Mary Elizabeth Luther Crawford

Dec 3, 2020

LILESVILLE – Mary Elizabeth Luther Crawford, 73, passed way on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at UNC Rockingham Health in Eden, NC. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Saturday, December 5, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Walden officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service...

Fred Ross Marsh

Fred Ross Marsh

Dec 1, 2020

Wadesboro – Mr. Fred Ross Marsh, 98, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, while a resident at Wadesboro Health and Rehab. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 11:00AM Friday, December 4th, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Sarah Kalish officiating. Interment will follow at Anson Memorial Park. Due to Covid-19, the family does...

David Franklin Douglas, Sr.

David Franklin Douglas, Sr.

Dec 1, 2020

Mr. Douglas worked for many years in Wadesboro with West Knitting Mills and we share his obituary as a courtesy to his family and those with whom he had a working relationship. If anyone plans to send flowers, please refer to the Miller Rivers Caulder website for assistance with that. Mr. David Franklin Douglas, Sr. of Chesterfield entered into rest...

Christopher Eugene Sorrenti

Christopher Eugene Sorrenti

Nov 30, 2020

MORVEN – On Monday, November 30, 2020, Mr. Christopher Eugene Sorrenti, 48, went to be with his Lord and Savior while at Atrium Health Pineville. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Monday, December 7, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Morven Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 4:00pm until 6:00pm Sunday, December 6, 2020...

Ruby Cox Vaughn

Ruby Cox Vaughn

Nov 27, 2020

LILESVILLE – On Friday, November 27, 2020, Mrs. Ruby Cox Vaughn, 101, peacefully went to be the Lord while being cared for at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Monday, November 30, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Sybil Perrell and Rev. Bill Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow in Forestville United Methodist Church...

Judy Horne Dolak Rivellese

Judy Horne Dolak Rivellese

Nov 26, 2020

LILESVILLE – On, Thursday, November 26, 2020, Thanksgiving Day, Mrs. Judy Horne Dolak Rivellese, 76, went home to be with her Lord with her daughters by her bedside. Judy was born January 1, 1944 in Anson County, NC and was a daughter of the late Harvey Alexander Horne and the late Myrtle Mills Horne Gregory. She received her degree as...

James Thomas Bailey, Jr.

James Thomas Bailey, Jr.

Nov 25, 2020

Wadesboro - Mr. James Thomas Bailey, Jr., 71, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at his home. Jimmy was born April 23, 1949 in Anson County, NC and was a son of the late Rev. James Thomas Bailey and the late Hattie Mae Morrison Bailey. He was a 1967 graduate of Wadesboro High School and had worked as a security...

Elaine Martin Gardner

Elaine Martin Gardner

Nov 25, 2020

Wadesboro – Mrs. Elaine Martin Gardner, age 80, slipped away peacefully on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at her home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00PM Saturday, November 28th, in Lilesville Baptist Church with Rev. Teddy Lawson and Rev. Bo Treadaway officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends at the cemetery...

Rev. Lee Thomas Tillman, Sr.

Rev. Lee Thomas Tillman, Sr.

Nov 22, 2020

Wadesboro - Rev. Lee Thomas Tillman, Sr., 66, went home to be with his Lord and Savoir on Sunday, November 22, 2020 while he was a patient at Atrium Health Union in Monroe. Homegoing services will be 2:00pm Sunday, November 29, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Madison Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. The...

Samuel Walter "Watt" Dawkins

Samuel Walter "Watt" Dawkins

Nov 21, 2020

Morven – Mr. Samuel Walter “Watt” Dawkins, Jr. died Saturday, November 21, 2020 in Myrtle Beach, SC. A graveside memorial service will be held at 12:30PM on Sunday, November 29th, in Morven Cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service. A native of Anson County, Watt was a son of the late Samuel Walter and Mary Kathleen Douglas Dawkins....

Bonnie Helms Pratt

Bonnie Helms Pratt

Nov 20, 2020

Morven – Mrs. Bonnie Helms Pratt, age 66, slipped away peacefully on Friday, November 20, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family. A graveside service to celebrate her life will be held at 2:00PM Monday, November 23rd, in the Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Lonnie Grose officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to...

Mary Frances Neal Gilmore

Mary Frances Neal Gilmore

Nov 18, 2020

Polkton – Mrs. Mary Frances Neal Gilmore, age 84, passed away peacefully at the Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center in Bolivia, NC, after a brief illness, on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, November 21st, at Cedar Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Swaringen officiating. Interment will be private....

Harvey Linwood Eddins

Harvey Linwood Eddins

Nov 16, 2020

The obituary for Mr. Eddins is being shared as a courtesy to the Eddins family who are long-time residents of Anson County and friends of the staff of Leavitt Funeral Home. We offer our sincere condolences to the family. Harvey Linwood Eddins was 85 when he went to be with the Lord on the evening of November 16, 2020, in...

Olin Boone

Olin Boone

Nov 11, 2020

WADESBORO – Mr. Joseph Olin Boone, Sr., 81, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Faith Baptist Church with Rev. Donnie Helms and Rev. Jimmy Knotts officiating. Interment will follow in Jowers Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Olin was...

Emma Jean Gunter

Emma Jean Gunter

Nov 6, 2020

Wadesboro - Emma Jean Gunter was born in Wadesboro, Anson County, NC on august 23, 1958 and was the oldest child of Ada Cash and William Buck Melton. After a courageous battle with cancer, she became a victor over death and was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven on Friday, November 6, 2020 while not only being cared for but...

Bobby Lee Honeycutt

Bobby Lee Honeycutt

Nov 3, 2020

POLKTON – Mr. Bobby Lee Honeycutt, 79, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 at Carolina Continued Care Hospital in Pineville. Bobby was born in Anson County, NC on October 7, 1941 and was a son of the late Jesse Lee Honeycutt and the late Lula Craven Honeycutt. He was a retired carpenter. Those left to cherish his memory are...

Joseph Michael "Mike" Goodwin

Joseph Michael "Mike" Goodwin

Nov 3, 2020

LILESVILLE – On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, a giant of a man, Joseph Michael “Mike” Goodwin entered rest. Services will be 11:00am Friday, November 6, 2020 by the graveside Savannah United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5:00pm until 7:00pm Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Leavitt Funeral Home. Mike was born August 25, 1952 in Anson County,...

Leon Harold Owens

Leon Harold Owens

Nov 3, 2020

POLKTON – On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, Mr. Leon Harold Owens, 83, went to be with the Lord while in the care of Atrium Health Union in Monroe. There will be a memorial service at 11:00am Saturday, November 7, 2020 at New Home Baptist Church with Rev. Scott Baucom officiating. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will...

Barbara Hamrick Culpepper

Barbara Hamrick Culpepper

Nov 2, 2020

NORWOOD – Mrs. Barbara Hamrick Culpepper, 70, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 2, 2020. Barbara was born April 1, 1950 in Anson County, NC and was a daughter of the late Miles Crawford Hamrick and the late Pauline Roberson Hamrick. She was a graduate of Bowman High School and Anson Tech with an associate’s...

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