Obituaries

Charles Carey Polson

Charles Carey Polson

Nov 1, 2020

Peachland - Mr. Charles Carey Polson, 72, died Sunday, November 1, 2020, at Atrium Health - CMC Main in Charlotte. Funeral services will be 4:00 pm Tuesday, November 3, 2020, in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Seago Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Charles was born November 20, 1947,...

Timothy Wayne Davis

Timothy Wayne Davis

Nov 1, 2020

POLKTON – Mr. Timothy Wayne Davis, 60, died Sunday, November 1, 2020. The family will greet friends from 1:00pm until 3:00 pm Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Leavitt Funeral Home. Graveside services will be private. Tim was born on October 9 1960 in Anson County, NC, and was a son of the late James Ted Davis and the late Norma...

Betty Braswell Lear

Betty Braswell Lear

Nov 1, 2020

WADESBORO – Mrs. Betty Braswell Lear, 87, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Friday, November 6, 2020 at Mt. Beulah Baptist Church Rev. Randy Storz and Rev. Donald Wallace officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior...

Peggy Tarlton Burr

Peggy Tarlton Burr

Oct 31, 2020

WADESBORO - On Saturday, October 31, 2020, with her husband and daughters by her side, Mrs. Peggy Tarlton Burr, 62, went to be with the Lord. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Harry Workman officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to...

Linda Rose Hildreth

Linda Rose Hildreth

Oct 29, 2020

POLKTON – Miss Linda Rose Hildreth, 71, went to meet her Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 29, 2020, at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Born in Anson County, NC on September 4, 1949, the youngest of eleven children of Julius Seaborn Hildreth and Margie Broadaway Hildreth. Linda graduated from Anson High School in 1967. She joined the United...

Charles Edward Ratliff

Charles Edward Ratliff

Oct 29, 2020

WADESBORO – Mr. Charles Edward Ratliff, 59, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 29, 2020 at Atrium Health Union in Monroe, NC. Services for both Charles and his mother Betty will be 11:00am Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Arnold Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family...

David Harold Owens

David Harold Owens

Oct 25, 2020

POLKTON – On Sunday, October 25, 2020, Mr. David Harold Owens, 59, went to be with the Lord while in the care of Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. Funeral services will be 11:00am Thursday, October 29, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Baucom officiating. Interment will follow in Marshville City Cemetery. The family will greet...

Jerry Wells Hinson

Jerry Wells Hinson

Oct 21, 2020

LILESVILLE – Mr. Jerry Wells Hinson, 78, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Services will be 1:00pm Sunday, October 25, 2020 by the graveside in Eastview Cemetery in Wadesboro. The family will greet friends following the service at the cemetery. Jerry was born January 15, 1942 in Moore County, NC and was...

Frances Hurley High

Frances Hurley High

Oct 20, 2020

Polkton – Mrs. Frances Hurley High, age 82, died peacefully at her home with her family by her side, on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. In an effort to protect the public from the Covid-19 pandemic, the family has chosen to hold their services privately. A native of Charlotte, Frances was born November 12, 1937, a daughter of the late C.N....

Betty Griggs Ratliff

Betty Griggs Ratliff

Oct 19, 2020

WADESBORO – Mrs. Betty Griggs Ratliff, 81, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 19, 2020 at Atrium Health Lincoln in Lincolnton, NC. Services for both Betty and her son Charles will be 11:00am Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Arnold Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family...

Louise Hudson Carpenter

Louise Hudson Carpenter

Oct 19, 2020

WADESBORO – On Monday, October 19, 2020, Mrs. Louise Hudson Carpenter, 75, entered into eternal rest and peace. There will be a memorial service at 11:00am Thursday, October 22, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Gathings officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Louise was born October 20, 1946 in Anson County, NC...

Allen Junior Galbreath

Allen Junior Galbreath

Oct 13, 2020

Hamlet - Allen Junior Galbreath was born July 21, 1945 in Durham, NC to the late William Rosco Galbreath and Cornelia Walton. Later, Allen relocated to Hamlet, NC. He passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, after a long battle with an aggressive form of cancer. He was 75 years old. Allen attended Monroe Avenue High School, where he met...

Rev. Annie Mae Dawkins Sproles

Rev. Annie Mae Dawkins Sproles

Oct 12, 2020

ROCKINGHAM – On Monday, October 12, 2020, Rev. Annie Mae Dawkins Sproles, 87, heard the welcome words of her Lord and Savior, "well done good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joys of thy Lord". She was born August 29, 1933 at Walter and Annie Biggs Lampley home place in the Midway community of Rockingham and was the oldest...

Sara Gathings Jones

Sara Gathings Jones

Oct 10, 2020

Sara Gathings Jones, age 87, died Saturday, October 10, at Wadesboro Health and Rehab. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 12:00Noon on Friday, October 16 at Gum Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Walden and Rev. Steve Hill officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends in the church beginning at...

Melissa "Missy" McKenzie Phillips

Melissa "Missy" McKenzie Phillips

Oct 9, 2020

WADESBORO – On Friday, October 9, 2020, Mrs. Melissa “Missy” McKenzie Phillips, 58, peacefully went to be with her Lord while a resident at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 11:00am Monday, October 12, 2020 at Gum Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Walden officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet...

Steve E. Carpenter

Steve E. Carpenter

Oct 8, 2020

Mr. Steve Carpenter, age 87, died Thursday, October 8, 2020, while a patient at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 5:00PM on Monday, October12th, by the graveside at Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church with Rev. J.D. Moffett and Rev. Fred Carpenter officiating. For those wishing to pay their respects, Mr. Carpenter...

Jasper Eugene Allen

Jasper Eugene Allen

Oct 7, 2020

Polkton - On Wednesday, October 7, 2020, Mr. Jasper Eugene Allen, 67, died at Hospice of Union County in Monroe, NC. Services will be 1:00pm Saturday, October 10, 2020 by the graveseide in Bennett Grove Cemetery in Polkton. Jasper was born April 28, 1953 in Anson County, NC and was a son of the late George Capel Allen and the...

Paula Hanna Tyson

Paula Hanna Tyson

Oct 6, 2020

POLKTON – On Tuesday, October 6,2020, Mrs. Paula Hanna Tyson, 53, went to be with the Lord peacefully in her sleep. There will be a service at 1:00pm Friday, October 9, 2020 by the graveside in Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Rodney Clements officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Paula was born November 17, 1966...

Dennis James Rushing

Dennis James Rushing

Oct 4, 2020

THIS OBITUARY IS PROVIDED AS A COURTESY TO THE RUSHING FAMILY. Dennis James Rushing, age 73, of Wilmington, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at his home, in the warm embrace of his family. He was born in Ypsilanti. MI on September 21, 1947, the son of William Henry Rushing and Ruth Graham Rushing. Dennis is survived by wife...

Frank C. "Buck" Ratliff

Frank C. "Buck" Ratliff

Oct 3, 2020

Myrtle Beach, SC – Mr. Frank C. “Buck” Ratliff, 98, formerly of Wadesboro, died Saturday, October 3, 2020, at his daughter’s home in Myrtle Beach. A service to celebrate his life with military honors will be held at 2:00PM Thursday by the graveside at Morven Cemetery conducted by Rev. Katie Sloan. The family does not plan to hold a formal...

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