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Jerry Kenneth McGrady
May 5, 2020
Mr. Jerry Kenneth McGrady, 79, died Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at his home in Lilesville, NC. Due to public gathering restrictions issued by the State of North Carolina, funeral services will be private. Jerry was born December 8, 1940, in Dillon, South Carolina, a son of the late Thomas and Mildred Lane McGrady. He faithfully attended Wadesboro Church of God...
Derenda Gulledge Garris
May 4, 2020
The Obituary for Derenda Gulledge Garris is being shared as a courtesy to both the Gulledge and Garris families as they are long time residents and natives of Anson County. Mrs. Derenda Gulledge Garris, 81, of Clemmons, left her earthly home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 4, 2020 at BrookRidge Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, NC. Her...
Lennon "Lent" Leroy Tillman
May 3, 2020
On Saturday, December 15, 1956, Lennon Leroy Tillman, known to many as “Lent” was born in Wadesboro, NC to Hattie Mae Little and Edward Tillman, Sr. This soldier was called home on Sunday, May 3, 2020 while a patient at Atrium Health Union in Monroe, NC. Lennon worked in textiles for many years, having worked at Wansona in Wadesboro. He...
Willam LeGrand Bennett, Jr.
Apr 21, 2020
WADESBORO - William LeGrand Bennett, Jr., 75, passed away unexpectedly in his home on April 21, 2020. Born on March 13, 1945 in Wadesboro, he was the son of William LeGrand and Leila Self Bennett. LeGrand graduated from Wadesboro High School and Wingate Junior College. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member...
James David Kiser
Apr 13, 2020
Wadesboro – Mr. James David Kiser, age 42, died peacefully at his home on Monday, April 13th, surrounded by his loving family. Due to public gathering restrictions issued by the State of North Carolina, funeral services will be private. David was born February 13, 1978, a son of James W. “Jimmy” Kiser, Jr. and Mary Flake Kiser. He graduated from...
DeWitt Barnhill Griffin
Apr 7, 2020
Siler City – Mr. DeWitt Barnhill Griffin was born on November 24, 1927 to John William Griffin and Eula Mae Barnhill Griffin in Spencer, NC, where his father worked for the railroad. He was raised in Phoebus, VA and graduated from Hampton High School in June of 1946. DeWitt began his career in retail management with Rose’s dime stores after...
George Thomas Vann
Apr 6, 2020
This obituary is being shared as a courtesy to the Vann family. CONWAY, NC - George Thomas Vann, age 92, passed away on April 6, 2020 at the Vidant Medical Center of Greenville, NC. Mr. Vann was born in Northampton County, the son of the late Charles and Edith Woodard Vann. George enjoyed his lifetime work of tilling the soil...
Tracy Thompson Hethcox
Apr 3, 2020
Polkton – Mrs. Tracy Thompson Hethcox, age 45, died Friday, April 3, 2020. Due to the public gathering restrictions issued by the State of North Carolilna, funeral services will be private. Tracy was born November 19, 1974, in Mecklenburg county, a daughter of Gloria Jean Pressley Thompson and the late Robert Lee Thompson, Jr. She was a homemaker and her...
Virginia Jones Baker
Apr 3, 2020
WADESBORO – On Friday, April 3, 2020 in the early hours of the morning, Mrs. Virginia Jones Baker, 83, woke her sons and while holding her hands, they gently let her know they were with her and that everything was okay. Just a few moments later she peacefully took her last breath on earth and breathed her first in Heaven....
Herbert "Tom" Taylor
Mar 31, 2020
Wadesboro – Mr. Herbert “Tom” Taylor, age 91, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Due to public gathering restrictions issued by the State of North Carolina, funeral services will be private. Tom was born on in Anson county on July 4, 1928, a son of the late Lillie Taylor Gaddy. He graduated local public schools and...
Juanita Smith Wright
Mar 31, 2020
Peachland – Mrs. Juanita Smith Wright, age 74, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, March 31st after a lengthy battle with cancer. Due to restrictions on public gatherings issued by the State of North Carolina, funeral services will be private. Juanita was born in Rockingham, NC, on August 30, 1945, a daughter of the late Sadie Lee Ransom and...
DeVeda Wicker Cox
Mar 30, 2020
Polkton – Mrs. DeVeda Wicker Cox, age 72, slipped away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2020, while at her home. Due to public gathering restrictions issued by the State of North Carolina, memorial services will be held at a later date. DeVeda was born in Aberdeen, NC, on June 13, 1947, the youngest of four children born to Raymond Blackwell...
Liles McLendon
Mar 25, 2020
Mr. William Liles McLendon, 61, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Atrium Health Main in Charlotte. Liles was born June 15, 1958 in Anson County, NC and was a son of the late Moran Dorith McLendon, Jr. and the late Doris Brock McLendon. He was a graduate of Southview Academy, class of 1976. He had worked in construction for several...
Bettie Baker Huntley
Mar 21, 2020
Wadesboro – Mrs. Bettie Baker Huntley, age 89, passed away peacefully at First Health Hospice of Moore County on March 21, 2020. Mrs. Huntley, an Anson County native, lived in Wadesboro. Born May 14, 1930, to the late E. E. Baker and the late Sally Baker, Bettie was their third child. Her siblings are as follows: the late Roderick Baker,...
Polly Broadaway Baucom Efird
Mar 15, 2020
LOCUST – Mrs. Polly Broadaway Baucom Efird, 89, a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend and most of all Servant of God went home to be with her Savior on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at the home of her daughter in the Burnsville Community of Polkton. There will be a service of worship to celebrate her life at...
Tonia Ratliff Caudle
Mar 14, 2020
ANSONVILLE – Mrs. Tonia Ratliff Caudle, 45, died Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Atrium Health Anson in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 7:00pm Thursday, March 19, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Thursday. Tonia was born July 20, 1974 in Anson County, NC and is a...
Louise Harrell Vann
Mar 10, 2020
This obituary is being shared as a courtesy to the Vann Family. CONWAY, NC - Louise Harrell Vann, age 90, passed away on March 10, 2020. Mrs. Vann was born in Hertford County, NC, a daughter of the late Manley Abram and Olivia Parker Harrell. She was a homemaker and mother. Besides her parents, Louise was preceded in death by...
Evelyn Tyson Smith
Mar 10, 2020
The obituary for Evelyn Tyson Smith is being shared as a courtesy to the family. Evelyn Tyson Smith, 86, of Monroe, NC, passed away on March 10, 2020. She was born in Wadesboro, NC on August 29, 1933. Evelyn graduated from Polkton High School in 1951. She worked for Southern Bell for 24 years and participated in the WTVI Auctions....
Mary Alice Little Richardson
Mar 6, 2020
Your Life was a Blessing, And Your Memory a Treasure You are Loved Beyond Words; And Missed Beyond Measure Mrs. Mary Alice Little Richardson was born May 3, 1931 in Wadesboro, NC and was a daughter of the late Robert Little and the late Alice Martin Little. She departed her life early Friday morning, March 6, 202 at her home...
Elizabeth (Jane) Covington Clark
Mar 5, 2020
Elizabeth (Jane) Covington Clark, 78, died March 5, 2020 with her family at her bedside at Atrium Health Union in Monroe, NC after a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 pm on Sunday, March 15th at Calvary Episcopal Church in Wadesboro, NC. The family will greet friends in the Parish Hall following the service. Jane was born...
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