Obituaries

Robert Julius Clark

Robert Julius Clark

Oct 2, 2018

WADESBORO Mr. Robert Julius Clark, 66, died Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Funeral services will be 5:00pm Thursday, October 4, 2018 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Walden officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the...

Sarah Tucker Cox Long

Sarah Tucker Cox Long

Oct 1, 2018

POLKTON Mrs. Sarah Cox Tucker Long, 88, died Monday, October 1, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. Services will be 2:00pm Wednesday, October 3, 2018 by the graveside in Sharon Memorial Park in Charlotte. The family will greet friends following the service. Sarah was born December 16, 1929 in Anson County a daughter of the late John Thomas...

Jeremiah Joseph Pool

Jeremiah Joseph Pool

Sep 30, 2018

Wadesboro - Mr. Jeremiah Joseph Pool, 28, died Sunday, September 30, 2018. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 1:00pm until 2:00pm Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Leavitt Funeral Home. Jeremiah was born January 2, 1990 in Fairfax, VA a son of Ronald Edward Pool and Margaret Elizabeth 'Peggy' Herbert Pool. He was employed with B and...

William Lloyd Ratliff

William Lloyd Ratliff

Sep 29, 2018

MONROE Mr. William Lloyd Ratliff, 81, of Monroe, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the Hospice House of Union County. He was born June 15, 1937 in Anson County to the late William Parsons and Ruth Johnson Ratliff. Mr. Ratliff graduated from Morven High School in 1955. He then attended Pfeiffer University where he received his undergraduate degree...

Grover Preslar

Grover Preslar

Sep 23, 2018

POLKTON Mr. Charles Grover Preslar, 84, died Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Mr. Ebbie Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow in Griffin Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Wednesday. Grover was...

Travis Scott Matthews

Travis Scott Matthews

Sep 22, 2018

Mr. Travis Scott Matthews, 52, of Ansonville, died Saturday, September 22, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Thursday, September 27th, at Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro, NC. Interment will follow in the Mt. Vernon UMC Cemetery. The family will greet friends prior to the service beginning at 1:30PM. Travis was born in Dunn, NC, on March 18,...

Jamey Ratliffe

Jamey Ratliffe

Sep 21, 2018

WADESBORO On Friday, September 21, 2018, James "Jamey" Gaston Ratliffe, III, 46, peacefully found eternal rest with his devoted family gathered around him. Funeral services will be 5:00pm Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Hargett officiating, who was one of his hunting friends. A private interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park....

Louise Marsh Lyons

Louise Marsh Lyons

Sep 19, 2018

WADESBORO Mrs. Louise Marsh Lyons, 77, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Wadesboro Health and Rehab Center in Wadesboro. Her passing was a peaceful and beautiful transition for her and her family. She was loved dearly by all who knew her. The family will greet friends at 10:00am Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Leavitt Funeral Home, Rev. Dr. Sarah...

Johnsie Meeks Hill

Johnsie Meeks Hill

Sep 19, 2018

Tampa, FL - Mrs. Johnsie Meeks Hill, 95, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Carrollwood Care Center in Tampa. Funeral services will be 4:00pm Monday, September 24, 2018 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 on...

Buford Lamar Deese

Buford Lamar Deese

Sep 18, 2018

The obituary for Mr. Buford Deese is posted as a courtesy to the Deese family who have been long time residents of Anson County. Monroe - Buford Lamar Deese, 77, of Monroe, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. Buford was born in Anson County on July 1, 1941 to the late Bennett and...

Robert Franklin Bob Downer

Robert Franklin Bob Downer

Sep 13, 2018

Lilesville Mr. Robert Franklin "Bob" Downer, 85, died Thursday, September 13, 2018, at Anson Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Sunday, September 16th at Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Goodwin officiating. Interment will be at a later date and will be private. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 2:00PM. Mr....

Anna Lee Waddell Taylor

Anna Lee Waddell Taylor

Sep 12, 2018

Wadesboro - Mrs. Anna Lee Waddell Taylor, 91, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Union in Monroe. The Taylor family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Friday, September 21, 2018 at Leavitt Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Brown Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Curtis Williams, Rev. Irvin Thompson and Rev....

Patricia Gaddy Diggs

Patricia Gaddy Diggs

Sep 7, 2018

MORVEN Mrs. Patricia Gaddy Diggs, 84, died Friday, September 7, 2018 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. Funeral services will be 11:00am Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Morven Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Threatt officiating. Interment will follow in Sandy Plains United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5:00pm until 7:00pm Tuesday, September...

Cecil Thomas Meachum, Jr.

Cecil Thomas Meachum, Jr.

Sep 7, 2018

Wadesboro - Mr. Cecil Thomas Meachum, Jr., 73, died Friday, September 7, 2018 at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00am Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Dr. Warren Nance officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Monday at the funeral home and other...

Douglas Helms

Douglas Helms

Sep 5, 2018

Please note the arrangements have been updated. ARLINGTON, VA Mr. John Douglas Helms, 73, died Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. Services will be 11:00am Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Fountain Hill United Methodist Church in Peachland. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service at a...

George Rufus Harris, Jr.

George Rufus Harris, Jr.

Sep 3, 2018

On Monday, September 3, 2018, Mr. George Rufus Harris, Jr. of Polkton, North Carolina went home to be with the Lord. He was born April 24, 1963 in Broolyn, NY, a son of Rosie Lee Ferby Harris and the late George Rufus Harris, Sr. George was a 1981 graduate of Bowman Senior High School, served in the United States Army...

Ward Turner

Ward Turner

Sep 1, 2018

Polkton - Mr. Robert Ward Turner, 77, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Autumn Care in Marshville. Funeral services will be 11:00am Monday, September 3, 2018 at Rocky River Baptist Church with Rev. Dennis Stegall and Rev. Donald Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery The family will greet friends from 3:00pm until 5:00pm Sunday, September 2, 2018...

Miriam Sellers Lovett

Miriam Sellers Lovett

Aug 24, 2018

Wadesboro Mrs. Miriam Sellers Lovett, 84, died Friday, August 24, 2018, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Sunday at Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Kakadelis officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends prior to the service beginning at 1:30PM. Born November 30, 1933 in Anson County, Miriam was...

Bobby Pickett

Bobby Pickett

Aug 20, 2018

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." II Timothy 4:7~8 On Monday, August 20,...

April Shennelle Smith

April Shennelle Smith

Aug 19, 2018

WADESBORO Miss April Shennelle Smith, 41, died Sunday, August 19, 2018 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe, NC. There will be a memorial service at 4:00pm Friday, August 24, 2018 at Faith Christian Center, 84 Flat Rock Road, Wadesboro. April was born January 15, 1977 in Anson County, NC a daughter of Betty Jean Smith and the late Lawrence...

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