Obituaries

Willard Lee Broome Griggs

Willard Lee Broome Griggs

Aug 23, 2017

Wadesboro- Mrs. Willard Lee Broome Griggs, 85, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at her home in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 4:00pm Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Knotts and Rev. Steve Hill officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service on Sunday. Willard was...

Dianna Gail Morrison

Dianna Gail Morrison

Aug 21, 2017

Mrs. Dianna Gail Morrison, of Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Wadesboro, 67, died Monday, August 21, 2017 at Agape Hospice House in Columbia, SC. Memorial services will be 2:00PM Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Leavitt Funeral Home with Pastor James Butler officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Gail was born September 30, 1949 in Anson County,...

Tyler Lee Overturf

Tyler Lee Overturf

Aug 16, 2017

ROCKINGHAM Tyler Lee Overturf, 16, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, following a courageous lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis. There will be a memorial service 6:00pm Saturday, August 19, 2017 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 4:00pm until 6:00pm at the funeral home prior to the service. Tyler...

Carlton Donaldson Roche

Carlton Donaldson Roche

Aug 15, 2017

We are sharing the obituary for Don Roche, Jr. as a courtesy to his family who were longtime residents of Wadesboro and his friends who still live in and around Anson County. DURHAM: Carlton Donaldson Roche, Jr. passed away on August, 15, 2017 after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. Don was born in Wadesboro, N.C. on February...

Jeffrey Carl Brown

Jeffrey Carl Brown

Aug 13, 2017

CHARLOTTE Mr. Jeffrey Carl Brown, 56, died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at his home. Jeff was born October 14, 1960 in Pottsville, PA a son of Doris Arlene Nagle Brown and the late Carl William Brown. He was a graduate of Blue Mountain High School and studied Business and Music Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He had a career...

Myrtle King Meeks

Myrtle King Meeks

Aug 11, 2017

Polkton Mrs. Myrtle King Meeks, 96, died Friday, August 11, 2017, at Anson Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Sunday in Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Sullivan officiating. Interment will follow in Williams Cemetery in Polkton. The family will greet friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Born in Morven, NC...

Ola Mae Stegall Williams

Ola Mae Stegall Williams

Aug 8, 2017

PEACHLAND - Mrs. Ola Mae Stegall Williams, 86, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be 4:00pm Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Peachland United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Sarah Kalish officiating. Interment will follow in Peachland Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church and other times at...

Bonnie Eugene Adams

Bonnie Eugene Adams

Aug 8, 2017

POLKTON Mr. Bonnie Eugene Adams, 90, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Friday, August 11, 2017 at Sandy Plains United Methodist Church with Rev. Larry King officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Thursday at Leavitt Funeral Home and other times at the...

Frances Downer Welch

Frances Downer Welch

Aug 3, 2017

WADESBORO Mrs. Frances Downer Welch, 65, died Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. There will be a memorial service 4:00pm Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Calvary Episcopal Church with Rev. Tim Hushion officiating. Inurnment will be in the church columbarium. The family will greet friends from 4:00pm until 6:00pm Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Leavitt...

Geraldine Fussell Rorie

Geraldine Fussell Rorie

Jul 30, 2017

LILESVILLE Mrs. Geraldine "Gerry" Fussell Rorie, 84, died Sunday, July 30, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Wednesday, August 2, 2017 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park, with military honors. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at the...

Betty Sue Lear Williams

Betty Sue Lear Williams

Jul 10, 2017

Wadesboro - Mrs. Betty Sue Lear Williams, 59, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. The family will greet friends from 4:30pm until 6:00pm Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Leavitt Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at Anson Memorial Park with Rev. Barry Gerald officiating. Betty Sue was born August 23, 1957 in Chesterfield...

Dock Allen Holloway

Dock Allen Holloway

Jun 28, 2017

WADESBORO - Mr. Dock Allen Holloway, 77, slipped away peacefully to be with his Heavenly Father with his faithful wife by his side, on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 while at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00AM Monday, July 3, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Jean Pierre Swammunu Lhoposo officiating. The family will greet friends...

Mickie Cranford Preslar

Mickie Cranford Preslar

Jun 27, 2017

POLKTON - Mrs. Mickie Cranford Preslar, 81, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at Presbyterian Hospital Novant Health in Charlotte. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Thursday, June 29, 2017 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Griffin Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Thursday. Mickie was...

Nellie Mae Wilson

Nellie Mae Wilson

Jun 25, 2017

Lilesville - Nellie Mae Wilson, 88, departed her life early Sunday morning, June 25th, 2017, at the home of her oldest son in Hamlet, N.C. Nellie was born July 19, 1928 to the late Al and Goldie Harris. She was educated in the Anson County Public Schools. She married the late George W. Wilson Sr., US Army Retired with over...

Frank Dennis Dunlap, Jr

Frank Dennis Dunlap, Jr

Jun 23, 2017

The following obituary is being shared as a courtesy to the family of Mr. Frank Dennis Dunlap, Jr., a long-time and well-respected employee of the Wadesboro Post Office. Wadesboro - Mr. Frank Dennis Dunlap, Jr., 54, was born Octoer 24, 1962 in Charlotte, NC. He passed away on Friday, June 23, 2017. He was the eldest son of Frank and...

Myrlie Griggs Wallace

Myrlie Griggs Wallace

Jun 9, 2017

Mrs. Myrlie Griggs Wallace, 86, passed away peacefully at her home with her loving husband by her side on Friday, June 9, 2017. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday, June 12, at New Hope United Methodist Church with Rev. Jimmie Furr officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service....

Lula Garris Lou Hinson

Lula Garris Lou Hinson

Jun 5, 2017

Lilesville - Mrs. Lula (Lou) Garris Hinson was the daughter of Charles Robert and Ella Jane Carter Garris of Lilesville. Lou is survived by Aaron, her beloved husband and friend of 64 years; three children, Jane, Ronnie (Melody), and Scott (Laura); grandchildren Lianna (Chevis) Cuthrell, John Landen, Christopher, Michael, Hannah (Christopher Cunningham), and Peter Hinson; great-grandchildren, Carter, Avery, and Addie;...

Richard Wayne Davis

Richard Wayne Davis

Jun 4, 2017

HAMLET - Mr. Richard Wayne Davis, 75, died Sunday, June 4, 2017 at his home. There will be a memorial service at 7:00pm Thursday, June 15, 2017 at East Rockingham Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Johnny Johnson officiating. Mr. Davis was born July 24, 1941 in Jefferson County, CO. He had worked for a number of years with the...

Charles Jerome Flipper Lockler

Charles Jerome Flipper Lockler

Jun 1, 2017

ANSONVILLE - Mr. Charles Jerome 'Flipper' Lockler, 54, died Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Richmond Pines Nursing and Rehab in Hamlet. There will be a memorial service at 4:00pm Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Knotts officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Jerome was...

Lemuel Thomas Tommy Landen, Jr

Lemuel Thomas Tommy Landen, Jr

Jun 1, 2017

WADESBORO - Mr. Lemuel Thomas Landen, Jr., 92, Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Sunday, June 4, 2017 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jody Campbell and Rev. Kaye Fry officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Savannah United Methodist Church Cemetery in Lilesville. The family will greet...

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