Obituaries

Frances Phelps Mrs. Lear

Frances Phelps Mrs. Lear

Sep 10, 2015

WADESBORO - Mrs. Frances Phelps Lear, 78, died Thursday, September 10, 2015 at her home. Services will be 4:00pm Sunday, September 13, 2015 by the graveside in Anson Memorial Park with Rev. Barry Gerald officiating. The family will greet friends from 2:00pm until 3:30pm Sunday at Leavitt Funeral Home and other times at the home. Frances was born March 13,...

Thelma Tarlton Mrs. Horton

Thelma Tarlton Mrs. Horton

Sep 7, 2015

WADESBORO - Mrs. Thelma Tarlton James Horton, 91, died Monday, September 7, 2015 at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Friday, September 11, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmie Furr officiating. Interment will follow in Hanna Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to...

James Thomas Mr. Dean

James Thomas Mr. Dean

Sep 6, 2015

LILESVILLE - Mr. James Thomas Dean, 68, died Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. There will be a memorial service 2:00pm Saturday, September 19, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. James was born November 4, 1946 in Anson...

Beatrice Lett Pete Mrs. Williams

Beatrice Lett Pete Mrs. Williams

Sep 1, 2015

WADESBORO - Mrs. Beatrice 'Pete' Lett Williams, 85, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Services will be 4:00pm Thursday, September 3, 2015 by the graveside in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends following the service and other times at the home. Pete was born September 22, 1929 in Anson County, NC a daughter of...

Vicky Darb Mr. Singletary

Vicky Darb Mr. Singletary

Sep 1, 2015

WADESBORO - Mr. Vicky Darb Singletary, 67, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at his home. Services will be 11:00am Friday, September 4, 2015 by the graveside in Anson Memorial Park with Rev. R.J. 'Beever' Hammonds officiating. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Leavitt Funeral Home. Vicky was born April 8, 1948 in...

Anne Odom Mrs. Helms

Anne Odom Mrs. Helms

Sep 1, 2015

MONROE - Mrs. Anne Odom Helms, 77, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Indian Trail. There will be a memorial service at 1:00pm Friday, September 4, 2015 at Mill Grove United Methodist Church Sun Valley Campus in Indian Trail with Rev. Jesse Herring officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the...

Michelle Freeman Mrs. Oliver

Michelle Freeman Mrs. Oliver

Aug 28, 2015

ROCKINGHAM - Mrs. Michelle Freeman Oliver, 27, died Friday, August 28, 2015. There will be a memorial service at 7:00pm Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro with Rev. Wayne Chapman officiating. The family will greet friends Tuesday beginning at 6:00pm until time for the service and other times at the Lampley home in...

Minnie Williams Mrs. Shankle

Minnie Williams Mrs. Shankle

Aug 26, 2015

WADESBORO - Mrs. Minnie Williams Shankle, 84, died Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Monday, August 31, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Goudelock officiating. Interment will follow in Jowers Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Sunday, August 30, 2015 at the funeral home. Minnie was born July...

Charles Truett Mr. Wright

Charles Truett Mr. Wright

Aug 24, 2015

ALBEMARLE - Mr. Charles Truett Wright, 64, of Albemarle and formerly of Wadesboro, died Monday, August 24, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be 5:00pm Wednesday, August 26, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Swaringen officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service...

Jesse Clayton Mr. Burr, Sr

Jesse Clayton Mr. Burr, Sr

Aug 24, 2015

WADESBORO - Mr. Jesse Clayton Burr, Sr., 80, a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, died peacefully Monday, August 24, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Ansonville United Methodist Church with his son, Rev. Robert Burr and Rev. Betsy Herron officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet...

Elsie Parker Mrs. Davis

Elsie Parker Mrs. Davis

Aug 23, 2015

POLKTON - Mrs. Elsie Parker Davis, 100, died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Autumn Care of Marshville. Services will be 3:00pm Wednesday, August 26, 2015 by the graveside at Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Rex Burleson and Rev. Mark Swaringen officiating. The family welcomes friends to visit the home at any time. Elsie was born May 20, 1915...

James Stephen Jimmy Mr. Cassidy

James Stephen Jimmy Mr. Cassidy

Aug 21, 2015

WADESBORO - Mr. James Stephen Cassidy, 58, died Friday, August 21, 2015 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. A memorial service will be 3:00pm Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Word of Life Church in Peachland. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Jimmy was born April 30, 1957 in Anson County, NC a son of the late...

Robert Bivens Bobby Mr. Hanna

Robert Bivens Bobby Mr. Hanna

Aug 21, 2015

LILESVILLE - Mr. Robert 'Bobby' Bivens Hanna, 77, died Friday, August 21, 2015 at Meadowview Terrace Assisted Living in Wadesboro. The family will greet friends from 1:00pm until 2:00pm Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Olivet United Methodist Church. A graveside service will follow the visitation in the church cemetery with Rev. Kaye Fry officiating. Bobby was born September 13, 1937...

Mary Lindy Tillman Mrs. Little

Mary Lindy Tillman Mrs. Little

Aug 16, 2015

Mary Lindy Tillman Little, 96 was born November 18, 1918 in Anson County, NC a daughter of the late Samuel Edgar Tillman and Veta L. Tillman. She went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, August 16, 2015 with her family by her side. She attended J.R. Faison School and worked various jobs including Holly Farms, Wadesboro Nursing Home...

Eddie Hugh Mr. Carpenter

Eddie Hugh Mr. Carpenter

Aug 15, 2015

WADESBORO - Mr. Eddie Hugh Carpenter, 77, died Saturday, August 15, 2015. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Goudelock and Mr. Travis McCollum officiating. Interment will follow in Williams Cemetery in Polkton. The family will greet friends from 1:30pm until 3:00pm Tuesday prior to the service at...

Emily Hildreth Gathings

Emily Hildreth Gathings

Aug 14, 2015

Matthews - Mrs. Emily Hildreth Gathings of Plantation Estates Retirement Community in Matthews, NC, died Friday, August 14, 2015. Born and raised in Wadesboro, NC, she was the daughter of James (Jim) Thomas Hildreth and Rosa Trexler Hildreth. Mrs. Gathings was preceded in death by her husband, Jack, as well as brothers, Thomas Hildreth and Herbert Hildreth. Also preceding her...

Nancy Jean Voorhees Mrs. Fieg

Nancy Jean Voorhees Mrs. Fieg

Aug 5, 2015

Rockingham - Mrs. Nancy Jean Voorhees Fieg, 65, died Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Rudolph Rufus Mr. Steward

Rudolph Rufus Mr. Steward

Aug 5, 2015

WADESBORO - God Has Smiled On Me: Rudolph 'Rufus' Steward was born April 12, 1932 in Anson County, NC a son of the late Gaston and Lizzie Huntley Steward. He departed this life on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Ambassador Health and Rehab in Wadesboro, NC. Rufus was a member of Free Rock Church. He loved singing and making others...

John R. Rusty Mr. Henry

John R. Rusty Mr. Henry

Aug 1, 2015

MORVEN - Mr. John R. 'Rusty' Henry, 80, died Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Funeral services will be 4:00pm Tuesday, August 4, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Rob Washington officiating. Interment will follow in Westfield Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Cheraw, SC. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm...

Nancy Jane Lett

Nancy Jane Lett

Jul 29, 2015

Morven - Nancy Jane Lett, 76, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at CMC Union in Monroe, NC. Memorial services will be 3:00PM Sunday at Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy McKenzie officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Nancy was born in Stanly County on June 5, 1939, a daughter of the late Rosa Mae...