Obituaries

Evelyn Dennis Mrs. Beachum

Evelyn Dennis Mrs. Beachum

Mar 22, 2015

WADESBORO - Mrs. Evelyn Dennis Beachum, 88, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Memorial services will be 2:00pm Saturday, March 28, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. A private interment will be at a later date in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the...

Frances Cox Mrs. Taylor

Frances Cox Mrs. Taylor

Mar 22, 2015

PEACHLAND - Mrs. Frances Cox Taylor, 76, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Funeral services will be private. Frances was born November 3, 1938 in Anson County, NC a daughter of the late John Thomas and Ida Elizabeth Braswell Cox. She had worked for a number of years as finance manager with Heilig Myers Furniture....

Carmie Lester Mr. Dennis

Carmie Lester Mr. Dennis

Mar 21, 2015

Carmie Lester Dennis, 75, passed away on March 21, 2015 at the Monarch Assisted Living Center in Saco, Maine. Graveside services will be 4:00pm Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at the Lilesville Cemetery with Dr. Robert L. Hunter, Jr. officiating. Carmie was born October 24, 1939 in the Exway Community of Richmond County, North Carolina, a son of Carmie Lee and...

Doris Brewer Mrs. Kaloczy

Doris Brewer Mrs. Kaloczy

Mar 20, 2015

POLKTON - Mrs. Doris Brewer Kaloczy, 73, of Indian Trail and formerly of Polkton died Friday, March 20, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. Services will be 2:00pm Tuesday, March 24, 2015 by the graveside at Olive Branch Cemetery, 8951 HWY 218 E, Marshville with Dr. Leon Smith officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Doris...

Wanda Brewer Mrs. Taylor

Wanda Brewer Mrs. Taylor

Mar 19, 2015

POLKTON - Mrs. Wanda Brewer Taylor, 44, died Thursday, March 19, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, March 22, 2015 at New Home Baptist Church with Rev. George Senter officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service and other times at the home of her...

Robert Frederick Bob Mr. Huntley

Robert Frederick Bob Mr. Huntley

Mar 18, 2015

LILESVILLE - Mr. Robert Frederick 'Bob' Huntley, 86, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Anson Health and Rehabilitation in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 4:00pm Friday, March 20, 2015 at Lilesville United Methodist Church with Rev. Kaye Fry officiating. Interment will follow in Lilesville Cemetery. Friends may call on the family at any time at the home in Lilesville. Bob...

Ronald Mr. Dunn

Ronald Mr. Dunn

Mar 17, 2015

Polkton - Mr. Ronald Lee Dunn, 68, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the Hospice House in Union County. Memorial services will be 4:00PM Sunday at Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 3:00PM. Ronald was born December 26, 1946, in Watsonville, California, a son of Virginia Lucille Liles Dunn Caudle...

Colleen Hildreth Mrs. Schwerk

Colleen Hildreth Mrs. Schwerk

Mar 17, 2015

MARY COLLEEN HILDRETH SCHWERK, 88, peacefully passed away at 4:49PM on March 17, 2015 surrounded by loved ones in Raleigh, N.C. She was born on November 21, 1926 to Kemp Battle and Jennie Bett Hildreth in Wadesboro, N.C. the eldest of three children, and moved to Fayetteville, N.C. in 1945 where she worked for 30 years in Civil Service to...

Thelma Elizabeth Mrs. Furr

Thelma Elizabeth Mrs. Furr

Mar 17, 2015

Peachland-Mrs. Thelma Elizabeth Furr, 58, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, NC died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Monroe Rehabilitation in Monroe. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Friday, March 20, 2015 at Hopewell United Methodist Church with Rev. Andrea McCumber officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Thelma...

Michael Leon Mr. Baker

Michael Leon Mr. Baker

Mar 15, 2015

ROCKINGHAM - Mr. Michael Leon Baker, 61, died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst, NC. Services will be 2:00pm Thursday, March 19, 2015 in the Colonial Chapel of Carter Funeral Home with Dr. Robert L. Hunter, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Richmond County Memorial Park. At the request of the family, those attending the funeral...

Marguerite Powell Mrs. Coley

Marguerite Powell Mrs. Coley

Mar 14, 2015

WADESBORO-Marguerite Powell Coley, eldest child born to Clayton and Madge Powell on May 7, 1928 went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 14, 2015. Angels are rejoicing as she enters Heaven and reunites with her loving husband, Buddy Coley; her precious son, Mertis Ray Mills; and her other siblings, Betty Harrington, Peggy Ponds and Jimmy Powell. Oh...

John Spencer Mr. Lowe, Sr

John Spencer Mr. Lowe, Sr

Mar 10, 2015

Wadesboro - Mr. John Spencer 'Spence' Lowe, 87, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Carolinas HealthCare System Anson. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Saturday at Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Benny Clodfelter officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends on Friday from 6:00 to 8:00PM at the funeral home. One of four children, Spence...

Hattie Mae Morrison Mrs. Bailey

Hattie Mae Morrison Mrs. Bailey

Mar 5, 2015

WADESBORO - Another Child of God has gone home...Mrs. Hattie Mae Morrison Bailey, 92, died Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Richmond Pines Nursing Home in Hamlet. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Sunday, March 8, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Swaringen officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm...

James Ellis Mr. Lawhon

James Ellis Mr. Lawhon

Feb 28, 2015

POLKTON - Mr. James Ellis Lawhon, 70, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery in Ansonville. The family will greet friends beginning at 2:00pm until time for the service and other times at...

Helen McCarty Mrs. Lee

Helen McCarty Mrs. Lee

Feb 27, 2015

WADESBORO - Mrs. Mary Helen McCarty Lee, 92, died Friday, February 27, 2015 at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Donnie Helms officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in McFarlan. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the...

Freddie Mr. Singleton, Sr

Freddie Mr. Singleton, Sr

Feb 27, 2015

Freddie Singleton, Sr. departed this life on Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Ambassador Health and Rehab Center of Wadesboro, North Carolina due to declining health (dementia and diabetes). Freddie was born in Sumter, South Carolina on July 25, 1926 to the late David and Mary Hennicks Singleton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ada Ford Singleton, and...

Thomas Therrell Mr. Jones

Thomas Therrell Mr. Jones

Feb 26, 2015

LILESVILLE - Mr. Thomas Therrell Jones, 82, died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Gum Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Hill officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 7:30pm Saturday, February 28,...

Catherine Northcutt Mrs. Duckworth

Catherine Northcutt Mrs. Duckworth

Feb 26, 2015

ALBEMARLE - Mrs. Catherine Northcutt Duckworth died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Forrest Oaks Healthcare Center in Albemarle. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Monday, March 2, 2015 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in McFarlan. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Monday. Catherine was born in...

Gary Alan Mr. Prentiss

Gary Alan Mr. Prentiss

Feb 25, 2015

WADESBORO - Mr. Gary Alan Prentiss, 71, died Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Anson Health and Rehabilitation. Gary was born October 9, 1943 in Los Angeles, CA a son of the late Warren and Erma Lewis Prentiss. He worked as a correctional officer at Brown Creek Correctional Institute and was a veteran of the United States Army. Surviving are his...

James Robert Jim Mr. Hill

James Robert Jim Mr. Hill

Feb 24, 2015

POLKTON - Mr. James Robert 'Jim' Hill, 76, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. Funeral services will be 11:00am Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Harmony Community Church with Rev. Rocky Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow in Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7:00pm until 8:30pm Friday, February 27, 2015...