Obituaries

Evelyn Hancock Mrs. Riddle

Evelyn Hancock Mrs. Riddle

Jan 2, 2013

WADESBORO - Mrs. Evelyn Hancock Riddle, 86, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Lillie Bennett Nursing Center in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, January 6, 2013 at First Baptist Church, Wadesboro with Dr. Robert Hunter officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends Saturday from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at Leavitt Funeral Home. Evelyn...

Douglas Mr. Singletary

Douglas Mr. Singletary

Dec 31, 2012

Mr. Douglas Singletary Jr., 69, died Monday, December 31, 2012, in Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. Funeral services will be 4:00PM Saturday at Leavitt Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 3:00PM. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park Cemetery. Douglas was born in Anson County on January 9, 1943, a son of the late Douglas and Kate Dawkins Singletary Sr. He...

Mamie Eddins Mrs. Hamilton

Mamie Eddins Mrs. Hamilton

Dec 30, 2012

Wadesboro - Mamie Eddins Hamilton of Chester, VA and formerly of Wadesboro, NC went to be with her Lord and savior on Sunday, December 30, 2012. A service of worship to celebrate the life of Mamie will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, January 2nd , 2013 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home Wadesboro, NC. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial...

Randy Purvis Mr. Walters

Randy Purvis Mr. Walters

Dec 30, 2012

WADESBORO - Mr. Randy Purvis Walters, 57, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Anson Community Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Friday, January 4, 2013 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Knotts and Rev. James Haythe officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends Thursday from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at the...

Tonnie Ann Hall Mrs. Tucker

Tonnie Ann Hall Mrs. Tucker

Dec 23, 2012

MORVEN - Mrs. Tonnie Ann Hall Tucker, 66, died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Anson Community Hospital in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Friday, December 28, 2012 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Perko officiating. Interment will follow in Long Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in Jefferson, SC. The family will greet friends Thursday night from...

Ernest Mr. Streater

Ernest Mr. Streater

Dec 23, 2012

WADESBORO - Mr. Ernest Streater, 77, died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Thursday, December 27, 2012 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. June Grant officiating. Interment will follow in Morven Cemetery. The family will greet friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service...

Gary Eugene Mr. McCormick

Gary Eugene Mr. McCormick

Dec 12, 2012

LILESVILLE - Mr. Gary Eugene McCormick, 65, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. There will be a memorial service with military honors at 3:00pm Sunday, December 16, 2012 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Hill and Dr. Robert Hunter officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service...

Kenneth Marvin Mr. Curran, Jr

Kenneth Marvin Mr. Curran, Jr

Dec 11, 2012

POLKTON - Mr. Kenneth Marvin Curran, Jr., 69, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Friday, December 14, 2012 at New Home Baptist Church with Dr. Joe Brown and Dr. Tommy Ross officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet...

Corrie Atkinson Mrs. Odom

Corrie Atkinson Mrs. Odom

Dec 11, 2012

WADESBORO - Mrs. Corrie Atkinson Odom, 87, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Lillie Bennett Nursing Center in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Thursday, December 13, 2012 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Benny Clodfelter officiating. Interment will be private in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at...

Linda Gorman Mrs. Burr

Linda Gorman Mrs. Burr

Dec 10, 2012

ANSONVILLE - Mrs. Linda Gorman Burr, 59, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 10, 2012 at her home. A service of worship to celebrate the life of Linda will be 1:00pm Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Ansonville United Methodist Church with Rev. Paul McClure and Rev. Jeff Glenn officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Hill/Concord...

Mrs.Georgia Lockhart Betsy Douglas

Mrs.Georgia Lockhart Betsy Douglas

Dec 7, 2012

WADESBORO - Mrs. Georgia 'Betsy' Lockhart Douglas, 96, died Friday, December 7, 2012 at Kershaw Health in Camden, SC. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. David Weaver officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends Wednesday one hour prior to the service at...

Lois Edwards Mrs. Smith

Lois Edwards Mrs. Smith

Dec 5, 2012

WADESBORO - Mrs. Lois Edwards Smith, 87, died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Funeral services will be 4:00pm Sunday, December 9, 2012 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Lois was born July 2, 1925 in Union County,...

James Luther Mr. Dutton

James Luther Mr. Dutton

Dec 3, 2012

WADESBORO - Mr. James Luther Dutton, 69, died Monday, December 3, 2012 at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Mt. Beulah Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Forsythe officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends on Wednesday from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at Leavitt Funeral Home and other times at...

Jean Beachum Mrs. Freeman

Jean Beachum Mrs. Freeman

Nov 30, 2012

Polkton - Mrs. Jean Beachum Freeman, 77, died Friday, November 30, 2012 at Ambassador Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Services will be 4:00pm Sunday, December 2, 2012 by the graveside in Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. She was born July 30, 1935 in Harnett County, NC a daughter of the late Fisher Martin Beachum and Mamie Davis Beachum. She was...

Pa Mrs. Vang

Pa Mrs. Vang

Nov 30, 2012

WADESBORO - Mrs. Pa Vang, 87, died Friday, November 30, 2012 at her home. Traditional Hmong funeral custom will begin on Friday, December 7, 2012 concluding on Sunday, December 9, 2012. Pa was born June 15, 1925 in Xia Xieng Khoung, Laos, her father was Xia Toua Vang and she was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter, Mai...

David Jefferson Mr. Crowell, Jr

David Jefferson Mr. Crowell, Jr

Nov 29, 2012

WADESBORO - Mr. David Jefferson Crowell, Jr., 69, died Thursday, November 29, 2012 at The Brian Center in Monroe. Services will be 2:00pm Sunday, December 2, 2012 by the graveside in Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Norm Jones officiating. The family will greet friends following the service and other times at the home of Leslie and Frank Hyatt...

Allan Maynard Mr. Poplin

Allan Maynard Mr. Poplin

Nov 26, 2012

LILESVILLE - Mr. Allan Maynard Poplin, 91, died Monday, November 26, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Lilesville Baptist Church with Rev. Teddy Lawson officiating. Interment will follow in Lilesville Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Allan was born...

Pernell Edward Mr. Harris

Pernell Edward Mr. Harris

Nov 26, 2012

WADESBORO - Mr. Pernell Edward Harris, 47, departed his life on Monday, November 26, 2012 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Friday, November 30, 2012 at Greater St. Mark Church of Deliverence with Apostle Leonard Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Westview Memorial Park. Pernell was born February 16, 1965 in Anson County, NC...

Vester Ken Mr. Smith, Jr

Vester Ken Mr. Smith, Jr

Nov 23, 2012

Polkton - Mr. Vester Ken Smith Jr., 66, died Friday, November 23, 2012, at his home in Polkton, NC. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Sunday in Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Gerald and Mr. Henry Furr officiating. The family will greet friends prior to the service beginning at 2:00PM. Interment will be 11:00AM Monday in Hillside Memorial Cemetery, Laurinburg,...

Patricia Arlene Pat Ms. Chinn

Patricia Arlene Pat Ms. Chinn

Nov 22, 2012

Wadesboro - Ms. Patricia Arlene 'Pat' Chinn, 77, died Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Woodhaven Court in Albemarle, NC. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Wednesday in Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Benny Clodfelter officiating. Interment will follow at a later date in New Albany, IN. Pat was born November 19, 1935 in New Albany, IN, the only child of the...