Obituaries
Evelyn Smith
Aug 27, 2021
Wadesboro - On Friday, August 27, 2021, Evelyn Smith, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ while a patient at Atrium Health in Monroe.
She was born July 3, 1947, in Anson County, NC and was a daughter of the late Ephram Smith and the late Ola Sturdivant Smith. Evelyn was a graduate of the...
Joseph Chad Steen
Aug 27, 2021
WADESBORO - Mr. Joseph Chad Steen, 45, died Friday, August 27, 2021, at Atrium Health Anson in Wadesboro.
Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 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 at the funeral home on Tuesday.
He was born September...
Benjamin "Benjy" Brasington
Aug 26, 2021
Wadesboro – Mr. Benjamin Clifton “Benjy” Brasington, age 82, left us for his heavenly home on Thursday, August 26, 2021, while a patient at Novant Health in Matthews. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 3:00PM Sunday, August 29th, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Stacey Lundy officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The...
Thomas W. "TW" Sheppard, Jr.
Aug 24, 2021
ROCKINGHAM – On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, Mr. Thomas Wayne “TW” Sheppard, Jr., beloved husband, father, son and friend passed away at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be 12:00 pm Saturday, August 28, 2021 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro. The family will greet friends from 10:00am until 11:45am at the funeral home prior to...
Linda Cassidy Lowery
Aug 22, 2021
Wadesboro – Mrs. Linda Cassidy Lowery, 72, died Sunday, August 22, 2021, while a resident at Anson Health and Rehab.
A service to celebrate her life will be held at 4:00PM Wednesday, August 25th, at Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jason Pope officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends before the service from...
Sylvia Jarrell Jenrette Gagliano
Aug 22, 2021
MONROE – On Sunday, August 22, 2021, Mrs. Sylvia Jarrell Jenrette Gagliano of Monroe and formerly of Wadesboro, passed away at her home.
Funeral services will be 11:00 am Friday, August 27, 2021, in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park.
Sylvia was born in Anson County, NC, and was a daughter...
Ellen M. Harrison
Aug 19, 2021
MORVEN - Thursday July 19, 2021, this world became less bright as Ellen M. Harrison passed into the arms of the Lord. She was the sunshine for many and was loved to the moon and back an infinite amount of times. There is not enough electronic space that can describe the pages of her life as it was full and...
Joan Baker Short
Aug 18, 2021
WADESBORO – On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, Mrs. Joan Baker Short, 80, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend went to be with her Lord and Savior. She was a long time resident of Petersburg, VA.
There will be a graveside service at 1:00pm Monday, August 23, 2021, at Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends following the service.
Joan was...
William Shaw Osborn
Aug 17, 2021
WADESBORO – On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, Mr. William Shaw Osborn, 75, went to be with his Lord and Savior.
Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, August 22, 2021, in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Perko officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park.
The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Sunday at...
Robert Frank Stuart, III
Aug 15, 2021
The obituary for Robert Frank Stuart, III is being shared as a courtesy to his mother, Sandy Bruney who is a a resident of Wadesboro. We offer our sincere condolences to Sandy and her family during this time of great tloss.
Robert Frank Stuart, III, age 57, of Decatur, GA passed away August 15, 2021.
He was born March 8,...
Reva Lee High Carpenter
Aug 15, 2021
PEACHLAND – On Sunday, August 15, 2021, Mrs. Reva Lee High Carpenter, 68, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend went to be with her Lord and Savior.
Funeral services will be 2:00pm Thursday, August 19, 2021, at Lawyer’s Springs Primitive Baptist Church with Elder James Carelock and Elder Joe Helms officiating. Interment will follow in Peachland Cemetery. The family...
Mark Russell Prouty
Aug 15, 2021
PEACHLAND – Mr. Mark Russell Prouty, 44, loving son, brother, cousin and friend passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021, at his home.
Mark was born May 2, 1977, in Plymouth, MA and was a son of Kathleen Prouty Brown and the late Ronald Russell Brown.
Surviving is his mother, Kathleen, his sister, Krystle Brown and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and...
Shirley Long Meachum
Aug 15, 2021
Wadesboro – Mrs. Shirley Long Meachum, age 84, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior, Jesus, on August 15, 2021, at Carrington Place Nursing Home in Matthews, NC having finished the course of her courageous and fruitful life.
Shirley was born on February 16, 1937, in McFarlan, NC to Molly Jordan Long and Morman Long and was raised along...
Percy Marque Kearnss
Aug 14, 2021
Thomasville - Percy Marque Kearns, also known to family and friends as "Sweet Pea" or as his mother would call him “Marque”, is the son of Claydes Leonard and Percy Kearns. Percy was born on May 13, 1974, in Wadesboro NC. On Saturday August 13, 2021, our Heavenly Father softly called Percy home.
Percy attended school at North Davidson...
Michael Stephen Ratliff
Aug 14, 2021
Wadesboro – Mr. Michael Stephen Ratliff, 69, died Saturday, August 14, 2021, while a patient at Atrium Health Union in Monroe.
A service to celebrate his life will be held at 7:00PM Wednesday at Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends an hour before the service beginning at 6:00PM.
Born in Anson County on February 14, 1952, Mike was...
Shirley Schumaker Short
Aug 11, 2021
MORVEN – Mrs. Shirley Schumaker Short, 82, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Novant Mint Hill Medical Center.
Graveside services will be 2:00pm Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Stacey Lundy officiating.
Shirley was born November 8,1938 in Ahoski, NC and was a daughter of the late Charlie James Schumaker and the late...
Connie Lowder Diggs
Aug 11, 2021
Wadesboro - Mrs. Connie Lowder Diggs, 84, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Atrium Health Union in Monroe.
Funeral services will be 3:00pm Saturday, August 14, 2021 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 at the funeral.
Connie was born February 10, 1937 in Anson...
Gurney Brayboy
Aug 9, 2021
POLKTON – Mr. Gurney Brayboy, 89, died Monday, August 9, 2021 at Bethany Woods Nursing Home in Albemarle.
Funeral services will be 11:00am Friday, August 13, 2021 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Seago Cemetery.
The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Thursday, August 12, 2021 at the funeral home and other times...
Christopher Smith
Aug 8, 2021
Wadesboro - Christopher Smith, “AKA Chris” was born February 14, 1971 in Anson County to the late Roosevelt Smith and the late Reatha Mae Smith Burr. He was one of seven children. Christopher grew up in Lilesville and attended Anson County public schools and later he fulfilled his goal to receive his GED. Chris was known for his sense of...
Sylvia Farris Nickel
Aug 7, 2021
OBITUARY
SLYVIA KELLLY FARRIS NICKEL
Mineral Springs - Sylvia Kelly Farris Nickel died Saturday morning, August 7, 2021 in the care of her family. The Hospice of Union County, NC, was advising.
Sylvia was born September 15th, 1931 in Patrick, South Carolina to the late Joseph Dean Farris and the late Virginia Kelly Farris. She spent much of her youth growing up in...
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