Obituaries
Barbara Burns Downer
Aug 31, 2021
LILESVILLE – On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, Mrs. Barbara Burns Downer, 84, a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend to many passed away peacefully.
Barbara was born September 21, 1936 in Anson County, NC and was a daughter of the late Charles Franklin Burns and the late Lucille Chapman Burns. She was a graduate of Lilesville...
Elizabeth "Libby" Cameron
Aug 31, 2021
Wadesboro – Mrs. Elizabeth Bane “Libby” Cameron, age 73, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021, while a patient at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh. Due to a resurgence of Covid-19, Libby’s family has decided it would be safest to temporarily delay her service. They do plan to hold a public memorial service in the future, and will announce the date and...
Herbert Wilson Benton, Jr.
Aug 30, 2021
ANSONVILLE – Mr. Herbert Wilson “Herby” Benton, Jr., 67, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021 at Atrium Health Stanly in Albemarle.
Herby was born July 30, 1954, in Anson County, NC and was a son of the late Herbert Wilson Benton and the late Dean Jenrette Benton. He was a 1972 graduate of Bowman High School and worked with...
Richard Vester Lowery, Jr.
Aug 30, 2021
WADESBORO – Mr. Richard Vester Lowery, Jr., 58, died Monday, August 30, 2021, at Atrium Health Union in Monroe.
There will be a memorial service at 3:00pm Friday, September 3, 2021, in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Friday. Richard was born October 5, 1962, in Anson County,...
Jeffery Taylor Treadaway
Aug 28, 2021
POLKTON – On Saturday, August 28, 2021, Mr. Jeffery Taylor Treadaway, 57, went to be with his Lord and Savior while being cared for in his home.
There will be a memorial service at 1:00 pm Sunday, November 7, 2021, at Deep Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Perko officiating.
The family will greet friends following the service.
Jeff was born...
Gregory Alan Tyson
Aug 28, 2021
POLKTON – Mr. Gregory Alan Tyson, 58, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Atrium Health Anson in Monroe.
Services will be 11:00am Thursday, September 2, 2021 by the graveside in Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Rodney Clements officiating. The family will greet friends following the service and other times at the home of his mother. Greg was...
Donald Lawson Thompson
Aug 28, 2021
LILESVILLE – On Saturday, August 28, 2021, Mr. Donald Lawson Thompson, 77, went to be with his Lord and Savior while a patient at Atrium Health in Monroe.
Funeral service will be 7:00pm Thursday, September 2, 2021, in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Knotts officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service...
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...
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