Obituaries

Benjamin Thomas Hutchison

Benjamin Thomas Hutchison

Sep 10, 2020

Covington, GA – Mr. Benjamin Thomas Hutchison, 78, of Covington, Georgia, and formerly of Wadesboro, NC, passed away peacefully at home, Thursday, September 10, 2020 surrounded by his family. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 11:00AM at Bennett Grove Cemetery in Polkton, NC, with Brother BJ Steele officiating. The family will greet friends following the...

Shirley Trexler Harward

Shirley Trexler Harward

Sep 10, 2020

WADESBORO – Mrs. Shirley Trexler Harward, 79, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, September 10, 2020. Funeral services will be 10:00am Monday, September 14, 2020 at Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Heather McIntyre, and Mr. Ken Goins officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends from 3:00pm until 5:00pm Sunday, September 13, 2020...

Christine Morrison Dennis

Christine Morrison Dennis

Sep 9, 2020

WADESBORO – Mrs. Christine Morrison Dennis, 91, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at the home of her daughter. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Olivet United Methodist Church with Rev. Sybil Perrell officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service during an informal...

David Calvin Culp

David Calvin Culp

Sep 7, 2020

MORVEN – Mr. David Calvin Culp, 95, of Morven and formerly of East Spencer, went to be with his Lord on Monday, September 7, 2020. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Thursday, September 10, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow with military honors in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to...

Minister Louise Gaddy Willoughby Gordon

Minister Louise Gaddy Willoughby Gordon

Sep 4, 2020

Morven - God dispatched an angel Friday evening September 4, 2020 and carried our precious mother, Minister Louise Gaddy Willoughby Gordon to glory. The home-going service will be 11:00am Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Leavitt Funeral Home outside under the drive-thru shelter with limited seating. Those planning to attend the service may choose to bring a lawn chair or folding...

Taquita Shantell Diggs

Taquita Shantell Diggs

Sep 1, 2020

Lilesville - On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, Miss Taquita Shantell Diggs, age 36 daughter of James Franklin Diggs and Laura Teal Dean, went to be with the Lord. The home-going service will be 11:00am Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Leavitt Funeral Home outside under the shelter. The interment will follow in Bessie Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery in Lilesville. Those...

Lucy Pate Little

Lucy Pate Little

Aug 31, 2020

Lucy Pate Little, 93, peacefully went to her eternal home on August 31, 2020. Lucy was born on Nov 1, 1926 in Gibson, NC to Thomas Carlisle and Mildred Breeden Pate. Lucy and her sister Corinne enjoyed living on Main Street in Gibson where their father was the Postmaster. The Pate family actively farmed area lands, some visible from their...

Julian "June" Bennett Thompson

Julian "June" Bennett Thompson

Aug 31, 2020

WADESBORO – On Monday, August 31, 2020, Mr. Julian “June” Bennett Thompson, 95, went to be with his Lord and Savior while a resident of Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. June was born February 27, 1925 in Anson County, NC and was a son of the late Harmon Lee Thompson and the late Mamie Eugenia Hildreth Thompson. He was...

Mary Joan Holloway Waddell

Mary Joan Holloway Waddell

Aug 26, 2020

Wadesboro – Mrs. Joan Holloway Waddell, age 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 while a patient at the Olde Knox Commons in Huntersville, NC. A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00PM Sunday, August 30, 2020 in the Brown Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Joan was born on May 28, 1934, in Oklahoma City, OK, a daughter of the...

Richard "Ricky" Carl Knotts

Richard "Ricky" Carl Knotts

Aug 26, 2020

LILESVILLE – On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, Mr. Richard “Ricky” Carl Knotts, 63, went home to be with the Lord while a patient at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. There will be a memorial service at 2:00pm Sunday, August 30, 2020 on the lawn of Lilesville Baptist Church with Rev. Teddy Lawson officiating. The family will have an informal...

Gloria Patricia Teal Truman

Gloria Patricia Teal Truman

Aug 25, 2020

Morven - Mrs. Gloria Patricia Teal Truman passed away at Scottish Pines Health and Rehabilitation on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the age of 96 years old. She was born September 29, 1923 in Wadesboro, NC and was a long-time resident of Morven, NC. Gloria graduated from Morven High School in 1940 and spent a year in Tampa, FL furthering...

Sandra Royall Greene

Sandra Royall Greene

Aug 24, 2020

The obituary for Mrs. Greene is being shared as a courtesy to Rev. John Greene and wife, Rosemary as he is pastor of Polkton Baptist Church. Pageland, SC - Sandra Royall Greene was born in Southern Pines NC on March 7, 1938, to Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Royall. She grew up in her family's hotel, Echo Inn, along with...

William "Bill" Brady Coppedge

William "Bill" Brady Coppedge

Aug 23, 2020

The obituary for Bill Coppedge is being shared as a courtesy to the Coppedge family who have been long time residents of the Peachland Community. We offer our sincere condolences to the family. Mr. William Brady “Bill” Coppedge passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020 William was born December 19th, 1950 in Ashe County North Carolina to Marie Brown Coppedge...

Ashley Joel Meachum

Ashley Joel Meachum

Aug 23, 2020

WADESBORO – Mr. Ashley Joel Meachum, 52, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Atrium Health Anson in Wadesboro. There will be a memorial service at 11:00am Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Leavitt Funeral Home with visitation following the service. Ashley was born June 14, 1968 in Anson County, NC and was a son of the late James Franklin Meachum and...

Janet Gettier Hodges

Janet Gettier Hodges

Aug 21, 2020

WADESBORO – On Friday, August 21, 2020, Mrs. Janet Gettier Hodges, 88, passed away peacefully at her home with her children around her bedside. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00am Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Jean Pierre Swamunu Lhoposo officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will...

Nelline Adcock Clark

Nelline Adcock Clark

Aug 21, 2020

LILESVILLE – On Friday, August 21, 2020, following a long life of 99 years, Mrs. Nelline Adcock Clark, entered into eternal rest. There will be a service by the graveside in Forestville United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Sybil Perrell and Rev Tim Hushion officiating, on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 11:00am. The family will greet friends following the service....

Raymond Joel Polson

Raymond Joel Polson

Aug 18, 2020

LILESVILLE – On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, Mr. Raymond Joel Polson, 63, passed away at his home with his family there with him. There will be a funeral service at 7:00pm Wednesday, August 19, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Rob Washington officiating. The family will greet friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 5:00pm until...

Kenneth "Kenny" Eugene Streater

Kenneth "Kenny" Eugene Streater

Aug 15, 2020

POLKTON – On Saturday, August 15, 2020, Kenneth “Kenny” Eugene Streater, 50, passed away at his home. There will be a memorial service at 7:00pm Thursday, August 20, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends Thursday, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at the funeral home and other times at the home. The memorial service will...

Julia Baucom Bowers

Julia Baucom Bowers

Aug 9, 2020

POLKTON – On Sunday, August 9, 2020, Mrs. Julia Baucom Bowers, 85, passed away peacefully at her home with her family gathered around her. Funeral services will be 7:00pm Friday, August 14, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Hill officiating. A private family interment will be on Saturday morning at Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery....

Wanda Kay Deese Carpenter

Wanda Kay Deese Carpenter

Aug 6, 2020

Wadesboro – Mrs. Wanda Kay Deese Carpenter, age 59, died Thursday, August 6, 2020 while a patient in FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Sunday at Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends at the funeral home beginning at 2:00PM prior to the service. Wanda was born in Anson...