Obituaries

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...

Helen Carpenter Streater

Helen Carpenter Streater

Aug 4, 2020

Wadesboro - On Tuesday, Augsust 4, 2020, Mrs. Helen Carpenter Streater, 80, received her healing and glorified body as she went to be with her Lord. Funeral services will be 4:00pm Thursday, August 6, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Gerald officiating. Interment will follow in Morven Cemetery. Helen's family welcomes friends and family at...

Judith Irene Blankenship Wilson

Judith Irene Blankenship Wilson

Aug 4, 2020

Peachland-Judith Wilson was born on January 30th, 1984, and at the very young age of 36 she suffered a massive stroke on July 21st, 2020. Judy fought hard for 2 weeks, but on August 4th, 2020 at 9:41 pm she went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you to the Hospice staff who allowed her to...

Bryan Harman Phillips

Bryan Harman Phillips

Aug 4, 2020

CHERAW, SC – On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Mr. Bryan Harman Phillips, 43, of Wilmington, NC went to be with his Savior with family by his side, at the home of his parents in Cheraw, SC. The memorial service will be at 2:00pm Saturday, August 8, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home, Wadesboro with Matt Cosner officiating. The...

Judy McCall Furr

Judy McCall Furr

Aug 2, 2020

HARRISBURG – On Sunday, August 2, 2020, Mrs. Judy McCall Furr, 72, with her family gathered by her bedside, went home to be with her Lord. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 7, 2020 at Roberta Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Pennington and Rev. Travis Boovy officiating. A private interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. Friends may...

Pastor Donnie Gilford Morris

Pastor Donnie Gilford Morris

Aug 1, 2020

WADESBORO - On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 8:34 in the morning, Pastor Donnie Gilford Morris, 68, heard the welcome words of his Lord and Savior, "Well done good and faithful servant, enter now into the joys of thy Lord. There will be a service of worship celebrating Pastor Donnie's life and ministry at 12:00pm on Thursday, August 6, 2020...

Rodney Kristen Russell

Rodney Kristen Russell

Aug 1, 2020

CHARLOTTE – Mr. Rodney Kristen Russell, 78, of Charlotte and formerly of Wadesboro, passed away at his home in Charlotte on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Wednesday, August 5, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home, Wadesboro. Interment will be in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service...

Louise Barnhardt Witherspoon

Louise Barnhardt Witherspoon

Jul 25, 2020

WADESBORO – On Saturday, July 25, 2020, Mrs. Louise Barnhardt Witherspoon, 90, passed away peacefully at Atrium Health – Stanly in Albemarle. Funeral services will be 11:00am Thursday, July 30, 2020 at First Baptist Church, Wadesboro with Rev. Dr. Harry Workman officiating. Entombment will follow at Anson Memorial Park. The visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...

Ronald Avery Harrell

Ronald Avery Harrell

Jul 23, 2020

POLKTON – Mr. Ronald Avery Harrell, 71, died Thursday, July 23, 2020 at his home. Ron was born March 25, 1949 in Macon, GA and was a son of the late Robert L. Harrell and Ruby Sapp Harrell. He moved to NC as a young child with his family, and graduated high school in 1967 from Sun Valley in Indian...

Colin Marie Faulkner Braswell Guidas

Colin Marie Faulkner Braswell Guidas

Jul 23, 2020

On July 23, 2020, Colin Marie Braswell Guidas went to sleep peacefully at the Inn at Quail Haven Nursing Facility, Pinehurst, and awoke in her heavenly home to meet her late husband, Lonnie, and loved ones at the golden gate. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Sunday, July 26, 2020, at Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro and interment will follow at...

Louise Lowder Leach

Louise Lowder Leach

Jul 22, 2020

Louise Lowder Leach, 86, passed away July 22, 2020. She was born December 3, 1933 in Wadesboro, North Carolina to the late Gilf and Mary Jewell (Meachum) Lowder. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband just last October, Jerry Leach, Sr.; daughter, JoAnn Fogerty; brothers, Jack and Ernest Lowder; sisters, Anna Thompson and Jewell...

Gaven Chase Kearney

Gaven Chase Kearney

Jul 22, 2020

Polkton and Cason's Old Field - On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, Gaven Chase Kearney, 17, went to be with the Lord. Services will be 10:00am Saturday, July 25, 2020 under the portico at Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Griffin Cemetery in Polkton. The family will greet friends from 7:00pm until 9:00pm Friday, July 24, 2020 at the funeral...

Margie Griggs Barbour

Margie Griggs Barbour

Jul 21, 2020

PEACHLAND – On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, Mrs. Margie Viola Griggs Barbour at 92 years of age, went peacefully to sleep at her earthly home and woke up in the presence of the Lord. Services will be 11:00am Thursday, July 23, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Deep Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Margie was...

Nellie Walters Dutton

Nellie Walters Dutton

Jul 21, 2020

WADESBORO – On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, Mrs. Nellie Walters Dutton, 87, peacefully went home to meet her Lord and Savior and join her loved ones in Heaven. While being cared for in her home. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Friday, July 24, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The visitation...

Peggy Newton Morris

Peggy Newton Morris

Jul 16, 2020

Peggy Newton Morris, passed away peacefully on her 85th birthday at Clear Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mint Hill. Services will be 2:00pm Sunday, July 19,2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Dr. Harry Workman officiating. Interment will be in Lilesville Cemetery The family will greet friends following the service. Peggy was born July 16, 1935 in...

Ralph Delma Dawkins

Ralph Delma Dawkins

Jul 14, 2020

WADESBORO – Mr. Ralph Delma Dawkins, age 90, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at his home. Services to celebrate his life will be held at a later time due to Covid-19. Delma was born September 18, 1929 in Anson County, NC, a son of the late David Bryant “DB” Dawkins and Hester Lillian Mowery Dawkins. Following his high school graduation,...

Gail Davis Elledge

Gail Davis Elledge

Jul 14, 2020

WINSTON-SALEM – Gail Davis Elledge, 68, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at FirstHealth of the Carolinas Hospice House in West End. Nancy Gail Davis was born September 18, 1951 in Mecklenburg County, NC and was the older daughter of the late Duran Deland “Dave” Davis and the late Ruby Mae Rochelle Davis. Gail grew up in Shelby, NC...

Karsyn Paige Horne

Karsyn Paige Horne

Jul 12, 2020

GREENVILLE – Amanda Paige Horne, 41, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 in Ahoskie, NC due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Her daughter, Karsyn Paige Horne, 9, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville due to injuries sustained in the same automobile accident. There will be a private family service to celebrate their...

Amanda Paige Horne

Amanda Paige Horne

Jul 10, 2020

GREENVILLE – Amanda Paige Horne, 41, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 in Ahoskie, NC due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Her daughter, Karsyn Paige Horne, 9, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville due to injuries sustained in the same automobile accident. There will be a private family service to celebrate their...

John Franklin "Tootsie" Ratliff

John Franklin "Tootsie" Ratliff

Jul 8, 2020

LILESVILLE – Mr. John Franklin “Tootsie” Ratliff, Jr., 88, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Atrium Main in Charlotte. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, July 12, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. The interment will be private at a later date in Gum Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends on hour prior to the...