Obituaries

Leonidas "Lee" Little Ross, Jr.

Leonidas "Lee" Little Ross, Jr.

Jan 24, 2020

WADESBORO – Mr. Leonidas “Lee” Little Ross, Jr., 82, died Friday, January 24, 2020 at Richmond County Hospice Haven in Rockingham. There will be a service to celebrate Lee’s life at 3:00pm Sunday, January 26, 2020 at First Baptist Church, Wadesboro, with Dr. Harry Workman and Rev. Robert Burr officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Bethlehem Cemetery...

Gayle Lookabill Hildreth

Gayle Lookabill Hildreth

Jan 24, 2020

WADESBORO – Mrs. Gayle Lookabill Hildreth, 55, died Friday, January 24, 2020 as the result of an automobile accident. Funeral services will be 11:00am Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Deep Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Perko officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Leavitt...

Samuel D. "Sam" Sessions

Samuel D. "Sam" Sessions

Jan 23, 2020

Mr. Samuel D. “Sam” Sessions, Sr., 83, of Ocean Isle Beach and Wadesboro, died Thursday, January 23, 2020, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday, January 28th, at Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends following the service at the cemetery. Sam was born in Kershaw...

Lib Grooms Dawkins

Lib Grooms Dawkins

Jan 16, 2020

WADESBORO Mrs. Elizabeth "Lib" Grooms Dawkins, 86, died Thursday, January 16, 2020 at her home. There will be a service to celebrate her life at 2:00pm Monday, January 20, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Storz and Rev. Donald Wallace officiating. Inurnment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour...

Merideth Landen Getsinger

Merideth Landen Getsinger

Jan 15, 2020

Merideth's obituary is being shared as a courtesy to the Getsinger and Landen families who were long-time residents of Lilesville. Merideth Landen Getsinger, 47 of Wilmington, NC passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Lower Cape Fear Life Care. Merideth was born June 4, 1972 in Guilford County, NC a daughter of Robert Duncan Getsinger and Nancy Ingram Landen Getsinger....

Sara Ann Deese Powell

Sara Ann Deese Powell

Jan 11, 2020

Wadesboro- Sara Ann Deese Powell, 67, died Saturday, January 11, 2020. Graveside services will be 3:00pm Sunday, January 19, 2019 at Morven Cemetery with Rev. Doug Anderson officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Sara was born December 30, 1952 in Anson County, NC a daughter of the late Abner Deese and Elizabeth Chewing Deese. Surviving are her...

Claude Harrison Dennis

Claude Harrison Dennis

Jan 8, 2020

Wadesboro - Mr. Claude Harrison Dennis, 66, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Atrium Health Charlotte. Services will be 11:00am Saturday, January 11, 2020 by the graveside at Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery in Lilesville. The family will greet friends following the service. Claude was born August 15, 1953 in Anson County, NC a son of the late H. A....

Star Watkins Adams

Star Watkins Adams

Jan 7, 2020

POLKTON Mrs. Star Watkins Adams, 90, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Autumn Care of Marshville. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Sandy Plains United Methodist Church in Morven with Rev. Lonnie Grose and Rev. Larry King officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm unit 8:00pm Saturday, January...

Gracie Barbee Carpenter

Gracie Barbee Carpenter

Jan 6, 2020

Ansonville Mrs. Gracie Barbee Carpenter, age 95, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 6, 2020 from Atrium Health Stanly in Albemarle, NC. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 2:00PM Saturday in her beloved Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church with Rev. J.D. Moffett and Rev. Fred Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow in the...

Sam Morris

Sam Morris

Jan 6, 2020

Morven - Mr. Samuel 'Sam' Joseph Morris, 69, died Monday, January 6, 2020 at Atrium Health Mercy in Charlotte. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Thursday, January 9, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro. Interment will follow in McLaurin Family Cemetery in Morven. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral...

Willie Faye Moore Tice

Willie Faye Moore Tice

Jan 6, 2020

Mrs. Willie Faye Moore Tice, age 88, died Monday, January 6, 2020, at her home in Lilesville, NC. Celebration of Life services will be held at 4:00PM Wednesday at Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Donnie Helms officiating. Interment will follow at Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends at the funeral home prior to the service beginning at 3:00PM....

Infant Caiyah Azariah Elizabeth Willoughby

Infant Caiyah Azariah Elizabeth Willoughby

Jan 3, 2020

Wadesboro - Infant Caiyah Azariah Elizabeth Willioghby, 8 month old daughter of Corticka Chantiel Hammond and Hakeem Elijahwone Willoughby was carried by the angels to be in the arms of Jesus on Friday, January 3, 2020. All services will be private. The family is gathering at the home of her grandparents, Alice Hammond Clegg and Jonathan Clegg on Country Club...

James Wilson J.W. Goodwin

James Wilson J.W. Goodwin

Dec 30, 2019

CHERAW, SC Mr. James Wilson "J.W." Goodwin, Sr., 84, of Cheraw, SC, went to be with the Heavenly Father at 2:02am on Monday, December 30, 2019 at the home of his son in Pilot, VA. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Friday, January 3, 2020 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro, NC. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill...

James Louis Jim Humphrey

James Louis Jim Humphrey

Dec 29, 2019

The obituary for Mr. Humphrey is being shared as a courtesy to his wife, Peggy Polson Humphrey who grew up in Wadesboro and a daughter of the late Jack and Margie Swink Polson. James "Jim" Louis Humphrey, age 86, of Bristol, Tenn., passed away on Sunday, December, 29, 2019 at Christian Care Center of Bristol. He was born July 13,...

Tracy lemuel Davis, Jr.

Tracy lemuel Davis, Jr.

Dec 28, 2019

The obituary for Mr. Davis is being shared as a courtesy to the Whittington and Davis Family. It is with great sadness that the family of Tracy "Trae" Lemuel Davis Jr. announce that he entered into eternal rest Saturday December 28, 2019 in Indiana at the age of 29. Trae was born February 5, 1990 in Wilmington, NC to parents...

Barbara Jarman Jordan Wolfe

Barbara Jarman Jordan Wolfe

Dec 28, 2019

WADESBORO Mrs. Barbara Jarman Wolfe "Bobbie", 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Brookdale Square in Monroe. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Tuesday, December 31, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Monday, December 30, 2019 at the funeral home....

Laura Taft Blalock

Laura Taft Blalock

Dec 27, 2019

Laura Taft Blalock, age 93, passed away on December 27, 2019. She was born in Wadesboro, NC, the daughter of the late Laura Virginia and Marshall Daniel Taft. She was predeceased by her husband, David Blalock and brothers, Dan and Bill Taft. Mrs. Blalock was a graduate of Wadesboro High School and attended Greensboro College and Duke University. She was...

Lorraine Rene Pigg Cranford

Lorraine Rene Pigg Cranford

Dec 24, 2019

WADESBORO Mrs. Lorraine "Rene" Pigg Cranford, 90, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Saturday, December 28, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. A private interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral...

Becky Jean Hooks Phillips

Becky Jean Hooks Phillips

Dec 23, 2019

WADESBORO Mrs. Becky Jean Hooks Phillips, 65, died Monday, December 23, 2019 at Atrium Health North East in Concord. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Friday, December 27, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Friday at the funeral home and other times at the home. Becky was...

Robin Peace Ingram

Robin Peace Ingram

Dec 16, 2019

On Monday, December 16, 2019, while a patient at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, Mrs. Robin Peace Ingram, age 54, went home to be with her Lord and Savior.

She was born May 6, 1965 in Brooklyn, NY and was a daughter of Johnsie Forte Peace and the late Sam Peace.

Robin was a 1985 graduate of Bowman Senior High School...