Obituaries

Cherrie Pratt Hanna

Cherrie Pratt Hanna

Nov 7, 2019

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC Mrs. Cherrie Pratt Hanna, 92, of Ocean Isle Beach, NC and formerly of Wadesboro died Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Lower Cape Fear SECU Hospice House of Brunswick in Bolivia, NC. The family will greet friends Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro from 11:00am until 12:00pm with a graveside service following at...

Brenda Parker

Brenda Parker

Nov 3, 2019

WADESBORO On Sunday, November 3, 2019, All Saints Day, Mrs. Brenda Williams Parker, 73, went to be with the Lord. Funeral services will be 11:00am Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Lilesville Baptist Church with Rev. Teddy Lawson and Rev. Josh Phillips officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Tuesday, November...

Susie Maybrier Leckell

Susie Maybrier Leckell

Nov 3, 2019

WADESBORO Mrs. Susie Maybrier Leckell, 61, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Atrium Health Pineville. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Cathedral Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Swaringen officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Leavitt Funeral Home and other times at...

Boyce Lee Smith

Boyce Lee Smith

Oct 31, 2019

The obituary is being shared as a courtesy to the Smith family. Boyce Lee Smith, age 81, of Franklinville died Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Kindred Hospital, Greensboro. Mr. Smith was born July 26, 1938 in Anson County to James and Esther Smith. He was a US Air Force veteran and owner of B & L Electric. Mr. Smith loved...

Amanda Horne Hildreth

Amanda Horne Hildreth

Oct 29, 2019

Wadesboro- Mrs. Amanda Horne Hildreth, 37, died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Memorial services will be 3:00pm Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Leavitt Funeral Home. Amanda was born January 30, 1982 in Union County a daughter of Jeffery Lynn Horne and Lisa Poplin Davis. Surviving are her sons, Wesley Jones, Hunter Hildreth, her...

Ellen Newsome Horne

Ellen Newsome Horne

Oct 27, 2019

Mrs. Ellen Newsome Horne, 70, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at her home in Peachland. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, October 30th, at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church where she was a member. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5:00 until 7:00PM on Tuesday...

Billy Ray Horne

Billy Ray Horne

Oct 25, 2019

Mr. Billy Ray Horne, age 77, went home to be with the Lord on October 25, 2019, from Autumn Care of Marshville. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Monday at Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Luke Christy officiating. Interment will follow in Peachland Cemetery. The family will greet friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Mr. Horne...

Carolyn Dean Ingram

Carolyn Dean Ingram

Oct 13, 2019

LILESVILLE Mrs. Carolyn Dean Ingram, 71, died Sunday, October 13, 2019 at her home.

Funeral services will be 3:00pm Wednesday, October 16, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Teddy Lawson, officiating. Interment will follow in Lilesville Cemetery.

The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the funeral home and other times...

Solomon Edward Jones

Solomon Edward Jones

Oct 13, 2019

The obituary is being shared as a courtesy to the Jones family. Solomon Edward Jones, 81, of Whispering Pines, NC passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at his home. He was born in Anson County, NC on February 3, 1938, the son of the late James Edward Jones and Ora Martha (Jones) Jones. He has resided in Moore...

Dabney Little McElroy

Dabney Little McElroy

Oct 11, 2019

Sarah Dabney Little McElroy died on October 11, 2019 at age 92. She was born on June 15, 1927 in Wadesboro, NC, the daughter and only child of Risden Tyler Bennett Little, a native of Wadesboro, and Rebecca Capers James Little, a native of Chester, SC. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard C. McElroy Jr, in December 2007. She...

Sherill Taylor Sheri Williams

Sherill Taylor Sheri Williams

Oct 7, 2019

Wadesboro - Mrs. Sherill 'Sheri' Taylor Williams, 56, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019 at her home, after a brave and courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 25, 1963 in Union County, NC, a daughter of Joyce Ann Williams Taylor and the late William Sherill Taylor. Sheri was also proceeded in death by her daughter Shana Starnes and...

Paul Bennett Tillman

Paul Bennett Tillman

Oct 4, 2019

Wadesboro - Mr. Paul Bennett Tillman, 59, died Friday, October 4, 2019 at Atrium Health Anson in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Saturday, October 12, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 10:30am until 11:00am Saturday prior to the service. The family will be at the home on Morgan Sellers Road in...

Donald Harold Donny Wright

Donald Harold Donny Wright

Oct 1, 2019

Mr. Donald (Donny) Harold Wright, age 64, passed away Tuesday October 1, 2019 at Atrium Health Union Hospital, Monroe, NC from congestive heart failure. A Celebration of his life will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday October 12, 2019 at First Baptist Church, Wadesboro, NC. The family will greet friends Friday October 11, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00pm, at Leavitt...

Linda McKenzie Smith

Linda McKenzie Smith

Sep 30, 2019

Wadesboro - Mrs. Linda McKenzie Smith, 70, died Monday, September 30, 2019 at Richmond County Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Friday, October 4, 2019 at Bethany Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Ricky Marsh officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service Friday at the...

Force Retired US Air MSGT Benjamin James Ricketts

Force Retired US Air MSGT Benjamin James Ricketts

Sep 28, 2019

WADESBORO MSGT Benjamin James Ricketts, US Air Force Retired, 86, died Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Wadesboro Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be 11:00am Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Mt. Beulah Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Storz officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the...

Annette Polson Preslar

Annette Polson Preslar

Sep 27, 2019

WADESBORO Mrs. Annette Polson Preslar, 76, went to with the Lord on Friday, September 27, 2019 at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Monday, September 30, 2019 at North Wadesboro Baptist Church with Rev. Donnie Helms officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service...

Robert Franklin Tenny Pinkston

Robert Franklin Tenny Pinkston

Sep 26, 2019

Mr. Robert Franklin "Tenny" Pinkston, 92, passed away peacefully at home while surrounded by his family on Thursday, September 26, 2019. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 11:00AM on Monday, September 30th at Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 9:45 until 10:45AM. "Tenny"...

Betty Ruth Marshall McCormick

Betty Ruth Marshall McCormick

Sep 23, 2019

Wadesboro - Mrs. Betty Ruth Marshall McCormick, 71, died Monday, September 23, 2019 at Atrium Health Union in Monroe, NC. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, September 29, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest beside her husband in Bessie Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery.

James Vernon Goodwin

James Vernon Goodwin

Sep 23, 2019

Albemarle - Mr. James Vernon Goodwin, age 77, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, September 23, 2019 while a patient at Atrium Health Pineville. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00PM Friday at Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Burris and Rev. Wayne Gathings officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The...

Ben Hudson

Ben Hudson

Sep 21, 2019

Lilesville - Mr. Alex Benjamin Hudson, known by is family and friends as 'Doodle' or 'Little Zeke' went to be the Lord on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the home of his daughter. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Tuesday, September 24, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Gerald officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial...