Obituaries

Cornelia Winfree Tucker

Cornelia Winfree Tucker

Dec 11, 2019

WADESBORO - Mrs. Cornelia Winfree Tucker, 93, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 4:00pm Saturday, December 14, 2019 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 Saturday at the funeral home. Cornelia was...

Elizabeth Gibbons Barbee

Elizabeth Gibbons Barbee

Dec 5, 2019

WADESBORO Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbons Barbee, 99, died Thursday, December 5 2019 at Novant Presbyterian Hospital in Matthews. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Friday, December 13, 2019 at Deep Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Perko officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service Friday at the church. Elizabeth was...

Wayne Parker

Wayne Parker

Dec 5, 2019

RALEIGH - Mr. David Wayne Parker, 74, died Thursday, December 5, 2019 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Services will be 2:00pm Sunday, December 8, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends following the service.. Wayne was born February 26, 1945 in San Diego, CA the son...

James Edwin Jimmy Henry

James Edwin Jimmy Henry

Nov 29, 2019

Mr. James Edwin 'Jimmy' Henry, age 83, died Friday, November 29, 2019, at his home in Wadesboro, NC. A service to celebrate Jimmy's life will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, December 4th, at Leavitt Funeral Home with Dr. Fred Senter officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends at the funeral home...

Earl Franklin Gregory

Earl Franklin Gregory

Nov 28, 2019

WADESBORO Mr. Earl Franklin Gregory, 85, of Ellerbe and formerly of Wadesboro, died peacefully Thursday, November 28,2019 at Richmond County Hospice Haven in Rockingham. There will be a memorial service at 7:00pm Tuesday, December 3, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Knotts officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on...

Daniel Forte, Jr.

Daniel Forte, Jr.

Nov 28, 2019

Wadesboro - On Thanksgiving morning, November 28, 2019, Daniel Forte Jr. passed away at Atrium Health-Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina at the age of 84. Daniel was born on May 17, 1935 to Daniel Sr. and Yancey Forte, he was the second oldest child of 12 children. Daniel was affectionately called "Junior" by his siblings and called "Uncle...

Katherine Tarlton Clark

Katherine Tarlton Clark

Nov 27, 2019

The obituary for Mrs. Clark is shared as a courtesy to the Tarlton family as they have been long time residents on Anson County. Katherine Tarlton Clark, 89, of Jefferson, SC went home to be with her heavenly father while surrounded by her loving family on the evening of November 27, 2019. Katherine Tarlton Clark was born on October 21,...

George Duncan Short

George Duncan Short

Nov 24, 2019

Mr. George Duncan Short, age 85, died Sunday, November 24, 2019, while a patient at Atrium Healths CMC Main in Charlotte. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Monday, December 2nd at Morven United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Morven Cemetery. The family will greet friends at Leavitt Funeral Home on Sunday, December 1st from 4:00 until 6:00PM....

Helen Gathings Miller

Helen Gathings Miller

Nov 24, 2019

WADESBORO Mrs. Helen Gathings Miller, 83, of Greenville, NC and formerly of Wadesboro died Sunday, November 24, 2019 at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Friday, November 29, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Helen was...

Infant Dawson Lee Alexson

Infant Dawson Lee Alexson

Nov 23, 2019

Wadesboro - Dawson Lee Alexson, infant son of James and Abbey Hutchinson Alexson entered the Kingdom of Heaven on Saturday, November 23, 2019 just short while after he was born. The arrangements are private and the family asks that in lieu flowers, family and friends might consider a contribution to the Women and Children's Center at Atrium Health Union, P.O....

Henry Carl Furr, Jr.

Henry Carl Furr, Jr.

Nov 15, 2019

POLKTON Mr. Henry Carl Furr, Jr., 68, passed away peacefully at his home Friday, November 15, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. There will be a memorial service to celebrate his life at 3:00pm Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Freedom Baptist Church., 5964 HWY 218, Peachland, NC with Rev. Bill High officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior...

Stella Burns White

Stella Burns White

Nov 13, 2019

Wadesboro - Mrs. Stella Burns White, 59, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Funeral services will be 11:00am Saturday, November 23, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Williams Cemetery in Polkton. Public viewing from 2:00pm until 7:00pm Friday, November 22, 2019 at the funeral home. The family is gathering at the home of her sister,...

Robert Fredrick Freddy Kendall

Robert Fredrick Freddy Kendall

Nov 9, 2019

Wadesboro Mr. Robert Fredrick "Freddy" Kendall, 81, passed peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday in North Wadesboro Baptist Church with Rev. Donnie Helms officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Freddy was born in Anson County on February 25, 1938, a son of...

Bonnie Powell Carpenter

Bonnie Powell Carpenter

Nov 9, 2019

Wadesboro Mrs. Bonnie Powell Carpenter, 90, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 while a patient at Atrium Health Union in Monroe. Funeral services will be 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Bethel Cemetery. The family will greet friends prior to the service beginning at 10:30AM. Born in Anson County on...

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...