Obituaries

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...

Bubba Truett

Bubba Truett

Sep 21, 2019

WADESBORO Mr. William Mitchell "Bubba" Truett, Jr., 64, died Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. Bubba was at the beach with friends shagging at SOS. Funeral services will be 11:00am Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Dr. Harry Workman officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park...

Jessie Sharp

Jessie Sharp

Sep 19, 2019

Jessie Sharp's obituary is being shared as a courtesy to her friends and family. On Wednesday, November 26, 1958, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the world was honored with the birth of a little girl who would be named, Jessica Ruth Bartel. A somewhat magical existence would take place as this girl grew into adulthood and continued to make her...

Gary Kupfer

Gary Kupfer

Sep 15, 2019

Wadesboro - A lot of life in a short time of 59 years adequately describes Gary Kupfer. Gary peacefully passed out of this realm on Sunday, September 15, 2019. He was a longtime resident of Anson County. He was well known for his talent and skill at fixing or building anything. He is also fondly remembered for his sense of...

Army Retired US Chief Warrant Officer 3 Thomas Arter Stroud

Army Retired US Chief Warrant Officer 3 Thomas Arter Stroud

Sep 14, 2019

Morven - Chief Warrant Officer 3 Thomas Arter Stroud, US Army RET, died Saturday, September 14, 2019 at his home. Funeral services will be 4:00pm Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Joey Byrd officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow in Morven Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to...

Glennie Ratliff Crepps

Glennie Ratliff Crepps

Sep 13, 2019

Wadesboro - Mrs. Glennie Ratliff Crepps, 94, died Friday, September 13, 2019 at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 11:00am Monday, September 16, 2019 at Gum Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Walden officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service Monday at the church....

Bruce Edward Johnson

Bruce Edward Johnson

Sep 10, 2019

Wadesboro - Mr. Bruce Edward Johnson, 52, died Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Atrium Health Anson in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Saturday, September 14, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Morven Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home. Bruce was born...