Obituaries

Lauren Ashley Hardison

Lauren Ashley Hardison

Mar 3, 2019

WADESBORO - Miss Lauren Ashley Hardison, 34, died Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Atrium Health Anson in Wadesboro. There will be a memorial service at 11:00am Saturday, March 9, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Sarah Kalish officiating. There will be a private inurnment at Eastview Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior...

Thomas Allen McRae, III

Thomas Allen McRae, III

Feb 28, 2019

WADESBORO Mr. Thomas Allen McRae, III, 79, peacefully died Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 11:00am Saturday, March 2, 2019 at First Baptist Church, Wadesboro with Dr. Fred Senter officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family will greet friends during an informal visitation beginning at 10:00am Saturday at the...

Bobby Eugene Smith

Bobby Eugene Smith

Feb 28, 2019

LILESVILLE Mr. Bobby Eugene Smith, 86, peacefully died on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Richmond County Hospice Haven in Rockingham. There will be a memorial service at 2:00pm Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church in Jackson Springs, his familys home church with Rev. Teddy Lawson and Rev. Steve Turner officiating. The family will greet friends following the...

Michael Edgeworth

Michael Edgeworth

Feb 19, 2019

Indian Trail- Mr. Michael Edgeworth, 68, died Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at his home in Indian Trail. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Friday, February 22, 2019 at Leavitt Funeral Home with Dr. George West officiating. Interment will follow in Wightman United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 1:00pm at the...

John Clyde Neal, Jr.

John Clyde Neal, Jr.

Feb 15, 2019

LILESVILLE Mr. John Clyde Neal, Jr., 93, died Friday, February 15, 2019 at his home. There will be a memorial service at First Presbyterian Church, Rockingham at 2:00pm Sunday, February17, 2019 with Rev. Dwight Williams officiating. The family will greet friends following the service in the fellowship hall of the church. John was born May 3, 1925 in Stanly County,...

Walter Leon Melton, Sr.

Walter Leon Melton, Sr.

Feb 14, 2019

Morven - On Thursday morning, February 14, 2019 Walter L. Melton, Sr., entered into eternal rest at Hospice of Union County in Monroe, NC Walter was born April 22, 1949 in Anson County and was a son of the late Thornell Melton and Mary Florence Capel. He attended the public schools of Anson County and graduated from Bowman High School,...

Bradley Wilson Pope

Bradley Wilson Pope

Feb 12, 2019

WADESBORO Mr. Bradley Wilson Pope, 88, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Wadesboro Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. There will be a memorial service at 11:00am Friday, February 15, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Hill and Rev. David Pope officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service Friday. There will...

Benjamin T. Dr. Brooks, Jr.

Benjamin T. Dr. Brooks, Jr.

Feb 9, 2019

The obituary for Dr. Benjamin T. Brooks is shared as a courtesy to the Brooks family. Dr. Benjamin T. Brooks, Jr. of Oak Island, N.C. passed away on February 9th, 2019. A service celebrating his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 16th at Southport Baptist Church. Ben was a native of Anson County, N.C., a graduate...

Lorena Napier Kirk

Lorena Napier Kirk

Feb 9, 2019

Polkton- Mrs. Lorena Napier Kirk, 89, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Services will be 2:00pm Sunday, February 10, 2019 by the graveside in Williams Cemetery with Rev. John Greene and Rev. George Senter officiating. The family will greet friends in the cemetery following service and other times...

Stanley Mills Marsh

Stanley Mills Marsh

Feb 8, 2019

Peachland Mr. Stanley Mills Marsh, 61, slipped peacefully from this life to the next life on Friday, February 8, 2019, at his home. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 4:00PM Monday at Leavitt Funeral Home with Mr. Ken Goins, CLP officiating. The family will greet friends following the service at Olivers Restaurant from 5:00 to 7:00PM....

Leo William Tyson

Leo William Tyson

Feb 7, 2019

Polkton Mr. Leo William Tyson, 75, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 7, 2019, while a patient at Richmond County Hospice. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, February 13th, at All Souls Episcopal Church in Ansonville, NC. The family will greet friends following the service. Born in Anson County on March 23, 1943, Leo was a son of...

Margaret Beverly Kiker

Margaret Beverly Kiker

Feb 6, 2019

PEACHLAND Mrs. Margaret Beverly Kiker, 75, died Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. There will be a memorial service at 2:00pm Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Hopewell United Methodist Church with Rev. Patrick Ledford and Rev. Curtis Williams officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at church on Tuesday. Margaret...

Barry Altman

Barry Altman

Feb 5, 2019

Wadesboro Mr. Barry Altman, 70, died Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, SC. A Celebration Service will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, February 9, 2019, at South Piedmont Community Colleges Lockhart-Taylor Center located at 514 N. Washington Street in Wadesboro, NC. The family will greet friends immediately following the service and other times at...

Bobby Rivers

Bobby Rivers

Feb 4, 2019

MONROE Mr. Robert Julian "Bobby" Rivers, 65, of Monroe and formerly of Wadesboro, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 4, 2019 at Hospice of Union County after a courageous battle with leukemia for more than 5 years. There will be a memorial service at 3:00pm Sunday, February 10, 2019 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home, Wadesboro...

Willie Gene Stephens

Willie Gene Stephens

Feb 4, 2019

Mr. Willie Gene Stephens, 74, passed peacefully from this life to the next on Monday, February 4, 2019, while a patient at Anson Health and Rehab. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 3:00PM Thursday, February 7, at Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends immediately following the service. A son of the late Henry...

Hazel R. Adams

Hazel R. Adams

Feb 3, 2019

POLKTON Mrs. Hazel Deese Adams, 72, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Atrium Health in Monroe, NC. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Oakdale Baptist Church with Rev. Arnold Jackson and Rev. Tim Helms officiating. Interment will follow in Griffin Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:30pm until 3:00pm...

Danny Carpenter

Danny Carpenter

Feb 3, 2019

POLKTON - Mr. Daniel Edward Carpenter, 56, celebrated his heavenly healing on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe after battling cancer. Danny was born March 19, 1962 in Richmond County, NC a son of Carol Downer Griffin. He had worked as a heavy equipment operator at B.V. Hedrick Gravel and Sand and enjoyed running bulldozers....

Idell K. Stephens

Idell K. Stephens

Feb 2, 2019

Wadesboro - Idell K. Stephens, 69, died Saturday, February 2, 2019 at FirstHealth Hospice House in West End. There will be a memorial service at 1:00pm Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Open Assembly Ministries, State Road 1814, 433 Whispering Pines Rd., Wadesboro with Pastor Gornie Williams officiating. Idell was born December 15, 1949 in York County, SC and was a...

Kimberly O'Neal Melton

Kimberly O'Neal Melton

Jan 30, 2019

Kimberly ONeal Melton, known to family and friends as "Lil Kim," entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at the age of 53 years, following a 7 year battle with breast cancer. Kim was born July 16, 1965 in Chesterfield, SC a daughter of Peggy Melton McCormick and the late James Thomas Ratliff. She was raised by her...

Diane Hanna Helms

Diane Hanna Helms

Jan 30, 2019

WADESBORO- Mrs. Iris Diane Hanna Helms, 73, died Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at her home in Wadesboro. Diane was born October 10, 1945 in Anson County, NC a daughter of the late Tyler Hanna and Ethel Mae Morris Hanna. Surviving are her son, Dennis Wayne Davis of Spindale, NC; her grandchildren, Hunter Runnels and Zach Runnels both of Wadesboro; Her...