Obituaries

Kenneth Ray Kendall
May 18, 2017
Mr. Kenneth Ray Kendall, 70, resident of Polkton and former resident of Asheville, NC passed away at home on May 18, 2017. Born in Anson county on April 12, 1947, Ken was the first child of Arthur Lee and Rosie Bell Caudle Kendall. He served in the US Marine Corps and later retired from the US Postal Service and the...
H.A. Dennis
May 17, 2017
Wadesboro - Mr. H.A. Dennis, III, age 94, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at the Hospice House of Union County in Monroe, NC. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Saturday in Olivet United Methodist Church with Rev. Richard Buff officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7:00 to 9:00PM Friday at...
Franklin Leon Hildreth
May 15, 2017
WADESBORO - Mr. Franklin Leon Hildreth, 74, died Monday, May 15, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Services will be 4:00pm Friday, May 19, 2017 by the graveside in Anson Memorial Park with Dr. Fred Senter officiating. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Leavitt Funeral Home. Leon was born June 4,...
Wayne Louis Taylor
May 10, 2017
Peachland - Mr. Wayne Louis Taylor, 75, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Wayne was born May 10, 1942 in Gaston County, NC a son of the late Charlie Lee Taylor and the late Lizzie Mae Kiker Taylor. He was retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation and a veteran of the United...

Bobby Earl Wright
May 10, 2017
Wadesboro - Mr. Bobby Earl Wright, 83, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Meadowview Terrace Assisted Living in Wadesboro. Bobby was born March 14, 1934 in Anson County, NC a son of the late John Frank Wright and the late Mamie Phifer Wright. He had worked in textiles. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Lawrence R. Blalock
May 9, 2017
WADESBORO - Mr. Lawrence Ray Blalock, 73, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at his home. Services will be 5:00pm Friday, May 12, 2017 by the graveside in Anson Memorial Park with Rev. Steve Hill officiating. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Thursday at Leavitt Funeral Home and other times at the home. Lawrence was born May 2,...
Martha O. Aycock
May 7, 2017
WADESBORO - Commander Martha Owen Aycock, Nurse, US Navy Retired died peacefully Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Trinity Place in Albemarle. Services will be 11:00AM Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service. Martha was born December 11, 1916 in Anson County, NC a daughter of the late Collier Bennett...
James Lee Horne
May 7, 2017
Polkton - Mr. James Lee Horne was born April 30, 1932 in Anson County, NC and was a son of the late Levander and Cleo Maske Horne of Thomasville, NC. He departed his life on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe, NC. He leaves to cherish his loving memories: his children, Barbara Ann Davis, James...
Charles Lewis Ratliff
May 3, 2017
POLKTON- Mr. Charles Lewis Ratliff, 49, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. The family will greet friends from 5:00pm until 7:00pm Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Leavitt Funeral Home. Charles was born June 4, 1967 in Union County, NC a son of the late James Lewis Ratliff and Mary Charles Luther Ratliff. He worked...
R.K. Dick Dr. Constantian
Apr 26, 2017
Dr. Richard Kenneth Dick Constantian, of Charlotte and formerly of Wadesboro died April 26th at University Hospital in Charlotte at age 94. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Saturday at First United Methodist Church, Wadesboro. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends at the church from 2:00 to 3:00PM. In addition, there will be a memorial...
Richard Jones Johnson
Apr 22, 2017
MCFARLAN - Mr. Richard Jones Johnson, 69, died Saturday, April 22, 2017 at McLeod Health in Cheraw, SC. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro. Richard was born August 26, 1947 in Anson County, NC a son of Flora Nelle McRae Johnson and the...
Robert Michael Mike Broadaway
Apr 19, 2017
Polkton - Mr. Robert Michael Mike Broadaway, 66, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at his home in the Burnsville community. Mike was born April 9, 1951, a son of Mildred Rushing Broadaway and the late Robert Lee Broadaway. He spent most of his life in the logging industry - first with his father, then with his son, Scott and for...
James Andrew Hildreth
Apr 19, 2017
POLKTON - Mr. James Andrew Hildreth, 87, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Ambassador Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 11:00am Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Polkton Baptist Church with Rev. John Greene officiating. Interment will follow in Griffin Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Friday at Leavitt Funeral Home and other times...
Lindsay Katherine Teal Rimmer
Apr 18, 2017
LILESVILLE - Mrs. Lindsay Katherine Teal Rimmer, 34, walked into the arms of her Heavenly Father exclaiming, I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Friday, April 21, 2017 at Gum Springs Baptist Church. Interment...
Louise Williams Diggs
Apr 16, 2017
Morven - Louise Williams Diggs, 89 of Morven, NC, died early Sunday morning, April 16, 2017 at Pruitt Health-Union Pointe in Monroe, NC after several weeks of declining health. Louise was married to the late James Haywood Diggs and is survived by a brother-in-law, Roland Eller of Lexington, N.C., and a number of nieces and nephews. Born May 6, 1927...
Richmond Lee Sikes
Apr 16, 2017
WADESBORO - Mr. Richmond Lee Sikes, 86, died Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. Services, with military honors, will be 11:00am Thursday, April 20, 2017 by the graveside in Brown Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Irvin Thompson officiating. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Leavitt...
Stephen Phillips Leary
Apr 15, 2017
Stephen Phillips Leary, 70, passed away peacefully on the evening of April 15, 2017, after a long illness. He is survived by his loving wife, Anne Covington Leary, and his sister, Pamela Sanford Leary. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Peter Leary and Agnes Sanford Leary. While still in his childhood, Steves family moved to...
Laura Hill Young
Apr 13, 2017
North Myrtle Beach, SC - Mrs. Laura Hill Young, 91, of North Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Ansonville died Thursday, April 13, 2017 at her home in North Myrtle Beach. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Monday, April 17, 2017 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Ed Daniel officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family...
Lucy Claytor Davis
Apr 13, 2017
Lucy Davis, a long-time resident of Wadesboro, NC died in her sleep on Maundy Thursday, April 13, 2017. She was born in Quincy, Florida on April 2, 1932, daughter of The Reverend Edward McCrady Claytor and Helen Barton Claytor and the youngest of five children. She graduated from Louisburg College. A cradle Episcopalian, Lucy was devoted to and served the...
Dora Bates Trexler
Apr 10, 2017
Matthews - Mrs. Dora Bates Trexler, 88, formerly of Wadesboro, passed peacefully from this life to the next on Monday, April 10, 2017, while a resident at Brookdale Weddington Park. Funeral services will be 4:00PM Saturday at Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends prior to the service beginning at...
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