Obituaries

Myrlie Griggs Wallace

Myrlie Griggs Wallace

Jun 9, 2017

Mrs. Myrlie Griggs Wallace, 86, passed away peacefully at her home with her loving husband by her side on Friday, June 9, 2017. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday, June 12, at New Hope United Methodist Church with Rev. Jimmie Furr officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service....

Lula Garris Lou Hinson

Lula Garris Lou Hinson

Jun 5, 2017

Lilesville - Mrs. Lula (Lou) Garris Hinson was the daughter of Charles Robert and Ella Jane Carter Garris of Lilesville. Lou is survived by Aaron, her beloved husband and friend of 64 years; three children, Jane, Ronnie (Melody), and Scott (Laura); grandchildren Lianna (Chevis) Cuthrell, John Landen, Christopher, Michael, Hannah (Christopher Cunningham), and Peter Hinson; great-grandchildren, Carter, Avery, and Addie;...

Richard Wayne Davis

Richard Wayne Davis

Jun 4, 2017

HAMLET - Mr. Richard Wayne Davis, 75, died Sunday, June 4, 2017 at his home. There will be a memorial service at 7:00pm Thursday, June 15, 2017 at East Rockingham Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Johnny Johnson officiating. Mr. Davis was born July 24, 1941 in Jefferson County, CO. He had worked for a number of years with the...

Charles Jerome Flipper Lockler

Charles Jerome Flipper Lockler

Jun 1, 2017

ANSONVILLE - Mr. Charles Jerome 'Flipper' Lockler, 54, died Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Richmond Pines Nursing and Rehab in Hamlet. There will be a memorial service at 4:00pm Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Knotts officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Jerome was...

Lemuel Thomas Tommy Landen, Jr

Lemuel Thomas Tommy Landen, Jr

Jun 1, 2017

WADESBORO - Mr. Lemuel Thomas Landen, Jr., 92, Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Hospice Haven in Rockingham. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Sunday, June 4, 2017 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jody Campbell and Rev. Kaye Fry officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Savannah United Methodist Church Cemetery in Lilesville. The family will greet...

Yvonne Carter

Yvonne Carter

May 31, 2017

Hamlet - Yvonne Carter, 55, died Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Monday, June 5, 2017 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 at the funeral home and other times at her...

Lena Diggs Barber

Lena Diggs Barber

May 30, 2017

LILESVILLE - Mrs. Lena Diggs Barber, 77, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Thursday, June 1, 2017 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Knotts officiating. Interment will follow in Lilesville Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Wednesday at the funeral home....

Cathie Darlene Sessions

Cathie Darlene Sessions

May 29, 2017

Wadesboro - Cathie Darlene Sessions, 61, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017 at Carolinas Healthcare System Anson. Memorial services will be 2:00pm Friday, June 2, 2017 at Lilesville Baptist Church with Rev. Teddy Lawson officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 1:00pm and other times at the home of her brother, Marc (Rhonda)...

Med Coleman Northcutt, Sr

Med Coleman Northcutt, Sr

May 28, 2017

MORVEN - Mr. Med Coleman Northcutt, Sr., 86, died Sunday, May 28, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, McFarlan. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Med was born September 9, 1930 in...

Joyce Ratliffe Liles

Joyce Ratliffe Liles

May 27, 2017

Wadesboro - Mrs. Joyce Ratliffe Liles, age 72, died Saturday, May 27, 2017, at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. A service to celebrate Joyces life will be held at 3:00PM Saturday, June 3, at Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends before the service beginning at 2:00PM. Born in Rowan County...

Dianne Dabbs Baker

Dianne Dabbs Baker

May 23, 2017

Wadesboro- Mrs. Dianne Dabbs Baker, 73, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at her home in Wadesboro Funeral services will be 4:00pm Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends prior to the service beginning at 3:00pm. Dianne was born in Anson County on January 18, 1944, a daughter of the late Robert Lee Dabbs, Sr....

Jesse Thomas Durham

Jesse Thomas Durham

May 20, 2017

Apex - Mr. Jesse Thomas Durham, 86, died peacefully Saturday, May 20, 2017, at his home. A private graveside service will be held on Saturday May 27 at Bethel Cemetery in Wadesboro, NC with Rev. Davi Trotti officiating. The family will gather around noon at Bob and Lisa Blalocks house at 405 West Wade Street, Wadesboro, NC to celebrate Jesses...

Kenneth Ray Kendall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...