Obituaries

Jeffrey Craig Mr. Lambert

Jeffrey Craig Mr. Lambert

Apr 16, 2016

WADESBORO - Mr. Jeffrey Craig Lambert, 48, died Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Mineral Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Tony High officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Leavitt...

Jewell Chewning Morris

Jewell Chewning Morris

Apr 16, 2016

Norwood - Mrs. Jewell Chewning Morris, 84, formerly of Wadesboro and Sanford, NC, died Saturday, April 16, 2016 in Brookdale Place, Monroe, NC. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Monday in Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Hochmuth officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends prior to the service beginning at 1:30PM. Jewell was born...

Annie Sturdivant Mrs. Crowder

Annie Sturdivant Mrs. Crowder

Apr 12, 2016

Mrs. Annie Sturdivant Crowder was born on March 6, 1937 to the late Alberta and Sam Sturdivant. She departed this earthly life on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center - Anson, following a lengthy illness. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She loved flowers, fishing, family gatherings, and the Holy Scriptures. Her...

Arlene Mrs. Deese

Arlene Mrs. Deese

Apr 12, 2016

WADESBORO - Mrs. Arlene Deese, 66, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Saturday, April 16, 2016 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Knotts officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home. Arlene was...

Shelley Marie Sellers Mrs. Johnson

Shelley Marie Sellers Mrs. Johnson

Apr 11, 2016

WADESBORO - Mrs. Shelley Marie Sellers Johnson, 31, died Monday, April 11, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, April 17, 2016 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends Sunday one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Shelley was born April 17,...

Margaret Ann Mrs. Diggs

Margaret Ann Mrs. Diggs

Apr 10, 2016

Mrs. Margaret Ann Diggs was born August 2, 1946 in Anson County, NC a daughter of the late John and Rebecca Polk. She was called home on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at McLeod Health in Cheraw, SC. She was 69. Margaret joined Flat Rock AME Zion Church at an early age and was a graduate of McRae High School in...

Betty Maree Mrs. Williams

Betty Maree Mrs. Williams

Apr 10, 2016

Wadesboro- Mrs. Betty Maree Williams, 79, died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at McWhorter House at Hospice of Union County in Monroe. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Swaringen and Rev. Steve Hill officiating. Interment will follow at Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends an hour before the service...

John Thomas Toby Mr. Watts, III

John Thomas Toby Mr. Watts, III

Apr 8, 2016

ROCKINGHAM - Mr. John Thomas Toby Watts, III, 55, died Friday, April 8, 2016 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, April 10, 2016 at The Church of God of Prophecy in Rockingham with Rev. Ken Shipley and Rev. Steve Gilmer officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Toby was born August 3, 1960...

Harold William Mr. Meland, Jr

Harold William Mr. Meland, Jr

Apr 8, 2016

WADESBORO - Mr. Harold William Meland, Jr., 90, died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, April 10, 2016 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Teddy Lawson officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home Sunday...

Renee' Deitch Mrs. Rodgers

Renee' Deitch Mrs. Rodgers

Apr 7, 2016

Wadesboro - Pamela Renee Rodgers went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Carolinas Healthcare System Union after suffering complications from surgery. Renee was born in Chattanooga on July 14, 1952 to James Blackburn and Anna Lee Delaney Blackburn. She was adopted by her stepfather, Ike Deitch, Jr. in 1960 at the age of...

Destry Dean Mr. Horne

Destry Dean Mr. Horne

Mar 31, 2016

LILESVILLE - Mr. Destry Dean Horne, 51, died tragically on Thursday, March 31, 2016 in Columbus, NC. There will be a service to celebrate Destrys life at 11:00am Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at First Baptist Church, Lee Avenue, Wadesboro with Dr. Harry Workman officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5:00pm until 8:00pm Tuesday,...

Robert Mr. Haggerty, Jr

Robert Mr. Haggerty, Jr

Mar 27, 2016

LILESVILLE - Mr. Robert Haggerty, Jr., 64, died Sunday, March 27, 2016 at his home. There will be a memorial service 6:00pm Wednesday, 30, 2016 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Robert was born April 22, 1951 in Newark, NJ a son of the late Robert Haggerty and...

Charles Adkin Mr. Garris

Charles Adkin Mr. Garris

Mar 26, 2016

MORVEN - Mr. Charles Adkin Garris, 92, died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center Union in Monroe. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at New Hope United Methodist Church. Entombment will follow in Anson Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Monday, March 28, 2016 at Leavitt Funeral Home, Wadesboro...

William F. Bill Short, Jr

William F. Bill Short, Jr

Mar 23, 2016

Wadesboro - Mr. William F. Bill Short, 82, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Graveside services will be 2:00PM Saturday at Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends prior to the service at Leavitt Funeral Home from 12:30 to 1:30PM and other times at the home. Born in Anson County on June...

Shirley Mills Mrs. Hildreth

Shirley Mills Mrs. Hildreth

Mar 22, 2016

WADESBORO - Mrs. Shirley Mills Hildreth, 73, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Ambassador Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. The family will greet friends from 1:00pm until 2:30pm Thursday, March 24, 2016 at North Wadesboro Baptist Church. The service will follow with Rev. Donnie Helms officiating. There will be a private interment in Anson Memorial Park. Shirley was born August...

Bobby Mr. Wallace

Bobby Mr. Wallace

Mar 19, 2016

PEACHLAND - Mr. Bobby Wallace, 81, died Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Carolinas Health Care System Anson in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Dr. Kinney Wallace officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Tuesday, March 22, 2016...

Jo Elaine Ms. Borden

Jo Elaine Ms. Borden

Mar 19, 2016

WADESBORO - Ms. Jo Elaine Borden, 77, was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesoro. She was born in Polkton, NC July 1, 1939 , the daughter of George L. Borden and the late Fannie Mae Sturdivant Borden. Jo was a member of New Grove Baptist Church in...

Maxine Henley Mabry Mrs. Childs

Maxine Henley Mabry Mrs. Childs

Mar 17, 2016

Wadesboro - Mrs. Maxine Henley Mabry Childs, 84 years of age, of Nashville, Tennessee and formerly of Wadesboro, NC entered into eternal rest on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Mary Queen of Angels Assisted Living in Nashville, TN. It was with the utmost grace and dignity that Maxine faced the challenges life had offered her, especially in recent months. She...

Darrell Moore Mr. Lutz

Darrell Moore Mr. Lutz

Mar 15, 2016

PEACHLAND - Mr. Darrell Moore Lutz, 49, of Knightdale and formerly of Peachland, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be 5:00pm Saturday, March 19, 2016 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home, Wadesboro with Rev. Dale Bost and Rev. Gervase Hitch officiating. Interment will follow in Fountain Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Peachland. The family...

Mary Helen Huneycutt Mrs. Helms

Mary Helen Huneycutt Mrs. Helms

Mar 15, 2016

NORWOOD - Mrs. Mary Helen Huneycutt Helms, 77, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Presbyterian Hospital Hospice in Charlotte, NC. Services will be 3:00pm Saturday, March 19, 2016 by the graveside in Running Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 24425 Millingport Rd., Locust, with Elder Ralph Dale officiating. The family will greet friends following the service in the church fellowship hall....