Obituaries
Francis Vogler III
Jun 10, 2018
Francis Eugene Vogler III Jul 29, 1942 - Jun 10, 2018 Francis Eugene Vogler III, Gene, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018 in Winston-Salem. Gene was born on July 29, 1942 to Francis Eugene Vogler Jr. and Forrest Mosby Vogler in Winston-Salem. He attended Woodberry Forest and graduated from Reynolds High School and then Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia....
Bryan Misenheimer
May 8, 2018
Bryan Pearson Misenheimer, 42, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at his home. He was born in Jonesboro, AK, the son of Paulette Ward Misenheimer and the late Ernest Luther Misenheimer, III. He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Albemarle and attended Grey Stone Church. Bryan graduated from Lenoir Rhyne College in 2002 and was co-founder of Ward...
Myron Funderburk
Apr 26, 2018
Myron Thomas Funderburk, 73, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 26, 2018, at CHS-Northeast Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Born July 12, 1944 in Cabarrus County, he was a son of the late Murrell T. and Lula Safrit Funderburk. Myron was a 1962 graduate of East Rowan High School and later Fayetteville Tech. He had worked many years for Bendix....
Ruby Royal
Mar 11, 2018
Ruby went home to Jesus Sunday, March 11, 2018. Funeral services will be held Saturday, 11:00 AM March 17, 2018 at Rock Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Brian Blankenship officiating. Burial will be in Cane Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10:00 until 10:45 at the church. Ruby was born August 19, 1925 in Wilkes...
Pearl Davis
Feb 18, 2018
Pearl Eveline Stephenson Davis passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018, at The Oaks at Mayview in Raleigh, NC. Born in the Pleasant Grove township in Johnston County, Pearl was the daughter of James Edward and Lula Florence Austin Stephenson. She was the youngest of twelve children. Pearl was married for 49 years to Roland E. Davis, formerly associated with...
Geraldine Parrish
Feb 10, 2018
Geraldine Hartley Parrish age 88, died Saturday afternoon, February 10, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Parrish was born November 4, 1929 in the Brogden community to the late William Arthur and Annie Belle Rose Hartley. She was preceded in death by a brother, William Gurney "W.G." Hartley and a daughter-in-law, Cheryl Gagne Parrish. Mrs. Parrish graduated from Princeton High School...
Geraldine Prevette
Feb 8, 2018
Mrs. Geraldine Lunsford Prevette, 85, Widow of Mansfield Prevette, Jr. of North Wilkesboro passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be Sunday 3:00 pm at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Hwy 115, North Wilkesboro. Burial will be in the Church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Reins Sturdivant Funeral Home, Saturday February 10,...
Myrtle Westmoreland
Feb 3, 2018
Myrtle Westmoreland passed away on February 3, 2018 after a brief illness. Myrtle was a child of God, having declared her faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior in her formative years. She was born on a tobacco and peanut farm in Plymouth, NC to the late Kenneth and Inez Hopkins. She graduated from Plymouth High School as...
Charles Sturgis
Jan 21, 2018
Charles Neil Sturgis, son of the late Neil and Corinne Sturgis, passed away with his family by his side on January 21, 2018. Born on March 31, 1927, he was 90 years old. Mr. Sturgis was a veteran, having served honorably in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. After returning home to Monroe, Mr. Sturgis attended Wingate...
Howard Church Jr
Jan 13, 2018
Mr. Howard Taft Church, Jr., better known as "Junior", passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 at his home. Funeral services were held 11:00 AM Monday, January 15, 2018 at Lewis Fork Baptist Church with the Reverend Dwayne Andrews, Reverend Sherrill Wellborn, and Reverend David Wellborn officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. The family received friends from 6:00 until 8:00...
Norman Hopkins
Nov 5, 2017
Eden, NC - Norman "Hop" Hopkins, 90, went to his heavenly home at 11:17 PM on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Dr Travis Dotson was brilliant, sensitive and gracious as he led us through Dad's rapid decline! The nurses (Dee, Gabe, Meredith and Emilee) all loved and cared for him like he was their dad!...
T Prickett II
Sep 26, 2017
T.T. "Tommy" Prickett, II, age 84 of Carthage died Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday, October 7, 2017 , at Carthage United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Bolyard, The Rev. Dr. William J. Maness, Jr., and Deacon Tom Porter officiating. Burial will follow in Cross Hill Cemetery. Born in...

Jimmy McCraw
Sep 20, 2017
Mr. Jimmy Lee McCraw, 59, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday night, September 20, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. McCraw was born January 10, 1958, in Forsyth County, one of four children born to Arless Harper and Kathleen Smith McCraw. Jimmy was reared in the Pipers Gap community and graduated from North Surry...
Johnette Whitley
Sep 2, 2017
Johnette Padgett Whitley of Kannapolis NC entered heaven on September 2, 2017. She was born August 22, 1927 in the" big city" of Lowell, NC. Her parents were the late Clarence E Padgett, Sr and Minnie Estelle Newman Padgett. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her siblings Clarence E Padgett Jr, Virginia Padgett Luck, Charles...
Robert Smith
Aug 15, 2017
Robert Malcolm Smith, 90, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Brookdale Pinehurst. Mr. Smith was born September 23, 1926 in Wayne County, a son of the late Thad and Laura Smith. He was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Rockingham where he was a member of the Baraca Sunday School Class and had been an...
William Baynard
Jul 25, 2017
William Lee "Bill" Baynard, 85, passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, July 25, 2017 at his home, following a period of declining health. Born September 10, 1931 in Forest City, he was a son of the late Kinard Tillman and Lillian Saunders Baynard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, James and Paul Baynard, and...
John Riddle
Jul 9, 2017
John William Riddle, Jr., of Weldon, NC, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017. He was the son of the late John William Riddle, Sr. and Ina Stephenson Riddle. John was also preceded in death by his sister, Ann Smith. John served his country in the United States Air Force and was a World War Two Veteran. John retired from...
Herbert Rhodes
Jul 4, 2017
Herbert H. "Herb" Rhodes, 88, of Burlington, died July 4, 2017 after a year-long illness. A native of Lexington, NC, Herb was the husband of the late Sarah Virginia Byers Rhodes, who died in 1991, and Reba Blazer Rhodes, who survives. He was the son of the late William Edward Rhodes and the late Ella Mae Tysinger Rhodes. Herb was...
John Hardy
Jun 28, 2017
John Warren Hardy Sr. born September 20, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017. He was predeceased by his parents Carlton and Edith Hardy and the three wonderful women whom blessed him and shared part of his and their life's journeys together. They are, Ann Blanton Hardy, mother to all their children, married 1950-1989, Harriet Ward Hardy...
Lucious Turner
May 24, 2017
Lucius "Luke" Turner, 79, of Raleigh, transitioned to his heavenly home on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Lucius was born in Johnston County, NC on June 9, 1937 to the late Hubert and Emma Belle Rhodes Turner. He began his career in funeral service with Pennington-Smith Funeral Home which later merged with Brown-Wynne Funeral Home. Lucius...