Freddie Gene Carlyle, age 84, of Cameron, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 4:00 pm at Cox Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor John Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Johnson Grove Cemetery in Vass. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home from 3 until 4. Freddie was born in Moore County on August 13, 1939 to the late Eck...

Julia Thomas Evans, age 86, of Aberdeen, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 3:00pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Carthage with Pastor Mike Garner and Pastor Eugene Ussery officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church from 2 until 3. Julia was born in Elm Grove, Louisiana on July...

Mitchell “Mitch” Owens, age 56, of Cameron, North Carolina passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Mitch was born in Newton, New Jersey on October 10, 1966 to the late Jack and Mildred Owens.  He was also preceded in death by his half-brother, Sonny Butler. He is survived by his wife, Tammy Owens; daughter, Erica Owens of Southport and step-daughter Shalynn Miller (Mona) of Illinois; sisters, Debbie Roll (Dennis) of West Virginia;...

Gloria Jean Jones Thompson, age 65, of Sanford, North Carolina, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 21, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Gloria was born on June 7, 1958 to the late Willie Frank and Elizabeth Stone Jones.  She was also preceded in death by her brother, Willie Frank Jones, Jr. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Michael Harold Thompson, Sr.; daughters, Tabitha Gautier (Jason) of Sanford, Tiffany Buchanan (Brandon) of Sanford; son, Michael Thompson,...

William Marion Dutton (Bill), aged 72, currently of West End, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, surrounded by his children. A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 4:00pm at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Southern Pines with Military Honors. Bill was born January 23, 1951 in Moore County to the late Robert Louis Dutton and Dorothy Cole Dutton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Linda...

Karen Gundry Eilber, age 77, of Southern Pines, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at her home, with family by her side. Karen was born in New York on August 18, 1946 to the late Merton Gundry and Mary Gundry. She is survived by her children, Jeffery Litwiller (Kimberly) of Florida, Kerri Lou DeCola of Baltimore; grandchildren, Karlie, Nick, Amber, Chelsea, Bryce, Andrew, Michael, Daniel; great-grandchildren, Samiya, Logan, Sarina, Adaline; sister, Sandy Perl of Aberdeen. No...

Judith Renkenberger Killingstad, age 84, of Vass Woodlake, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, with her husband by her side. Judith was born on June 25, 1939 to the late Harold Renkenberger and Opal Keefer Renkenberger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Woosley. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Karl Killingstad; children, Forrest Hoskins of Colorado, Cyndi Palasota of Texas; five...

Ruby Burnette Carlyle, age 81, of Cameron, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. A Graveside Service will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 2:00pm at Johnson Grove Cemetery with Pastor John Brown officiating. Ruby was born in Lee County on July 31, 1942, to the late Raymond Scott Burnette and Florence Medlin Burnette. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Douglas Carlyle, sister, Effie Marks,...

Anna Jane McCoy Heaton, age 85, of Goldston, North Carolina passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville surrounded by her family. Anna was born in Moore County, North Carolina on May 4, 1938 to the late Lee Bert and Lora Lee Yarborough McCoy.  She was also preceded in death by her son, Clarence Lee Turney; sister, Irma Watkins; brother, Edgar McCoy and one grandchild, Cindy McLeod. She is survived by daughters, Cathy Gutierrez of...

Florence Evelyn McKay, age 74, of Sanford, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina, surrounded by her family. Florence was born in Germany on March 14, 1949 to the late Leeroy Montgomery and Luise Pitz Montgomery. She is survived by her sons, David Robert McKay of Sanford and Jeffrey Jerome McKay of Lillington, sister, Kathy, brother, Steve, five grandchildren. A Celebration of Life is planned for a later date. Condolences may...