Marcene Joan Emerson, age 82, of Vass Woodlake, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at FirstHealth Hospice House, surrounded by her family. Marcene was born in South Miami, Florida on October 16, 1943, to the late Archibald Monroe Smith and Dorothy Houck Smith. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, William “Bill” Emerson; daughters, Sheri Lynn Campbell (Carroll) of South Carolina, Heidi Marie Deal of North Carolina; two grandchildren; brother, Edmond Smith (Nancy) of ...

Steven Lawrence Seward, age 66, of Marion, South Carolina, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026, at Senior Care of Marion, South Carolina. A private Graveside Service will be held at Yates-Thagard Baptist Church Cemetery. Steven was born in Burlington, North Carolina on August 27, 1959, to the late Alfred Seward and Alma Garner Seward. He loved serving the Lord and fellowshipping with his church family. He loved to cook and bake he always gave freely of his time, love, and resources, ...

Selma Lynn Ball, of Vass Woodlake, passed away on Friday, April 0, 2026, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at 2:00pm at Cox Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. Selma was born in Virginia on July 1, 1945, to the late Pascal Lynn Blankenship and Bertha Blankenship. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death ...

John “Zeb” Zebulon Cox, age 63, of Cameron, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, with his family by his side. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Cox Memorial Funeral Home in Vass at 3:00PM with his son, Shane Dees officiating.  A time of visitation will be held immediately following the service and at other times at 516 Camp Easter Road, Lakeview, NC. Zeb was born in Moore County, NC on February 16, 1963, to the late Thomas Lee ...

LuAnn Gardner, lovingly known as MaYa and Nanny LuAnn, age 71 of Southern Pines, passed away Monday, April 6th, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 11:00am at Cox Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. LuAnn was born in Randolph County on October 18th, 1954, to the late Benford Yow and Peggy Williams Cranford.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her ...

George Ray Johnson, Age 87, of Cameron, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at FirstHealth Hospice House, with family by his side. George was born in Surry County on April 20, 1938 to the late George Levi Johnson and Thelma Arrington Rickard. He dedicated his life to his country. George served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1958, in the Army Security Agency in Hawaii. He retired after working for the Department of the Army for thirty-three and a half years. Before declining health ...

Gloria Pollard Lea, age 89, of Aberdeen, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at St Joseph of the Pines Nursing Home, surrounded by her family. Gloria was born in Oklahoma on December 11, 2026 to the late Clyde Jolliff and Mary Jane Florea Jolliff. She is survived by her sons, Jack W. Jolliff of California, Michael W. Jolliff of Iowa, and James L. Jolliff of Cameron. No services are planned. Condolences may be sent to www.coxmemorialfuneralhome.com. Cox Memorial..."Serving GOD, ...

Harvey “Frank” Hardy, age 52, of Cameron, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 4:00pm at Cox Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chris McNeill officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. Frank was born in Moore County to Elaine Medlin Hardy and the late Carlton Lee Hardy. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Randy ...

Cecilia Short DeVito, age 92, of Vass, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at FirstHealth Hospice House. A Funeral Mass was held at St. Anthony Catholic Church on Friday, March 20, 2026, at 9:00am. She will be laid to rest in The Cemetery of the Resurrection in New York. Cecilia was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 5, 1933, to the late Frederick Short and Cecilia Dover Short. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Michael DeVito, sister, Agnes ...

Kevin Allen Schrader, age 71, of Whispering Pines, NC, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst, NC with family by his side. Kevin was born on November 24, 1954 in Montpelier, OH  to the late Robert Henry and Sarah Mae Morse Schrader.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sisters, Betty Ann, Debbie Ann and brothers, John Raymond and Wayne. He is survived by his sister, Donna Ward of Whispering Pines, NC; ...