All Obituaries

Angus Wilton East 90 of Mt.Gilead died Sunday Morning, May 19, 2019 at his home. Funeral Services will be held 11:00AM Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Little River United Methodist Church. Rev. Vanessa McIntyre and Rev. Casey Harris will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church fellowship hall. Mr. East was born January 6, 1929 in Scotland County to the late Sam Jones East and Helen Ione McPaul East. He...

Debra Kay Lefler Moore 64 of Mt. Gilead died Sunday Morning, May 19, 2019 at her home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 Tuesday Evening at Edwards Funeral Home of Mt. Gilead. A Memorial Service will follow the visitation with Rev. Jimmy Anderson officiating. Kay was born December 10, 1954 in Montgomery County to the late Harvey and Sadie Thompson Lefler. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her son James Moore and her daughter Summer Moore both of the home. Two...

Margaret Elizabeth Waddell Scarboro, 97, of Mount Gilead, passed away Sunday evening, May 12, 2019, at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living in Candor. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 17, 2019 at 11:00 AM, at First United Methodist Church in Mt. Gilead. Rev. Duane Partin will officiate.  Interment will follow at Sharon Cemetery.  The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Edwards Funeral Home in Mt. Gilead. Mrs. Scarboro was born June 16, 1921,...

Cecile Minnie Craven Bruton, 94, of Mt. Gilead, passed away Friday night May 10, 2019 at Spring Arbor in Albemarle. Funeral services will be held Saturday May 18, 2019 at 2:00 PM, at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Gilead.  Rev. Duane Partin will officiate and interment will follow at Sharon Cemetery.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church fellowship hall. Mrs. Bruton was born March 7, 1925, to the late Artis Banks and Minnie Lee...

Carlton Hardy Blalock, 79, of Norwood, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 1:00 PM, at Mount Zion United Methodist Church.  Rev. David Hatley will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends Monday May 13, 2019, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Edwards Funeral Home in Norwood. Mr. Blalock was born on September 29, 1939 to the late Thomas Alexander and Inez Lowder Blalock. He worked...

  Sarah Henrietta Haywood Tomberlin, 87, of Mt. Gilead passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019. A Private Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Tedder Family Cemetery. Rev. Glenn Hancock will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service from 4:00 until 6:00 at the home of her sister Rowena Sikes, 878 Haywood Road, Mt. Gilead, NC 27306 Henrietta was born December 18, 1931 in Montgomery County to the late Henry and Jennie Haywood. In...

Randy Ralph Lee 50 of Norwood died Saturday Morning, May 4, 2019 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Barry Whitley and Rev. Mary Hatley will officiate and burial will follow in Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2:00 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Randy was born June 15, 1968 in Stanly County to Ralph and Dean Taylor Lee of Norwood.  He was a 1986...

Dollie Furr Love 75 of Stanfield died Saturday Afternoon, April 27, 2019 at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Clarks Grove Primitive Baptist Chruch Cemetery. Dollie was born November 5, 1943 in Stanly County to the late Ralph and Odessa Medlin Furr and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband Carroll Dickson Love. Two sons, Carroll Ricky Love and Randy Dickson Love. One daughter, Donna Love Burris. She is survived by one son...

Helen Hearne Meacham 87 of Mt. Gilead died Sunday Afternoon, April 21, 2019 at Spring Arbor. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, April 26, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Gilead. Rev. Cathy George will officiate and interment will follow in Sharon Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Helen was born September 12, 1931 in Montgomery County to the late Joe and Johnsie Pinion Hearne. She was a 1950 Graduate of Mt. Gilead...

Pearl Delilah Atkins Thompson, 91, of Mount Gilead, surrounded by her loving family, passed away Sunday evening, April 21, 2019 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 PM Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Stoney Fork Baptist Church.  Rev. Terry Burris will officiate and interment will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Pearl was born August 26, 1927 in Montgomery County, to the late Lexi Cola Atkins...