All Obituaries

Hilda Coble Lednum, 88, of Franklinville, died Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Peak Resources-Pinelake in Carthage. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Loflin Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ramseur.

Junie Belle Foy Poe, 84, of Ramseur, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Universal Health Care in Ramseur. Funeral Services, 2:00 PM, Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at First Christian Church Family Life Center, Ramseur. Officiating, Rev. David Cloer. Burial, Randolph Memorial Park, Asheboro. Junie Belle was a native of Guilford County, formerly employed with Laughlin Hosiery and a member of First Christian Church in Ramseur. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Bob Laughlin,...

Joyce Comer Garner, 70, of Robbins, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at FirstHealth Hospice & Palliative Care in West End. Funeral Services, 3:00 PM, Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Beulah Baptist Church, Bennett. Officiating, Dr. Neal Jackson, Rev. Chris Bouldin. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Joyce was a native of Randolph County, was a former nurse for Firsthealth Hospital and a member of Beulah Baptist Church. She served as organist for Beulah Baptist Church and Seagrove...

Brenda Maness Leonard, 68, of Siler City, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Genesis Healthcare in Siler City. Funeral Services, 3:00 PM, Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Pleasant Grove Christian Church, Bennett. Officiating, Rev. Don Edwards, Rev. Terry Warren. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Brenda was a native of Randolph County, formerly employed with Ramseur Interlock and a member of Pleasant Grove Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Archie and Hazel...

R. Craig Whittington, 59, of Randleman, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Moses H. Cone Green Valley in Greensboro. Memorial Services, 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Providence Friends, Pleasant Garden. Officiating, Rev. Kevin Rollins. Craig was a native of Davidson County, a retired Special Projects Coordinator with Guilford Metro 911 and a member of Providence Friends. He loved spending time with his family, traveling with his wife Melissa, and giving of himself as evidenced...

Virginia Bittle Cheek, 76, of Ramseur, died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Private Funeral Services, 3:00 PM, Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Loflin Funeral Home Chapel, Ramseur. Officiating, Rev. Angela Brown. Burial, Oakland-McCrary Cemetery, Ramseur. Virginia was a native of Randolph County, formerly employed with Ramseur Interlock as a supervisor and a  member of Edwards Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Liberty. She was preceded in...

Carrie Moffitt Kearns, 81, of Seagrove, died Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Graveside Services, 11:00 AM, Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Union Grove Baptist Church, Seagrove. Officiating, Rev. Howard Moffitt. Carrie was a native of Randolph County, a member of Woodfern Baptist Church, and retired from Eveready. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wister and Susie Chriscoe Moffitt. Survivors: husband, William Curtis Kearns, of the home, daughter,...

Joseph "Joe" Lee Moore, 95, of Ramseur, went home to his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Universal Health Care in Ramseur. Private Graveside Services, Saturday, at Holly Spring Friends Meeting, Ramseur with military honors by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Officiating, Rev. Todd Brown. Joe was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County where he met, fell in love with, and married his wife, Josephine on June 4, 1948, a love that would last until her...

Ernest Lee Craven, 89, of Asheboro, died Monday, November 23, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Funeral Services, 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Loflin Funeral Home Chapel, Ramseur. Officiating, Matthew Nance, Michael Moody. Burial, Pleasant Cross Christian Church, Asheboro. Ernest was a native of Randolph County, was self-employed with C & W Heating & Air and attended Ramseur Gospel Chapel. He was preceded in death by his parents Bascom Theodore and...

Patricia Ann Griffin Brown, 63, of Franklinville, died Monday, November 23, 2020 at Woodland Hill Care & Rehabilitation in Asheboro. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Pat was a native of Marion, VA and a longtime resident of Randolph County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Niker Filmore and Clara Rickman Griffin, brothers, Larry Griffin and John Griffin. Survivors: boyfriend, Teddy Otwell, of Franklinville, daughter, Coty Burkhart and husband, Brandon, of...