All Obituaries

Mr. Prentice Gillespie, 94, of Carthage, died Friday, September 25,2020 at his home. Arrangements are pending at this time.

Mr. Johnny Brower,57, of Carthage, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.  

Mr. James Freddie Johnson, 72, of Carthage, died on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.  

On October 29, 1942, Mattie Mae Jackson was born to the proud parents Louis and Margaret Jackson of Union Springs, Alabama. Mattie received Christ at a young age and always kept God first.  Mattie received her education in Bullock County and was a graduate of Carver High School.  As a young adult, Mattie moved from Union Springs, Alabama, to Long Island, New York with her siblings. As she enjoyed life in the big city, she met a young man that caught her eye. David and...

Miss.Hattie Lucile Simonson, daughter of the late Walter and Pearl Capers was born in Sumter, SC on August 12, 1922.  She transitioned into the resting arms of God on August 26, 2020. She graduated from Walleigh High School and Washington Business School, both located in New York.  She worked for Hartman Fuel Company for 20 years until retirement in 1989.  She also was employed by the NYC Board of Education as a bookkeeper for the school lunch program. Hattie was married to...

MRS. DORIS PATRICIA (PAT) HOLLEY GRAHAM, 75 Mrs. Doris Patricia (Pat) Holley Graham entered into her eternal rest on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. Born on January 9, 1945, Doris H. Graham was the second of 3 children born to the late Clarence V. Holley, Sr. and Elma C. Holley of Wilson, NC. She was also the grand-daughter of Alonza Coley and Pauline McQueen Coley of Wilson, NC. She attended Catholic schools in her early years and graduated from Darden High...

  Barbara Jean McLaughlin Dozier was born June 11, 1948 in Carthage, North Carolina. She was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Daniel McLaughlin and Mary Lee McNeil McLaughlin. She earned a diploma from Pinckney High School, a Bachelor of Science in Education from Barber Scotia College in Concord, NC, and a Master of Arts in Education from New York University, with further study at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY. One of her greatest loves was teaching and working with...

Omega Elliott Whitaker Dowdy was born on December 8, 1931 in Moore County to the late Gentry Elliott and Maude Ferguson Elliott. On Wednesday morning, June 24, 2020, at First Health Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst NC, she peacefully entered eternal rest as her Heavenly Father called her home. Her husband, Robert Dowdy and Forrest Whitaker, her daughter, Pamela Theresa Whitaker, and her brother, George Elliott, preceded in death. She graduated from Pinckney High School, Carthage NC in...

Joan Elizabeth Calhoun was born February 22, 1942 in Atlantic City, New Jersey to her parents Helen Chapman Calhoun and Ernest Calhoun who adored her.  She was swarmed with attention from her elder sibling William Calhoun Sr, and younger brothers and sisters Robert A. Calhoun, James Hill, Velma Yarborough, Carol A. Crouch, and Lionel Calhoun.  Affectionately, addressed throughout her life as sister, aunt, mother, cousin and friend, Joan gave of herself fully in each important...

Mr. Willie McCrimmon, 93, of Vass died Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.