All Obituaries

Philip Dow Sweet of Pinehurst passed away on September 10, 2022, at the age of 78. Philip was born in Sioux Falls, SD on March 21, 1944, to the late Lorenzo and Gertrude Sasse Sweet. Philip grew up in Sioux Falls and attended Washington High School. After high school, Philip joined the Marine Corps, and served during the Vietnam War. After the military, he moved to the east coast where he met his wife, June Hanna in 1966. Philip and June were married on May 25, 1968. Together they...

Donna Kay Simmons passed away at her home on August 29, 2022, at the age of 84. Donna leaves behind her two children: Guy Quedens (Olga), Marret Q. Poston (Huling), three grandchildren: Anya Q. Enloe (Austin), Donna Quedens, and Frank Huling Poston IV, and lastly but certainly not least: her beloved Airedale “Honey Bee”. She was preceded in death by her life partner, James Prim III. Donna was born in Bedford, Indiana on March 13, 1938, to the late Edmund Dickey and Evelyn Lamar....

James Linwood Floyd, Jr of Aberdeen, NC July 8, 1953 - August 9, 2022 You are loved and missed. In loving memory of a son, brother, cousin, National Guardsman, uncle, husband, father, great uncle, and friend. Born in Lumberton, NC, he was in the National Guard and worked at Proctor-Silex in Southern Pines and Ingersoll-Rand. He was good with his hands and loved to fix things. He loved to help others in need and live quietly. He loved classic rock music and The Who was his favorite group....

Susan Strine, 80, of Pinehurst, North Carolina, peacefully passed away at the Pinehurst FirstHealth Hospice House on August 6, 2022.  Her husband and daughter were with her.  Susan had fought valiantly against pancreatic cancer for four years. Susan was the daughter of the late Arthur Cyphers and Jean Rexroth of Mt. Gilead, Ohio.  She is survived by her husband, Lowell, daughter Linda (Robert), sister Sandra (Robert), and half-brother Mark.  Her son Michael is deceased....

Please keep the Hart family in your thoughts & prayers.

Marvin E. Lewis (80) was born the son of Margaret Barrett Lewis and Elliott (Slim) Lewis on April 10, 1942, in Fayetteville. Marvin passed away on August 4, 2022, following a short hospitalization. A memorial visitation will be held at Crumpler Funeral Home in Aberdeen on Saturday, August 13 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. He would be honored to have his friends and family gather there. Marvin is survived by his daughter, Ginger Snell (Mark), and his son, James (Michelle), as well as his grandsons,...

Angelina Jacobson Stitely, 78, of Pinehurst, passed away Friday, July 8, at First Health Hospice House with her family by her side after a long and courageously fought battle with cancer. There is much to say about our Angel, and the outpouring of kind thoughts shortly after her passing all tell a similar story. She was a kind soul full of laughter and smiles, always willing to hear or tell a good story or joke, in a time when people actually sat around a table and talked. She met very few...

Lajuana Sue Hammett DeSpain, 84, of Southern Pines, NC, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2022, at FirstHealth Hospice House surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Dalhart, Texas on April 4th, 1938 to Ural Glen “Toots” and Sara Darnall Hammett. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Donald DeSpain, of 51 years, her parents, Ural and Sara Hammett, three brothers, Bill, Glen “PeeWee”, and Jim Hammett, sister, Bonnie Stroup, and grandson, Levi DeSpain. Sue...

Jesus came and carried her to her heavenly home on June 12, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones at FirstHealth Hospice & Palliative Care. Karan Christian Twyman, 80, of Pinehurst, was born in Quebec, Canada, on November 4, 1941, she was the daughter of the late George and Madelyn Jean MacLean Poulter. Karan was a loving and caring wife, mother, "Mimi", sister and friend. She was a devoted Christian and loved to travel to different gospel songs around the United States. She also...

Abby Kathryn Jorinscay born 29 April 1997, daughter of Jeffry A. Jorinscay Jr. and Amanda F. Jorinscay passed away on 05 June 2022.  She leaves behind two children Preston Childress age 4 and Paisley Jorinscay who is only 11 months old. Her sisters Jordan Jorinscay and Taylor Jorinscay, her grandparents Jeff Robinett, Kathryn Robinett, and Jeffry and Linda Jorinscay.  She also leaves behind a countless extended family of aunts, uncles, and cousins who cared and loved her more than...