Leavitt Funeral Home

Mrs. Delia Ann "Dee Ann" McGee Shoemaker, 83, passed away peacefully at Brookdale Weddington Park in Matthews, NC. Services will be 1:00 PM Friday, October 27, 2023, by the graveside in Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery in Polkton. The family will greet friends following the service. For complete obituary visit qwww.leavittfh.com

Walter Rupert Turner, a fifth-generation North Carolinian, died Monday, October 2, 2023, at Matthews Health and Rehab in Matthews at age 81. During 2000-2005, he served as historian at the North Carolina Transportation Museum at Spencer, NC. He wrote, Paving Tobacco Road, A century of Progress by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, which was published in 2003. He was also the author of Waterways to the World, The Story of the North Carolina State Ports Authority and co-author of Star of the South, The Corbitt Trucking Company Store. In addition, his research papers and published articles included the historic topics of streetcar systems, passenger rail, Piedmont Airlines,...

On Friday, September 22, 2023, Mr. Darryl Kenneth Warrick, 55, passed away at his home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, September 30, 2023, at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Oakboro, NC. There will be a public viewing from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM Friday, September 20, 2023, at Leavitt Funeral Home and also from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the church prior to the service. www.leavittfh.com

On Monday, June 12, 2023, Mr. Samuel Durham "Sammy" Sessions, Jr., 64, of Wadesboro and formerly of Ocean Isle Beach, NC, passed away peacefully at his home. Services will be 1:00 PM Thursday, June 15, 2023 at Anson Memorial Park with entombment following in the mausoleum.The family will greet friends following the service at the cemetery. Sammy was born February 24, 1959 in Anson County, NC and was the only child of Samuel Durham Sessions and Agnes Oliver Sessions. He attended schools in Anson County and received an associate degree in horticulture from Anson Community College and later earned a Captain's certificate of licensure from Brunswick Community College and the United States...

On Sunday, April 16, 2023, Mr. Jeffrey Lynn Brooks, 66, of Boiling Springs and Polkton, passed away at his home in Boiling Springs. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in Wadesboro. Jeffrey was born April 10, 1957 in Anson County, NC and was a son of Ann Caudle Brooks and the late Benjamin "Benny" Thomas Brooks. He was a 1975 graduate of Bowman High School and worked with Sothern Mechanical Services. Those left to cherish his memory are his children, Brandon (Kim) Brooks of Wake Forest and Lila Brooks of Wilson; his grandchildren, Beckett and Colton Brooks; his mother, Ann Caudle Brooks of Wadesboro; his brother and sisters, Warren (Ann) Brooks of Oak Island, Patty...

On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, Mr. Hugh Lowder Parker, 92, passed away peacefully while enjoying time spent on the front porch of his home. Services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, March 15, 2023 by the graveside at Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery in Polkton. The family will greet friends following the service. Hugh was born May 3, 1930 in Mecklenburg County, NC and was a son of the late Isaac Sampson Parker and the late Bettie Lillie Lowder Parker. He was a graduate of Central High School in Charlotte and was a graduate of the first class from Charlotte College, which is now the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He also attended North Carolina State University, studying...

Mrs. Leah Watson Martin, 71, passed away March 1, 2023. Memorial service is 2PM Sunday at Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church. Visitation following. www.leavittfh.com

On Saturday, February 25, 2023, Mrs. Juanita Redfern Williams, 91, passed away peacefully. Funeral services is 11 AM, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Leavitt Funeral Home. Burial in Lilesville Cemetery. Visitation is 6PM until 8PM Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at the funeral home. www.leavittfh.com

Frank Fetzer Mills died at the Cyprus of Charlotte of heart disease on Thanksgiving morning. He was born in Wadesboro, NC, on October 6, 1932, the youngest of four children born to Fred Moore and Zeta Fetzer Mills. Fetzer embraced life in Anson County, splitting his time as a child between his home in Wadesboro and the family peach farm in Lilesville. He graduated from Wadesboro High School in 1950 and briefly attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before joining the U.S. Air Force where he served as an Airborne radio operator. After he completed his service, he returned to UNC where he attended law school and met Penny Martin, a Duke undergraduate who lived in Chapel...

Mrs. Elsie Moore Gills, 90, of Statesville and formerly of Wadesboro and Laurinburg died at home on Sunday, November 6, 2022 in the company of her family. She was born in Anson County on November 14, 1931 to the late Edmond Battle Moore and Wilma McIntyre Moore. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Thursday, November 10, 2022, in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. The interment will be private following the service in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home. She was preceded in death by husband Arthur Newkirk Jr in 1966 and by her husband of 49 years, Herman Gillis in 2020. She was also preceded in death by siblings...

On Friday, November 4, 2022, Mrs. Sandra Susan Morgan Pratt, 71 passed away. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Hopewell Baptist Church, Legacy Campus, 420 Hopewell Church Rd., Monroe with Rev. Brian Austin officiating. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park in Wadesboro. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Sandra was born December 16, 1950, in Mecklenburg County, NC and was a daughter of the late Sarah Ione Little and the late Homer Lee Morgan. She was a 1969 graduate of Harding High School in Charlotte. Some of her favorite pastimes included, providing home cooked meals for her family and her...

It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we share that our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, colleague and friend, Mr. Harvey Hamilton Leavitt, III, 63, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 31, 2022, in the company of family at The McWhorter House at Hospice of Union County in Monroe following a courageous year-long battle with cancer. The funeral service will be 3:00 PM, Friday, November 4, 2022, at First United Methodist Church, Wadesboro, with Rev. Stacey Lundy officiating. Interment with masonic rites will follow in Eastview Cemetery. There will be two opportunities for friends to see the family on Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM or 6:00 PM...

On Sunday, October 30, 2022, Mr. Charles Michael "Mike" Gaddy, 69, passed away peacefully at Anson Health and Rehab in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 2, 2022, in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Dr. Harry Workman officiating. The interment will be private in Anson Memorial Park.The family will greet friends following the service at the funeral home. Mike was born June 28, 1953, in Wadesboro, NC, and was the son of Mary Smith Gaddy and the late William D. "Bill" Gaddy. Surviving are his mother, Mary Gaddy; his sister and brother-in-law, Gail Gaddy and John Neal of Oak Island; his nephews, Zach Neal of Washington State and Ben Neal and wife, Amy of...

On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, Mr. John Thomas Lamb, IV, 18, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home. There will be a service to celebrate Thomas' life at 2:00 PM Friday, September 23, 2022, in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Dr. Harry Workman officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home and following the service at the home of his grandmother in Wadesboro. The interment will be private at a later date in Griffin Cemetery in Polkton. Thomas was born October 20, 2003, in Matthews, NC, and was the son of Amy Brock Harrington Lamb and John Thomas Lamb, III. He was a 2022 graduate of Northwest Guilford High School and was currently...

On Sunday, July 31, 2022, Dr. Nancy Morgan Kingsbury Smyrski, 76, passed away peacefully at Beacon Place in Greensboro. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 27, 2022 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home in Wadesboro. Interment will follow in Anson Memorial Park. The family will greet friends from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM Saturday at the funeral home, prior to the service. Nancy was born October 2, 1945 in Anson County, NC and was a daughter of the late James Pruett Morgan and the late Frances "Juanita" Cornwell Morgan. She grew up in the Gum Springs Community of Lilesville, attending Gum Springs Baptist Church, where many life-long friendships were made. She had also been a...

On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, Mr. Robert Eugene Furr, 77, passed away peacefully at his home with his children and grandchildren around his bedside. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at Wilkinson Funeral Home in Concord, NC. Entombment will follow in Carolina Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Wednesday and at other times at the home. Robert was born November 4, 1944, in Cabarrus County, NC, one of 10 children born to George Washington Furr and Amanda Elizabeth Hawkins Furr. He owned and operated Furr's Carpet Service until his retirement in 2001. He had served as a Cub Scout Leader and a 4-H Parent and Volunteer with...

On Monday, May 9, 2022, Mr. Richard Jackson "Rick" Robinson, 68, beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away at Novant Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Services will be 2:00pm Sunday, May 15, 2022 by the graveside in Bethel Cemetery in Wadesboro. The family will greet friends following the service at the cemetery. Rick was born November 27, 1953 in Chesterfield County, SC and was a son of the late Cedric Poe Robinson and the late Sara Eddins Robinson. He was a graduate of Bowman High School in Wadesboro and worked for and eventually became the owner of Metro Electronics in Charlotte, where his career spanned nearly 40 years. He attended St. John's United Methodist Church in...

TAYLORS - On Friday, April 15, 2022, Mr. Mitchell Edmund Kiker, 63, passed away. Mitch was born September 17, 1958, in Anson County, NC and was the only son of Graham Edward Kiker and Doris Hutchinson Kiker. He was a graduate of Eastside High School in Taylors, SC and attended North Greenville University in Tigersville, SC. He was a Minor League Baseball Umpire, having traveled the United States to umpire games. Baseball and being an umpire were his passion. He accepted Christ as his savior as a young boy and was a member of Lee Road Baptist Church in Taylors, SC. A loving and devoted son, he was an exemplary caregiver for his parents and they in turn were devoted to him, prior to their...

Mrs. Jill Jenkins Gulledge, 73 of Belmont and formerly of Lilesville, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Memorial service is 11am, Saturday, April 2, 2022 at First Baptist Church, Wadesboro . Visitation following the service. For complete obituary visit www.leavittfh.com

Mr. James Jackson "Jimmy" Gaddy, 67, passed away on Monday, Mar. 21, 2022. Funeral is 3pm Sunday, at Leavitt Funeral Home. Burial in Anson Memorial Park. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. For complete obituary visit www.leavittfh.com