Leavitt Funeral Home

On Sunday, January 18, 2026, Mrs. Barbara Allen Altieri, 90, of Bermuda Run and formerly of Wadesboro, passed away peacefully at Bermuda Village Retirement Center. Born June 17, 1935, in St. Petersburg, FL; she was the daughter of the late Albert Allen Jr. and Margaret Breeding Allen. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister Judith. Barbara was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She shared a loving 70-year marriage with her husband, Dr. Donald Altieri, and together they raised three children?Lauri, Mark, and Mike?building a close, family-centered life in Gainesville, Florida, Hickory, North Carolina, and Wadesboro, North...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved brother, uncle and friend, Mr. Ralph Henry Coble. At the age of 80 years, he passed away peacefully at the Coble family homeplace, which has been his home for all his life on Friday, September 26, 2025. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Bennett Family Cemetery in Wadesboro. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home and following the graveside service at a reception at Calvary Episcopal Church. Ralph was born July 27, 1945, in Anson County, NC and was the youngest of 6...

Elaine Bartholomew Scarborough, 73, of Polkton, NC, passed away peacefully at home on September 11, 2025. She was born on July 16, 1952, in Raleigh, NC to the late Thomas Alfred Bartholomew and Ethel McLawhorn Bartholomew. Elaine was a 1970 graduate of Millbrook HS and a 1974 graduate of Meredith College. She earned her Master of Education from UNC at Chapel Hill in 1978. She poured her gifts into her passion for education for more than 40 years as a teacher, principal, consultant and Executive Director of the Anson County Partnership for Children for 20 years. Elaine is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Alfred Bartholomew and Ethel McLawhorn Bartholomew. She is survived by her...

Michael Boyd Matthews, a devoted father, brother, and pioneer in healthcare innovation, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the age of 71. Born November 13, 1953, in Wadesboro, North Carolina, Michael was the son of George and Louise (Rivers) Matthews. He dedicated over four decades of his life to transforming healthcare through information technology, championing interoperability and health information exchange. His visionary leadership included serving as the founding chair of The Sequoia Project, Chair of the Coordinating Committee of the National Health Information Network, and as founding CEO of both MedVirginia and ConnectVirginia. His work helped...

- Amelia Hildreth Hannah "Midge" English, 93, gained her wings on the evening of Monday, January 20, 2025 surrounded by dedicated love as she breathed her last. Born October 11, 1931 in Anson County, she was a daughter of the late Thurston W. and Margaret Brower Hildreth. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Winson A. Hannah and Horace L. English; her grandson, Michael A. McDougald; great grandson, Christopher Hankins; brother, Jack Hildreth; and sister, Margaret H. Yokley. She is survived by her daughter, Lynn H. McDougald (Beacham) of Laurinburg; granddaughter, Hannah M. McWilliams (Landon) of Wilmington; great granddaughter, Elizabeth Amelia McDougald of...

Amelia Hildreth Hannah "Midge" English, 93, gained her wings on the evening of Monday, January 20, 2025 surrounded by dedicated love as she breathed her last. Born October 11, 1931 in Anson County, she was a daughter of the late Thurston W. and Margaret Brower Hildreth. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Winson A. Hannah and Horace L. English; her grandson, Michael A. McDougald; great grandson, Christopher Hankins; brother, Jack Hildreth; and sister, Margaret H. Yokley. She is survived by her daughter, Lynn H. McDougald (Beacham) of Laurinburg; granddaughter, Hannah M. McWilliams (Landon) of Wilmington; great granddaughter, Elizabeth Amelia McDougald of...

Margaret Sikes Bowers, 96, died Monday, July 15, 2024. The funeral is 11 AM Friday at First United Methodist Church, Wadesboro. Visitation following the service at the church. Burial will be in Anson Memorial Park. Visit www.leavittfh.com for a full obituary.

Roland Lee Connelly died on July 4, 2024. The funeral is at 11 AM, Saturday, July 13, 2024, at First Baptist Church, Mt. Gilead. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. The burial will be at 3 PM in Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro. For the complete obituary visit www.leavittfh.com

Roland Lee Connelly, Sr. died July 4, 2024. The funeral is 11 AM on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at First Baptist Church, Mt. Gilead. Visitation is one hour prior. Burial will be at 3 PM at Alamance Presbyterian Church. Visit www.leavittfh.com for a complete obituary.

On Monday, December 18, 2023, Mr. Thomas David "TD" Burns, 97, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023. Funeral service is 5:00 PM Thursday, December 21, 2023, Leavitt Funeral Home, Wadesboro. Visitation is one hour prior. Interment will be on Friday, December 22, 2023, in Sharon Memorial Park in Charlotte

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...