Obituaries in Sanford, NC

Daniel “Dan” Carl Egbert, Retired U.S. Air Force, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at home, surrounded by family and friends. Dan was born in Cambridge, Englan...

Lisa Carol Fish McDuffie 58, of Sanford passed away Friday, January 2, 2026. Funeral services will be held on January 6, 2026, at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home at 2pm. Burial will...

James Harrell “Jimmy” Tuten Jr, 72 of Sanford passed away Thursday January 15, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Mr. Tuten was born in Cumberland Co, a s...

Denise “Deni” Tyler Woods, 71, passed away at home Tuesday, January 6, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be scheduled in the spring. She was preceded in death by parents Graham a...

Gary John Whelan Sr, 67 of Raleigh passed away Monday January 12, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday at Rogers Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will follow a...

Arthur James “Jimmy” Gibson Sr., 83 of Sanford passed away Saturday January 17, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 1pm on Thursday January 22, 2026, at Poplar Springs UMC, 1...

age 39 of Cameron NC transitioned to eternal rest on Wednesday January 14 2026 at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst NC.

Edna Gray Hickman, 93, died on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 at FirstHealth Hospice. She went home to her Lord and Savior and other family members, who’ve gone before her. Edna was born in Harnett County. Edna was preceded in death by parents Lee Hickman and Martha Hickman. Siblings Curtis Hickman, Cla...

Brigitte Huber Simmons, 84, passed away on December 26, 2025 at her home in Sanford, NC. Brigitte was born on April 24, 1941 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, and she married George Simmons on June 2, 1960.Brigitte was a member of the United States Pony Club, the North Carolina Dressage and Combined Trai...

Evelyn Sykes May, 74, of Sanford, NC passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. Evelyn was born May 8, 1951 in Burlington, NC to the late Walker Ervin Sykes and the late Frances King Sykes. Evelyn was born and raised in Burlington, NC and later moved to Sanford....

R. Dale Boyd, a long time Air Force Communications manager, passed away on November 6, 2025, in Sanford, NC after a long illness. Dale was born in Guys Mills, PA on October 10,1935, to Howard and Florence Shaffer Boyd. Dale joined the Air Force in 1955 and served his country for over thirty-six year...

Rufus Wilbor Mahaffey, Jr., 69, passed away peacefully November 10, 2025 at his home. Rufus was born August 8, 1956 in Moore County, NC to the late Rufus Wilbor Mahaffey, Sr. and the late Hazel Mae Ritter Mahaffey. He leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife of 37 years, Pamela Travis Mahaff...