Local Obituaries Frank Miller
SANFORD — Frank Hugh Miller, 81, of 708 Villa Circle, died Saturday (4/3/10) at Moore Regional Hospital. He was born in 1928, son of the late Cameron and Carol Miner Miller. He retired from his work in food sales and worked with Food Lion in recent years. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Cochran. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Shafer Miller; daughters, Sue Porr and husband Richard of Sanford and Amy Bartlett of Atlanta, Ga.; a son, Thomas Miller and wife Stacy of Sanford; a sonin-law, Dee Cochran of Huntington Beach, Calif.; and nine grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday (5/29/10) at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Sanford with Father Craig Lister officiating. Condolences may be sent to www.coxmemorialfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church Memorial Fund, 312 N. Steele St., Sanford, N.C. 27330. Arrangements are by Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory of Vass.
Paul Gillis
BROADWAY — Paul Gillis, 48, died Monday (4/19/10) at Central Carolina Hospital. He was born April 5, 1962 in Lee County, son of James Robert Gillis and Grace Marie Patterson Gillis. He was a graduate of Lee County Senior High School. He worked at GKN as a forklift operator for over 20 years. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Frances Jean Boyd Gillis; sons, Jeffrey Kelly and Daylon Kelly, of the home; stepdaughters, Wanda Thorne and husband Scott of Broadway, Tammy Kelly of Lemon Springs and Connie Smith and husband Chad of
The Sanford Herald / Wednesday, April 21, 2010 / 5A Elizabeth Harris ANDERSON CREEK — Elizabeth Harris, 16, of Anderson Creek, died Monday, April 19, 2010, as a result of an automobile accident. Elizabeth was a sophomore at Western Harnett High School where she was a member of the National Beta Club, FFA, and a member of the Marching Eagles Band where she was in the drum line. She is survived by her mother, Harris Melissa Rayfield Harris; father, Michael Harris of Alabama; a brother, Matthew Harris of the home; maternal grandparents, Beverly and Judy Rayfield of Raleigh; paternal grandfather, Charlie Harris of Alabama; paternal grandmother, Nadean Harris of Alabama; aunts, Leigh Ann Baldwin and husband T.J. of Raleigh and Sheree Hoggle of Alabama; an uncle, Pat Harris and wife Lisa of Florida; greataunts, Callie Collins of Lillington, Mary Lee Capps and Louise Clark, both of Raleigh, and Beulah Wicker of Sanford; and special cousins, Jacob and Joshua Baldwin. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at her home. The funeral service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday at Antioch Baptist Church in Mamers with the Rev. Martin Groover and the Rev. Joey Harrell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Online condolences at www.oquinnpeebles. com. Memorials may be made to the Marching Eagles Band, c/o Western Harnett High School, Hwy. 27 W, Lillington, N.C. 27546. Funeral arrangements entrusted to O’QuinnPeebles Funeral Home.
Fayetteville and Deloris McLaughlin and husband Lawrence of Cameron; brothers, Tony Sellers and T.W. Sellers, both of Sanford, Johnny Sellers and wife Sonya of Siler City and Thomas Sellers and wife Rachel of Olivia; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Knotts Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home. Condolences may be made at www.knottsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.
Ruth Ross
CARTHAGE — Ruth Ross, 85, died Monday (4/19/10) at Pinelake Health and Rehab in Carthage. She is survived by sons, Mordecai Ross and wife Linda of Rockingham and Jesse Ross and wife Lisa of Carthage; sisters, Georgia Dowdy and husband Rev. V.D. Dowdy of Carthage, Gerline Horn of WadesPaid obituary boro, Alice Gellespie of Jackson Halmet, Dorothy Cameron; a half brother, cameronfuneralhome. Baldwin of Fayetteville, Pat Stewart of Sanford; a com. Uneeda West and hussister, Renee Gillis Hunter Memorials may be made to the Paul Gillis Fu- band Fred of Carthage and husband Jeff of and Betty Johnson of Sanford and six grandchil- neral Fund, c/o BridgesFayettevillle; and four dren. Cameron Funeral Home, grandchildren. The family will receive 600 W. Main St., Sanford, The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. N.C. 27332. friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Arrangements are by today at the funeral home. The funeral service Bridges-Cameron Funeral today at the funeral home. The funeral service will will be conducted at 2 Home, Inc. of Sanford. be held at 11 a.m. Thursp.m. Thursday at Central day at St. Augustine AME Baptist Temple with the Jimmy Sellers Zion Church in Carthage. Rev. Mike Oldham Sr. and CAMERON — Jimmy Burial will follow in the the Rev. Mike Oldham Sellers, 64, of 2659 Nichchurch cemetery. Jr. officiating. Burial will olson Road, died Sunday Arrangements are by follow at Holly Springs (4/18/10) at Moses Cone Pugh and Smith Funeral Baptist Church Cemetery Hospital in Greensboro. Home of Carthage. in Broadway. He is survived by Condolences may be sisters, Margaret Buie of made at www.bridgesSanford, Minnie Love of
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POLICE BEAT LEE COUNTY Sean Boswell of 732 Arthur Maddox Road in Sanford reported someone entered his home Monday and removed prescription medications. Julian Douglas Hunsucker III of 1466 Cotton Road in Sanford reported someone entered his home Monday and removed a firearm and money. Travers Quintin Blackwelder, 36, of 814 Post Office Road in Sanford, was arrested Monday for failing to appear in court; he was held under $105,000 secured bond. Sharon Lindland O’Quinn, 43, of 3489 Edwards Road in Sanford, was arrested Monday for two counts of worthless check; she was released under $1,000 unsecured bond. Kenya Nicole Brown, 30, of 414 Brower Road in Cameron, was arrested Monday for failing to appear in court; she was held under $750 secured bond. Daryl Wayne McDonald, 25,
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knew of the accusations against Earnshaw and did not notify the authorities or move her child to a safe environment, the Sheriff’s Office said. Earnshaw was not the child’s father, investigators say. “I hope that any parents out there that get information like that from their kids, whether they believe it or not, at least let us or (Lee County Department of ) Social Services know because you just can’t be too careful these days,� Johnson said. “It’s a sad case all the way around.� According to the N.C.
of 2023 Buckhorn Road in Sanford, was arrested Monday for failing to appear in court; he was held under $3,500 secured bond.
SANFORD Joann Smith Evans reported property damage Monday at 220 Stroud St. in Sanford. A woman reported assault on a female Monday at 516 Oakwood Ave. in Sanford. Ola McCrimmon Johnson reported breaking and entering Monday at 624 Scott Ave. in Sanford. Gennis Bernice McIver Johnson reported property damage Monday at 166 Lightwood Lane in Sanford. Chrisleigh Annette Caro reported motor vehicle theft Monday at 509 Providence Hall Drive in Sanford. Jenny Elizabeth King reported fraud Monday at 804 McKenzie Park Drive in Sanford. Leslie Ann HernandezMorales reported theft from a vehicle Monday at 3135 Cameron Drive in Sanford.
Department of Justice, Earnshaw is a registered sex offender. He was convicted of a first-degree sex offense in March 1997 and was incarcerated for more than seven years before being released in November 2004. The sex offender registry does not give the age of the victim in Earnshaw’s previous sex offense case. The Sheriff’s Office said that Lee County Child Protective Services assisted in the investigation into Earnshaw and Morin. Earnshaw is being held in Lee County Jail under a $250,000 secured bond. Morin was being held under a $5,000 secured bond.
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