Services will be private.

Born on May 26, 1936 in Lee Co., NC to the late Herse Thomas and Katie Garner Thomas. He was a veteran of his country and served in the United States Army. He formerly attended NC State and Campbell University. He worked for the NC Department of Agriculture and was a retired farmer.

He is survived by his wife Jean Beal Thomas of Sanford; one daughter Mary Beth Jackson and husband Duane of Cameron, NC; and son, Mark Thomas and wife Sharon of Broadway; one sister, Ann Thomas Bailey of Raleigh, NC. Four grandchildren also survive him: Katelyn Thomas, Bayleigh Thomas, Anna Jackson, and Troy Jackson.

Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Miller-Boles Funeral Home Chapel in Sanford with Rev. Doug Houston officiating. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Monday, July 26, 2010 from 6-8 p.m. at Miller-Boles Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Mt. Pisgah Presbyterian Church, 2128 McArthur Rd., Broadway, NC 27505 or to the charity of one’s choice.

Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford is serving the family.

A graveside service will be held at Pinelawn Memorial Park on noon Tuesday, July 27, 2010, with Dr. David Helms officiating.  He was raised in the Bethesda Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen but as an adult he was a member of the First Baptist Church of Southern Pines. Mr. McDonald was employed with Page and Shamburger Tire Company for most of his adult life interrupted briefly with a stint as acting Postmaster in the Southern Pines Post Office.  He was active in civil affairs while also volunteering as a coach in the first Southern Pines Little League.  He recovered from a severe case of tuberculous following the war and then settled in Southern Pines for the rest of his life. Besides his family responsibilities and work, he was most remembered for being an ambassador for Jesus Christ. It was important to him to let you know of his faith. His prayer life was very strong and this would be strong contribution to the body. Those closest to him would be happy to know that the Lord gave him a long life but a peaceful ending.

He was a life long resident of Southern Pines.  His parents were Archie and Elma McDonald of Bethesda Rd.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Mary K. McDonald.

He is survived by his brother Alton McDonald; sons, Rick McDonald and Jack McDonald; grandchildren, Alexandra, Zachary, Jacqueline, Christy and Stephanie; great-grandchildren Abigail and Kaley.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday at Boles Funeral Home in Southern Pines.

Boles Funeral Home of Southern Pines is serving the family.

A Funeral Service will be conducted at 10 AM Monday at Christ Community Church in Pinehurst by Pastor Dean Eggebretson.  Burial will be 10 Am Tuesday at Lafayette Memorial Park in Fayetteville.

June was known for her spirit of generosity that touched so many lives.  She was very active at the National Golf Club, with Christian Women, and at Christ Community Church.  She had worked for several years at King’s Gifts in Pinehurst. She was a former 25 year resident of Fayetteville.

She is survived by her husband Bob Thome, her daughter, Janet Hobgood of Fayetteville, her son Rob Eubanks of Mechanicsville, VA, a sister, Judy Lopez of Arlington, TX, 10 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 4-6 PM Sunday at Boles Funeral Home of Southern Pines.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or donors@sstjude.org.

He was severely wounded during the battle of Iwo Jima and received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

He returned to Siena College for his final year and after graduation, he and Rose Ann Norton were married April 1946.

He accepted an appointment to the F.B.I. and served as a special agent for 30 years, retiring in 1977.

He and Rose Ann moved to N.C. in 1986. Joe became very active in his parish, Sacred Heart. He was a lector and Eucharistic minister. He became very active in the Knights of Columbus—serving in many capacities.

As District Deputy he had the honor of forming two new councils, St. Mary’s in Hamlet and 11103 at Sacred Heart.

In 1993 he was selected as the most outstanding Knight for the state of N.C.

In 1994 he began the adopt-a-child program. He started the program with 5 children and has developed into ­11 classes, 7 schools and ­ 97 children.

He was Faithful navigator for the Father William Dillon Assembly.

He was an active member of the Marine Corps League.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Rose Ann, son Greg and Wife Michelle, daughter Kelly Poissant both residing in New Mexico, a sister Patricia of Schenectady, N.Y.

Funeral Mass will be conducted at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Tuesday, July 27^th at 11am. Burial will follow at St. Anthony of Padua Cemetery with military honors.

The family will receive friends from 3-5 and 7-9 PM  Monday, July 26 at Boles Funeral Home in Pinehurst.

Memorials may be made to Operation Lamb. Msgr. Frederick A Koch Council 6528 P.O. Box 1455 Southern Pines, NC 28388 or Operation Lamb Rev. Robert Lawson Council 11103 P.O. Box 4978 Pinehurst, NC 28374.

Mr. Bethel was born October 6, 1921, in Joplin, MO, the son of William Dewey Bethel and Celesta Belle Lambert.  He graduated from West Point Military Academy on June 6, 1944, and married Margaret Lucille Evans, also a native of Joplin, later the same day.  His assignments included a stint in the Philippines, work on the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, NM, and eventually an opportunity to earn a Masters in Physics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.  He resigned from the Army in 1955 and went to work for Westinghouse where he managed the Shippingport Nuclear Power Plant outside Pittsburgh, PA, and later the Marine Division in Sunnyvale, CA, and was eventually named Vice President responsible for all manufacturing facilities in the Western Hemisphere.

Al and Margaret moved to Pinehurst in 1983 where they built a home on Lake Shore Drive.  He was active in the formation of an association of property owners around Lake Pinehurst and was elected to the Pinehurst Village Council in 1987.  He served six years on the Council, four of them as mayor.  He was also active in the Pinehurst Historic Preservation Foundation and the Chapel Christmas Project.

Al and Margaret were married for 56 years before her death in February 2001.  They raised seven children, one of whom, John Bethel, passed away in 1997.  Al was married to Ellen Eanes from January 2006 until her death in April, 2007.  He is survived by two sisters (Lorraine Westerfield of Encampment, WY, and Pat Bauder of Hutchinson, KS) and six children (Anne Adams of Menlo Park, CA; James Bethel of Washington, DC; Jeanne Welsh of Chapel Hill; Marilyn Rasnick of Aberdeen; Nancy McGilvary of Durham, and Bob Bethel of Wilmington). Al also leaves behind fifteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to West Point Association of Graduates, 698 Mills Road, West Point, NY 10996 and should indicate “AIAP Summer Internship in memory of Albert Bethel”.

Arrangements by Boles Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 pm on Friday, July 23, 2010 at Boles Funeral Home in Pinehurst with a memorial service to follow at 7:00 pm.

She was born in Myrtle Grove, NJ to Dona Sherrod and Solomon S. Jagger on May 2, 1915. She raised her family in Sussex County, NJ and moved to North Carolina in 1980.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Cornelius Leenheer and a brother Gerald Jagger. She is survived by her daughter Dona McMillen and husband Lowery of Lafayette, NJ; one son Casey Leenheer and wife Pat of Branchville, NJ; daughter Sharon Trent and husband Mack of Pinebluff; nine grandchildren, two in North Carolina-Jeff Leenheer and family of Cameron, Mark Leenheer and wife Patricia of Pinehurst; 25 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren;niece Dona Schneider and nephew Jerry J. Jagger both of Princeton, NJ.

A memorial service will be held in Baleville, NJ at a later time.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pinebluff United Methodist Church, 275 E. Philadelphia Ave., Pinebluff, NC 28373.

Boles Funeral Home of Pinehurst is serving the family.

Phillip was born on March 16, 1989 in Moore County to Phillip L. Richardson, Jr. and Marsha Maples Richardson, he graduated from Pinecrest High School Class of 2007.  He attended Emory Riddle Aeronautical University and UNC-Charlotte where he was in ROTC.  He followed in his fathers foot-steps as a Junior volunteer firefighter with Crestline Fire Department, and currently with the Aberdeen Fire/Rescue Department. He had a passion for aeronautics, a love of animals, and a desire to help his fellow man.

In addition to his parents he is survived by; a sister Sarah Nicole Presley (Chuck) of Aberdeen; niece Madison; nephew Caleb; Maternal Grandparents Gene and Barbara Maples of Southern Pines; Paternal Grandfather Phillip L. Richardson of Aberdeen; Maternal Great Grandmother Frances Maples of Southern Pines; and a Paternal Aunt Phyllis Byrd of Aberdeen.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 on Tuesday at Grace Church 1519 Luther Way, Southern Pines, NC.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made  to Carnivore Preservation Trust C/O Carolina Tiger Rescue in memory of Phillip at 1940 Hanks Chapel Rd., Pittsboro, NC 27312 or Aberdeen Fire Department, 800 Holly St., Aberdeen, NC 28315.