Rita Cummings

Rita Cummings of Raeford died on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital at age 66. 
She was born on May 18, 1954 to the late Alex Locklear and Essie Mae Revels Locklear. She was preceded in death by her sister Ann Cummings. She was a member of Rock Grove Baptist Church. She retired from the Hoke County Public Schools as a Teacher's Assistant.  She was an avid gardener, loved cooking, traveling on special trips, loved to go shopping with the family and was an angel to her family. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
She is survived by her husband of 49 years Sam Cummings of Raeford; a daughter Teresa Chavis and her husband Dwayne of Shannon; a son Sammy Junior Cummings and his wife Renee of Laurinburg; seven grandchildren, Christopher, Samantha, Daniel, Aubrey, Destine, Katelyn and Tawianka; 10 great-grandchildren: two sisters Doris Whitehead of Fayetteville, and Susan Lowery of Fayetteville; three brothers Buddy Locklear of Fayetteville, Leon Locklear and his wife Iris of Hope Mills and Larry Locklear of Fayetteville. 
Visitation will be noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Crumpler Funeral Home in Raeford. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m.
Burial will be in the Rock Grove Baptist Cemetery. 
Online condolences may be made at www.crumplerfuneralhome.com

Brooks McPhaul

Brooks McPhaul, of Pinehurst died Tuesday, January 25, 2021. She had been living happily at the Quail Haven Retirement Village in Pinehurst for several years.
She was born in Hoke County to the late James DeWitt Tapp and Mabel Veasey Tapp on June 24, 1923. She was predeceased by her beloved husband John D McPhaul in 2007 after 57 years of marriage. She enjoyed a rich and fulfilling life as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many. After studying at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, she worked in the FBI Washington, DC office during WWII and then went back to work after raising a family in the 1970s.
She is survived by her children, Angus D McPhaul (Allyson) of Spartanburg, South Carolina and Mary Brooks Hoagland (George) of Palmetto, Florida; grandchildren John D McPhaul (Laura Windsor), Justin Hoagland (Nikki), Kelly Brooks McPhaul,and Ashley Brooks Johnston (Forrest); and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 29th, 2021 at 9 a.m. in Boles Funeral Home, 35 Parker Lane, Pinehurst, NC 28374. Interment will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park, 1105 West Morganton Road, Southern Pines.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Community Presbyterian Church, 125 Everette Rd., Pinehurst, NC 28374, or the charity of one's choice.

Ernest W. Barefoot

Ernest W. Barefoot of Raeford died Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at age 81.
He was born on April 8, 1939 to the late James Thomas Barefoot and Lizzie Faircloth Barefoot. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Barefoot, Thomas Barefoot, Robert Barefoot and his sister Doris Skinner. He was a faithful church member of the Truth.  
He is survived by his daughter, Michelle Barefoot Jackson and her fiancé Isaac Scott of Hope Mills; three grandchildren, Britney Gardner and her husband Craig, Dustin Hill, and Ryan Hill, all of Hope Mills; four great-grandchildren, Hailey Browne, Tansley Gardner, Leah Gardner and Tucker Hill; two brothers, James R. Barefoot and his wife Betty, and Wilbert J. Barefoot and his wife Linda, all of Raeford; and a sister, Edna Hiatt of Yadkinville.
A graveside memorial service will be held at 1 p.,m. Saturday, January 30, 2021 at the Raeford Cemetery with Pastors Tom Nussbaum and Curtis Bauske officiating. 
The family will receive friends after the service at the cemetery.
Online condolences may be made at www.crumplerfuneralhome.com