North Carolina Deceased
Tournament Players from 70's - To Date
| Last Name | First Name |
City Address |
|
| Allen | W. E. "Ed" age 89 d: 2005 | Durham, later Ahoskie, NC | |
| Alexander |
M. |
Charlotte, NC | |
| Amos | HW "Howard" age 96 b: 12/20/1908 d: 1/17/2005 (retired Painting Contractor) | Greensboro, NC | |
| Anderson | George C. age: 50 b:1879 d:7/23/1929 (Former NC State & Southern States Champion) | Salisbury, NC | |
| Anderson |
H. S. "Harry" |
Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Andrews | Donald G. age 70 b: 8/4/1940 d: 12/20/2010 (barber) | Raleigh, NC | |
| Armstrong | Robert A. "Bob" age 88 b: 1916 d: 11/20/2004 (retired Fireman and Fire Chief) | Milledgeville, GA later Mount Airy, NC | |
| Askew | D. L. | Colerain, NC | |
| Atkins | James "Jimmy" Robert Age: 58 b: 1/29/54 d: 8/13/12 (worked for NC DOT, Guilford Co) | Julian, NC | |
| Badgett | G. E. Gilbert | Broadway, NC | |
| Balderson | Lester Allen "Les" age 79 b: 5/9/1926 d: 7/28/2005 (Merchant Marine, Sea Captain) | Richmond, VA | |
| Bailey | Ronald "Ron" age: 64 b: 10/20/1946 d: 12/01/2010 | Graham, NC | |
| Bare | Ned d:1983 operated his barbershop across State Theater in Burlington (always a game there) | Burlington, NC | |
| Barton | Clarence "Waldo" b: 5/29/1916 d: 2/17/2011 Age: 94 years and 8½ months | Greensboro, NC | |
| Bean | George | High Point, NC | |
| Bennett | Harry W. d:1980 (Insurance Executive, who held regular checker sessions at him home) | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Bennett | C. C. (daughter sold his library in 1988) | Wilmington, NC | |
| Braxton | Robert G. "Rob" age: 82 b: 6/20/1937 d: 6/04/1998 | Siler City, NC | |
| Brooks | Ray d:1988 (Pharmacist) | Sanford, NC | |
| Brookbank | "Professor" Harvey d:1984 (retired Teacher & Chatham Co High School Principal) | Chatham Co. NC | |
| Brown | Phil B. age 80 b: 1/25/1909 d: 8/10/1989 | Elizabeth City, NC | |
| Buntin | Steven Leslie age: 62 b: 11/5/1950 d: 1/1/2013 | Chapel Hill, NC | |
| Church | Lonnie Fred age: 82 b: 7/16/1924 d: 4/22/2007 (retired from AT&T) | Winston-Salem, later Clemmons, NC | |
| Church | Marshall d: 1984 | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Clayton | Wallace B. age:72 b: 10/3/1938 d: 10/22/2010 (played at Durham Checker Club) | Durham, NC | |
| Cobb | Ivey Z. "Bud" age:76 b:10/31/1932 d: 12/17/2008 | Farmville, NC | |
| Cole | Glenn L. age: 83 b: 2/17/1923 d: 1/3/2006 Won the 1957 NC Championship | High Point, NC | |
| Cox | Lonnie F. age: 82, born: 4/13/1912 died: 6/30/1993 director of D4 in Statesville Ramada Inn | Mooresville, NC | |
| Creasman | Cecil F. age: 82 b: 2/12/1912 d: 9/13/2001 | Asheville, NC | |
| Creech | Rudolph age: 80 b: 9/8/1925 d: 1/5/2006 | Goldsboro, NC | |
| Crump | Robert | Maxton, NC | |
| Crutchfield | Jesse d:1963 (Owner of Crutchfield's General Store - best checkers in Chatham Co.) | Siler City, NC | |
| Dial | Larry | Hampstead, NC | |
| Davis | Joe (Owner Davis' country store in Cliffside - best checkers in Rutherford+Cleveland Co.) | Cliffside, NC | |
| Davis | Ted d:1988 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Deal | Cecil M. age: 79, born: 7/30/1921 died: 11/05/2000 | Hickory, NC | |
| Dew | W. E. "Pete" d: 2000 | Sanford, NC | |
| Dingler | Paul Lee age 60 b: 6/26/1945 d: 11/29/2005 (owner of Stop-N-Save Mooresville) | Mooresville, NC | |
| Duncan | Billy | NC | |
| Dunn | Richard L. "Ricky" age: 63 b: 10/31/1945 d: 8/28/2009 | Greensboro, NC | |
| East | Quinton T. age: 90 b: 5/17/1917 d:1/24/2008 | Oak Ridge, TN | |
| Efird | Curtis L. d:1961 (Top player in NC and owner of Efird's Cafe where players gathered nightly) | Albemarle, NC | |
| Elliott | Raymond V. d: 12/29/2007 (player in Len Stokes' Boone Checker Tys) | West Jefferson, NC | |
| Ellis | Henry d:1980 | Sanford, NC | |
| Eubank |
W. M. "Bill"
(NC co-champion with R.W. Garris in 1947) |
Wilmington, NC | |
| Faulk | Homer | Sanford, NC | |
| Ferrell | Wade T. d: 7/12/2009 age: 90 (played at Durham Checker Club) | Durham, NC | |
| Freshwater | A. T. "Arthur" | Mebane, NC | |
| Fogleman | J. T. | Snow Camp, NC | |
| Foust | A. T. "Albert" | Spring Lake, NC | |
| Garris | Tank d: 1999 | Seven Springs, NC | |
| Garris | R.W. (won three NC State Championships & Southern States Champion) | ||
| Gardner | J. B. "Jesse" d: 1993 | Jamestown, NC later Greensboro, NC | |
| Gardner | Walter E. age: 90 d: 8/10/2010 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Garvey | Michael J. "Mike" Sr. age 70 b: 9/25/1938 d: 6/21/2009 (retired NYC Banker) | West End, NC | |
| Glass | William G. "WG" age 73 d: 4/2006 | Siler City, NC | |
| Goodwin | Frank (play checkers at his welding shop across Sprinkles Gas, E Market Street, brother Bill) | Greensboro, NC | |
| Grandjean | William "Burke or WB" age: 81 b:12/03/1917 d: 8/12/1999 | Baton Rouge, LA later Raleigh, NC | |
| Grant | H. B. "Hoover" | Forest City, NC | |
| Grant | J.D. | Kannapolis, NC | |
| Grant | W. H. "Harold" | Kannapolis, NC | |
| Griffin | William Harvey age: 82 b: 7/22/1927 d: 3/29/2010 | Nashville, NC | |
| Hinson | Ira Lee d: 1997 (Route Salesman & Lancaster Ty Director) | Lancaster, SC | |
| Headinger | Henry Adam age 81 b: 5/21/1923 d: 1/16/2005 | Greensboro, NC later Salisbury, NC | |
| Holder | Wade Hampton age 83 b: 12/12/1927 d: 3/22/2011 | Fayetteville, NC | |
| Holderby |
Ross |
Reidsville, NC | |
| Horton |
M.L. |
Asheville, NC | |
| Hutto | Duane d: 2003 | Robbinsville, NC | |
| Ipock |
O.L. |
Goldsboro, NC | |
| Jackson | H. M. b:1890 d:1988 age: 98 (Attorney & Businessman, supported tourney checkers) 92in1982 | Sanford, NC | |
| Johnson |
J.E. |
Henderson, NC | |
| Johnson | Raleigh E. age 90 b 7/12/1924 d 8/19/2014 (1 of 4 original founders of NCCA Trust Fund) | Murfreesboro, NC | |
| Jones | B. W. "Belton" age 93 d: 2002 (retired fireman) | Gastonia, NC | |
| Jones | B. T. (Attorney) prior President of NCCA 83 in1982 Died 1994 | Forest City, NC | |
| Jones, Jr. | Benjamin P."Ben" age 92 b1/10/1920 d 7/3/2013 (retired Controller for Gerber Foods) | Hubert, NC | |
| Jones | Luther (retired barber, farmer, checker player) age 78 b: 3/1/1898 - d: 9/13/1976 | Burlington, NC | |
| Kelly | B. E. "Bernice" (Third Ward Alderman of Sanford) | Sanford, NC | |
| Kelly | Dee d:2001 (former Johnston Co. Champion) | Smithfield, NC | |
| Kelly | Sion H. (Lee Co. Clerk of Court) | Broadway, NC | |
| Kurfees | John | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Lanier | J. R. "Jim" was a building contractor (1952 & 62 NC State Champion) | Gastonia, NC | |
| Lawrence | Robert "Bob" | High Point, NC | |
| Lewis | James Paul (1950 NC State Champion) also (Played in 1948 NC State Tournament) | Lumberton, NC | |
| Lindsay | Steven Eugene "Gene" age 52 b: 5/14/55 - d: 9/6/2007 | Morristown, TN | |
| Lovett | Larry C. age 70 b: 11/8/1941 - d: 9/4/2012 (owned two Lovett's Mobil Marts) | Jamestown, NC | |
| Lowe | Cecil C. age 92 b: 8/30/18 - d:11/8/2010 (NCCA President 1987-2010) | Colerain, NC | |
| Lowrance | Robert Charles "Charlie" age 93 b: 5/8/1903 d: 5/31/1996 (own barbershop on 7th Avenue) | Hendersonville, NC | |
| Lowder | Elbert L. age 74 b:3/3/32 - d:12/14/2006 (Owner/Partner "The Piano House") (43 State Titles) | Sanford, NC | |
| Little | J.C. age: 80 d: 1997 | Hudson, NC later (Oakboro) Albemarle, NC | |
| Luffman | R. E. "Earl" (killed in a 1995 auto accident) | Ringgold, VA | |
| Mason | Ben (Barber in Sanford) | Sanford, NC | |
| McAllister | Max "Dobber" painter who move to Greensboro from SC | Greensboro, NC | |
| McCann | Warren W. | Raleigh, NC | |
| McClintock | Billy R. age 79 b:11/18/1932 - d:10/6/2012 ) (NCCA Treasurer) and (NC State Majors Champ) | Greensboro, NC | |
| McDowell | Clifton "Cliff" (sponsored tournaments in Sylvia - 70-80's) | Sylvia, NC | |
| McIver | Joe | Broadway, NC, Lee Co. | |
| McPherson | George | NC | |
| McQueen | E.G. "Everett"(SC State 15 yrs straight & VA Champ) | Pacolet, SC later High Point, NC | |
| Meacham | Warren C. age: 89 d: 3/3/ 2011 (grew up in Rockingham, NC) | Rockingham, NC later Santa Monica, CA | |
| Memory | Jasper (retired Professor from Wake Forest) | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Miller | Charles "Charlie" (carpenter and bathroom tile layer) | Greensboro, NC | |
| Moon | Junior | NC | Moser | D. H. "Darrel" Homer Moser (supporter/director of Graham & Burlington Tys in 50-60's) | Graham, NC |
| Muncus | Tony | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Murray | Bill Ronald age 74 b:10/22/1934 d: 10/20/2009 | Altamahaw, NC | |
| Newbern | Lloyd (run a country store where once known for best checkers in Bertie Co.) | Colerain, NC | |
| Nuckles | Jim | Colfax, NC | |
| Odom | Herman "Buzzy" | Aulander, NC | |
| Paschal | Randy | Sanford, NC | |
| Pearson | Doyle N. b. 2/25/1921 d: 10/1988 age 67 | Morganton, NC later Lenoir, NC | |
| Perkins | Harold L. | Sanford, NC | |
| Poore | Elmer F. | Ridgecrest, NC | |
| Powell | Robert S. | Kannapolis, NC | |
| Rayle | Gene | Sandy Ridge, NC (Greensboro) | |
| Quidley | Bill age: 81 d: 5/5/2007 | Jacksonville, NC | |
| Robinson | Granville C. b: 1/22/1934 d: 12/13/2011 age: 78 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Ross | Bernard Lesley "Bernie" d: Oct 30, 1988 | Lexington, NC | |
| Ruff | James | Kannapolis, NC | |
| Ruff | George (said that George was a little better than brother James) | Hickory, NC | |
| Sample | Roger L. Age 72 b: 7/2/1941 d: 11/8/2013 Instructor at Pamlico Co Correctional Facility | Midlothian, VA | |
| Saul, Jr. | A. Y. Age 68 b: 1/11/38 d: 12/8/2006 | Elon, NC | |
| Scheidt | Ed Age 90 b: 1903 d: 12/9/1992 (Played 1st organized & sanctioned NC Ty in 1918 at age15) | NYC, Chapel Hill, NC ' 50's later Reston, VA ' 77 then Arlington, VA | |
| Self | Gene (worked for W-S Journal, officer in YMCA WS chess&checker club) | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Shoaf | Ira G. | Winston Salem, NC | |
| Shook | Clifford (died on the phone) | Taylorsville, NC | |
| Simpson | Angus M. age 87 b: 8/25/1917 d: 1/20/2005 | Danville, VA, Charlotte, NC in ' 77 & last 28 yrs Greensboro | |
| Simpson | Boyd Allen "Cowboy" age 74 b:1930 d: 6/12/2004 | Burlington, NC | |
| Simpson | Floyd W. age 74 b: 7/2/1928 d:5/27/2002 | Sanford, NC | |
| Sipe | James H. "Sawmill" He & Ira Shoaf were Ty travel buddies | Taylorsville, NC | |
| Sloan | Max d:1957 (worked for Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, officer in WS chess & checker club) | S. Main St. Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Smith | Bryan A. | Fleetwood, NC | |
| Smith | C. Glenn | Reidsville, NC | |
| Smith | Herschel b:12/21/1919 | Durham, NC later Petal, MS, then Ames, IA | |
| Sparrow | L. W. | Chapel Hill, NC | |
| Stanfield | Harry & (Father) Buck (checkers Sun. afternoon at Stanfield's store, US 70 & Buffalo Creek) | Forks of Burlington Rd/US 70 & Buffalo Creek | |
| Stansel | Charles B. age: 92 b: 10/20/1919 d: 8/05/2009 | Lumberton, NC | |
| Steele | J. D. | Hiddenites, NC | |
| Stokes | Hansel age: 88 b: 3/15/1916 d: 4/10/2004 | Chilhowie, VA | |
| Stokes | Landon b: 8/5/1931 d: 11/11/2011 age: 81 | Lexington, NC | |
| Stokes | Ralph age: 88 b: 1923 d: 2/28/2011. | Chilhowie, VA | |
| Swinney | Grover C. "GC" Age: 87 b: 6/17/1893 d: 4/16/1980 | Draper, NC | |
| Talbert | W. A. (The Talbert brothers held local tournaments & regular practice sessions) | Troutman, NC | |
| Tanner | O. J. | Flat Rock, NC | |
| Terry | Harold | NC | |
| Thigpen | Orzo S. d: June 1998 (Antique Dealer, wife & daughter were school teachers) | Beulaville, NC | |
| Tice | Charles Lee Age: 79 b: 8/12/28 d: 12/20/2007 | Wadesboro, last 50 years St. Augustine, FL | |
| Trivette | Donald Gray "Don" age 51 b: 8/8/50 d: 12/6/2001 | Union Grove, NC | |
| Vaughan | Merle C. age 75 d: 7/27/01 (Magistrate of Hertford County) | Ahoskie, NC | |
| Vaughn | Benny Jackson "BJ" age 88 b: b:12/29/1924 d: 9/4/2013 (Burlington Club member) | Burlington, NC | |
| Walls | Frank | Broadway, NC | |
| Ward |
R.B. |
Goldsboro, NC | |
| Westmoreland | Eugene R. age 73 b: 8/6/27 d: 4/22/2001 (held the Mooresville practice sessions) | Mooresville, NC | |
| White | Joseph R. | Colerain, NC | |
| White | McCoy | Colerain, NC | |
| Whitley | R. G. "Robert" d 3/1995 (Robert , Cecil Lowe, and Raleigh Johnson traveled tourney together) | Woodland, NC (just South of Murfreesboro & West of Colerain) | |
| Williams | K.D. "King" (one arm man) | Charlotte, NC | |
| Wilson | Alton G. | Colerain, NC | |
| Winborne | Stanley | Colerain, NC | |
| Worrell | Carl age 94 b: 1/12/1912 d: 11/3/2006 | Rocky Mount, NC last years Greensboro, NC | |
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