Mrs. Peggy Ruth Rickard Aleshire, 84, formerly of Thomasville, died May 25, 2019 at High Point Medical Center.
Mrs. Aleshire was born November 24, 1934 in Davidson County, a daughter to the late William R. and Delphia Johnson Rickard. She was a resident of this area all her life and retired from Braxton Culler. She also was a member of Gospelway Baptist Church, a church family she dearly loved.
Surviving is her daughter, Sherry Whitt and husband David of Sophia; two sisters, Rita Cameron of Aberdeen and Rae Nell Hix of Jamestown; two brothers, Lowell Rickard and Carroll V. Rickard both of Sanford; three grandchildren, Daniel Whitt and wife Samantha, Taylor Whitt and Madison Whitt; and three great grandchildren, Jacie, Braylee and Kaiden Whitt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Eugene Aleshire in 2009, a daughter, Sandra Aleshire in 2012 and a grandson, Donald Hutchinson in 2010.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Gospelway Baptist Church with Rev. Danny McMahan officiating. Interment will follow at Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be directed to Gospelway Baptist Church, 1923 S. Elm Street, High Point, N.C., 27260.
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