In loving memory of
Michael D. Farley
March 6, 2023
Michael D. Farley, a 24-year-old of Lumberton, is remembered for the life he lived among family and community—cherished as a son and member of his hometown who mattered to those who knew him.
Remembering Michael
A life held close in memory
Michael D. Farley was a young man from Lumberton, North Carolina, whose life mattered to family and friends in his community. Public records and memorial listings identify him as 24 years old at the time of his death on March 6, 2023. Though few formal public tributes or a published funeral notice matching that date were found during this research, available records indicate he was connected to the Purnell Swett area and remembered locally.
What is verifiable about Michael is the outline of a life lived in a close-knit region of southeastern North Carolina: local memorial listings and community-sourced records list his name, age, and hometown, and local news outlets and the Robeson County Sheriff's Office were involved in public communications around shootings and death investigations in Robeson County during that period. These public items confirm the reality of a young person lost and a community searching for answers and support.
Because no family-published obituary or funeral-home notice matching Michael D. Farley’s full name and the exact date of death (March 6, 2023) was located in established local-news, funeral-home, or official records, detailed personal particulars (such as a full birth date, employment, education, or named survivors) could not be confirmed from authoritative public sources. Rather than inventing details, this remembrance honors his personhood with restraint: Michael was a real young adult from Lumberton whose life had meaning to others, and whose loss was felt by those around him.
For people who wish to remember Michael, consider reaching out to local community organizations or the Robeson County Sheriff's Office for guidance on any family-authorized remembrances or memorial events. The hope is that family and friends who have private memories will be the ones to supply the fuller, personal stories that best celebrate Michael’s life. He is named in public memorial records as having died on March 6, 2023, and that fact anchors this brief remembrance of a life taken too soon.
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