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Sonya Joe Hand

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December 8, 1962 ~ July 22, 2026

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Sonya Needham Hand, 63, of Seagrove, North Carolina, passed away at her home on July 22,, 2026. 

Sonya was born on December 8, 1962 in Pinehurst, NC to Farrell and Kathelene Needham. She graduated from North Moore High School in 1981, and received her Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education from Guilford Technical Community College in 1983. Sonya worked with Moore County Schools for 21 years, up until 2026. She loved and found a lot of joy working with children with special needs for the last several years of her career. She enjoyed life and had many interests, such as her love of NASCAR, going to Holden Beach, TV shows like Wicked Tuna and To Catch A Smuggler, and especially loved Grogu from The Mandalorian TV show! 

Sonya was preceded in death by father: Farrell Needham, brother: Greg Needham.

Sonya is survived by her mother Kathelene Needham; her siblings Cindy Needham, Henry Needham (Carolyn Needham), Regena Lambert (Dale Lambert): her daughter MacKenzie Snowden (Walter Snowden) and her son Matthew Hand (Lindsay Kappius); many nieces, nephews and friends.

A Celebration of Life service will be 3 PM Sunday, July 26, 2026 at Needhams Grove Baptist Church.  The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall and at other times at the home of Henry and Carolyn Needham. 

In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation to the Glioblastoma Foundation of Durham, NC in her honor. 

Kennedy Funeral Home is serving the Hand family.

Condolences on line at pinesfunerals.com

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  1. So very sorry to hear of Sonya’s passing. Praying God’s love surrounds you in this time of sorrow 🙏

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  5. Sonya, you will be so missed. You are the sweetest, most welcoming woman I have ever met. You raised my bestfriend to be such an incredible person inside and out. My condolences to the whole family.

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  7. Mrs. Needham, Cindy, Henry, Regena, Mackenzie, Matthew and family,
    Kim and I are grieved for you all in your loss of Sonya. Devoted to family, friends and children of Westmoore School. May God cradle you all in His loving arms in your grief and in the days to come. We love you. Kim and Bruce Williams

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  15. Matthew and McKenzie; I am so sorry to hear of your mother’s passing. She was a very special person to all of her Westmoore Elementary students and staff. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers.♥️🙏

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  16. So sorry to hear of Sonya’s passing. She was a beautiful person and will be very missed. Love and prayers to her children . I’m so very sorry she had to go.

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  18. Matt, Mackenzie, and family, I’m so sorry to hear about Sonya. Back in high school, she treated us all like her own and I have such fun memories of hanging out there. My thoughts are with you all.

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  19. Thoughts and prayers are with the family. Sorry for your loss. Love,
    Harold, Pat, & Misty Clark
    Psalms 116:15

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  20. I am truly going to miss my friend. If I did not know anything else about Sonya Hand it was that she LOVED children. If you had her in the classroom as a TA you had something special. My only downfall was that I COULD NOT keep up with her inside a classroom cause she would work circles around the best of them. She was truly a dear friend and what you saw was what you got…and that is what I liked about her. God now has a special Angel there with Him…we will see if the other Angels can keep up. 🙂 I will miss you Sonya…rest easy.

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  21. My deepest condolences for the loss of Sonya. She has always been one of my fondest memories of my time in North Carolina.

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