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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1971
Page
16
Obituaries list Prentice Southerland 60 of 707-D Kent Street dying at North Carolina Sanatorium in McCain and Ralph Howard Valentine 61 of 511 Decatur Street passing at High Point Memorial Hospital. Also Mary Ella Cecil 79 of Thomasville and Carmel Tysinger 71 of Route 6 Lexington noted with service details and burial planned.
James Henry Leonard 60 died at 8 25 am Thursday in Evergreen Nursing Home after a seven year decline. He was born October 1 1911 in Rockingham County to William H and Anne Wilson Leonard and belonged to Pine Grove Baptist Church. Survived by sister Mrs J L Cruthis Route 3 and brother J W Leonard Route 3. Funeral 11 am Saturday at Pine Grove Baptist Church with Rev Franklin Fox. Burial in New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Rockingham County. Body at Sechrest Funeral Home. Family at home tonight 7 to 9.
Funeral for Leon Hall Harrelson aged 45 of 206 West 8th Avenue was held at Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel at 10 a m today. Burial followed at Mount Sinai Baptist Cemetery in Columbus County at 3 30 p m. He died Tuesday.
New High Point Jaycees officers elected Thursday night include Bob Lee as president with vice presidents Charles Simpson and Jim Morgan. Other officers are Sherman Luther state director Walt Baker secretary and Jack Bell treasurer. Directors are Jerry Watson Bobby Wright Robin Russell Bill Johnson Carey Siderton John Womack Dave Kennedy and Steve Nixon. They will be installed April 30 and serve through April 1972.
Three separate break-ins reported Wednesday at Little Flamingo on Loflin New Service Billiards on Loflin and Club Carolina No 2 on Fairview. Losses include cigarettes a pistol a color TV a watch and about 200 dollars from a juke box plus small items from other vehicles. A stolen 1966 car was found near Grace Street and Lake Avenue. Four DUI arrests followed.
Frank Morgan 89 retired Cone Mills worker and former Greensboro resident died in Columbia South Carolina after a three week illness. He lived in Greensboro 30 years before moving six months ago. Survived by four sons L F Morgan Ramseur A C Morgan Sanford and C L Morgan Virginia. three daughters J O Stevens Greensboro A A Farrah Greensboro and C C Cox Columbia. three step sons Baldy Holt Hobart Kellam Greensboro and Harry Kellam Siler City. a stepbrother Luther Spivey Sanford. four sisters Lena Oliver Daisy Malone Greensboro Mary Tilman Hampton VA and Martha Cole Hampton VA. a stepsister Letha Frye Sanford. Service at Forbis Dick Memorial Chapel Saturday with family viewing 7 to 9 p m.
Henry Ernest Harrison 63 of Rt. 2 Trinity died on arrival at High Point Memorial Hospital at 6 a m He was born July 8 1907 in Denton a former constable in Trinity for 20 years and worked at Myrtle Desk Co He married Andress Frazier in 1928 surviving are his wife two sons Williard E Harrison of Charlotte and J Boyd Harrison of Trinity two grandchildren two brothers Glen Harrison and Bryant Harrison Funeral at Trinity United Methodist Church with burial in Trinity Cemetery services by Rev Clay Manning The body will lie at Cumby Mortuary and family visits are set for 7 to 9 p m
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