Deaths and Funerals
Robert W. Swann 29 of Wisconsin was killed when his car crashed into a loaded truck on the highway at 8 05 p m. His body will be sent from J C Green and Sons Funeral Home to Zeither Funeral Home in Mensha Wis for funeral arrangements. Pearl Lamb Charles Gullett funeral services were held at Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p m with Revs J O Dunn and David Moss officiating. Burial followed at Churchland Cemetery.
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Thomasville
Robert W. Swann
Wisconsin
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home
Zeither Funeral Home
Mensha
Wis
Pearl Gullett
Lexington
Pearl Lamb
Charles Gullett
Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel
J. O. Dunn
David Moss
Churchland Cemetery
Funeral rites for Timothy Edward Cranford held in Thomasville
Funeral services for Timothy Edward Cranford four month old son of William Reid Cranford and Dorothy Mae McCaskill Cranford were conducted from J C Green and Sons Funeral Chapel Tuesday at 230 pm Rev Carl Hemphill pastor of Carolina Avenue Baptist Church presided Pallbearers were Lawrence E Jones John E Stillwell Bill Gardner and Boyd R Leonard Interment followed at Holly Hills Cemetery The child died at the home 12 E Sunrise Ave Monday at noon
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Thomasville
Timothy Edward Cranford
William Reid Cranford
Dorothy Mae McCaskill Cranford
J. C. Green and Sons
Carl Hemphill
Carolina Avenue Baptist Church
Lawrence E. Jones
John E. Stillwell
Bill Gardner
Boyd R. Leonard
Holly Hills
Sunrise Ave
Charlie Maynor 77 Dies in High Point Home
Charlie Henry Maynor 77 of 505 Barker St died Tuesday at 5 pm in Sunset Rest Home after a year of declining health and a three day critical period. Born April 15, 1882 in Caatham County he moved to Graham then High Point 50 years ago. He worked as a machinist at Tomlinsons Inc before retirement and was a longtime member of Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church serving on the official board deacons and church trustees. Survived by his wife Et ta Odeam Maynor of Morganton and one sister Mrs Charles Ter. Funeral at Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church with burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Memorials to the church building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Henry Maynor
Barker St
Sunset Rest Home
Caatham County
Benjamin P
Jessie Emerson Maynor
Graham
High Point
Tomlinsons Inc
Maynor
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
Etta Odeam Maynor
Morganton
Charles Ter
Floral Garden Park
Cumby Mortuary
Rites Held Today For Mrs. Johnson Davidson Native
Mrs Eva Clodfelter Johnson 36 wife of Rev J Sam Johnson died after illness Born in Davidson County Abbotts Creek daughter of Jerry H Clodfelter Sr and late Bessie Venable Clodfelter Survived by husband son Jerry L Johnson stepdaughter Mrs Neal Estes of Guntersville Ala father and stepmother Jerry H Clodfelter and wife High Point two sisters Mrs Baxter Parks and Mrs Neve brothers H Clodfelter Jr and Auman Clodfelter Funeral at J C Green and Sons Thom asville with services at Shady Grove Methodist Church officiated by Rev Frank Pengar and Rev Robert B Cook Interment at church cemetery
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Thomasville
Eva Clodfelter Johnson
J. Sam Johnson
Birmingham
Davidson County
Abbotts Creek
Jerry H. Clodfelter Sr
Bessie Venable Clodfelter
Jerry L. Johnson
Neal Estes
Guntersville
Ala
Jerry H. Clodefelter
Route 2
High Point
Baxter Parks
Lexington
Neve
H. Clodefelter Jr
W Vance
Auman Clodefelter
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home
Shady Grove Methodist Church
Frank Pennegar
Robert B. Cook
Church
Joe B. Cobb Dies Suddenly in Denton
Joe B. Cobb of Route 3 Denton died suddenly at 3 45 p m near his daughter s home after a period of ill health He was born August 10 1892 in South Carolina son of the late Henry and Lara Cobb He is survived by one son Clayton Cobb of Route 3 Denton and two other children Funeral services will be held at Eldorado Baptist Church Thursday at 2 30 p m with Rev Lloyd Elliott and Rev Jesse Scott officiating Burial will be in Center Church Cemetery Body to be taken to Mrs Harais home today
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Denton
Joe B. Cobb
Route 3
Epeesey
R. M
Lloyd Elliott
Jesse Scott
Center Church
Koontz Funeral Held in Charlotte
Chester G. Koontz 51 died Monday after a heart attack and was buried Tuesday at Floral Garden Park Cemetery following a service at First Evangelical and Reformed Church. Rev. R. A. Mensendiek officiated with pallbearers Cliff Livengood Bill Hilton Glenn Brown R. B. Sossman Freeman Hill and Har rty L. Collins Jr. of Charlotte.
Funeral services for Worfie Burl Kearns held at local church
Funeral services for Worfie Burl Kearns, 57, were conducted Tuesday at 3 pm by Dr E W Price Jr and Rev Earl Black Jr at Green Street Baptist and Highland Methodist churches. Interment followed at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Pallbearers included James Bowman Irving Bowman Paige Dennis Vernon Stone Eugene Lesler and Walt Brison. He died after a heart attack at his home and was pronounced dead on arrival at High Point Memorial Hospital Saturday evening.
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Worfie Burl Kearns
E. W. Price Jr
Green Street Baptist Church
Earl Black Jr
Highland Methodist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
James Bowman
Irving Bowman
Paige Dennis
Vernon Stone
Eugene Lesler
Walt Brison
Kearns
Highland ‘Ave
High Point Memorial Hospital
Randolph County Jail Condemned by Superior Court
Randolph County was ordered by Judge F Donald Phillips to close the jail immediately. The findings cite antiquated facilities, inadequate plumbing and ventilation, damp darkness, vermin, and lack of prisoner segregation as grounds for condemnation and transfer of inmates to another county.
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Randolph County
Attaces Iia Eet Ome Sedeenaide
F. Donald Phillips
Rockingham
Phillips
Randolph Superior Court
Randolph Grand Jury
Ira L. McDowell
Wallace Garner
C. Fagg
George Ward
C. 0. Byrd
Board of Commissioners
Grand Jury
Randolph
Youth Held For Auto Theft In Thomasville
A 16 year old from Johnsontown Road remained in jail in default of $1000 bond on auto larceny trespassing and tampering with a truck. James Key allegedly took a two hour joyride to High Point Sunday night before being caught by Roy Sowers and coworkers at Thompson Auto Co on W Main Street. He admitted taking another car from behind Thompson’s Saturday night and abandoning it on National Highway near Guilford Dairy. He acted alone on each entry to the auto firm’s lot Saturday Sunday and Monday nights. A preliminary hearing is set for Friday in Recorders Court.
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Thomasville
Johnsontown Road
James Key
High Point
Roy Sowers
Thompson Auto Co
W. Main Street
Young Key
Thompson
Guilford
Er’s
Cecil Infant Dies In Sleep
Cecil infant Richard Lynn Cecil aged three months died in his sleep at 902 Smith Street. Born December 21, 1958 in High Point, he was the son of Odell F. Cecil and Eva Brady Cecil. Survived by parents, a brother and four sisters, grandparents, and great grandparents. Service Friday at Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church with interment at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. The body remains at Koonce Funeral Home until 11 a.m. Thursday.
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Richard Lynn
Ricky) Cecil
Odell F. Cecil
Smith St
High Point
Odell F
Eva Brady Cecil
Odell F. Cecil Jr
Gayle Montez Cecil
Tonie Lee Cecil
Euneta Cecil
Jewel Dean Cecil
Lucille Brady
Minnie Cecil
Hattie Graves
Bertha Cecil
Efland
Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church
Pasitor
Phillip Birchall
J. W. Kaney Jr
Mount Calvary Baptist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Koonce Funeral Home
Mrs Wilcox 71 Dies At Home In Lexington
Mrs Jennie Harkey Wilcox 71 of Aiken South Carolina and formerly Lexington died Monday at her home. She was born in Mount Pleasant and is survived by daughter Josephine McGee of Aiken son Bain Harkey of Lakeland Florida brother John Luther of Salisbury and sister Mollie Richards of Elizabethton. Graveside services were at 4 p m today at Lexington City Cemetery conducted by Rev Ralph Taylor.
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Lexington
Jennie Harkey Wilcox
Aiken
Mount Plesant
John Harkey
W. R. Wilcox
Josephine McGee
Bain Harkey
Lakeland
John Luther
Salisbury
Mollie Richards
Eliza
Lexington City
Ralph Taylor
Leroy Stophel Dies at 57 in Lexington
Leroy Beverly Stophel, 57, died yesterday at Lexington Memorial Hospital after a one day illness. A Whiteville native, he belonged to First Methodist Church and worked at the Bake Shop in Kannapolis. Survived by wife Maggie Hancock Stophel, daughter Mrs. Robert Swicegood of Lexington, brother C. C. Stophel Jr. of Whiteville, and sister Mrs. Henry Schroeder of Whiteville. Funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Methodist Church, burial in Whiteville City Cemetery.
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Lexington
Leroy Beverly ‘Stophel
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Whiteville
First Methodist Church
Kannapolis
Maggie Hancock Stophel
Robert F. Swicegood
C. C. Stophel Jr
Henry Schroeder
Ralph Taylor
Whiteville City Cemetery
Four Week Old High Point Girl Dies
Donna Ray Eldreth four week old daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter L Eldreth died at High Point Memorial Hospital Tuesday evening at 6 25 oclock. Born in High Point March 11 1959 she is survived by her parents two siblings and grandparents. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 PM from Koonce Funeral Home with interment at Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
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Donna Ray Eldreth
Walter L. Eldreth
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point
Walter L
Frances Dabbs Eldreth
Cable St
Walter L. Eldreth Jr
Jackie Eldreth
Artie Eldreth
Robert Dabbs
Munford
Ala
Ethel Williams
Vina
William Eldreth
Kembleville
Dora Eldreth
Chapel of Koonce
Lester P. Weaver
Bethel
Firemen Answer Two Alarms In Chair City
Thomasville firemen responded to two alarms yesterday in Chair City. A grass fire on Crow Street at 2 55 p m caused no damage and a later 7 22 p m auto blaze at Bransons Service Station on Randolph Street caused minor damage. No cause was determined in either case.
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Thomasville
Crow Street
Randolph Street
Branson
Lnstance
First Wood Pulp Paper Exhibit Awakens U.S. Interest
In 1854 John Bearsley introduced the first wood pulp paper to the United States, marking a milestone in paper history. Today newsprint derived from wood pulp remains the backbone of newspaper advertisements.
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United States
John Bearsley
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Cranford Infant
Charlie Maynor
Mrs. Johnson
Davidson
Chester G. Koontz
Worfie B. Kearns
Asheboro
Wilson
Cecil
Leroy Stophel
Donna Eldreth
Chair City
Moore
Benjamin Moore
Ward ST
Ojala. Avings & Loan Association
Sarva
N. Main St
Rose Furniture CO
Celal
Eaitc
Netes
Willowbrook
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