Deaths and Funerals in Thomasville area
Lonnie Alexander Bolton aged 73 of 117 Hobbs Ave Thomasville dies Friday at Community General Hospital after years of declining health and 17 day hospitalization. Survived by Myrtle Fine Harvey wife. five sons. six sisters. three brothers. 17 grandchildren. two great grandchildren. funeral Monday at 2 pm at J C Green and Sons Chapel. Burial Holly Hill Cemetery. Also General Lee Ridge 68 of Pilot School Road dies Friday at Community General Hospital after four days as patient. Survived by Hattie Clinton wife. six daughters. two sons. three sisters. five brothers. 16 grandchildren. six great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 4 pm at J C Green and Sons Chapel.
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Thomasville
Lonnie Alexander Bolton
Hobbs Ave
Community General Hospital
Guilford County
Julius
Bertha Bodenheimer Bolton
Annie Sharpe
Myrtle Fine Harvey
Jack
Margie) Haynes
Rt. 4
Haff Road
High Point
Jackie
Shirley) Blake
Cary Ave
Robert Bolton
Wheaton
Ill
James Bolton
San Diego
Calif
George Bolton
Charles Bolton
West Burton St
Rudolph Bolton
Columbia
S.C
Henry Barker
Asheboro
Lloyd Gurley
Greensboro
Cora Goolsby
Jamestown
A. H. McMahan
Long Beach
Arthur Spaugh
Lee Ridge
Rt. 1
Pilot School Road
Randolph County
Branson
Mary Delphinia Kindley Ridge
Elizabeth Rhodes
Margie Jannette
Charlotte
Viola Deese
Joann Dunlap
Margaret Johnson
Ruth Ridge
William Franklin Ridge
Ronnie Lee Ridge
Mary Jane Underwood
Bessie Wade
Rt. 3
Annie Mae Wright
Rt. 5
Howard T. Ridge
Lexington
Robert W. Ridge
Aster Ridge
Charles Ridge
Oscar Ridge
J. C. Green and Sons
C. A. Saffit
William P. Sparks
J W Little Sr Dies In Hospital
James Walter Little Sr., 31, of 1722 Lamb St., died Friday at 3 30 p.m. in High Point Memorial Hospital after a two day hospitalization. He was born in Richmond County and lived in High Point six years, worked for Burlington Industries, and belonged to Mt. Airy AME Zion Church Mt Gilead. Surviving: wife Loretta. three daughters Levon Felicia Sophia. son James Walter Little Jr.. stepmother Mary Lee Little. sister Blana Little. brother Wiley Little Jr.. grandmother Nettie Ingram. Funeral at Mt Airy AME Zion Church in Mt Gilead at 4 30 p.m. with ministers Emory Kearns and W D Dowdy. Burial in church cemetery. Body at Hairlip Funeral Home until sent to Mt Gilead 2 30 p.m. Sunday. Family at funeral chapel tonight 7 9.
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James Walter Little Sr
Lamb Sr
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Little
Wileyand
Hattie Crouch Little
Richmond County
High Point
Burlington Industries
Mt. Airy Ame Zion
Mt. Gilead
Loretta Little
Levon
Felecia
Sophia Little
James Walter Little Jr
Mary Lee Little
Troy
Blana Little
Wiley Little Jr
Nettie Ingram
Durham
Mt. Airy Ame Zion Church
Emory Kearns
W. D. Dowdy
Hairlip Funeral Home
Death claims Mrs. Susie Gurley Kirkman aged 92
Mrs. Susie Gurley Kirkman 92 of 820 Ferndale Dr died Friday at 6 30 p m in Gregson Nursing Home Randolph County after three weeks as patient and two year decline She born January 23 1879 Windsor a daughter of William Gurley and Elizabeth Hines Gurley Married Percy V Kirkman in 1899 he died 1955 Survived by three daughters a son nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Funeral 3 p m in Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church Rev R Delbert Byrum Burial Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery Body to Sechrest Funeral Home Family to meet at church 30 minutes before services Family at home tonight 7 9 Memorials to Wesley Memorial Church building fund or favorite charity.
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Susie Gurley Kirkman
Ferndale Dr
Gregson Nursing Home
Randolph County
Kirkman
Windsor
William Peterson
Elizabeth Hines Gurley
High Point
Percy V. Kirkman
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Wesley
Home Dept
Mae Kirkman
Aubrey
Nancy) Poston
Rockford Rd
Henry W
Dorothy) Marshall
Gatewood Ave
P. V. Kirkman Jr
Rayfield Rites Set For Sunday
Miss Nezzie Rayfield 82 of The Presbyterian Home died at the home Friday at 1 10 p.m. Born May 20 1889 in Rockingham County she was a daughter of John and Kate Lowry Rayfield. No immediate survivors. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday Wilkinson's Funeral Home Chapel Concord with Rev W L Hollar. Burial West Concord Memorial Cemetery. Body remains Sechrest Funeral Home until moved to Wilkinson's Sunday morning.
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Nezzie Rayfield
Presbyterian Home
Miss Rayfield
Rockingham County
John
Kate Lowry Rayfield
Wilkinson
Concord
W. L. Hollar
West Concord Memorial Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
Wilkinson’s Funeral
Rufus Kivett 56 Dies of Apparent Heart Attack
Rufus Clifford Kivett 56 native of Randolph County died Friday from an apparent heart attack. He worked at Randolph Mills in Franklin ville. Survived by Della Templeton Kivett and sisters Mamie Williams of Washington DC and Maggie Clement of Fremont California. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at Loflin Funeral Home Chapel. Family at the funeral home 7 9 p m today.
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Ramseur
Rufus Clifford Kivett
Randolph County
Randolph Mills
Franklinville
Della Templeton Kivett
Mamie Williams
Washington, D. C
Maggie Clement
Fremont
Calif
Loflin Funeral Home
Infant Donna Mahan dies hours after birth in North Carolina
Donna Diane Mahan infant daughter of Larry Wayne and Donna Faye Manley Mahan of Rt 3 Thomasville died three hours after birth Friday morning. Survived by maternal grandparents Harry Smith Jr Beckley West Virginia and paternal grandmother Zola Pauline Mahan State Road. Body stays at Harold C Davis Funeral Home until Sunday noon then taken to Beckley for service and burial.
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Donna Diane Mahan
Larry Wayne
Donna Faye Manley Mahan
Rt. 3
Thomasville
Harry Smith Jr
Beckley
W. Va
Zola Pauline Mahan
State Road
Harold C. Davis
Correction Corrects Riverboat Seafood Partner Name
Friday’s En terprise fixes a partner attribution for Riverboat Seafood Restaurant. The previously stated Aaron Slough is corrected to Aaron Slough as the proper partner.
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Aaron Slough
Tapes Stolen From Roy Strouds Car in Thomasville
The sheriffs deputies were told that a tape player and tapes were taken from Roy Stroud of Rt.5 Thomasville after his car was broken into parked at the A and P parlor Wednesday night. The value of the missing items was placed at.
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Thomasville
Roy Stroud
Sheriff's Deputies
Stroud
Rt.5
Obituary notices for Tammie Phillips and Laura Hutchins
Two obituaries report the deaths of 8 year old Tammie Darlene Phillips of Thomasville and 16 year old Laura Hutchins of Biloxi Miss. Tammie died at Community General Hospital in Thomasville after a five day stay and is buried in Holly Hills Cemetery with services at C Green and Sons chapel. Laura Hutchins died in an Air Force hospital in Biloxi after a week of illness. funeral arrangements are pending return of her body to Sumpter South Carolina.
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Biloxi
Miss
Laura Hutchins
Air Force
Circle
Sumpter, S
Bond Posted In Assault Case In Thomasville
Dolford Gilbert 34 of South Street posted 300 bond after arrest on assault with a deadly weapon charge for allegedly shooting Harry Lee Green 36 of Ensley Street on August 1. Green posted 100 bond on an assault and battery charge. both cases set for District Court trial August 19.
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Thomasville
Dolford Gilbert
South Street
Gilbert
Harry Lee Green
Green
Ensley Street
Local Student Receives $500 DeMolay Scholarship
Mike Streetman of 309 Oakwood St. earned a $500 scholarship from the International DeMolay Foundation. A 1970 graduate of High Point Central High, he is a rising sophomore at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
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Mike Streetman
Oakwood St
International DeMolay Foundation
High Point Central High
Mercer University
Macon, Ga
Affray Leads to Four Arrests After Maple Place Disturbance
A large police response on Mapel Place Friday night resulted in four arrests. Delane Wilson 19 Hazel Lee Wilson 18 Jeffrey Oliver Wilson 18 Ronnie Lee Adkins 18 faced charges of disturbing the peace and assault on officers. Davenport 31 charged with DUI and failing to stop. Strickland 30 charged with public drunkenness and assaulting an officer. Teer 21 charged with racing and no insurance. Additional arrests for drunk driving included Forney 29 Grimes 35 Alexander ? Dixon 33.
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Mapel Place
Delane Wilson
Maple Place
Wilson
W. 5
Swanson
Hazel Lee Wilson
Jeffrey Oliver Wilson
R. W. Davis
Ronnie Lee Adkins
N. Elm Street
Adkins
Frank R. Davenport
Knollwood Street
Davenport
T. L. Clodfelter
Horace Strickland
Roger Dale Teer
Louise Avenue
George Lee Forney
Elizabeth Street
Hubert Grimes
Greensboro
Rosaline Alexander
Willow Street
Vance C. Dixon
Graham
Man Arrested On Four Charges In Thomasville Police Action
A 19 year old man John William Ore was charged with assault on an officer resisting arrest leaving the scene of an accident and disorderly conduct. He was taken to the county jail in Lexington at 11 50 p m. A second arrestee 18 year old John Danny Norton faced disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Two runaways from Maryville Tenn were located and turned over to the sheriff. Fire department aided a roof search at Southgate Shopping Center but found no one. A second call involved a mechanical alarm at Bassett Furniture Industries due to sprinkler surge.
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Thomasville
Kaney Road
John William Ore
M. E. Deese
Ore
Lexington
John Danny Norton
College Street
Maryville
Tenn
Sheriff's Department
Deten
Main
Southgate
Fire Department
Bassett Furniture Industries
Rat Infestation Suit Targets Landlord over Rentals
A family lawsuit claims Jarrell allowed a rat infestation by renting an inadequately protected unit to the Floyds. The complaint alleges holes and entrances to crawl and basement areas were not rodent proofed and that screening and extermination were neglected.
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Jarrell
Floyd
Two Persons Hurt Friday In Mishaps
Two people suffered minor injuries in separate Friday traffic accidents. Susan Hill White, of Lakecrest Avenue, was hurt when a tire blew and her car hit a traffic sign. A bicyclist, Johnny Douglas Jordan, 14, of English Road, was injured at Ridgecrest and Rotary streets when his bike hit a car driven by Charles Neal Campbell, 33, of Carey Avenue. No charges were filed.
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Susan Hill White
Lakecrest Avenue
Ridgecrest
Rotary
Johnny Douglas Jordan
English Road
Charles Neal Campbell
Carey Avenue
Building Permits Issued In High Point
High Point issued building permits totaling 136335 dollars issued by the inspection division Freeman Hill as chief inspector oversaw seven new houses valued at 115500 dollars and three business improvements at 1300 dollars. Repairs to dwellings totaled 7775 dollars across 11 permits and house improvements 10250 dollars across 13 permits. Roofing work accounted for 1510 dollars across six permits. Business improvements went to Callahan Oil Company 500 dollars Eastchester Drive Rathskeller 300 dollars Montlieu Avenue and Piedmont Natural Gas 500 dollars Uwharrie Street. New houses included J Sanders Dallas Trust Moffitt Place R D Tillson and Associations Hampton Drive Security Development Company Welborn Street George Lamb Brentwood Street F N Waden Walnut Street George Smith Sechrest Circle and Paul Burkhart Westminster Drive.
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High Point
Freeman Hill
Hill
Callahan Oil Company
Eastchester Drive
Piedmont Natural Gas Company
Uwharrie Street
Rathskeller
Montlieu Avenue
J. Sanders Dallas Trust
Moffitt Place
R. D. Tillson
Associations
Hampton Drive
Security Development Company
Welborn Street
George Lamb
Brentwood Street
F. N. Waden
Walnut Street
George Smith
Sechrest Circle
Paul Burkhart
Westminster Drive
Contracts Awarded For Guilford County Roads
The State Highway Commission awarded nine contracts totaling 276000 for road improvements in Guilford County. The scope covers 8.60 miles of rural roads including grading draining and paving with one segment near High Point on State Road 1874 off Tanyard Road.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Guilford County
High Point
Tanyard Road
Kiwanis Club Recaps 56th International Convention
High Point Kiwanis Club members N M Harrison Jr and G Dewey Smith presented a report on Kiwanis International’s 56th annual convention in San Francisco. Highlighted speakers included Dr. Billy Graham on A Salute to America and Admiral James Calvert on A Crisis in Belief.
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Kiwanis International
San Francisco
Kiwanis Club of
High Point
N. M. Harrison Jr
G. Dewey Smith
Billy Graham
America
James Calvert
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Key Club International
Kiwanis Clubs
Unite For Progress
Mart
Daniel J. Wooley
High Point Memorial Hospital
Jim Dennis
Kiwanian I
Kent Dennis
Guilford Debuts New County Radio System
Guilford County deputies adopt a modern radio network centered on a 300 foot tower. The system links headquarters with field units via walkie-talkies and ten mobile repeaters, with a console at the Greensboro courthouse and a monitored line tying to the sheriff's office and Triad agencies.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Paul Gibson
Gibson
Sheriff's Department
High Point
Residents urged to register kids for Guilford schools
Guilford County School District urges all residents with children to register during Aug 16 to 20 to secure assignment to a school under the geographical plan. The 1971-72 year opens Aug 25 half day and Aug 26 full day. four new contracts approved for senior district staff ending June 30, 1975.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
E. P. Pearce
Pearce
Board of Education
Melvin Stahl
Harold Black
George Rottman
Frank Austin
Three Sentences In District Court Friday And Thursday
Three persons received active sentences in District Court Friday and a fourth person was sentenced Thursday. Dewitt Carpenter of Woodbury Street and Lacey Larry Bailey of South Main Street each got 30-day sentences. Bailey was guilty of not having a driver s license and disturbing the peace. Lester James Huron received 20 days on a public drunkenness charge. James L. Long was sentenced Thursday to 12 months for escaping while on work release. George Lee Forney was given a 60 day suspended sentence with a $100 fine for DUI and no license. Jerry Richard Williford received a 90 day suspended sentence and costs for DUI.
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Dewitt Carpenter
Woodbury Street
Lacey Larry Bailey
S. Main Street
Carpenter
Bailey
Lester James Huron
James L. Long
Rt. 1
Kernersville
George Lee Forney
Elizabeth Street
Jerry Richard Williford
Greensboro
Suspended Sentences in Thom asville Court
Franklin J. Rogers received 12 months suspended for drunk driving and driving with suspended license with $500 in fines and costs. Three others, Jimmy Terry Dennis Melvin Diggs and Perry Lee Robbins, got six month suspensions. Diggs drew $100 fines, Dennis and Robbins each $150 plus costs and 12 month license restriction. Garland Kennedy got six months for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Appeals filed.
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Rogers
Jimmy Terry Dennis
Rt. 5
Thomasville
Melvin Albert Diggs
Willow Place
High Point
Perry Lee Robbins
Rt. 3
Diggs
Dennis
Robbins
Rt. 7
Lexington
Garland Kennedy
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L. A. Bolton
G. L. Ridge
J. W. Little Sr
Mrs. Kirkman
Lexington Ave
Gertrude Kersey Aldridge
Frank Cornelison
Sechrest
N.C
Rayfield
Rufus Kivett
Tammie Phillips
Tammie Darlene Phillips
Cletus A
Ruby Osborne Phillips
W. Guilford St
Comnnty General Hospital
Kerns Street
Kathy Phillips
James
Shelby) Brisendine
Tony
Ronnie Phillips
Bobby Phillips
Norfolk
M. E. Osborne
W. Guilford
C. Green and Sons
Paul Dennis
Holly Hills
Miss Hutchins
Laura Whitlark
Ollie F. Hutchins
Sumpter, S. C
Mary Hutchins
Robert
Thomas Hutchins
Evie Hutchins
H. B. Whitlark
Sumpter
Man
Harris Heating & Air Conditioning
Guilford
Williams Flowers & Gifts
Quality Flowers
PTD Florist
Franklin J. Rogers
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