Deaths and Funerals in Lexington and Rockingham
Noah A. Smith 73 of Lexington died at his son Weldon A. Smith’s home after three years of declining health. Survived by wife Lessie Snider Smith and four daughters and four sons. funeral at Reeds Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery. Bobby Joe Owens 40 of Lexington district died from electrical burns at work. survivors include wife Shelba Fine Owens and four children. funeral at Stoner’s Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Lillie Pemberton of Rockingham died in a Cheraw rest home. three sons, two daughters, 27 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren survive. funeral at Pleasant Hill A.M.E. Zion Church.
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Lexington
Noah A. Smith
Rt. 3
Weldon A. Smith
Rt. 1
Linwood
Mr. Smith
Davie County
J. Mack
Mary Allen Smith
Reeds Baptist Church
Lessie Snider Smith
Corbet Sho
John Smith
Advance
Junie Smith
Hartley
Iowa
Roy Smith
Richard Smith
John Bace
M. C. Swicegood
W. S. Greenwood Jr
Church
Piedmont Funeral Home
Bobby Joe Owens
Rt. 7
N.C. Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
United Division of
Burlington House Furniture Inc
Owens
Davidson County
Stoner’s
Don Hedrick
Atlanta
Carl
Billy Owens
Southmont
Stoner’s Grove Baptist Church
Davidson Funeral Home
Lillie Pemberton
Gilestown Road
Rockingham
Cheraw
S.C
Thomas Pemberton
Elwood Dr
High Point
Leroy
George Pemberton
Sarah Reddick
Margaret Belton
Goldsboro
Pleasant Hill
A.M.E. Zion
Randoph 36th Highway Death Shocks Asheboro
In Asheboro early Sunday Susan Green Jernigan 18 of 1347 N Fayetteville St died when her car on U S 64 east of the city ran off the road, struck a pole, overturned twice and threw her out. Four passengers were injured and admitted to Randolph Hospital. Funeral services set for 3 p m Tuesday at Central Falls Baptist Church.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
U. S. 64
Susan Green Jernigan
N. Fayetteville St
Highway Patrol
Miss Jernigan
Randleman
Patricia Ann Glass
Rt. 1
Lana Sue Lucas
Rt. 2
Cynthia Lynn Pugh
Jordan Ave
Timothy Michael Bennet
Bray Blvd
Randolph Hospital
Central Falls Baptist Church
Ridge-McDowell Funeral Home
Party for Shut-Ins Draws About 200 Attendees
An estimated 200 people attended Sunday afternoon’s Christmas party for shut-ins and the handicapped at the Astor Dowdy Towers. Miss Elsie Dickens organized it with sponsors Exchange and Lions Clubs and the Council of Jewish Women. Dickens read an original poem titled A Big Star, the Cedardale Baptist Church Choir sang, Scripture was read by Rev. Emmitt, and John Stone told the Bible birth story. Mrs. Hinson led singing of Silent Night and gave a talk. The afternoon crowned Mr. Wilson as king, Mrs. Hill as queen, with Randy Wagoner as mascot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Dickens
Astor Dowdy Towers
Exchange and Lions Clubs
Council of Jewish Women
W L Bruton Dies Sunday
Walter Lee Bruton of 505 Underhill Street died Sunday at 7 45 a m in Liberty House Nursing Home Thomasville He was the son of the late Mr and Mrs Robert Bruton He attended local schools and was a member of First Baptist Church Survivors include a sister Mrs Cornelia B Smoot and two nephews Garnett Stowe of Amityville NY and Gilbert Wiley of High Point The service is Tuesday at 4 p m at Hoover Funeral Home with burial at Greenhill Cemetery The family will be at the funeral home tonight from 7 30 to 8 30
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
D.C
High Point
W.C. Robbins
Gilmer and
Odell Foster
Mocksville
A.V. Foster
Norfolk, Va
Davidson Funeral Home
Fred Robbins
Forest Memorial Park
Greensboro
Sanford L. Canter
Glendale Drive
Liberty House
Reidsville
Canter
Pinecroft Baptist Church
Lula Crackler Canter
Vada Moser
Beulah Souther
North Wilkesboro
Roy
Glen
Ray
Sherman Canter
Frank Canter
Eva Marsh
G. C. Lovingood
Morris Crackler
Atlanta
Hanes- Lineberry Vanstory Street Chapel
Walter Lee Bruton
Underhill St
Thomasville
Robert Bruton
First Baptist Church
Cornelia B. Smoot
Garnett Stowe
Amityville
N.Y
Gilbert Wiley
Memorials and funerals for Lexington residents listed
Bobby Garner Owens 30 of Rt 6 Lexington died Sunday at Lexington Memorial Hospital from natural causes. Survived by wife Wynona daughter Renee son Steve parents and brothers. Funeral 2 p m Tuesday Chapel Hill United Methodist Church near Denton. burial in church cemetery. Dr Lemuel Underwood Creech 58 of 220 Edgendale Dr died Saturday at home. Funeral 10 a m Tuesday Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. burial Floral Garden Cemetery. Memorials suggested to High Point Memorial Hospital Building Fund or Maryfield Nursing Home.
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Lexington
Bobby Garner Owens
Rt. 6
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Owens
Davidson County
Roscoe
Lora Garner Owens
Western and Southern Life Insurance Co
Chapel Hill United Methodist Church
Wynona Loflin Owens
Renee Owens
Steve Owens
Wade
Benny
Harold Owens
Denton
Morris Broadman
Church
Davidson Funeral Home
Lemuel Underwood Creech
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
Arthur Duncan
Floral Garden Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
Funeral
Sechrest Chapel
High Point Memorial Hospital
Maryfield Nursing Home
W. B. Donald
Franklin T. Dupree
A. Alexander Meredith
Walter Surratt 64 of Denton Dies at Home
Walter Surratt 64 of Route 1 Denton died at his home Sunday after months of illness. Born January 23 1908 in Davidson County he was a son of the late M E and Ada Harrison Surratt. He was a World War II veteran and a farmer. Survived by Ella Loflin Surratt his wife four brothers Millard Roy David and Arlie Surratt. Funeral 4 p m Tuesday at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church near Denton by Rev Morris Bergman with burial in the church cemetery. Family at Lanier Briggs Funeral Home tonight.
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Denton
Walter Surratt
Rt. 1
Davidson County
M. E
Ada Harrison Surratt
Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church
Ella Loflin Surratt
Millard Surratt
Roy Surratt
Rt. 2
David Surratt
Lexington
Arlie Surratt
Thomasville
Morris Bergman
Church
Lanier- Briggs Funeral Home
Memorial for Mrs Kate Bates Hollifield Walker
Mrs Kate Bates Hollifield Walker 70 of Greensboro died Saturday evening after a long illness. Survived by five sons and eight daughters, forty four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services at Greenlee Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 pm with burial in the Walker family cemetery. Body to lie in state 30 minutes prior.
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Old Fort
Kate Bates Hollifield Walker
Greensboro
Winford Walker
Lafayette
Ind
Wayne Walker
Wayne
Mich
Lawrence Walker
Romulus
Ralph Walker
Marion
J. D. Hollifield
Taylorsville
Albert Jones
High Point
Charles Dorsey
John Johnson
Baltimore
J. M. Mackey Jr
Mrs Gladys Crawley Dies in Winston-Salem Service Planned
Mrs Gladys Jones Crawley 58 of Winston-Salem died Sunday night in Forsyth Memorial Hospital. Survivors include two daughters Patricia Morris of High Point and George Hite of Winston-Salem, three sisters Ruth Green Morganton Ruth Hensley Blairsville Ga John Sorensen Palm Beach Gardens Fla and brother James Earl Jones Hatsfield Ind. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at Trinity Memorial United Methodist Church in Trinity conducted by Rev Charles Denny White Jr.
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Gladys Crawley
Winston-Salem
Gladys Jones Crawley
Forsyth Memorial Hospital
Patricia Morris
W. High St
High Point
George Hite
John Hensley
Blairsville
Ruth Green
Morganton
John Sorensen
Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
James Earl Jones
Hatsfield
Ind
Trinity Memorial United Methodist Church
Trinity
Charles Denny White Jr
Liberty man dies from gunshot wound found at home
Liberty resident Sharri Ercy Kivett, 70, was found dead in his Rt. 1 Liberty home today from a self inflicted gunshot. A .22 caliber rifle lay near the body and the single wound was in the right temple. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Liberty
Sharri Ercy Kivett
Rt. 1
Randolph County Sheriff’s Department
Kivett
Executives Course To Award Diplomas In High Point
Twenty six High Point area business executives who completed a 12 week course will receive diplomas at a 7 p.m. dinner at the Holiday Inn Downtown. Dr DeWitt Dearborn of UNC Chapel Hill will be principal speaker and present certificates. The event is sponsored by the High Point Chamber of Commerce and Management Development Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Holiday Inn
DeWitt Dearborn
School of Business Administration
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Dearborn
Management Development, Corporation
High Point Chamber of Commerce
J. W. McGuinn, Jr
Chamber of Commerce Economic and Political Education Committee
Chamber of Commerce
University of North Carolina
Psychiatric unit opens in Guilford County hospital network
Officials say patients unable to pay will be denied services but every effort will be made to collect. The new hospital unit grew from a 1965 mental health plan and a 1967 health study, formed by executives trained to improve management through state courses run with local chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Mental Health Planning Council
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Randolph
Cae
Wary. Glynn Yow Coieine
D.C. Foster
Linda and
Wylie Moore
Steak House
ABC
W. L. Bruton
Bobby G. Owens
L. A. Creech
Walter M. Surratt
Mrs
Kate Walker
Chestnut Drive
Broad Ave
As. AL
Cunby
Eulere Moss Conner
Channel 2
North Carolina
Kentucky
Dean Smith
Tar Heels
Louisville
Joe Hall
Kentucky Wildcats
UPI
UNC
S. E. Kivett
T of Southern Furniture Exposition
Green
Pert
a&Terry
Wrights Clothing
High Port
Raleigh
Lodd 5
Dodge
Dodge Boys
Horace G. Siderton, Inc
S. Main St
Quaysler
N.C
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