Mortuary notices from Thomasville and nearby towns
Deaths and funerals list multiple services across Thomasville and surrounding communities. Martha Ann Hyman Chesson dies at 69. Jennie Coltrane 85. Robert Eugene Thornton 65. Claud Allen Lewis 71. Mary Lou Kennedy 96. Carlie Boss Bryant 61. Lewis Wood Wilson 56. Joseph Wilhite Smith 78. Services held at churches including Main Street Methodist Brentwood Presbyterian Ebenezer Methodist First Baptist Mt Zion Pilgrim Deep River Friends Greenville and more. Interments in Floral Garden Park Cemetery church cemeteries and family plots. survivors include spouses children and relatives across North and South Carolina.
F H Gallimore Succumbs In Local Hospital
Franklin Harrison Gallimore 81 of Route 1 Trinity Tabernacle community died Sunday at 1 30 am in High Point Memorial Hospital after three years of declining health and 11 days in hospital He was born Sept 13 1876 in Randolph County son of Ranson and Eliza Miller Gallimore A retired businessman merchant and farmer he lived in Tabernacle all his life He was a member of Tabernacle Methodist Church He married Minnie Richardson in 1897 who survives He leaves four sons Lewis Robert H Troy and John and four daughters Mrs Clifford Hunt Mrs Howard Small Mrs Venson Loflin and Mrs Clarence Pugh 39 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren Funeral service Tuesday at 3 pm from Tabernacle Methodist Church with Rev Cameron Dodson and Rev Barney Pierce officiating Interment in church cemetery Body to be taken to residence today at 1 pm
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Franklin Harrison Gallimore
Trinity
Tabernacle
High Point Memorial Hospital
Randolph County
Ranson
Eliza Miller Gallimore
Tabernacle Methodist Church
Minnie Richardson
Lewis
Robert H
Troy Gallimore
John Gallimore
Asheboro
Clifford Hunt
Howard Small
Venson Loflin
Clarence Pugh
Franklinville
Cameron Dodson
Barney Pierce
Poplar Ridge
Welch Infant Dies At Birth In Hospital
The infant daughter of Robert and Joan McDaniel Welch died at birth at High Point Memorial Hospital. Surviving are the parents, a sister Joyce Ann Welch, paternal and maternal grandparents, and great grandparents. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Orrell's Funeral Home with burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Joan McDaniel Welch
High Point Memorial Hospital
Asheboro St
Joyce Ann Welch
J. W. Welch
Johnson St
L. M. McDaniel
Asheboro
G. T. Embler
Route 2
High Point
Ken Hulin
Bessie McDaniel
Radio Tower Road
Orrell
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Robert F. Voss Succumbs At Belews Creek
Robert Franklin Voss 80 of Belews Creek route died at home about 3 a.m. He was a retired farmer. Survived by wife Mary Fulton Voss two sons William H and Albert G daughter Emma Elizabeth and sister Virginia Lasley. Services Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. at Goodwill Baptist Church Kernersville with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernersville
Robert Franklin Voss
Route 1
Belews Creek
Mary Fulton Voss
Emma Elizabeth Voss
William H
Albert G
Virginia Lasley
Goodwill Baptist Church
B F Stockner of Asheboro Dies at 73
Benjamin Frank lin Stockner 73 of Asheboro died at 11 a m yesterday after a two week illness. He is survived by his wife Flora Ward Stockner a daughter Thelma Stockner four sons Wilson and Roger of Asheboro Ernest and Edward of Greenville Pa eight grandchildren two brothers Sanders of Burkville Va and Robert of Fancy Gap Va. Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Pugh Funeral Home with Rev Charles L Stout. Interment Oak lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Benjamin Franklin Stockner
Flora Ward Stockner
Thelma Stockner
Wilson
Roger
Ernest
Edward
Greenville
Sanders
Burkville
Robert
Fancy Gap
Pugh Funeral Home
Charles L. Stout
Oaklawn Cemetery
Denton Fire Department Reports Record Fire Prevention
The Denton Fire Department credits the town’s cooperation for a six month period with no fire alarms, the longest in Chief J H Lomax’s 12 years in office. The last blaze was July 23 from a lightning strike during an electrical storm damaging a workshop.
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Denton
J. H. Lomax
Lomax
Thomasville Women Win Big in Winston-Salem Bridge Tourney
Mrs. R. M. Cooksey and Mrs. R. C. Rapp of Thomasville won top prizes in the Mid-Atlantic Spring Regional open event. Each scored 45 red points toward Life Master status as the town’s pair surprised veteran players and drew praise from national directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
R. M. Cooksey
R. C. Rapp
Cooksey-Rapp
Thomasville
Cooksey
Rapp
Chamae
Parkway
High Point
National League
New York City
Rites Set For C L Bedford Funeral Services Slated
Charles Lee Bedford Jr. 41 of 307 Prayer Drive dies at High Point hospital after heart attack. Services to be held Tuesday with home rites at 12 15 pm and church services at Bethel Methodist Winston Salem at 2 pm. Interment in church cemetery. Bedford a Pepsi Cola supervisor, WWII veteran and VFW officer survived by wife Hilda and daughter Jean. Piedmont Post 1960 VFW meeting canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lee Bedford Jr
Bethel Methodist Church
Winston-Salem
A. L. Chamblee Jr
O. C. Loy
J. C. Grace Jr
Bedford
High Point Memorial Hospital
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
High Point
Asheboro
Forsyth County
Charles Lee
Emma McKnight Bedford
Clemmons High School
Hilda James
Saint Timothy Methodist Church
Piedmont Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tenth District
VFW
Jean Bedford
C. L. Bedford Sr
C. L. Sheek
Old Vineyard Road
Bodford
Bloodmobile Visits This Week For Blood Campaign
Bloodmobile comes to town this Thursday and Friday to help close the year’s quota, now 58 pints behind. Forrest Edwards chairs a special committee with Paul Justice, Jack Propst and others assisting the YMCA Industrial Management Club. High Point is 78 pints short from the prior donation total on January 1, 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymca Industrial Management Club
Forrest Edwards
Paul Justice
Jack Propst
John Hill
Charles Tuttle
Henry Brown
Ben Farthing
Claude Blackwell
Charles Stone
Elmer Frost
Darrell Pierce
Ronald Jester
Neil Allred
Bob Michael
Paul Sullivan
Tom Hutchins
Bob Cress
William Horne
Fred Surrett
High Point
Chavis dies prominent Trinity churchwoman
Mrs Lillie R Chavis of Route 1 Trinity dies in Statesville Rest Home Born in Randolph County she led church missions and served with the Woman's Baptist State Convention and Rowan Baptist Association Officials note two grandsons and two granddaughters survive Funeral set Tuesday at First Baptist Church Trinity with burial at church cemetery Also funeral services for Frank M Haizlip in Springfield Ohio announced plus Garden Club meeting plans and obituary for Mrs Bessie Tate of 1206 East Commerce Street
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Lillie R. Chavis
Route 1
Trinity
Statesville
Randolph County
Joseph and
Lucinda Williams
The
Rowan Baptist Association
Lydia Craft
Home
Rosa Lee Gray
Claude Smith
Waterbury
First Baptist Church
W. B. Westbrook
J. B. Humphrey
Haizlip
L. B. Haizlip
Frank M. Haizlip
Springfield
Ohio
Garden Club
Entre
R. C. Palmer
High Point
Everett Palmer
Baltimore
Oak Grove Christian Church
Greenhill Cemetery
C E Gregory Dies At 43 In Baptist Hospital
C E Gregory 43 of 307 Alf red Street died Sunday at 2 55 am in Baptist Hospital Winston Salem after one day as a patient. He was born January 2 1915 in Union South Carolina and lived in High Point since 1923. He worked ten years as a fixer at Crown Hosiery Mills and was a member of English Street Baptist Church. He is survived by Frances Grogan Gregory his parents Eugene and Donna Gregory three sisters and two brothers. A prayer service was at 2 45 pm and funeral at 3 30 pm at English Street Baptist Church with Rev George Richman officiating. Interment followed at Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
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Aubry Pendry
Woodrow Avenue
Pendry
Main Street
Parkway
Quick
E. Washington Street
James W. Atkins
Ashburn Street
Leonard Street
Jimmie E. Hall
Hoskins Street
Hall
Mickey Body Co
C. Earl Gregory
Alfred St
Baptist Hospital
Winston- Salem
Union
S. C
Eugene
Donna Turner Gregory
High Point
Crown Hosiery Mills
English Street
Frances Grogan Gregory
Eugene Gregory
Rotary Drive
Carl Lanier
Asheboro
Charles Prevost
Jones Circle
Thomasville
James Driver
Richmond
Lloyd Gregory
Tipton St
Leland Gregory
Forest Ave
Orrell
English Street Baptist Church
George Richman
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Jamestown Moves Toward New High School Site
Jamestown area officials advanced plans for a new high school at a 45 acre tract across Highway 29 70 A. The board directed Superintendent Idol to close purchase agreements and authorizPrated negotiations with other landowners as options remain. The meeting also approved about 25000 for agricultural training programs and facility electrical upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
County Board of Education
E. D. Idol
Idol
John Peacock
High Point
Stokesdale
Brown Summitt
Guilford
Colfax
Embezzling Charged By Employer
A 47-year-old Randleman man, Ira Bottoms, faces an embezzlement count after allegedly taking $100 from a High Point resident while delivering furniture. He is due in Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing before Judge Byron Haworth. Bottoms is jailed on a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Sheriff's Deputies
Ira Bottoms
Byron Haworth
Bottoms
W. T. Allred
Fletcher Lilly
Washington Street
J. I. Whitworth
Mobile Street
Whitworth
Lilly
Brooks Jackson
Riverside Drive
Broughton Smith
Edmundson Street
Melvin W. Fogelman
Liberty
John R. Hughes
Thomasville
Wilbert Bridges
Hilltop Street
James Graves
Cliffside Street
Old American Life Insurance Ad Appeals 60 to 80 Applicants
An advertisement offers a $1,000 whole life policy for final expenses for individuals aged 60 to 80. Applicants can complete the transaction by mail with Old American Insurance Co. in Kansas City, Missouri, with no obligation and no calls. Include name, address, and year of birth for processing.
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OLD American of
Kansas City
Old American Insurance Co
West 9H
Dept
Missouri
January Was Big Building Month
Thom as ville police report Edward Pope jailed on assault with intent to kill after wounding Harmon Hairston with a .38 pistol at Pope home on Church Street. Hairston treated at High Point Memorial Hospital. shooting followed a knife confrontation. Building permits issued totaled 242150 for 29 projects, including 16 new dwellings and an industrial warehouse for Ma-Ro Hosiery Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Edward Pope
Harmon Hairston
Hairston
High Point Memorial Hospital
Pope
Church Street
High Point Hospital
James Miller
Miller
Ma-Ro Hosiery Co
Liberty Drive
Harry B. Finch
C. L. Harris
Thomas St
Colen Bowers
Ball Park Road
Highway 109
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Dorm Theft Wave Solved by Juvenile Arrest
A six month theft spree at High Point College ends with the arrest of a 16 year old boy. Detectives say several others may face indictment. He is linked to six cases involving personal belongings stolen from student rooms and a hidden “satchelful” of loot recovered. Items recovered include a wallet with cash, lighters, rings, a cross and knife. One billfold with $24 remains missing. Police recovered part of the loot and the suspect has been turned over to juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Point College
Norman Leon Andrews
Andrews
Donnie Murry
Albert Trevarthan
Ross Smith
Corbin Cherry
Peggy Coleman
Meadowbrook Street
What Progress Toward More Effective Birth Control
Reader’s Digest promotion fragment mentions February issue and 29 condensed articles. Text includes garbled phrases about birth control progress and science but lacks coherent events, people, or organizations to identify a clear news item.
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Ady
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Lee W. Chesson
Martha Ann Hyman Chesson
Main Street Methodist
J. P. H. McNatt
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
A. B. Asbill
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Floyd
Blount Chesson
Vance Proctor
Homer Smith
Albion English
Wade Russell
Chesson
Green St
C. F. Coltrane
Jennie Mathis Coltrane
Ebenezer Methodist Church
Frank Berry
George Wallace
Allen Jay Baptist Church
Joseph Coltrane
Charles Spencer
Chester Coltrane
Roba Boyles Jr
Leon
Buddy Boyles
A Robert E. Thornton
Robert Eugene Thornton
Deep River
Claud Allen Lewis
J. E. Rawlinson
Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum
John Reavis
Paul Godfrey
H. R. Williamson
Tom Allen
W. H. Brock
E. F. Proffitt
Mr. Lewis
Taylor St
Mary Kennedy
Mary Lou Cecil Kennedy
James Kennedy
Pleasant Grove Methodist
C. A. Rhinehart
R. L. Kizer
D. R. Myers
W. N. Marble
Emmett
Weldon Kennedy
Charles Jones
Billy Joe Russell
Carlie B. Bryant
Mt. Zion Pilgrim Church
Carlie Boss Bryant
E. L. Bryant
C. E. Apple
Lloyd Carlton
William Essick
Arvin
Amos
Austin Bryant
Bruce Farlow
L. W. Wilson
Lewis Wood Wilson
Hughes Grove Baptist Church
Walter Walker
Robert Moore
Dennis Lanier
John Miller
Carl Kindley
Colon Sheen
George Kindley
Wade Hancock
Church
City Memorial Hospital
Donald
G. Benjamin
Spartanburg
N. C
Robert E. Smith
Winnboro
B. Olin Smith
Abbeyville
Greenville Presbyterian Church
Fred McGill
David Lucas
F. H. Gallimore
Welch
Robert F. Voss
B. F. Stockner
By Wint Capel
Enterprise
C. L. Bedford
C. E. Gregory
Cemeat
Zett
N. Main ST
OLD Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance
SHACK
Kivett Drive
Chair City
M. C. Hamrick
Rosedale Drive
Griffith St
H & S Home Builders
Duke St
Conrad St
Jack Jones
Diana Drive
Everette Snyder
Maple Lane
E. I. Earnhardt
Kathland Avenue
Erwin Heights
Edward Huffman
Nance Drive
Fred Young
Duke Street
A. M. Jones
Highway 62
H. L. Henderson
Basnwell Street
Trotter & Jones
Lakeview
Lakeview Circle
Robert Small
Jacob St. Welborn
H. Jones
Bobby Payne
Leach Avenue
Blue Cross
Hospital Care Association
Wright
Cah
ILY
East Commerce Street
North Cherry St
Park
Greensboro
North Elm St
Gr. Fl
Broadway
Asheville
Concord
Charlotte
Durham
Gastonia
Raleigh
Salisbury
Wilmington
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