Deaths and Funerals In High Point Area
Willie Williams Jr 41 of 803 Martin Street died on arrival at High Point Memorial Hospital. Survived by mother Lillie Mae Williams two sisters four brothers and other relatives. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Thursday Hairlip Chapel burial Greenhill Cemetery. Arthur Clyde Morris 73 of 1205 Blain Street died at High Point Memorial Hospital. Fire dept veteran. wife Constance Morris daughter Peggy Burris five sons and a daughter survive. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Sechrest Chapel burial Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Leroy Dale Owens one year old son of Leroy S Jr and Connie DeHart Owens died on arrival at High Point Memorial Hospital. Funeral 4 p.m. Wednesday Jamestown Church of God burial Guilford Memorial Park. Body to Cumby Mortuary then to home of paternal grandparents 900 Sharon Street prior to services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Williams Jr
Martin Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Williams
Lillie Mae Hall Williams
Calvin Williams
Wadesboro
High Point
Lillie Mae Williams
Juanita Moffitt
Frankie Williams
Philadelphia
James Williams
Hartford
Arthur Clyde Morris
Blain St
Mr. Morris
Denton
Allen J
Linda Raleigh Morris
Constance Snyder
Calvary United Methodist Church
Constance S. Morris
Jack
Peggy) Burris Jr
Kingston
Robert L. Morris
Jacksonville
Fla
A. Glenn Morris
Rockspring Road
Billy E. Morris
Quaker Lane
A. Wayne Morris
Crestview
G. Jay
Bess) Willard
Wynnewood
A. Wade Morris
Granby St
Sechrest Chapel
Thomas J. Duncan
Cecil E. Haworth
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
Blain
High Point Fire Dept
Leroy Dale Owens
Leroy S. Jr
Connie DeHart Owens
Asheboro St
Guilford County
David
Larry
Steven Wishon
Sandra Wishon
Bobby Anthony
Glenda
Leroy S. Owens Sr
Sharon St
Robert M. Stiles
Canton
Jamestown Church of God
David Livingston
Guilford Memorial Park
Cumby
Ring Funeral Set Wednesday
Funeral for Thomas Warren Ring will be held Wednesday at 2 p m in Cumby Chapel by Rev W Grady Burgin. Burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Cumby Mortuary to hold until 30 minutes before services. Family will gather tonight 7 to 9 and at 329 Pickett Place. Ring, 70, of Astor Dowdy Towers, died Sunday at High Point Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Warren Ring
Cumby Chapel
W. Grady Burgin
Floral Garden Park
Cumby
Howard Ring
Pickett Place
Mr. Ring
Astor Dowdy Towers
High Point Memorial Hospital
Luther Pierce Dies In Hospital
Luther Wood Pierce 78 of Gregson Home died at 5 15 am in High Point Memorial Hospital after three years of declining health and four days in critical condition. He was born May 6 1893 in Randolph County and resided there all his life. He was a carpenter retired and survived by two sons one daughter seven grandchildren eight great grandchildren two sisters and two brothers. The body is at Cumby Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Wood Pierce
Gregson
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Pierce
Randolph County
Wiley Thomas
Polly Gallimore Pierce
Trinity Baptist Church
Numa F. Reid Masonic Lodge
R Newlin Pierce
Luke A. Pierce
Rt. 1
Trinity
Everett
Carlene) Jones
Etta Cashatt
Donnie Luck
Asheboro
Cumby Mortuary
Cox Jack B. of Linwood Dies After Heart Attack
Jack Byron Cox 43 of Linwood died on arrival at Lexington Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. He worked as a security guard for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. and was a Linwood United Methodist Church member. Surviving family includes his mother, two sons, a daughter, three brothers, and a sister. Funeral at Linwood United Methodist Church at 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Jack Byron Cox
Linwood
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Linwood United Methodist Church
Davidson County
Mary Barber Cox
Joe Cox
Lee Cox
Rt. 1
Cathy Cox
Homer Lee Cox
Gathel Cox
Robert K. “Pete” Cox
Greenville
S.C
Margaret C. Kern
McGinnis 65 Dies in Greensboro Hospital
Herbert Leroy McGinnis age 65 died on arrival Monday at Moses Cone Hospital. A Gastonia native, he lived in Greensboro since 1952 and was a retired Carter Fabrics Corp. employee. Survivors include wife Cassie Mauney, son Bobby, daughter Gloria Hurdle, two brothers, three sisters, with services at Forbis & Dick Memorial Chapel Wednesday evening and home viewing tonight from 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Herbert Leroy McGinnis
Moses Cone Hospital
Rt. 12
Jennings Road
Gastonia
Carter Fabrics Corp
Eastside Baptist Church
Shelby
Cassie Mauney
Bobby L. McGinnis
Rt. 5
Gloria Hurdle
Elizabeth Cay
Dewitt D. McGinnis
Lexington
William J. McGinnis
Odessa Riddle
Louise Neal
High Point
Bernice Hornaday
Washington
Forbis & D.ck Memorial Chapel
Delbert B Overton of Asheboro Dies After Seizure
Delbert B Overton 53 of 22 E Pritchard St Asheboro died on arrival at Randolph Hospital Monday after a seizure and months of ill health. He was an employee at a local service station. Survivors include wife Blanche Fletcher Overton four daughters Phyllis Ruth Farlow Faye Carolyn Patsy Jean and Patricia Ann Overton all at home his father James B Overton Rt 5 four brothers Walter Clyde Lacy and Jesse and two sisters Effie Haddock and Minnie Hopkins. The body is at Ridge McDowell Funeral Home awaiting funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Delbert B. Overton
E. Pritchard St
Randolph Hospital
Blanche Fletcher Overton
Phyllis Ruth Farlow
Faye Carolyn
Patsy Jean
Patricia Ann Overton
James B. Overton
Rt. 5
Walter Overton
Lexington man Charlie Blake 77 dies after illness
Charlie Blake 77 of 506 Moore Drive dies at home after an illness. A retired house painter and Baptist, he is survived by his daughter Vera Samuels of Lexington, sons Roland and Kenneth Blake of Lexington, and brother Carl Blake of Troy. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel, with viewing tonight 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexngton
Charlie Blake
Moore Drive
Vera Samuels
Lexington
Roland
Kenneth Blake
Carl Blake
Troy
Piedmont Funeral Home
Funeral
Mrs Maxine McIntyre Dies At Home In Pleasant Garden
Mrs Maxine Delores McIntyre 46 of Rt 1 Pleasant Garden died Monday afternoon at her home. The body is at Cumby Mortuary with funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Delores McIntyre
Rt. 1
Pleasant Garden
Monay
Cumby Mortuary
Funeral services for Theo dore Eugene Coleman
Funeral services are set for Theo dore Eugene Coleman at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church with Rev. O F Bass officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Biblical Gardens. The body remains at Hairlip Funeral Home until one hour before the service. Survivors include wife Mable Coleman, daughter Theora Eugenia, son Theodore Anthony, parents Samuel and Mrs. Coleman, sister Hattie Mackey, brothers Samuel Coleman Jr J T Leonard Miler Lenardo Coleman, grandmother Mrs. Charlotte Hope, and a stepdaughter and two stepsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Eugene Coleman
Morgan Place
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
O. F. Bass
Carolina Biblical Gardens
Hairlip Funeral Home
Mable Coleman
New York City
Theora Eugenia
Theodore Anthony
Samuel Coleman
High Point
Hattie Mackey
Washington, D.C
Samuel Coleman Jr
J. T
Leonard Miler
Philadelphia
Lenardo Coleman
Charlotte Hope
James Hedrick, 78, Dies in Lexington Memorial Hospital
James Lee Hedrick of Rt. 6 dies Sunday in Lexington Memorial Hospital. Retired sawmill worker and farmer, Hedrick was a member of Hedrick's Grove United Church of Christ. He is survived by wife Anna Mae Eller Hedrick and brother David Hedrick. Funeral at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hedrick's Grove UCC. Body at Davidson Funeral Home with viewing tonight 7 to 9.
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Lexington
James Lee Hedrick
Rt. 6
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Hedrick
GTI Sets Courses for Meat Processing Safety Workshop
Guilford Technical Institute will conduct a Friday workshop for North Carolina meat processors led by Dr. Luther Medlin and the state Labor Department. The session covers federal OSHA standards, in plant inspections, and record keeping, with emphasis on the new law and high risk industries.
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Jamestown
Guilford
GTI
List-Taker To Assist With Taxes
Rural Jamestown residents will find a tax-list taker at Jamestown Town Hall on 14 dates in January and February, with Iva Mae Booker serving 8 am to 5 pm on listed days and additional hours on Feb 4. Other township coverage includes Colon H. Jordan in Deep River Oak Ridge and Raymond C. Edwards in Friendship Bruce townships, with locations and times specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Jamestown Town Hall
Jamestown Township
C. R. Brooks
Guilford County
Brooks
Iva Mae Booker
Rt. 7
Town Hall
Deep River Township
Colon H. Jordan
Rt. 1
High Point
Frazier’s
Deep River
Colfax
Jordan
Oak Ridge Township
Raymond C. Edwards
Rt. 9
Friendship Township
Western Auto Store
Raines Bi-Rite
Turpin'’s
Guilford Fire Station No
Bruce Township
Allotment Warehouse Approved in Davidson County
Davidson County commissioners vote to open a Thomasville food allotment warehouse under the federal program. The site would serve about 40 percent of 2,600 local recipients, cutting county costs from 545 to 275 weekly. Harvey Carpenter named to Davidson County Community College board. Dr George Highsmith resigns as Health Care Planning Council chair, naming Dr David Williams as successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Jerry M. Narror
N. C. Dept. of Agriculture
Raleigh
Lexington
Dec Sion
Davidson County
Narror
Davidson County Community College
George Highsmith
David Wiliams
Highsmith
Thomasville Community General Hospital
1971 North Carolina highway spending tops $166 million
The State Highway Commission reported 1971 contracts total $166.14 million, second only to 1970. Major work included I-85 and I-40 openings, a record $13.7 million contract on I-77 in Charlotte, and 2,803 miles surfaced or resurfaced amid rising maintenance costs and new federal environmental rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Highway Commission
U. S
Robert Scott
Charlotte
Child Blamed For Fire At Daniel Brooks Homes
A 9 year old child playing with matches was listed as the cause of a fire in a Daniel Brooks Homes apartment at 4 58 p m Monday. Firemen reported building and contents damage. Earlier a second call around 1130 p m Monday addressed a 2900 block English Road address where occupants mistook paint odor for gas.
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Daniel Brooks
English Road
Fire Ravages Asheboro Motor Co. Building
The Asheboro Motor Co. suffered a major blaze that destroyed at least six customer cars kept inside a one story structure on N Fayetteville Street near Randolph Hospital. Firemen arrived after 9:35 p m and battled the fire for hours with the clocked stopped at 9 35 p m Service manager Ingold drove three new cars through a display window to save them. The cause is under investigation and a prior two fires at the same building three months ago were believed deliberate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Asheboro Motor Co
Russell Ingold
Ingold
Three Thefts Reported In Auto Break-ins
Three thefts from automobiles were investigated by police on Monday. Evelyn Whitaker on N Centennial Street reported a missing tape player and 25 tapes from her car, with a door possibly opened by a wire and items worth 164 dollars. Howard Kearns on W Fairfield Road said a wheel and tire, valued at 65 dollars, were stolen from his truck, and Stanley Hare on S Elm Street reported a 75 dollar tape player theft from his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Whitaker
N. Centennial Street
Howard Kearns
W. Fairfield Road
Stanley Hare
S. Elm Street
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Willie Williams
Arthur Morris
Owens Infant Funeral
Luther Pierce
Nan
Lexington Ave
Ie Leif
CPI
Drs Seeciee Die
Faye Lingle Gibson
H. L. McGinnis
Delbert Overton
Maxine McIintyre
Theodore E. Coleman
James L. Hedrick
Concord
Durham
Henderson
Research Triangle
Emerald Isle
Bogue Sound
Fire Razes Motor
N. Fayetteville Street
Admiral Duplex
Yhee
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