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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1960
Page
10
Funeral services for George Edward Wertz 59 in Thomasville and Walter Keeth Saunders Sr. 56 in Thomasville were held with local pastors officiating. Carol Beeching 3 died in Rochester Minnesota. services set in Raleigh. Cora Lomax Burrow 64 to be buried Asheboro. Clara Maud Hilton White 73 dies. funeral at Unity Methodist Church with multiple local officials attending. Burial in City Cemetery. memorials to Unity Church Building Fund.
Mrs Carrie Mae Pittman Bradley 77 widow of Bennie Bradley and longtime High Point resident died at her home on Old Thom asville Road Route 5 at 10 15 a m after a stroke following an extended illness Born October 16 1882 in Edgecombe County she moved to High Point in 1927 Surviving are five daughters three sons two sisters three brothers and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services are set for 2 p m tomorrow at J C Green Sons Chapel with Rev H E Benfield of Pilot View Baptist Church officiating Burial will be at Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery The family will receive visitors at the funeral home before services.
Sidney Lee Shoaf 70 Route 4 Lexington died Tuesday night in a Black Mountain hospital after a heart attack. He had chronic leukemia. Born in Davidson County, he is survived by two sons Grady and Glenn Shoaf Route 4 Lexington three daughters Mrs S F Mize Columbus Ga Mrs Tel mous Yountz Route 2 Clemmon and Mrs Bill Parks Lexington one brother Robert Shoaf Route 4 Lexington nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were to be held today at 2 pm at Friendship Methodist Church by Rev Dwight Masburn and Rev W T Forbis with burial in the church cemetery.
William Howard Everhart 53 of Route 8 Lexington died Tuesday night at Lexington Memorial Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a WWII veteran and custodian at Welcome School, survived by wife Agnes Parrish Everhart and children Dale Eads Robert Regan Gale and Wayne, plus siblings and grandchildren. Funeral 3:30 p.m. at Bethesda Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Denny Clay Williams 83 of Gravette Arkansas died at home after a long illness. A Randolph County native he lived in Arkansas 29 years. Survived by four sons and five daughters, two brothers, one sister. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday at High Pine Wesleyan Church Randolph County burial pending.
William Lindsey McCollum, 72, died yesterday at his daughter’s home in Asheboro. Survived by his daughter Mrs. Frank Leach of Asheboro, three other daughters, a son and ten grandchildren. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at Star Baptist Church with ministers officiating. burial in Leach Cemetery.
Teresa Lynn Whitten seven month old daughter of James L and Betty Phillips Whitten died in High Point Memorial Hospital at 5 p m yesterday Born June 2 1959 in Tampa Florida she had been ill since birth Surviving parents Mr and Mrs James L Whitten 3604 South Main Street maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Frei A Phillips 3604 South Main paternal grandparents Claude B Whitten Durham and Alma Whitten Chattanooga Tenn maternal great grandmother Mrs Delta Stevison Cleveland Tenn Funeral at 2 30 p m tomorrow at Church of God of Prophecy Ward Street Rev Alvin K Brantley will officiate Burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery Body to be removed to home at 2 p m today
Mrs. Grover C. Corriher, 70, of Route 2, New London died yesterday at a local hospital. Surviving are her husband, five sons, three daughters, three sisters and several sons in law. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Antioch Baptist Church with multiple pastors officiating. burial will follow in the church cemetery.
S A Hatley, 92, of Albemarle died yesterday at 5 30 p m at his daughter Vera Hills home in Albemarle. He leaves six daughters including Pearl Efird Ethel Carpenter and Vera Hill of Albemarle and two sons W C Hatley of Denton and J G Hatley of Asheboro. Also surviving are a brother N L Hatley of Greensboro and a sister Mrs Mittie V Cross of High Point. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 4 p m at Andersons Grove Baptist Church with Rev W H Steghner assisted by Rev Thomas Flow and Rev Troy Sherrin. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Bottoms-Fiske and the Teamsters met for the ninth time at the Sheraton in Charlotte but failed to resolve the rehiring dispute. Congdon said strikers will not be rehired while new workers fill positions, and no contract will be negotiated without blanket rehiring. About 98 Teamsters are on strike at nine Bottoms-Fiske terminals in NC and VA. talks were mediated by the Federal Mediation Service.
The annual meeting date is moved to Monday February 1 from January 18. British playwright Noel Coward was born in 1899 and wrote Private Lives and Design for Living among his best known stage comedies.
Miss Lois Cordelia Sloop 68 of Route 1 Mount Ulla died yesterday at Rowan Memorial Hospital Salisbury native of Rowan County Surviving five sisters E S Miller Aberdeen O C Harrison High Point Howard Knox Cleveland Jay Shoaf St Petersburg Isabel Sloop Route 1 Mount Ulla and one brother J B Sloop Route 1 Mount Ulla Funeral services were to be held at Thyatira Presbyterian Church at 3 p m today with burial in the church cemetery.
William Trest Brown of Ramseur died yesterday in an Asheboro hospital after two years with a Greensboro bakery. Survived by his wife Eloise Brady Brown two daughters Marta Gray and Lisa Dale Brown a son Rodger Brown his parents Mr and Mrs Way lanet Brown of Ramseur one brother Raymond Brown of Ramseur and four sisters Mrs William H. Welch of Asheboro Mrs Gilbert Weant of High Point Mrs Albert Smith and Mrs Ray Kirkman of Ramseur.
Tomorrow at Ramseur Christian Church funeral rites conducted by Rev. Garland Bennett and Rev. Linwood Hubbard. Burial to follow at Sunset Knoll Cemetery.
THOMASVILLE John Rt. Perry executive vice president of Peoples Savings and Loan Assn held a shareholders meeting noting last year’s gains the largest in 50 years. Assets topped one million dollars with reserves rising to 965 505 profits to savers 282 115 51. All officers reelected a new office created John H Perry Jr named assistant secretary and Joan officer. Newealand was discovered in 1642 by Abel Janszoon Tasman the Dutch explorer.
Piedmont Toastmasters will hold club speech contests on February 2 and 9 to prepare for the area speech competition. Winners advance to the area meet and then to a nationwide contest.
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