Deaths and Funerals in Thomasville and Area
Obituaries list William Hepler, 78, of Route 3 in Thomasville died at High Point Memorial Hospital. Reba Beeson, 58, of Rt 1 Kernersville, died at NC Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem. Odell Lanning, 69, of Lexington died at Haven Nursing Center. Cora Ann Holcomb Chappell, 82, of Rt 3 High Point died at Community General Hospital. Benjamin Jack Bowman, 73, of Route 5 Lexington died at Knollwood Hall Nursing Home. Willie Lacy, 72, of 603 Ashburn St High Point died at High Point Memorial. Howard Steele, 62, of 809 Ray St Thomasville died at Hospital. Hubbert Forrest, 72, of Route 5 Lexington died at Lexington Memorial. Essie Freeman, 86, of Rt 7 Goodwill community died at Greenhaven Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements and burial details accompany each listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bowman
Lexington
Benjamin Jack Bowman
Route 5
Knollwood Hall
Winston-Salem
Dacotah Mills
Tyro Baptist Church
Jimmy Walser
Rt. 5
Jackie Franklin Bowman
Rt. 15
Dalton Coleman
Powhatan
W. Va
Lillie Hatfield
Portsmouth
Clint Skeens
Lottie Lawrence
Mayberry
Piedmont Funeral Home
Obituaries From Thomasville And Lexington Add Losses
John Coleman Ayers 79 of 700 Burgin St died at home. Ita Evans Petree 81 of Davidson Nursing Center died there. Anna Tate Eller 87 of Route 12 died at Buena Vista Nursing Home. Gravesides and funerals set at Holly Hill Cemetery and Midway United Methodist Church with local family notice.
Davis Funeral Set Saturday
J Frank Davis 69 of 1415 Grantham Drive died Thursday at Duke Hospital Durham after long illness. He born Albemarle Nov 30 1907, resident of High Point since 1944, former president of Davis Pruitt Co Chrysler Plymouth dealer, Rolls Royce rep for Lyles Chevrolet Co until 1974. He served in Civil Air Patrol WWII, Mason, York Rite, Oasis Shrine, Crestwood Presbyterian Church elder. Funeral 11 a m Saturday at Sechrest Chapel, burial Floral Garden Park. Memorials to Crestwood Presbyterian or American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Davis
Grantham Drive
Duke Hospital
Durham
Mr. Davis
Albemarle
John Pleasant Davis
Lillie Rives
High Point
Davis- Pruitt Co
Chrysler- Plymoth
Linnie Smith
Rolls-Royce
Lyles Chevrolet Co
Civil Air Patrol
York Rite
Piedmont Lodge 681
Crestwood Presbyterian Church
Linnie S. Davis
W. T. Bradford
Charlotte
Frank Davis
Atlanta, Ga
Alton Ballard
Beulah Davis
Lincolnton
Dewey W. Davis
Sechrest Chapel
C. Randolph Terrell
Robinson Funeral Home
Appomattox
Evergreen Cemetery
Death Claims Mrs. White 91 Resident of High Point
Mrs. Ritha White known as Big Mama, 91, of 319 A Henley Street died Thursday morning after years of illness and a three week hospitalization. Born in Chester South Carolina she lived in High Point over 50 years and was a member of St Stephen AME Zion Church. Survived by daughter Marie Simpson of East Orange New Jersey, 12 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Funeral 1 pm Sunday at St Stephen AME Zion Church Rev G Ray Coleman. Burial Greenhill Cemetery. Body at Hairlip Funeral Home with family visits Saturday 7 to 8.
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Thomasville
William
Will) Hepler
Route 3
High Point Memorial Hospital
Ane
Randolph County
Ambrose Efrid
Mary Lou Elder Hepler
Pleasant Hill
Graham
George Efrid (Cephas) Hepler
Unity Street
Charles Edgar Hepler
Raleigh Road
Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church
Artis Payne
Siler Funeral Home
Ambrose Hepler
Light Road
Clarence Beeson
Kernersville
Reba Irene Whicker Beeson
Rt. 1
Oak Ridge
N.C. Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Goodwill Baptist Church
Rita Beeson
Alma Murray
Clara Dwiggins
Beulah Smith
Winston- Salem
Cora Ann Holcomb Chappell
Rt. 3
High Point
Dallas Chappell
Community General Hospital
Yadkin County
Thomas and
Lucinda Wilkins Chappell
Davidson County
Swaim’s Baptist Church
Elkin
Mary Belle Money
Reuben C. Holcomb
Jonesville
J. C. Green and Sons
T. C. Vaughn
Swaim's Baptist Church
Willie Lacy
Ashburn St
High Point Memorial
Mr. Lacy
Bladenboro
Benjamin
Catherine Lacy
Civic Southern Corp
Turner's Chapel Ame Zion Church
Naomie Lacy
Coretta Shipman
Eula M. Brown
Bernadine McNeill
New York
N.Y
Carline Dinkins
Patterson, N.J
Livingston Lacy
Patterson
N.J
Addie Lacy
Addie Ponce
Bronx
Vera Campbell
Emma Gearld
Clayton
Frank
George Edward
Charlie D. Lacy
Fred Lacy
Philadelphia
Piney Grove Ame Zion Church
Clarkton
Community
Haizlip Funeral
People’s Funeral Home
Whiteville
Haizlip Funeral Home
Howard Steele
Ray St
Mr. Steele
Mecklenburg County
Isom
Carrie Steele
John H. Brinkley Construction Co
Bessie Carson
Charlotte
Howard Lee
Judy Holt Curtis
Andrea Johnson
Thomas Haizlip
Oscar B. Cook
City Cemetery
H. L. Forrest
Lexington
Hubbert Lewis Forrest Sr
Route 5
Lexington Memorial Hospital
North Carolina
Beulah Myers
Mocksville
Ruth Hill
Alma Owens
P. W. Forrest
Rt. 5
B. Reid Forrest
James A. Forrest
Linwood
No Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Davie County
Eugene Bennett
Bill Barnhart
Troy Clement
John Coleman Ayers
Burgin St
Franklin County
Joseph Randall
Annie Jordan Ayers
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Kenneth Hill
Lee Coker
Carolina Ave
Mitchell Ayers
Lavonia
Holly Hill
Bobby Martin
Ita Evans Petree
Davidson Nursing Center
Mr. Petree
Rural Hall
Soloman
Jelina Shore Petree
M & C Panel Co
Calvary United Church of Christ
Ethel Black Petree
Lois Burr
Black Ave
Frank Snider
Calvary United Church of
Rist
S. R. Eller
Anna Tate Eller
Route 12
Buena Vista Nursing Home
Davidson
Css
Robert
Mattie Miller Tate
Midway United Methodist Church
Samuel R. Eller
Bradley Tysinger
Carl P. Swicegood
Robert Eller
John Eller
Rt. 2
Ray Honbaier
Salisbury
Armstead Tate
Marvin Tate
Paul Starnes
Paul Monroe
Davidson Funeral Home
Ritha
Big Mama) White
Henley St
St. Stephen Ame Zion Church
G. Ray Coleman
Greenhill Cemetery
Hairlip Funeral Home
Hunt names Cozort as legal counsel in governor’s office
Raleigh AP Gov Jim Hunt fills final personal staff slot selecting Jack L. Cozort 27 an associate attorney general to serve as legal counsel in the governor’s office He is a Burke County native and will assume duties Monday.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Jack L. Cozort
Mini Mall Plans Revived To Beautify Downtown
A downtown beautification initiative known as Mini-Mall hopes to attract people to Broad Street. City leaders stress the project should benefit local businesses, with one official noting any design that fails to help Broad Street merchants would be flawed. The group opened the conference by recounting its appeal to the city.
High Point Faces Ice Storm Disruptions and City Revitalization Plans
Ice glaze and freezing rain shut streets and sidewalks in High Point. Seven Thomasville accidents reported. utilities and power lines compromised by fallen poles. City funds plan seeks 845600 dollars for Main Street improvements while downtown owners cover half the engineering costs. Heating costs rise 65 percent due to cold weather despite conservation efforts.
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Thomasville
High Point
Main Street
Church
Russell Streets
Gruenberg
Southern Oil Co
North Carolina
Hunter Oil Co
Southern
Ilderton
Lee Hodorowski
Hodorowski
Frozen Pipes Trigger Three Fire Alarms In City
Firefighters responded to three alarms on Thursday two for frozen sprinkler system pipes and one for an overheated residential gas furnace at 2300 block Waynick Street. No fire damage reported. Alarms came in at 10:15 p.m 12:09 p.m and 3:45 p.m with mechanical false alarms.
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Waynick Street
Code R Tells Of Island Troubles On CBS
CBS premieres Code R a seagoing rescue series aimed at youths set on a fictional California island. Ed Self creator says the show mirrors Emergency! with one man operations and no backup as captain narrates risky rescues.
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Jerry Buck
Los Angeles
CBS
NBC
Ed Self
Self
Catalina Island
California
Sheriff's
Coast Guard
William Self
20Th Century-Fox
Channel Converter Program Schedules From TV Stations
Network addresses for questions or tickets are listed for readers with schedules. Locations include ABE 1330 Ave of Americas New York NY 10019 BS-$1 West S2nd Street New York NY 10019 and NBC 50 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 10020 for inquiries.
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ABE
Ave
Americas
New York
S2nd Street
NBC
Rockefeller Plaza
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High Point Enterprise
Hepler
Odell
Lloyd Hunt
Rt. 8
Jack Trantham
Rt. 7
Leland Lanning
Wayne Sechrist
Lexington City Cemetery
Funeral
Lions Club
Essie Freeman
Essie Lee Mitchell Freeman
Goodwill Community
Greenhaven
Greensboro
Virginia
Louise Haizlip
Ardenia Nicks
Johnny Freeman Jr
Woodrow Linville
Cora Linville
Walnut Cove
Mary Williams
Rufus Mitchell
Burlington
Abe Mitchell
Belews Creek
Lain Funeral Home
Wayne Haynes
Robert Hunter
Goodwill Baptist Church Cemetery
J.C. Ayers
E. Petree
Davis
North Main
Farriss Avenue
Harold C. Davis
Preferred Funeral Directors Internatic
Tnut DR
Trindale RD
Archdale
Robert H. Lewis
Cumby
Chestnut Drive
Elizabeth May Mitchell
Wesleyan Church
The
Order of the Golden Rule
E. Lexington Ave
Henry N. Cooper
Forrest Lawn
Norfolk
Gary Dennis Williams
Sechrest
Ham
Mrs. White
Orrell’s Funeral Home
Liberty Road
Burke County
United American Insurance Company Insurance Assoc P.O
N.C
Church of Jesus
Mendenhall Rd
W. Fairfield
High Point, N.C
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