Deaths and Funerals in High Point Area 1974
Obituaries from July 1974 list George Clemmons Meadows 70 of Maryfield Nursing Home died Monday at High Point Memorial Hospital born May 31, 1904 in West Virginia lived Welch, W. Va. until 1968 miner retired 1954. survivors include son Eldried Meadows and daughter Thelma Gibson with 11 grandchildren. service Wednesday 2 p.m. at Cumby Chapel Burial Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs J. T. Tyson Annis Leigh Smith Tyson 46 of 403 Lawndale Dr died Monday at High Point Memorial Hospital. survived by husband Joe Tyson two sons Larry and Joseph, daughter Ginger Tyson, sister Evelyn Garner and three brothers. service Wednesday 2 p.m. at Spring Hill United Methodist Church Burial in church cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home tonight 7–9. Mrs Martha Wilson Lexingon- Martha Koonts Tarlton Wilson 50 of 8 Westside Dr died Monday in Lexington native of Davidson County employed at Link-Taylor Corp survived by son John Wayne Tarlton two stepsons Norman Wilson Kannapolis and Arlen Wilson Baltimore, Md sister Mrs Raymond Davis Lexington two brothers Marion and Thurman Koonts Lexington and mother Mrs Sadie Koonts Lexington. funeral arrangements incomplete body at Davidson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clemmons Meadows
Maryfield
Route 3
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Meadows
West Virginia
Welch
W. Va
High Point
Eldried Meadows
Thelma Gibson
Muncie
Ind
Cumby Chapel
Worth R. Pugh
Oakwood Cemetery
Cumby
J. T. Tyson
Annis Leigh Smith Tyson
Lawndale Dr
Davidson County
William Arthur
Alice Griffin Smith
Spring Hill United Methodist Church
Joe T. Tyson
Larry Tyson
van Buren St
Joseph Tyson
Ginger Tyson
David C
Evelyn) Garner
W. Lexington Ave
W. Aaron Smith
Craven Rd
Percy E. Smith
Chestnut Dr
L. Elwood Smith
Clearwater
Kan
Joseph E. Green
B. B. Broadway
Chuck Garner
Harold C. Davis
Martha Wilson
Lexington
Martha Koonts Tarlton Wilson
Westside Dr
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Link-Taylor Corp
John Wayne Tarlton
Norman Wilson
Kannapolis
Arlen Wilson
Baltimore
Raymond Davis
Marion
Thurman Koonts
Sadie
W. A. Chaney
Reidsville
Erma Faircloth Chaney
Westwood
Duke Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
William A. Chaney
E. A. Casson
Easton
N.J
W.B. Trent
Raleigh
Terry R. Garner
Daytona Beach
Fla
William A. Chaney Jr
C. Harvey
Fayetteville
Oris C
Odie) Harvey
Country Club
Leola Atkins Harvey
Anne Harvey Ashley
Oris Clayton Harvey Jr
Greensboro
Edward Robbins
Clyde C. Harvey
Randleman
Carl W. Harvey
Lawrence Harvey
Jamestown
Ernest L. Harvey
Hay Street United Methodist Church
Vernon Tyson
Crosscreek Cemetery
Rogers and Breece Funeral Home
Asheboro
Edgar Jonathan Woodley Jr
Luck
Archdale
Lucille Woodley
Walker W. Derr
Vysta W. Rempson
Irene W., Poole
Jackson Springs
Eunice Woodley
Jewel W. Walker
Charlotte
J. Lamar Woodley
Roger Helmstetler
Phyllis Skaggs
Thomasville
Pugh Funeral Home
Wilkes McCauley
Oaklawn
W. W. Rempson
S. Parks St
W. Stevenson
Woodrow W. Stevenson
Pineywood Rd
C. Green and Sons
Edgar L. Christy
Parks C. Harris
Holly Hill
John B. Kay
Howard St
Miss Carroll Dies At 19
Susan Jeanette Carroll 19 of 911 Kingston St died at 9 05 p m in Duke Hospital after two days there following four years of declining health and six months of serious illness She was born July 12 1954 in Greensboro daughter of Hilbert M and Hazel Lewis Carroll A 1972 High Point Central graduate she attended Peace College 1973 on a music scholarship and held the Paderewski Gold Medal Award 1971 She was pianist for the Centralaires and First Wesleyan Church pianist for Junior Church Surviving: parents and sister Christie Lewis Carroll Funeral at First Wesleyan Church with entombment in Oakwood Memorial Park Mausoleum The body at Sechrest Funeral Home 30 minutes before service Family at home 7 9 Memorials to Susan Carroll Memorial Fund at First Wesleyan Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Jeanette Carroll
Kingston St
Duke Hospital
Miss Carroll
Greensboro
Hilbert M
Hazel Lewis Carroll
High Point
High Point Central High School
Peace College
American Federation of Musicians Guild
Centralaires
Central High
First Wesleyan Church
H. M. Carroll
Christie Lewis Carroll
J. A. Grout
Clyde A. Parker Jr
Oakwood Memorial Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
Susan Carroll
Gantt Funeral Set Wednesday
Mrs. Pearl Mam Gantt 88 widow of E B Gantt died Monday at Community General Hospital after years of declining health. A Newton native, she lived in Thomasville since 1903 and belonged to First Baptist Church and local auxiliaries. The service is Wednesday at 2 p.m. at J C Green & Sons Chapel with burial at Calvary United Church of Christ Cemetery. Memorials to First Baptist Church.
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Shomasville
Pearl
Mam) Thompson Gantt
E. B. Gantt
Carmall St
Community General Hospital
Newton
Jacob and
Theodocia Goodson Thompson
Thomasville
First Bapist Church
Fedelis
Maureen Perryman
American Legion Auxiliary
Gantt
J. H
Blanche) Godfrey
Boyce W. Gantt
Cloninger St
Burton Gantt
E. Holly Hill Rd
J.C. Green & Sons
Joseph P. Hester
van Brinkley
Calvary United Church of Christ
First Baptist Church
Obituaries From Archdale And Thomasville Region
E J Woodley of Archdale dies after short illness at High Point Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Lucille, siblings, stepchildren, funeral set at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Oaklawn. Blanche Pearce Millikan of Sophia dies aged 83 after declining health. survivors listed. services at Marlboro Friends Meeting. Woodrow W Stevenson of 20 Pineywood Rd Thomasville dies of heart attack. services at Green and Sons Chapel with burial at Holly Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Millikan Randleman
Blanche Pearce Millikan
Rt. 2
Sophia
Death Claims Mrs Thurman at 73 in Maryfield Nursing Home
Mrs. Rose Moran Thurman 73 of 505 Hayworth Circle died at 1 15 am in Maryfield Nursing Home after weeks of hospitalization. Born December 1 1900 in Jett Kentucky she was wife of J Royster Thurman Jr married May 30 1923 and lived in High Point since 1928. She volunteered at Maryfield and Hospital Guild and belonged to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Survived by husband two sons Maj General J R Thurman II and Col M R Thurman a sister Miss Genevieve Moran. Funeral Thursday at the Immaculate Heart church with burial at Park Cemetery. Rosary 8 30 pm Wednesday at Sechrest Chapel. Memorials to be made to charity rather than the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Moran
Thurman
Hayworth Circle
Maryfield
Jett
John A
Rose Fennie Moran
Augusta
Genevieve Moran
Lexington
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
Arthur Duncan
Oakwood Memorial Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
Sechrest Chapel
Maryfield Nursing Home
Youth crime spree hits Purcell Supply and nearby sites
Police report multiple break ins and thefts across the area. Copper piping stolen from Purcell Supply Co after a rear door lock was forced open. Building materials worth about 390 dollars taken from a C. A. Brown Inc. site on Dorothy Street. Additional losses include 85 dollars from Neal's Auto Service, a chainsaw and gear from James A. Thomas's garage, an air wrench and change from F&W Truck Service, and a purse stolen from Ann Elizabeth Saleeby. Several bicycles were reported stolen and Triangle Billiards sustained 50 dollars in damage from a broken door glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purcell Supply Co
W. Green Drive
C. A. Brown Inc
Beaucrest Avenue
Dorothy Street
Neal
James A. Thomas
Florham Avenue
F&w
W. Linden
Ann Elizabeth Saleeby
Arbor Drive
Arbor Drive. Ms. Saleeby
Commerce Avenue
Elder Coleman
E. Commerce Avenue
Gary A. Stevenson
Barker Street
Tony Billings
Welch Drive
Jimmy Odell King
van Buren
Triangle Billiards
N. Wrenn Street
Archdale-Trinity Lions Club Names Lion of the Year
Archdale-Trinity Lions Club named Phil Plummer Lion of the Year for chairing the broom sales over three years. Plummer, VP of the local Lions and assistant manager at General Auto Finance Co., received the plaque from Rev. Isaac Harris, pastor at Archdale Friends Meeting. Trinity Senior High football coach Paul Barnes spoke on building a successful athletic program across football and other sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wrenn
Archdale
Philmore Plummer
Archdale-Trinity Lions Club
Plummer
Isaac Harris
Lions Club
Archdale Friends Meeting
General Auto Finance Co
High Point
Barnes
Trinity
Thomasville City Moves to Condemn 15 Dilapidated Homes
City council members, after an inspection, ordered 15 dilapidated dwellings condemned or repaired, targeting substandard housing. Owners face demolition or 30 to 90 day repair deadlines as the council advances plans to curb slum housing a broader effort alongside a prior occupancy ordinance and a taxi fare increase. A public hearing on Highway 185 location was also slated for residents of Fair Grove Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Dept. of Inspections
Bobby Hall
Council For Action
Turner St
Ivy Carr
Myrtle St
B. W. Hooper
Kern S&st
Charlie Simmons
Forsyth St
Franklin Gill
E. Guilford St
Sallie Everhart Estate
Broad St
Ola Bullins
Pride Brooks
Lincoln St
John H. Brinkley
Leonard St
Albert Beck
Dogwood Rd
Robert Cox
John Mabe
College St
Charles Embler
Ken Huffmann
Transportation Committee
Disturbed graves probed at old Davis church plot
Randolph County deputies probe vandalism at a 100 year old Asheboro graveyard off Pineview Street. Jail trustees opened one grave finding a broken clay pot and four brass objects, likely hinges or handles, with a family marker and a Civil War era headstone nearby. A court order allowed the first excavation. a second grave will be opened later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph County
Pineview Street
USA
Lloyd Brown
Davis
Brown
City to act on long-pending case of unsafe wiring
Chair City officials move toward action after two months on a case where a contractor allegedly wired an air conditioner to the hot water heater circuit. Electrical code requires separate circuits for two large appliances if inspected, Link notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Link
Downtown private sector aims to lure workers to city
Council members Rachael Gray and Frank Wood join Phillips on a city private sector group. Robert Gruenberg leads a subcommittee to attract white collar workers to downtown, with Ed Mendenhall, Fred Alexander, and ex officio members Clapp Harold Cheek Clarence Keever and Bill McGuinn from the Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Rachael Gray
Frank Wood
Robert Gruenberg
Southern Furniture Market Center
Ed Mendenhall
Fred Alexander
Clapp
Harold Cheek
Clarence Keever
Bill McGuinn
Chamber
Gruenberg
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High Point Enterprise
G. C. Meadows
Bessie. Hardee
Bessie Monroe Hardee
Seventh Avenue Church
George C. Meadows
SG Eh
Lexington Ave
Morne
National
NSH
Bernice Bales
Frank Thorne Amos
Closet Crunch
Ny Box Storage
E. J. Woodley
South Plainsfield Friends Meeting Church
Colbert Beeson
Wilford Davis
Bill Hill
William White
Rt. 3
Edward Davis
D. 8. Davis
Rt. 1
Joseph Ridge
Watson Millikan
Azel Millikan
Marlboro
Mr. Stevenson
Mrs. Thurman
A-T Lions Club
Harold Smith
Dan Hutchinson
Central Davidson
Pitta
R. W. Hughes
Randolph Graves
Chair City
Haizlip. Funeral. Home, Inc
Fourth Street
Church Street
Ortall
Harold C. Davis Peae
Blowers North Main
Farriss Avenue
PFD
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