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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1957
Page
13
Funeral services for Captain David Paul Hobby will be held Thursday at 4 PM in Sechrest Chapel. Interment in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Hobby, a pilot for Alleghany Airlines and former High Point resident, was killed in an automobile accident near Newark and Mansfield New Jersey early Monday.
Mrs Walter W Rowe wife of Zion Reformed Church pastor emeritus died two days ago in a Lenoir hospital Funeral services set for Zion Church at 2 20 p m today The obituary notes her active role in church work and United Daughters of the Confederacy She was a direct descendant of General Robert E Lee born October 26 1875 in Thomasville Survived by two daughters Mrs Adrian E Witherspoon of Hickory and Kathryn Rowe and son Whiteford W Rowe
Funeral services were held in Lenoir for Dr E P Crawford 77 former state representative and longtime pharmacist who operated stores in High Point Bir ington Mocksville and Lenoir. Burial followed at Caldwell Memorial Park. Surviving are two sons Frank Connell and Jeane B Crawford two daughters Mrs J B Eller and Mrs John Backer three brothers and other relatives.
Mrs Florence Whitaker is a patient at High Point Memorial Hospital and her visitor, Mrs Margaret Posey of Washington DC, plus family guests, attend. Elder J Foster of Philadelphia will preach at Lone Holiness Church Thursday at 730 PM. Turners Chapel AME Church will sponsor a picnic at Kearns Lake Trinity Friday at 8. American Legion Post 196 meets at the YMCA tonight at 8. Mrs Rubye Johnson hosts visitors Mr Curtis Ritter of NYC and others at her home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Camp Sprinkle were held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock by Dr H G Allen and the Rev Robert G Tuttle. Interment was in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Edgar Snider Taylor M Simpson Scott Parker John Clinard Jesse Washburn and Owen Reese. Mrs Sprinkle, wife of Thomas W Sprinkle of 508 Hillcest Dr, died Monday at 5 25 AM after a lengthy illness.
The brother of three High Point residents died this morning at his home in Charlotte. Born April 1, 1902, he worked 31 years for Duke Power Co. Survived by wife Beulah Ridenhour Snotherly, three brothers E V Snotherly and J W Snotherly of High Point and M L Snotherly of Albemarle, and one sister D P Whitley of High Point. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Douglas and Sing Funeral Lane. Interment St John’s Lutheran.
High Point Optimists met at the Rainbow Supper Club where Professor Edwards from Harris Music Co. of Greensboro gave a talk on music tones and organ imitation. Will Hunter announced Dr. L. G. Harrison will lead District 18 Club Service Committee. Optimists will send Hunter, Bill Petree, Charles Sears, and Dr. Base to the district meeting in Wilmington.
Charles Hal ey Hennis 54, owner of Hennis Fishing Lake and resident of Route 3 Greensboro, died Sunday evening at 7 40 in High Point Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 PM at Vickery Methodist Church with Rev Herman Beck officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Thomas Shelton H C Venable E M Venable Jr W L Venable W J Hennis and J D Joyce.
Mrs. Bessie Woodhouse Gibson widow of W H Gibson died at High Point Memorial Hospital Tuesday afternoon at 5 o clock after extended illness. Born October 26 1878 in Yadkin County she lived in High Point at 105 Oakwood Court and was a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are four step children two brothers and two Gibson relatives. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Yow's Funeral Home Chapel with Dr J E Rawlinson officiating.
Winners at the Thomasville Duplicate League at the Civic Center were named. In North-South, first went to Mrs R M Cooks ey and Mrs R C Rapp. second to Dr Jack Noblitt and J D Foust. In East-West, first were Mr and Mrs Coleman Westmoreland. second to Mrs Charles Lambeth Jr and Mrs Lee Hannah.
Graveside services were held for Miss Essie Winston Hicks 79 who died Tuesday night. She lived in High Point with her late brother Fred R Hicks for years. Survivors include niece Adele Hicks and nephew Fred Robert Hicks.
Brenda Faye Boyles died this morning at 6 o clock in High Point Memorial Hospital at two days old. Survived by her parents of 1300 Carolina Ave a twin sister Lin da Kaye Boyles and grandparents Mr and Mrs David B Boyles and Mr and Mrs Julius Haley all of High Point. Burial followed at Floral Garden Park Cemetery with Rev J E Rawlison officiating.
Mrs. Pearl Zimmerman Byerly 65 of Route 4 Lexington died at 11 20 am yesterday at Lexington Memorial Surviving husband W P Byerly six children Mrs Odell Freedie Mrs Clifford Freedie Mrs R J Hege Mrs Ernest Hanes Mrs Odell Everhart and Mrs Glenn Freedle of Route 4 two brothers Fred and Wiley Zimmerman Route 4 Lexington a sister Mrs L W Delapp Route 4 Lexington 24 grandchildren and two great grandchildren
Eight members of the Hasty Lions Club travel to Mount Pleasant for the installation of Michael Polk as governor of Lions district 31-E. Polk, a Mount Pleasant member, succeeds Roy Christenbury of Concord and will be installed by Jack Stickley of Charlotte, district international past president.
Uncle Sam sent a bill to druggist J A Monroe in Charlotte North Carolina the demand is for one cent the amount the government says he still owes on his income tax Monroe says he will pay it without any fuss.
Thomasville notices synchronized swimming classes beginning Saturday at 10 am in Memorial Park. Recreation Director J. D it announced the weekly sessions will continue indefinitely and are open to all girls who qualify as swimmers or advanced swimmers. The article also notes a separate historical fact about the first railroad tracks in England dating to 1602.
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