Deaths and Funerals Wide-Area Obituary Notes
A series of death notices from High Point to Lexington lists Herman Early Parrish 84 of 1323 Sherman Road died at High Point Memorial Hospital after two years of illness. Surviving family includes wife Ethel, three sons Howard Charles Harry, two daughters, a stepson, sister and 17 grandchildren. Funeral at Harold C. Davis Funeral Chapel with burial at Floral Garden Park. Additional notices cover Conie Spivey Briles 84 of Rt. 3 Randleman, Anna Maria Ferguson 4 of Route 5, Charlie Graves 79 of Sophia, Ronnie Wayne Beam 22 of Rt. 4 Thomasville, R. Reid Mendenhall Sr. 83 of Route 5, Edgar R. Weaver 77 of Lexington, John J. Hill 6 of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Tony Eugene Myers 32 of Rt. 3 Asheboro with details on services and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Early Parrish
Sherman Road
High Point Memorial Hospital
Ethel Parrish
Howard
Charles
Harry Parrish
Richmond, Va
Algie Hart
Richmond
Cecil Moore
Jacksonville Beach
Fla
Ernest Page
High Point
Bessie Parrish
Anna
Maria Ferguson
Route 5
N.C. Baptist Hospital
Winston- Salem
Jackie Dean
Shirley Fields Ferguson
Kingsport
Tenn
Gospel Light Baptist Church
Walkertown
Timothy Wayne
Michael DeWayne Ferguson
Clara Fields
Raymond Fields
White Ford
Ollie Ferguson
Sarah B. Fields
Delta
Sechrest Funeral Home
Robert E. Roberson
Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery
Ronnie Beam
Thomasville
Ronnie Wayne Beam
Rt. 4
High Rock Lake
J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home
Noah Frye
Holly Hill Cemetery
County
Robert Elwood
Josephine Barker Mendenhall
Mendenhall Auction Co
Springfield Friends Meeting
Brotherhood
Trinity School
N.C. Appaloosa Horse Assn
Verna Stone Mendenhall
Claude Thayer
Robert Reid Mendenhall Jr
Forrest A. Mendenhall
Springfield
Edgar R. Weaver
Lexington
Edgar Ray Weaver
S. Ford St
Rowan Memorial Hospital
Salisbury
Erlanger Mills
Shiloh United Methodist Church
Bettie Ward Weaver
E.R. Weaver
Joe A. Hunt Sr
Osca H. Weaver
Joe Weaver
Bertha Mi
Anne Baird Hill
St. Petersburg
L. Daryl McGuire
Ann Louise Hill
Betty Carolyn Misner
John J. Hill Jr
Robert Michael Hill
David Charles Hill
Ned Baldwin
Tampa
Fila
T.E. Myers
Tony Eugene Myers
Rt. 3
Asheboro
N.C. Memorial Hospital
Chapel Hill
Davidson County
Trans World Radio
Sheets Memorial Baptist Church
Gwen Crawford Myers
Jeff
Stephen Myers
Lisa Myers
Dorothy Myers
Ellis Myers
Bob Myers
Fort Worth
Tex
Joe Myers
Winston-Salem
Tony Medlin
Wingate
J.W. Myers
M.L. Walters
Jack Morris
Forest Hill Memorial Park
Davidson Funeral Home
Cooking Grease Ignites Blaze At Jean and Joans Barbecue
Firefighters contained a grease fire at Jean and Joans Barbecue on Street about 6 48 am. Extensive damage reported. City crews also battled multiple weekend blazes including an AC line fire on Leonard Avenue and a gas ignition on I 85 near S Main Street.
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Jean and
Joan
Leonard Avenue
S. Main Street
Edgedale Drive
Aluminum scarecrows win county pageant in North Carolina
In Lewisville North Carolina 46 contestants entered a nontraditional pageant made of aluminum scarecrows created by 4-H clubs for a RJR Archer sponsored publicity stunt. The event celebrated American agriculture with a quirky field display as the highlight of a sunny weekend. Funeral services are set for St Jude Catholic Church in St Petersburg Florida for a relative, with burial at Memorial Cemetery.
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Lewisville
N.C
RJR Archer, Inc
R.J. Reynolds
St. Jude's Catholic Church
St. Petersburg
Fla
Baird Funeral Home
Memorial Cemetery
Groucho Marx May Be Released From Hospital This Week
Comedian Groucho Marx hospitalized for nearly a month with a mild form of pneumonia may go home this week. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center spokesman reports progress and potential discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Groucho Marx
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
District Governor Smith Named Lion of the Year at High Point Club
District Governor Robert I. Smith received the High Point Lions Club Lion of the Year award in a Top of the Mart ceremony. He also served as installing officer and inducted Harry Hauser as president and a slate including William Hollar Roy Webster Robert Benton as vice presidents, Charles Gueth as secretary Eugene Horney as treasurer Robert Cook as Lion tamer Horace Stephens as tail twister J O Blevins as bulletin editor and Dan Kneuppel as chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert I. Smith
High Point Lion’s Club
Smith
Harry Hauser
William Hollar
Roy Webster
Robert Benton
Charles Gueth
Eugene Horney
Robert Cook
Horace Stephens
J. O. Blevins
Bulletin
Dan Kneuppel
Council Plans Discussion of Land Use
Thomasville city council in regular session will hold a public hearing on the land use plan. The council is expected to accept two state grants for improvements at the municipal wastewater treatment plant. It will consider traffic control regulations and declare Memorial Park Drive street improvement a public necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Memorial Park Drive
North Carolina Black Women’s Political Caucus Formed
The NC Black Women’s Political Caucus organized in Raleigh after a Winston-Salem meeting. Ora Coleman chairs a 23 woman group from seven of eleven districts planning a Sept 17 statewide Raleigh session with lectures and panels. The caucus aims to identify and address black women’s needs and will collaborate with other minority groups and parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Black Women’s Political Caucus
North Carolina International Women
Winston-Salem
Ora Coleman
Coleman
Old Church to House Town Hall in Morrisville
Morrisville NC converts the 1872 Old Christian Church into a town hall. The five member Board of Commissioners now meet in the clapboard building purchased for 3560 dollars. Work remains to add bathrooms insulation and wiring amid hot weather.
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Old Christian Church
Provision Permanent In N C Lawbooks
North Carolina lawmakers made a four year no test renewal policy permanent in traffic law. The change clarifies that drivers without recent offenses may renew without a written test though the examiner may require testing in selective enforcement cases. An officer noted that points drop after three years but citations stay on records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lowe
Ise
North Carolina
Alto
State Highway Patrol
N.C. General Assembly
Wake County officials to face charges in jail abuse probe
Wake County Sheriff Robert J. Pleasants and four former jailers are arraigned on misdemeanor charges from a State Bureau of Investigation probe into jail improprieties. Indictments allege failure to discharge duties and misconduct, tied to a six month inquiry sparked by a federal drug case involving a convicted heroin dealer. Trial could begin July 25 if pleas are entered.
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Raleigh
Wake County
Robert J. Pleasants
State Bureau of Investigation
Superior Court
Sam J. Ervin III
Pleasants
Wake County Grand An Eee
Raymond A. Harris
Steve Tucker
Rome D. Norris
J.C. High
T. Douglas Mills
Mills
Tucker
Russell DeMent
Leslie
Ike
Atkinson
Roaming Cow Owner Fined After Cow Lover Tramps Free
In Federal Way Washington Fred Cassidy faced a five day suspended jail term for simple assault after a dispute with animal control following Lover the roaming cow’s escape. Judge Ted Simpson dismissed a trespass charge but convicted Cassidy of assault. The cow was sold to Mr Butcher’s Family Meats afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Way
Wash
Lover
Fred Cassidy
Cassidy
South
King County
Four Central Students Attend NC Council Workshop
Four High Point Central High School students attend the North Carolina State Student Councils Workshop at Mars Hill College this week. Attendees include Karen Odom Elizabeth Farrington and Michael Steele. Mrs Door advisor accompanies the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Central High School
North Carolina
Mars Hill College
Karen Odom
Elizabeth Farrington
Michael Steele
Central District of
Highway Loop To Be Costly Project By 1981
Raleigh officials say state funds will finish a highway loop by 1981. Transportation head Jomas Bradshaw, a former mayor, notes the remaining section will ease rush hour congestion on east west routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
Jomas Bradshaw
Bradshaw
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H. E. Parrish
Crew, Va
Alfred
Annie Parrish
Highland Baptist Church
Harold C. Davis
Keith Letterman
Floral Garden Park
Conie Briles
Conie Spivey Briles
Randleman
Randolph Nursing Center
Worthville Baptist Church
Garland Hall
Junior Dawkins
Worthville Cemetery
C.M. Graves
Sophia
Charlie Graves
R. Reid Mendenhall Sr
John J. Hill
Kenosha, Wisc
U.S. Army
The
Knights of Columbus
R. R. Mendenhall
American Agriculture
Ith
Chestnut DR
Trindale RD
Archdale
Debra Lynn Wheeler
ChestNut Drive Chapel
Mr. Everett Edward Robbins
Cumby Archdale Chapel
Contsl
Order of the Golden Rule
Alii di
Lexington Ave
E. Vera Idol
M. Sechrest Chape
Anna Maria Ferguson
Siser-Sechrest
Randolph ST
Cannie Ethel Hoyle
Morticians
Harold
Davis
Herman Earley Parrish
Orrell’s Funeral Home
Liberty Road
Worth R. Pugh
James L. Pugh
Connie Pugh
R.N
Cloverdale
S. Elm
Black Women’s Political Group
Morrisville
Emma G. Walton
W. Green
Trinity Avenue
Wickliff Avenue
Westchester Drive
Johnson Street
E. Lexington
E. Parkway
English Rd
Greensboro Road
Baker Road
E. Fairfield Avenue
Schultheiss
G. E. Peter Schultheiss
CLU
Wrenn ST. High Point
Tropolitan Life Insurance Company
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