Deaths and Funerals in Greensboro and Thomasville
Funeral services were held for Jennings J. Matthews 38 of Greensboro at Hanes and Lineberry with burial at Abbotts Creek cemetery. Raymond Leo Jarrett 41 of Thomasville had services at Holly Grove Lutheran Church with burial in the family plot. A. N. Hedrick funeral was at 511 Cable St with burial at Guilford Memorial Park. Staff Sgt Hoge Tom Ratcliffe 31 of Pope AFB was buried at Holly Hills with full military honors after a plane crash near Elizabethtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond L. Jarrett
Thomasville
Raymond Leo Jarrett
Route 2
Holly Grove Lutheran Church
C. E. Apple
Clarence Jenkins
Donald Londnholdt
Olin Everhart
William Louga
Archie Sechrist
Lacy Jarrett
Everett Bryant
Elmer Coggins
Mr. Jarrett
Chapel Hill
A. N. Hedrick
Cable St
D. A. O'Brien
Wade
Bill
Ralph Hedrick
Leon Groome
Joe McDowell
Donald Swain
Jack Turner
Lindsay Snyder
Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery
Hoge
Tom Ratcliffe
Pope Air Force Base
Greenwood Baptist Church
Raymond Crow
Walters
Pope Field
Theeir Base
Holly Hills
Ratcliffe
Elizabethtown
Funeral rites for A Coke Cecil founder and leader
Funeral services for A Coke Cecil 61 high point businessman and civic leader were held Tuesday afternoon at First Methodist Church with Masonic and honorary pallbearers. Interment followed at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Cecil died instantly in a prior home ritual at 705 Rockford Rd and was active in the International Brotherhood of Magicians and Numa F Reid Lodge 344. Z ebulon Vance Brown 80 died suddenly at 601 Granby St and funeral services were held Tuesday at Koonce Funeral Home chapel with burial at Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Coke Cecil
High Point
First Methodist Church
Robert G. Tuttle
Rockford Rd
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Numa F. Reid Lodge
Leonard F. Honeycutt
William H. Marlette Jr
Marvin F. Clay
J. Fletcher Stevenson
C. V. Shankle
Charles H. Wiley
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Mr. Cecil
Zebulon Vance Brown
Chapel of Koonce
J. A. Grout Sr
First Pilgrim Church
E. W. Price Jr
Green Street Baptist Church
Paul Coble
Ray Willard
Clyde Wood
John L. Rouse Jr
June McKinney
Howard Russell
Floral Garden Park
Mr. Brown
Granby St
Death of Nancy Bodenhamer Jones at 80 in High Point
Mrs. Nancy Jane Bodenhamer Jones, 80, of 1817 W Rotary Dr, died at home Tuesday at 4 25 p m after years of declining health. She was born Oct 15, 1877 in Forsyth County and moved to High Point 35 years ago. Survived by three daughters, three sons, a brother and a sister, along with 18 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 p m in Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church with interment at Piney Grove Cemetery. The body to the home at 6 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Jane Bodenhamer Jones
W. Rotary
Forsyth County
John and
Jane Shields Bodenhamer
High Point
New Philadelphia
Nellie Cash
Ira Edwards
Thelma McCaslin
Ervin L
Fred C. Jones
John H. Jones
Charles Bodenhamer
Thomasville
Tom Bansley
Winston-Salem
Ennis Street
Wesleyan Methodist Church
J. C. Reynolds
Piney Grove
Drunk Driving Charged To Motorist
Gordon 66 of Polk Street was charged with drunk driving on Highway 29A 70A by Patrolman R L Sigman. He posted $300 bond and faces trial June 13. An accident near the new Thom asville High School on Mendenhall Street damaged wires and caused about 400 dollars in damage. The truck owner was Pittsburgh Testing Laboratories of Greensboro and the driver Lindsay Vance Maness faced no charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Polk Street
Burt John
Gordon
R. L. Sigman
Mendenhall Street
Pittsburgh Testing Laboratories
Greensboro
Lindsay Vance Maness
Brother Of Local Resident Dies In Greensboro
Paul P. Pendergrass, 38, of 1511 McCormick St died at Moses Cone Hospital after a lengthy illness. A Greensboro native, he owned P&R Supply Co and belonged to First Baptist Church, AF&AM Lodge 76, and was active in civic affairs. Surviving: wife Virginia Allen, son Mark, three sisters, one brother. Funeral at Hanes-Lineberry Chapel at 4 p.m. with burial in Guilford Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Paul P. Pendergrass
McCormick St
Moses Cone Hospital
Pendergrass
University of North Carolina
P&r Supply Co
First Baptist Church
Af&am Lodge 76
Virginia Allen
Mark Allen Pendergrass
L.S. Reddeck
Edwin Hightower
High Point
Olin Griffin
Atlanta
John Pendergrass
Fort Pierce
Fla
Hanes-Lineberry Chapel
Claud Bowen
Guilford Memorial Park
Sewer Line Truce Stays In Place In High Point
A truce remains in force between the City of High Point and 14 Davidson County property owners over sewer line easements. A week remains before owners may force the city to halt work. Owners want $5 per foot. the city offers 50 cents. The dispute centers on a 100 acre lake plan blocked by the outfall line. A two week extension was granted while legal counsel is consulted. The city proceeds with construction on one owner’s land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Davidson County
Legion Officers Installed At I. T. Mann Post 87
AMERICAN LEGION leaders were installed as officers of I. T. Mann Post 87 with C. B. Hall 3rd vice commander Clyde Green 2nd vice commander Harold Morris 1st vice commander M. C. Kimsey commander Gordon Weathers retiring commander and T. C. Lohr district commander. Other officers named include Phil Warner service officer D. D. Arden chaplain C. B. Stainback historian J. W. Morgan judge advocate Paul Hamilton James K. Clary sergeants at arms and trustees Gordon Weathers Esley Gaynor and J. B. Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. T. Mann Post 87
American Legion
C. B. Hall
Clyde Green
Harold Morris
M. C. Kimsey
Gordon Weathers
T. C. Lohr
Phil Warner
D. D. Arden
C. B. Stainback
J. W. Morgan
Paul Hamilton
James K. Clary
Serants At Arms
Esley Gaynor
J. B. Stewart
City Board Seats Expire. Vacancies Open for July
City officials report term expirations June 1 and July 1 across boards. Vacant posts include one seat on the city school board and one on the planning and zoning commission. Current terms held by R. M. Campbell and Mac Moore expired June 1. Other mentioned terms nearing expiry include several library, board of adjustment, boxing and wrestling, parks, building code appeals, and examiners posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
City Planning and Zoning Commission
R. M. Campbell
Planning Board
Planning Commission
Mac Moore
Commission
Jack Rochelle
Robert Rankin
Library Board
W. L. Hunt
S. E. Rauser
Board of Adjustment
Paul Apple
Boxing and Wrestling Commission
J. S. Forward
J. W. Southerland
Dave Yow
Parks and Recreation Commission
Eccles Everhart
Roy Graham
Building Code Board of Appeals
George Robb
M. J. Zett
Robert Welch
Gurney Loflin
Board of Examiners
Civitans Hear Proposals On War Fund and Camp Support
High Point Civitans reported on wartime United Fund support proposals and a plan to back the Y Camp project with 550 dollars annually for three years. Charles Risch discussed his Houston Civitan Club visit and its teen program. John Marsh was welcomed as a new member with attendance prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Civitans
Civic Club
United Fund
Charles Risch
Houston, Tex
Civitan Club
John Marsh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jennings J. Matthews
Hanes & Lineberry Funeral
Thurman H. Bowers
Calvary Congressional Christian Church of
Fred Watson
Tommy Freeman
Clifton Gurley
Eugene Frazier
Bill Mendenhall
Robert Best
Abbotts Creek Baptist Church
Mr. Matthews
Z. W. Brown
Llness
Snow Studie
Civitans
OOD
N. Main ST
H.P. Briggs & Straton Motor
Hunt
Libby
Stokely
Wilson
Millikan
Auarrs
Southern Biscuit
LA Corna
Vienna
High Point N. Main ST
PEPSI
Jaug
Vaughn
Sandwich
Jack Squires
Pete Mann
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