Two Local Figures Die Within Hours At Area Hospitals
Mrs. Anna Davenport Claus 81 a Maryfield Nursing Home resident since 1965 died there Thursday at 11 20 a m She was born in Ennis Texas Jan 6 1890 and was married to William Claus who died in 1962 Surviving are a son and a daughter plus three grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral mass will be offered Saturday at 9 a m in the Maryfield Nursing Home Chapel and burial will be in Sylvia Abbey Memorial Park in Clearwater Florida The body remains at Harold C Davis Funeral Home until taken to Maryfield for the service Mrs Blanche Elizabeth Meredith 62 of 1818 Pershing St died today at 3 15 a m in Community General Hospital Thomasville She had lived in the High Point area all her life a member of Mt Calvary Baptist Church and employed at High Point Fabrics Surviving are a daughter three grandchildren three great grandchildren and two dozen relatives The body is at Cumby Mortuary pending funeral arrangements The family will be at the funeral home Saturday from 7 to 9 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis
Tex
William B
Anna Carey Davenport
William Claus
Maryfield
Clearwater
Fla
Charlotte
Maryfield Nursing Home
William Stahl
Clearwater, Fla
Sylvia Abbey Memorial Park
Harold C. Davis
Blanche Elizabeth Meredith
Pershing St
Community General Hospital
Thomasville
Meredith
Guilford County
Henry Albert and
Nealy Samuels Meredith
High Point
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
High Point Fabrics
R. L
Margaret) Gill
Longview Dr
Eulas S. Meredith
Wise Ave
Albert R. Meredith
Walton Ave
Harold E. Meredith
Weaver St
Allen L. Meredith
Ft. Lauderdale
Clayton H
Grace) Meredith
Reid St
William S
Annie) Kay
Royal Oak St
Paul
Roxie) Moffitt
Cumby Mortuary
Mrs. Eula Freeze 87 Dies in High Point Memorial
Mrs. Eula Bell Parks Freeze, 87, of 1025 Rockford Road, widow of Edgar Wilson Freeze, died at 6 40 am in High Point Memorial Hospital after a 3 1/2 week stay. She was born January 21 1884 near Concord and married November 6 1905. Funeral at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Saturday at 2 pm, burial Oakwood Memorial Park. She leaves three sons E W Freeze Jr William D Freeze Baxter P Freeze, nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and siblings. Memorials to Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Bell Parks Freeze
Rockford Rd
Edgar Wilson Freeze
High Point Memorial Hospital
Funeral Services For Jefferson Davis Strickland
Jefferson Davis Strickland 57 of Route 7 died Wednesday at home. Funeral at New Testament Baptist Church Saturday at 2 p m where he was a member. Body at Piedmont Funeral Home with family visiting tonight 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Jefferson Davis Strickland
Route 7
New Testament Baptist Church
Piedmont Funeral Home
Russell Dies. Asheboro Building Contractor Remembered
Wyatt Owray Russell aged 39 of Asheboro died Thursday at his home. He was a building contractor. Survived by wife Lucille, three daughters Donna Karen Tenn Russell all at home, mother Stedman Russell, two sisters Willare Sherron and Harvey Voneannon, and brother Herman Russell. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at Smyrna Grove Community Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Wyatt Owray Russell
Lucille Thompson Russell
Donna
Karen
Tenn Russell
Stedman Russell
Willare Sherron
Harvey Voneannon
Herman Russell
Smyrna Grove Community Church
Obituary of Will Birkhead 66 of Farmer community
Will Birkhead head 66 of the Farmer community died Thursday at Randolph Hospital after two weeks illness. He was a retired janitor of Asheboro High School. Surviving are sisters Beatrice Cross and Hazel Caviness of the Farmer community and a brother Clemens Birkhead of Asheboro. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at Saint Marks United Methodist Church. Body at Hargett and Bennett Mortuary. family visitation Saturday 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Will Birkhead
Farmer
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro High School
Beatrice Cross
Hazel Caviness
Clemens Birkhead
Saint Marks United Methodist Church
Hargett and Bennett Mortuary
Mrs Lucinda Wallace dies at 70 in Jamestown
Mrs Lucinda Adams Wallace 70 of Kearns Ave Jamestown died Wednesday evening at Thomasville Nursing Home. Born February 15 1901 in Clinton DC she was a Foster Grove Baptist member and lived in Jamestown 35 years. Funeral Saturday 230 PM Foster Grove Baptist Church Rev B D Curtis burial Turners Chapel AME Cemetery. Body at Moore Funeral Home one hour before service. Family at Moore tonight 7-9 and at 305 Robbin Ave Jamestown after 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucinda Adams Wallace
Kearns Ave
Jamestown
Thomasville Nursing Home
Clinton, D.C
Humphrey
Hannah Adams
Foster Grove Baptist Church
B. D. Curtis
Turner's Chapel
Ame
Moore Funeral Home
Odell Reeder
Robbin Ave
Whitman Rites Set for 74 Year Old Thomasville Resident
William P. Whitman 74 of Rosedale Drive died Thursday in a Raleigh hospital after two years of illness. He was born in Westminister South Carolina a World War I veteran and a Baptist. Survived by a son Jack Whitman of Charlotte four sisters two brothers three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 pm Saturday at Siler Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Mabe burial Holly Hills Cemetery. Body at funeral home. family hours 7-9 pm tonight and at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
William P. Whitman
Rosedale Drive
Raleigh
Whitman
Westminister
S. C
William David
Agnes Boatwright Whitman
Jack Whitman
Charlotte
Elizabeth Starkey
Lilly Alexander
Waterloo
Della Shealy
Charleston
Nettie Sheppard
Orlando
Fla
Paul Whitman
Paris Whitman
High Point
Siler Funeral Home
Robert Mabe
Holly Hills
R. T. Smith Liberty Rites Planned
R T Smith 68 of Route 1 died Thursday in Moses Cone Hospital Greensboro He was a retired farmer and Virginia native Survived by Lena Smith two daughters Mrs Kermit Ingle Rt 1 Burlington Mrs Charles K Staley Rt 1 Liberty two sons Clarence G Smith Rt 1 Liberty Haldon Smith Liberty three brothers Buck Smith Christiansburg Va Jones Smith Rt 5 Stuart Va Zack Smith Martinsville Va three sisters Mrs Frank Howery Gettysburg Pa Mrs W H Cains High Point and Mrs Grace Glenn Haw River Funeral at Macedonia Baptist Church burial Gilmore Memorial Park Julian
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Smith Liberty
Ruffin Thomas Smith
Route 1
Moses Cone Hospital
Greensboro
Smith
Virginia
Lena Smith
Kermit Ingle
Rt. 1
Burlington
Charles K. Staley
Liberty
Clarence G. Smith
Haldon Smith
Buck Smith
Christiansburg
Mrs Macie Huff Dies In Greensboro Hospital at 69
Mrs. Macie Smith Huff 69 wife of John W Huff Route 2 Ramseur died Thursday in Moses Cone Hospital Greensboro Survived by husband four daughters two sons stepson sister and brothers Burial Saturday at Park s Cross Road Christian Church with burial in Summerfield United Methodist Cemetery Loflin Funeral Home handling arrangements family to be present tonight
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramseur
Macie Smith Huff
John W. Huff
Moses Cone Hospital
Greensboro
J. M. Oakley
J. C. Self
W. C. Brady
Eugene Sudderth
David Huff
Denton
Eugene Huff
Rt. 2
J. van Huff
Summerfield
Jack Rippy
Lillian Smith
Winston-Salem
Mary Smith
Walnut Cove
Carl
Robert Smith
Winston- Salem
Park’s Crossroad Christian Church
Summerfield United Methodist Church
Loflin Funeral Home
Registrations Fill Up For YMCA Camp Cheerio Sessions
The YMCA Camp Cheerio doubles as wait list fills for the second girls session while first and third sessions have openings. Sessions run June 13–26 and July 11–17 with boys’ sessions July 18–31, August 1–14, and August 15–21 to accommodate after summer baseball. Call High Point YMCA for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymca Camp
Cheerio
Roger Hibbard
Heavy Damages From Fire Hit Local Storage Building
A building at Ranch Drive and E Fairfield Road used by Charles Cooper to store insulating materials was damaged by fire on Thursday. Fire officials said the blaze started in loose hay and spread, causing extensive damage. A storage shed behind 1103 Park Street also sustained damage. The owner is Mrs. John Noah of Rt 4 Archdale. Fire investigators noted minor damage elsewhere and continue to probe a trash fire under apartments at 829 W Green Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranch Drive
E. Fairfield Road
Charles Cooper
Park Street
John Noah
Rt. 4
Archdale
W. Green Drive
New Guilford Schools On Agenda For Board Meeting
Guilford County Board of Education plans an early meeting with the Board of Commissioners to discuss funds for new schools. A presentation by Eastern Guilford County residents seeks a new high school. Also on the agenda: added reading teachers funded by federal money and progress on a Western Guilford primary school. The Jamestown district calls for an immediate new elementary school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
Pearce
Jamestown
High Point
Guilford
Kiwanis To Award Two Scholarships In High Point Area
The High Point Kiwanis Club will award two scholarships for September 1971. One covers nursing course fees at High Point Memorial Hospital School of Nursing for three years, the other pays one year of tuition at High Point College. Open to students from High Point Central, T Wingate Andrews, Allen Jay and Trinity high schools. Applications due April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Kiwanis Club
High Point
High Point Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
High Point College
High Point Central
T. Wingate Andrews
Allen Jay
Trinity
William R. Locke
Kiwanis Club
Five Injured In 2 Car Collision On City Streets
Five people sustained minor injuries in a two car crash on E Commerce Street at Mangum Avenue. Victims include Patricia Ann York and Calvin York both of Franklin Street and Gwendolyn Johnson Christine Tyson and Arlene Archie all of Franklin Street. Other driver J Roshelle Parrish of Wise Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Commerce Street
Mangum Avenue
Patricia Ann York
Franklin Street
Calvin York
Gwendolyn Johnson
Christine Tyson
Arlene Archie
J. Roshelle Parrish
Wise Street
Elizabeth Wayne Quick
The
Boulevard
Westchester Drive
Burton Street
Alama Cecil Kinley
Dorothy Street
James Gray Bowman
Grant Street
D. Kermit Miller Jr
Halifax Court
N. Hamilton Street
W. Farriss Avenue
Medical Volunteer Efforts Highlight West Indies Health Work
Dr. Michael Cunningham Watson spoke to the High Point Rotary about urgent health needs in Anguilla and Haiti. He described UMCOR backed medical surveys and ongoing volunteer missions, including polio inoculations in Anguilla and mass tetanus immunizations in Haiti.
February permits top $1 million in city building activity
February building permits issued by the city's Inspection Department totaled $1,003,001 across 152 permits. New dwellings accounted for 32 permits valued at $447,100, while the month also included 93 repair permits and 16 non residential repairs, with demolition of eight houses and three non residential structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman Hill
Hill
Union Approval At Boren Firm In Pleasant Garden
Workers at Boren Clay Products Co. in Pleasant Garden approved the United Brick and Clay Workers of America AFL-CIO as their bargaining representative by 64 to 38 in an NLRB reported vote. In Randolph, Liberty, employees at Randolph Telephone Co. backed the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 6 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Boren Clay Products Co
Pleasant Garden
United Brick and Clay Workers of America
Afl-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Randolph Telephone Co
Liberty
Westchester Academy Expands Facilities and Athletics
Westchester Academy awards contracts totaling 100000 for a four classroom addition to the Lower School and a gymnasium. The layout separates young students from older grades and adds a library, while the gym allows future locker rooms. The project follows a 5 acre field on a 17 acre tract to support an active athletic program with road travel for teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester Academy
Academy
Raleigh
Durham
Charlotte
Hickory
Winston- Salem
Asheville
Greenville
S. C
Martinsville
Family Supper at Main Street United Methodist Church
The church will host a family night supper on Sunday March 7 at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall with Dr Edwin Allman as guest speaker. An administrative board meeting is set for Monday March 8 at 7 30 p.m.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Claus
Anna Davenport Claus
William Davenport Claus
Amelia Ann Shuck
Rockville, Md
Freeze
Rocky River Church
Cabarrus County
Concord
Harvey Baxter
Alice Earnhardt Parks
James W. Poole
E. W. Freeze Jr
Randleman
William D. Freeze
Baxter P. Freeze
T. M. Crowell
Morganton
Joseph B. Parks
Allentown
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
J. L. Griffin
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Rockford Road
J. D. Strickland
P. A. Cecil
Paul Alexander Cecil
Spring Hill United Methodist Church
William Crowell
Cumby
Mr. Cecil
Lexington Ave
W. C. Russell
Mrs
Lucinda Wallace
W. P. Whitman
J. W. Huff
Michael Watson
Taha
DL i Criera
Montana
Willie Lester
Haynes Pr. Sechrest Chapel
William Arthur
Bill) Shirley
Eula P. Freeze Cara Gurley Causey
Braxton Younts Enterprise
High Point Rotary Club
West Indies
Anguilla
Haiti
Michael Cunningham Watson
Bamberg
S.C
United Methodist Committee For Overseas Relief
UMCOR
United Methodist Conference of
South Carolina
Watson
Dr. Watson
Boren Firm
Kelloggs Buds
Direct Furniture
Dixie
N.C
Ward & Prospect ST
Westchester
Grace Flower Shop
Wrenn St. Westwood
High Point Enterprise
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