Deaths and Funerals in North Carolina Communities
Obituaries from Thomasville Greensboro and Gastonia note the deaths of Donald L Leonard 45 of Thomasville along with George O Meris 63 of Route 11 Greensboro and Murray M Grier 67 of Gastonia. Leonard served WWII veteran and Unity United Methodist Church member. Meris worked at Pomona Pipe Products. Grier UNC graduate and former water filtration chief. Funeral details set at Unity United Methodist Church Deep River Baptist Church and McLean Broad Oaks Chapel with burial at Holly Hills Westminster Gardens Hollywood Cemetery.
Hawks Funeral Notice in High Point and Thomasville
Two funeral notices appear with details for Hoyt Hawks 69 of 916 Norwood Ave High Point and James Henderson 61 of 210 Church Street Thomasville. Hawks died after six weeks illness at Memorial Hospital. Henderson died after injuries in an auto accident. Services set for Wednesday at Sechrest Chapel and Brown New Calvary Baptist Church respectively.
Bates Funeral Set Thursday
Thaddis Bates of 1201 West St. died at his home Monday after several months of declining health. Born in South Carolina he lived in High Point for years. Survived by wife Mildred Bates two sisters Idell Tussy and Avery Johnson and three brothers Mack James and Jefferson Bates. Funeral at 4 p m Thursday Mt Vernon Baptist Church. Burial in Greenhill Cemetery. Family at Hoover's Funeral Home Wednesday night from 8 0
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
James Henderson
Church St
Community General Hospital
Newberry County
S.C
Elliott
Susanna Gilliam Henderson
Eva Henderson
Washington, D.C
Alma Henderson
Lucille McCauley
Magdalene Powell
East Orange
N.J
Ervin Henderson
Joanna
Leroy Henderson
Brown New Calvary Baptist Church
J. W. Flake
City Cemetery
Thomas Haizlip
Thaddis Bates
West St
South Carolina
High Point
Mildred Bates
Idell Tussy
Avery Johnson
Columbus
Ohio
Mack Bates
James Bates
Ashville
Jefferson Bates
Buford
S. C
Death Claims Mrs. Frank Grubb
Mrs Effie Corinna Lambeth Grubb 85 of Rt 2 Lexington died Monday at Randolph Memorial Hospital Asheboro after two years of declining health. Born January 5 1887 in Davidson County she was a Walters Grove Baptist Church member and widow of Frank Grubb who died in 1962. Survived by three daughters two sons two brothers 22 grandchildren 29 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at J C Green & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with burial Cedar Springs Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Effie Corinna Lambeth Grubb
Frank Grubb
Rt. 2
Lexington
Randolph Memorial Hospital
Asheboro
Troy Grubb
Haywood Lambeth
Clifford Lambeth
Rt. 3
J. C. Green & Sons Funeral Home
Fred Miller
Cedar Springs
Cid Road
Star-D A Martin Sr 82 dies in Troy
STAR D A MARTIN SR 82 of Star died Monday in Montgomery Memorial Hospital Troy. Survivors include his wife Ola Britt Martin three sons Carl Martin D A Martin Jr and Jesse Lee Martin and three daughters Bethel Burgess Nellie Bennett and Betty Lemonds a brother R E Martin and two sisters Bertie Wallace and Martha Covington. Funeral Wednesday at Star Baptist Church with the body at Phillips Funeral Home and visitation tonight from 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
D. A. Martin Sr
Montgomery Memorial Hospital
Troy
Ola Britt Martin
Jesse Lee Martin
Greensboro
Carl Martin
D. A. Martin Jr
Bethel Burgess
Albemarle
Nellie Bennett
Asheboro
Betty Lemonds
R. E. Martin
Rocky Mount
Bertie Wallace
Martha Covington
Star Baptist Church
Phillips Funeral Home
Mrs Mary Ellen Peeden Rites In Greensboro
Mrs Mary Ellen Peeden 51 wife of Charlie J Peeden of 801 Sykes Ave Greensboro died Monday in Moses Cone Hospital She had lived in Greensboro eight years Survivors include her husband a sister Mildred Lesler of High Point and two half sisters Bessie Pearson of Wilkesboro and Rebec ca Crawford of Statesville Body at Forbis Dick Funeral Home funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Mary Ellen Peeden
Charlie J. Peeden
Sykes Ave
Moses Cone Hospital
Mildred Lesler
High Point
Bessie Pearson
Wilkesboro
Rebecca Crawford
Statesville
Forbis & Dick Funeral Home
Death notices for Mrs. G. H. King Sr. and Mrs. Iva Blakley
Mrs. Emily Smith King 60 of Washington DC died Sunday. Born February 8 1912 in Liberty she was married to Gurney H. King Sr. who died 1959. Surviving daughters Ruby King Hillcrest Heights MD and Mrs. Robert Hocutt Suitland MD plus four sisters. Graveside service 2 PM Wednesday Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Also notice: Mrs Iva E. Blakley 67 Route 8 Reidsville died Sunday at Annie Penn Hospital. Native of Forsyth County member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Surviving son J W Blakley and others. Funeral 3 PM Wednesday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. King
Emily Smith King
Washington, D. C
Washington, D
King
Liberty
James R
Lydia Kime Smith
Gurney H. King Sr
Ruby E King
Hillcrest Heights
Robert Hocutt
Suitland
Rebecca Smith
P. V. McPherson
J. H. McPherson
Salisbury
R. E. Ledbetter
Bradenton
Fla
Sechrest Funeral Home
Oakwood Memorial Park
Joseph L. Griffin
J. W. Blakley
Reidsville
Iva E. Blakley
Route 8
James W. Blakley
Annie Penn Hospital
Forsyth County
Pleasant Grove
Fire damages garage at 2106 Baltimore Ave
A garage at the Louise Patton residence on 2106 Baltimore Ave was damaged by fire Monday night. Firefighters said the blaze started in a rear storage area and spread to the garage, causing damage to the building and its contents while investigators determine the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Patton
Baltimore Ave
Samuel Jones Dies at 58 in Durham VA Hospital
Samuel P. Jones 58 of 4203 Archdale Rd died Monday night in the Durham Veterans Administration Hospital after 14 months of declining health. A Guilford County native and World War II veteran, he worked as a truck driver for Ken Campbell Company and was a Baptist. He married Adell Collins in 1947, and is survived by his wife, a daughter Lois Campbell, a stepdaughter Margie Queen, three grandchildren, two brothers Raymond and Miller Jones, and a sister Hilda Southards. Funeral at Cumby Chapel Wednesday at 3 p.m. with burial at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. The body lies at Cumby Mortuary. viewing 7-9 p.m. tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
George Oliver Meris
Route 11
Moses Cone Hospital
Pomona Pipe Products
Guilford County
Alma Gordon
Rowella King
High Point
Treva Allman
Ruby Casper
Rt. 11
Ralto Meris
John C. Meris
Ray Frank Meris
Route 3
Deep River Baptist Church
Westminster Gardens
Hoyt Hawks
Norwood Ave
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Hawks
Athens
Lucius Benjamin
Ella White Hawks
Hawks Upholstery Company
Ira Hinshaw
Grace Riley
Montheu Avenue
Langdale Dr
Mamie Gober
Palmer St
Viola Coffman
Waynesboro
Frances Leich
Howard Beach
New York
A. M. Hawks
Greenwood
S.C
Grady Hawks
Staunton
Hubert Hawks
West Lexington Avenue
Sechrest Chapel
Gary Brown
Roy Putman
Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
Funeral
Samuel P. Jones
Archdale Rd
Veterans Administration Hospital
Durham
Mr. Jones
Gabe Jones
Archdale
Ken Campbell Company
Adell Collins
Charles
Lois) Campbell
Phillip
Margie
Queen
Route 5
Raymond Jones
Liver Springs
Miller Jones
W. Willis St
Woodrow
Hilda) Southards
Salem St
Cumby Chapel
J. Odell Hall
Floral Garden Park
Umby Mor Uery
MRS Dora Ferguson Lyles 83 Asheboro
Dora Ferguson Lyles 83 of Asheboro died Monday in Randolph County. Survived by two daughters Pauline Cooper and Pauline King and four stepdaughters Lena Wilkinson Clarene Wallace Dorothy Allred and Dorothy Denson. Services Wednesday at Rushwood Park Wesleyan Church with burial at Patterson Grove Christian Church Cemetery. Body at Pugh Funeral Home with family visiting tonight from 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Dora Ferguson Lyles
Randolph Hospital
Pauline Cooper
Paul King
Lena Wilkinson
Clarene Wallace
Dorothy Allred
Paul Denson
Franklinville
Rushwood Park Wesleyan Church
Patterson Grove Christian Church
Pugh Funeral Home
Mrs Cora Albright Rites Set At Union Grove Church
Mrs Cora Chriscoe Albright 65 wife of Elbert Albright of Seagrove Rt 2 died Monday at Randolph Hospital She leaves two sons Kelly and Donald Albright four sisters Mrs Rhoda Leach Mrs Floyd Martindale Mrs Oliver Ball and Mrs Worth Lewis and two brothers E L Chriscoe and Daniel Chriscoe Funeral was to be held at 3 p m today at Union Grove Baptist Church near Seagrove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Albright
Asheboro
Cora Chriscoe Albright
Rt. 2
Seagrove
Randolph Hospital
Kelly Albright
Donald Albright
Carthage
Rhoda Leach
Floyd Martindale
High Falls
Oliver Ball
Worth Lewis
Robbins
E. L. Chriscoe
Daniel Chriscoe
Valdese
Union Grove Baptist Church
Maryfield bids set for May nursing home expansion
Maryfield Nursing Home plans a million dollar addition with ground breaking hoped in May. Bids for mechanical work will be opened March 26 at Top of the Mart and general contract bids April 6, with construction to expand capacity from 60 to more beds. The Medical Care Commission will fund 380230 with rest from prior contributions. extra funds may be raised. Sister Mary Patrice marks 50 years of service with a Jubilee Invitational Mass March 25 and a reception next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Care Commission
George Connor Jr
Ed Mendenhall
Mary Patrice
Order of the Poor Servants of the Mother of God
Maryfield
Cyclist Seriously Injured In Wreck On Local Roads
Nathaniel Pete Cumbie of Grace Street remains in satisfactory condition in the ICU at High Point Memorial Hospital after a wreck on W Green Drive near Fairfield Road. Spencer Fisher faced a failure to see before turning charge amid the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Pete Cumbie
Grace Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Spencer Irdell Fisher
Route 5
W. Green
Fairfield Road
Fisher
Laura J. Rhodes
Clifton Curtis Swaim
Greensboro Road
Swaim
James Frazier McGee Jr
Montlieu Avenue
Montlieu
Brookside Drive
McGee
Yes
Wrenn Street
Green Drive
James Eaward Sams Jr
Cook Street
Gartrell Cathran
Lindsay Street
Sams
Eaglelettes Enter Teen-Age Talent Contest in Greensboro
The Eaglelettes of East Davidson High School will compete in the Greater Greensboro 9th annual Teen Age Talent Contest on March 18 at War Memorial Auditorium in Greensboro. The all girl group is led by Toni Saunders, chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Eaglelettes
East Davidson High School
Greater Greensboro
Greensboro
War Memorial Auditorium
Toni Saunders
Massive Youth Rally at Green Street Baptist Church
A major youth rally led by Rev Fenton Moorhead of West Palm Beach Fla is set for Saturday night at Green Street Baptist Church beginning at 7 pm The event part of Believe In 72 features groups Rhymes With Reasons 1 2 3 Infinity Chuck and Gregg Shoemaker and supports a Christ centered message in High Point NC The rally aims to showcase youth commitment to the Jesus movement and includes space limited Friday and Sunday sessions by invitation Meanwhile Moorhead a notable youth leader has worked with the Spirit Tent at Palm Beach Rock Festival 1969 and traveled with Arthur Blessitt to Belfast in 1971 on a peace mission
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Street Baptist Church
Fenton Moorhead
W. Palm Beach, Fla
W. Palm Beach Center
Arthur Blessit
Belfast
Ireland
Moorhead
Flori
Jim Temples
Green Street
Temples
West Coast
High Point
Mr. Moorhead
Infinity
Chuck and
Greg
Steve Shoemaker
Baptist State Convention
Baptist Student Union
Appalachian State University
Chuck
Gregg
Chuck Ward
Gregg Gibbardt
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Shoemaker
Hal Shoemaker
Union Theological Seminary
Armank
More Than 500 Tar Heels Now Paid From EEA Grants
North Carolina local governments employ over 500 people funded by the Emergency Employment Act through EEA grants totaling about 6.1 million dollars. The program covers policemen clerks engineers and county managers with average salaries near 5000 dollars per position and a ceiling of 12000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EEA
Bryan Haislip
Raleigh
North Carolina
Bob Babcock
EEA State Department of Administration
Babcock
Tar Heel
Rockingham-Hamiet
Congress
New Dwellings Boost Permits During February
Guilford County Inspections issued permits totaling 2,029,952 dollars in February with 67 new dwellings. The 67 houses cost 1,562.86 each, plus 332,366 dollars for non residential work including 274,426 dollars for aircraft hangers and offices and 25,000 dollars for a grandstand and concession stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
James Prillaman
Prillaman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donald Leonard
Donald Lee Leonard
Vivian St
Community Ary Hospital
A.m
Davidson County
John
Ida Belle Leonard
J. B. Connor Carving Co
Unity United Methodist Church
Church
Thomasville Optimist Club
Iris Burton
Darrell
Thomas Leonard
Maureen Cooper
Fisher Ferry St
Mozelle) Harrelson
Raymond
Frances) Jarrell
Fleet Rd
Magdalene) Smith
Hill Top Road
Calvin Leonard
Tower Road
Luther, Lindsey
Harvey
Larence Leonard
James KR. Calloway
Holly Hills Cemetery
J. C. Green & Sons Funeral
Meris
Murray M. Grier
Murray Milton Grier
S. Broad St
Gastonia
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Vernon G. Grier
Bertie Falls Grier
University of North Carolina
Mooresville
United States Bureau of Mines
Asheville
First Presbyterian Church
Oasis Shrine
Lawrence
Mary) Egerton
James H
Lois) Hogg
Ronald E
Helen) Biddle
Robert A
Harry G
Thomas G. Grier
McLean's
Broad Oaks Chapel
Ralph Bright
James N. Brown
Hollywood Cemetery
Hawks
Nya
Lexington Ave
Ole Pas Oro
Graveside
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
C. J. Peeden
Harris
Chrysler Corporation
Samuel Jones
Mrs
Dora Lyles
Business Credit, Inc
North
Hamilton Street
Maryfield Nursing Home
Charles E. Hayworth
Leo J. Heer
Cochairmen
Office of Economic Opportunities
America
Nash
N. Main
N. Main St
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