Deaths and Funerals in North Carolina
Obituaries list Daisy Amanda Spurgeon 69 of Kernersville died at High Point Memorial Hospital after 36 hours of illness. She married Frank S. Spurgeon in 1926 and leaves a daughter, two grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and two brothers. Services at Abbotts Creek Baptist Church with burial there. Also noted are G. M. Walser 54 of Lexington and Opal Skeen Cole 58 of Denton, with brief survivor details and funeral arrangements. Daisy Shaw 73 of Thomasville mourned in Archdale area. Effie G. Hughes 89 of Asheboro died on arrival at Randolph Hospital. services at Central United Methodist Church with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Amanda Spurgeon
Rt. 1
Kernersville
High Point Memorial Hospital
Davidson County
Junius L
Lillie Shoaf Motsinger
Frank S. Spurgeon
Abbotts Creek
Abbotts Creek Baptist Church
Roy C. Cantrell
R. C. Walden
Sechrest Funeral
Essick
Marvin Cole
Jack R. Cole Sr
Bob Gallimore
James Weddington
Denton
First Baptist Church
H. M. Baker
Lanier-Briggs Funeral Home
Daisy Shaw
Daisy May Shaw
Southside Baptist Church
Charles F. McDowell
Worth R. Pugh
Allen Griffin
Floral Garden Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
John Younts
Garrell St
Archdale
Effie Hughes
Asheboro
Effie G. Hughes
Home Ave
Randolph Hospital
Central United Methodist Church
Hazel Hughes Boone
Madison
B. Wayne Hughes
Eula Gaddis
H. Eugene Peacock
M. Carson Williams
Kenneth L. Lyons
Oaklawn Cemetery
Ridge Funeral Home
Weekend thefts and arrests reported in Trinity and nearby areas
Ervin Cain reported thefts at his Asheboro Street home including a car battery a bicycle an outboard motor and a gasoline can valued at 125 dollars. In Robocar Wash English Road and Flash Market W Green Drive loot included cash and merchandise totaling unknown sums. Over the weekend arrests included Junior and Ronald Briles for larceny Ralph Jarrell and Kenneth Hicks for drunken driving Andrew Hill and Michael Hicks for willful speed competition William Alderman for assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest Earl York for improper registration and false police information Helen McDuffie for assault with a deadly weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Andrews Cain
Asheboro Street
English Road
W Green Drive
I-85
Ray Briles
W. Lexington Avenue
Ronald Dale Briles
Rt. 2
Trinity
Ralph Alexander Jarrell
Asheboro
Kenneth Eugene Hicks
Culbreth Avenue
Thomasville
Andrew Douglas Hill
Route 3
Michael Eugene Hicks
William Douglas Alderman
Wesley Place
Earl William York
Helen McDuffie
Hulda Street
Archdale ABC Stores Referendum Bill Status Updated
The Raleigh correction notes that a referendum bill on ABC stores in Archdale has not passed the House. The Enterprise Friday report was in error. the bill was sent to the House Committee on Alcohol Control for a hearing. Rep Gilbert Davis of Randolph introduced the measure at Archdale City Council request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
ABC
Archdale
N.C
House of Representatives
Enterprise
House
Senate
House Committee On Alcohol Control
Gilbert Davis
Randolph County
Guilford County Sheriff Wins Funding for New Jail
Guilford County commissioners approved 28,384 in additional funds for the remainder of the fiscal year to support the new jail operation. Sheriff Paul Gibson outlined four floors, higher prisoner capacity, and staffing of 18 personnel including eight jailers and two food-service workers. Commissioner Maxwell urged a priority funding list to avoid tax hikes, while County Manager Witherspoon said equipment funds are in the construction budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
Paul Gibson
Richard Maxwell
Gibson
Maxwell
Robert Landreth
John Witherspoon
VETO PROPOSAL REBUFFED ON OPEN MEETINGS ACT ISSUE
The council debates appointing authority with the manager and clerk allowed in closed sessions for personnel matters. Culler urges reliance on the manager to screen applicants for department heads. Cheek to name police chief and an assistant city manager, groomed to succeed the manager. Wells pushes for charter change. motion dies. Several council members silent during the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culler
Cheek
Wells
Arnold Koonce
Rachel, Gray
Henry Shavitz
Sam Burford
Weekend Wrecks Injure 18 in City Streets
Eighteen people were injured in multiple weekend traffic crashes citywide with no serious injuries. Police identified Roland Shipwash. Donald Presnell faced felonious hit and run and false information charges. Numerous collisions occurred on Centennial Street, Taylor Avenue, Montlieu Avenue, and other roads, with drivers cited for stop sign, yielding, or drunken driving offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Shipwash
Albertson Road
High Point Memorial
Albertson
National Boulevard
Donald Ray Presnell
Eastview Drive
Shipwash
Centennial Street
E. Kearns Avenue
John Smith
Tate Street
Hattie Mae Campbell
Louvenia Bostick
Tate
James Henry Thomas
Franklin Street
Willie Thomas
James Walter Thomas
Franklin
Smith
Ruby Simmons Williams
Meredith Street
Addie Black
Amos Street
Carolyn Rainey Whitaker
Mack Street
Taylor Avenue
Grayson Street
Whitaker
Eldried Arthur Meadows Jr
Route
DCCC Offers Course on Effective Communications in Lexington
Davidson County Community College will start an eight session course in Lexington on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 at Room 111 Gee Building. The class aims to help individuals develop and maintain effective everyday work and social communication. Preregistration is first come, first served and can be confirmed by calling the college adult education division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Davidson County Community College
Gee
Jamestown
Guilford County
Guilford Technical Institute
Greensboro
GTT
Revaluation Bids Heard By Randolph County Commissioners
Two firms bid to revalue Randolph County property with a contract due before 1977. Wingate Co. of Virginia offered 287,500 dollars, while Carral-Phelps Co. bid 374,500 dollars. Wingate, new to North Carolina, promised an excellent job if awarded the contract. Carral-Phelps noted eight years ago they did the work for 185,000 dollars and cited inflation doubling costs. Revaluation of all county property is required every eight years, with current properties in Randolph County as the context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph County
Wingage’ Co
Virginia
Carral-Phelps Co
Wingate
North Carolina
Randolph
State children care needs cited amid budget and board tensions
Hunt notes money is not the only hurdle as state and local management limits strain child care quality. He criticizes the Phillips Herring clash as harmful to North Carolina education. A contract bid valued at 670 million requires site visits and boundary assessments. The county also gains 39000 for new federal EMP hires, with funds to be allocated across departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
The
Children’s 100
Craig Phillips
State Board of Education
Dallas Herring
North Carolina
Losing Battle In Hidden Faults Of Husbands
A column notes many wives strive to hide husbands faults and end up overworking to manage appearances. It highlights repeated efforts to cover flaws and the social pressures of domestic life.
Davidson County Trustee Named to State Executive Committee
Thomas H. Burwell of Thomasville, chairman of the Davidson County Community College Board of Trustees, has been named to the Executive Committee of the North Carolina Community College Trustees Association. Randall Wesely Collett, a Ledford High School student from High Point, is a finalist among 37 for a Spencer Love Scholarship in UNC Greensboro fine arts, with auditions Saturday and winners announced in April. The $500 yearly scholarship runs for four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Thomas H. Burwell
Thomasville
Davidson County Community College
North Carolina Community College Trustees Assn
Randall Wesely Collett
John W. W. Collett
Rt. 2
High Point
Spencer Love
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Ledford High School
Collett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Spurgeon
Willie
Betty) Essick
C. Victor Matsinger
Rt. 6
Winston-Salem
Guy E. Matsinger
Rt. 5
Winston- Salem
Leon Green
Jimmy Spurgeon
Reid Black
Jack Eller
Clyde Motsinger
Ralph Darnell
G. M. Walser
Gilmer M. Walser
Route 14
Baptist Hospital
Shiloh
Viola Merritt Walser
Franklin P. Leonard
Greer Byerly
Linwood
Larry Walser
Marshall Walser
Phoenix
Ariz
Paul Hege
Adam Hege
John Hanes
Rt. 4
Wade Walser
Cletus Walser
Piedmont Funeral Home
Marvin Cole Denton
Opal Skeen Cole
S. Main Street
She
John T
Edna Snider Skeen
Cole Apparel Shop
Miss Shaw
Walker St
Rt. G. Thomasville
Cloverdale Rest Home
Lexington Ave
Mertens Cadet
Samuel Gordon Kitchin
Sechrest
Wam, Abbotts Creek Baptist Church
IPM
Southside Baptist
Churen
Commission
Guilford
Lawrence Beall
Witherspoon
Beall
United Day Care Service
E. Fairfield Road
Baker Road
Connie Diane Hill
Moore Avenue
Pickney Philmore Bailey
Wellington Court
Clara Walker Williams
Downing Street
W. Farriss Avenue
Rotary Drive
Filis Ray Hammonds
Larry L. Jones
Jamestown Village
Montlieu Avenue
Kinnery Street
Bill Johnson
Graves Street
Preston Manning
Fern Street
Leonard Avenue
Johnson
Robert Lee Blake
Hill Street
Leroy Townsend
Blake
Gene Locklear
Fayetteville
Shirley West Locklear
Main Street
Commerce Avenue
Lella Britt Brisson
Kenneth Strange
Fern Avenue
Carter Street
Public Utilities Committee
Murrow
Westchester
Idol
Country Furniture
Council
Planning and Zoning Commission
Cepts
Aan
Camby Mortuary
Chestnut Dr
Mokony
Sarah S. Hull
Cumay Chapel
Linda Green Feinberg
Orrell’ S Funeral Home
Liberty Rd
Quality College
Deen
Fyandio
Kern Street
PTA
Jacque Clay Pennell
Bowman-Gray School of Medicine
Kern
Archdale-Trinity
Randolph Technical Institute
Shirley Bullock
Jolly Time Ceramic Shop
Zenith
Piedmont
Sheraton
Park Free
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