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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1972
Page
16
Death notices report Lizzie Miller Brown 67 of Thomasville and Wil liam Lonnie Freeman 61 of Rockingham. Also listed are Daisy Gray Scott formerly of High Point and deaths in Philadelphia and Jamestown areas with services at Cedar Lodge Baptist Maple Street Free Will Baptist Bethel AME Church and funeral homes in Thomasville Richmond and Philadelphia. Burial and visitation details given.
Mrs Gladys Johnson Channell 67 of 1748 Country Club Dr died at High Point Memorial Hospital at 6 25 p m after five months illness She was born April 10 1904 in Davidson County daughter of Levi W Johnson and Annie Mendenhall Johnson She last worked at Singer Hosiery Mill and was Wesleyan She married Marvin H Channell Aug 27 1927 Surviving are five sisters and three brothers Funeral 2 p m Saturday at Zion United Church of Christ with three ministers Burial in church cemetery Body at Siler Funeral Home Thomasville tonight 7 9 pm family at home of sister Mrs Van Lambeth Rt 6 Thomasville
James Norton Wilson 40 of Denton died on arrival at Lexington Memorial Hospital after a heart attack in a Lexington lawyer’s office. He was a Daniels Lumber Co. employee and Caswell County native. Survived by mother Betty Wilson and siblings, funeral set 2 pm Saturday at Barker Funeral Home Danville with burial at Wilson family cemetery Blanche. The family will greet friends 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.
Asheboro native ASHEBORO Glen Preston Knox 42 of 421 Southway St died Wednesday in Randolph Hospital after a long illness He worked in the maintenance department of Dixie Furniture Co Survivors include his wife Sandra Ann Knox and son Larry G Knox both at home his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Knox of Philadelphia Tenn three sisters and five brothers Funeral at 2 pm Saturday at Shady Grove Christian Church Montgomery County The body is at Pugh Funeral Home with family visitation tonight 7 to 9.
A memorial service for Mrs Lena Kellam Kemp of Belair Florida will be held at 3 p m Sunday at the Biscoe Presbyterian Church in Biscoe North Carolina She was the wife of Clinton H Kemp and died March 5 in a Clearwater hospital after a lengthy illness She formerly lived in Greensboro and Biscoe and the family requests no flowers
Junie Haywood of New Haven Connecticut died at Yale New Haven Hospital. Survivors include his wife two daughters and a sister. Funeral services are planned at Emmanuel Baptist Church New Haven and at Ingram Funeral Home Mt. Gilead with burial at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetery. Cary O Kiser aged 80 of Route 3 died at War Memorial Hospital Pinehurst. He leaves two daughters a son a stepson three sisters four brothers and a wife and funeral details list Yates Thagard Baptist Church near Carthage.
Kirby B. Stout 63 of Route 2 died Thursday in Chatham Hospital after a short illness. A Randolph County native and furniture worker, he belonged to Deep River Baptist. Survived by daughter Gladys Craven Stout and three sons, sisters and brothers. Body at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Holly Springs Friends Meeting.
Funeral for Walter C. May 77 of 208 Cox Ave is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at J. C. Green & Sons Chapel with Dr. Philip L. Shore Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Thomasville City Cemetery. The body remains at the funeral home and the family visits tonight from 7 to 9. May died Thursday morning at High Point Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. C Campbell Douglas of 1116 E 25th Street Winston Salem died March 20 at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. Survived by daughters Nezzie Harrison of High Point and Frances Griffin of Winston Salem. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at New Bethel Church of Christ burial in Greenhill Cemetery. Body at Gilmore's Funeral Home with family present Saturday night 7 to 8.
Sen Ernest Hollings chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee opposed a plan to extend the Capitol west front adding 285 offices and dining facilities. He warned the extension would make the Capitol resemble Disneyland and the dome a beanie, endorsing a cheaper restoration with offices placed elsewhere on Capitol Hill.
For the first time the authority may invite press to a meeting where Rev Earl Sibbett plans to reveal procedures and audit results. The audit led to arrest of former Housing Director Robert G Williams for embezzling 46000. Board member Ray Cashatt urges openness and press attendance. Former Mayor Paul Bell also says he knew little of the affair.
Oak Ridge Academy formerly Oak Ridge Military Institute received its annual Army inspection. The cadet corps earned top honors last year as an Honor Military School With Distinction. The dress parade featured the Gold Star Drill Platoon noted for recent meet wins.
Britannica notes about two-fifths of Holland lying below sea level would flood twice daily from tides without protection. The piece highlights the role of dikes and dunes in preventing inundation.
California Serrano ruling may redefine public school funding across states reducing local property tax reliance. North Carolina study notes current local share and equity issues with Pasquotank and Mecklenburg as examples. Proposes a three tier state local matching plan to equalize funding while preserving local participation.
May Landreth accepts the gavel from outgoing president Ellen Cecil as new officers are introduced. Irving Cagle treasurer Clara Ward program chairman George Picker chaplain and Zelma Bellamy secretary stand in the background during the staff photo.
In a Family Weekly interview June Hunt, daughter of H L Hunt, discusses wealth, marriage, and politics with friend Jean Adams. She explains her deep religious beliefs and her views on hippies draft-card burners abortion and the Women’s Lib Movement.
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