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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1960
Page
7
Obituaries from Thomasville area list the deaths of Barbara Alice Dunn Garner 80 of Denton and Rachel Setliff Pendry 84 of Greensboro along with burial and service details. Also noted are services for Barney B. Yarborough and Robert Edward Nance with burial locations and pallbearers.
Funeral for Mrs Mary Roberts Glascoe 69 wife of Joe Lee Glascoe Route 1 Kernersville will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Orrell's Northside Funeral Home. Rev C Fowler of Ashland Street Free Will Baptist Church Archdale will officiate. Burial in Goshen Methodist Church Cemetery Stokesdale. Body remains at funeral home. Mrs Glascoe died in her sleep at home early Saturday morning after a period of normal health.
Wade A Hilliard 55 of Silver Springs Md died in Georgetown Hospital Washington D C after a stroke suffered Friday He was born in High Point Nov 4 1904 and spent much of his life in Thomasville Surviving are two sons his mother four sisters three brothers and five grandchildren Funeral at J C Green and Sons Chapel in Thomasville tomorrow. Burial in Rich Fork cemetery tied to the Hilliard family plot.
Annie Phil lips Allred 71 of Bear Creek Moore County native and widow of S R Allred died at Moore Memorial Hospital at 7 30 a m after nine months of illness one day of serious illness Survivors include two sons Clarence of Asheboro Elvin at home two sisters Amy Smith Reena Smith both of Sanford Mary Williams of Ramseur and two grandchildren Funeral at Fair Promise Methodist Church at 2 30 p m tomorrow with Rev Jeff Favis and Rev Clyde Fields officiating burial in church cemetery
Ulysses Grant Rush aged 91 of 809 Carrick Ave died at 9 p m yesterday in Sunset Nursing Home after a five day stay following a broken hip from a March 30 fall. He was born February 19 1869 in Randolph County. He worked in lead mines ran a ranch prospected for gold and retired in 1936 returning to High Point. Survived by wife Daisy C Clodfelter and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at 3 30 p m tomorrow at Seventh Day Adventist Church Elder Ralph E Logan officiating. Burial Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Body at Orrells Northside Funeral Home.
Members of the High Point Chapter of the Order of De Molay will conduct a door to door sale of household air refreshers starting tomorrow and continuing for two weeks.
The Elks of North Carolina plan a four day state convention in High Point starting Sunday with a Memorial Service at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church and events at William Penn High School and Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Activities include civil liberties programs, a state music festival, parades, and an ortorial contest.
Miss Treva Evans wed Dr. Erby Rudolph Oglesby in Pilgrim Congregational Church on April 21. The couple’s families include Baxter Evans of Trinity and Spurgeon I. Oglesby of Granite Quarry. The ceremony featured Rev. B Elton Cox, with Evans given in marriage by her father. Attire included Chantilly lace dress with pearl gown details and a pearl crown. Reception arrangements and further church notices accompany the wedding chronology.
The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra impressed audiences on Wednesday while Friday’s Virginia State College band delivered an hour long program led by Dr. Nathaniel Martin and Claiborne Richardson. Both groups earned excellent ratings at the State Music Festival in Winston Salem. The New Homemakers of America hosted a successful annual ball with festive decorations and outfits. Girl Scout Troop 26 performed a flag ceremony on Quaker Lane. Seniors note upcoming cap and gown fittings as they approach graduation at Dear Old Tenn.
Marlboro Monthly Meeting Memorial Association schedules homecoming on May 15 at Marlboro Friends Meeting House Highway 311 High Point. Rev Thomas Haggai of Emerynoo Baptist Church High Point will speak. Holly Springs Men's Chorus provides music. Morning worship at 11 led by Rev Bob Medford. Service followed by a picnic lunch.
Barney Barnwell, a bartender, recounts a late night robbery at his lounge where a gunman demanded the cash and liquor. The victim claims he was threatened and the suspect drank at the back before leaving after counting to thirty. Police and employer contacts implied.
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