Edna Louise McConnell obituary highlights decades of service
Miss Edna Louise McConnell of 1716 Kivett Drive dies at 8:30 a m in High Point Memorial Hospital after a ten day admission. A High Point Central High School teacher, she taught at multiple schools and held active roles in First Baptist Church and several civic and education groups. Survivors include her parents and a brother Alphonso. Funeral Wednesday 4 p m at First Baptist Church with burial in Carolina Biblical Garden.
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Edna Louise McConnell
Kivett Dr
High Point Memorial Hospital
Central High School
Miss McConnell
High Point
William Penn High School
Bennett College
Catholic University
East Carolina
Univ. of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
North Carolina A. & T. State University
Allen
Asheville
Epps High School
Greenville
High Point Central High School
First Baptist Church
Helping Hand Club
Daughters of Dorcas
National Education Assn
North Carolina Assn. of Education
Andrew Corbett
Alphonso McConnell
Buckner Funeral Set For Tuesday
William Odell Buckner 77 of High Point died Saturday night in High Point Memorial Hospital after a short illness. A WWI veteran, he retired from farming and lived in the Allen Jay community. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Reavis Memorial Baptist Church with burial at Fairfield United Methodist Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Odell Buckner
Rt. 4
High Point
High Point Memorial Hospital
Lamb’s
Mrs Craven of Thomasville dies after long illness
Mrs Lizzie Eva Swaim Craven 71 wife of J W Carson Craven of Rt 6 Trinity St Ext died Sunday at 9 a m after a several year illness. Born in Davidson County June 24 1900 she lived in the community most of her life and was a Spring Hill United Methodist Church member. Survived by husband daughter Daisy Hill four sisters two brothers two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 11 a m at Spring Hill United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Body remains at J C Green and Sons Funeral Home tonight 7 to 9.
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Thomasville
Lizzie Eva Swaim Craven
J. W. Carson Craven
Rt. 6
Trinity St. Ext
Mrs. Craven
Davidson County
W. E
Elizabeth Peace Swaim
Spring Hill
Daisy Hill
Rt. 5
A. D
Lectie) Sink
M. L
Dora) Moose
Effie) Cecil
C. L
Bessie) Craven
Rt. 2
High Point
H. C. Swaim
F. B. Swaim
Rt 2
Spring Hill United Methodist Church
W. L. Crowell
Charles B. Walker
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral
Varner James Odell Varner 66 Lexington memorial service set
James Odell Varner 66 of Rt Holly Grove Community died after eight weeks of critical illness. He was a Davidson County native and US Army World War II veteran. Survivors include two sisters Cleve Floyd and Hollis Everhart of Lexington and a brother Hill Warner Route 2. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday Arlington Heights Free Will Baptist Church with Rev Jack Langley. Burial Forest Hill Memorial Park. Body at Piedmont Funeral Home. visitation 7 9 pm tonight.
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Lexington
James Odell Varner
Rt. Holly Grove Community
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Mr. Varner
Davidson County
Cleve Floyd
Hollis Everhart
Hill Warner
Route 2
Arlington Heights Free Will Baptist Church
Jack Langley
Forest Hill Memorial Park
Piedmont Funeral Home
Davidson County to Vaccinate Students Against Measles
Davidson health officials announce in school immunization dates for all students 12 and under, with in school shots on November 17 to 19 and optional Sunday clinics on November 21 for preschoolers and at several high school sites. The program follows rubella guidance from state law and notes both vaccines will be given in one inoculation.
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Lexington
Thomasville
Denton
Central Davidson
West Davidson
North Davidson
Dermot Lohr
Davidson County Health Dept
Lohr
Death Claims Claude Smith
Claude Smith 91 of Hilltop Rest Home in Thomasville died Sunday night at 11 15 p m He had lived in the Thomasville Community and worked previously at Amazon Cotton Mills He was born July 20 1880 in Davie County son of Francis and a wife and member of Johnsontown United Methodist Church Surviving are sister Mrs S K Smith Goldsboro and brother S L Smith Clemmons Body remains at J C Green and Sons pending funeral arrangements
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Thomasville
Claude Smith
Hilltop Rest Home
Mr. Smith
Davie County
Francis Smith
Amazon Cotton Mills
Johnsontown
S. L. Smith
Clemmons
J. C. Green and Sons
J R Hughes Dies at 48 in Thomasville
John R. Hughes 48 of Cox Ave died on arrival at Community General Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He was born September 11, 1923, in Davidson County and worked in maintenance at Amazon Cotton Mills. Survived by two daughters, two sisters, a brother, and three grandchildren. Funeral at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Siler Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Holly Hills Cemetery.
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Thomasville
John R. Hughes
Cox Ave
Community General Hospital
Davidson County
Andrew B
Ida Lee Chasthat Hughes
Amazon Cotton Mills
Moose Lodge
Troy
Catherine) Sumner
George
Dianne) Fore
Liberty
Mrs Ruth P. Davis dies in Kentucky
Mrs Ruth Putman Davis of Mayfield Kentucky died Sunday in Kentucky. Survived by son J Coy Putman Sr former city councilman of High Point and several grandchildren. Funeral service planned Tuesday in Mayfield with body at Byrne Funeral Home Mayfield Kentucky.
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Ruth Putman Davis
Mayfield
Kentucky
J. Coy Putman Sr
S. Scientific St
High Point
Byrne Funeral Home
Funeral for Mrs. Esther Ashford Held at St Paul Church
Funeral services for 81 year old Esther Ashford, formerly of Daniel Brooks Apartments, were held this evening at St Paul United Presbyterian Church. Burial is planned Tuesday in Rock Hill, South Carolina, with the procession departing Hairlip Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Tuesday. The family resides at 722 Habersham Road with Mrs. Marion Whitlock.
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Esther Ashford
Daniel Brooks Apts
St. Paul United Presbyterian Church
Rock Hills
S. C
Hairlip
Rock Hill
Marion Whitlock
Habersham Rd
Former Resident Leads Revival at Lexington Avenue Church
The Rev. Fred Reece, formerly of High Point and now pastor of Trinity Baptist in Tarboro, urged a revival at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. He said revival rites must climax with a sermon guiding lost souls to Christ, with services planned daily at 7:30 p.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday through the week.
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Fred Reece
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
High Pointer
Trinity Baptist Church
Tarboro
Lexington Avenue
Ingram weighs run for State Insurance Commissioner
Asheboro attorney John Ingram, who represented Randolph and Montgomery Counties in the last General Assembly, plans to decide soon whether to seek the State Insurance Commissioner post. He spoke in New Bern and will return to Asheboro Tuesday.
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Asheboro
John Ingram
Randolph
Montgomery
Edwin Lanier
Chapel Hill
Ingram
New Bern
Montgomery County
Roby Garner
J. W. Plummer
Preyer to Address North Carolina Community Action Meeting
Sixth District Congressman Richardson Preyer will speak at a Thursday banquet during the North Carolina Community Action Assn. annual conference in Greensboro. About 250 representatives from 38 groups are expected at the Albert Pick Motel to discuss war on poverty, alcoholism and drug abuse, and improve coordination among local Economic Opportunity Councils.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Richardson Preyer
North Carolina Community Action Assn
Preyer
Albert Pick
Guilford County Economic Opportunity Council
Guilford County
EOC
Phillip Diehl
Raetor
Hal Sieber
Benjamin Britt
State Dept. of Mental Health
Rezoning Hearing Schedules For Guilford County Board
Greensboro sees a 15.7 acre Dolan Bowers proposal to rezone U S 29 70 area between Vickery Chapel and Groometown from planned industrial to light industrial. Meeting 7 30 p m Wednesday at the County Administration Building also covers sign removals in agricultural zones under a 1967 state law and community councils plans.
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Greensboro
Vickery Chapel Road
Groometown Road
Guilford County Planning Board
Planning Department
State Highway Commission
Dolan Bowers
Eastern Developers and Rentals, Inc
Guilford
Four Injured In Wrecks On High Point Streets
Four people were hurt in separate weekend wrecks reported in High Point. Geneva Montgomery was injured in a collision on N Wrenn Street with Timothy White and Martha Habig, who faced charges for improper brakes. Mary Strickland受 Strickland hit a utility pole on W Green Drive after braking to the right. Roy Mancus fell asleep at Monkeu Avenue causing a crash and speeding charge. A L Love’s passenger was hurt in a Montlieu Avenue collision with Joe Schrimsher, who was cited for failing to yield at a stop sign. Charles Scott Jr. was the other driver.
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Geneva Montgomery
Richland Street
Timothy Gene White
Richland
Martha Robinson Habig
Rotary Drive
N. Wrenn Street
Richardson Street
White
Mary Strickland
Robert Lee Strickland
Cliffside Drive
W. Green Drive
Langford Avenue
Strickland
Roy W. Mancus
Jamestown
Monkeu Avenue
Kimery Drive
A. L. Love
Joe Mayberry Schrimsher
Putnam Street
Montlieu Avenue
Forrest Street
Schrimsher
Charles Franklin Scott Jr
Hendrix Street
Rezoning Heads Up Agenda For Thomasville Planning Board
Tonight the Planning Board and Zoning Commission in Thomasville will reconsider Mrs. Charles T. Howard and neighbors requests to rezone Moore Street from R-3 to R-2. City planner Bob Keber will discuss the Central Business District Study at 7 30 p m.
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Thomasville
Planning Board and Zoning Commission
Charles T. Howard
Moore Street
City Hall
Bob Keber
Central Business District
Keber
Wreck Causes $1000 Damage in Thomasville Intersection
An estimated $1,000 in damages followed a two car collision at the E Main Street Maple Avenue intersection Sunday at 1 50 p m. Police listed drivers Ronald Floyd Morris 17 of Rt 1 Trinity and Clifford Allen Butcher 20 of Maple Avenue both claiming a green light.
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Thomasville
E. Main Street
Maple Avenue
Ronald Floyd Morris
Rt. 1
Trinity
Clifford Allen Butcher
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Willoughby
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Cumby
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Randolph Technical Institute
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W. C. Welch
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Jamestown Township
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Accutron Center
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Eee Welers
South Main
Paul Adams
Ball Park
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State Street
R-5
M-2
Billy F. Russell
Hasty School Roads
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Dwight Upton
Rufus Kennedy
Tucker Dry Cleaners
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