Two Local Women Die. Rites Planned in Thomasville
Ora Lee Rothrock Myers 51 widow of Albert P. Myers dies at Community General Hospital after a year of declining health. She lived at 25 Raleigh Road and taught Sunday school at Liberty Baptist Church for 20 years. Funeral Sunday at Liberty Baptist Church with burial in Fairgrove United Methodist Cemetery. Surviving daughter and siblings listed. Cleta Esther Loftin Hanes 67 of 301 Princeton Avenue dies at High Point Memorial Hospital after three years of declining health. She married Carl C. Hanes and is survived by husband, two sisters, four step brothers. funeral Sunday at Cumby Chapel with entombment Guilford Memorial Mausoleum.
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Thomasville
Ora Lee Rothrock Myers
Albert P. Myers
Raleigh Road
Community General Hospital
Davidson County
E. J. Rothrock
Mattie Myers Rothrock
Kayby Mills
Liberty Baptist Church
Myers
Cleta Esther Loftin Hanes
Princeton Avenue
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Hanes
Cornelius
Carrie Bailey Loftin
High Point
Fairmont Park Baptist Church
Carl C. Hanes
Cumby Chapel
Hoyt Rutledge
Guilford Memorial Mausoleum
William C Stephens dies in Asheboro at 54
William Cecil Stephens 54 of 207 East Central Avenue Asheboro died 11 p.m. Friday at Randolph Hospital He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church Survived by wife Callie Spencer Stephens two sons Phil Stephens and Bill Stephens a daughter Claudette Hole father Will Stephens two sisters Elaine Smith Margaret Lawson four brothers the Rev Ernest Stephens the Rev Ray Stephens the Rev Ivan Stephens and Curtis Stephens Funeral 4 p.m Sunday at Calvary United Methodist Church Body at Pugh Funeral Home with viewing 7 to 9 p.m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
William Cecil Stephens
E. Central Ave
Randolph Hospital
Calvary United Methodist Church
Callie Spencer Stephens
Phil Stephens
Chapel Hill
Bill Stephens
Kinston
Claudette Hole
Will Stephens
Lawsonville
Elaine Smith
High Point
Margaret Lawson
Ernest Stephens
Matthews
Ray Stephens
Thomasville
Ivan Stephens
Charlotte
Curtis Stephens
Ray M Still Still Stokesdale Dies at 66 in N C
Ray Mack Still 66 of Rt 1 Stokesdale died Thursday at Annie Penn Hospital in Reidsville He was a retired farmer and member of Wayside Church of The Living God in Eden Funeral was held today at 2 p m at the church with burial in Palestine United Methodist Church Cemetery Read more of his survivors including Flora Payne Still four daughters a sister a brother and a half brother live in the area
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Stokesdale
Ray Mack Still
Rt. 1
Annie Penn Hospital
Reidsville
Wayside Church of the Living God
Eden
Palestine United Methodist Church Cemetery
Guilford County
Flora Payne Still
Ralph Freeman
Richard Tulp
Alton Thomas
Winston Salem
Glenn Fulton
Belews Creek
Paul Williams
High Point
Paul Still
Kernersville
Lude Southern
Snow Camp
Chester Hill Dies At Age 54 In Winston-Salem
Chester Leroy Hill 54 of 816 Carolina Ave died at N C Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem after four weeks of critical illness. He was born in Davidson County August 16 1917 and lived in the Thomasville area most of his life. Survived by Lula Lee Gillespie his wife of 1942 one daughter Beckey Pennington one son C L Hill Jr his mother Mary P Hill two sisters two brothers and two grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 pm in J C Green and Sons Chapel with burial in Holly Hill Cemetery.
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Thomasville
Chester Leroy Hill
Carolina Ave
N. C. Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Mr. Hill
Davidson County
Chester Ray
Mary Prevo Hill
Colonial Freight Lines
High Point
Southgate
Lula Lee Gillespie
Charles (Beckey) Pennington
Hiatt Road
C. L. Hill Jr
Johnsontown Rd
Mary P. Hill
Rt. 3
Denton
Donald Badgett
Dalton Gallimore
Prevo Hil
Kenneth Hill
Burlington
J. C. Green and Sons
C. B. Case Jr
Robert Taylor
M. D. Sides
Holly Hill
Thomas Coleman Sr
Donzelle Worthy
Dorothy. L. Coleman
John W. Coleman
S Sgt
Thomas Coleman Jr
U.S. Air Force
Vietnam
Woodrow Dawkins
Baltimore
James Dawkins
Union
S.C
Lillie M. Gilliam
Varina Epps
Emzie Henderson
Whitmire, S.C
Jessie Todd
Marie Ellison
William Grimes dies in Asheboro at 76
William Hubert Grimes 76 of 361 Worth Street Asheboro died Friday at home. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church where he was a deacon. A World War I veteran he lived in Asheboro since 1925 and formerly ran Grimes Jewelry Co until retirement eight years ago.
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Asheboro
William Hubert Grimes
Worth St
First Baptist Church
Grimes Jewelry Co
Mrs. Coleman Dead at 63 in Thomasville
Mrs. Elwillie Coleman 63 of 808 Barrington St. Thomasville died Thursday at Community General Hospital after declining health. Born March 7 1908 in Union County South Carolina she lived 31 years in Thomasville and was a member of St John AME Zion Church. Funeral Monday 3 p.m. at the church with burial at Carolina Biblical Garden Jamestown.
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Elwillie Coleman
Barrington St
Thomasville
Community General Hospital
Union County
S.C
John
Ellen Duckett Dawkins
St. John A.M.E. Zion Church
Stewardess Board No. 1
St. John A.M. E Zion
Raymond Hems
Andre M. Spauldings
Carolina Biblical Garden
Jamestown
Thomas Haizlip
George Taylor Dies Of Attack
George Wilson Taylor 65 of 1607 Eugene St died on arrival at High Point Memorial Hospital at 8 a m Saturday after years of declining health. Born June 7 1906 in Montgomery County he lived in High Point 29 years and worked at Carolina Container Co retiring two years ago. Surviving are his wife Wilma Bailey Taylor daughter Evelyn Hunt son Billy Wayne Taylor two sisters and five grandchildren. Body at J C Green and Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville pending funeral arrangements.
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George Wilson Taylor
Eugene St
High Point Memorial Hospital
Montgomery County
Thomas and
Della Sills Taylor
High Point
Carolina Container Co
Wilma Bailey Taylor
Louis
Evelyn) Hunt
Lexington
Billy Wayne Taylor
Beta Frick
Ethel Taylor
Albemarle
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home
Thomasville
Burton Funeral for Leviana Burton Held at Zion United Church
Funeral services for Leviana Burton take place Sunday at 2 pm at Zion United Church of Christ with Reverends Lynwood Hubbard and W V Willard officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Active pallbearers include Bobby Cecil Charles Burton Leonard Scearce Rutl Spencer Maston Stone and Albert Kennedy. Family at funeral home tonight 7 to 9. Burton, a Fairfield Community farmer, died Friday morning at Gregson Home.
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Leviana Burton
Zion United Church of Christ
Lynwood Hubbard
W. V. Willard
Bobby Cecil
Charles Burton
Leonard Scearce Rutl Spencer
Maston Stone
Albert Kennedy
Mr. Burton
Fairfield
Gregson
School Lunch Menu Week Preview
Tuesday features Chili Con Carne tossed salad pineapple and pudding. Wednesday offers Individual Meat Loaves mashed potatoes green beans chocolate pudding and apple crisp. Thursday serves Spaghetti French Bread fruit cup g barbecued Weiners beans sliced tomatoes hot rolls peanut butter delight. Friday presents Fishwick French fries gelatin.
District Court yields six active sentences and activated terms
Judge Claude W. Allen handed six active sentences and activated a suspended term. Phillips and Tilley each received six months for offenses including leaving the scene, DUI, and driving with a revoked license. Williams faced 30 days to six months for DUI, Wright five months for drunken driving and no license. Lowery 45 days for improper vehicle registration. Bradley 20 days for public drunkenness. Ingram’s 140 days were activated for assault with a deadly weapon and related charges. Bohannon faced a $5 fine for a larceny claim, while Davis was ordered to pay costs. Jackson shoplifting and Moore public drunkenness costs were continued or ordered.
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Claude W. Allen
Seamon Grant Phillips
Bethel Drive
Otis Clarence Tilley
Greensboro
Phillips
Tilley
James Weldon Williams
Forsyth Road
Jesse James Wright
Rt. 3
Thomasville
Paul Lowery
E. Commerce Street
Venson Necomis Bradley
Rt. 2
Whittier
Mantell Ingram
Cedron Avenue
Allen
Lillie Bohannon
Gordon Street
Robert Davis Jr
Gordon
Davis
Man Charged On Three Counts And Other Arrests
A caller Place resident, Carl Parker, 38, faces three counts for allegedly falsifying unemployment claims for weeks ending March 23 and 30 and April 6, 1970. Other arrests include Henry Meekins, 31, for assault on an officer and resisting arrest, Henry Stubles, 27, for obstructing an officer, Wayne Tuggle for disturbing the peace, Jimmy Tolbert, 18, for assault with a weapon, Carlton Leonard, 43, for DUI, and Lillie Mae Little, 44, for assault on a minor. Reports of tire theft, bicycle theft, and wheel covers stolen from parked vehicles were also noted.
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Caller Place
Carl Parker
Henry D. Meekins
E. Commerce Street
Henry J. Stubles
E. Commerce
Wayne Tuggle
Jimmy Gray Tolbert
Guilford Street
Carlton Theodore Leonard
Montheu Avenue
Lillie Mae Little
Whiteoak Street
Wreck Fatal To Motorist On W Lexington Avenue
An Old Winston Road resident Ray Austen Newsom died after a one car crash on W Lexington Avenue Davidson County. His car left the road at 7 45 a m struck the bridge edge veered into a yard and overturned in bushes. He was taken to Community General Hospital and later High Point Memorial Hospital where he died about an hour after the accident. He was a city employee.
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Winston Road
Ray Austen Newsom
W. Lexington Avenue
Davidson County
Newsom
Rich Fork Creek
Community General Hospital
Thomasville
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point
Branson Wins Second Millionaire for a Day in High Point
James Branson of 725 Bridges Dr won 166.66 dollars, equal to one day’s interest on a million dollars, in the High Point Merchant’s Assn Millionaire for a Day drawing. He registered at Rose’s, with a third and final award open for last minute entries today in participating stores. The first winner was Mom Frazier of 1905 Franklin St.
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James Branson
Bridges Dr
High Point Merchant's Assn
Branson
Rose’s
Mom Frazier
Franklin T
Fire Destroys Late Model Car in Cedron Avenue Incident
Cedron Avenue resident Ruby Burroughs saw a 1970 Ford burn at 1310 Florida Street with the blaze deemed a total loss. Firemen reported the cause as undetermined and no injuries were noted.
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Ruby Burroughs
Cedron Avenue
Florida St
Six Persons Injured In Wrecks On City Streets
Six people were injured in traffic incidents Thursday in multiple crashes. Three drivers—Henry Harris Shavitz, Geraldine Legette Roach, and David Bryce Leonard—were hurt in a four car chain on Montlieu Avenue near Arlington Drive. Shavitz faced a speeding charge. A second two car collision on National Street at Sinclair Avenue involved Steven Wayne Bean and William Allen Thompson, with Thompson cited for failing to yield. Eight year old Darren Shawn Underwood was struck on S Main Street by a car driven by Bonnie Sue Cox. no charges. Sylvia Sapp escaped injury when a tire blew on E Kearns Street near Alo. Kathy Owens lost control on W Ward Street to Cassell, striking a tree and culvert. None of the injured were listed as patients at High Point Memorial.
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High Point Memorial
Montlieu Avenue
Arlington Drive
Henry Harris Shavitz
Forrestview Drive
Geraldine Legette Roach
Arlington
David Bryce Leonard
Tanyard Road
Margie Gladson Massey
Jamestown
Shavitz
National Street
Sinclair Avenue
Steven Wayne Bean
Thomasville
William Allen Thompson
Potts Avenue
Darren Shawn Underwood
Friddle Street
S. Main Street
Nathan Hunt
Bonnie Sue Cox
Route 4
Sylvia Phillip Sapp
Grace Street
E. Kearns Street
Alo
Kathy Marlene Owens
Flint Street
W. Ward Street
Cassell Street
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