Deaths and Funerals in High Point and Area
Obituaries note William Williard King aged 85 of 306 W State St dies at Davidson Nursing Center after two months of declining health. WWI veteran, former cabinet maker at Kearns Furniture, surviving children and grandchildren listed. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at Sechrest Chapel with burial at Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. viewing tonight 7 to 9 p.m. at Sechrest. Also: Eldon H. Sipes of Renevo dies from car accident injuries. Thomas Foy Styers of Farmville dies at 59. Herbert Wilson Sheffield of Route 2 dies. Willie Vernon Barnes Sr. of Thomasville dies after being struck by a vehicle. multiple survivors and funeral details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Williard King
State St
Davidson Nursing Center
Mr. King
Randolph County
William and
Cory Millikan King
High Point
Mattie Grubb
Kearns Furniture Co
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sechrest Chapel
V. W. Williard
J. D. Allgood Jr
Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church
Sechrest Funeral Home
Renevo
Eldon H. Sipes
Union City
Edward John Sipes
Guilford Ave
N.C
Glenn Funeral Home
T. F. Styers
Farmville
Thomas Foy Styers
Grimmersburg St
Davidson County
Arthur Warfford
Lexington
Ed Ennis
Greensboro
Church Street
Hollywood Cemetery
Letty Ann Styers
Campbell College
Buies Creek
H. W. Sheffield Robbins
Herbert Wilson Sheffield
Route
Sheffield
Smyrna
Elsie Dunlap
Rt. 1
Robbins
Smyrna United Methodist Church
Roger Thompson
Kennedy Funeral Home
W. V. Barnes SR
Willie Vernon Barnes Sr
Rt. 6
Thomasville
Chestnut Drive
Hoyt O. Adams
Floral Garden Park
Barnes
Community General Hospital
Richmond
Frank
Ola Evans Barnes
Ingram Plywoods Inc
James H. Barnes
Willie V. Barnes
Asheboro
Donald Lee Barnes
U.S. Marines
Albany, Ga
Cumby Mortuary
Segregation in Prisons Being Phased Out in North Carolina
Gov. Jim Hunt said racial segregation in North Carolina prisons is ending, with Corrections Secretary Amos Reed moving decisively. He cautioned against rapid inmate mixing to avoid behavioral problems and stressed that segregation cannot be allowed under the law.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Amos Reed
Hunt
Kenly Man Charged in Wendell Executive Kidnapping
Authorities in Johnston County charge 28 year old Thomas Wayne Garganus of Kenly with kidnapping the Wendell radio executive. He faces assault with a deadly weapon armed robbery and automobile larceny and is held on a $45 000 bond in Johnston County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield
N.C
Johnston County
Kenly
Thomas Wayne Garganus
Wendell Radio
Garganus
High Point Police Probe Burglary Wave And Theft Totals
High Point police investigated eight burglaries on Friday touching homes on Westridge Drive Bragg Court Brockett Avenue Seven Oaks Place Mark Street Leonard Street Gaylord Court and S Hamilton Street. Items stolen ranged from cash and coins to guns cameras radios and jewelry with values from 20 to 700. Several arrests followed for unlawful concealment larceny and breaking and entering.
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Seven Oaks Place
Laula Bell Small
Mark Street
Elizabeth Thompson
Leonard Street
Paul McAdoo
Gaylord Court
Darrell Wayne Crawford
Sharon Street
Thomas M. Fraley
Phillips Avenue
Arley James Rich
Asheboro
Charlie Clinton
Winston-Salem
Ferndale Boulevard
BBC Motor Inc
S. Main Street
Elsie Virginia Jones
Pershing Street
Horace Chapman Barton
Lindsay Street
S. Hamilton Street
Ada McDonald
Barbee Avenue
Merrie Myers
Thomasville
Church Avenue
Judy G. Jones
Wellingford Street
Sky City
Michael Byers
Richland Street
Charles Armmold Settles
N. Centennial Street
Charles Oldham
Madison Street
Ray McDonald Taylor
Bell, Ky
William Taylor Key
Work Begins On Complex In Friendship Industrial Park
The Weyerhaeuser Co. started construction of a $1.7 million wholesale wood products service center in Friendship Industrial Park near U S 421 West of Greensboro. By March 1978 it will cover seven acres with 64 000 square feet of warehouse space and offices and loading areas. The site on Boeing Drive will employ 14 to 16 people and be served by the Southern Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Weyerhaeuser Co
Friendship Industrial Park
U.S. 421
Greensboro
Boeing Drive
Southern Railroad
United Way
Noth
British style party lists shape candidates and power
The piece contrasts Britain’s candidate system with American politics, noting candidates must earn party eligibility, travel districts for interviews, and rely on self-funded campaigns while parties limit spending. It cites concerns about MPs’ power and the rise of trade unions under legal rules, then reports Guilford County rezoning and indigent burial policy actions at a Board of Commissioners meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Hodgson
Miss Hodgson
New Trial Awarded for Claude E. Cammons in 1975 Kidnapping
The North Carolina Supreme Court orders a new trial for Claude E. Cammons who was sentenced to 25 years in Guilford County for the 1975 kidnapping of Mrs. Jay Colin Thomas after an appeal. The article also notes multiple land rezonings and appeals before Guilford County officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Claude E. Cammons
Guilford County
Jay Colin Thomas
Navy Fire Control Tech Hicks Joins Dahlgren Crew
Service notes show John G. Hicks a chief petty officer second class with wife Jewel from Kernersville, reporting aboard USS Dahlgren in Norfolk Virginia. Hicks joined the Navy in September 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
John G. Hicks
Jewel
Clyde Davis
Graves St
Kernersville
Dahlgren
Norfolk
School Lunch Menu Week Highlights For Students
Monday features Hamburger with Oven Fries Carrot Curls and a Chocolate Cake or Peanut Butter Pudding. Wednesday serves Italian Spaghetti with Garden Salad French Bread and Peach Slice. Thursday and Friday offer Butter fried Fish with Cole Slaw, and a Soup and Sandwich Plate with Raisin Apple Tart. High School line includes Hot Dog and Chili French Fries Garden Salad with Dressing and a Pear Half. Tuesday adds Turkey Vegetable Soup with a Peanut Butter Jelly Salad or Egg Saltines with Peanuts and Fresh Chilled Apple Chef's Salad Plate and Green Pepper Slaw with Garlic Bread.
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Death Takes
W. W. King
Floyd C
Bertha) Crawford
Cora K. Merrell
Gene
Linda) Hassell
Virginia Beach
Rayford King
Durham
Paul King
W. Parkway
Curtis O’neil King
Barrett Drive
Archdale
J. M. King
E. H. Sipes
Orrell's Funeral Home
Liberty Road
Chestnut DR
Trindale RO
Eunice P. Starks
McChanicsville Primitive Baptist Church
Willie Nerese Barnes
Order of the Golden Rule
Sechrest
Lexington Ave
Juan de D. Martinez-G
Helen Bambalis
St. George Greek Orthodox Church
Siser-Sechrest
Randolph ST. Thomasville
North Main
Farriss Avenue
Harold C.davis
Preferred Funeral Directors International
High Point Police
Guilford County Planning Board
Board of Commissioners
Dept. of Social Services
Evergreens, Inc
Wayne Metz
General Assembly
Social Services Board
Penny Road
Cammons
Planning Board
Sunnyvale Road
Garland Ellison
Guilford College Road
Hackney Road
Friendship Township
A.K. Sampson
Marcus Simpson
Brame Road
White Elder Road
Monroe Township
U.S. 220 North
Cotswold Terrace
Sandy Ridge Road
Bame Road
Deep River Township
Mark H. Porter
George R. Porter
Oakmont Dr
King
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth
Asheboro High School
Porter
Himele and Grace Flower Shop
North Wrenn St. Westweed
Mark
Vaniti Marsh
S. Centennial
PE Tyr
Giant-Vac
Giant-Bio
Giant- Vac
Beeson Hardware
High Point Lawn & Garden Equip. Co
Lanier Hardware Co. Inc
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