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James Whisenant

James Whisenant

Mar 14, 2007

WEST END: James "Bug" Whisenant, 71, of West End, died Wednesday 14, 2007 at FirstHealth Moore Memorial Hospital in Pinehurst. A Graveside service will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 17, 2007 at West End Cemetery with Rev. Fran Stark officiating. A native of Avery County, NC, Mr. Whisenant was born September 10, 1935, the son of Tillman Whisenant and...

Sandra Pierce Adams

Sandra Pierce Adams

Mar 14, 2007

Sandra Pierce Adams, 62 of Garner Road, Denton died Wednesday, March 14 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Mrs. Adams was born December 5, 1944 in Davidson County to Joe and Beulah Lambeth Pierce. She was a retired Dietary Aide with Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. Mrs. Adams was predeceased by her husband Tharen Adams who died in 1997. She...

Jimmy Wayne Martin

Jimmy Wayne Martin

Mar 10, 2007

Jimmy Wayne Martin, 54 of North Main Street, Denton died Saturday as a result of injuries from a motorcycle accident. Mr. Martin was born March 8, 1953 in Davidson County to Brack Gilbert Martin and Wanda Sullivan Martin. He was a 1972 graduate of Denton High School and a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. He was employed by...

David Ralph Edwards

David Ralph Edwards

Mar 9, 2007

DENTON - Mr. David Ralph Edwards, 73 of South Hwy. 150, Linwood, NC died Friday, March 9 at Autumn Care of Salisbury. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Monday, March 12 at High Rock Baptist Church in Denton with Rev. Billie Lewis and Rev. Sam Harvey officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Edwards was born in 1934...

Joann Mallory Absher

Joann Mallory Absher

Mar 9, 2007

Denton- Mrs. Joann Mallory Absher, 72, of Hwy 8, Denton, died Friday, March 9, 2007 at Randolph Memorial Hospital in Asheboro. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Monday, March 12, 2007 at Tom's Creek Primitive Baptist Church with Rev. Danny Ball and Elder Scott Childers officiating. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. A native of Tazewell County, Virginia, Mrs....

Alfred Emanuel Harris

Alfred Emanuel Harris

Mar 8, 2007

DENTON: Mr. Alfred E. Haris, 71, of Farmer Road died Thursday, March 8 at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro. A graveside service will be 3:00 PM Saturday, March 10 at Denton Town Cemetery with Rev. Don Jarrell officiating. Mr. Harris was born November 13, 1935 in Davidson County to Hal and Treva Lanier Harris. He was a retired truck driver with...

Mary Smith

Mary Smith

Mar 3, 2007

Mary Catherine Smith, 97, of Leach Road, died Saturday, March 3, 2007, at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Macedonia Presbyterian Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Mark Fisher officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She was a native of Montgomery County and a retired clipper from Russell’s Hosiery...

Amber Everhart

Amber Everhart

Mar 1, 2007

Amber Nicole Everhart, age 13, of Garner Road, Denton, died Thursday, March 1, 2007, at Thomasville Medical Center. Funeral service will be Sunday, March 4 at 2:30 p.m. at Denton Wesleyan Church on N.C. 109 in Denton, with the Rev. Vern Peterson and the Rev. Roger Mills officiating. Place of interment will be Higher Ground Baptist Church Cemetery in Lexington....

Bruce Wright

Bruce Wright

Feb 28, 2007

R. Bruce Wright, age 86 of Cid Road, Lexington, NC died Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Thomasville Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at Liberty Baptist Church with Burial with Masonic rites in the Church Cemetery Mr. Wright was born October 18, 1920 in Davidson County to Arthur Franklin Wright and Ida Lee Lambeth Wright....

Vergie Tysinger

Vergie Tysinger

Feb 13, 2007

Virgie Hill Tysinger, 86, of Mountain Vista Health Park, formerly of Tysinger Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007, at Thomasville Medical Center. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Fairview United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Doug Rowe, the Rev. Alvin Pope and the Rev. Butch Conrad officiating. Burial will be in the church...

Myrtle Sanders Jones

Myrtle Sanders Jones

Feb 8, 2007

Carthage- Mrs. Myrtle Sanders Jones, 84 of Pinelake Nursing and Rehab. died Thursday, February 8, 2007 in Carthage. Memorial Services will be 11:30 AM Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at Brown's Chapel Christian Church. A native of Montgomery County, Mrs. Jones was born May 5, 1922, the daughter of Rebecca Jane Sanders. She graduated from the NC Sanitarium as an RN,...

Tammy Newton Martin

Tammy Newton Martin

Feb 7, 2007

Tammy Lynn Newton Martin, 40 of Mountain Vista Health Park and formerly of Rock Hill, SC died Wednesday at Thomasville Medical Center from complications resulting from an accident in 2002. Memorial services will be held 4:00 PM Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Martin was born October 1, 1966 in Stanly County to Clifford Clyde...

Jack Grubb

Jack Grubb

Feb 6, 2007

Mr. Jack M. Grubb, 74 formerly of Yates Rd., Denton died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 at Centerclair Nursing Home in Lexington following several years of declining health. Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 at 2:00 PM in the Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by the Rev. Lacy Cagle and Pastor Terri Cook. Burial will follow in...

Almeta Wilson

Almeta Wilson

Feb 2, 2007

Almeta Coble Wilson, 68, of Substation Road, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, at Pinelake Health and Rehab, Carthage. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Lee Church and the Rev. Brantley Moore officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She was a native of Montgomery County and a seamstress for Clayson...

John Hoover

John Hoover

Feb 2, 2007

John Daniel Hoover, 65, of Bethel Church Road, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, at Evans Rest Home, Mt. Gilead. No services are planned at this time. He was native of Richmond County and a self-employed truck driver. Surviving are daughters, Cindy Barbor and Diane Hoover McKinney; mother, Lillian King Hoover of Jackson Springs; brothers, Alvin Hoover of Eagle Springs; two...

Jr Glover

Jr Glover

Feb 1, 2007

Winfield Slay Glover Jr., 62, of Tharrington Road,Garner and formerly of Denton died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, at VA Medical Center in Durham. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Ronald Hedrick officating. Mr. Glover was born Feb. 2, 1944 in Davidson County to Winfield Slay Glover, Sr....

Jonah Nichols

Jonah Nichols

Feb 1, 2007

Jonah Edgar Nichols Jr., 88, of Graybrier Nursing Home, formerly of Asheboro, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, in Trinity. No service is planned. He was a native of Montgomery County and the previous owner of Nichols Body Shop in Asheboro. Surviving are son, Richard Nichols of Sophia; sister, Margaret Jane Nichols of Star; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Briggs Funeral Home,...

Mozelle Thompson Hicks

Mozelle Thompson Hicks

Jan 29, 2007

Candor, NC Mozelle Thompson Hicks, age 74, of Highway 211 East, Candor, died Monday, January 29, 2007 at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Troy. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Thursday, February 1, 2007, at the Candor Baptist Church with the Revs. Junior Medlin, J. B. Gibson and John Green officiating. Burial will follow in Candor Cemetery A native of...

Max Morris

Max Morris

Jan 24, 2007

Max Gardner Morris, 77, of Ophir Road, Troy, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at his home. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Ophir United Methodist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Casey Harris officiating. He was a native of Montgomery County, a retired sawyer with Troy Lumber Company and a member of Ophir U.M.C. Surviving are wife, Mary...

Marjorie Speight Blue

Marjorie Speight Blue

Jan 24, 2007

Aberdeen, NC Marjorie Belle Speight Blue, 90, formerly of Linden Rd., Aberdeen, died Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at the Kingswood Nursing Center in Aberdeen. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, January 27, 2007 at the Norman Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Suzanne Simpson officiating. Burial will follow in the Culdee Presbyterian Church Cemetery. A native of Moore County, Mrs....

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