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Runell Holder Williams
Nov 27, 2017
Betty Runell Holder Williams, 85, of Holder Dr., Candor, died Monday, November 27, 2017 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Briggs-Candor Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Wayne Luck officiating. Burial will follow in Candor Cemetery. Mrs. Williams was born December 9, 1931 in Montgomery County, the daughter of Sam...
Helen Karr
Nov 24, 2017
Ms. Helen Lucas Karr, 95, a resident of Flat Swamp Rd., Denton passed away on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 4:00 pm at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Chris Smith presiding. Ms. Karr was born October 11, 1922 in Joplin, Missouri. She loved socializing, shopping,...
Nancy Blue
Nov 23, 2017
Nancy Ray Currie Blue, 93, of Jackson Springs, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 23, 2017. It was her wish to live out her days in the house built by her father where she was born and enjoyed many wonderful years. Thanks be to God for granting her wish. Nancy Ray was born April 28, 1924 as the second daughter...
Elizabeth Hughes
Nov 22, 2017
Margaret Elizabeth “Liz” Hughes, 71, of Greenwood, SC, and formally of Denton, NC, died Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Born in Denton, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Allison and Margaret Gaddy Hughes. Liz was a member of Lowell Street United Methodist Church in Greenwood, SC. She loved her family, church, and dogs and enjoyed arts and crafts. She...
Betty Daniel Pierce
Nov 20, 2017
Mrs. Betty Daniel Pierce, 81, a resident of Daniel Pierce Dr., Denton, NC passed away on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 at Hinkle Hospice House. A funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Friday, Nov. 24 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Kim Harris presiding. Interment will follow at Summerville Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...
Ann Daniel
Nov 16, 2017
Mrs. Ann Dorsett Daniel, 64, a resident of Daniel Rd., Denton passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Hinkle Hospice House. A memorial service will be held 3:00 pm Wednesday, Nov. 22 at Summerville Baptist Church with Rev. Flynn Richardson presiding. Ann was born November 16, 1953 in Davidson County the daughter of Thurman and Ethel Byerly Dorsett. She...
Larry Morgan
Nov 15, 2017
Mr. Larry Morgan, 71, a resident of Old Silver Hill Rd., Lexington passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Larry was born March 31, 1946 in Davidson County, NC the son of Wilburn Reid Kinney and Daisy Maie Morgan. He was a graduate of Central Davidson High...
Edith Harris Blue
Nov 9, 2017
Edith Harris Blue, 95, of Jackson Springs, died Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Autumn Care in Biscoe. Graveside Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday at Culdee Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with Rev. Elizabeth Forester officiating. Born in Marvell, Arkansas on April 25, 1922, she was the daughter of Burl Lee and Elizabeth Hartsfield Harris. She was a homemaker and a member...
Mary Linzey Russell
Nov 8, 2017
Mrs. Mary Linzey McDowell Russell, 82, of Johnson Farm Rd., Denton passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Randolph Hospice House. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Sunday, Nov. 12 at Gravel Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Kenneth Reeves presiding. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mary was born October 2, 1935 in Davidson County to Harvey Ray...
Troy Franklin Grubb
Nov 8, 2017
Mr. Troy Franklin Grubb, 97, of Cid Rd, Lexington passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 at his home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held 3:00 pm Saturday, Nov. 11 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Gene Little officiating. Interment will follow at Pierce’s Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Grubb was born in Denton...
Bobby Lee Burroughs
Nov 3, 2017
Bobby Lee “Bob” Burroughs, 73 of Shady Lane, Biscoe, died Friday, November 3, 2017 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Monday at Faith Baptist Church, with Rev. Johnny Lamonds and Rev. Chris Bouldin officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Born in Montgomery County on January 31, 1944, he was the son of...
Harold W Harris
Nov 3, 2017
Mr. Harold Wayne Harris, age 70 of Bombay School Road, Denton, NC died Friday, November 3 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, November 7 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Kim Harris. A private Inurnment will be held at a later date. The family will see friends from 6:00 to...
Jewel Hoover Mcdowell
Oct 30, 2017
Jewel Rachel Hoover McDowell, 90, of Asheboro, died Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. Funeral Service will be conducted 2:00 PM Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Hoover’s Grove Wesleyan Church, Jackson Creek Rd., Denton NC, with Rev. Alvin Wooters and Rev. Edwin Chriscoe officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Born in Randolph County...
Edgar Frank
Oct 29, 2017
Mr. Walter Edgar Frank, age 95, of NC Highway 49, Denton passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at his residence. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 31 at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Chris Smith presiding. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday at the church...
Ray Bivens
Oct 28, 2017
Mr. Walter Ray Bivens, 76, of Flat Swanp Rd. Denton passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday, Oct. 31 at Summerville Baptist Church with Rev. Flynn Richardson and Rev. Mike Motley presiding. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Bivens was born October 8, 1941 in...
Betty Carolyn Williams
Oct 26, 2017
Betty Carolyn Hussey Williams, 73, of Lakeview, died Thursday, October 26, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Graveside Service will be 4:00 PM Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Pine Grove Baptist Church, with Rev. Bucky Davis and Rev. Wilmer Brewer officiating. Born in Montgomery County on February 28, 1944, she was the daughter of Bill Lewis and Geneva...
Duck Cockman
Oct 26, 2017
Mr. James Boyd “Duck” Cockman, age 75 of Cid Road, Lexington, NC died Thursday, October 26 at High Point Regional Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, October 29 at Jackson Creek Baptist Church conducted by the Revs. Billy Joe Yates and Jeff Mabe. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Sue Cole Tysinger
Oct 26, 2017
Ms. Sue Cole Tysinger, 81, of Denton Rd., Denton passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at Hinkle Hospice House. A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Monday, Oct. 30 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Shane Smith and Rev. Travis Wilmoth presiding. Interment will follow at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. Sue was born April 1, 1936 in Davidson...
William Baldwin Sneed
Oct 24, 2017
William Baldwin Sneed, 83, of Sneed Dr., Candor, died Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Graveside Inurnment will be 2:00 PM Saturday, October 28, 2017 in the Baldwin Cemetery, Norman, with Rev. Donnie Davis officiating. Born July 14, 1934, in Montgomery County, he was the son of Daniel Archie and Ethel Lee Baldwin Sneed. He...
Sue Morris Elliott
Oct 24, 2017
Mrs. Sue Ella Morris Elliott, age 89, of Denton died Tuesday, October 24 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. A Graveside service will be 2:00 pm Friday, October 27th at Mountain View Memorial Gardens conducted by Rev. Shane Smith. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery. Mrs. Elliott was born in Davidson County October 6,...
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