obituaries

Donald "Catfish" Spivey

Donald "Catfish" Spivey

Nov 17, 2016

Mr. Donald Ray "Catfish" Spivey age 81 of A.R. Morris Rd. Denton passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the W.G. Bill Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Sunday, Nov. 20 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Derald Smith. Interment with military honors will follow at Macedonia United Methodist...

Randall (Randy) Byerly

Randall (Randy) Byerly

Nov 13, 2016

Mr. Randall (Randy) Ted Byerly age 58, of Lexington passed away peacefully, Sunday, November 13, 2016 at his home surrounded by family. A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery conducted by Rev. Shane Smith. Randy was born August 27, 1958 in Davidson County to Ted and Mildred Floyd Byerly. He was...

Phillip Wayne Lee

Phillip Wayne Lee

Nov 10, 2016

Phillip Wayne Lee, 67, of Church St., Ellerbe, died Thursday at his residence. Graveside Memorial Service will be 11:00 AM Thursday at West End Cemetery. Mr. Lee was born August 14, 1949 in Moore County, the son of Alvin Blackwood and Imo Jean Shelton Lee. He was a carpenter, and retired from Southern Builders. He was preceded in death by...

Mary Eason Hughes

Mary Eason Hughes

Nov 9, 2016

Mary Alice Eason Hughes, 42, of NC Hwy 47, Lexington, died Wednesday, November 09, 2016 at her residence. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday at Summerville Baptist Church, with Rev. Flynn Richardson and Rev. Freddie Moretz officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She was born December 28, 1973 in Rowan County, the daughter of Jerry Lee and...

Tom Beanblossom

Tom Beanblossom

Nov 5, 2016

Mr. Tommy Lee (Tom) Beanblossom, age 81 of Denton Road, Denton, NC died Saturday, November 5 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, November 10 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Dana Slack. Burial will follow at Hopewell Friends Meeting House in Asheboro. The family will see friends...

Alda Floyd Allen

Alda Floyd Allen

Nov 4, 2016

Mary Alda Floyd Allen, 82, of NC Hwy 109 North, Troy (Eldorado Community), died Friday, November 4, 2016 at Woodland Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center in Asheboro. A memorial service will be 2:00 PM Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Michael Swofford. Inurnment will follow at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Allen...

Isom Bruce Hurley, Jr

Isom Bruce Hurley, Jr

Nov 4, 2016

Isom Harris “Bruce” Hurley, Jr., 56, of Basinger Rd., Richfield, died Friday, November 4, 2016 at Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury. Memorial Service will be 4:00 PM Sunday at Briggs Funeral Home in Troy. Rev. Britt Davis and Rev. Jesse Clubb officiating. Mr. Hurley was born August 24, 1960 in Montgomery County, the son of Isom and Lucille Russell Hurley....

Susan Garner

Susan Garner

Oct 27, 2016

Mrs. Susan Kearns Garner age 76, a resident of Denton, NC passed away Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, October 29 at First Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Vern Peterson. Interment will follow in Denton Town Cemetery. Mrs. Garner was born June 25, 1940...

Theresa Kimbrell

Theresa Kimbrell

Oct 17, 2016

Mrs. Theresa Marie Brown Kimbrell age 52, of Astran Dr. Denton, NC after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends, on October 17, 2016 Theresa was born on April 28, 1964 in Richmond, VA to Shirley Feeback Brown and the late Charles D. Brown, and was raised in Powhatan, VA. She...

Vae Hunt Davis

Vae Hunt Davis

Oct 14, 2016

Mrs. Vae Cole Hunt Davis age 90, formerly of NC HWY 109 S. Denton, passed away at High Point Regional Hospital on Friday, October 14, 2016. A graveside service will be held at Denton Town Cemetery on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 4:00 pm conducted by Rev. James Cooper. Mrs. Davis was born May 17, 1926 in Davidson County to James...

Payton Skylar Yates

Payton Skylar Yates

Oct 9, 2016

Payton Skylar Yates infant daughter of Brian Yates and April Hughes was born October 8, 2016 in Randolph County and passed away on October 9, 2016 at WFU Baptist Brenner’s Children Hospital in Winston Salem, NC. A graveside service will be held 1:00 pm Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Pleasant Union Community Church Cemetery in the Jackson Creek Community conducted...

Jeweldean Franks

Jeweldean Franks

Oct 8, 2016

Mrs. Jeweldean Gallimore Franks, age 86 of Johnson Road, Denton, NC died Saturday, October 8 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday, October 12 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Gene Little. Interment will follow at Tom’s Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will see friends...

Hoyle Mack Elam

Hoyle Mack Elam

Oct 7, 2016

Hoyle Mack “Smokey” Elam, 90, of NC Hwy 731 East, Candor, died Friday at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral Service will be 3:00 PM Monday at Briggs-Candor Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Glenn Hancock officiating. Burial will follow in Candor Cemetery. Born in Montgomery County on September 15, 1926, he was the son of Howard and Vergie Stevens...

Wayne Anderson

Wayne Anderson

Oct 6, 2016

Mr. W. Wayne Anderson, age 93 of Sturdivant Road, Denton, NC died Thursday, October 6 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, October 9 at Denton Town Cemetery with Military Honors conducted by Rev. Scott Davis. The family will see friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Saturday at Briggs Funeral...

Danny Hogan

Danny Hogan

Oct 1, 2016

Mr. Daniel “Danny” Reece Hogan age 65, of Lou Cranford Rd, Denton passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 at his residence. A funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday at Farmer Baptist Church conducted by Dr. Keith Letterman and Rev. Melvin Morton. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Hogan was born August 2, 1951 in Davidson County...

Brenda Burris Johnson

Brenda Burris Johnson

Oct 1, 2016

Mrs. Brenda Faye Burris Johnson age 69, of Crouch St. Troy, NC passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Autumn Care in Biscoe. A graveside service will be held at Southside Cemetery in Troy at 3:00 pm Tuesday, Oct. 4. Brenda was born November 28, 1946 in Montgomery County to William Burris, Sr. and Ola Parsons Burris. She was a...

Dianne Mcrae

Dianne Mcrae

Sep 28, 2016

Mrs. Dianne McCoy McRae age 66, of Mountain Shore Dr., Denton passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. A service to celebrate the life of Dianne will be held at a later date. Dianne was born February 12, 1950 in New Orleans. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents...

Bruce Surratt

Bruce Surratt

Sep 24, 2016

Mrs. Bruce Smith Surratt, age 102 of South NC Hwy # 109, Denton died Saturday, September 24 at Rowan Regional Hospital in Salisbury. A Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, September 28 at Lineberry United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. The family will see friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday at...

Janie Alice Freeman

Janie Alice Freeman

Sep 21, 2016

Janie Alice Freeman, 92, of Freeman Dr., Biscoe, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Macedonia Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Matthew Baker officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Born May 16, 1924 in Montgomery County, she was the daughter of Harvey Melton and...

Janice Laughridge

Janice Laughridge

Sep 20, 2016

Mrs. Janice Meshaw Laughridge, age 81 of South Main Street, Denton, NC died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at her residence A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, September 23 at Phillips Cemetery in Lumberton. The family will see friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday at Briggs Funeral Home Mrs. Laughridge was born October 12, 1934 in...

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