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Oaksana Hogston Coleman

Oaksana Hogston Coleman

Dec 21, 2013

Oaksana Hogston Coleman, age 73, of Denton died unexpectedly Saturday, December 21 at her home. A memorial service for Mrs. Coleman will be held at a later date. Mrs. Coleman was born June 14, 1940 in McDowell County, West Virginia to Paul and Sylvia Blankenship Hogston. She was last employed with Ultramek in Denton. Mrs. Coleman was preceded in death...

Doris Zachary Mabe

Doris Zachary Mabe

Dec 20, 2013

Doris Zachary Mabe, 88, of Skill Rd., Eagle Springs, died Friday, December 20, 2013 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM Monday, December 23 at Eagle Springs Baptist Church, with Revs. Jonas Clark and Matt Brogli officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She was born July 31, 1925, in High Point, the daughter...

Elna Lee Morton

Elna Lee Morton

Dec 14, 2013

Ms. Elna Lee Shaw Morton age 86 of Heartleaf Trail, Denton died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at her son’s residence. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday at Calvary Gospel Church conducted by Rev. Don Jarrell and Rev. Melvin Morton. Interment will follow in the church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM...

Richard Cecil Spivey

Richard Cecil Spivey

Dec 9, 2013

Richard Cecil Spivey, 55, of Post Office Rd., Biscoe, died Monday, December 09, 2013 at his residence. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Thursday at Briggs Funeral Home in Troy, with Pastors Chip Bryant and Frank Owens officiating. Burial will follow in the Biscoe Cemetery. Mr. Spivey was born January 26, 1958, in Montgomery County, the son of Ruby Louise...

Rose Surratt

Rose Surratt

Dec 2, 2013

Ms. Rosalie “Rose” Carroll Surratt age 94, formerly of E. Salisbury St. Denton died Monday, December 2, 2013 at Mountain Vista Health Park. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, Dec. 5 at Central United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Sharon Lee and Rev. James Cooper. Interment will follow at Denton Town Cemetery. Rose was born April 17, 1919...

Russell Pullum

Russell Pullum

Nov 29, 2013

Mr. Russell Lee Pullum age 63 of Stokes Rd., Denton died Friday, November 29, 2013 at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, December 4 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Rick Shoemaker. Interment will follow in Mountain View Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00...

Benson Futrell

Benson Futrell

Nov 27, 2013

Mr. Benson Saunders Futrell, Jr. of Forest Park Drive Denton, NC died Wednesday, November 27 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. A Graveside service with Masonic Rites by Denton Lodge 404 will be held at 4:30 PM Sunday, December 1 at Denton Town Cemetery conducted by Rev. Sharon Lee. The family will see friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Saturday...

Cecilia Perez Cruz

Cecilia Perez Cruz

Nov 22, 2013

Cecilia Perez Cruz, 78, of South Main St., Candor, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Graveside Service will be 3:00 PM Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013 at Candor Cemetery. Mrs. Cruz was born in Mexico on November 22, 1935, the daughter of Carmela Juarez. She was a homemaker. She is survived by 4 sons, Ernesto Cruz...

Jackson Monnie Fields

Jackson Monnie Fields

Nov 18, 2013

Jackson Monnie Fields, of Morganton Rd., Jackson Springs, died Monday, November 18, 2013 at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Troy. Funeral Service will be 1:00 PM Wednesday at Pleasant Hill UMC with Rev. Eric Joyce officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Jackson was born October 15, 2013 in Pinehurst, the son of Joey and Hollie Jenkins Fields. In...

Ray Kirkman

Ray Kirkman

Nov 13, 2013

Former Denton Mayor Charles Ray Kirkman, age 90 of North Bingham Street, Denton, NC died Wednesday, November 13 at his residence. A funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Sunday, November 17 at Central United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Sharon Lee. Burial with honors provided by the North Carolina Highway Patrol will be in Mountain View Memorial Gardens. The...

Myrtice Byerly

Myrtice Byerly

Nov 12, 2013

Mrs. Myrtice Surratt Byerly, age 85 of John Carroll Road, Denton, NC died Tuesday, November 12 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, November 16 at Lineberry United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Kelly Creekmur. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will see friends from 6:00 to...

Bob Judy

Bob Judy

Nov 12, 2013

Mr. Robert Lee (Bob) Judy, age 74 of Mountain Shore Drive, Denton, NC died Tuesday, November 12 at Forsyth Hospital in Winston-Salem. The family will see friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Friday, November 15 at Briggs Funeral Home. Mr. Judy’s body will be sent to Adams Mason Funeral Home in Akron, Ohio Interment will be held Wednesday, November 20...

Kathleen Hunt

Kathleen Hunt

Nov 12, 2013

Mrs. Kathleen Snider Hunt age 82, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. Private Interment will be held at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hunt was born August 24, 1931 in Davidson County to Oscar Snider and Daphnee Garner Snider. She had worked for Burlington Industries. Survivors include, husband; Ralph Hunt of the Health Park...

Ramona Catha Shepherd Tyson

Ramona Catha Shepherd Tyson

Nov 10, 2013

Ramona Catha Shepherd Tyson, 70, of Doodle Drive, Candor, died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Manor Care in Pinehurst. Graveside Service will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 12 at Greene Family Cemetery with Rev. Brian Clark officiating. Mrs. Tyson was born June 23, 1943 in Montgomery County, the daughter of Walker Martin and Monnie Greene Shepherd. She was a beautician...

Geneva Reeves

Geneva Reeves

Nov 2, 2013

Mrs. Geneva Faye Dunigan Reeves age 68, of Cabin Creek Dr., Denton died Saturday, November 2, 2013 at High Point Regional Hospital. A funeral service will be held 6:00 PM Tuesday at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Billy Dunigan and Rev. Charlie Collins. Interment will be 1:00 PM Wednesday at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluefield, West Virginia....

Helen Hill

Helen Hill

Oct 30, 2013

Mrs. Helen Lucille Barringer Hill age 93, of Loflin Hill Rd., Trinity and formerly of Hill Rd. Lexington died Wednesday at her residence. A funeral service will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Brian Workman and Rev. Cisco Mitchell. Interment will follow in Tom’s Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery....

Jerri Furr Martin

Jerri Furr Martin

Oct 25, 2013

Mrs. Jerri Furr Martin, 79, of Seven Lakes West, West End, died Friday, October 25, 2013 at Manor Care of Pinehurst. Funeral Services will be private. Mrs.Martin was born in Indiana, the daughter of Gerl and Edna Haney Furr. She was a buyer for department stores and was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Martin. She is survived by...

Linda Hunt Coe

Linda Hunt Coe

Oct 18, 2013

Mrs. Linda Hunt Coe age 62, of Cook Rd., Denton, died Friday, October 18, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Eddie Hill. Interment will follow at Tom’s Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Coe was born August 14, 1951 in Davidson County to Charles Albert...

Sylvia Martin Harris

Sylvia Martin Harris

Oct 17, 2013

Mrs. Sylvia Martin Harris, age 70, of Denton died Thursday night, October 17 at Randolph Hospice House. A Memorial Service for Mrs. Harris and her husband Tommy who died in 2009 will be 5:00 pm Monday, October 28, their anniversary date, at New Hope United Methodist Church with Rev. Joe Conley officiating. Mrs. Harris was born November 7, 1942 in...

Jerry Carlton

Jerry Carlton

Oct 14, 2013

Jerry Randall Carlton, 81, of Mayodan, NC died Monday, October 14, 2013 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 PM Friday, October 18 at the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, by the Reverends Jerry Perkins and John Atkins. The burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park, Lexington. The family will receive friends from...

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