obituaries
Amy Foster
Feb 18, 2014
Miss Amy Faye Foster, age 32 of Willowmore Springs Road, Lexington, NC died Tuesday, February 18 at her residence. A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday at First Baptist Church Cemetery. Amy was born August 6, 1981 in Davidson County to Thomas Cleveland Foster and Patsy Evans Foster. She was a homemaker and attended Deliverance Tabernacle Church. Amy...
Lori Paulette Varner
Feb 17, 2014
Mrs. Lori Paulette Brown Varner, age 63, of Denton died Monday, February 17 at her home following declining health. Service for Mrs. Varner will be 1:00 pm Wednesday, February 19 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Vern Peterson officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 11:30 to 12:30 Wednesday, prior...
Gerolene Thomas Street
Feb 17, 2014
Gerolene Street Gerolene Thomas Street, “Miss Gerri”, age 73, went home to be with her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 after a long courageous battle with Cancer. Funeral Service will be 3:00 PM Thursday, Feb. 20 at Briggs-Candor Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Stoney Locklear and Mr. Ken Metcalfe officiating. Burial will follow in the...
Jessie Shaw
Feb 13, 2014
Mr. Jessie Frank Shaw age 71, of Cornerstone Rd. Lexington, died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at his residence. A memorial service will be held 7:00 PM Monday at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Melvin Morton. The family will receive friends on Monday from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton and other times at...
Cora Sue Rogers Tarter
Feb 8, 2014
Mrs. Cora Sue Rogers Tarter, age 57, of Silver Hill Road, Lexington, NC died Saturday, February 8 at Hinkle Hospice House. A Memorial Service will be 11:00 am Saturday, February 15 at High Rock Baptist Church with Rev. Trevor Foster officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 am Saturday at the church. Mrs. Tarter was born April...
Swannee Sexton
Feb 6, 2014
Mrs. Swannee Williams Sexton, age 58, of North Main St., Denton died Thursday, February 6 at her home. A Memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday, February 9 at Central United Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Sharon T. Lee. The family will receive friends following the service in the Central United Methodist Church Hut and other times...
Margie Loflin
Feb 6, 2014
Mrs. Margie Viola Myers Loflin, age 90 of Butler, Alabama and formerly of Denton, NC died Thursday, February 6 in Butler where she had lived for several years. A funeral service was held Sunday in Butler and a second service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 11 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Denton conducted by Rev....
Shirley Toler Dotson
Jan 12, 2014
Shirley Toler Dotson, age 66, of Lexington died Sunday, January 12 at Hospice Home at High Point. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Dotson was born September 22, 1947 in Little Cub, West Virginia to Adair and Mary Beth Mills Toler. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Dotson is survived by her husband James...
Martha Thompson
Jan 11, 2014
Martha LouEllen Morton Thompson age 41, died Saturday, Jan. 11 at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Uwharrie United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. William Saunders. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Briggs Funeral Home in...
Marianne Harbeck Anstey
Jan 10, 2014
Marianne Anstey, 83, formerly of Seven Lakes died peacefully on January 10, 2014 in Lynchburg, Virginia where she lived the last three years. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Briggs-Candor Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow the service at Chapel in the Pines Cemetery. Marianne was the loving wife of the late Lloyd Anstey, beloved...
Clinton Hedrick
Jan 8, 2014
James Clinton Hedrick, age 73, of Denton died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 8 at Wake Forest Baptist - Lexington Medical Center. Funeral service for Mr. Hedrick will be 3:00 pm Sunday, January 12 at First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Lexington with Pastor J. C. Miles and Rev. Wayne Knight officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memorial Gardens in Denton. The...
Maggie Matney
Jan 8, 2014
Mrs. Maggie K. Matney, age 68, of High Point died Wednesday, January 8 at Hospice Home at High Point. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 11 at New Home Old Regular Baptist Church on Old Highway # 64, Lexington. Burial will follow in the Matney Family Cemetery in Denton. The family will see friends at...
Carolyn Covington
Jan 4, 2014
Mrs. Carolyn Cook Covington, age 60 of Ross Lee Road, Denton, NC died Saturday, January 4 at Thomasville Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 8 at Alleghany United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Kelly Creekmur. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will see friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday...
Lynn Kellis Thompson
Dec 27, 2013
Karen Lynn Kellis Thompson, 60, formerly of Lemonds Drywall Rd., Troy, died Friday, December 27, 2013 at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living in Candor. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, December 30, 2013 at Candor Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Steve Jarman. Interment will follow in West End Cemetery, West End, NC. The family will receive friends on Monday...
Dorothy "Dot" Parker Saunders
Dec 24, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Parker Saunders, 87, of NC Hwy 109 North, Troy, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at her residence. Graveside Services will be 11:00 AM Friday at Macedonia United Methodist Church with Rev. Darren Everhart and Rev. Derald Smith officiating. She was born in Alamance County on July 5, 1926, the daughter of Maxie L. and Annie Sue Jackson...
Jerry Hunt, Sr.
Dec 23, 2013
Mr. Jerry Wayne Hunt, Sr., age 53 of Ophir Rd., Troy died Monday, December 23, 2013 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at later date. Mr. Hunt was born April 3, 1960 in Montgomery County to Carl “Jim” Hunt and Laurie Hurley Hunt. He worked as a truck driver. Survivors include; sons; Jerry Hunt, Jr of Lexington,...
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
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
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
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...
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