obituaries

Charles Poist, Sr.

Charles Poist, Sr.

May 4, 2014

Mr. Charles Edward Poist, Sr. age 74 of Surratt Rd., Denton died Sunday, May 04, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 7, at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Kelly Creekmur. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Poist was born August 10, 1939 in Harford County, Maryland to Wilber...

Marie Scarlett Harrison

Marie Scarlett Harrison

May 4, 2014

Mrs. Marie Scarlett Harrison, age 82, of Lexington died Sunday, May 4 from injuries received in an automobile accident. She is now residing at her new residence in Heaven. Funeral service for Mrs. Harrison will be 4:00 pm Friday, May 9, 2014 at Silver Valley Baptist Church with Rev. Gene Little officiating. Burial will follow in Silver Valley Baptist Church...

Lucille Turner

Lucille Turner

May 2, 2014

Mrs. Lucille Harrison Turner age 83, of Handy Rd. Denton died Friday, May 2, 2014 at UNC Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, May 5, 2014 at Lineberry United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Kelly Creekmur. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Turner was born January 29, 1931 in Davidson County to Benjamin Harrison and...

Carol Parrish

Carol Parrish

May 2, 2014

Mrs. Carol Parrish Parrish age 69, of Anderson St. Denton died Friday, May 2, 2014 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington.A graveside service will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday at Mountain View Memorial Gardens in Denton conducted by Rev. Charles Moses. Carol was born October 7, 1944 in Randolph County to Charles Lester Parrish and Annie Mae Loflin Parrish. She...

Jesse Lanier

Jesse Lanier

Apr 25, 2014

  Mr. Jesse Franklin Lanier, age 90 of Surratt Road, Denton, NC died Friday, April 25 at Thomasville Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 29 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Claudie Harrison. Burial with Military Honors will be at MountainView Memorial Gardens. The family will see friends from 12:30 to...

Mary Mcnair Martin

Mary Mcnair Martin

Apr 24, 2014

Mary Edna McNair Martin, 79, of Research Farm Rd., Candor, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Graveside Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Jackson Springs Cemetery, with Revs. Bill Reynolds and Scott Mac Poole officiating. She was born in Richmond County on May 8, 1934, the daughter of Orville...

Ruby Latham Spivey

Ruby Latham Spivey

Apr 24, 2014

Ruby Latham Spivey, 80, of Lindsey Dr., died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at her residence. Graveside Service will be 4:00 PM Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Southside Cemetery in Troy, with Rev. Chip Bryant and Mr. Richard Lynthacum officiating.Mrs. Spivey was born February 13, 1934 in Montgomery County, the daughter of William Earl and Bertha Lynthacum Latham. She was retired...

Betty Woodlief

Betty Woodlief

Apr 20, 2014

Mrs. Betty Louise Wynne Woodlief, age 76, of Denton died Sunday, April 20 at Thomasville Medical Center. A graveside service will be held 11:00 A.M. Thursday at Mountain View Memorial Gardens conducted by Rev. Tim Hicks and Rev. Jesse Howard. Mrs. Woodlief was born September 20, 1937 in Vance County. She attended Gospel Light Baptist Church and the Denton Church...

Elizabeth "Lib" Morris

Elizabeth "Lib" Morris

Apr 18, 2014

  Mrs. Elizabeth Covington “Lib” Morris age 89, formerly of Hanesbrook Ave., Clemmons and of Farmer Rd., Denton died Friday, April 18 at Regency Care in Clemmons. A graveside inurnment service will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Denton Town Cemetery conducted by Rev. Sandy Young. Lib was born January 28, 1925 in Stanly County to B.M....

Mary Glover Trogdon

Mary Glover Trogdon

Apr 13, 2014

Mary Frances Glover McPherson Trogdon, 73, of Mill Rd., Jackson Springs, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Friday, April 18, 2014 at Pleasant Hill UMC with Rev. Dana Brewer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.   Mrs. Trogdon was born in Moore County on October 19, 1940, the...

Martha Sue Hunt Luther

Martha Sue Hunt Luther

Apr 12, 2014

Martha Sue Hunt Luther, 77, of Hwy 109 South, Denton, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at her residence. Funeral Service will be 3:00 PM Tuesday, April 15, 2015 at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, with Rev. Chris Smith, Rev. Derald Smith and Chaplain David Kolb officiating. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. Luther was born in Davidson County...

Polly Cranford Cole

Polly Cranford Cole

Apr 11, 2014

Mrs. Dorothy “Polly” Cranford Cole, age 90, of Denton died Friday, April 11 at her home.   Funeral service for Mrs. Cole will be 3:00 pm Sunday, April 13, 2014 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 1:30 to 2:30 Sunday, prior to...

Lindsay Briana Little

Lindsay Briana Little

Apr 11, 2014

Lindsay Briana Little, 7, of Cindy St., Marshville, died Friday, April 11, 2014 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A memorial service will be 3:00 PM Monday, April 14, 2014 at Macedonia United Methodist Church, with Revs. Darrin Everhart and Jesse Clubb, Jr. officiating. Lindsay was born on January 2, 2007 in Stanly County, the daughter of Jubrone Ralston and...

Kimberly Marshall

Kimberly Marshall

Apr 5, 2014

Kimberly “Kim”  Diana Marshall age 26, of Carroll Ave., Denton died Saturday, April 5, 2014 at her residence.   A graveside service will be held 4:00 PM Friday, April 11 at Mountain View Memorial Gardens conducted by Rev. Charles Moses and Rev. Hulin Pait.   Kim was born September 13, 1987 in Davidson County to Johnny Marshall and Tracey Fivecoat Marshall. She...

Darlene Cripps

Darlene Cripps

Apr 2, 2014

Mrs. Darlene Knupp Cripps age 66 of Brantley Gordon Rd., Denton died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at her residence.   A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, April 6 at Old Fashioned Baptist Church Cemetery.   Mrs. Cripps was born May 2, 1947 in St. Clair County, Illinois to Benjamin Knupp and Mildred Powers Knupp. She attended Old Fashioned Baptist...

Cynthia Lucille Myers

Cynthia Lucille Myers

Mar 30, 2014

  Miss Cynthia Lucille Myers, age 51, of Pegram Avenue, High Point died Sunday, March 30 at Moses Cone Hospital. . The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, April 1 at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton and other times at the home of the sister, Tina Lanier on South Main Street Extension.   A private inurnment service will...

Johnny Bullins

Johnny Bullins

Mar 28, 2014

  Mr. John Franklin (Johnny) Bullins, age 70 of Farmer-Denton Road, Denton, NC died Friday, March 28 at High Point Regional Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, March 31 at Fairview United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Sandy Young. Burial with Masonic Rites will be in the Church Cemetery. The family will see friends from 6;00...

Inez Leach Goins

Inez Leach Goins

Mar 21, 2014

Inez Leach Goins, 78, of Lindsey Dr., Troy, died Friday, March 21, 2014 at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral service will be 3:00 pm Sunday, March 23 at Community Baptist Church with Mr. Buddy Maness officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.   Mrs. Goins was born in Montgomery County on November 18, 1935, the daughter of Curtis and...

Maggie Bowman

Maggie Bowman

Mar 21, 2014

Mrs. Verna Magdalene “Maggie” Hogan Bowman age 81, formerly of Varner St. Denton died Friday, March 21, 2014 at Thomasville Medical Center. A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm on Monday, March 24 at Mountain View Memorial Gardens conducted by Rev. James Cooper. Mrs. Bowman was born April 29, 1932 in Montgomery County to George Washington Hogan and Sarah...

Joan (Butch) Warren Nance

Joan (Butch) Warren Nance

Mar 20, 2014

Mrs. Joan Marie Warren (Butch) Nance, age 88, of Canaan Church Rd., Denton died Thursday, March 20 at her home. Funeral service for Mrs. Nance will be 3:00 PM Sunday, March 23 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Sandy Young. Interment will follow in Mountain View Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Nance was born December 8, 1925 in Pennsylvania...

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