obituaries
Betty Simmons
Feb 9, 2013
Ms. Betty Ruth Simmons age 84, of S. Whiskey Rd. Candor died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at her residence. A graveside service will be held 3:00 PM Monday, Feb. 11 at Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery conducted by Rev. Neil Parsons. Ms. Simmons was born September 19, 1928 in Forsyth County to James William Simmons and Bertie Mae Bowman Simmons....
Lou Gobel
Feb 7, 2013
Mrs. Lula Lee (Lou) Eason Gobel of Idlewood Drive, Asheboro, NC died Thursday, February 7 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 16 at First Presbyterian Church in Asheboro conducted by Rev. Brian Gawf and Rev. Connie Weaver. Inurnment services for family will be held at Oaklawn Cemetery. The family will see friends...
Donald "Donnie" Glover
Feb 7, 2013
Mr. Donald “Donnie” Raeford Glover, age 61, of Johnson Rd., Denton died early Thursday morning, February 7 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Tammy Talbert. Interment will follow in Tom’s Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Glover was born February 22, 1951 in...
Don Surratt
Feb 5, 2013
Mr. William Donald “Don” Surratt, age 83 of Denton died suddenly on Tuesday, February 5. Funeral service for Mr. Surratt will be 2:00 pm Thursday, February 7 at Briggs Memorial Chapel with Rev. Melvin Morton officiating. Burial will follow at 3:30 pm in Stanly Gardens of Memory in Albemarle. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2:00 pm Thursday,...
Grover Edward Goins
Feb 3, 2013
Mr. Grover Edward Goins, age 80, of Sexton Rd., Denton died Sunday, February 3 at Hinkle Hospice Home in Lexington. A memorial service for Mr. Goins will be 3:00 pm Saturday, February 16 at Briggs Memorial Chapel with Rev. Vern Peterson officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 pm Saturday, prior to the service, at Briggs Funeral...
Bobby Scarboro
Feb 2, 2013
Mr. Bobby Horace Scarboro, age 74 of Clara Hill Lane, Lexington, NC died Saturday, February 2 at his residence. No services are planned. Mr. Scarboro was born in Cherry Lake, Florida on July 3, 1938 to Robert Scarboro and Edith Gesslor Scarboro. He had worked as a Taxi driver and was preceded in death by a son, Robert Scarboro. He...
Gail Ward Mckay
Jan 31, 2013
Mrs. Gail Ward McKay, age 60, of Howell Dr., Denton died Thursday, January 31 following a sudden illness. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday, February 5 at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton. The family will be at the residence at other times. Mrs. McKay was born February 24, 1952 in Davidson...
W T Lewis, Jr.
Jan 30, 2013
Willie Thomas Lewis, Jr. (W.T.), age 85, a lifelong resident of Eagle Springs, NC, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. W.T. was born on February 8, 1927 to the late Margaret Catherine Monroe Lewis and Willie (Will) T. Lewis, Sr. W.T. graduated from West End High School and served in the United...
Virgie Owen Reid
Jan 30, 2013
Mrs. Virgie Owen Reid, age 86, of Mountain View Church Road, Lexington, NC died Wednesday, January 30 at the home of her nephew. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, February 2 at Mountain View Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Tim Miller and Rev. Claudie Harrison. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. Reid was born...
Vivian Easter
Jan 29, 2013
Mrs. Vivian Wright Easter age 85, of Buie Rd. Denton died Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Stanly Regional Medical Center in Albemarle. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Friday at Denton Wesleyan Church conducted by Rev. Charlie Collins, Rev. Cliff “Sonny” Easter, and Rev. Gerald Ward. Burial will follow at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Easter was born April...
Rev Charles Dickens
Jan 24, 2013
The Reverend Charles Wilson Dickens broke free of his earthy chains to enter into the presence of his Heavenly Father on January 24, 2013. Reverend Dickens was born in Davidson County on January 29, 1934, to The Reverend Jessie Wilson Dickens and Ora Ellen Staton Dickens. Reverend Dickens was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving from 1953 to...
Howard Carrick
Jan 24, 2013
Mr. Howard Carrick, age 76 of Roehm Landing, Denton, NC died Thursday, January 24 at Hinkle Hospice House. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 27 at Jersey Baptist Church conducted by Rev..Dr. Michael Collier. Interment will be at Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will see friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Saturday at...
Winnie Mccracken Dorn
Jan 13, 2013
Winnie McCracken Dorn age 99, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Stanly Regional Medical Center in Albemarle. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, January 19 at Trinity United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Kelli Sorg, Rev. Chuck Cook and Rev. Ben Hall. Interment will follow in West End Cemetery. Mrs. Dorn was born December 4, 1913 in Iredell...
Annie Buie Gallimore
Jan 8, 2013
Mrs. Annie Buie Gallimore, age 76, of Denton Road, Denton died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Thomasville Medical Center. A graveside service will be 1:30 pm Thursday, January 10 at Denton Town Cemetery with Rev. Trevor Foster officiating. The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 1:00 pm Thursday, prior to the service, at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton....
Vergie Earnhardt Benner
Jan 3, 2013
Mrs. Vergie Earnhardt Benner, age 93, of Mountain Vista Health Park, formerly of Finch St., Denton died Thursday morning at the health park. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Benner was born November 8, 1919 in Stanly County to Adam Eugene and Bessie Evalene Cagle Earnhardt. She operated Vergie’s Beauty Salon in Denton for...
Virginia Blackwell
Jan 3, 2013
Mrs. Virginia Lee Blackwell, age 81 of S. Snider Street, Denton, NC died Thursday, January 3 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, Jan. 9 at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery conducted by Rev. Gerald Ward and Rev. Mike Irby. Mrs. Blackwell was born July 30, 1931 in Columbus County to Burris Evans...
Elma Hunsucker Thomas
Jan 3, 2013
HUNTERSVILLE- Elma Hunsucker Thomas, 102, of Huntersville, formerly of Jackson Springs, NC died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Olde Knox Commons in Huntersville. Funeral Service will be 12:00 noon, Monday, January 7, 2013 at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Cornelius. Burial will be in the Candor Cemetery in Candor, NC at 3:30 PM Monday. Mrs. Thomas was born April...
Coine Nance
Dec 31, 2012
Mrs. Coine Ward Nance age 90, formerly of Canaan Ch. Rd. died Monday, December 31, 2012 at Mountain Vista Health Park. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday at Canaan United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Tammy Talbert. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 1:00 to 2:00 PM prior to...
Edna Gibson Dunn
Dec 30, 2012
WEST END Mrs. Edna Gibson Dunn, 86, of Beauty Rd., West End, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 in Abingdon, VA. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 2, 2012 at Middlecross Baptist Church, with Rev. David Reynolds and Pastor Sherrell Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in the West End Cemetery. Mrs. Dunn was born September 4, 1926, in Richmond...
Barbara Foster Gardner
Dec 26, 2012
Barbara Foster Gardner, age 67, of Lexington died Wednesday, Dec. 26 at Hospice Home at High Point. A Memorial Service for Mrs. Gardner will be 11:00 am Saturday at Briggs Funeral Home Chapel in Denton with Rev. Keith Letterman officiating. Mrs. Gardner was born November 29, 1945 in Guilford County to Raymond and Helen Fritts Foster. She had worked at...
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