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Willa Warren Vick

Willa Warren Vick

Jul 9, 2012

Willa Mae Warren Vick, age 81, of Denton died Monday, July 9 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. A memorial service will be 6:00 pm Saturday, July 14 at Denton Wesleyan Church. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Vick was born July 16, 1930 in Haywood County to Lane Harrison and Annie Ballard Warren. She was...

Quintanna "Tanna" Reeves Chesney

Quintanna "Tanna" Reeves Chesney

Jul 9, 2012

Quintanna “Tanna” Reeves Chesney, age 38 of Troy died Monday, July 9 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. There will be no public service. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Saturday at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton. Tanna was born October 29, 1973 in Alamance County to Ronald Dale Reeves and Louise Allred...

Elizabeth Blake Mccallum

Elizabeth Blake Mccallum

Jul 3, 2012

Mrs. Elizabeth Blake McCallum, 89, of Currie Rd., Candor, died Tuesday, July 03, 2012 at her residence. Graveside Service will be 11:00 AM Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Candor Cemetery with Rev. Bill Mitchell and Mr. Jerry Brewer officiating. Mrs. McCallum was born in Montgomery County on March 9, 1923, the daughter of Lena Webb and Walter Preston Blake. She...

James Mcmahan

James Mcmahan

Jul 1, 2012

Mr. James Clyde (Jay) McMahan, age 73 of Lou Cranford Road, Denton, NC beloved husband, father & grandfather went home to be with “Our Lord” early Sunday, July 1 at his residence. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, July 4 at New Hope United Methodist Church conducted by Pastor Carl Sutton and Rev. Joe Conley. Burial...

Melvin Smith

Melvin Smith

Jun 30, 2012

Mr. Melvin Ray Smith, age 72 of Brantley Gordon Road, Denton, NC died Saturday, June 30 at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Monday, July 2 at Old Fashion Baptist Church on Richey Road conducted by Rev. Hoyle Harrison. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will see friends from 2:00...

Todd Turpin

Todd Turpin

Jun 3, 2012

Benjamin Todd Turpin, age 36 of Jordan Valley Rd., Trinity died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. A graveside service will be held 4:00 PM Thursday, June 7 at Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 2:00 to 3:30 PM at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton and other times...

W. J. "Dub" Loflin

W. J. "Dub" Loflin

May 22, 2012

Mr. W. J. “Dub” Loflin, age 86, a lifelong resident of Denton died Tuesday, May 22 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Funeral service for Mr. Loflin will be 2:00 pm Friday, May 25 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tammy Talbert officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to...

Brenda Madewell

Brenda Madewell

May 19, 2012

Brenda Darlene Honeycutt Madewell, age 54 of Meadowdale Dr., Denton died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Thomasville Medical Center. A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 23 at Mountain View Memorial Gardens conducted by Preacher Clyde Akers. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6 to 8 PM at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton and other...

Darlene Vestal Burchette

Darlene Vestal Burchette

May 18, 2012

Mrs. Darlene Vestal Burchette, age 59 of Keever Drive, Denton, NC died Friday, May 18 at Thomasville Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, May 23 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. James Cooper. Burial will follow at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. The family will see friends at Briggs Funeral Home on...

Ethel Coble Potts

Ethel Coble Potts

May 17, 2012

Ethel Mae Coble Potts, age 89 of Brown St. Denton, died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Lexington Health Care. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, May 20 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted Rev. Jesse Howard and Rev. James Cooper. Interment will follow in Floral Garden Park Cemetery in High Point. The family will receive friends from...

Guy Cook

Guy Cook

May 15, 2012

Mr. J. Guy Cook, age 83 of Palmer Road, Lexington, NC died Tuesday, May 15 at Spring Arbor of Thomasville. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, May 19 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Denton, conducted by Rev. John Malek and Rev. Roy Queen. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will...

Jimmy Runyon

Jimmy Runyon

May 14, 2012

Jimmy Carroll Runyon, 74, of Farmer Rd., Denton, died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospitals in Winston-Salem. A graveside service will be 3:30 PM Thursday at Summerville Baptist Church with Rev. Flynn Richardson officiating. Born in Tupelo, Arkansas on August 23, 1937, he was the son of John L. and Eva Long Runyon. He was a...

Vivian Shields Mcmillen

Vivian Shields Mcmillen

May 10, 2012

Vivian Shields McMillen, 84, of Eagle Springs, passed peacefully into the Lord’s hands on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Graveside Service will be held at the Smith Family Cemetery on Monday, May 12th at 11:00 AM. She was born in Daytona Beach, Florida on May 26, 1927. She retired from Eastern Airlines after many...

Betty Ann Lamonds Royall

Betty Ann Lamonds Royall

May 9, 2012

Betty Ann Lamonds Royall, 77, of East Reid St., Candor, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Funeral Services will be private. Mrs. Royall was born October 22, 1934 in Montgomery County, the daughter of Calvin and Margaret Rouse Lamonds. She had retired from Gilead Manufacturing and was a member of Southside Baptist Church. She is...

Felix "Phil" Tartaglia

Felix "Phil" Tartaglia

May 7, 2012

Felix “Phil” Tartaglia, age 83, of Denton died Monday night, May 7 at his home. By his request there will be no public service. The family will be at his home on North Jones Street in Denton. Mr. Tartaglia was born October 28, 1928 in Hudson County, New Jersey to Denato and Rose Manzo Tartaglia. He was a veteran of...

Don Morris

Don Morris

Apr 29, 2012

Mr. Don Branson Morris, age 78 of North Main Street, Denton, NC died Sunday, April 29 at Thomasville Medical Center. A Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday, May 2 at Central United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Benny Clodfelter. Burial with military rites will follow in the Denton Town Cemetery. The family will see friends from 6:00...

Lorene Covington

Lorene Covington

Apr 26, 2012

Mrs. Lorene Smith Covington, age 90 of Eastside Drive, Denton, NC died Thursday, April 26 at Mountain Vista Health Park. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, April 29 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Tammy Talbert. Burial will follow at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. The family will see friends from 1:00 to 3:00...

Jimmy Sexton

Jimmy Sexton

Apr 24, 2012

Mr. James Harold (Jim Bob) Sexton age 57 of Forest Park Drive, Denton, NC went to rest on Tuesday, April 24 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Friday, April 27 at Siloam United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Sandy Young. The family will receive friends in the Church Fellowship Hall following the service on...

Thomas James Hamlett

Thomas James Hamlett

Apr 19, 2012

Thomas James Hamlett, age 35, of Denton died Thursday, April 19 at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro. A graveside service for Thomas will be 2:00 pm Sunday, April 22 at Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Denton with Rev. Don Jarrell officiating. Thomas was born October 26, 1976 in Randolph County to Clarence James and Wynona Loflin Hamlett who both...

Margaret Avaleen King

Margaret Avaleen King

Apr 17, 2012

Margaret Avaleen Donathan Lane King, 86, of Carthage Rd., West End, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at her residence. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Friday at Middlecross Baptist Church where she was a member, with Rev. David Reynolds and Rev. John Chavis officiating. Burial will follow in the West End Cemetery. Mrs. King was born July 29, 1925, in...

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