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Elsie Carroll Frank
May 19, 2010
Mrs. Elsie Lou Carroll Frank, age 81, of Denton died Wednesday, May 19 at Hinkle Hospice House following a lengthy illness. Funeral service for Mrs. Frank will be 10:00 am Saturday, May 22 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Foust officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Frank was born March 12, 1929 in...
Blanche Miller
May 17, 2010
Nettie Blanche Miller, 94, of Roscoe Rd., Denton died Monday, May 17, 2010 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. Miss Miller was born August 3, 1915 in Randolph County She was a retired employee of Klopman Mills Denton Plant and a member of Gravel Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother Tura Miller, her father...
Tommy Carroll
May 16, 2010
Mr. Thomas Gene (Tommy) Carroll, age 68 of Spring Street, Denton, NC died Sunday May 16 at Thomasville Medical Center after a short illness with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 19 at First Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Vern Peterson. Burial will follow in the Denton Town Cemetery. Mr. Carroll was born March...
Art Neal Wilson, Jr.
May 11, 2010
Mr. Arthur Neal (Art) Wilson, Jr., age 67, of Howell Drive, Denton died Tuesday, May 11 at his residence. Funeral service will be 3:00 pm Friday, May 14 at Summerville Baptist Church with Dr. Clint Scott, Rev. Tom McLean and Rev. Claudie Harrison officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Wilson was born July 7, 1942 in Richmond...
Roger Ernest Martin
May 9, 2010
Eagle Springs Roger Martin Roger Ernest Martin, 79, of Eagle Springs, died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at his home. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at Eagle Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Todd Moore and Rev. Kenneth McNeill officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. A life-long Moore County resident, Roger was born in Eagle...
Harold Hunt
May 4, 2010
Harold Thomas Hunt, 62, of New Hope Rd., Denton, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro. A memorial service will be 11:00 AM Friday, May 7, 2010 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Denton, with Rev. Jody Harrison officiating. Born in Randolph County on February 9, 1948, he was the son of Howard Thomas Hunt and...
John Ollie Crotts, Jr.
Apr 26, 2010
Mr. John Ollie Crotts, Jr., age 90, of Hwy. 49, New London died Monday, April 26 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. A graveside service for Mr. Crotts will be 11:00 am Thursday, April 29 at Lineberry United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Kelly Creekmur and Rev. Derald Smith officiating. Mr. Crotts was born May 9, 1919 in Davidson...
Fred Ray Parrish
Apr 23, 2010
Fred Ray Parrish, age 88, of Old Hwy. 109, Lexington died early Friday morning, April 23 at Thomasville Medical Center. Funeral service for Mr. Parrish is 2:00 pm Sunday, April 25 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Karen Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery with military graveside rites. Mr. Parrish was born July...
Vada Burkhead Smith
Apr 23, 2010
Mrs. Beatrice Vada Burkhead Smith, age 90, of South NC Hwy. 109, Denton died Friday, April 23 at Clapp’s Convalescent Nursing Home in Asheboro. Service for Mrs. Smith will be 4:00 pm Sunday, April 25 at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Chris Smith and Rev. Derald Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Smith was...
Pratt Gallimore
Apr 22, 2010
Ellerbe, NC Mr. Perry Pratt Gallimore, age 75 of Derby Road, Ellerbe died Thursday, April 22 at his residence. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 24 at Jackson Springs Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. Suzanne Simpson and Pastor Douglas Payne. Burial will follow at Candor Town Cemetery. Mr. Gallimore was born at home in Richmond...
Thelma Hicks Chisholm
Apr 22, 2010
Candor Thelma Chisholm Mrs. Thelma Hicks Morgan Chisholm, 92, of Lovin Hill Road, Candor, NC died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, April 25 at Macedonia Presbyterian Church (Old Sanctuary) conducted by Rev. David Speering and Rev. Mark Fisher. Burial will follow at the Chisholm...
Mark Edward Thompson
Apr 15, 2010
Mr. Mark Edward Thompson, age 53 of Flat Swamp Lake Road, Denton, NC died Thursday, April 15 at Lexington Memorial Hospital from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. Funeral Service will be 3:00 PM Sunday at Lexington Community Church with Rev. Eric Disher officating. Burial will follow at Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery in Southmont. Mr. Thompson was born on...
Etta Johnson Hill
Apr 5, 2010
Mrs. Etta Johnson Hill, age 88, of Piedmont School Road, Denton went home to be with her Lord on Monday, April 5 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. A celebration of life service for Mrs. Hill will be 4:00 pm Thursday, April 8 at Lineberry United Methodist Church with Rev. Kelly Creekmur and Rev. Randy Lucas officiating. Burial will follow...
Pearl Thompson
Apr 3, 2010
Mrs. Pearl Harris Thompson, age 97 of Sexton Road, Denton, NC died Saturday, April 3 at Stanly Regional medical Center in Albemarle. A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 6 at Denton Wesleyan Church conducted by Rev. Charlie Collins and Rev. Charles Moses. Burial will follow in Denton Town Cemetery. Mrs. Thompson was born August 22, 1912...
Dermont Beck
Mar 27, 2010
Dermont Alexander Beck, age 92, of Old US Hwy. 64, Lexington died Saturday, March 27 at his home following several years declining health. Funeral service will be 4:00 pm Tuesday, March 30 at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Maria Copeland and Rev. Butch Conrad officiating. Burial will follow in Holly Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery. Mr. Beck was born March...
Rebecca Saunders Coppedge
Mar 25, 2010
Mrs. Rebecca (Becky) Saunders Myers Coppedge, age 79 of Laurinburg and formerly of Candor died Thursday, March 25 at Scotia Village Special Care Unit. Funeral Service will be 4:00 PM Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Candor United Methodist Church with Rev. Pat Sykes and Rev. David Wade officiating. Burial will follow in the Candor Cemetery. Mrs. Coppedge was born in...
Ellis Norman Brown
Mar 24, 2010
Mr. Ellis N. Brown, age 85, of Checkmark Rd., Denton died Wednesday, March 24 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. Services will be private. Mr. Brown was born February 26, 1925 in Forsyth County to Earlie Elmer and Louette D. Brown. He had worked in the furniture manufacturing industry. His wife preceded him in death. Mr. Brown is survived...
James Tumlin
Mar 18, 2010
Mr. James (Jim) Edwin Tumlin, age 75, of Potters Landing, Denton, NC died suddenly onThursday, March 18 in Lula, Georgia. Funeral service for Mr. Tumlin will be 2:00 pm Sunday, March 21 at Summerville Baptist Church with Rev. Tom McLean, Rev. Flynn Richardson and Rev. Mike Motley officiating. Burial will follow in Westminster Gardens in Greensboro. The family will receive...
Lorraine Gilmore
Mar 17, 2010
Lorraine Maness Parsons Gilmore, 91, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Saturday at Candor Baptist Church, where she was a member, with Rev. Jack Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the Candor Cemetery. She was born December 10, 1918, in Montgomery County, the daughter of Bailey and Lena Suggs Maness....
Bonnie Jermane Shaver
Mar 16, 2010
Mrs. Bonnie Darlene Jermane Shaver, age 60 of Davidson County, Jermane Road, New London, NC died Tuesday in Stanly County as a result of an accident. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday at Taylor’s Grove Baptist Church Cemetery conducted by Rev. Lee Church. Mrs. Shaver was born July 23, 1949 in Stanly County. She had been...
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