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Matthew Wade Turner

Matthew Wade Turner

Jun 4, 2010

Matthew Wade Turner, 46, of Farmbrook Dr., Denton died Friday, June 4, 2010 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville. A memorial service will be held 5:00 PM Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Mr. Turner was born June 6, 1963 in New Jersey to Charles D. Turner and Verna (Mae) Ridenhour Turner. He was...

Beatrice Hunsucker

Beatrice Hunsucker

Jun 3, 2010

Mrs. Blanche Morris Hunsucker, age 86 of Mt. Gilead, NC died Thursday, June 3 at Britthaven of Piedmont in Albemarle. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pM Saturday, June 5 at Liberty Hill Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hunsucker was preceded in death by her husband James Conley Hunsucker in 1990. She...

Earnest Parker

Earnest Parker

Jun 2, 2010

Mr. Earnest Gordon Parker, age 93, of Old Hwy. 109, Lexington died Wednesday, June 2 at Hinkle Hospice House following an extended illness. Funeral service for Mr. Parker will be 2:00 PM Sunday, June 6 at Fairview United Methodist Church with Rev. Doug Rowe officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot of the church cemetery. Mr. Parker was born...

Margaret Slack

Margaret Slack

Jun 1, 2010

Mrs. Margaret Goodwin Slack, age 85, of Denton died Monday, June 1 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. Funeral service for Mrs. Slack will be 2:00 pm Thursday, June 3 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Foust officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Slack was born August 18, 1924 in Spartanburg, South...

Elizabeth Joan Fine

Elizabeth Joan Fine

May 29, 2010

Elizabeth Joan Fine, 67, of Denton, died Saturday, May 29, 2010 at CenterClaire Nursing Home in Lexington. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Alleghany United Methodist Church with Rev. Kelly Creekmur officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Born in Charleston, SC on November 2, 1942, she was the daughter of Ronald and Hallie...

Cosie Mcdonald

Cosie Mcdonald

May 22, 2010

Mrs. Cosie Stegall Ward McDonald, age 91 of Regan Road, Lexington, NC died Saturday, May 22 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at New Jerusalem United Church of Christ conducted by Rev. Butch Conrad. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. McDonald was born January 4, 1919 in...

Donald Hill

Donald Hill

May 21, 2010

Mr. Donald Efird “Judge” Hill, age 70 of Tysinger Road, Denton, NC died Friday, May 21 at Hospice Home at High Point. Funeral services will be held 4:00 PM Tuesday at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Johnny Albertson officiating. Burial will follow at Cid United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Hill was born October 15, 1939 in Davidson County...

Nell Fox Beaman

Nell Fox Beaman

May 19, 2010

Mrs. Nell Fox Beaman of Troy, North Carolina, age 88, passed peacefully Wednesday, May 19, 2010. A worship service celebrating her life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 21, in the sanctuary of Trinity United Methodist Church, 239 North Russell Street, Troy, North Carolina. Burial will follow in Southside Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00...

Elsie Carroll Frank

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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