Loretta Bach

Loretta Mae Bridgeman Bach, a resident of Lexington went home to be with her Lord on Friday, December 23, 2022 at her residence. She was born on October 10, 1930 to the late John Morgan and Rissie Hall Bridgeman. Loretta taught at Welcome Elementary and North Davidson Middle School until her retirement. She loved her students and was an excellent teacher. She enjoyed gardening, and planting flowers all around her home. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Paul Bach; a son-in-law, Larry Wayne Garrison, Sr.; brother, Charles Vernon Bridgeman; a sister, Edith Craven and a baby sister, Marie Bridgeman.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM in the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel in Lexington. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 11:00AM. Interment will immediately follow the service in Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Left to cherish Loretta’s memory are her children, Charlotte Garrison of Winston-Salem and Euvona Cowne (Stephen) of Ramsuer; grandchildren, Lt. Col. Stephen M Cowne, Jr. (Adriana), Colin Emerson Cowne (Alicia), Larry Wayne Garrison, Jr. (Tabitha), and John Andrew Garrison, II (Kelly); and great-grandchildren, Ash Lucas, Drake Nathaniel, and Beauregard Sampson Cowne, Jacob L., Morgan G., Logan T., and Davis M. Garrison.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for the loving care they received from Medi Home Health and Hospice.