obituaries
Melvin Clement Young, Sr
May 22, 2017
Melvin Clement Young Sr. passed from his earthly life on Monday, May 22nd. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, May 25 at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Lexington with a reception immediately following in the Fellowship Hall. Melvin was born on July 16, 1917 in High Point to Robert Lee Young and Edna...
Roy "Ted" Theodore Essick
May 22, 2017
Roy Theodore “Ted” Essick, 70, of Paddington Drive, died Monday, May 22, 2017, at his home. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Davidson Funeral Home with Preacher Clyde Akers officiating. Inurnment will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service from...
Tessie Pitts Burrow
May 21, 2017
Tessie Pitts Burrow 84 of Lexington passed away at her home, May 21, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Thursday May 25, 2017 at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel with Tom Castillo officiating. A visitation will be held at the funeral home from 6 to 8 PM on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 and at other...
Robert Gooding
May 21, 2017
Robert Gooding, age 68 of Cow Palace Road, Lexington passed away Sunday evening, May 21, 2017 at Hinkle Hospice House. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday May 24, 2017 at Tyro United Methodist Church, where he was a member with Rev. Randy Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the...
Matthew Carl Wilkinson
May 20, 2017
Matthew Carl Wilkinson, 25, of Old Valley School Road, died Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Farmwood Apartments in Kernersville. Services will be held at a later date. Mr. Wilkinson was born October 21, 1991, in Guilford County, to Anthony Harrell and Carol Church Wilkinson. He was a landscaper with Roranda Land Care and of the Catholic faith. Surviving in addition...
Coy Eugene Temple
May 20, 2017
Coy Eugene Temple passed away on May 20, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House in Winston-Salem, NC. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM on Thursday, May 25 at Davidson Funeral Home – Hickory Tree Chapel (858 Hickory Tree Road, Winston-Salem, NC .) The service will be officiated by the Rev. Charles Ireson. The family will be...
Raymond Kepley
May 19, 2017
Raymond Ivey Kepley, age 80 of East First Street, Ext. Lexington passed away Friday morning at the Brian Center in Lexington. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 24, 2017 in the Mausoleum Chapel of Forest Hill Memorial Park with the Rev. Charles Lackey officiating. The family will receive friends in the Mausoleum after the service...
Norman Lewis Wilkes
May 19, 2017
Norman Lewis Wilkes, 84, went home to be with his Lord on Friday May 19, 2017, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem surrounded by his loving family. The Funeral Service will be held 3 pm Tuesday at Faith Church, 1078 Gumtree Road in Winston Salem, with the Rev. Michael Gates officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation...
Jerry Luther Fry
May 19, 2017
Jerry Luther Fry, 80, of Queens Road, died Friday, May 19, 2017, at Hinkle Hospice House. A memorial service will be 6 p.m. Monday, May 22, at Davidson Funeral Home with the Rev. Frankie Matthews officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. Mr. Fry was born August 24, 1936, in Rowan...
Margaret Hinson Brown
May 18, 2017
Margaret Hinson Brown, 84, of Lexington, NC passed peacefully away surrounded by family on Thursday, May 18, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years M.T. “Bud” Brown. Margaret was born on September 11, 1932 in Lexington NC. She was the youngest child of Isaac Raymond and Bertha Lorraine Hinson. Margaret was a devoted wife and...
Jeffery "Jeph" Shane Coppley
May 18, 2017
Jeffery “Jeph” Shane Coppley, 53, of W. Center Street Extension, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. A memorial service will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday, at First Alliance Church of Lexington. The family will receive friends Saturday at the church from 5 to 8 p.m. Mr. Coppley was born April 18, 1964, in Anchorage, AK...
Charles "Bud" Eugene Hayes
May 18, 2017
Charles Eugene (Bud) Hayes, age 79, of Ridge Road Lexington, NC, passed away peacefully after two years of declining health on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in the Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington, NC. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Center United Methodist Church by Rev. Mitch Wilson and Rev. Edward L. Evans, Jr. ...
Percy "Charlie" Delbert James
May 18, 2017
Percy Delbert “Charlie”James, 70, of Old Mill Farm Road, died Thursday, May 18, 2017, at his home. The funeral will be 4 p.m. Sunday at Good Hope United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joseph Fulk III officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Davidson Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and...
Margaret Hinson Brown
May 18, 2017
Margaret Hinson Brown, 84, of Lexington, NC passed peacefully on Thursday, May 18, 2017. She was born on September 11, 1932 in Lexington NC. She was the youngest child of Isaac Raymond and Bertha Lorraine Hinson. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years M.T. “Bud” Brown. Margaret is survived by her four children Barry Brown (Jo)...
Leon Coppley
May 17, 2017
Ranzie Leon Coppley, 79, of NC Highway 8, passed away, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Hinkle Hospice House. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Davidson Funeral Home with Pastor JC Miles officiating. Entombment will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service...
Natalie Neal Blomquist
May 17, 2017
Natalie Grace Neal Blomquist, 89, of Lexington, died Wednesday, May 17 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, June 3rd, at First United Methodist Church, by the Rev Doug Rowe. A private interment will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service...
Claudie Dorsett Rachels
May 17, 2017
Claudie Mildred Dorsett Rachels, 91, of, Old Salisbury Road, formerly of Arnold Road, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Brookstone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Davidson Funeral Home with Danny Pope and Steve Bietz officiating. Burial will follow in Wesley Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Davidson Funeral...
Joyce Knighton "Mom" Lohr
May 16, 2017
Joyce Knighton “Mom” Lohr, 82, of SP Lohr Drive, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at her home. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Psalm 91 Church with the Revs. Max Shoaf, Billy Pearson and Kenneth Marshburn officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday at Davidson Funeral Home...
Brent Dillard
May 16, 2017
Brent Craig Dillard, 48, of Floral Lane, Cornelius passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. A private service will be held at Forest Hill Memorial Park with Rev. Mark Rachels officiating. Burial will follow. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday at Davidson Funeral Home and other times at the home of his sister, Lori...
Bruce Clifton Briggs
May 15, 2017
Bruce Clifton Briggs, 93, of Joan Drive, died Monday, May 15, 2017, at Hinkle Hospice House. The funeral will be 4 p.m. Thursday, May 18, 2017, at Becks Lutheran Church with Vicar Rob Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 2:30 to 3:30 prior to the service. Mr. Briggs...
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