obituaries
Carolyn Cope Leonard
Jul 13, 2016
Carolyn Cope Leonard, 77, of Arnold Rd., Lexington passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Kindred Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday, July 16, 2016 in Cross Point Church with Rev. Michael Greer officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Friday at Davidson...
Alson Jay Rush
Jul 13, 2016
Alson Jay Rush, age 83 of Lexington Health Care passed away Wednesday morning, July 13, 2016 at Hospice of Randolph in Asheboro. Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, July 16, 2016 in the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jack Hurley officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Davidson Funeral...
Iris Wood Bennett
Jul 13, 2016
Iris Odessa Osborne Wood Bennett passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. A lifelong resident of Lexington, Iris, 90, lived most of her life on Woodcrest Drive. She will be remembered at a memorial service to be held at North Lexington Baptist Church, where she was an active member, at 11:00 am on Monday, July 18, with the Reverend...
Sharon Wingler Beck
Jul 11, 2016
Sharon Wingler Beck age 71 of Winston Salem, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016 at her home. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel with Rev. Arkon Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in the Hebron United Church of Christ Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour...
Brian Michael Hayden, Sr.
Jul 11, 2016
Brian Michael Hayden Sr., 71, of Lexington, NC, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016. A funeral service will be held at Saint Joseph and Saint Therese Church in New Bedford, MA, with Father Philip Hamel officiating. Burial will be in Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, MA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Wednesday,...
Jerry Wayne Stiers
Jul 11, 2016
Jerry Wayne Stiers, 77, of Green Meadows Drive, died Monday, July 11, 2016, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center following a short illness. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 2016, at Coggins Memorial Baptist Church with the Revs. Dr. Dearl Bunce and Ishmael Ramos officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive...
Rodney Leonard
Jul 10, 2016
Rodney Gene Leonard of Lexington passed away suddenly Sunday July 10, 2016 from a heart attack that caused the motorcycle accident that took his life. Funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, July 16, 2016 in the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Messer officiating. Burial will follow at Pilgrim Reformed Cemetery, with military honors by Davidson County...
Wiley Elson Nifong
Jul 10, 2016
Winston-Salem - October 7, 1937 – July 10, 2016 - Wiley Elson Nifong, 78, passed away on Sunday, July 10th. He was born on October 7th at home in Midway. He was preceded in death by his parents Hobert & Treva Nifong, and his brother, Luther Nifong. He is survived by his wife, Gudi Nifong, daughter, Heidi Luongo, daughter, Kim...
Dr. James Welborn
Jul 9, 2016
Dr. James Todd Welborn, 92, of Weaver Drive, died Saturday, July 9 at Hinkle Hospice House after declining health. A funeral service will be held at 11 am Thursday, July 14 at First Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Dr. Lee Zehmer. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 am Thursday...
Elsie Everhart
Jul 9, 2016
Mrs. Elsie Hill Everhart, 95, of Friendship Church Road, died Saturday, July 9 at Forsyth Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 11 am Tuesday, July 12 at Good Hope United Methodist Church by the Rev. Joseph Fulk. Burial will follow in the church cemetery, The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the...
Ruth Woodle Link
Jul 8, 2016
Ruth Woodle Link, 88, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 8, 2016 at her home in Denton. The funeral will be held at 11:00 am Monday, July 11, 2016 at Victory Baptist Church, Hwy 47, Lexington where she was a member, by the Rev. Jeff Mabe and Rev. Roy Frank officiating. Burial will follow in...
Paul Franklin Phillips
Jul 8, 2016
Paul Franklin Phillips, age 86 of Lexington, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Monday, July 11, 2016 at Good Hope United Methodist Church with Revs. Joseph Fulk and Tommy Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Military Honors. The family will receive friends...
Marie Everhart Thompson
Jul 8, 2016
Marie Everhart Thompson, 92, of Fairview Dr., Lexington passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 in Hinkle Hospice House after an illness of one week. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Fairmont Presbyterian Church with Rev. Bill Sosebe officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from...
Pansy Watkins Fritts
Jul 7, 2016
Pansy Watkins Fritts, age 83 of Alston Brook, formerly of Briggstown Road Lexington passed away Thursday morning, July 7, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist, Lexington Medical Center. Funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, July 9, 2016 in the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Richard Johnson and Dr. Robert Floyd officiating. Burial will follow at East End Baptist...
Larry "Bass" Smith
Jul 7, 2016
Larry Bryce Smith (Bass), 73, died peacefully, Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Hinkle Hospice House. He was surrounded by loved ones as he made his way to Heaven. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Reeds Methodist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Barry Queen and Mr. Harry Mock. Burial will follow in...
Richard Smith
Jul 7, 2016
Harold Richard Smith passed away peacefully Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Hinkle Hospice House after a one year illness of pancreatic cancer. The funeral will be at Wesley Heights United Methodist Church on Western Blvd. at 11 a.m. Monday, July 11. The family will receive friends at Davidson Funeral Home Sunday July 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. Richard was...
Martha Eller Essick
Jul 5, 2016
Martha Eller Essick, 101, of Ridge Road, Lexington, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, July 5, 2016, at Grayson Creek Assisted Living in Welcome after declining health and a short period of illness. A funeral service will be at Pilgrim Reformed Church at 11 a.m. Saturday with the Revs. Richard Moore and William Sowers officiating. The family will receive friends from...
Jimmy Gray Mahala
Jul 5, 2016
Jimmy Gray Mahala, age 79, of Lexington passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at his sons home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Friday in the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel in Lexington, NC with Rev. Henry King officiating. The burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00...
Claude Thomas Byerly
Jul 3, 2016
Claude Thomas Byerly, 87, of West Avenue, died Sunday, July 3, 2016, at Hinkle Hospice House. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Davidson Funeral Home, with the Revs. Carl Sutton and John T. Byerly officiating. Burial will follow at Holly Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. prior to...
Lorraine Beck Crotts
Jul 3, 2016
Lorraine Beck Crotts 85 died peacefully Sunday morning at home surrounded by her children and loved ones. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Midway United Methodist Church with Rev. C. M. Worthy and Rev. Chuck Ireson officiating. Lorraine was born in Davidson County on April 6, 1931 to John Edward Hill and...
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