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Vardis Lavon Rains

Vardis Lavon Rains

Sep 26, 2014

Rev. Vardis Lavon Rains, age 83 of Green Meadows Drive, Lexington passed away Friday morning at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Funeral will be held at 2:00 pm Monday in the Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel with Revs. Mark Blair and Jonathan Goodman officiating. Burial will follow in First Baptist Church Cemetery in Welcome. The family will...

James Milton Whitman, Sr.

James Milton Whitman, Sr.

Sep 25, 2014

James Milton Whitman Sr., 91, of Conrad Hill Mine Road, died Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Hinkle Hospice House. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at National Cemetery, Salisbury, with military gravesite honors , with Tom Nussbaum and Kelvin Naef officiating. The family will receive s Saturday, September 27, at the home of his son,...

Frances Lucille Wilson

Frances Lucille Wilson

Sep 25, 2014

Frances Lucille Wilson, 81, of Hillside Drive, died Thursday, September 25, 2014, at the home of her granddaughter, on Wilson Road. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday, September 28, 2014, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with the Chaplin David Kolb officiating. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6...

Scott Lamar White

Scott Lamar White

Sep 24, 2014

Scott Lamar White age 45 passed away  Wednesday, september 24, 2014 at his home. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Monday, September 29, 2014 at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel with Pastor Bradley Testerman. Burial will follow in the Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Sunday, September 28, 2014...

Frances Ann Jernigan

Frances Ann Jernigan

Sep 24, 2014

Frances Ann Jernigan, 67, of Nottingham Dr., Lexington died Wednesday, September 24, 2014 in Hinkle Hospice House after an extended illness. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, September 26, 2014 in Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with Preacher Clyde Akers, and Rhonda, Grief Counselor with Hospice officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm...

Betty Gobble Foster

Betty Gobble Foster

Sep 23, 2014

Betty Gobble Foster, age 84 of Tampa, Florida formerly of Lexington passed away Tuesday in Florida. A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday at Sandy Creek Cemetery. There will be no public visitation. Betty was born in Davidson County, November 15, 1929 to Boyd Gobble and Etta Mae Hilliard Gobble. She was a homemaker and a member of...

Christopher "Chris" Lee Watkins

Christopher "Chris" Lee Watkins

Sep 23, 2014

Christopher (Chris) Lee Watkins, 45 of Kildee Dr. Lexington passed away Tuesday September 23, 2014 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem after a sudden illness. A funeral service will be at 11:00 AM Friday at Davidson Funeral Home with Rev. Dan Baker officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from...

Charles Louis Helmstetler Ii

Charles Louis Helmstetler Ii

Sep 23, 2014

Charles Louis Helmstetler II, 76, of Arvil Hunt Road, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at his home. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Davidson Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2014, and other times at the home. Mr. Helmstetler was...

Fred Lewis Miller Sr.

Fred Lewis Miller Sr.

Sep 23, 2014

Fred Lewis Miller Sr. age 75 passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at Abbotts Creek Rehabiltation Center with family by his side. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Fred was born May 3, 1939 in Mercer County WV to Joseph Francis Miller and Edith Ann Dunford Miller. Fred served in United States Army and was of...

Arthur James Mcgown

Arthur James Mcgown

Sep 22, 2014

Arthur James McGown age 83 of Lexington passed away Monday, September 22, 2014 at Grayson Creek of Welcome. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Oak Forest United Methodist Church with Pastor Darren Alexander officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Arthur...

Jerry Michael Moore Sr.

Jerry Michael Moore Sr.

Sep 22, 2014

Jerry Michael Moore Sr., 77, of Highway 47, died Monday, September 22, 2014, at Hinkle Hospice House. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with Preacher Clyde Akers officiating. Burial will follow in Bethany United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m....

Nina Callahan Tesh

Nina Callahan Tesh

Sep 22, 2014

Nina Callahan Tesh, 88, of Kenwood Lane, died Monday, September 22, 2014, at Hinkle Hospice House. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Forest Hill Memorial Park with the Rev. Frankie Matthews and the Rev. Dr. Gary Gibson officiating. The family will receive friends at Davidson Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September...

Charles Penninger

Charles Penninger

Sep 21, 2014

Mr. Charles Harold Penninger, 98, of Linwood Southmont Road, died Sunday, September 21 at Lexington Health Care. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, September 23 at Jersey Baptist Church, by the Rev. Don Durham. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:45 to 10:45 am Tuesday prior to the service....

Jean Gordon Lewinger

Jean Gordon Lewinger

Sep 21, 2014

Jean Gordon Lewinger, 67, of GrayBrier Nursing Home, died Sunday, September 21, 2014, at the nursing home following an extended illness. A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tim Butcher officiating. Inurnment will follow in New Friendship United Church of Christ Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the...

Mack Wilford Clanton

Mack Wilford Clanton

Sep 20, 2014

Mack Wilford Clanton, 87, of Myers Drive Lexington, died Saturday September 20, 2014 at his home. A funeral service will be held 11am, Tuesday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Clyde Akers officiating services. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his wife Carol Wilson Clanton and brothers Jake Clanton, Wallace Clanton,...

Gernie Badgett

Gernie Badgett

Sep 20, 2014

On Saturday, September 20, 2014, Gernie Lee Badgett, went to be with his loving heavenly family. Throughout his life, Gernie worked very hard maintaining a large farm, first tobacco in Dobson, then livestock in Churchland. Later in life, when he was unable to carry on the strenuous duties of keeping up a farm, he often looked for something else to...

Connie Bird

Connie Bird

Sep 19, 2014

Constance Sue (Connie) Kutkuhn Bird, 64 of Monroe, NC died unexpectedly September 19, 2014. A Memorial Service will be held on October 25 at Currytown Baptist Church, Hwy 150N, Lexington, NC 27295. Born on February 19, 1950 in Fort Collins, CO. Connie was wife to Joel A. Bird, who also passed away with her unexpectedly. They both are new angels...

Peggy Shoaf Evans

Peggy Shoaf Evans

Sep 19, 2014

Peggy Shoaf Evans, 82, of Koontz Road Lexington, formerly of Hilton Head Isand South Carolina, died Friday September 19, 2014 at the Hinkle Hospice Home in Lexington. A funeral service will be held 4:00 pm Wednesday at Shiloh United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with Pastor David Kelley officiating services. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. the...

Warren Oliver Guy

Warren Oliver Guy

Sep 17, 2014

Warren Oliver Guy, age 82, of Lexington passed away Wednesday night at Hinkle Hospice House. A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Lexington City Cemetery with Pastor Tim Greene officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:30 prior to the service at Davidson Funeral Home. Warren was born August 15, 1932 in Avery County to...

David William Boan

David William Boan

Sep 16, 2014

David William Boan, 69, of Yountz Road, died Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at Brian Center Nursing Center. A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday, September 19, 2014, at Forest Hill Memorial Park with the Revs. James Messer and Bradley Testerman. The family will receive friends at Davidson Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 18, 2014, and...

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