obituaries
Wanda Mae Covington Cranfill
Jun 29, 2013
Wanda Mae Covington Cranfill, 71, of Avante of Roanoke, formerly of The Brian Center, Lexington, died Saturday, June 29, at the nursing home in Roanoke. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday July 5, at Forest Hill Memorial Park by Rev. Darrell Cox. There will be no public visitation. Wanda was born in Rockingham County on...
Roger Barfield Black
Jun 27, 2013
Roger Barfield Black, 79, of Gateway Lane, died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Triad Rehabilitation Center following a three month illness. A private service will be at Forest Hill Memorial Park with the VFW Chaplain officiating. The family will receive friends at the home of his daughter, Tina Hawks. Mr. Black was born June 18, 1934, in Davidson County, to...
John Wayne Blevins
Jun 26, 2013
John Wayne Blevins, 70, of Dacotah Street, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at his home. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2013, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Courtney Crowson officiating. Burial will follow at noon in National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2013, at the...
Benjamin Philpott
Jun 26, 2013
Mr. Benjamin Gibbs “Beno” Philpott, 60, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at the Hinkle Hospice House. A memorial service was held at 11:00 AM Friday, June 28 at Grace Episcopal Church, by the Revs. Dr. Tom King and Bonnie Duckworth. The family will receive friends following the service in the Church Undercroft. Mr. Philpott was born June 13, 1953 in...
Donald "Don" Eugene Broadway
Jun 25, 2013
HEADING NAME: Donald “Don” Broadway Donald “Don” Eugene Broadway, of Welcome, died Tuesday June 25, 2013 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Saturday at Center United Methodist Church, where he was a member, with Rev. Dr. Stephen Pillsbury officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Marie Hilliard
Jun 24, 2013
Marie Kepley Hilliard, 74, of Price Road, died Monday, June 24, 2013 at the Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington after declining health of four years. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, June 27 at the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, by the Rev. William Sowers and Preacher Clyde Akers. Burial will follow at Hedrick’s Grove Reformed United...
Curtis "Tony" Anthony Ratliff
Jun 22, 2013
Curtis Anthony “Tony” Ratliff, 23, of Hillcrest Road, died Saturday, June 22, 2013, at WFBH – Lexington Medical Center. A memorial service will be 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ken Carter officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 5 to 6 p.m. at the funeral...
Ollie Mae Wilson
Jun 22, 2013
Ollie Mae Koontz Wilson, 88, a resident of Salisbury Gardens, Salisbury, NC and formerly of Queen Road, Linwood, died early Saturday morning at Salisbury Gardens. There will be a graveside service held at 2:00 P.M. Monday June 24 at Forest Hill Memorial Park by Rev. Ray N. Howell IV. The family will receive friends 12:00 to 1:30 P.M. on Monday...
Jimmy Ray Carpenter Sr.
Jun 22, 2013
Jimmy Ray Carpenter Sr. age 81 of Lexington, passed away at his home early Saturday morning. Jimmy requested that no service be held. Jimmy was born in Iredell County, on September, 14, 1931 to William Carpenter and Ruth Mills Carpenter. He was owner of J&R Construction. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife,...
Gary Alvin Shaw
Jun 22, 2013
Gary Alvin Shaw, age 56, of Lexington died suddenly Saturday (6-22-2013) at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Lexington Medical Center. A graveside service will be held, 11 A.M. Wednesday June 26, 2013 at Forest Hill Memorial Park by Pastor Mike Duffield. Visitation will be Tuesday 6-8 P.M. at Davidson Funeral Home, and other times at the home. Gary was born in Davidson...
Mavis Strickland Raynor
Jun 21, 2013
Mavis L. Strickland Raynor, 86, of Carolina House, died Friday, June 21, 2013, at Hinkle Hospice House. An inurnment service will be 11 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Park, 2925 US Highway 117 South, Goldsboro, NC, with the Rev. Jim Willoby. Mrs. Raynor was born October 30, 1926, in Edgecombe County, to Hirum Strickland and Annie Glascow...
Betty Lou Mickel Wilson
Jun 21, 2013
Betty Wilson, 79 of W. 7th Street Ext. passed away Friday, June 21, 2013, at her home. A memorial service will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Near Calvary Freewill Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the church and other times at the home of her daughter, Betty McCrary or son,...
Maximinio O. Rubio
Jun 18, 2013
Maximino Q. Rubio, 56, of 206 Baney Drive, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at home. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Davidson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. He was employed at North Carolina Moulding Co. Surviving are...
Lena Casey Wood
Jun 17, 2013
Lena Casey Wood 95 of Avenue I, Lexington passed away June 16, 2013 at her home. A graveside service will be 11 am Thursday June 20, 2013, at Roaring River Baptist Church Cemetery in Wilkes County conducted by Revs. James Honeycutt and Paul Holbrook. The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 19, 2013, from 6 to 8 pm at Davidson...
Leslie Crater Beasley
Jun 16, 2013
Leslie Elizabeth Crater Beasley, age 64, of Old Thomasville Road, loving mother, grandmother, and the love of Jimmy’s life and his reason for living, passed away Sunday June 16, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home after 8 months of declining health. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Davidson Funeral Home Hickory Tree...
Virginia Wilson
Jun 15, 2013
Mrs. Virginia Hartwell Wilson, 89, of Lake Shore Lane, died Saturday, June 15 at Lexington Health Care of declining health of one and one-half year. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 pm Tuesday, June 18 at Lexington City Cemetery by Preacher Clyde Akers. The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:30 Tuesday at Davidson Funeral Home and...
Matthew "Pete" Forman Tysinger
Jun 15, 2013
Matthew Forman “Pete” Tysinger, 86, of Ty-Koon Drive, died Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Hinkle Hospice House, following a six month illness. The funeral will be 4 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Bethany United Methodist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. David Talbert officiating. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. in the...
Harold Osborne
Jun 14, 2013
Harold Keith Osborne, 79, of Kildee Drive in Lexington died Friday, June 14, 2013 at The Hinkle Hospice Home in Lexington. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel with Al Goff and Tom Nussbaum officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Asheboro. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am...
Sonny Conrad
Jun 14, 2013
Ralph Cecil “Sonny” Conrad, 75, of East Holly Grove Road, died Friday, June 14, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A funeral will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church, where he was a member, by the Revs. Kelly Groce and Doug Rowe. Burial will be in Holly Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family...
Kathryn Perryman Powell
Jun 13, 2013
Kathryn Ripple Perryman Powell passed away on June 13, 2013 after a brief stay at Forsyth Hospital. ‘Kitty’, the youngest of five brothers and sisters, was born on August 2, 1917 to Henry Richard King Perryman and Lelia Thomasine Ripple. Kitty spent her entire life in Arcadia, in the family home (also built in 1917) on Enterprise Road. A memorial...
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