obituaries

James "Rex" Stone

James "Rex" Stone

May 19, 2011

James “Rex” Stone Sr., 63, of Carl Pressley Road, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Centerclair Nursing Home, following six months of declining health. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2011, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with the Dr. Gary Gibson officiating. Entombment will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from...

Paul Quentin Koontz

Paul Quentin Koontz

May 17, 2011

Paul Quentin Koontz, 91, of Oak Hollow Road, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Wake Forest Baptist Health – Lexington Medical Center. A graveside service will be 4 p.m. Thursday, May 19,2011, at Reeds Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Foster officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 3:30 at Davidson Funeral Home prior to the service...

Kenneth Nolan Shoaf

Kenneth Nolan Shoaf

May 15, 2011

Kenneth Nolan Shoaf, 73 of NC Hwy 150 North, Lexington died Sunday, May 15, 2011 in WFH-Lexington Medical Center after a sudden illness. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 pm Thursday, May 19, 2011 in Friendship United Methodist Church with Rev. Patrick Snow and Rev. Wade Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will...

Deborah Marie Branham

Deborah Marie Branham

May 13, 2011

Deborah Marie Swing Branham, age 55, of West US Highway 64, Lexington passed away Friday (May 13, 2011) from injuries received in an automobile accident.  There will not be a public funeral service.   The family will receive friends at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington from 6:00 until 8:00 pm Wednesday night and at other times at the home.   Deborah...

Dorothy Vandeburg Rankin

Dorothy Vandeburg Rankin

May 12, 2011

Dorothy Ellen Vandeburg Rankin, 95, of Glenwood Drive, died Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Wake Forest Baptist Health – Lexington Medical Center.   A celebration of life service will be 1 p.m. Friday, May 20, 2011, at Tyro United Methodist Church Chapel with the Rev. Randy Foster officiating. The family will receive friends following the service.   Mrs. Rankin was...

Linda Drawdy Pickett

Linda Drawdy Pickett

May 12, 2011

Linda Drawdy Pickett, age 62, of Della Wilson Road, Lexington passed away Thursday (May 12, 2011) at her home. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 pm Sunday (May 15, 2011) at Mt. Carmel Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Darrell Cartrette officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Free will Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00...

Lawrence Edward Sightler

Lawrence Edward Sightler

May 11, 2011

Lawrence Edward Sightler, age 74, of Dacotah Street, died Wednesday May 11, 2011 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after a brief illness. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Friday May 13, 2011 at Forest Hill Memorial Park with Rev. Paul Reiszel officiating services.   The family will receive friends prior to the graveside service...

Alan Charles Kalesnik

Alan Charles Kalesnik

May 11, 2011

Alan Charles Kalesnik, 48 passed away Wednesday morning, May 11, 2011 at his home. A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel with Pastor John Langdon officiating. Burial will be held at a later date at Parklawn Memorial Park. A visitation will be held on Sunday, May...

Dr. Gerald Paul Briggs

Dr. Gerald Paul Briggs

May 10, 2011

Dr. Gerald Paul Briggs, age 68, of West Second Avenue, Lexington passed away Tuesday morning at Hinkle Hospice House.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday (May 14, 2011) at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Lee Zehmer officiating.  Interment will be at a later date in the Church Columbarium. The family will receive friends and family at...

Dwight Hedrick, Sr.

Dwight Hedrick, Sr.

May 9, 2011

Dwight Lee Hedrick Sr., 90, of Jerusalem Road, died Monday, May 9, 2011, at Wake Forest Baptist Health — Lexington Medical Center after a sudden illness. A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial United Church of Christ by the Rev. David Burgess. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to...

Dean Brooks

Dean Brooks

May 7, 2011

Mr. Charles Dean Brooks, 53, of Ridgewood Drive, died Saturday, May 7 at the Hinkle Hospice House after an illness of several months. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Tuesday, May 10 at the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, by the Rev. Clyde Akers. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. Mr. Brooks...

Mattie Hawks

Mattie Hawks

May 6, 2011

Mattie Sue Martin Hawks, 71 of N. Hwy. 150, Lexington died Friday, May 6, 2011 at her home after an extended illness. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday at Reedy Creek Baptist Church with Pastor Ronnie Comer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Monday...

"Deanie" Biesecker

"Deanie" Biesecker

May 5, 2011

Willie Biesecker, 53, of Helmstetler Road, died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center, following a two and a half year illness. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Lexington Church of God, where he was a member, with the Rev. Kelly Frady officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will...

Gregory "Greg" Lee Glover

Gregory "Greg" Lee Glover

May 4, 2011

Gregory Lee Glover, 67, of Winding Creek Lane, Linwood passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Wake Forest Baptist Health Center.   A Graveside service will be 11 am Friday, May 6, 2011, at Forest Hill Memorial Park conducted by Rev. Charles McFredrick. There will be no formal visitation.   Mr. Glover was born July 24, 1943 in Summit County,...

Karri Bennett Hastings

Karri Bennett Hastings

May 3, 2011

Karri Anne Bennett Hastings, 36, of Vance Circle, Lexington passed away Tuesday at her home.   A funeral service will be 2:00 pm Saturday May 7, 2011 at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Wayne Knight and burial to follow at Mt. Gilead United Methodist Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-2 pm prior to the service at...

Sarah Smith Hiatt

Sarah Smith Hiatt

May 3, 2011

Sarah Smith Mendenhall Hiatt age 86 of Winston Salem passed away with family by her side at her home on Tuesday May 3, 2011. A funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Thursday May 5, 2011 at Canaan United Methodist Church with Pastor Chuck Ireson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday May...

Daisy Lee Harper Brown

Daisy Lee Harper Brown

May 2, 2011

Daisy Lee Harper Brown, 96, of Snider Avenue, died Monday, May 2, 2011, at Lexington Health Care. The funeral will be 11 am Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with her grandson, the Rev. Tom Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 am at the funeral...

Aubrey Temple

Aubrey Temple

May 2, 2011

Aubrey Jewell Temple, 85, of the Reeds community, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011, at the Hinkle Hospice House of Davidson County. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Reeds Baptist Church. Following the service, the family will greet friends at the church. All other times, the family will be at the home of Jay Temple on...

Dot Koontz

Dot Koontz

May 1, 2011

Dorothy “Dot” Orrell Koontz, 87, of Lamb Road, passed away Sunday night, May 1, 2011, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Her funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Grove Baptist Church by the Revs. Terry Smith and Wayne Sechrest. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8...

Nancy Carol Jenkins Coppley

Nancy Carol Jenkins Coppley

Apr 30, 2011

Nancy Jenkins Coppley, age 72, of Palm Harbor, Florida formerly of Greensboro North Carolina, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Baycare Alliant Hospital in Dunedin, Florida. A graveside service will be 11 am Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Forest Hill Memorial Park with the Rev. Gary Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill. The family will receive friends...

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