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Ila Swing

Ila Swing

Mar 4, 2009

Ila Burrell Swing, 79, of Ninth Street Extension, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009, at First Reformed United Church of Christ, where she was a member, by the Dr. Walter Patten. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Swing was born January 31, 1930,...

Larry Flynn Leonard

Larry Flynn Leonard

Mar 3, 2009

Larry Flynn Leonard, 69, of Sharon Drive, died Tuesday, March 03, 2009, at his home. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Leonard was born October 28, 1939, in Davidson County, to Roby Clinton Leonard and Eula Flynn Leonard. He was a member of First Methodist Church; Moose Lodge...

Dorothy Trexler Kesler

Dorothy Trexler Kesler

Mar 3, 2009

Dorothy “Dot” Trexler Kesler, age 91 of Boones Cave Road, Lexington passed away at her home Tuesday morning (3-3-09). The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2009, at Spruce Street Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Terry Coates officiating. Burial will follow in the Kesler family cemetery in Churchland. Mrs. Kesler was born...

Helen Evans

Helen Evans

Mar 2, 2009

Helen Brinkley Evans, 91, of West Center Street Extension, went peacefully to be at home with Jesus and her beloved PaPaw Fred on Monday morning, March 2, 2009, at her home. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shiloh United Methodist Church with the Rev. Matthew Farabow and the Rev. Benny Clodfelter officiating. Burial will follow in...

Joan Koonts Michael

Joan Koonts Michael

Mar 1, 2009

Mrs. Joan Koonts Michael, 81, of Rockway Drive, died Sunday, March 1 at Alston Brook Nursing Center.    A funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday, March 4 at Paul’s Chapel United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Dr. Dave Ambroso officiating.  Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.    Mrs. Michael was born September 17, 1927 in...

Ralph Palmer Hunt

Ralph Palmer Hunt

Mar 1, 2009

Ralph Palmer Hunt, age 78, of Lexington, passed away Saturday (March 1, 2009) at Lexington Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Center Hill Baptist Church, where he was a member with Revs. Brian Alexander and Lamar Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military graveside rites by VFW Post...

Jeffrey Scott Covington

Jeffrey Scott Covington

Feb 27, 2009

Jeffrey Scott Covington, age 45 of Turner Rd., Lexington died Friday, February 27, 2009 in Wake Forest U. Baptist Medical Center after a sudden illness. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, March 3, 2009 in DAVIDSON FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL with Rev. David Shaffer officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Covington was born...

Karl Robert Rohe

Karl Robert Rohe

Feb 27, 2009

Mr. Karl Robert Rohe, Sr., 86, of Hamilton Lane, died Friday at Alston Brook Nursing Center after declining health. A funeral service will be held at 6:00 PM Tuesday, March 3 from the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Tim Sink officiating. A graveside service will be held on Friday, March 6th at Sadsbury Friends Burial Grounds in Lancaster County,...

Patsy Creolla Welch

Patsy Creolla Welch

Feb 26, 2009

Patsy Creolla Kinney Welch, 67, of Old U.S. Highway 64 West, died Thursday, February 26, 2009, at her home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2009, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel by the Revs. Glenn Gray and James Messer. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Welch was born April 23, 1941, in Davidson...

Alyssa Faith Fowler

Alyssa Faith Fowler

Feb 26, 2009

Our Pretty, Pretty, Princess, Alyssa Faith Fowler, went to be with our Lord on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 2009, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel in Lexington, with Pastor Jerry Couch officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Alyssa was born November...

Jessie Grubb Foust

Jessie Grubb Foust

Feb 26, 2009

Jessie Lee Grubb Foust, 90, of Lexington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at Abbotts Creek Care and Rehabilitation Center. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Carl Lindquist and Jim Martin officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church cemetery. Mrs. Foust was born April...

Lawrence Odell Walser Jr.

Lawrence Odell Walser Jr.

Feb 24, 2009

Lawrence Walser Jr. 87, of Piedmont Crossing, Thomasville North Carolina, died Tuesday in the Lexington Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. A graveside service will be 11:00 am Friday, March 6, 2009, at Lexington City Cemetery with military graveside rites by VFW Post 3074. The Rev. Dr. Walter Patten will officiate. Mr. Walser was born in Davidson County on December...

Roy Junior "R.J. Berrier

Roy Junior "R.J. Berrier

Feb 24, 2009

Roy J. Berrier 91 of Becky Hill Road, Lexington died Tuesday Morning at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. A Funeral Service will be 4:00 Thursday February 26, 2009 at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Ethan Woodward and burial to follow at Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Berrier was born February 23, 1918 in Davidson County to Artis...

Roxie Greer Floyd

Roxie Greer Floyd

Feb 21, 2009

Roxie Greer Floyd, age 90 of Hedrick Mill Road, Lexington passed away Saturday (2-21-2009) at Piedmont Crossing in Thomasville.  Funeral Service will be held 11:00 am Tuesday (2-24-2009) at Becks Reformed Church, with Rev. Gerald M. Sanders officiating. Burial will follow in Becks Reformed Church Cemetery.   Roxie was born in Davidson County, September 29, 1918 to Isaac Burch Greer...

Lena Sink Proto

Lena Sink Proto

Feb 21, 2009

Lena Sink Proto, 95 died Saturday Feb.21st at Alston Brook Nursing Home. Mrs. Proto was born in Davidson County on September 6, 1913 to Joseph Lee Sink and Ida Mae Wagner Sink. She was a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College and a member of Alpha Psi Omega. Mrs. Proto taught high school English at Cooleemee, Gastonia, Welcome, Arcadia and North Davidson...

Peggy Metters Parks

Peggy Metters Parks

Feb 20, 2009

  Peggy Jane Metters Parks, 79, of North County Home Road passed away Friday, February 20, 2009 at her home surrounded by her family.                        A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Monday at Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel with the Rev. Jay Belk officiating.  Burial will follow at Holly Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery.        Mrs. Parks was...

Virginia Bryant Chandler

Virginia Bryant Chandler

Feb 18, 2009

Virginia Bryant Chandler 85 of Rocky Mount, and formerly of Kernersville passed away Wednesday at Nash Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after declining health. She was born July 8, 1923 in Independence Va. to Joseph Kenneth and Mary Loveless Bryant. She was a retired sales clerk, having worked for Kings and Zayers Department stores. She was a member of Vernon Forest...

Mattie V. Tysinger

Mattie V. Tysinger

Feb 18, 2009

Mattie Veneva Tysinger, 97, of Ocala, Fl., formerly of West Third Avenue, Lexington, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at the home of her niece, Jane Harris in Ocala, Fl.   A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Forest Hill Memorial Park by the Rev. Dr. Jim Martin.   Miss. Tysinger was born February 28, 1911,...

Wilma Tussey Peace

Wilma Tussey Peace

Feb 17, 2009

Wilma Tussey Peace, age 88 of Abbotts Creek Care and Rehabilitation, formerly of Tussey Avenue, Lexington passed away Tuesday (2-17-2009) at the nursing home. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Friday (2-20-2009) at the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bruce Langley officiating. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery. Wilma was born in Davidson County February 23,...

Shannon Duncan

Shannon Duncan

Feb 17, 2009

Shannon Jean Duncan, 33 of Academy Drive, Lexington, died Tuesday morning 2-17-2009 from injuries received from an auto accident. Funeral services will be held 11 am Friday February 20th in the chapel of Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel with burial to follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Shannon was born October 23 1975 in Forsyth County to Donald Lane Duncan...

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