obituaries

Don Brooks

Don Brooks

Jul 19, 2008

Don Walser Brooks, 69, of Winston-Salem, died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel by Elder Robert Hall. Mr. Brooks was born Oct. 21, 1938, in Davidson County to Fred Monroe Brooks and Laura Veigh Walser Brooks. He was retired from Duke...

Marilynn Beck

Marilynn Beck

Jul 17, 2008

Marilynn Hedrick Beck, 71, of Doc Beck Road, passed away at her home Thursday morning, July 17, 2008. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Memorial Park by the Rev. Max Shoaf. Marilynn was born in Davidson County on Nov. 24, 1936, to A.A. Hedrick and Thelma Clapp Hedrick. She was a member of...

Charlie "Pappy" Leonard

Charlie "Pappy" Leonard

Jul 17, 2008

Charlie Gilmer "Pappy" Leonard, 85, of Arrington Drive, died Thursday, July 17, 2008, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Arrington Heights Freewill Baptist Church, where he was a member, by the Rev. Doug McGee. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Leonard was born June 25, 1923, in Davidson County to...

Ben Entwistle

Ben Entwistle

Jul 15, 2008

Ben Entwistle was born on April 18, 1988, the first of five kids born to Dan and Lynda Entwistle – but more importantly was born into the family of God when he put his faith in Jesus at a young age. In his 20 years he lived life to the full, and his ceaseless optimism and out-going social personality won...

Jake Berry

Jake Berry

Jul 14, 2008

William Sterling "Jake" Berry, 83, of Beck's Church Road, died Monday, July 14, 2008, at 8:45 p.m. at Lexington Memorial Hospital. A memorial service celebrating the life of Mr. Berry will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church, where he was a member, by the Rev. Wayne Knight. Mr. Berry was born in Richmond, Va., on Dec....

John Younts

John Younts

Jul 14, 2008

John Turner Younts Jr., 80, of Bowers Road, died Monday, July 14, 2008, at Brian Center of Lexington. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at New Friendship United Church of Christ, where he was a member, by the Revs. Sarah Snell and James Messer. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Younts was born March 10,...

Tom Fritts

Tom Fritts

Jul 12, 2008

Charlie Thomas Fritts, age 78, of Lexington passed away Saturday morning, July 12 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem after an extended illness.  A funeral service to honor Tom’s life will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Foster officiating and burial will follow in Mount Carmel...

Tim Ray Smith

Tim Ray Smith

Jul 11, 2008

Tim Smith Timothy Ray Smith age 31, of N. N.C. Hwy 150, died Friday July 11, from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. Tim was born in Davidson County November 10, 1976 to Tom Smith and Debroah Downing Smith. He was a construction worker. He was married to Andrea Hartley Smith who survives of the home. A graveside service will...

Adam Wilson

Adam Wilson

Jul 11, 2008

James Adam Wilson, age 26 of Tyro School Road, Lexington passed away suddenly Friday in Lexington Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, July 16, 2008 in DAVIDSON FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Wilson was born December 14, 1981 in Davidson County to Dennis Wilson and Patty Rethford...

Jimmy Leonard Haire

Jimmy Leonard Haire

Jul 9, 2008

 James L. (Jimmy) Haire, Jr. age 68 of Woodhaven Drive, Lexington passed away Wednesday morning (7-9-2008) at his residence.  Memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Friday at Fairmont Presbyterian Church with Rev. J. Randy Hall officiating.  Mr. Haire requested that his body be donated to Wake Forest University Baptist School of Medicine for research. Jimmy was born in...

Inge Ruth Parker Lawson

Inge Ruth Parker Lawson

Jul 7, 2008

Inge Ruth Parker Lawson, 79, of Laura Drive in Winston-Salem passed away Monday afternoon at Forsyth Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 PM Thursday July 10, 2008 at Parklawn Memorial Park with Rabbi Josh Brown conducting the service. Mrs. Lawson was born May 24th, 1929 in Lyck, Prussia, to Max George Parker and Lona Parker. Mrs....

Jennie Lee Beck Miller

Jennie Lee Beck Miller

Jul 6, 2008

Jennie Lee Beck Miller, 97, of Arkansas, formerly of Davidson County, died Sunday, July 6, 2008. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 at Becks Reformed Church Burial was July 11, 2008, at Becks Reformed Church. Mrs. Miller was born April 29, 1911, in Davidson County. She was a former member of Wayside Baptist Church. She...

William "Bill" Oscar Ennett

William "Bill" Oscar Ennett

Jul 6, 2008

William “Bill” Oscar Ennett, 83, of Brown Street, died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. The funeral will be at 2:00pm Wednesday in the Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel by Chaplin Thomas Clements. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Ennett was born in Virginia on August 9, 1924, and was raised in...

Sara Bartle Meade

Sara Bartle Meade

Jul 5, 2008

Mrs. Sallie Meade, a former resident of Lexington, passed away Saturday evening, July 5, 2008 at Aldersgate Retirement Community in Charlotte, NC. She was 88 years old. She was born in Anderson Indiana, on March 27, 1920. Her parents were the late Albert James Bartle and Norma Rossetter Bartle. Sallie had a deep and enduring love of the arts. She...

Mary Michael Shoaf

Mary Michael Shoaf

Jul 4, 2008

Mary Elizabeth Michael Shoaf, 89 a resident of Forest Hill Road, died Friday, July 4, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House of Winston Salem. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Frankie Matthews, Charles Shoaf and Larry Shoaf. A private burial will be held. Mrs. Shoaf was born July 8,...

John Franklin Parnell

John Franklin Parnell

Jul 2, 2008

John Franklin Parnell, age 91 of Hannah Ferry Rd., died Wednesday at his home. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, at Tyro United Methodist Church with Rev. Max Shoaf officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Mr. Parnell was born October 19, 1916 in Davidson County to George Oscar Parnell and Sallie Farabee Parnell. A self...

Mildred Hilton

Mildred Hilton

Jul 1, 2008

Mrs.. Mildred Clodfelter Hilton, 95, a resident of Hege Drive, died Tuesday, July 1 at her home. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Saturday from the First Reformed United Church of Christ by Dr. Walter Patton and Rev. Mike Hooper. Burial will follow in the Lexington City Cemetery. Mrs.. Hilton was born June 12, 1913 in Davidson...

Connie Bailey Boner

Connie Bailey Boner

Jun 30, 2008

Connie Bailey Boner, 86, of Charlotte, formerly of Lexington, died Monday, June 30, 2008, at Liberty Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Charlotte, after several years of declining health. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2008, at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church. She was born May 31, 1922, to Nathan L. Bailey and wife, Tilmont Beck...

Barbara Jean Barber

Barbara Jean Barber

Jun 29, 2008

Barbara Jean Furr Barber, of Lexington passed away Sunday morning at her home. Barbara was born in Davidson County November 23, 1944 to Horace Franklin Furr and Mary Girleta Crotts Furr. She was a former employee of Link Taylor for 20 years and a member of Freedom Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents. Surviving are: husband...

Hab Lamuel Reno

Hab Lamuel Reno

Jun 28, 2008

Hab Lamuel Reno, 40, of Foy Avenue, died Saturday June 28, 2008, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Leonard Road Baptist Church, where he attended, by the Rev. Tommy Hepler. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery. Mr. Reno was born December 14, 1967, in Forsyth County, to Donald Ray Reno Sr. and...

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