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Mary Belle Berrier Smith

Mary Belle Berrier Smith

Jun 14, 2007

Mary Belle Berrier Smith, 87, of Alston Brook Nursing Home, died Thursday at Lexington Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Linwood United Methodist Church, where she was a member, by the Rev. Cynthia Arnold. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born in Davidson County on August 17, 1919, to...

Ruby Byars Lamb

Ruby Byars Lamb

Jun 13, 2007

Ruby Byars Lamb, 80, of Walser Road, died Wednesday June 13 at her home. A graveside service will be at 1:00 pm Saturday, June 16 at Forest Hill Memorial Park by the Rev. Clyde Akers. Mrs. Lamb was born September 4, 1926 in Davidson County to George Washington Byars and Dollie Mae Hinkle Byars. She was retired as co-owner of...

Eva Wilson Cleland

Eva Wilson Cleland

Jun 12, 2007

Eva Wilson Cleland, age 94 of Brookstone Retirement Center formerly of Parkview Drive, Lexington, died Tuesday night at Brookstone. Funeral Service 2:00 pm Thursday in Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Rev. Clyde Akers. Burial will be in Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens in Ocala, Florida. Mrs. Cleland was born in Giles County, Virginia July 11, 1912 to Ross Windom Wilson...

Ruth Louya Sisk

Ruth Louya Sisk

Jun 12, 2007

Ruth Louya Sisk, 79, of Lexington Avenue,Welcome, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at Brian Center of Lexington, following 10 months of declining health. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2007, at Community Fellowship Moravian Church, where she was a member, by the Rev. Jack T. Nance. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Sisk...

Helen Shaw Lanning

Helen Shaw Lanning

Jun 12, 2007

Helen Shaw Lanning 79 of Nottington Drive, Lexington died Tuesday Morning June 12, 2007 at her home. The funeral will be at 1 pm Saturday June 16, 2007 at Amazing Grace Baptist Church, where she was a member, by the Rev. Martin Murphy. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery. Mrs. Lanning was born in Davidson County on July 1,...

Pauline Minnie Bowen

Pauline Minnie Bowen

Jun 12, 2007

Pauline Minnie Bowen, 82, of S. NC Highway 150, died Tuesday afternoon at her home, following an illness of six months. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Fundamental Baptist Tabernacle Church by Pastor Chris Lanning. Mrs. Bowen was born in McDowell County on April 24, 1925, to Williard Whitson and Ada Whitson. She was a...

Riley Mary Burgess

Riley Mary Burgess

Jun 11, 2007

Riley Mary Burgess, age 25 days, died Monday morning at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday at Westlawn Garden of Memories in Clemmons with Rev. Shon Earhart and Rev. Roy Queen. Riley was born in Forsyth County, May 17, 2007 to Jonathan Lee Burgess and Jessica Lynne Burgess and preceded in...

Tessie Beck Michael

Tessie Beck Michael

Jun 10, 2007

Tessie Beck Michael, 83, of 305 Arvil Hunt Road, Lexington, N. C. departed this life Sunday, June 10, 2007 after a fight with cancer since January, 2007. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Steve Ackerman, Rev. John Pace, and Rev. Morris Hollifield. Burial will be in...

Gary Wayne Kirk

Gary Wayne Kirk

Jun 7, 2007

Gary Wayne Kirk, 61, of Olympia Street, died Thursday, June 7, 2007, at his home. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Lexington City Cemetery. There will be no visitation.

Helen Everhart Young

Helen Everhart Young

Jun 7, 2007

Mrs. Helen Everhart Young, 82, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Salem Terrace in Winston-Salem. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, June 11, 2007 at First Baptist Church of Welcome. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. Young was born October 8, 1924 in Davidson County to Roy Everhart and Pearl Clodfelter Everhart. She was...

Bobby Gray Nelson

Bobby Gray Nelson

Jun 5, 2007

Bobby Gray Nelson, 71, Mount View Court, Lexington died Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 5:41 AM in Forsyth Medical Center after an illness of four weeks. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM, Thursday June 7, 2007 at First Baptist Church, where he was a member with Rev. Tommy Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial...

Shirley Davis Leonard

Shirley Davis Leonard

Jun 4, 2007

Shirley Davis Leonard, 60 of Tyro Rd., Lexington died Monday at 6:13 PM at Lexington Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. The funeral service will be Thursday June 7, 2007 at 11:00 AM in Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel. Burial will follow at Mt Carmel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Leonard was born in Davidson County on June 5, 1946...

Timothy Shane Brendle

Timothy Shane Brendle

Jun 3, 2007

Timothy Shane Brendle, 40, of Welcome recently passed away suddenly at home. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at Union Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery. Surviving are his mother, Nancy Jo Wood; father Dale Wood; and his daughter, Grace Meyers; his sister, Michell Weeks, and husband Landon...

John "Rabbit" Lloyd Walser

John "Rabbit" Lloyd Walser

Jun 3, 2007

John “Rabbit” Lloyd Walser Jr., 76 of Highway 64 West, Lexington, died Sunday morning at his home. Mr. Walser was born January 3, 1931 in Davie County to John Lloyd Walser Sr. and Mittie Lucille Rummage Walser. He was a retired bulk delivery driver for Carolane Propane. Mr. Walser was a veteran of the US Army having served in the...

Billy Travis Hayes

Billy Travis Hayes

Jun 2, 2007

Billy Travis Hayes, of Carolina Avenue, Lexington died Saturday morning June 2, 2007 at his home after declining health of six months. Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at the Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel, conducted by Rev. Clyde Akers, burial will follow in Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites by Lexington Memorial Lodge...

Mira Workman Vickers

Mira Workman Vickers

Jun 2, 2007

Mira Workman Vickers, 85, of Shiptontown Road, Lexington, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, June 2, 2007, at Forsyth Medical Center. A funeral service will be held Monday, June 4, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Bethany United Methodist Church with the Rev. Allan Van Meter officiating. Mrs. Vickers was born in Davidson County on October 15, 1921 to Hammet Noah Workman and...

Ted Stanley Baker

Ted Stanley Baker

Jun 1, 2007

Ted Stanley Baker, age 74 of Maxwell Drive, Lexington, died Friday morning in Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday (June 9) at First Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Tommy Wilson. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park, with military flag presentation by US Army Honor Guard. Ted was born in...

Jack Cornelius Burkhart

Jack Cornelius Burkhart

Jun 1, 2007

Jack Cornelius Burkhart, 78, of Queens Drive, Lexington, died Friday at Lexington Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11a.m. on Monday, June 4, 2007 at Second United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Jerry Moore officiating. Mr. Burkhart was born March 10, 1929 in Davidson County to Robert Odell Burkhart and Nellie Gray Styers Burkhart. He was...

William Frank Gunter

William Frank Gunter

May 31, 2007

William Frank Gunter, 77, of Dellwood Drive, died Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Lexington Memorial Hospital after declining health of five months. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at East End Baptist Church, where he was a charter member, by the Rev. Tim Gainey. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Gunter was born November 28,...

Hibbert Lee Justice

Hibbert Lee Justice

May 30, 2007

Hibbert Lee Justice, 61 of Red Bud Road, Lexington, died Wednesday at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. The funeral will be at 11:00 am Saturday in the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Messer officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Justice was born February 7, 1946 in McDowell County, West Virginia to Sid Justice and...

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