obituaries

Willie Brafford

Willie Brafford

May 1, 2007

Willie Edward Brafford, 65, of William Lane, Lexington died Tuesday at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born January 18, 1942 in Chatham County to Elmer Brafford and Curtis Roberson Brafford. He was preceded in death by his Parents. Surviving are his wife, Diana Rachel Brafford of the home. Two sons, Greg Brafford and his wife Amy of Lexington and Jason...

Linda Lemly

Linda Lemly

May 1, 2007

Linda Lemly, 61, of Old U.S. Highway 64 West, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at Lexington Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Frankie Matthews. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Lemly was born July 4, 1945, in Davidson...

Elizabeth Rebecca Hendrix

Elizabeth Rebecca Hendrix

May 1, 2007

Elizabeth “Lib” Rebecca Truesdale Hendrix, age 90 died Tuesday, May 1, 2007 in Carillon Assisted Living in Salisbury. A resident of Garden Place at Carillon Assisted Living in Salisbury, NC she was formerly of Lexington. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, May 4, 2007 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Carl Lindquist and Rev. Jill...

Gene Briles

Gene Briles

Apr 30, 2007

Walter Eugene “Gene” Briles, 61 of Owens Rd., Lexington, died Monday April 30, 2007 in Forsyth Medical Center after an illness of 6 months. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel with Pastor Clyde Akers and Rae French officiating. Inurnment will be at Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Briles was born...

Beatrice Yarbrough

Beatrice Yarbrough

Apr 30, 2007

Beatrice Chapman Yarbrough, 90, of Grand Strand Health Care, formerly of Lexington, NC died Monday morning at the Health Care Center. Funeral Service will be held 11:00 am Thursday in Davidson Funeral Home Chapel Lexington Chapel, conducted by Rev. Steve Shinn and burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Yarbrough was born in Davidson County May 23, 1916...

Ralph Everhart

Ralph Everhart

Apr 30, 2007

Ralph Douglas Everhart, age 72 of Welcome Bethesda Road, Lexington died Monday morning at his home. Funeral Services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday (5-2-2007) in the Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel, and burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Mr. Everhart was born in Davidson county August 14, 1934 to Clyde Franklin Everhart and Marjorie Poston...

Virginia Burkhart

Virginia Burkhart

Apr 30, 2007

Virginia “Dennie” Burkhart, 78, of Beckner Street, died Monday, April 30, 2007, at her home. A Graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM Forest Hill Memorial Park Cemetery with Bea Edwards Copeland officiating. Mrs. Burkhart was born in Davidson County on June 9, 1928 to Robert Peacock and Nannie Owens Peacock. She was retired from Dacotah Cotton Mills...

Ruth Mccrary Call

Ruth Mccrary Call

Apr 29, 2007

Ina Ruth Smith McCrary Call, 80, of Bremen Drive, died Sunday, April 29, 2007, at High Point Regional Hospital after a critical illness of two weeks. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Coggins Memorial Baptist Church, where she was a member, by the Revs. David Shaffer and Robert McCrary. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park....

Bobby Leon Kirkendall

Bobby Leon Kirkendall

Apr 28, 2007

Bobby Kirkendall, 66, of Bremen Drive, died suddenly Saturday, April 28, 2007. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church on West Third Avenue, where he was a member, by the Revs. Dr. Ray Howell III and Tommy Wilson. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Kirkendall was born Nov. 30, 1940, in Shelby...

Foy Lee James

Foy Lee James

Apr 27, 2007

| Foy Lee James, 85, of Brian Center nursing home, formerly of Giles Road, died Friday, April 27, 2007, at the nursing home following an illness of nine months. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 2007 at Rolling Heights Baptist Church, where he was a member, by the Rev. Wayne Sechrist. Burial will follow in Forest...

Mary Brinkley Heitman

Mary Brinkley Heitman

Apr 26, 2007

Mary Elaine Brinkley Heitman, 86, of Sunbridge Nursing Home, formerly of Helmstetler Road, died Thursday, April 26, 2007, at Sunbridge Nursing Home. No services will be held. Mrs. Heitman was born Dec. 20, 1920, in Davidson County, to Daniel Webster Brinkley and Beulah Conrad Brinkley. She was a retired employee of Manhattan Shirt Co. and a member of Pilgrim Reformed...

Billy Forrest

Billy Forrest

Apr 26, 2007

Billy Reed Forrest, 72 of Arvil Hunt Rd., Lexington, died Thursday in Liberty Wood Nursing Home, Thomasville after declining health. A Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday in Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with the Dr. Gary Gibson officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Forrest was born June 16, 1934 in Davie County to Phillip...

Tommy Joe Watford

Tommy Joe Watford

Apr 25, 2007

Tommy Joe Watford, 60, of Nodaway Lane, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at his home. A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Holly Hill Memorial Park by the Rev. Daniel M. Downing. Mr. Watford was born Sept. 23, 1946, in Davidson County to Jesse Odell Watford and Mary Briles Watford. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving...

Herbert Druary

Herbert Druary

Apr 24, 2007

Herbert Reginald Drury, 88 of Swicegood Road died 9:20 am Tuesday April 24, 2007. He was born April 9, 1919 in Boston, Mass. to Herbert Frances Drury and Annie McGowen Drury. He retired as a supervisor from The United Stated Postal Service and later worked for Century 21 where he was a past member of the Million Dollar Club. Mr....

W. Evan Grubb

W. Evan Grubb

Apr 23, 2007

William Evan Grubb, age 68 of Jerusalem Road, Lexington went home to be with his heavenly father on April 23, 2007, following a courageous battle with lung and bone cancer. The funeral will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 29, 2007 at Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church by the Dr. Keith Carroll and Pastor Carroll Upton. Mr. Grubb was born in...

Alice Elizabeth Leonard

Alice Elizabeth Leonard

Apr 23, 2007

Alice Elizabeth Leonard, 88, of Genesis Elder Care, Salisbury formerly of Briggstown Road, Lexington, died Monday, April 23, 2007, at the nursing home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Beck’s Lutheran Church by the Rev. David Huddle. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Ms. Leonard was born in Davidson County, on January 31, 1919, to John...

Clyde James

Clyde James

Apr 23, 2007

Clyde James, 65, of Old Mill Farm Road, died Monday, April 23, 2007, at his home after an illness of 12 months. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel, by Brother David Hedrick of Hilltop Baptist Church, Thomasville, and the Rev. Jeff Walser of Near Calvary Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will follow...

Kinston Danielle Threadgill

Kinston Danielle Threadgill

Apr 22, 2007

Kinston Danielle Threadgill, 20, died Sunday, April 22, 2007, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Threadgill was born Nov. 16, 1986, in Davidson County to James Edward Threadgill and Barbara Ann Laney. He was...

Louise Thomason Crotts

Louise Thomason Crotts

Apr 21, 2007

Louise Thomason Crotts, 83, of Atlantic, N.C., formerly of Lexington, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at Taylor Extended Care Facility in Sea Level. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by Dr. Billy Joe Leonard. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery. Mrs. Crotts was born Aug. 11, 1923, in Robeson County to...

Shirley Mcclure Grubb

Shirley Mcclure Grubb

Apr 21, 2007

Shirley McClure Grubb, 71, of Lynda Lane, Welcome, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at her home after six months of declining health. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Center United Methodist Church, where she was a member, by the Revs. Clay J. Morgan and Doug Hochmuth. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Grubb was born...

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