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Jesse "J.A." Arnold Walser, Iii

Jesse "J.A." Arnold Walser, Iii

Dec 3, 2006

Jesse "J.A." Arnold Walser III, 57, of Dellwood Drive, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006, at his home after an illness of six months. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Frankie Matthews. Mr. Walser was born Jan. 1, 1949, in Davidson County to Jesse Arnold Walser Jr. and Elizabeth...

Early Jacob Lookabill, Jr.

Early Jacob Lookabill, Jr.

Dec 3, 2006

Early Jacob Lookabill, Jr., 74 of Jerusalem Road, Lexington died Sunday in Lexington Memorial Hospital. Mr. Lookabill was born in Davidson County April 11, 1932 to Early Jacob Lookabill, Sr. and Lillie Peacock Lookabill. He was a retired employee of Lexington Furniture and a member of Sheets Memorial Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers; Glenn,...

Elmer Trexler

Elmer Trexler

Dec 2, 2006

Elmer D. Trexler, 91, of Richard Road, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at his home after a year of declining health. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. Entombment will be in the mausoleum at Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Trexler was born June 4, 1915, in Davidson County to William W. Trexler...

Clyde Edward Moore

Clyde Edward Moore

Dec 2, 2006

Clyde Edward Moore, 71 of Shallotte, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at Columbia Brunswick Hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel, by the Rev. David Robinson. Burial will follow in Forsyth Memorial Park. Mr. Moore was born Feb. 1, 1935, in McDowell County to Samuel Howard Moore and Goldie Jane Phillips...

Ruth Goss Bourne

Ruth Goss Bourne

Dec 2, 2006

Ruth Goss Bourne, 79, of Rowe Road, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was a member, by the Rev. John Taylor. Burial will be in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Bourne was born May 15, 1927, in...

Joan Smith

Joan Smith

Dec 1, 2006

Joan Irene Smith, 62, of Early James Road, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Forest Hill Memorial Park by the Rev. Bill Bauguess. Mrs. Smith was born June 10, 1944, in Rowan County to Baxter Bill Gobble and Lorrine Betsy Mae Cope Gobble. She was an employee...

Ila "Bill" Virginia Knouse Leonard

Ila "Bill" Virginia Knouse Leonard

Nov 30, 2006

Mrs. Ila “Bill” Virginia Knouse Leonard, 89, of Center Church Road, left her earthly home to continue her journey with the Lord on November 30, 2006. She was born in Forsyth County on May 9, 1917 to Jacob Thomas Knouse and Sarah Estelle Knouse. She graduated from Arcadia High School and later from Ideal Business College in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Leonard...

Edward Earl Thomas

Edward Earl Thomas

Nov 30, 2006

Edward Earl Thomas, 98, of Brian Center of Weaverville and formerly of Welcome, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at the nursing home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Charles Tanner. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Oakwood Cemetery in Statesville by Dr. Buddy Corbin. Mr. Thomas was...

Ralph Allen Link

Ralph Allen Link

Nov 29, 2006

Ralph Allen Link, 85, of Arnold Road, died Wednesday, November 29 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem after a two-year illness. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 9, 2006 at Cross Creek Cemetery in Fayetteville by the Rev. Archie Barringer. Mr. Link was born March 7, 1921, in Davidson County to William M....

Rachel Hulin Dudley

Rachel Hulin Dudley

Nov 27, 2006

Rachel Hulin Dudley, 58, of Eulala Leonard Drive, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2006, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Tommy Hepler. Burial will be in Siloam United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Dudley was born in Davidson County May 10, 1948, to Charlie Hulin and Maudie...

Sarah Virginia Barnes Sink

Sarah Virginia Barnes Sink

Nov 25, 2006

Sarah Virginia Barnes Sink, 87, of Grimes Circle, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, at Brian Center of Lexington after declining health of three years. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, where she was a very active member, by the Revs. Dr. Ray Howell III and Tommy Wilson. Entombment will be in the church...

Mildred Byerly Essick

Mildred Byerly Essick

Nov 22, 2006

Mildred Byerly Essick, 83, of Silkwind Court, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, at Forsyth Medical Center. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Arcadia United Methodist Church, where she was a member, by the Revs. Patrick Marion and Alvin Pope. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Essick was born June 24, 1923, in Davidson County to...

Minnie Barker Craver

Minnie Barker Craver

Nov 20, 2006

Minnie Barker Craver, 82, of Star Drive, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, at Britthaven of Davidson in Thomasville. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Second Reformed United Church of Christ, where she was a very active member, by the Revs. Jerry Moore and Kelly Barefoot. Burial will be in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Craver was born...

Esther Wyatte Queen

Esther Wyatte Queen

Nov 19, 2006

Eva Esther Wyatte Queen, 100 of Sowers Road, Linwood died Sunday morning in Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Mrs. Queen was born in Davidson County on October 3, 1906 to William Wyatte and Mary Eliza Veach Wyatte. She was a homemaker. Her husband, R. Webster Queen preceded her in death on July 20, 1968 and daughters, Martha Amendolea and...

Shirley Younts Wampler

Shirley Younts Wampler

Nov 18, 2006

Shirley K. Younts Wampler, 64, of Hargrave Street, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at Forsyth Medical Center. The funeral will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by Bishop Dennis Watts. Burial will be at 2 p.m. in Salisbury National Cemetery. Mrs. Wampler was born Oct. 12, 1942, in Davidson County to Jefferson Odell Younts and...

Lucile "Lucy" Griffin Leonard

Lucile "Lucy" Griffin Leonard

Nov 18, 2006

Lucile "Lucy" Griffin Leonard, 85, of Brian Center, formerly of Ridgewood Drive, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at Brian Center. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, where she was a member, by the Rev. Carl Lindquist. Burial will be in Lexington City Cemetery. Mrs. Leonard was born Nov. 28, 1920, in Lee County...

Edward Willis Goodman

Edward Willis Goodman

Nov 18, 2006

Edward Willis Goodman, 77, of Williams Street, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at Lexington Health Care. The funeral will be at 7:30 tonight at Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church by the Revs. Darrell Cartrette and Doug McGee. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the church cemetery. Mr. Goodman was born Oct. 28, 1929, in Forsyth County to Roy...

Lola Mize Huffman

Lola Mize Huffman

Nov 17, 2006

Lola Mize Huffman, 84, of SunBridge of Lexington, formerly of West Center Street Extension, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at SunBridge. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Edgar Armfield. Mrs. Huffman was born in Davidson County on Feb. 27, 1922, to George Henderson Mize and Drucilla Hanes Mize. She...

Mary Harvey

Mary Harvey

Nov 15, 2006

Mary Cross Harvey, 84, of Sunnyside Drive, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Vernon Richmeier. Burial will be in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Harvey was born in Davidson County Sept. 4, 1922, to Peter...

Joe Trexler

Joe Trexler

Nov 14, 2006

Joseph "Joe" Alexander Trexler Jr., 82, of N.C. Highway 47, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, at Centerclair of Lexington. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Reformed United Church of Christ, where he was a member, by the Rev. Mike Hooper. Burial will be in Beck's Reformed Cemetery with military graveside rites by VFW Post 3074. Mr....

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