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Marie Mcpeak

Marie Mcpeak

May 31, 2006

Bonnie Marie McPeak, 76, of Foy Avenue, died Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at her home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Freewill Baptist Church, where she was a member, by the Revs. James Masser, Clarence Ballew and Doug McGee. Burial will follow in Arrington Heights Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. McPeak was born Jan. 24, 1930,...

Jean Vanfausin Black

Jean Vanfausin Black

May 30, 2006

Reba Jean Vanfausin Black, 76, of Pittsboro, formerly of Lexington, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at Carolina Central Hospital in Sanford. A memorial service will be at a later date. Mrs. Black was born Dec. 14, 1929, in Cabell County, W.Va., to Homer Vanfausin and Katie Chamblers Vanfausin. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Attlee P. Black of...

Luther Frank Lansdell, Sr.

Luther Frank Lansdell, Sr.

May 29, 2006

Luther Frank Lansdell Sr., 85 of 3732West Old Highway 64, Lexington died Monday evening at Lexington Memorial Hospital after two years of declining health. Mr. Lansdell was born April 12, 1921 in Lee County, Mississippi to Samuel David Lansdell and Sarah Phillips Lansdell. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in WWII. He was a member of...

Francis Charles Miller

Francis Charles Miller

May 25, 2006

Francis Charles Miller, 85, of Lexington Health Care, formerly of Keever Drive, died Thursday, May 25, 2006, at Lexington Health Care. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Union Cemetery in East Sidney, N.Y. Mr. Miller was born March 17, 1921, to Charles Alonzo Miller and Leah Vail Miller. He was a veteran...

Madalene Victoria Cope Ribelin

Madalene Victoria Cope Ribelin

May 25, 2006

Magdalene Victoria Cope Ribelin, 81 of Brian Center Nursing Home, Lexington, died Thursday at Lexington Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, May 27, 2006 at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Clyde Akers and Rev. David Shaffer. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Ribelin was born May 28, 1924 in Davidson...

Junior Frank Tucker

Junior Frank Tucker

May 22, 2006

Junior Frank Tucker, 69 of Wilson Drive, Lexington, died Monday, May 22, 2006 at High Point Regional Hospital. Mr. Tucker was born April 1, 1937 in Ashe County, NC to William Mack Tucker and Tressie Greer Tucker. He was a retired maintenance worker with Lexington Home Brands and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his...

Kenneth Eugene Garren

Kenneth Eugene Garren

May 18, 2006

Kenneth Eugene Garren, 63, of Arnold Road, died Thursday morning at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem after an accident. The funeral will begin at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Paul's Chapel United Church of Christ, where he was a member, by the Rev. Dave Ambroso. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Garren was born April 1,...

Edward Franklin Hege

Edward Franklin Hege

May 18, 2006

Edward “Ed” Franklin Hege, 88 of Lexington Health Care and formerly of Sixth Street, Lexington died Thursday (5-18-2006) evening at Lexington Health Care. Mr. Hege was born May 18, 1918 in Davidson County to Julis E. Hege and Clemmie Hinkle Hege. He was retired from Burlington Industries. He was a member of St. Andrews United Church of Christ, a veteran...

Rolly Wilson

Rolly Wilson

May 17, 2006

Rolly Wilson, 91, of Glendale Road, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at his home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Eric Disher. Burial will be in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Wilson was born June 27, 1914, in Yancey County to Jack Wilson and Sue Etta Metcalf Wilson. He...

Solomon Arnold Tesh

Solomon Arnold Tesh

May 17, 2006

Solomon Arnold Tesh, 90, of Wall Street, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Bea Edwards Copeland. Burial will be in Lexington City Cemetery with military graveside rites by VFW Post 3074. Mr. Tesh was born in Davidson County on Sept....

Sandra Leigh Kearns

Sandra Leigh Kearns

May 17, 2006

Sandra "Sandy" Leigh Jarvis Kearns, 52, of Ted R. Daniels Road, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at her home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Freedom Baptist Church, where she was a member, by the Rev. Clyde Akers. Burial will follow in Yadkin Baptist Church Cemetery in Spencer. Mrs. Kearns was born Aug. 7, 1953, in Davidson...

Glenn Jacob Bemisderfer

Glenn Jacob Bemisderfer

May 15, 2006

Glenn Jacob Bemisderfer (Mr. B), age 79 of Huntington Woods Dr., Welcome Community died Monday at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after an illness of 5 weeks Mr. Bemisderfer was born in Greencastle PA on September 19, 1926 to Jacob Gearhart Bemisderfer and Kathryn Brumbaugh Bemisderfer. He graduated with a BS degree from Limestone College in Gaffney, SC and...

Rachel Nance Freeman

Rachel Nance Freeman

May 14, 2006

Rachel Nance Freeman, 80, of Turner Road, died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at Britthaven of Thomasville after being in declining health for three months. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Frankie Matthews. Burial will be in Silver Valley Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Freeman was born in Davidson County on...

Mary Eleanor Gray

Mary Eleanor Gray

May 14, 2006

Mary Eleanor Gray, 77, of Myers Park Drive, died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at High Point Regional Hospital. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church by Dr. Lee Zehmer. Burial will be in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Gray was born Sept. 15, 1928, in Davidson County to Mary Reed Buchanan Gray and Clayton...

Dannie Lee Strickland

Dannie Lee Strickland

May 12, 2006

Dannie Lee Strickland, 56, of Regan Road, died Friday, May 12, 2006. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by Dr. Charles R. Yarbrough Jr. Burial will be in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Strickland was born in Davidson County on April 18, 1950, to Edgar Lee Strickland and Mable Harris Strickland. He...

Paul Abraham Reid

Paul Abraham Reid

May 12, 2006

Paul Abraham Reid, 89, of N.C. Highway 150 North, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem after being in declining health for several years. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the home. Mr. Reid was born April 24, 1917, in Davidson County to George Henry Reid and Ethel Mae Shoaf Reid. He...

Wilma Foster Boger

Wilma Foster Boger

May 9, 2006

Wilma Foster Boger, 84, of Old U.S. Highway 64 West, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Steve Brooks. Ms. Boger was born Dec. 14, 1921, in Davie County to Romulus Alvin Foster and Nannie Smith Foster. She was retired from...

Evelyn Shoaf Sink

Evelyn Shoaf Sink

May 9, 2006

Evelyn Shoaf Sink, 84, of Ridge Road, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at Brian Center Nursing Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Midway United Methodist Church, where she was a member, by the Rev. John C. Woods. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Ms. Sink was born July 13, 1921, to John H. Shoaf and...

Sally Robinson Herring

Sally Robinson Herring

May 8, 2006

Sally Robinson Herring, 59, of Eastwood Drive, died Monday, May 8, 2006, at her home after several years of declining health. A celebration of her life will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Jim McClure. Mrs. Herring was born April 27, 1947, in Newfane, Vt., to Travis Henry Robinson and Nora Boyd...

Libby Leonard Strass

Libby Leonard Strass

May 8, 2006

Libby Leonard Strass, 47, died Monday, May 8, 2006, at Lexington Memorial Hospital after an illness of seven years. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Cotton Grove United Methodist Church, where she was a member, by the Rev. Ed Armfield. Mrs. Leonard was born Aug. 22, 1958, in Davidson County to Calvin Thomas Leonard and Mildred...

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