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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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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