Shirley Carrol Forrest Carpenter
Mar 6, 2006
Shirley Carrol Forrest Carpenter, 67, of Sandy Creek Lane, died Monday, March 6, 2006, at her home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Revs. Bobby Leonard and Eddie Zimmerman. Mrs. Carpenter was born Aug. 12, 1938, in Davidson County to John Forrest and Hattie Butler Forrest. A retired cook for...
Janice Mcneill Welborn
Mar 6, 2006
Janice McNeill Welborn, 62, of Weaver Drive, died Monday, March 6, 2006, at Duke Medical Center in Durham. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, where she was a member, by Dr. Lee Zehmer. Mrs. Welborn was born in Robeson County on March 13, 1943, to Murphy McNair McNeill and Catherine McPhaul...
Jack Peoples Thompson
Mar 6, 2006
Jack Peoples Thompson, 91, of Waitman Road, died Monday, March 6, 2006, at Lexington Memorial Hospital after an illness of two weeks. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Sheets Memorial Baptist Church, where he was a member, by the Rev. Frankie Matthews. Mr. Thompson was born Sept. 4, 1914, in Henry County, Ga., to Joe Thompson and...
Marjorie Richey
Mar 6, 2006
Marjorie Polston Everhart Richey, 89, of Brian Center Nursing Home, formerly of Old Linwood Road, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at the nursing home. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lexington City Cemetery by the Rev. Lamar Moore. Mrs. Richey was born in Marlboro County, S.C., on Aug. 4, 1917, to Andrew D. Polston and Molly...
Phyllis Walser Yokeley
Mar 6, 2006
Phyllis Walser Yokeley, 62, of Mt. Carmel Road, Lexington, died Monday, March 6, 2006, at Forsyth Medical Center after an illness of several years. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Good Hope United Methodist Church, where she was a member, by the Rev. Chris Bennett. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Yokeley was born March...
Rev. Junior Kenneth Ballew
Mar 5, 2006
The Rev. Junior Kenneth Ballew, 75, of Turner Road, died Sunday, March 5, 2006, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after an illness of three weeks. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Near Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, where he was the pastor, by the Revs. Jeff Walser, James Messer and Doug McGee. The Rev. Ballew was...
Mike Frank
Mar 5, 2006
Steven Michael "Mike" Frank, 51, of Tyro Road, died Sunday, March 5, 2006, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tyro United Methodist Church, where he was a member, by the Revs. Tim Roberts and Claude J. Kayler. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. Mr. Frank was born June...
Nellie Pierce
Mar 4, 2006
Nellie D. Pierce, 78, of Pine Road, died Saturday, March 4, 2006, at her home after a two-week illness. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hudson Funeral Home Chapel in Durham by the Rev. Betty Bunn. Mrs. Pierce was born March 4, 1928, in Durham to Norman Yow and Ruby Brinn Yow. She was a retired...
John Woodrow Blankenship, Jr.
Mar 4, 2006
John Woodrow Blankenship, Jr, 60 of Waitman Rd., Lexington died Saturday at his home after an illness of one year. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday at Forest Hill Memorial Park by Rev. Matthew Farabow. Mr. Blankenship was born March 6, 1945 in Catawba County to John Woodrow Blankenship, Sr. and Vergie Viola Evans. He retired...
Ronnie Lee Rider
Mar 3, 2006
Ronnie Lee Rider, 52, of Riverview Rd., Lexington, died Saturday, March 3, 2006 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem after an illness of 4 weeks The funeral service will be held 4:00 pm Sunday March 5, 2006 at Psalm 91 Church by Rev. Max Shoaf and Rev. Ronnie Shaw. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Mr....
Gerald Wayne Walser
Mar 1, 2006
Gerald Wayne Walser, 51, of Tussey Road, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at his home with a sudden illness. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Shiloh United Methodist Church, where he was a member, by the Revs. Matthew S. Farabow, Clyde Akers and Douglas Butler. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Walser was born Jan....
Vicki Carol Brewer Finney
Feb 28, 2006
Vicki Carol Brewer Finney, 52, of Freewood Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, at her home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Frankie Matthews. Burial will be at a later date. Mrs. Finney was born Aug. 3, 1953, in Davidson County to Bryce Brewer and Melba Faulk Brewer. She...
Bernice Evelyn Pickett Rowe
Feb 28, 2006
Bernice Evelyn Pickett Rowe, 92, loving mother, grandmother and faithful friend, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. Bernice was born March 31, 1913, in Rocky Mount, Va. She later moved to Lexington before settling in Winston-Salem. Bernice worked for Hanes Hosiery, retiring after 35 years. She never met a stranger, and her life was a blessing to others as...
Buel Edgar Putnam, Jr.
Feb 28, 2006
Buel Edgar "Ben" Putnam Jr., 83, of Fairway Drive, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, at his home. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Jersey Baptist Church, where he was a member, by the Revs. Mike Collier and Morris Hollifield. Mr. Putnam was born Dec. 27, 1922, in Forsyth County to Buel Edgar Putnam Sr. and Myrtle...
Percy Durant Merritt
Feb 28, 2006
Percy Durant Merritt, 88, of Dalton, Ga., formerly of Lexington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, where he was a member for 52 years. A private inurnment will be held beside his wife at Lexington City Cemetery. "P.D.," as he was known to all,...
Wallace Bob "W.B." Butler, Jr.
Feb 27, 2006
Wallace Bob "WB" Butler Jr., 44, of Lanier Drive, Lexington, (Welcome community), died Monday, Feb. 27, 2006, in Welcome after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident. Mr. Butler was born in Forsyth County on Sept. 30, 1961, to Dr. Wallace Bob Butler Sr. and Judith Ann Zimmerman "Judy" Butler. He was an employee of Hill & Sons Landscaping. He attended...
Clifford William "Sonny" Jenkins
Feb 27, 2006
Clifford William "Sonny" Jenkins, 80, of Robbins Circle, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2006, at Lexington Memorial Hospital after several months of illness. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Arrington Heights Freewill Baptist Church, where he was a member, by the Revs. Doug McGee and James Messer. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Masonic graveside rites....
Margaret Elizabeth Perrell Beck
Feb 27, 2006
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to harvest; A time to kill and a time to heal ... A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to...
Norma Brown Michael
Feb 26, 2006
Norma Brown Michael, 69, of Chapel Drive, died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home after declining health of one year. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Open Door Baptist Church, where she was a member, by Dr. Gary Gibson. Burial will be in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Michael was born Aug....
David Preston Thompson
Feb 25, 2006
David Preston Thompson, 28, of Avalon Drive, died Saturday, Feb. 25. 2006, at his home. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lexington City Cemetery by the Rev. Henry Thompson. Mr. Thompson was born in Davidson County Jan. 25, 1978, to William Johnson "Buddy" Thompson and Brenda Lowery Thompson. He was employed with Michael Masonry. Surviving are...
