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Rev. Sammy Whitson Shoaf

Rev. Sammy Whitson Shoaf

Jul 31, 2006

The Rev. Sammy Whitson Shoaf, 81, of Forest Hill Road, one of God's choicest servants, was called home to heaven Monday, July 31, 2006, at Brookridge Baptist Retirement Community in Winston-Salem. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Reedy Creek Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Revs. Egbert Craven and Jimmie Jones. Burial will...

Ray Garland Everhart

Ray Garland Everhart

Jul 30, 2006

Ray Garland Everhart, 75, of Central Heights, died Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Lexington Memorial Hospital after an illness of 18 months. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Rev. Benn Fleming. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Everhart was born May 7, 1931, in Davidson County to...

Carrie Elizabeth Yale Huie

Carrie Elizabeth Yale Huie

Jul 28, 2006

SALISBURY - Carrie Elizabeth Yale Huie, 83, of Genesis Elder Care in Salisbury, formerly of West Drive in Winston-Salem, passed away Friday, July 28, 2006, in Genesis Elder Care. Mrs. Huie was born in Wilkes County on Oct. 16, 1922, to Theophilus Yale and Geneva Carpenter Yale. She was of the Baptist faith and a retired employee of R.J. Reynolds...

Peggy Lemly King

Peggy Lemly King

Jul 27, 2006

Peggy Lemly King, 58 of Beeson Road, Kernersville, died Thursday (07-27-1006) at her home. Mrs. King was born in Davidson County January 10, 1948 to Claude Ernest Lemly and Mildred Elizabeth Wrenn Lemly. Peggy graduated from North Davidson High School and Cabarrus Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and retired from nursing after 27 years. She was a member of South...

Georgia Little Lovell

Georgia Little Lovell

Jul 27, 2006

Georgia Belle Little Lovell, 98, of Hugh Miller Road and formerly of Leonford Street, died Thursday, July 27, 2006, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, by the Revs. Dan Hightower and Ethan Woodward. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Lovell was born Jan. 11, 1908,...

Elizabeth Sofer Dorn

Elizabeth Sofer Dorn

Jul 26, 2006

ROCK HILL, S.C. | Elizabeth Sofer Dorn, 85, of Rock Hill, formerly of Welcome, died Monday, July 26, 2006, at Agape Rehabilitation in Rock Hill. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Center United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends at the church following the ceremony.

Darren Thomas Denton

Darren Thomas Denton

Jul 25, 2006

Darren Thomas Denton, 40, of Confederate Street, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. There will be no formal funeral service. Mr. Denton was born in Camden County, N.J., to Kenneth David Denton and Anna Capner Denton. He was an employee of Lowe's Thomasville Forest Products. Surviving are his mother, Anna "Nancy" Boyer of...

Kathleen Lanning Burkhart

Kathleen Lanning Burkhart

Jul 24, 2006

Kathleen Lanning Burkhart, 91, of Beck's Church Road, died Monday, July 24, 2006, at Alston Brook Nursing Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Beck's United Church of Christ, where she was a member, by the Revs. Mel Palmer and Michael Greer. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Burkhart was born in Davidson County on...

Glenna Cressel Luckado

Glenna Cressel Luckado

Jul 23, 2006

Glenna Ann Cressel Luckado, 48, of Clodfelter Road, died Sunday, July 23, 2006, at her home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel, by the Rev. Cecil Worley. Burial will follow in Holly Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. Luckado was born in Radford City, Va., on April 21, 1958, to Clifford Glen Cressel...

Lawrence Bass, Jr.

Lawrence Bass, Jr.

Jul 23, 2006

Lawrence Bass Jr., 64, of Hay Road, Winston-Salem, died Sunday, July 23, 2006, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Bass was born in Buncombe County to Lawrence Bass Sr. and Virginia Stanley Bass. He was a retired employee of Stanley Furniture. He was...

Alma Cecil Weber

Alma Cecil Weber

Jul 22, 2006

Alma Elizabeth Cecil Weber, 89, of East Holly Grove Road, died Saturday, July 22, 2006, at her home. The funeral will be held in Louisiana at a later date. Burial will be in Lakelawns Park Cemetery in Metairie, La. Mrs. Weber was born Oct. 14, 1916, in Davidson County to Henry Lafayette Cecil and Amanda Jones Cecil. She was a...

Bessie Johnston Joyner

Bessie Johnston Joyner

Jul 21, 2006

CLEMMONS - Bessie Johnston Joyner, 87, of Woodland Place, Clemmons, died Friday, July 21, 2006, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem after an extended illness. She was born April 15, 1919, in Wilkes County to John Johnston and Ida Moore Johnston. She retired from Lucent Technologies after 30 years of service and was a member of Telephone Pioneers...

Elvira Kepley Thomason

Elvira Kepley Thomason

Jul 19, 2006

Elvira Kepley Thomason, 80, of Alston Brook Nursing Home, formerly of Meat House Lane, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at the nursing home after a seven-month illness. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Second United Church of Christ, where she was a member, by the Rev. Jerry Moore. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery. Mrs. Thomason...

Ethel Musgrave Wrenn

Ethel Musgrave Wrenn

Jul 18, 2006

Ethel Musgrave Wrenn, 87, of Lexington Health Care and formerly of Linwood-Southmont Road, died Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at Lexington Health Care. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Hill Memorial Park by the Revs. Tom Nussbaum and Robert Johnson. Mrs. Wrenn was born Sept. 3, 1918, in Davidson County to Carl Musgrave and Iler Beck...

Ruth Rouse

Ruth Rouse

Jul 18, 2006

Mable Ruth Roland Rouse age 90 of Old Salisbury Rd., Lexington died 3:36 AM Tuesday at her home after a 3 month illness. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, July 20, 2006 at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Rev. Clyde Akers with burial to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Tampa, Florida Mrs. Rouse was born October...

Betty Mccarn Harvey

Betty Mccarn Harvey

Jul 17, 2006

Betty Ann McCarn Harvey, 74, of Greensboro Street Extension, died Monday, July 17, 2006, at Brian Center of Lexington. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Beck's United Church of Christ, where she was a member, by the Rev. Gerald Sanders. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Harvey was born Nov. 2, 1931, in Davidson County...

H.B. Davis

H.B. Davis

Jul 17, 2006

Yates (H.B.) Davis, 76, of Holiday Drive, Lexington, died Monday in High Pont Regional Medical Center after a 6 week illness. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel by Dr. Robert Floyd. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Davis was born November 11, 1929 in Cleveland County to Herbert...

Bryce Brewer

Bryce Brewer

Jul 16, 2006

Arvel Bryce Brewer, 77, of Alston Brook Nursing Home and formerly of Allen Drive, died Sunday, July 16, 2006, at the nursing home after several years of declining health. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sheets Memorial Baptist Church, where he was a member, by the Rev. Frank Patterson. Burial will follow in National Cemetery in Salisbury....

Claude "Bill" Hedrick

Claude "Bill" Hedrick

Jul 16, 2006

Claude "Bill" Hedrick, 79, of Arnold Road, died Sunday, July 16, 2006, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Memorial Park by the Rev. Joe Solomon. Burial will follow with military graveside rites by VFW Post 3074. Mr. Hedrick was born Feb. 27, 1927, in Davidson County to Earl Hedrick Sr....

John Stephen Wilford

John Stephen Wilford

Jul 15, 2006

John Stephen Wilford, 52, of Holly Grove Road, died Saturday, July 15, 2006, at his home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Grace Episcopal Church by the Revs. Tom King and Bonnie Duckworth. Burial will be Friday at 1 p.m. in Salisbury National Cemetery with military graveside rites by the Rowan County Honor Guard. Mr. Wilford was...

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