Cana Sloan Swicegood
Apr 9, 2026
Cana Sloan Swicegood, 100 years old, of Lexington passed away on April 9, 2026, at her home.
A celebration of life service will be conducted at 12 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at Meadowview Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1 Graceway Drive, Lexington, NC 27295, with Rev. Francis Smith and Pastor Pablo Ayllon officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park. The family...
Sarah Younts Leonard
Apr 8, 2026
Sarah Minerva Younts Leonard, 94, entered her heavenly home on April 8, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on June 3, 1931, to John Turner Younts and Mary Elizabeth Leonard Younts, who preceded her in death.
Sarah was a lifelong woman of faith whose trust in God shaped her children, her family, and everyone blessed to...
Doris Avery Beck
Apr 8, 2026
Doris Avery Beck, 83, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2026, at Hinkle Hospice House.
Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Lexington Church of God with Pastor Rodney Merrill officiating. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at the church.
Born April 18,...
Elsie Yarbrough Miller
Apr 8, 2026
Elsie Yarbrough Miller, 96, of Highway 47 in Lexington, passed away Wednesday April 8, 2026, at the Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington.
A funeral service will be held 11 am Monday April 13, 2026, at Center Hill Baptist Church, where she was a member, with Rev. Sandy Young and Rev. Brain Alexander officiating services. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The...
Mary Dowell
Apr 7, 2026
Mary Barbara Williams Dowell, 97, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2026, at Lexington Medical Center.
Mary was born on October 30, 1928, in Ringgold, Georgia, to the late Jesse Eugene Williams and Iris Huskey Williams. She lived a long and meaningful life devoted to her family and her work. Mary was employed by The University of Alaska, where she dedicated...
Melissa Mae Gregory
Apr 7, 2026
Melissa Mae Gregory, 56, of Lexington, NC entered the gates of Heaven on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Magnolia Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center.
A funeral will be held at 10:00 AM, on Thursday, April 9, 2026, in the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel on Main Street Lexington, NC with Pastor Don Clement officiating. Burial will follow the service at Forest Hill...
Jerry Kay Knox
Apr 6, 2026
Jerry Knox, 87, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2026, at Hinkle Hospice House.
A graveside service will be held, 2:00 PM, Friday, April 10, 2026, at Forest Hill Memorial Park with Rev. Glenn Gunter officiating.
Visitation will be at 1:00 to 1:45 Friday April 10, 2026, at Davidson Funeral Home.
Jerry was born on November 28, 1938, in Guilford County, North Carolina,...
Joey Dean Poole
Apr 6, 2026
Joey Dean Poole, 56, of Davidson County, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026, at his home.
A memorial service to honor Joey’s life will be held at Tyro Methodist Church on Saturday, April 11, 2026, starting at 12 p.m., with a visitation an hour prior to the service at 11 a.m.
Joey was born on June 14, 1969, in Davidson County, to...
Fred Hackney
Apr 5, 2026
Ray Hackney, 73, of Sapona Country Club, passed from this Earth on Sunday, April 5th, at Lexington Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends.
He was born May 14, 1952, in Talladega, AL, to the late Fred Ray Hackney, Sr. and Ruth Phillips, the last generation of a family defined by the quiet strength of the Appalachian region of Alabama. A...
Verona Janette Renner
Apr 5, 2026
Verona “Janette” Louya Renner, of Lexington, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2026, at Hinkle Hospice House. She was 88 years old.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Friday, April 10, 2026, at Coggins Memorial Baptist Church.
Janette was born on August 28, 1937, in Davidson County, North Carolina, to the late Murphy Dennis Louya and Lily Arlene Crotts Louya. She...
Louise Frazier
Apr 5, 2026
Lavenia Louise Birchfield Frazier, 91, of Crescent Drive, died Sunday, April 5, 2026 at her home.
A graveside service will be held at 2pm Thursday, April 9 at Forest Hill Memorial Park, by the Rev. James Messer. The family will receive friends from 12-1pm Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home.
Mrs. Frazier was born August 21, 1934 in Swain County to Reggie Birchfield...
Sherry Marion Snyder
Apr 4, 2026
Sherry Yvonne Marion Snyder, 65, of Arcadia, passed away, Saturday, April 4, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at Grace Baptist Church with Pastor Keith Hudeck and Dr. John Phillips officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM,...
Donald Lee Watkins
Apr 4, 2026
Donald Lee Watkins, 92, of Louya Road, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Lexington Medical Center.
Donald was born February 2, 1934, in Anson County, North Carolina, to the late Benjamin Franklin Watkins and Rosa Mae Wagner Watkins. A devoted husband, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, Donald leaves behind a lasting legacy of love, strength, and dedication to his...
Betty Josephine Murphy
Apr 3, 2026
Betty Jo Murphy was 97 years young when she passed away on April 3, 2026, in Davidson County. She was one of eight siblings, born on June 29, 1928, in Lexington to the late Frederick Dalton Michael and Eva Elizabeth Wilson Michael.
Betty lived her life in a world surrounded by her four children: Linda, Ray, Reid, and Ann, eight grandchildren:...
Ann Noyes Blair
Apr 2, 2026
Ann Noyes Blair, 80, of Lexington, passed away Thursday April 2, 2026, and Grayson Creek Assisted Living.
A visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Saturday April 25, 2026, at Davidson Funeral Home.
Ms. Blair was born August 31, 1945, in Grafton County New Hampshire to Woodrow Wilson Noyes Sr. and Aralene (Sis) Gilson Noyes. Ann enjoyed spending time...
Vernon "Shane" Wilson
Apr 2, 2026
Vernon “Shane” Wilson, 61, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully at Forsyth Medical Center on April 2, 2026.
Shane was born on April 21, 1964, in Charleston, South Carolina to Clifton S. Wilson and Virginia A. Wilson.
Shane loved his car “The Tesla” (Tessy), stock market, his dogs, Bentley, Missy May and Cricket, and his cat, Aries.
He is preceded in death by his...
Tammy Kiger
Mar 29, 2026
Tammy Ann Smith Kiger, 59, of Lexington, passed away peacefully at her home on March 29, 2026.
Born on June 26, 1966, in Davidson County, North Carolina, Tammy was the daughter of Edom Tart Smith and Patricia Reeder Smith.
Tammy was a beautiful soul with a deep love for bird watching, the outdoors and animals. She found joy in nature and treasured...
Kathleen Wiggins Jones
Mar 29, 2026
Kathleen Wiggins Jones, 90, of Lexington, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026, at her home.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Madison Heights Free Will Baptist Church, with Pastor David Robinson officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 PM prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Madison Heights Free...
Paul Franklin Evans
Mar 28, 2026
Paul Franklin Evans died peacefully at home on March 28. He was 97. Paul Franklin Evans, Jr. was born in 1928 to Imo Lou and Paul Franklin Evans, Sr. Growing up on the family farm, Oakdale, he took an early interest in agriculture. He raised and sold cattle as a business from early adulthood until recent years.
Paul graduated from...
