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Nancy Rose Leonard

Nancy Rose Leonard

Dec 7, 2020

Nancy Rose Gobble Leonard, 88, of South NC Highway 150, passed away Monday evening at Rowan Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at Sandy Creek Cemetery, with the Rev. Bernie Hess officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 - 1:45 PM prior to the service, at Piedmont Funeral Home. Mrs. Leonard was born...

Elsie Shoaf Leonard

Elsie Shoaf Leonard

Dec 4, 2020

Mrs. Elsie Shoaf Leonard, 91, of Lexington died Friday, December 4, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A private double memorial service will be held at a later date at Christian Baptist Church by the Rev. Sam Harvey. Mrs. Leonard was born in Davidson County January 1, 1929 to the late Baxter and Lillian Reid Shoaf. She had retired...

Ruby Mae Edwards

Ruby Mae Edwards

Dec 2, 2020

Mrs. Ruby Mae Sharpe Edwards, 95, of Lexington died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at her home after an illness of one year. A private graveside service will be held at Forest Hill Memorial Park with the Revs. David Edwards and Everette Leonard officiating. No visitation will be held. She was born January 2, 1925 in Davidson County to the late...

Charles Lee Beckom

Charles Lee Beckom

Nov 30, 2020

Mr. Charles Lee “Charlie” Beckom, 75, of Lexington died Monday, November 30, 2020 at Thomasville Medical Center. A private double memorial service will be held at a later date at Christian Baptist Church with the Rev. Sam Harvey officiating. Mr. Beckom was born in Davidson County September 6, 1945 to Norman Beckom and Evelyn Barnhill Stephenson. He was previously employed...

Timothy Epley

Timothy Epley

Nov 30, 2020

Timothy Scott Epley, 51, of Lexington died Monday, November 30, 2020 at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Epley was born in Davidson County November 1, 1969 to Tommy Williams and Brenda Gail Epley Hicks. He was predeceased by his father. Surviving are sons Christopher Scott Epley of Lexington, and Larry Michael Epley...

David Christopher Nance

David Christopher Nance

Nov 26, 2020

David Christopher (Chris) Nance, 68, of Lexington, died November 26, 2020, at his home. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, December 4, 2020 at Forest Hill Memorial Park, Mausoleum Chapel. The family will be receiving guests at Piedmont Funeral Home and Crematory from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, prior to the service. Participants are reminded to...

Nem Kim

Nem Kim

Nov 22, 2020

Nem Kim of Fairview Drive passed away Sunday at Wake Forest Baptist Health Lexington Medical Center. Services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel.

Judy Faye Mcelrath

Judy Faye Mcelrath

Nov 7, 2020

Mrs. Judy Faye Singletary McElrath, 73, of Hoover Dr. died Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. No services are scheduled. Judy was born in Richmond County June 16, 1947 to the late Griffin and Lorrine Singletary. She was a previous employee of the former Stanley Furniture Corporation. Surviving are her loving husband of 53...

Elizabeth "Lib" Smith

Elizabeth "Lib" Smith

Oct 23, 2020

Hilda Elizabeth “Lib” Atkins Smith, 96, of Mocksville, NC and formerly of Lexington, NC passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Davie Nursing and Rehabilitation. A graveside service will be Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Forest Hill Memorial Park conducted by the Rev. Wayne Sechrest. No formal visitation is planned. Mrs. Smith was born February...

Kenneth Eugene Brooks

Kenneth Eugene Brooks

Oct 16, 2020

Kenneth Eugene Brooks,68, of North Shore Drive Lexington, passed away Friday at his home. A memorial service will be held Tuesday October 27th at 6:00 PM at Triad Cowboy Church, 6805 Muddy Creek Road, High Point, NC, with Pastor Doug Davis officiating. Due to Covid-19 mask are required. Kenneth was born in Forsyth County on June 18, 1952 to the...

Ellen May

Ellen May

Oct 15, 2020

Mrs. Lucy Ellen Barger May, 67, of Snider Ave. died Thursday, October 15, 2020 at her home. A graveside service will be Sunday at 2:00 PM at Forest Hill Memorial Park conducted by the Rev. Billy Pearson. Mrs. May will lie in state at Piedmont Funeral Home from 2-5 PM Saturday. The family will not be present at this time....

Ada Marie Stiltner

Ada Marie Stiltner

Oct 3, 2020

Ada Marie Stiltner,41, of Manhattan Drive, passed away Saturday at Hinkle Hospice House. Graveside service will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Forest Hill Memorial Park, with Pastor Kim Rosario officiating. The family will see friends at Piedmont Funeral Home from 1:00-1:45 PM prior to the service. Ada was born in South Williamson, Kentucky on September 7, 1979 to Willis...

Delmar Eugene Swinford

Delmar Eugene Swinford

Sep 24, 2020

Delmar Eugene Swinford,79, of Cornelia Street, passed away Thursday September 24th at Lexington Health Care. No services are planned. Delmar was born in Springfield, Illinois on August 1, 1941 to the late Henry and Doris Swinford. Delmer ended up moving to North Carolina when he was an adult because that’s where the jobs were. He worked in a furniture factory...

Charles Kent Meadows, Jr.

Charles Kent Meadows, Jr.

Sep 8, 2020

Charles Kent “Charlie” Meadows, Jr., of Oakland California passed away unexpectedly on September 8, 2020. There will be no service. Mr. Meadows is survived by his sister, Michelle Hopkins of Lexington. The family asked that donations be directed to Kids Business c/o YMCA, 113 West Third Ave. Lexington, NC.

Janice Ritchie Tate

Janice Ritchie Tate

Sep 7, 2020

Mrs. Janice Lea Ritchie Tate, 65, of Hege Dr. died Monday, September 7, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. A memorial service will be planned for a later date. Mrs. Tate was born in Cabarrus County March 7, 1955 to the late William Nolan and Nellie Suddeth Ritchie. A homemaker, she was the former owner of a used...

John Lewis Ferguson, Jr.

John Lewis Ferguson, Jr.

Aug 25, 2020

John Lewis Ferguson, Jr.,77, of Tyro Road, passed away Tuesday August 25, 2020 at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the home. John was born on March 27, 1943 in Dunlow, West Virginia to the late John Lewis Ferguson, Sr. and Norina Ferguson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Jane...

Frances Martin Palmer

Frances Martin Palmer

Aug 25, 2020

Frances Jeanette Martin Palmer,88, of Cambridge Road, passed away Tuesday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday August 28, 2020 at Forest Hill Memorial Park Mausoleum, with the Rev. Francis Craig Palmer officiating. Burial will follow in the cemetery. Mrs. Palmer was born in Davidson County to the late James Alex...

Joseph William Salois

Joseph William Salois

Aug 21, 2020

Joseph William Salois, 77 of Spring Street, passed away Friday evening at his home. No services are planned at this time. Mr. Salois was born in Ft. Belknap, Montana on May 8, 1943 to the late George Salois and Rebecca Whitford Salois. He was a retired sergeant first class with the United States Army serving his country for 23 years....

Kevon Hunt Farabee, Sr.

Kevon Hunt Farabee, Sr.

Aug 16, 2020

Mr. Kevon Hunt Farabee, Sr. 70, of North Myrtle Beach, SC died Sunday, August 16, 2020 at WFBH-Lexington Medical Center. A funeral service will be at 3:00 PM Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kevon Farabee, Jr. conducting services. Interment will follow in Bethel Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...

Cleo Dowell Owens

Cleo Dowell Owens

Aug 15, 2020

Cleo Dowell Owens,96, of Lexington, passed away Saturday August 15, 2020 at Hospice of the Piedmont. Graveside service will be held at 9:00 AM Saturday August 22, 2020 at Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Tammy Talbert officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Owens was born in on June 20, 1924 to the late Ernest...

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