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Lexington, NC and surrounding areas

Janice Marlene Hartley

Janice Marlene Hartley

Jun 22, 2020

Janice Marlene Dockery Hartley,67, of Curtis Drive passed away Monday June 22, 2020 at her home. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday at Southside Baptist Church Cemetery, with Pastor Jerry Bowen officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Family receive friends from 1:00 PM-2:30 PM prior to the service at the Funeral Home. Janice was...

Thomas Jimmy Wilson

Thomas Jimmy Wilson

Jun 16, 2020

Mr. Thomas Jimmy “Jim” Wilson, 85, of Swicegood Road died Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Rowan Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be Friday at 11:00 AM at Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Wayne Sechrest. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 AM Friday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park....

Virginia Weaver Tetter

Virginia Weaver Tetter

Jun 13, 2020

Virginia Guelda Weaver Tetter , 95, of Beech Drive passed away Saturday June 13, 2020. A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday at Forest Hill Memorial Park, with David Kolb officiating. Mrs. Tetter was born in Davidson County on September 14, 1924 to the late Ed Weaver and Blanche Lloyd Weaver. She retired from Dacotah Mills and was...

Elsie Lookabill Swicegood

Elsie Lookabill Swicegood

Jun 12, 2020

Elsie Lookabill Swicegood,90, of Sink Inn Road passed away Friday June 12, 2020 at Grayson Creek Assisted Living. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday June 16, 2020 at Forest Hill Memorial Park, with the Rev. George Sayour officiating. A public viewing will be held from 9:30 until10:45 AM at Piedmont Funeral Home. Elsie was born in Davidson...

Dewey Byrd, Sr.

Dewey Byrd, Sr.

Jun 6, 2020

Mr. Dewey Leroy Byrd, Sr., 87, of Walser Road died Saturday, June 6, 2020 at his home. A family graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Forest Hill Memorial Park conducted by the Rev. Jeff Walser. The family welcomes friends to briefly greet them after the service at the cemetery. Mr. Byrd was born September 15, 1932...

John Samuel Spranza, Sr.

John Samuel Spranza, Sr.

May 26, 2020

Mr. John Samuel Spranza, Sr., 95, of Lexington died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Abbott’s Creek Care and Rehabilitation. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a private funeral service will be Monday, June 1, 2020 in The Timberlake Chapel of Piedmont Funeral Home with the Rev. David Langley officiating. Burial will follow in Statesville, NC. Mr. Spranza was born March 10, 1925...

Rachel Simerson

Rachel Simerson

May 21, 2020

Mrs. Rachel Knupp Simerson, 85, of Grayson Creek Assisted Living, formerly of the Tyro Community died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Lexington Medical Center. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a drive-in funeral service will be Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Tyro United Methodist Church, where she was a member, conducted by the Rev. Randy Foster....

Adam Robert Krayniewski

Adam Robert Krayniewski

May 11, 2020

Adam Robert Krayniewski, Jr.,79, of NC Highway 8 South, Denton died Monday, May 11, 2020 at his home. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Mr. Krayniewski was born in Alquippa, PA. on January 14, 1941 to the late Adam Robert Krayniewski Sr. and Elizabeth Eggert Krayniewski. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace...

Kenneth "Butch" Boone

Kenneth "Butch" Boone

May 11, 2020

Mr. Kenneth James “Butch” Boone, 66, of Hwy. 150 South, the Tyro Community, died Monday, May 11, 2020 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A Celebration of Life will be held from 12-3 PM Saturday May 30, 2020 at the home. Mr. Boone was born in Guilford County January 8, 1954 to the late Kenneth Owen and Jennie Embler Boone....

Margaret Sue Rimer

Margaret Sue Rimer

May 5, 2020

Mrs. Margaret Rimer, 82, of S NC Hwy 150 in Lexington, died on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Margaret was born on April 26, 1938, in Columbia, Kentucky, to the late James Hale and Irene Beatty (Hale) Clouse. She graduated from Arsenal Technical HS in Indianapolis, Indiana, and she worked for the Indianapolis Public Schools before moving to the banking industry....

Stanley Howard Martin

Stanley Howard Martin

Apr 27, 2020

Rev. Stanley Howard Martin,75, of West Grove Road passed away Monday April 27 2020 at his home. A private family service will be held at House of Prayer Church in Cleveland, NC. Mr. Martin was born in McDowell County, WV. On March 17, 1945 to the late William Martin and Lillian Berbett Martin. In his early years he worked the...

Walter Dermont Giles

Walter Dermont Giles

Apr 15, 2020

Mr. Walter Dermont Giles, 70, of Giles Road died Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church where he was a member. Mr. Giles was born in Davidson County November 5, 1949 to the late Walter Jefferson and Ruth Leonard Giles. He had retired from Walmart...

Sherry Ann Lang

Sherry Ann Lang

Apr 11, 2020

Sherry Ann Haggard Lang, 64, of Bryan Road, died Saturday April 11, 2020 at Thomasville Medical Center. A private family graveside service will be held at Holly Hill Memorial Park. Sherry was born in Jackson, Tennessee on February 17, 1956 to the late Billy Haggard and Loquita Huff Haggard. She was formerly employed as a customer service manager with Wal-Mart...

Ollie Lee Owens

Ollie Lee Owens

Apr 6, 2020

Mrs. Ollie Lee Kinney Owens, 83, of Wafford Circle died Monday, April 6, 2020 at Hinkle Hospice House. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Owens was born in Davidson County October 4, 1936 to the late Eddie Collis Kinney and Gladys Fannie Leonard. She was a self-employed cosmetologist having formerly operated the Ole Beauty Shop,...

Janet Lynn Tessener

Janet Lynn Tessener

Apr 3, 2020

Janet Lynn Richards Tessener, 56, of Lenox Court, passed away Friday at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Lexington Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date at her church. Janet was born in Blacksburg, SC on June 24, 1963 to the late JG Richards and Hettie Rose Patterson Richards. She was formerly employed with Hayward Pool Products, was...

Franklin Mock Church

Franklin Mock Church

Mar 25, 2020

Mr. Franklin Mock Church, 74, of 1st Circle, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital in Greensboro, NC. Due to the Coronavirus mandate from Governor Cooper, a private family graveside service will be held at Forest Hill Memorial Park, conducted by Preacher Clyde Akers. A public memorial service and visitation will be held at a later date. Mr....

Agnes Taylor

Agnes Taylor

Mar 15, 2020

Agnes Tysinger Taylor, 94, of Lexington, passed away Sunday March 15, 2020. Agnes was born December 3, 1925 in Davidson County to Carvey Jasper and Elva Lohr Tysinger,who, along with her sister Barbara Tysinger Thompson, preceded her in death. She retired in 1990 from PPG Industries in Lexington. She is survived by her son, James S. “Steve” Taylor of High...

Sherry Lynn Gilliam

Sherry Lynn Gilliam

Mar 6, 2020

Sherry Lynn Roll Gilliam,51, of Greensboro, passed away Friday at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Will Mclean officiating. Family will receive friends 1-2 PM prior to the service. Sherry was born in Northumberland County, Pa. on April 10, 1968 to the late Stanley Roll and...

Hoyle Clifton Potts

Hoyle Clifton Potts

Mar 5, 2020

Hoyle Clifton “Pooter” Potts, age 89 of Brookdale of Lexington passed away Thursday afternoon at Hinkle Hospice House.

A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Monday, March 9, 2020 in the Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Elizabeth Horton officiating. Burial will follow at Lexington City Cemetery with Honor’s...

Lindal Faye Taylor

Lindal Faye Taylor

Feb 22, 2020

Lindal Faye Cope Taylor,80, of Salisbury, passed away Saturday at Brookstone Retirement Center. A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday February 26, 2020 at Forest Hill Memorial Park, with Sandy Motley officiating. Mrs. Taylor was born in Davie County on June 23, 1939 to the late Robert Cope and Margaret Cline Cope. She was a retired employee of...

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