Rachel Ann Peele
Jul 5, 2024
Rachel Snyder Peele, 82, of Lexington died Friday, July 5th, 2024 at Pine Acres Center for Nursing. A graveside service will be Wednesday, June 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Arrington Heights Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery conducted by the Rev. David Langley. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Piedmont Funeral Home. Mrs. Peele was...
Eleanor Ruth Burton
Jun 30, 2024
Eleanor Ruth Allen Burton 86 of Statesville Blvd, Salisbury passed away Sunday at Glenn A Kiser Hospice House. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at Forest Hill Memorial Park, with the Rev. Billy Sechrist officiating. Burial will follow after the service. Eleanor was born in Rowan County on November 7, 1938 to the late Ervin Walter...
Edward Lewis Barbee, Jr.
Jun 26, 2024
Mr. Edward Lewis Barbee, Jr. of Lexington died Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at Hinkle Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. The family will hold a Celebration of Life Service for him at Gethsemane Cemetery, 1504 West Sugarcreek Rd., Charlotte, NC at 12:00 noon, on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Edward was born January 17, 1972 in Memphis, TN to Edward...
Richard Brice Hedrick, Sr.
Jun 18, 2024
Mr. Richard Brice Hedrick, Sr., of Advance died Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at his home. Per Mr. Hedrick’s request, no services will be held. Mr. Hedrick was born April 20, 1939 to the late Arthur Lee Hedrick and Frances Hunt English. He had retired from the maintenance department of the former PPG Industries. He was preceded in death by brothers...
Thomas Carl Hinkle Iii
Jun 17, 2024
Thomas Carl Hinkle, III of Vancouver Canada died peacefully on June 17, 2024 at his cabin on High Rock Lake. He was born October 5, 1942 to Thomas Carl Hinkle, Jr and Ada Lee Rivers Hinkle in Lexington, NC. He was loved by many. He was preceded in death by his parents and nephew Erik Lohr. He is survived by...
Janie Galko
Jun 4, 2024
It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the death of my mother, Janie Ann Struss Galko, who left us on June 4th, 2024 after a beautifully lived life. Full of love, laughter, and resilience, she has touched the lives of all who knew her. To commemorate her incredible journey and celebrate the love she spread, a memorial service will...
Wayne Gwyn
May 15, 2024
Wayne Gwyn, 77, of Lexington passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at his residence. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday May 19th at The Well Church in Thomasville. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. prior to the funeral service at the church. Interment will follow at Near Calvary Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery....
Julie Luray Sowers
Apr 28, 2024
Julie Luray Sowers, 59, of Davidson County passed away on April 28th, 2024 at The Hinkle Hospice House. There are no planned services. Julie was born on August 5th, 1964 in Davidson County to Billy Joe Sowers and Pat Triplett Coppley. She was predeceased by her father Billy. Julie attended Currytown Baptist Church. Surviving family members include her son Matthew...
Ngone Heuangpraseuth
Apr 27, 2024
Ngone Heuangpraseuth, 66, of Lexington, passed away on April 27th, 2024 at his residence. A service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, May 11, 2024 at Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Ngone was born March 12, 1958 in Laos to Singkham and Noi Heuangpraseuth. He was an electrician for...
Linda Gobble
Apr 26, 2024
Linda Gail Houghtaling Gobble, 80, of Lexington died Friday, April 26, 2024 at her home. No services are scheduled. Linda was born October 3, 1943 in Red Hook, New York to the late Harold and Lillian Hutchinson Houghtaling. She was a retired administrative assistant with the City of Lexington, and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are son Mickey Little;...
John Tripp
Apr 22, 2024
Mr. John Melton Tripp, 90, of Lexington died Monday, April 22, 2024 at his home. A graveside service will be Friday, April 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Forest Hill Memorial Park conducted by the Rev. Joel Smith, and Robin Smith. Mr. Tripp was born June 21,1933 in Buncombe County, NC to the late John R. and Mary Stokes Tripp....
Terry Diane Norris
Apr 1, 2024
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday at Yadkin Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Randy Kindley and the Rev. Joel Ervin officiating. Burial will follow after the service. Terry was born in Gaston County on September 4, 1946 to the late Dempsey Dewite Kurriker and Rose McGee Kurriker. She was a member of Yadkin Baptist Church...
Mattie Elizabeth Young
Mar 29, 2024
Mattie Elizabeth “Beth” Young, age 77, passed away March 29, 2024 at home surrounded by her AFL family. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM in the Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Randy Hall. The family will greet friends at Piedmont Funeral Home at 2:00 PM prior to the service. Burial will...
Jack D Briggs
Mar 25, 2024
Jack Daniel Briggs, a funeral director serving the communities of Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, and Richmond counties for nearly 65 years, died Monday, March 25 at age 84 after an extended illness.
He was born May 11, 1939 in Reidsville to Sidney O. Briggs and Ola Beanblossom Briggs. After the death of his father in 1942, Briggs and...
Karen Little Walser
Mar 2, 2024
Karen Joyce Little Walser, beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away on March 2, 2024, at the age of 83.
Her life will be celebrated at a funeral service to be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in the Piedmont Funeral Home, Timberlake Chapel with Pastor Jason Koontz officiating. Following the service, burial will...
Henry Ferrell Koonts
Feb 16, 2024
Henry Ferrell Koonts, 84, of Lexington died Friday, February 16, 2024 at his home. Services will be private. Mr. Koonts was born April 2, 1939 in Davidson County to the late Buford and Mittie Lee Biesecker Koonts. He was predeceased by a daughter Amanda Koonts Bailey and 6 brothers. He was a self-employed contractor and a veteran of the US...
Sandra Kay Shillinglaw
Feb 16, 2024
Sandra Kay Thompson Shillinglaw,78, of Olivia Drive passed away Friday February 16, 2024 at her home. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Sandra was born in Davidson County on June 16, 1945 to the late William Matthew “Sandy” Thompson and Betty Hinson Thompson. Surviving is her husband, Clyde Keith Shillinglaw of the home, son,...
Mary Briggs
Feb 16, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Layton Briggs, 74, of Linwood died Friday, February 16, 2024 at her home. No services are planned. Mrs. Briggs was born in Davidson County January 20,1950 to the late Fred Wilson and Helen Hill Layton Burkehead. She was a hotel clerk in the hospitality industry. Surviving are son David Briggs of Mooresville; daughter Elizabeth Briggs of Salisbury; brother...
Jean Fritts
Feb 14, 2024
Gloria Jean Rogers Fritts, 82, of Lexington died Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at The Hinkle Hospice House. A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday February 24, 2024 at Madison Heights Freewill Baptist Church conducted by Pastors David Robinson and Lark Lewis. The family will receive friends from 12:00 until 12:50 prior to the service. Inurnment...
Patsy Ashby
Feb 6, 2024
Patsy Ann Crotts Ashby of Lexington died Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at Atrium Health-Lexington Hospital. A funeral service will be Friday, February 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Open Door Baptist Church in Linwood conducted by Dr. Gary Gibson. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday from 6-8 PM at Piedmont Funeral Home. Mrs. Ashby...
