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DENTON —Barry Moody Baum, 52, died Friday, April 4, 2008, in Thomasville Medical Center after a short illness.
Mr. Baum was born on July 11, 1955 in Randolph County, the son of Garland and Marie Hunt Baum. He worked for Council Craftsman Furniture for many years.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Baum is survived by his wife, Joy Shaw Baum, of the home; a daughter, Amanda Baume, of the home; and two brothers, Michael Baum and wife, Kathy, of Denton and Kelly Baum of Lexington.
Funeral service was held Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Vern Peterson officiating. Burial followed at Mountain View Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the residence.
Online condolences may be sent to www.briggsfuneralhome.com.
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Charles Binkley
LEXINGTON — Charles A. Binkley, 81, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at Alston Brook of Lexington.
He was born on March 2, 1927 in Forsyth County to Jacob and Daisy Binkley. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Oakland Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Bob McCaskill officiating. There will be no visitation.
A special thanks to Alston Brook for their love and care.
Memorials may be made to Alston Brook, Patient Fund, 4748 Old Salisbury Road, Lexington, N.C. 27295.
Davidson Funeral Home-Hickory Tree Chapel is serving the family.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
Elizabeth Bird
THOMASVILLE —Katherine Elizabeth Bird, 86, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at Thomasville Medical Center.
She was born on Dec. 14, 1921 in Taswell County, Va. to Levi Thomas and Mary Louise Powers Pruitt. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Don Bird; her son, Earl Knight; her brother, James Henry Pruitt; and her sisters Goldie Crawford and Ida Belle Hutchinson.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Family Funeral Care Chapel with Pastor Floyd Edwards officiating. Interment will be in Floral Gardens Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Family Funeral Care in Thomasville.
Online condolences may be made through www.mem.com.
Lisa Cranford
THOMASVILLE —Lisa Ann Cranford, 45, a resident of 980 Tower Road, died Friday, April 4, 2008, in Forsyth Medical Center.
She was born on Nov. 10, 1962 in Thomasville, a daughter of Dewey Welborn Jr. and Thelma Toney Welborn. She was a resident of Thomasville all of her life and was a member of Reavis Memorial Baptist Church in High Point. She was preceded in death by her father.
Surviving are her son, Christopher Lee Cranford of the home; her mother, Thelma T. Gobble and step father, William “Pete” Gobble, of the home; a sister, Sharon K. Sink of Thomasville; a niece, Candice Sink; and a nephew, Derek Sink.
Memorial service will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at Reavis Memorial Baptist Church in High Point.
Online condolences may be sent to the Cranford family at www.jcgreenandsons.com.
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Raymond Evans
GERMANTON, N.C. — Mr. Raymond Wayne Evans, 68, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center.
He was born on Feb. 21, 1940 to Edgar Paschal and Beatrice Elizabeth Wright Evans. He served his country in the U.S. Army and was a truck driver for Martin Motor Lines. He was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Jeffrey Evans. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Gladys Jarrett Evans; two daughters, Donna Evans and Debbie Nicholson, both of Greensboro; a son, Edgar P. “Jane” Evans of Thomasville; four step-children, Sharon Baker and Lynne Andrews, both of California, Penny Griffin of Pfafftown and Joy Cecil of Stanleyville; a sister, Edna Ruth “Billy” Moorefield of Greensboro; four grandchildren, Jehnna, Chris, Jocelyn and Sydney; seven step-grandchildren; and a former wife, Janie Coe.
Funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the Burroughs Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Clint M. Branch officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burroughs Funeral Home of Walnut Cove has been entrusted with arrangements.
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David “Doodle” Everhart
LEXINGTON —David Franklin “Doodle” Everhart, 53, of Gene Hege Road, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at his home.
He was born in Davidson County on Dec. 16, 1954, to Franklin Sowers Everhart and Jancie Hughes Everhart. He was a self-employed electrician and last employed with Orrells Food Service.
Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at Meadowview Reformed Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Chris Bitterman officiating. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the church and at other times at the home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials should be directed to Hospice of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, N.C. 27293; Meadowview Reformed Presbyterian Church, Benevolence Fund, One Grace Way Drive, Lexington, N.C. 27295; Uphill Ministries at Cherokee Cove, 310 Cover Camp PVT Drive, Mountain City, TN 37683; or to the Crisis Ministries, 107 East First Avenue, Lexington, N.C. 27292.
Lela Johnson
MOORESVILLE — Lela Morrow Johnson, 92, of 872 Shearer Road in Mooresville, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Summit Place.
She was born in Iredell County on July 16, 1915, a daughter of the late Bruce and Ida Cohen Morrow. She was retired from Burlington Mills. Her husband, Cecil Johnson, died on Feb. 13, 2007.
Survivors include two daughters, Donna Scoppa and husband, Peter, of Fayetteville, Ark. and Gay Wyche of Thomasville, and two grandsons, Jason and David Scoppa.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Shearer Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Steve Stout officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Neill Funeral Home.
Memorials may be send to Susan G. Jomen Breast Foundation, Ozark Affiliate, P.O. Box 9462, Fayetteville, AR 72703, Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 5445, High Point, N.C. 27262 or Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County, 2347 Simonton Road, Statesville, N.C. 28625.
Neill Funeral Home is serving the family.
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Mozelle Johnson
THOMASVILLE —Mrs. Mozelle B. Johnson, 88, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Britthaven of Davidson.
She was born on Dec. 29, 1919 in Davidson County to the late John Bodenheimer and Mary Jeanette Chapel Bodenheimer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a husband, Burl Clifford Coggins, on May 19, 1975 and two brothers, Basil and Bernard Bodenheimer.
Surviving are her husband, Earl Johnson, of Thomasville; two sons, Nolan Coggins and his wife, Pat, of Conover, N.C. and Michael Coggins and his wife, Peggy, of Thomasville; brother, Jerry Bodenheimer of Winston-Salem; sister, Mabel McKinnon of Thomasville; two grandchildren, Matt Coggins of Thomasville and Kelli Coggins of Atlanta, Ga.; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ben K. Shepherd and the Rev. Pete Bumgarner officiating. Interment will follow in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and at other times at the home of her son, Michael Coggins.
Memorials may be directed to Bethel UMC Building Fund, c/o Jerri Edwards, 915 Ballpark Road, Thomasville, N.C. 27360.
Online condolences may be sent to www.jcgreenandsons.com.
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Mary Koontz
LEXINGTON — Mary-Edna Sink Koontz, 88, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, in the Lutheran Home, Salisbury, N.C. following a brief illness.
Mary-Edna was born July 6, 1919 in Davidson County, the daughter of the late John Alexander and Ida Mae Alexander Sink of Thomasville. She was a devoted wife and beloved mother, as well as a talented artist who loved to paint, sew, quilt and create beautiful crafts.
Memorial service will be held today at 11 a.m. at Center United Methodist Church with the Rev. Clay Morgan officating.
Memorials may be made to Center United Methodist Church Family Life Center, P.O. Boc 1979, Welcome, N.C. 27374.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
William “Bill” Owen
CHARLOTTE — Mr. William Marion “Bill” Owen, 72, a resident of Charlotte, N.C., died Friday, April 4, 2008, at his home.
Mr. Owen was born on July 11, 1935 in Cumberland County, a son to Walter Marion Owen and Lucille Bulla Owen. Bill was the owner of Ace Insurance, Inc. in Charlote, had served in the U.S. Marines and was of the Presbyterian faith. Mr. Owen was a mason and an insurance agent of North Carolina. He loved gardening and working in his yard and was an excellent cook. Bill was preceded in death by his parents; a son, William Michael Owen; and four special friends, John D. Warren and Johnny McClelland of Charlotte, N.C. and Garland and Mary Goodwin of Raleigh, N.C. Bill was married to Peggy Darr Owen, who survives of the home.
Surviving, in addition to Peggy, are his five precious little pets, Fifi, Beaux, Jacque, KOKO and his little shadow, Tinker; a son, Scott Holloway and his wife, Paige, of Waxhaw, N.C.; a step-son, Benji Link of Thomasville; a step-daughter, Tammy McDowell and her husband, Randy, of Thomasville; grandchildren, Max Owen and Dana Owen, both of Charlotte and Jordan Holloway and Jami Holloway, both of Waxhaw; step-grandchildren, Ashley Pattison and her husband, Ben, of Raleigh and Kelsey McDowell of Thomasville; sisters, Jerry Bertschi and her husband, Clinton, of Ocean Isle, N.C. and Inez Hatcher and her husband, Joe Mack, of Fayetteville, N.C.; special friends, Ried and Dot Cook, Rowena Warren, Michael Houston, Lila McClelland; and his faithfull secretary, Deborah Phelps and her husband, Buddy. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Per Mr. Owen’s request, he will be cremated and a private memorial service for his family will be at a later date.
Friends may honor Mr. Owen by making a donation in his memory to the Bud Fund at Long Animal Hospital, 2421 South Blvd., Charlotte, N.C. 28203.
J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville is assisting the Owen family.
Online condolences may be sent to the Owen family at www.jcgreenandsons.com.
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Fred Pratt
THOMASVILLE — Fred Bryan Pratt, 68, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, in his home.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Family Funeral Care Chapel with Pastor Robert Wiseman officiating. Interment will follow at Holly Hill Memorial Park.
Online condolences can be made through www.mem.com.
Paul Payne Sr.
THOMASVILLE —Mr. Paul Purnell Payne Sr., 73, a resident of Burton Road, died Friday, April 4, 2008, at his home.
Mr. Payne was born on April 16, 1934 in Davidson County, a son to Paul G. Payne and Leigh Myers Payne. He was a supervisor at Union Camp and later worked at Carolina Container. Paul served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean War, was a member of the V.F.W. and loved gospel music.
Funeral service will be held today at 2 p.m. in the J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hillis Burton officiating. Burial will follow in the Zion United Church of Christ Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent to the Payne family at www.jcgreenandsons.com.
Homer “Hobey” Ragan
THOMASVILLE — Homer “Hobey” Bradford Ragan, 47, a resident of 1005 Huntsford Terrace, died Friday, April 4, 2008, at High Point Hospice Home.
“Hobey” was born on Jan. 9, 1961, and was adopted when he was five weeks old by Amos and Betty Bradford Ragan. He was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church.
Memorial service will be held today at 11 a.m. at Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ivan H.M. Pedan and the Rev. Peggy Finch officiating. Following the service, the family will receive friends in Jarrett Hall of the Christian Enrichment Center of the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to The Music Fund of Memorials United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 428, Thomasville, N.C. 27361 or to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Drive, High Point, N.C. 27262.
Online condolences may be sent to www.jcgreenandsons.com.
Elizabeth J. Spencer
HIGH POINT — Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson Spencer, 89, of 1795 Westchester Drive, died Friday, April 4, 2008, at her residence.
Funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will be 10:30 to 11 a.m.
Haizlip Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to www.haizlipfuneralhome.com.
Joe Snider
Mr. Joe Snider, 83, of 323 Badin View Drive, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at his residence.
He was born on March 27, 1925 in Davidson County, a son of Ben Snider and Lizzie Frank Snider. Mr. Snider was a supervisor with Thomasville Furniture Ind. Plant A for 38 years and a World War II veteran. In the war, he received a Purple Heart.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Thomasville with the Rev. Paul Crews and the Rev. Barry Surratt officiating. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Lexington.
Memorials may be directed to Highland Baptist Church Mission Fund, 106 Highland Dr., New London, N.C. 28127.
Online condolences may be made at www.jcgreenandsons.com.
James Swittenberg Jr.
THOMASVILLE — James Swittenberg, 86, of Bowerwood Drive, died on Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Hospice Home of High Point.
He was born in Newberry, S.C. to the late Ethel McMorris Swittenberg and James Swittenberg. He was the founder of Swittenberg Painting Co.
Funeral service is incomplete.
Hunter-Swittenberg of Thomasville is in charge of services and arrangements.
N. Frank Yarbrough
LEXINGTON — N. Frank Yarbrough, 89, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and a friend forever to all that met him, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Wake Forest University Medical Center after six years of declining health.
Mr. Yarbrough was born in Davidson County on Feb. 12, 1919 to Noah Aaron Yarbrough and Mary Elizabeth Shoaf Yarbrough. He was the owner and operator of Frank’s Used Cars, Donut-Dinette, Pure Gas Station, Spur Gas Station and a partner of Flowers Used Cars.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel with the Rev. Clyde Akers and Dr. Robert Floyd officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 12 to 2 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service at Davidson Funeral Home Lexington and at other times at the home on Thomason St.
Memorials may be directed to Davidson County Hospice, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, N.C. 27293.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.