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Opal Albertson Dorsett, 88 of Carolina House of Lexington and formerly of Cunningham Brick Yard Road, received a special present when she went home to be with The Lord on Christmas Day.
The funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. today at Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church where she was a member. The service will be conducted by Dr. Keith Carroll, the Rev. Leon Thompson, and the Rev. Carroll Upton. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Dorsett was born March 3, 1919 in Guilford County to Ernest Albertson and Loretta McCauley Albertson. She was very active in, and loved her church. At her church she worked with children all of her adult life; conducting children’s programs and working in the nursery. She was preceded in death by her husband Winfred Dorsett, a brother Kermit Albertson, and a sister LaRue Copple.
Surviving are five daughters: Diane Crouse and husband Wayne, Virginia Whittington, Gladys Houser and Evelyn Fritts, all of Lexington, and Peggy Hunt and husband Owen of Trinity; two brothers, the Rev. Ralph Thurman Albertson of Thomasville, and Darrell Albertson and wife Inez of Archdale; two sisters, Viola Greene of Asheboro, and Loretta Hunt of Winterville; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. today at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association; 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28215, or to Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church, Children’s Ministry Fund, 222 Mt. Zion Church Road, Thomasville, N.C. 27360.
Davidson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be made at HYPERLINK “http://www.davidsonfuneralhome.net” www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
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Mendal Ray Henderson
HIGH POINT — Mendal Ray Henderson, 54, of 235 Henderson Drive, Thomasville, formerly of 2102 Aileen Court, High Point died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at Hospice of the Piedmont in High Point. He was the son of Julian and Betty Lee Nail Herderson of Thomasville. He was born on Dec. 17, 1953, in Thomasville of which he was a resident most of his life. Mendal was instrumental in founding an Organization called THP, the Triad Health Project. His involvement was a great accomplishment. He enjoyed working with flowers, interior decorating, and helping others.
He is survived by his parents: Julian and Betty Nail Henderson; his sister: Julie Walls and husband Jerry of Thomasville; one neice: Tiffany Gordan of Thomasville; one nephew: Christopher Walls of Thomasville; and several great nieces and nephews.
No services are planned for Mr. Henderson. Memorial donations may be directed to: Triad Health Project, 620 English Road, High Point, N.C. 27262 or Hospice of the Piedmont, 1803 Westchester Drive, High Point, N.C. 27262.
Online condolences may be directed to www.jcgreenandsons.com.
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Ruby Myers
TRINITY, N.C. — Ruby Clodfelter Myers, 76, of 6726 Twin Oaks Drive in Trinity, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, at her home. Born Jan. 23, 1931, in Davidson County, she was a retired employee of Thomasville Furniture Company.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday in the Chapel of J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Drive, High Point, N.C. 27262.
Online condolences may be made at www.jcgreenandsons.com.
Betty Smith
Ms. Betty Jean Duncan Smith, 66, of 513-B Afton Street in Thomasville, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, in the Thomasville Medical Center.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, Dec. 29, at 1 p.m. in Friendship Baptist Church and burial will follow in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church on Saturday, 30 minutes before the funeral service and other times at the home of her daughter Dale Duncan, 418 Brewer Street.
S. E. Thomas Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Billy Lee Southern Jr.
Mr. Billy Lee Southern Jr., 82, a resident of 922 Hasty School Road in Thomasville, died Monday afternoon, Dec. 24, 2007, in the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born Nov. 26, 1925, in Guilford County, a son of the late Billy Lee Southern and Martha Jane Moran Southern. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II, and retired in 1983 as a Senior Chief Petty Officer and Instructor in the Naval Reserves. He was a member of the Pilot Lions Club and the Pin Traders Club, The FRA – Federal Reserve Association and the High Point VFW, where he served as secretary. He retired in 1996 from Davis Milling Company of High Point. Mr. Southern was a member of West End United Methodist Church. On Dec. 9, 1946, he was married to Faye Hutchens.
Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Faye Hutchens Southern of the home; daughters, Martha Lambeth of Thomasville and Susan Key of Pinehurst, N.C.; four grandchildren, Jason Deaton and his wife Angela, Chauncey Lambeth, Nick Louya and his wife Deebra and Terri Locklear; and two great-grandchildren, Ramah Locklear and Nylah Locklear.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today in West End United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Stein and the Rev. Mike Hoyle officiating. Burial will follow with military honors in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Southern will remain at the J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family received friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and others times at the home. The family request memorials be directed to Hospice of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, N.C. 27292.
Members of the Pilot Lions Club are requested to serve as honorary pallbearers and are asked to meet at the church by 10:40 a.m.
Online condolences may be sent to the Southern family at www.jcgreenandsons.com.
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Marion Turner
Marion Elizabeth Turner, 63, of 660 Pine Needle Trail in Thomasville, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, at High Point Regional Hospital. Born June 19, 1944, in South Norwalk, Conn., she was a talented artist who loved painting natural scenes and decorating figurines and vases.
Funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. today in the chapel of J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home with Mr. A.W. Gales officiating. Visitation and reception of friends will be held from 3 p.m. until the service time at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be made at www.jcgreenandsons.com.
Paul Walser
LINWOOD, N.C. — Ira Paul Walser, 82, of Linwood Southmont Road in Linwood, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born July 12, 1925, in Rowan County, he was a supervisor at North Carolina Finishing Company where he had been employed for 50 years before retirement and he served his country in the U.S. Marines, a veteral of World War II.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Jersey Baptist Church with Dr. Michael Collier and the Rev. Morris Hollifield officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel. Memorials may be directed to Jersey Baptist Church, P.O. Box 849, Linwood, N.C. 27299.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
Myrtis Watts
Miss Myrtis Onell Watts, 78, of 417 High Street in Thomasville, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, at home.
A funeral service will be held in Prentiss, Miss. on Saturday, Dec. 29 at noon.
Surviving locally is one sister Donnis Servance (George) of 417 High Street.
Johnson Funeral Home, 1112 Fred Street, Prentiss, Miss. is in charge of arrangements.
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Ruth S. West
LEXINGTON — Ruth Shelton West, 91, of Sunbridge of Lexington, formerly of Hillside Drive, Lexington, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, at Sunbridge. Born Nov. 8, 1916, in Campbell County, Va., she was the retired owner operator of Ruth’s Stitchery.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. Ray Howell III and the Rev. Tommy Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at First Baptist Church Parlor and at other times at their respective homes. Memorials may be directed to the donor’s favorite charity.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
Kathleen Mize Younts
LEXINGTON — Kathleen Mize Younts, 93, of Shady Hanes Road in Lexington, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, in Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home Winston-Salem. Born May 1, 1914, in Davidson County, she retired from Captain Stevens Fish Camp after more than 37 years of service.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today from Good Hope United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chris Bennett and Dr. Harold Fletcher officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receie friends at their respective home. Memorials may be directed to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.
Online condolences may be made at www.piedmontfuneralhome.com.