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James Atkins Sr.
Colfax - James Erie Atkins Sr. of 9615 U.S. 421 East, died Dec. 30, 1999, at his residence.
He was born Feb. 12, 1918, in Guilford County, a son of Will and Minnie Williard Atkins. He was a lifelong farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mrs. Vernon Atchison Atkins; a son, Cecil W. “Bill” Atkins; a brother, Kemp Atkins; and a sister, Mildred Clinard.
Surviving are two daughters, Linda Pearman of Colfax, and Libby Wilson and her husband, Sam of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sons, James Erie Atkins Jr. and his wife, Gloria, of Greensboro and Willard Atkins and his wife, Linda, of Oak Ridge; three sisters, Hilda Clinard of High Point, Charlotte Dillion of Greensboro and Katie Lee Wilson of Washington, N.C.; a brother, Hampton Atkins of Colfax; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hayworth-Miller Cain Chapel, Kernersville, by the Rev. Beauford R. Smith. Burial will be in Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405.
J. Barber
Bennettsville, S.C. - Jerry Bartow Barber, 91, died Dec. 28, 1999.
He was born in McColl, a son of Jerry and Sally Gilmore Barber, who preceded him in death. He was employed with High Point Furniture Manufacturing Co. for many years.
Surviving are his wife, Beatrice Watson Barber of Bennettsville; a son, James Watson of Bennettsville; two daughters, Lee Varner of High Point, N.C. and Faye Erwin of Bennettsville; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Rogers Funeral Home, McColl. Burial will be in Rogers Cemetery.
Kemp Burleson
High Point - Kemp McRae Burleson, 37, of 709 Dorado Circle, died Dec. 29, 1999, at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sechrest Funeral Service, High Point.
Tommy Everhart
Lexington - Tommy Lee Everhart, 44, died Dec. 28, 1999.
Funeral will be 4 p.m. today at Davidson Funeral Home. Visitation will be 3-4 p.m. at the funeral home.
James Green
High Point - James “Jack” Green Sr., 78, of Northshore Court, died Dec. 29, 1999, in Grand Strand Regional Hospital, Mytlre Beach, S. C.
He was born Feb. 26, 1921, in High Point, a son of E.L. and Pearl Griffith Green. He attended High Point College. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Glider Program and later trained on Fighter Planes. After the war, he was active in many areas; including a steward of Main Street Methodist Church, M.E. South and was president of High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce (now Jaycees). He was president of Idol-Green Realtors and was past president of the High Point Board of Realtors. He was a member of the Piedmont Masonic Lodge, Elks Club and was an avid hunter. On Feb. 14, 1942, he married the former Margaret Evelyn Harris, who preceded him in death Aug. 10, 1995.
Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Charlene Green Jr., of High Point; a sister and her husband, Betty Jo and David G. Willett of High Point; two brothers and their wives, Robert L. and Evelyn M. Green of Jamestown and Bill J. and Judy Green of High Point; and six grandchildren, Jay, Jordan, Cameron, Bryan, Christopher and Matthew.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Sechrest Funeral Home Chapel, High Point, by the Rev. Lloyd G. Hunsucker. Inurnment in Oakwood Memorial Park Mausoleum will be private.
Memorials may be directed to the charity of the donor’s choice.
H. Johnston
Thomasville - Mrs. Henrietta Johnston, 85, of 330 Ashbury Drive died Dec. 29, 1999.
No service is planned. Visitation will be at the residence.
J.C. Green & Sons is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Jones
Thomasville - Mrs. Ruth Lewis Jones, 86, of 48-D Cedar Lodge Road died Dec. 29, 1999, at Community General Hospital.
She was born July 23, 1913, in Guilford County, a daughter of George D. Bundy and Lidy Cagle. She had been a resident of Thomasville since 1980, coming from Hampton, Va. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Hill Friends Church in High Point.
Surviving are her husband of 63 years, William “Buck” Jones of the residence; a son, Clifford Jones and his wife, Gayle of High Point; three sisters, Mrs. Ruby Howard of Trinity, Mrs. Helen Freedle of Archdale and Mrs. Peggy Corum of High Point; a brother, George Bundy of High Point; and four grandchildren, Tara Elizabeth Jones, Cameron Jones, Catharine Curtis and Richard Carper; four great-grandchildren, Jessica Carper, Hunter Curtis, Dimitri Curtis and Lauren Cameryn Jones.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Friends Church, High Point by Joseph Neal. Burial will be in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8:30 tonight and other times at the residence of Mrs. Ruby Howard, 4524 Irwin Drive, Trinity. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
Memorials may be directed to Oak Hill Friends Church, 2001 Westchester Drive, High Point, N.C. 27262.
Darrell Long
High Point - Darrell Eugene Long, 83, formerly of Jamestown, died Dec. 29, 1999, at Triad Manor.
He was born Aug. 14, 1916, in High Point, a son of Walter Eugene and Lula King Long. He was a World War II veteran in the U.S. Army. He worked for E.E. Younts Construction as a carpenter. He was a member of Oakdale United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two children, Ms. Diana Long of Deltona, Fla., and Darrell E. “Gene” Long Jr. and his wife, Candice, of Richmond, Va.; a sister, Mrs. Lois Shore of Kernersville; a brother, Robert Long of Sacramento, Calif.; eight grandchildren, Ray Jester Jr., LeAnn Hicks, Robin Bailey, Angela Johnson, Michael Long, Stephanie Hall, Shelia Cox and Kevin Long; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside service will be 3 p.m. today in Floral Garden Park Cemetery by the Rev. Melvin B. Anderson. Visitation will be 1:30-2:30 p.m. today at Sechrest Funeral Home, High Point.
E. Nicols
Brownville, Maine - Mrs. Ethyl E. Nicols, 93, died Dec. 30, 1999, at Dexter Health Care Facility.
She was born Aug. 22, 1906, in Brownville, a daughter of Bert and Harriet Harriman Perkins. She was a member of the Junior Welfare Club in Brownville, the Brownville Community Church and the Church Circle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glyn O.M. Nicols; a son, Bert and a daughter, Glenys Worster.
Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy and her husband, James Tinnell of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Lorraine and her husband, Bud Hazelip of Greensboro; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be in the spring at Brownville Village Cemetery.
Lary Funeral Home, Milo, Maine, is in charge of arrangements.
L. Upton Sr.
Winston-Salem - Lester Allan Upton Sr., 67, of 166 Upton Road died Dec. 29, 1999, at his residence in Wallburg.
He was born Feb. 26, 1932, in Guilford County, a son of Walter G. and Francis Lottie Finch Upton. He retired from North State Telephone Co. in 1995, after 45 years of service. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers Club and First fellowship Baptist Church. On May 2, 1973, he married the former Jeanette Reece, who survives of the residence.
Surviving are four sons, Lester Allan Upton Jr., Ernest Walter Upton and his wife, Carol, of Archdale, Reece Ray Upton and his wife, Tonia, of Thomasville and Russell Jay Upton of the residence; two sisters, Juanita Boyles and her husband, Carlton, of Trinity and Sara Stilley and her husband, James, of Archdale; and three granddaughters, Cindy Earnhardt Upton, Paige Upton and Cheryl Upton.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Sechrest Chapel, Archdale, by the Rev. Mike Lee and Chaplain C. Aubrey McLellan. Visitation will be 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the American Diabetes Association, 2420 Lake Brandt Place, Greensboro, N.C. or First Fellowship Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 219, Wallburg, N.C. 27373.
Myrle Walker
Asheboro - Mrs. Myrle Wynell Lax Walker, 73, died Dec. 29, 1999.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Back Creek Friends Meeting.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ridge Funeral Home.
Bobbie Wray
Thomasville - Mrs. Bobbie Everhart Wray, 68, of 331 Cedarland Drive died Dec. 30, 1999, at her residence.
She was born May 24, 1931, in Thomasville, a daughter of Willie L. Everhart and Maude Perdue. She was a lifelong resident of this area and was retired from E. Lawson Brown Middle School, where she worked as a secretary. She was a member of Fairgrove United Methodist Church.
Surviving are her husband, Carl D. Wray of the residence; five children, Joe Wray Miller of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Mrs. Toni Wray Jones and her husband, Mike, of Jamestown, Tim Wray and his wife, Sheila, of Thomasville, Mrs. Penny Wray Trotter and her husband, Ricky, of Thomasville and Mrs. Pam Wray Sink and her husband, Steve, of Thomasville; six grandchildren, Alex Ball, Nicole Goins, Ben Goins, Regan Sink, Tiffany Jones and Michelle Jones.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Fairgrove United Methodist Church by the Rev. David L. White. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight and other times at the residence. The body will be at the funeral home until an hour before the service.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Davidson County Inc., P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, N.C. 27293-1941.
Pearline Yountz
Lexington - Mrs. Pearline Younts Yountz, 70, of Reedy Creek Road died at 12:25 p.m. Dec. 30, 1999.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Arrington Heights Freewill Baptist Church. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Davidson Funeral Home.
Elvin Allen
Linwood - Elvin Lee Allen, 73, of Old Salisbury Road died Dec. 31, 1999, at his residece after a sudden illness.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Coggins Memorial Baptist Church. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday at Davidson Funeral Home.
Patricia Clement
Jamestown - Mrs. Patricia Todd Clement, 73, of Cedar Creek Condos died Dec. 31, 1999, at High Point Regional Hospital.
She was born May 8, 1926, in St. Louis, Mo., a daughter of Robert H. and Martha Oestereich Todd. She had been a resident of Jamestown and High Point most of her life and was the former owner and operator of High Point Bonded Warehouse, retiring in 1989. She was associated with Sears Marketing Center in High Point. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Saint Edwards Guild and Blue Ladies Auxiliary of Maryfield Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul D. Clement Jr., on April 4, 1997, and two daughters, Paula Clement Cobb and Cathy G. Clement. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Tivy Todd. She was a devoted mother to her family and a cherished friend by many.
Surviving are a daughter, Martha Clement of the home; four sons, Todd Clement, Tivy David Clement and Chris Clement and his wife, Jere R., all of High Point and Joe Clement of Jamestown; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Entombment will be in Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum. A prayer service will be held at 7 tonight at Sechrest Funeral Home, High Point. Visitation will follow the prayer service until 8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to Capitol Fund of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 605 Barbee Ave., High Point, N.C. 27262 or to the Patient Care Fund at Maryfield Nursing Home, 1315 Greensboro Road, High Point, N.C. 27260.
Robert Rickard
Thomasville - Robert “Bob” Rayvon Rickard, 76, of Washboard Road died Jan. 1, 2000, at Community General Hospital.
He was born Feb. 6, 1923, in Davidson County, a son of Curtis and Ida Hicks Rickard. He had spent the greater part of his life in this area, He was a U.S. Marines World War II combat veteran, serving in the South Pacific and took part in the Battle of Okinawa, the Fiji Islands and the Solmon Islands, where he earned several medals and citations for his actions in these battles.
He loved gardening and sharing his harvest with all his friends and neighbors. He was a retired paint contractor and was responsible for decorating Drexel Heritage Showroom for 30 years. He was of the Baptist faith. He was married to Mrs. Cora King Rickard, who preceded him in death.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Connie) Perryman of Winston-Salem; two sisters, Mrs. Leonard (Edith) Stanley of Thomasville and Mrs. Richard (Martha) Griffin of Southmont; three brothers, Jim Rickard of Thomasville, Ronald “Bud” Rickard of Denton and Glenn Rickard of Winston-Salem; a grandson, Robbie Perryman of Winston-Salem; and two great-granddaughters, Emily Perryman and Mary Catherine Perryman.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at J.C. Green & Sons Chapel by the Rev. Bill Sutphin. Burial will be in Floral Garden Park Cemetery in High Point with full military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and other times at the home of his daughter, Connie Perryman, 527 Creek Side Lane, Winston-Salem.
Billy Wade
Asheboro - Billy Franklin Wade, 39, died Dec. 31, 1999.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Ridge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Rosa Wallace
Lexington - Mrs. Rosa Inez Carter Wallace, 76, of Homestead Drive died at 5:47 p.m. Dec. 31, 1999, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem after an illness of one month.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Alliance Church. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday at Davidson Funeral Home.
Alline York
Lexington - Mrs. Alline Rummage York, 81, of Swing Dairy Road died Dec. 31, 1999, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem after a four-month illness.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at Friendship United Methodist Church. Visitation will be 6-8 tonight at Davidson Funeral Home.
James Carpenter
Thomasville - James Wiley “Windy” Carpenter, 84, a resident of Thomasville, died Jan. 2, 2000, in Community General Hospital.
He was born in Stokes County, the son of James Carpenter and Sadie Flincham Carpenter. He had lived the greater part of his life in this area. He was retired from Hatteras Yacht where he was the upholster department foreman. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a volunteer fireman with the Fairgrove Fire Department for numerous years. He was married to Melba Jenkins Carpenter who preceded him in death.
Surviving is a daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Jo Pattishall and Dr. Frank Pattishall of Charlotte; four sisters, Mrs. Kate Aleen Myers of Thomasville, Mrs. Kathealeen Manley of Mississippi; Mrs. Merits Bowers of Thomasville, and Mrs. Geneva Cummings of Thomasville; a brother, Robert Lee Carpenter of Yadkinville; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Pauls Episcopal service. Burial will be in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be directed to Hospice of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, N.C. 27292, or to Alzheimer’s Disease Eastern N.C. Chapter, Room 153 Civitan Building, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 27710.
Arrangements will be announced by J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home.
Lucile Fritz
Lexington - Lucile Craver Fritz, 81, a resident of Longwood, Fla., and formerly of Marion, S.C., died Dec. 31, 1999.
A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church in Marion, S.C., at 4 this afternoon. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lexington City Cemetery.
