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Percy Gaines Jr.
SILER CITY - Percy "Poodle" Gaines Jr., 79, of 28 Bonlee-Bennet Road, Bonlee, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2003, at Jordan Lake, Pittsboro.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Bonlee Baptist Church, Bonlee, where he was a member, with the Rev. Darrell Williams officiating. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery, Bonlee.
He was a native of Chatham County, a member of the Frank Andrews Adult Sunday School class and a retired employee of C.C. Routh Mills, Bonlee.
Surviving is brother, Howard J. "Buck" Gaines of Bonlee.
The family will be at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, Siler City, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, other times at the home of the brother, 193 Pat Murrow Road, Bonlee.
Memorials may be made to Bonlee Baptist Church, P.O. Box 75, Bonlee, N.C. 27312.
Chesteen C. Woodle
DENTON - Chesteen Cross Woodle, 69, of Old U.S. 64 East, Lexington, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2003, at Thomasville Medical Center.
Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Silver Valley Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Gene Little officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She was a native of Davidson County and a retired employee of Four Seasons Apparel, Thomasville.
Surviving are husband, Don Woodle of the home; daughter, Patricia Woodle of Lexington; brother, Rondal Cross of Lexington; sister, Jearleen Adams of Denton.
The family will be at Briggs Funeral Home, Denton, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Silver Valley Baptist Church, c/o Doris Burleson, 1289 Old N.C. 75, Lexington, N.C. 27292.
William L. Shaw
TROY - William "Speck" Leon Shaw, 81, of 528 Hickory St., died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital, Troy.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Troy, where he was a member, with Dr. James B. Gibson officiating. Burial will be in Southside Cemetery.
He was a native of Randolph County, a former Sunday School secretary at his church, a member of Troy Masonic Lodge #718 and the Order of the Eastern Star and a retired supervisor of the 8th District of the N.C. Department of Transportation after 38 years.
Surviving are wife, Jessie Lassiter Shaw of the home; son, Stan Warren Shaw of Mt. Gilead; daughter, Beverly S. Ledbetter of Troy; brother, Gordon Shaw of Edenton; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Pugh-Troy Funeral Home, Troy, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Troy, P.O. Box 442, Troy, N.C. 27371.
Lillie K. Thomas
CARTHAGE - Lillie Kimball Thomas, 85, of 4629 Union Church Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at St. Joseph of the Pines, Southern Pines.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Vass United Methodist Church, with Pastor Greg Presnell officiating. Burial will be in Johnson Grove Cemetery.
She was a native of Moore County and the widow of Lee Thomas Sr.
Surviving are daughters, Clara Collins and Cheryl Pope, both of Carthage, Janice Morton of Greensboro, Jean Harrington of Sebring, Fla., Cathy Council of Lakeview; sons, Bill Thomas of Aberdeen, Lee Thomas Jr. of Southern Pines; sister, Lula Gibbons of Carthage; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Fry & Prickett Funeral Home, Carthage, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, other times at the home.
Jewel H. Sheppard
ASHEBORO - Jewel Grace Hare Sheppard, 86, of 712 Mack Road, Asheboro, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home, Asheboro.
Funeral service is 2 p.m. Friday at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park.
She was a Randolph County native and retired from General Electric. She was a member of Maple Springs Baptist Church, Seagrove.
Surviving are sons, Gene Sheppard of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Phillip Sheppard of Crestview, Fla., and J.A. Sheppard of Asheboro; sister, Nonnie Beane of Randleman; brother, Boyd Hare of Seagrove; 22 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, 7-9 p.m. Thursday; other times at the home.
Matthew R. Leggett
ARCHDALE - Matthew Ray Leggett, 37, of Candor, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at his home.
Funeral service is 2 p.m. Saturday at Cloverdale Baptist Church with the Rev. Ralph Pruitt officiating. Burial will be in Holly Hill Cemetery.
Surviving are parents, Linda Price Hill of Candor and Louis Ray Leggett of Lumberton; daughters, Ashley Lanette Leggett of Asheboro and Elizabeth Ann Leggett of Fayetteville; brothers, Robert Edward Hill, Joseph Dwight Hill and Jonathan Duane Hill, all of Asheboro; sisters, Rebecca Ann Leggett and Jennifer Leggett Guay, both of Fayetteville; grandmothers, Evelina Smith Price of Trinity and Rosa Lee Leggett of Lumberton; one grandson.
The family will be at the church 7 p.m. until on Friday; other times at the home of Evelina S. Price, 2820 Refuge Church Drive, Trinity.
Memorials may be made to the Leggett Fund at Cloverdale Baptist Church, 1704 Ogden Court, High Point, N.C. 27260.
Cumby Funeral Home, Archdale, is in charge of arrangements.
Malcolm B. Pickett
BEAR CREEK - Malcolm Burle Pickett, 67, of 7490 N.C. 42, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Fair Pro-mise United Methodist Church, 192 Glendon-Carthage Road, Glendon, where he was a member, with the Rev. Rick McKinley officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He was a Durham County native and was retired from the N.C. Department of Transportation.
Surviving are wife, Peggy Martin Pickett of Bear Creek; daughters, Janice Smith of Bristol, Va., Shelby Lawson of Houston, Texas, and Lisa Pickett of Sarasota, Fla.; sisters, Mary Helon Merritt of Goldsboro, LaVerne Tilley of Durham, Jane Lloyd and Evelyn "Bird" Durham, both of Chapel Hill, and Affie Collins of Franklinton; brother, Donald Pickett of Powder Springs, Ga.; two granddaughters.
The family will be at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, Siler City, 7-9 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Lee County Unit, P.O. Box 41912, Raleigh, N.C. 27629-1912.
Roger L. Hudspeth
BENNETT - Roger Lee "Midget" Hudspeth, 55, of 7123 Brush Creek Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.
Funeral service is 3 p.m. Friday at Pleasant Grove Christian Church, with the Rev. Kenneth Huggins officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He was a Randolph County native, employed with Klaussner Furniture Mfg., and was a U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving are mother, Ruth Hudspeth of Bennett; sister, Linda Baxter of Bennett; brother, Alfred Hudspeth of Asheboro; nieces, Darlene Baxter of Bennett and Tonya Hudspeth of Florida; nephews, Bobby Baxter of Ramseur, Shane Baxter of Bennett and Kelly Hudspeth of Asheboro; daughters, Mistie Hudspeth of Greensboro, Christina Jones of Bennett, and Becky Hudspeth of Bremen, Ohio; four grandchildren.
The family will be at Loflin Funeral Home, Ramseur, 7-9 p.m. Thursday; other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Christian Church, 5946 Pleasant Grove Church Road, Bennett, N.C. 27208.
Marcelle C. Barrett
ASHEBORO - Marcelle Carrie Barrett, 22, of 1124 Oakdale St., died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Church of God of Prophecy.
Surviving are parents, William Earl and Inell Barrett of the home; sisters, Melonie Smith of Clarksville, Tenn., Michele Barrett of Kentucky, Tracie Franklin of Oklahoma; brother, Robert Barrett of Asheboro.
The family will be at Gailes Funeral Home, Asheboro, 7-8 p.m. Friday.
E. Dale Jones
ASHEBORO - Ernest Dale Jones, 88, of 1306 Old Cox Road, Apt. 37, Asheboro, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Cross Road Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Johnny Henderson officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park.
He was a native of Baxley, Ga., the widow of Katie Jones, a retired employee of AT&T and a former member of the board of directors at his church.
Surviving are wife, Pauline "Polly" Brown Jones of the home; sons, Oliver D. Jones of Joliet, Ill., Donald E. Jones of Raleigh; stepdaughter, Sandra Sisk of Asheboro; stepson, William Howard McLeod Jr. of Virginia Beach, Va.; brother, Virlyn Y. Jones of Athens, Ga.; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two stepgrandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren.
The family will be at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, 7-9 p.m. Friday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation, 200 Centerport Drive, Greensboro, N.C. 27409 or Cross Road Baptist Church, 1566 Old Cox Road, Asheboro, N.C. 27205.
Talmedge A. Laughlin
GREENSBORO - Talmedge Seth Arnell Laughlin of 1612 McPherson St., infant son of Joy Y. Laughlin and Nathaniel Belk Jr., died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter United Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Homer Dawkins officiating.
Surviving in addition to the parents are grandparents, Hose Yequlazer, Nathaniel Belk Sr., Clementine Belk; great-grandfather, Kenneth A. Walden; sisters, Brittany Laughlin, Hope Laughlin, Ashley Cheek; brother, Joshua Laughlin.
C.C. Hodges Funeral Service, Asheboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Pearl F. Pike
STALEY - Pearl Frazier Pike, 96, formerly of Staley, died Thursday morning, Nov. 6, 2003, at Universal Health Care in Ramseur.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, at Rocky River Friends Meeting, with the Rev. David Hobson and the Rev. Jimmy Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Staley Cemetery.
Mrs. Pike was a native of Randolph County, a homemaker and a member of Rocky River Friends Meeting.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Roby Pike, and her parents, Charlie Lee and Flora Alice Frazier.
Surviving is son, Hampton Pike and wife Mabel of Staley; sister, Ava Lee Moffitt of Staley; granddaughter, Janet Hill and husband Jimmy of Staley, and grandson, Donald Pike and wife Nan of Staley; great-grandchildren, Ann Pike and Jessica Hill, both of Staley, and Brad Pike and his wife of Ramseur.
The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7-9 p.m. at Loflin Funeral Home in Liberty, and at other times, the family will be at the home of Hampton Pike, 2867 Andrews Road, Staley.
Marcelle C. Barrett
ASHEBORO - Marcelle Carrie Barrett, 22, of 1124 Oakdale St., died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral service will be noon Saturday at Church of God of Prophecy.
Surviving are parents, William Earl and Inell Barrett of the home; sisters, Melonie Smith of Clarksville, Tenn., Michele Barrett of Kentucky, Tracie Franklin of Oklahoma; brother, Robert Barrett of Asheboro.
Gailes Funeral Home, Asheboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Raeford E. Hill Sr.
ASHEBORO - Raeford Earl Hill Sr., 70, formerly of Straight Street, Asheboro, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, at Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday at New Hope Memorial Gardens.
He was a native of Winston-Salem and a retired marine engine technician.
Surviving are daughters, Katie McPhaul of Gastonia, Debbie Snow of Asheboro; sons, Raeford Hill Jr., David Wayne Hill, Jonathan Michael Hill, all of Asheboro; brothers, Bruce Hill, J. D. Hill, James Gray Hill, Howard Hill, Albert Hill, all of Winston-Salem; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, other times at the home of David Hill, 343 Country Side Acres Drive, Asheboro.
Ethel C. Poole
BURLINGTON - Ethel Craven Poole, 74, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at White Oak Manor, Burlington.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Concord United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Fran Adams officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She was a native of Randolph County, the widow of Hampton Rochelle Poole, a retired real estate agent and a member of Centenary United Methodist Church.
Surviving are sister, Edna C. Freeman of Asheboro; brother, Floyd Craven of High Point.
The family will be at the church immediately following the service.
Loflin Funeral Home, Ramseur, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery, Perpetual Trust Fund, 5595 N.C. 22/42, Ramseur, N.C. 27316.
Charles F. Fagg Jr.
TROY - Charles Franklin Fagg Jr., age 70, of 414 Bruton St., died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, at Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle.
Mr. Fagg was a native of Guilford County but lived in Randolph County, graduated from Asheboro High School in 1951 and moved to Troy 37 years ago and has worked with Montgomery Motors, Inc. since. He was in the National Guard for 18 years and retired as a Captain. He attended First Wesleyan Church and was a member of Asheboro Friends Meeting.
He is survived by his wife, Stella Kemp Fagg of the home; one daughter, Robin Kincaid and husband Kent of Winston-Salem; one son, Michael Fagg and wife Terry of Troy; grandson, John Kincaid, and granddaughters, Jennifer Kincaid and Amber Fagg; two brothers, Jack Fagg of Franklinville and Phillip Fagg of Asheboro.
Calling hours will be Saturday from 7-9 p.m. at Pugh-Troy Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Troy. The funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at First Wesleyan Church, 1368 NC 134 North, Troy, with the Rev. Douglas W. Beadle officiating. Burial will be in First Wesleyan Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 500 E Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, N.C. 28202; Stanly County Hospice, 960 N. First St., Albemarle, N.C. 28001; or a charity of the donor's choice.
Ida N. Allred
RANDLEMAN - Ida Mae Navy Allred, 74, of 39O Causey Drive, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, at Randolph Hospital.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Randolph Memorial Park, with Pastor Jim Honeycutt officiating.
She was a native of High Point, a member of White's Memorial Baptist Church and a former employee with Cohan Mills and Creative Sportswear.
Surviving are husband, William Kenneth Allred; daughters, Portia Jenkins of the home, Bonnie Sluss and Wanda Dunn, both of Randleman; sons, Cliff Allred of Franklinville, Kenneth A. Allred of Sophia, Anthony Allred of the home; sister, Eloise Russell of Sophia; brother, Tom Navy of Sparta, Tenn.; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Pugh Funeral Home, Randleman, noon-1:30 p.m. Monday.
Winfred James
DURHAM - Winfred James, 87, of Brockwell Road, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Clements Funeral Home, Durham, with the Rev. Steve Chipps officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Herman Church cemetery.
He was a native of Oxford and the widower of Pauline Bland James.
Surviving are daughter, Brenda Elliott of Denton; stepdaughter, Linda Goss of Durham; sons, Winfred Adams James Jr. of Fayetteville, John Wesley James of Swannanoa; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216.
Tommy R. Sizemore Sr.
PLEASANT GARDEN - Tommy Ray Sizemore Sr., 53, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, 2003, in the chapel of Forbis & Dick Funeral Home in Pleasant Garden. Interment will follow at Gilmore Memorial Park. Rev. Tommy Ray Sizemore Jr. and Rev. Wayne Taylor will officiate.
Mr. Sizemore was born in Guilford County on March 10, 1950. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was the owner of Sizemore's Heating & Air and a member of the Greensboro Builders Assoc. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Jamestown. Mr. Sizemore was preceded in death by his parents.
Surviving Mr. Sizemore are his wife, Linda White Sizemore; sons, Tommy Ray Sizemore Jr. and wife Tammy, of Greensboro, W.C. "Chris" Sizemore and wife Jennifer, of Thomasville, Keith W. White of Greensboro; sister, Doris Holt of Randleman; brothers, Douglas A. Chaney of Gibsonville, John Holt of Randleman; beloved granddaughter, Taylor Sizemore.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 tonight at Forbis & Dick Funeral Home in Pleasant Garden.
Memorials may be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 6420 Old Kivett Loop Road, Jamestown, N.C. 27282.
Joseph W. Robbins Jr.
ASHEBORO - Joseph William Robbins Jr., 87, of 400 Vision Drive, Asheboro, formerly of 482 N.C. 49 South, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral service is 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, with Elder Ralph Gaines officiating. Burial will be in Tom's Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.
He was a Wilson County native and retired from Bossong Hosiery after 40 years of service. He was a member of Rock Hill Primitive Baptist Church where he was a deacon and treasurer for many years. He was the widower of Crissie Robbins.
Surviving are two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. Monday; other times at the home of granddaughter, Susan Edmonds, 1863 Tot Hill Farm Road, Asheboro.
Memorials may be made to Christian United Outreach Center, 135 Sunset Ave., Asheboro, N.C. 27203.