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Roy W. Edwards
ASHEBORO - Roy Wesley Edwards, 75, of 3595 Kindley Farm Road, Asheboro, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at his home.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joe Brown, the Rev. Claude Byerly and the Rev. Jody Harrison officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will be at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, 6-9 p.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Hill Top Baptist Church, c/o Rev. Joe Brown, 426 Ridge St., Asheboro, N.C. 27203.
Maxine V. Hettinger
ASHEBORO - Maxine Ruth Vadnais Hettinger, 78, of 315 Independence Drive, Asheboro, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, with Pastor C.H. Fisher officiating. Burial will be in Weymouth Cemetery, Medina, Ohio.
She was a native of Medina, Ohio, a homemaker and a member of Fellowship of Jesus Christ Church.
Surviving are daughters, Colleen Hettinger and Maxine Stotler, both of Medina, Ohio, Lavonne Hudson of Lodi, Ohio, Carmen Morgan of Randleman; sons, Robert Hettinger of Van Nuys, Va., Michael Hettinger of Medina, Ohio, Wesley Hettinger of Baltimore, Md., Raymond Hettinger of Lodi, Ohio, Kenneth Hettinger of Asheboro; four brothers; six sisters; 22 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to Victory Junction Gang, 311 Branson Mill Road, Randleman, N.C. 27317 or the Special Olympics, 1325 G Street, NW, Suite 770, Washington, D.C. 20005-3104.
Donald J. Phillips Sr.
ASHEBORO - Donald Jerry Phillips Sr., 68, of 821B Windermere Court, Asheboro, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at his home.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Neighbor's Grove Wesleyan Church, with the Rev. Larry Moore officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
He was a native of Maiden, former owner and operator of Phillips Business Forms & Home Mart Realty & Construction, Inc., attended Neighbor's Grove Wesleyan Church and in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Surviving are wife, Carolyn T. Phillips of the home; daughters, Debbie P. Templeton of Winston-Salem, Teresa P. Carroll of Dunnellon, Fla., Lisa P. Justice of Randleman; son, Donald Phillips Jr. of Asheboro; brothers, Marvin Phillips and Kenneth Phillips, both of Denver, Manuel Phillips of Greensboro, Richard Phillips of Greenville, S.C.; 12 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Randolph, P.O. Box 9, Asheboro, N.C. 27204-0009 or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 515, Asheboro, N.C. 27204.
Georgia M. Evans
RANDLEMAN - Georgia McNabb Evans, 86, formerly of Randleman, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation, Asheboro.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pugh Funeral Home, Randleman, with the Rev. Jack Clark officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park.
She was a native of Loudon County, Tenn., the widow of Colon Jackson Evans, a retired employee of General Electric and a member of Archdale Baptist Church.
Surviving are son, Kenneth "Tex" Evans of Randleman; daughters, Dianne Wilmoth of Smith Mountain Lake, Va., Judith C. Hodgin of Dobson; brothers, Vance McNabb of High Point, Donald McNabb of Randleman, Kelly McNabb of Hickory; sisters, Dorleen Proctor of Trinity, Emma Lambeth of Randleman, Anna Comer of Brooksville, Fla.; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home 6-8 p.m. Monday, other times at the home of the son, 2320 WOW Road, Randleman.
Memorials may be made to Victory Junction Gang, 311 Branson Mill Road, Randleman, N.C. 27317.
James M. Baucom
GREENSBORO - James "Jack" Mahala Baucom, 76, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Father Lutheran Church, where he was a member.
He was a native of Guilford County, a photographer with Channel 2 WFMY TV, a retired crime scene investigator with the Greensboro Police Department after 18 years and a member of the first Police Department Reserves in Greensboro.
Surviving are wife, Rose Baucom of the home; sons, Steven Baucom of Pleasant Garden, Rick Baucom of Greensboro; daughter, Dottie B. Overman of Greensboro; two grandchildren.
The family will be at the church 7-8:30 p.m. Monday.
Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home, Vanstory Chapel, Greensboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Our Fathers Lutheran Church, the Kidney Foundation or the American Heart Association.
R.D. Smith
SILER CITY - R.D. Smith, 64, of 1885 Silk Hope Road, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003, at Chatham Hospital.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Lamont Hemminger and the Rev. Michael Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He was a native of Chatham County and a retired electrician with Chatham Electric.
Surviving are wife, Mary Guthrie Smith of Siler City; daughters, Michelle Smith of Snow Camp, Debbie Ingle and Wanda Stuart, both of Siler City; sister, Betty Crews of Kernersville; brothers, Jesse Earl Smith, June Smith and Joe Smith, all of Siler City; two grandsons; one great-granddaughter.
The family will be at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, Siler City, 6-8 p.m. Monday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Teresa Piezzo, 61 Royal Pines Court, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312.
G. Lester Williams
EAGLE SPRINGS - George Lester Williams, 74, of N.C. 705, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Eagle Springs Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Don Burns and Dr. Zeb Moss officiating. Burial will be in the Wallace Family Cemetery.
He was a native of Moore County and a retired chicken farmer.
Surviving are sister, Dorothy Cagle of Eagle Springs; brother, Leon Williams of Eagle Springs.
Briggs-Candor Funeral Home, Candor, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Eagle Springs Baptist Church Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 118, Eagle Springs, N.C. 27242.
Lou Ludlum
ASHEBORO - Louis Claude Ludlum Sr., 59, of 2777 Burney Road, Asheboro, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003, at his home.
Memorial service will be 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, with the Rev. Junior Daw-kins officiating.
He was a native of Bladen County, retired from the Belhaven Police Department and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War era.
Surviving are wife, Betty Young Ludlum of the home; son, Louis C. Ludlum Jr. of Nashville, Tenn.; stepson, Jeffrey Kirk of Belhaven; sister, Jean L. Spencer of Randleman; two grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Randolph, P.O. Box 9, Asheboro, N.C. 27204-0009.
Gregg A. Barefoot
RANDLEMAN - Gregg Anthony Barefoot, 18, of 2465 Spero Road, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Friendship Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Tommy Kidd and the Rev. Gilbert Presnell officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park.
He was a 2003 graduate of Randleman High School and an employee with Food Lion on Dixie Drive in Asheboro.
Surviving are parents, Gary Alton and Becky Wood Barefoot of the home; brother, Christopher Alan Barefoot of the home; grandparents, Grace Wood and Hubert and Colene Barefoot, all of Benson.
The family will be at Pugh Funeral Home, Randleman, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to Friendship Baptist Church, 2235 Spero Road, Randleman, N.C. 27317.
Raymond L. Perry
TROY - Raymond Lowell Perry was born Feb. 26, 1939, and died Nov. 23, 2003.
He was a 1957 graduate of Troy High School and a 1961 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he joined Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. He was an Eagle Scout of Troop 81 in Troy. He served in the Army Reserves from 1961-1967. For 21 years he owned and operated Perry Furniture Company in Troy. Later, he worked in textiles in Albemarle until he retired to develop a business from his beekeeping hobby. He developed Uwharrie Mountain Honey Company and produced numerous products from the hive. He was a member of Stanly County Beekeepers and the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association where he served as a State Director, and he was a member of the North Carolina Zoo Committee. He earned the Master Craftsman in Beekeeping from North Carolina State University in March, 2003.
Lowell was a member of First Baptist Church of Troy and the Genesis Bible Study Class. He was a member of the Albemarle Lions Club and he served his community as president of the River Haven Association.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Priscilla G. Perry of the home; a daughter, Holli P. Britt; a granddaughter, Jessica Lauren Britt; a son-in-law, Jason L. Britt, all of Fayetteville; his mother, Enid M. Perry of Troy; a sister, Janno P. Daniel of Troy.
A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of Troy at 6 p.m. on Nov. 26. The family requests no flowers, but memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Troy, 401 E. Main St., Troy, N.C. 27371; Boy Scout Troop 81, 401 E. Main St., Troy, N.C. 27371; Hospice of Stanly County, 901 N. First St., Albemarle, N.C. 28001; or Alpha Delta Kappa XI Chapter Scholarship Fund, 9987 Richard Sandy Road, Oakboro, N.C. 28129.
Pugh-Troy Funeral Home in Troy is in charge of arrangements.
Hazel F. Hamlin
QUINCY, Wash. - Hazel Flint Hamlin, 89, of Quincy, Wash., died Monday, Nov. 17, 2003, in Quincy Valley Hospital.
A graveside service will be in Randolph Memorial Park on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 26, at 2 p.m.
Hazel was raised in Scottsbluff County, Neb. She moved to Washington, D.C., in 1937 and in 1940, received a permanent appointment with the Civil Service in the Maritime Commission, which was the war shipping administration during World War II. She received a War Service Certificate for her service to the Nation. Hazel retired in 1969 as Chief Clerk, International Office, Research and Development, Department of the Army.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Allred Hamlin, a native of Randolph County.
She is survived by a sister, Ellen Flint of Lake Park, Fla.; brothers, David Flint of Quincy, Wash., Dennis Flint of Placerville, Calif., and E.B. Flint of Sacramento, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at the Free Methodist Church in Quincy, Wash., at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20.
Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, is in charge of the graveside service.
Kathleen M. Stevens
ASHEBORO - Kathleen Faye Mitchell Stevens, 73, formerly of 153 E. Academy St., Asheboro, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, at Universal Health Care of Ramseur.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, with the Rev. Jonathan Shook officiating.
She was a native of Trinidad, West Indies, the widow of Arthur Warren Stevens Sr., a member of Bailey's Grove Baptist Church and a retired nursing assistant.
Surviving are daughters, Donna Toy of Bluffton, S.C., Gale Schilling of Hilton Head, S.C., Sandy Luke of Denver, Colo.; sons, Arthur Stevens, Mark Stevens and Terry Stevens, all of Raleigh; brothers, Desmond Mitchell of Ontario, Canada, Peter Mitchell of Calgary, Canada, Robert Mitchell of Ventura, Calif.; 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Randolph, P.O. Box 9, Asheboro, N.C. 27204-0009.
Lattrell S. Freeman
GOLDSTON - Lattrell "Polly" Smith Freeman, 80, of 274 N. Church St., died Monday, Nov. 24, 2003, at her home.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Goldston Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Gerald Bridges and the Rev. David Hicks officiating. Burial will be in Chatham Memorial Park, Siler City.
Surviving are sons, Joe Hollis Freeman and Barry Eugene Freeman; daughters, Vanetta Johnson and Vickie Millenbaugh; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, Siler City, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to Goldston Baptist Church, P.O. Box 100, Goldston, N.C. 27252.
Elmon S. Russell
NORWOOD - Elmon Shelton Russell, 72, of Carolina House of Asheboro, formerly of Norwood, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Baptist Church, Norwood, with the Rev. Nathan Fox officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Park, Albemarle.
He was a native of Stanly County, the widower of Mary Skidmore Russell, a graduate of Albemarle High School, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a graduate of Appalachian State University with a Masters. He was a retired teacher and chairman of the Department of Business at Southern Piedmont Community College, a former business manager with Concord Telephone and he attended Memorial Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict era and former chairman of the Stanly County Community Concert Association.
The family will be at the church 9:45-10:45 a.m. Friday, prior to the service.
Stanly Funeral Home, Albemarle, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Stanly County Animal Rescue League, P.O. Box 1676, Albemarle, N.C. 28002 or Mary S. Russell Endowed Accounting Scholarship Fund, c/o Pfeiffer University, 48380 U.S. 52 North, Misenheimer, N.C. 28109 or donor's choice.
Colon Smith
ASHEBORO - Haynes Colon Smith, age 84, of 1335 Henley Drive, Asheboro, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2003, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Balfour Baptist Church, with the Rev. C. Gene Booker officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memorial Park.
Mr. Smith was a native of Randolph County and retired from Acme-McCrary Corporation after 38 years of service. He was a member of Balfour Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his daughter, Caroline Smith Jones.
He is survived by wife, Carol Cox Smith; son-in-law, Larry W. Jones of Taylorsville; granddaughter, Larissa Erkman of Taylorsville; grandsons, Todd W. Jones of Taylorsville and Brian Kent Jones of Raleigh; great-granddaughter, Caroline Quinn Erkman of Taylorsville; great-grandson, John Theodore Erkman of Taylorsville; sisters, Opal Frye of High Point, Mary Lou Thomas of Albemarle, Rosa Lee Mobley of Vero Beach, Fla., and Myrtie Younts of Lexington.
The family will receive friends 1-2 p.m. Friday at Balfour Baptist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Balfour Baptist Church, 1644 N. Fayetteville St., Asheboro, N.C. 27203.
Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, is in charge of arrangements.
George C. Redding
ASHEBORO - George Cardona Redding, 67, of 400 Vision Drive, Asheboro, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003, at Randolph Hospital.
Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Whites Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Randy McLeod officiating.
He was a native of Randolph County, a retired truck driver from Douglas & Bess Trucking and a U.S. Navy veteran.
Surviving are son, George Allen Redding of Mooresville; mother, Ethel Mae Lineberry Redding of Asheboro; brother, Ronald C. Redding of Asheboro.
The family will be at Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, 9-10:30 a.m. Friday.
Colon Smith
ASHEBORO - Haynes Colon Smith, 84, of 1335 Henley Drive, Asheboro, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2003, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Balfour Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. C. Gene Booker officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Park.
He was a native of Randolph County and a retired employee of Acme-McCrary Corp. after 38 years.
Surviving are wife, Carol Cox Smith; sisters, Opal Frye of High Point, Mary Lou Thomas of Albemarle, Rosa Lee Mobley of Vero Beach, Fla., Myrtie Younts of Lexington; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the church 1-2 p.m. Friday.
Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Balfour Baptist Church, 1644 N. Fayetteville St., Asheboro, N.C. 27203.
Betty R. Hudson
RANDLEMAN - Betty Mae Richardson Hudson, 69, of 3332 Shady Forest Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, at Randolph Hospital.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Celestial Memorial Park Mausoleum, West Columbia, S.C., with the Rev. Youngblood officiating.
She was a native of Laurinburg, the widow of James P. West and a homemaker.
Surviving are husband, John C. Hudson of Randleman; daughters, Cindy Callicutt of Randleman, Sue Sharpe of Lexington, S.C.; sons, Danny West and James West, both of Lexington, S.C.; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at Pugh Funeral Home, Randleman, 6-8 p.m. Friday, other times at the home of the daughter, 527 High Point St., Randleman.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
Michael McMaster
STALEY - Michael McMaster, 49, of 543 Stockyard Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, at his home.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Olivers Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, where he was a member, with Pastor Wilson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He was employed with Pinnacle Masonry.
Surviving are wife, Betty Rogers McMaster of the home; daughter, Latonia McMaster of Winston-Salem; son, Michael McMaster Jr. of the home; sisters, Jessie McMaster, Betty Peoples, Ruth McMaster, all of Staley, Wanda Andrews of Ramseur; brothers, Joe McMaster of Staley, Nathan McMaster of Liberty.
The family will be at the church 1-2 p.m. Saturday.
Knotts Funeral Home, Siler City, is in charge of arrangements.
