Ross Smith
June 16, 2026
Mrs. Ross C Smith, 93, of Greensboro, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at Autumn Care of Cornelius.
A full obituary is forthcoming.
Wright Funerals-Cremations, High Point, is in charge of the arrangements.
Jonathan Brian Dillon
June 15, 2026
Jonathan Brian Dillon, 36, of High Point passed away Monday, June 15, 2026, at Atrium Health High Point Medical Center.
Born May 15, 1990, in Guilford County to Stephen and Stephanie Dillon. Jonathan loved the outdoors and deer hunting. He loved all outdoor work. He loved watching sunrises and sunsets and most of all his dog, Chance.
In addition to his parents,...
Kenneth Darrell Safriet
June 15, 2026
Kenneth “Kent” Darrell Safriet, 77, of Archdale, passed away Monday, June 15, 2026, at GrayBrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Born June 30, 1948, in Guilford County, he was a son of the late Wiley Wesley Safriet and the late Dorothy Bottoms Safriet.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Alice Faye Safriet, Eva Mae Safriet, Barbara...
Ronald Sorensen
June 15, 2026
Ronald Sorensen, 74, of Jamestown, passed away Monday, June 15, 2026, at the Hospice Home of High Point.
A full obituary is forthcoming.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Wright Funerals-Cremations, High Point, is in charge of the arrangements.
Brian Conrad Hudspeth
June 14, 2026
Brian Conrad Hudspeth, 64, of High Point, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2026, at home.
Born February 3, 1962, in Guilford County, to Pattie Conrad Hudspeth and the late Wilson Efird “Buddy” Hudspeth, Jr.
Brian graduated from Andrews High School in 1980 and attended Western Carolina University. A lifelong outdoors-man, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, working with his hands, and spending time in...
Billy Waters
June 9, 2026
Billy Harold Waters, 92, died on June 9, 2026, at the Randolph Hospice House, in Asheboro, NC. A visitation is planned at 10:30 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 18th, 2026, with Pastor Mike Shivar officiating at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Jacksonville, NC. A graveside service will follow at Onslow Memorial Park in...
Bryan Perdieu
June 7, 2026
Bryan Harvey Perdieu, 62, of High Point, passed away June 7, 2026, at his home.
Born on April 27, 1964, in High Point, Bryan was the son of Joyce Castevns East and the late, Harvey Perdieu. Bryan was a lifelong resident of the High Point area and attended Ledford High School in Thomasville. He worked for Fitesa Manufacturing, formally Fiber Dynamics,...
Brian Cecil Dailey
June 7, 2026
Brian Cecil Dailey, 61, passed away on June 7, 2026, after a long illness.
Born and raised in High Point, he was a son of the late Bonnie Ruth Beshears Dailey, and Judson Cecil Dailey.
Brian graduated from High Point Central High School and spent his entire career in the furniture industry. As a sales representative at Furnitureland South, Brian earned numerous...
Jimmy Partin
June 7, 2026
Jimmy Lee Partin, 69, of Sophia, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Hospice of Randolph County.
Born January 14, 1957, in Middlesboro, KY to the late Lawrence Partin and the late Vina Scenters Napier. Jimmy liked fishing and loved the outdoors. He was a Big San Francisco 49er’s fan. Jimmy was a simple man who liked to laugh a lot.
He...
Bertha Lowe McGee
June 7, 2026
Bertha Viola Lowe McGee, 97, of High Point, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Adams Farm Living and Rehabilitation.
Born August 15, 1928, in Guilford County, she was a daughter of the late Albert Lee Lowe and the late Florence Pierce Lowe.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Jesse Lowe and James Lowe.
On August...
Brenda Gwen Smith
June 5, 2026
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing, on June 5, 2026, of Brenda Gwen Stewart Smith, loving and generous daughter of James and Dorothy Stewart, mother of Ty Owens, mother-in-law of Emily Owens, grandmother of Hayley and Mia, wife of Richard Smith, and friend to so many. Brenda was born on August 18, 1947 in Greensboro,...
Theresa Mello
June 5, 2026
Theresa Adele Heffington Mello, 71, of Winston Salem, passed away Friday, June 5, 2026, at her home.
Born June 16, 1954, in Chowchilla, CA, she was a daughter of Phyllis Heffington Koyman, and the late Troy Wayne Heffington.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her brother, Michael Kooyman.
Those left to cherish her memory; her daughter, Kayla Johnson...
Ted Allen Hoyle
June 4, 2026
Ted Allen Hoyle, 40, of Thomasville, passed away on June 4, 2026, at his home.
Born on September 12, 1985, in Cherokee County, North Carolina to the late Gerald Hoyle, Jr. and Patricia Gail Rogers Hoyle, Ted spent his earliest years in the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina in the town of Murphy. In 1988 his family moved to Denton,...
Tamara Talbot
June 3, 2026
Tamara Lynn Atwell Talbot, 67, of High Point, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born August 15, 1958, in Kewanee, IL; she was a daughter to the late Maurice Atwell and the late Doris Jean Adams Atwell.
Tamara loved live music, especially classic country music, and never passed up a chance to sing...
Edmund Allred
June 2, 2026
Edmund Douglas Allred, 87, of High Point, passed away on June 2, 2026, at the Hospice Home at High Point.
Born on June 21, 1938, in Greensboro to the late Leonard and Elizabeth Isley Allred, Edmund grew up Greensboro, and graduated from Grimsley High School. In 1963, he joined the United States Army. He was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, from...
Michael "Mike" Leamon
June 2, 2026
Joe Michael “Mike” Leamon, 74, of High Point, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at High Point Medical Center.
He was born January 12, 1952, in Forsyth County.
Mike is preceded in death by his mother, Opal Guiseffi; brothers, Donald Leamon, and Jerry Leamon; and his sisters, Becky Crisp, Louise Bodenheimer, and Carrie Myers.
He married his beloved wife, Madora, on December 15,...
Patricia Ann Meinhart
June 2, 2026
Patricia Ann Galloway Meinhart, 79, of Thomasville, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Pine Ridge Health and Rehabilitation.
Born May 16, 1947, in Wooster, OH; she was a daughter of the late Edward Galloway and the late Irene Duncan Galloway.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Paul Meinhart; grandson, Brian Comer; and sister,...
Capt. Joseph John Drozd, Jr., MSC USN (Ret.)
June 2, 2026
Capt. Joseph John Drozd, Jr., MSC USN (Ret.), 90 of High Point passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Hayworth House at Pennybyrn surrounded by family and friends..
He was born on July 15, 1935, in Summit Hill, PA to Joseph John Drozd, Sr., and Anna Mary (Nika) Drozd. Joe graduated with a BS from the University of Notre Dame, where he...
Arlene Foster
June 1, 2026
Arlene B. Foster, a much-loved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully June 1, 2026, at the age of 89, in Jamestown, NC.
Arlene was born August 3, 1936, in Wilkes County, NC to the late William Marcus and Pearl Pardue Blackburn. Arlene graduated from Wilkes Central High School in 1955 and moved to Jamestown in 1964. She was a...
Michael Sechrest
June 1, 2026
Michael Bivens Sechrest, 74, of Kernersville, passed away Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Hospice Home of High Point.
Born December 13, 1951, in Greensboro; he was a son of the late Gilmer Sechrest, Jr., and the late Maxine Barbee Harrison Sechrest.
Left to cherish his memory; his beloved daughters, Mitzi Harrison of High Point, and Wendy Sechrest of Kernersville; granddaughters, Gracie...
