
Obituaries
Sandra Jacobs Alexander
Sep 4, 2020
Sandra Jacobs Alexander, 48, of Thomasville, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020, at High Point Medical Center.
Born November 25, 1971, in Davidson County, she was the daughter of Thurman Jacobs and Sarah Graham Jacobs both of Boiling Spring Lakes. Mrs. Alexander was a graduate of UNC-G and employed with United Health Care.
In addition...
Patrick Wayne Campbell
Sep 1, 2020
Patrick Wayne Campbell, 61, of Charlotte, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte.
Pat was born in High Point on August 25, 1959, to Earl W. Campbell and Bobbi Cecil Campbell. He is survived by his mother Bobbi, of High Point and his sister Cindy of Charlotte; he is also survived by...
Richard Dwight Greene, Sr.
Sep 1, 2020
Richard Dwight Greene, Sr., 77, of High Point, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at High Point Medical Center.
Born August 2, 1943, in Guilford County, he was a son of the late Herbert James Greene and the late Mary Alice Osborn Greene. Richard was a veteran of the US Nation Guard and the former owner and...
Jose Carmen Agustin Ponce
Aug 31, 2020
Jose C. Agustin Ponce 58, of Kernersville passed away August 31,2020 at Wake Forest Medical Center. Jose was born in Michoacan, Mexico on July 19,1962 to Estevan Agustin and Rosa Ponce Gaspar.
Jose enjoyed many things in life such as fishing, working on cars . He loved cook outs on the weekends where he cooked and enjoyed...
James Monroe Taylor
Aug 31, 2020
James Monroe Taylor, 73, of High Point, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020, at his home.
Born June 22, 1947, in Yadkin County, he was a son of the late James Luke Taylor and the late Jesse Adams Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a US Marine Corps veteran and retired from Old Dominion Freight Lines.
He...
Robert (Bob) Bryson Picklesimer
Aug 28, 2020
Robert Bryson Picklesimer, formerly Robert O’Kelley, went to be with his heavenly family on August 28, 2020 in High Point, NC after a short battle with mesothelioma.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the family has chosen to have a private celebration of life ceremony.
Bob, or Bobby as he was known to family, was born May...
Doug Kennedy
Aug 27, 2020
William Douglas Kennedy, 78, of Mooresville, passed away, Thursday, August 27, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.
Born April 29, 1942, in Santa Monica, California, he was a son of the late William Edwin Kennedy and the late Ann Helen Jones Kennedy. Doug was a veteran of the US Nation Guard and a retired commercial photographer.
...Bobbie Lynn Bingham
Aug 27, 2020
Bobbie Lynn Bingham, b. Sep 2, 1959, High Point, NC; d. Aug 27, 2020, High Point, NC
Bobbie was owner and operator of Diversity Counseling of Greensboro, specializing in child and family therapy.
Bobbie was previously employed by Catholic Charities, Social Services of Guilford County, and Guilford County Schools. She received her Bachelor of Science...
James Walter Hinson
Aug 26, 2020
James Walter Hinson, 86, of High Point, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at his home.
Born July 1, 1934, in Guilford County, he was a son of the late Bessie Rudder Hinson. Mr. Hinson was a US Air Force veteran and a retired printer.
He is survived by his wife Nancy Turnage Hinson; sons,...
Cody Waller
Aug 26, 2020
Phillip Cody Waller, 24, of Lexington passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020, in Trinity.
Born May 26, 1996, in Davidson County, he was the son of James Michael Waller and Joy Pressley Goins.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his girlfriend, Jasmine Hughes; their unborn daughter, Lilith; and sister, Hayley Stafford.
...Peter Michael Rizzuto
Aug 25, 2020
Peter Michael Rizzuto, 66, of High Point, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at the Meridian Center.
Services will be held in Chicago.
Wright Funerals-Cremations is in charge of arrangements.
Pamela Smith Webb
Aug 25, 2020
Pamela Smith Webb, 64, of High Point, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at High Point Medical Center.
Born September 1, 1955, in Guilford County, she was a daughter of the late Norman Bailey Smith and the late Betty Grubb Smith.
She is survived by her daughter, Heather Walling (Jamie) of Charlotte; brother, Del Michael...
Marlene Newton Cannon
Aug 24, 2020
Marlene Newton Cannon, 83, a lifelong resident of the High Point area, passed away August 24, 2020, after a long battle with kidney disease and cancer. A daughter of Charles and Lillian Newton, she was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Bill and Gary Dale, her sister Patricia and her grandson Evan. She is survived by her...
Linda Coley Martin
Aug 22, 2020
Linda Coley Martin, 75, of Kernersville, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Hospice Home at High Point.
Born September 25, 1944, in Wilson County, she was a daughter of the late Norman Coley and Mae Walston Coley.
No services are planned.
Wright Funerals-Cremations is in charge of arrangements.
John Robert James Hazelwood
Aug 22, 2020
John Robert James Hazelwood, 74, of High Point, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Born March 1, 1946, in Randolph County, he was a son of the late Moses Hazelwood and the late Lula Stanley Hazelwood. John was a retired heavy machine operator for the City of High Point and the...
Essie Twiddy Adams
Aug 22, 2020
Essie Twiddy Adams, 90, of High Point, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Hospice Home at High Point.
Born February 1, 1930, in Suffolk, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Twiddy and the late Cora Rhodes Twiddy. Mrs. Adams was a homemaker.
She is survived by her son, William Adams, Jr....
Florence Bennett Wakefield
Aug 19, 2020
Florence Bennett Wakefield, 87, of High Point, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at her home.
Born August 12, 1933, in Houston, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Lewis Bennett and the late Jacoba Torsey Bennett.
She is survived by her sons, Michael Duncan of Texas, and Randall Duncan and wife Linda if...
Mary (Bryson) Kirkman
Aug 18, 2020
Mary Bryson Kirkman, 92, of High Point, passed away on August 18, 2020 at GrayBrier Nursing & Rehab Center in Archdale, NC.
Mary was born in Marion, NC to Anne Mae Johnson Bryson and James Taylor Bryson on April 8, 1928. Mary loved to do cross word puzzles but most of all she loved to read the...
Roger Ray Puckett
Aug 17, 2020
Roger Ray Puckett, 73, of High Point, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020, at his home.
Born August 1, 1947, in Maybeury, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Owen Puckett and the late Georgia Childress Puckett. Roger served in the US Army Reserves and was a member of Triad Church. He was an entrepreneur...
Lawson Mckinley Jenkins
Aug 17, 2020
Lawson McKinley Jenkins, 70, of Thomasville, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020, at his home.
Services will be at a later date.
Wright Funerals-Cremations is in charge of arrangements.
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