Maria Providencia Bates Ortiz
December 3, 2020
Maria Providencia Bates Ortiz, 92, of Greensboro, peacefully passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020, 10:00 p.m., at the Hospice Home at High Point following the farewell from her son and grandchildren.
Born March 27, 1928, in Vieques, Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Ortíz Valencia and the late Rafaela Burgos Cruz. She was...
Betty Jean (Leonard) Brady
December 3, 2020
Betty Jean Leonard Brady, 80, of High Point, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Summerstone Nursing and Rehab.
Born November 29, 1940, in Guilford County, she was a daughter of the late Howard Leonard and the late Della Seawell Leonard. Betty was a homemaker.
She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Riley of High...
David Paul Byerly
December 2, 2020
David Paul Byerly, 85, of Sophia, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at High Point Medical Center.
Born September 4, 1935, in Guilford County, he was the son of the late Frederick Paul Byerly and the late Nannie Lucas Byerly. Mr. Byerly was a US Army veteran and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church....
Nancy Wray White
December 2, 2020
Nancy Wray White, 93, of High Point, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2020, at her home.
Mrs. White was born October 15, 1927, in Rockingham County, a daughter of the late Richard Henry Wray and the late Susie Lindsey Wray. She married the love her life John G. White, and they were married for 65 years...
Margaret Elizabeth (Bundy) Seward
December 2, 2020
Margaret Elizabeth Seward, 93, of High Point, passed away on December 2, 2020 at GreyBrier Nursing & Rehabilitation in Trinity, NC.
Margaret was born in Guilford County to Sadie Wall Bundy and Joseph Alford Bundy on July 22, 1927. She worked as a seamstress for most of her life for Brayton International of High Point and would...
Aaliyah Jewels Woods
December 1, 2020
Aaliyah Jewels Woods, 23, of High Point, passed away on December 1, 2020 in High Point, NC.
Aaliyah was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania to Niki Wren and Phillip Woods on May 4, 1997. She loved her brothers & sisters very much. Hello Kitty was her favorite character. She loved the color red and she also loved helping...
Thomas Charles Drenan, Jr.
December 1, 2020
Thomas Charles Drenan Jr, 70, of Pleasant Garden, NC died December 1, 2020, at the Hospice Home at High Point after a sudden illness with his family by his side. Tom was born in Portsmouth, NH, the son of the late Norma and Tom Drenan. He was the oldest of 3 siblings. Starting in his childhood years, Tom was...
Bill Foster
November 29, 2020
William Lee Foster, Jr., 88, of High Point, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, at Westchester Harbour.
Born January 6, 1932, in Forsyth County, he was a son of the late William Lee Foster, Sr. and the late Willie Sain Foster. Bill was an Eagle Scout and a US Navy veteran. He retired from Swaim Plumbing Supply...
Diane Lee (Butler) Grinder
November 28, 2020
Diane Lee Grinder, 77, of Thomasville, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 in Asheboro, North Carolina.
Diane Grinder, also known by her loved ones as “Nana,” was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1943. Nana loved being around people, which is why she spent a majority of her time as a waitress. She was a...
Richard Edward Fuller
November 27, 2020
Richard Edward Fuller (aka, Dick, Lucky, Sarge) 86, of High Point, NC. passed away peacefully Friday, November 27, 2020, at Wesley Long Hospital. He was a son of the late John Edward Fuller and the late Sadie Elsie Hurst Fuller.
Dick is survived by his wife, Carol Louise Camp Fuller; his daughters, Nita Tarbush (David) of High...
Jessie Burton Ridge
November 27, 2020
Jessie Burton Ridge, 88, resident of The GrayBrier Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, formerly of Tarheel Dr., Archdale, died November 27th at the Hospice Home in Asheboro.
Mrs. Ridge was born July 29, 1932 in Guilford County, a daughter to Clay and Bessie King Burton. She was a graduate of High Point Central High School. Mrs. Ridge was...
Janice A (Walsh) Fogarty
November 26, 2020
Janice Ann Fogarty, 80, of High Point, North Carolina, passed away on November 26, 2020 in High Point.
Janice was born in Bronx, New York to Muriel Walsh on August 15, 1940. She married Daniel Fogarty on June 1, 1961 in Poughkeepsie, New York. Jan was not only a mother to Tim and Cara and grandmother to...
Derek Charles Marlowe
November 26, 2020
Derek Charles Marlowe, 29, of High Point, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020, at his home.
Born June 12, 1991, in Guilford County, he was a son of Angela Marlowe of High Point, and the late James Breedlove.
In addition to his mother he is survived by his brothers, Skylar Marlowe and Damien Marlowe, and...
George (Wally) Wallace Crawford
November 25, 2020
George Wallace (Wally) Crawford, 66, of Mocksville, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at his home.
Born January 18, 1954 in Bakersfield, CA, his was a son of the late Walter Clingman Crawford and the late Betty Roberts Crawford. Wally worked in maintenance for industrial companies.
He is survived by his wife, Dora (Penny) Crawford...
Janet Lee (Biaza) Poston
November 24, 2020
Janet Lee Biaza Poston, 70, of High Point, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at her home.
No services are planned.
Wright Funerals-Cremations is in charge of arrangements.
Sharon Darlene (Mock) Fulp
November 23, 2020
Sharon Darlene Fulp, 78, of Archdale, North Carolina was called home to be with her Lord on Monday, November 23, 2020 in Archdale, North Carolina.
Sharon was born in High Point, North Carolina to William Alexander Mock and Audrey Lucille Culler Mock on September 6, 1942. She was a graduate of Trinity High School where she was...
Jerry Leon Hudspeth
November 22, 2020
Jerry Leon Hudspeth, 66, of Archdale, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020, at Hospice Home at High Point.
Born September 17, 1954, in Guilford County, he was a son of the late Leonard Hudspeth and the late Helen Samuels Hudspeth.
He is survived by his wife of thirty-five years, Joyce Cranford Hudspeth of the home;...
Jonathan Edward Gainey
November 21, 2020
Jonathan Edward Gainey, 39, of Archdale, North Carolina passed away, Saturday, November 21, 2020 in Archdale.
Jonathan was born in Hartsville, South Carolina to Travis Walker and Barbara Johnson Wallace on April 11, 1981. John married his soulmate and ride or die, Marie Heath on July 21, 2016 in High Point, North Carolina, but was established with...
Patricia Mae (Mccollum) Crowder
November 17, 2020
Patricia Mae McCollum Crowder, 74, of Trinity, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at High Point Medical Center.
Born August 25, 1946, in Danville, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late William Ray McCollum and the late Martha Lillian Hill McCollum. Pat graduated from Averett College with bachelor’s degree in elementary education and earned a master’s...
Jackie Venable Lanier
November 15, 2020
Jackie Venable Lanier, 83, of High Point, died Sunday November 15, 2020. She was born on April 24,1937 in Ararat, NC to Coy and Lottie Venable. On February 6,1960 she married Nubert Tate Lanier who preceded her in death in 2006. She was also preceded in death by her brothers Gilbert, Ed and Wilford Venable and sisters Josie ONeal,...
