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Mary Alice (Bell)  Cobb

Mary Alice (Bell) Cobb

Apr 3, 2025

Mary Alice (Bell) Cobb, 89, died peacefully at Piedmont Crossing Retirement Community in Thomasville, North Carolina on Thursday, April 3, 2025.

She was born on Oct 26, 1935 to Ryland Dean Bell and Sara Elizabeth Harley in Suffolk, Virginia. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Suffolk and graduated from Suffolk High School, later attending...

Deeann (Harris)  Stevenson

Deeann (Harris) Stevenson

Apr 3, 2025

DeeAnn Harris Stevenson, 85, of Greensboro, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025, at Hospice Home at High Point.

Born February 18, 1940, in Guilford County, she was a daughter to the late James Norman Harris, Sr., and the late Evelyn Withers Harris.  DeeAnn was a homemaker and a great seamstress, who loved to cook for her family. ...

Wayne Curtis Thompson

Wayne Curtis Thompson

Apr 3, 2025

Wayne Curtis Thompson, 76, of High Point, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025, at his home.

Born October 8, 1948,in Guilford County, he was a son of the late Grady Thompson and the late Willie Thompson.  Wayne was a retired painter for Decorative Sales and Service.  He was deeply loved by his family and enjoyed fishing, woodworking,...

Keith Gibson

Keith Gibson

Apr 2, 2025

Donavon Keith Gibson, 61, of High Point, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at his home.

Born April 19, 1963, in Guilford County, he was a son of the late Phillip Guy Gibson, Sr. and the late Elaine Spoon Lee. Keith was a good man with a huge heart that would help his friends and family with...

Lynn Kahl

Lynn Kahl

Mar 30, 2025

Lynn S. Kahl, 75, of High Point, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025, at her home.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wright Funerals-Cremations, High Point.

Jerry Randall Jolly, Sr.

Jerry Randall Jolly, Sr.

Mar 30, 2025

Jerry Randall Jolly, Sr., 87, of Madison, passed away, Sunday, March 30, 2025, at the Hospice Home of High Point.

Born January 8, 1938; he was a son of the late James Henry Jolly, and the late Grace Lanier Jolly, in Guilford County.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Melba Dean (Johnson)  Kling

Melba Dean (Johnson) Kling

Mar 28, 2025

Melba Dean Johnson Kling, 77, of High Point, passed away Friday, March 28, 2025, at the Hospice Home at High Point.

No services are planned at this time.

Wright Funerals-Cremations, High Point is in charge of arrangements.

John Thomas Candler

John Thomas Candler

Mar 27, 2025

John Thomas Candler, 64, of High Point, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2025, at High Point Medical Center.

Born April 4, 1960, in Guilford County, he was a son to the late Milton H. Candler and the late Dorothy E. Peters.  John was owner/operator of a plumbing company.

He is survived by brothers, Robert Candler...

Bill Walker

Bill Walker

Mar 25, 2025

William Calvin “Bill” Walker, Jr., 87, of High Point, passed Monday, March 25, 2025, at Hospice Home at High Point.

Born March 24, 1938, in High Point, he was a son of the late W.C. Walker and the late Virgie Slayton Walker. Bill’s career began at Walker’s Esso station on South Main Street. He later founded Walker’s...

Cody Ortiz

Cody Ortiz

Mar 25, 2025

Matthew Cody Ortiz, 34, of Thomasville, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2025, unexpectantly at his home.

Born November 21, 1990, in Thomasville, to Raymond Ortiz and Elizabeth Hill Stanley.

He was survived by his father, Raymond Ortiz and wife Niki; mother, Elizabeth Stanley and husband Mark; brothers, Daniel Summit and Ian Stanley; sisters, Tasheena Brown...

Jimmy Davis Small

Jimmy Davis Small

Mar 24, 2025

Jimmy Davis Small, 82, of Waynesville, passed away, Monday, March 24, 2025, with his family by his side.

Born September 19, 1942, in Loris, SC; he was the son of the late Samuel Albert Small, and the late Gladys Geneiva Fowler Small.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...

Theresa Diane Johnson-Burney

Theresa Diane Johnson-Burney

Mar 23, 2025

Theresa Diane Johnson-Burney, 71, of Greensboro, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025, at Duke University Hospital.

Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, April 26, 2025, at Friendly Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 1523 Friendly Chapel Road, Greensboro, NC, 27406.

Family will visit with friends following the service.

Wright Funerals-Cremations, High Point...

Jean Saunders Crump

Jean Saunders Crump

Mar 23, 2025

Jean Saunders Crump, 96, of High Point, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2025, at her home with her family by her side.

Born October 12, 1928, in High Point, NC, she was a daughter of the late Herman Saunders and the late Margie Narcissus Saunders. Mrs. Crump was a member of Green Street Baptist Church.

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Michelle Lucas Edwards

Michelle Lucas Edwards

Mar 22, 2025

Michelle Lucas Edwards, 48, of Belews Creek, passed away, Saturday, March 22, 2025, unexpectantly at her home.

Born February 9, 1977, in Greensboro, to the late Ralph Plummer Edwards, Jr. and Barbara Spann Edwards.

She was survived by her mother, Barbara Edwards; brother, Ralph “Sandy” Edwards III and wife Velvet; sisters, Katherine Smith and husband...

Leona Marie Barcomb

Leona Marie Barcomb

Mar 22, 2025

Leona Marie Barcomb, cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of her family at Hospice Home in High Point, NC. Born in Montpelier, VT, in 1945, she lived a life full of love and dedication, touching countless hearts throughout her time in Derby, CT; Spartanburg, SC; and Jamestown, NC, where she spent...

Brian Lohr

Brian Lohr

Mar 22, 2025

John Brian Lohr Sr., known as “Brian,” passed away Saturday, March 22, 2025. He was born in Thomasville, NC on August 1, 1957, to RL Lohr and Evelyn Pierce Lohr. He spent much of his childhood at his grandmother's house. As a boy he enjoyed riding his pony and farming with his grandfather. Brian loved being outside. Every Sunday,...

Minakshiben Shah

Minakshiben Shah

Mar 20, 2025

Minakshiben Shah, 71, of Jamestown, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born March 4, 1954, in India, to the late Kantilal Rachodlal Desai and the late Kantaben Kantilal Desai.

Ceremonial Rites will be 12:00PM Saturday, March 22, 2025, in the Wright Funeral-Cremations, High Point, Chapel.

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Frances Roberta Smith

Frances Roberta Smith

Mar 18, 2025

Frances Roberta Smith, 54, of High Point, formerly of Roanoke, Virgina, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Hospice Home at High Point.

Born July 26, 1970, in Roanoke, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Ray Charles Smith and the late Bessie Mae Jones Smith. Frances was a housekeeper at the Residence Inn in Roanoke,...

Bobby Gene Blake

Bobby Gene Blake

Mar 18, 2025

Bobby Gene Blake, 88, of High Point, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House in Winston Salem.

Born April 27, 1936, in High Point, he was a son of the late Carlie Oscar Blake and the late Ada Sheffield Blake.

In addition to his parents, Bobby was preceded in...

Diane Lynn (Gentry)  Beckett

Diane Lynn (Gentry) Beckett

Mar 18, 2025

Diane Lynn Gentry Beckett, 71, of Thomasville, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the Hospice Home at High Point.

She retired from High Point Regional after twenty- seven years of service.

Memorial services will be held at a later date in West Virginia.

Wright Funerals-Cremations, High Point is in charge of arrangements....

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