
Obituaries
Frances Ruth (Reynolds) Ball
Apr 10, 2025
Frances Ruth Reynolds Ball, 83, of Thomasville, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025, at her home with her family by her side.
Born October 2, 1941, in Hallsboro, NC, she was a daughter to the late Woodrow Reynolds and the late Mary Rhodes Reynolds.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
David Bryan Cannon
Apr 8, 2025
David Bryan Cannon, 68, of Asheboro, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Forsyth Medical Center.
Born February 23, 1957, in Guilford County, he was a son to the late Robert Cannon and the late Lois Kennedy Cannon. He was a retired funeral director and of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his wife,...
Raymond Stanley Askins, Sr
Apr 8, 2025
Raymond Stanley Askins, Sr., 65, of High Point, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Hospice Home at High Point.
No services are planned at this time.
Wright Funerals-Cremations, High Point is in charge of arrangements.
Theron Ross Hancock
Apr 8, 2025
Theron Ross Hancock, 65, of High Point, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem.
He was born August 16, 1959, in High Point, to the late Sherman Ross Hancock and to the late Lillie Mae Ward Hancock.
Theron served the Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church as both...
Richard "Rick" Allen Brooks
Apr 7, 2025
Richard "Rick" Allen Brooks, 71, of High Point, passed away unexpectedly at his home, Monday, April 7, 2025.
Born January 20, 1954, in Shreveport, LA; he was a son of the late Haskell Oden Brooks and the late Vivian Louise Rice Brooks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Dustin Hannah....
Fred Farrell Tippett
Apr 7, 2025
Fred Farrell Tippett, 86, of Jamestown, passed away Monday, April 7, 2025, at his home.
No service is planned at this time.
Wright Funerals-Cremations, High Point is in charge of arrangements.
Michael "Mike" Woosley Waggoner
Apr 6, 2025
Michael "Mike" Woosley Waggoner, 80, of Jamestown, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025, at the Hospice Home at High Point.
He was born December 24, 1944, in Winston Salem, to the late Marcus Plummer Waggoner, Sr., and to the late Geraldine Anita Swain Waggoner.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Charlie Wayne Cardwell
Apr 6, 2025
Charlie Wayne Cardwell, Sr., 73, of High Point, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.
Born March 14, 1952, in Leaksville, NC; he was a son of the late Charlie Raymond Cardwell and the late Mary Ruth Bowman Cardwell.
Wayne is survived by his son, Charlie Wayne Cardwell, Jr. (Rose...
Richard "Dick" Dale Frith
Apr 4, 2025
Richard “Dick” Dale Frith, 81, of High Point, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 4, 2025, at the Hospice Home of High Point.
He was born August 17, 1943, in High Point, North Carolina, to the late Rudolph Clifford Frith and Azzlea Corn Frith.
Dick attended High Point City Schools, US Army Dependent Schools in...
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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