
Obituaries
Jimmy Raymond Pope, Jr.
Dec 9, 2020
Jimmy Raymond Pope, Jr, 65, of High Point, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at his home.
Born December 9, 1955, in Guilford County, he was a son of the Jimmy Raymond Pope, Sr. (Frances) of Randleman and the late Billie JoAnne Craven Pope. Jimmy worked as a switcher at Shelba Johnson Trucking Company, and was a...
Laston Hawkins
Dec 9, 2020
Steven “Laston” Hawkins, 31, of Trinity, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020.
Born Christmas Day 1988, in Guilford County, he was a son of Lora Gray Hawkins of Trinity and the late Steven Duane Hawkins. Laston was loved by many and will be missed.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his son,...
Evelyn Morris Younts
Dec 8, 2020
Evelyn Morris Younts, 92, of Trinity, North Carolina passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.
Evelyn was born in Davidson County to Moody A. Morris and Eunis Snyder on February 9, 1928. She was married to the late Lloyd Birt Younts. She worked as a Boarder in the Textile Mill industry for many...
Lydia Hawkins Watson
Dec 8, 2020
Lydia Hawkins Watson, 84, of Trinity, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Trinity Glen Nursing Home.
Born December 19, 1935, in Macon, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Hawkins and the late Selma Colson Hawkins. Mrs. Watson was a retired real estate property manager, loved traveling and taught the Lydia Watson Sunday School...
Mary Helen (Molnar) Frank
Dec 8, 2020
Mary Helen Molnar Frank, 84, of Sophia, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at her home.
Born December 4, 1936, in Logan County, West Virginia, she was proud to be the daughter of Hungarian parents, the late Paul Molnar and the late Marguerite Puskas Molnar.
She is survived by her husband, Fred Dexter Frank of...
Linda Pierce Adcock
Dec 8, 2020
Linda Pierce Adcock, 77, of Trinity, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at High Point Medical Center.
Born November 14, 1943, in McKinney, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Stamey Thorpe Pierce and the late Kathleen Poole Pierce. Linda was a retired librarian at New Market Elementary School.
She is survived by her...
Shelby Jean (Branson) Huff
Dec 8, 2020
Shelby Jean Branson Huff, 81, of High Point, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at The Brian Center of Eden.
Born January 14, 1939, in Guilford County, she was a daughter of the late Tom Branson and the late Carrie Brookbank Branson. Shelby worked in accounting at J.P. Stevens and Greensboro Merchant Association.
She is...
Clarence (Buck) Wayne Tomlin Jr.
Dec 7, 2020
Clarence Wayne Tomlin Jr, 75, of Thomasville, passed away on December 7, 2020 at his residence.
Clarence was born in Guilford County to Lillian Hatcher and Clarence Wayne Tomlin Sr on December 2, 1945. He loved football, Racing, and carp fishing. His true passion was to listen and play music.
Clarence is preceded in death...
Henry Weldon Harper
Dec 6, 2020
Mr. Henry W. Harper was born in High Point, North Carolina on August 6, 1964. He was the son of the late James Harper and Henritta Mack Harper. Mr. Henry Harper attended public schools at Griffen Junior High School. As a young man he received his spiritual guidance at St. Matthews Holiness Church. In his later years, he had...
Jaimee Slaughter Helmstetler
Dec 6, 2020
Jaimee Slaughter Helmstetler, 53, of Archdale, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020, at her home.
Born August 10, 1967, in Odessa, Texas, she was a daughter of the late James Burl Slaughter and the late Ann Molnar Slaughter.
She is survived by her husband of thirty-three years, Darren Leigh Helmstetler, of the home; sons, Tyler...
Ellis Eugene Salyers
Dec 5, 2020
Ellis Eugene Salyers, 65, of High Point, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his residence on December 5, 2020.
Eugene was born in Mcdowell, West Virginia to Zepha Revil Mitchell Chaney and Creed Ellis Salyers Jr. on November 19, 1955. Eugene loved watching the NFL and his two favorite teams were the Washington Redskins and the...
Linda Morrison Patterson
Dec 4, 2020
Linda M. Patterson, 83, transitioned peacefully home, Friday, December 4, 2020, at Hospice Home of the Piedmont.
Born June 13, 1937, in Guilford County, she was a daughter of the late J.W. and Mattie Morrison. She was a 1955 graduate of High Point High School, and a 1957 graduate of Jones Business College. She married Leon H....
Maria Providencia Bates Ortiz
Dec 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
Dec 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
Dec 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
Dec 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
Dec 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
Dec 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.
Dec 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
Nov 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...
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