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| Janice Eagleson Mecimore December 11, 1938 - October 18, 2022 |
Janice Redmon Eagleson Mecimore, 83, of Bermuda Village in Advance, passed away Tuesday October 18, 2022.
A funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Sunday October 23, 2022 at Center Church, where she was a lifelong member, with Rev. Mitch Wilson officiating services.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the church sanctuary.
Mrs. Mecimore wa born December 11, 1938 in Forsyth County to Ike Eagleson and Ida Lee Redmon Eagleson. Janice worked with the acolytes at her church, loved going to the beach, loved to cook and spent much time volunteering at the Methodist Children’s Home. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband George “Bud” Washington Mecimore Jr.
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| Roy Lee Myers June 21, 1929 - October 16, 2022 |
Roy Lee Myers, 93, of Biscoe, died Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Autumn Care of Biscoe. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete at this time at Briggs-Candor Funeral Home.
Born in Montgomery County on June 21, 1929, he was the son of Robert Lee and Minnie McLeod Myers. He was a member of First Baptist Church Biscoe and a veteran of the US Army, serving in Korea. He was a retired educator. Roy was preceded in death by his wife, Carol McAlister Myers in 2020, 3 brothers, Robert, J.C. and Carl, and a sister, Catherine Fox Thomas.
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| James Lewis Wicker April 15, 1939 - October 16, 2022 |
Rev. Dr. James Lewis Wicker, 83, of Big Oak Church Rd., died Sunday, October 16, 2022 at his residence. Graveside Services will be 3:00 PM Sunday, October 23, 2022 at Big Oak Christian Church Cemetery, with Rev. John Stone and Mr. Terry Clark officiating. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall following the services.
James Lewis Wicker was born in 1939 in Sanford, North Carolina, and spent most of his early life in the nearby Northview Community. He attended Deep River School, graduating in 1957. He received basketball scholarships to attend Louisburg College for two years and later Greensboro College for another two years. Subsequently, he attended Wake Forest University and earned a Master of Divinity degree. He underwent chaplaincy training at UNC Chapel Hill and the University of Virginia, and served in several churches before becoming chaplain at G. Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital in Arcadia, Florida in the late 1960s. While working there, he also earned a Ph.D. in counseling. He continued to serve as chaplain there for 32 years, and upon retirement in 2001, returned to North Carolina, where he then became chaplain at Samarcand Manor and continued in that capacity for an additional 10 years.
Throughout his life, James Lewis Wicker enjoyed nature, caring for animals, camping and traveling, as well as music, reading and continued study. Faith and family were always a central focus of his life.
He was affiliated with a number of different churches in the area. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Wicker, his parents, Lyness C. and Lecta Lee Oliver Wicker and a brother, Leslie C. Wicker.
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| Terry Wayne Crotts October 02, 1946 - October 12, 2022 |
Terry Wayne Kearns, 76, of Lexington, passed away October 12, 2022, at Hinkle Hospice in Lexington.
A graveside service with a celebration of life will be held at 11:00 am Friday, October 21, 2022, at Forest Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. T.W. Bailey officiating. The family will see friends following the service and other times at the home of his brother Joe Kearns.
Mr. Kearns was born October 2, 1946, in Davidson County, to Earnest Bowers Kearns and Mary Katherine Everhart. Terry was a retired truck driver and of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Jerry, Garry, Larry, and Barry Kearns, and his sister, Martha “Sissy” Wilson.
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| Carrol Delane Gantt September 01, 1936 - October 16, 2022 |
Carrol Delane Gantt, 86, of Linwood Southmont Road in Lexington, passed away Sunday October 16, 2022 at his home.
A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Friday October 21, 2022 at Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park with Military graveside rites.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home.
Mr. Gantt was born September 1, 1936 in Iredell County to Charlie Baxter Gantt and Zella Mae Warren Gantt. Carol served in the United States Army, serving 4 years in the Artillery Battalion 10th Division, and was a member of the Amvets Post #13 and the American Legion Post #8. He later worked for The Workshop of Davidson Inc. and retired after 45 years of service. He loved to travel and read his Bible, but found the must enjoyment spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Jesse Gantt and four sisters, Bonnie Gantt Brown, Ruth Gantt Rhyne, Lorene Gantt Costner, and Lennie Gantt Barnes.
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| DAVID'S OBITUARY David Staton of Lexington, NC died Friday, October 14, 2022 at his home. |
David was born October 5, 1959, in Rowan, County NC to Franklin Moore Staton and Janet Arant Staton. He was a Caregiver for his wife Sue for 20 years. David is preceded in death by his parents and wife Sue Hall Staton.
A celebration of life will be 6:00 pm Sunday, October 30, 2022, at First Assembly of God Church where he was a member officiated by Pastor Vernon Richmeier.
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| Sue B. Plaster August 11, 1957 - October 15, 2022 |
Mary Sue Brannan Plaster of Lexington, North Carolina died on Saturday, October 15, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. She was 83 years old.
A graveside inurnment service will be held 2:00 PM on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Forest Hill Memorial Park in Lexington.
Sue was a life-long educator. She received her teaching degree at Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, N.C., and began her career as an English teacher and grammarian. After teaching briefly in Columbia and Warrenton, N.C., she taught for over a decade at Denton High School in Denton, N.C. She exposed students, often for the first time, to authors such as Shakespeare and Mark Twain. Along with teaching literature, she taught poetry, including the lyricism of ballads. Midway through her teaching career, Sue decided to broaden her knowledge, teaching students during the day and attending school at night. In 1980, she earned her master’s degree in library science from N.C. A & T University, and thereafter served for almost two decades as the media specialist at Central Davidson Middle School.
Sue had many hobbies, including genealogy. She traveled across the state gathering authentic papers such as Deeds to research her lineage and preserve the family history for future generations. Sue also enjoyed travel with her friends, taking photographs and preserving them in scrapbooks. One of her favorite trips was an Alaskan cruise.
Sue was a talented craftsperson. Her home was filled with needlepoint, embroidery, and macrame projects that she created. She loved music and her favorite artists demonstrate a diversity in taste, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, John Legend, Simon and Garfunkel and Elvis.
Sue was born in Johnston County, N.C. to Jesse and Zilphia Brannan. She was preceded in death by brother Jesse Morris and sister Carolyn. She is survived by brothers Tommy and Sammy, and sister Linda Roseveare.
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