NEWS RECORD, Thursday, October 12, 2006 B5 OBITUARIES GREENSBORO AREA HAROLD GLEN STEPP MCLEANSVILLE -Mr. Harold Glen Stepp, 61, of Lou Drive, died Monday, October 2006, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 12, at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Dr. Al Joyner will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr.
Stepp was born November 3, 1944, in Asheville, to the late Harold Glen and Martha Edge Stepp. For many years he worked in the Automobile Service with Black Cadillac and most recently was working for Belk in Four Seasons Mall. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church and the Reid Bible Class. He enjoyed models cars and photography as hobbies.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Hutchison Stepp; three children, Karen Elizabeth Richter and husband, Scott of Macon, Georgia, Dennis Charles Stepp of Boston, Massachusetts, Katie Wilkins and husband, Brian of Taylors, South Carolina; four grandchildren, Galen Richter, Brendan Richter, Martha Grace Richter and David Wilkins. The family will receive friends from 6until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, at Forbis Dick North Elm St. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 5120 Burlington Road, Greensboro, N.C.
Online condolences may be offered at www.forbisanddick.com Offer condolences at www. JAMES "J.T." T. TILLEY GREENSBORO Mr. James "J.T." T. Tilley, 77, passed away to join his beloved daughter, Eva Tilley Walker on Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at Moses H.
Cone Memorial Hospital. A private service was requested by J. T. Mr. Tilley was born January 17, 1929, in Mayodan.
J. T. served in the Untied States Marine Corps during World War II in the Pacific Area and participated in the Occupa'tion of North China. He retired from Southern Railway with 38 years of service. He is survived by Colleen, his wife of over 50 years; son, Ray Tilley and wife, Melody of Liberty; daughter, Pat Tilley Doss and husband, Tim of Raleigh; son-in-law, Gerald Walker of Randleman; grandson, Tommy Tilley, Coy Osborne and his wife, Toni, Alan Nelson, Chase Doss; and great-grandson, C.
J. Osborne. J. request was to publicly thank Raymond Coleman's family of Mayodan, Bill Maness' family of Greensboro, and Flora Lineback's family also of Greensboro for accepting him as part of their family. A special thanks to Dr.
Michael Norins along with Ann Marie and Melanie of Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, N.C. 27405. Offer condolences at www. WILLIE "PETE" BRUNSON, JR.
GREENSBORO Mr. Willie "Pete" Brunson, Jr. departed this life on Monday October 9, 2006, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday October 13, at Belivers Missionary Baptist Church, 235 Ward Road.
Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Park. Willie was born February 2, 1929, in Winston Salem. He was the son of the late Rev. Willie B. Brunson and Lillian Nemmons Brunson.
Pete was a member of New Mt. Zion United Church of Christ in Graham. He served in the United States Coast Guard and attended the Government Training School in Baltimore, Md. He left his mark in Greensboro on buildings all over the city. Many on Industrial and the front of the Sears building on West Friendly Avenue.
Those left to mourn his loss are his loving wife, Loletta; daughter, Mrs. Scarlett B. Sherman (Jack) of Cincinnati, Ohio; one brother, Mr. Levi Brunson (Rose) of Winston Salem; one sister, Mrs. Lil- lian C.
Brown of Bronx, N.Y.; sister-in-laws, Mrs. Willie Rose Thompson of Graham, Mrs. Sophia Brunson of Greensboro; brother-in-laws, Mr. Sterling Thompson of Graham, Mr. Theodore Albright of Haw River; and a host of nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great nephews, and many many friends.
Visitation will be from 12:30 until 1 p.m. the day of the service at the church. Hargett Funeral Service is assisting the Brunson family. Offer condolences at www. HIGH POINT PAULINE ELIZABETH GAILEY EDMONDS HIGH POINT -Pauline Elizabeth Gailey Edmonds, 93, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006.
Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Friday, October 13, at the Chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point. CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA GARDNER HIGH POINT Charlotte Augusta Gardner, 70, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, October 13, at the Chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.
JAMESTOWN CHRISTOPHER SCOTT TERRELL JAMESTOWN Mr. Christopher Scott Terrell, 31, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006. Arrangements are incomplete at Clements Funeral Service, Durham. KERNERSVILLE GLEN WILLIAM DUNCAN KERNERSVILLE Glen William Duncan, 83, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2006, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m.
Friday, October 13, at Bunker Hill United Methodist Church by the Rev. Neill Shaw, the Rev. Daniel Hawtree, Jr. and the Rev. Patrick Snow.
Burial will follow in Bunker Hill Cemetery. He was born June 14, 1923, in Rockingham Co. to the late Jessie Gilmer and Essie Grogan Duncan. Mr. Duncan was a World War II Army veteran.
He retired from Modern Machine and Fabricators as a machinist, and had attended Bunker Hill United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Leta Idol Duncan. Surviving are three daughters, Cathy Hedgeco*ck and husband, Donald of High Point, Carol Smith and husband, Johnny of Colfax, Susan Cassell and husband, Hughes of Supply; a son, Gary Duncan and wife, Sharon of -Salem; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, James Duncan and Rudolph Duncan both of High Point; a sister, Frances Shields of Greensboro. The family will receive friends from 7until 9 p.m. Thursday, October 12, at Hayworth Miller Cain Funeral Home in Kernersville.
The family requests that memorials be directed to Hospice and Palliative Care, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103 or Bunker Hill United Methodist Church, 1510 Bunker Hill Road, Kernersville, N.C. 27284. Offer condolences at www. ALAMANCE COUNTY CLEO S.
THOMAS BURLINGTON Mrs. Cleo Mae Sullivan Thomas, 91, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, October 13, 2006, in the chapel of First Presbyterian Church by Dr. Ron Shive, Senior Pastor.
Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, Burlington is serving the Thomas family. DAVIDSON COUNTY PAUL WILLIAM "BILL" ALEY LEXINGTON Mr. Paul William "Bill" Aley, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, October 14, in The Chapel of J.C.
Green Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Daniel Downing officiating. J.C. Green Sons Funeral Home is serving the Aley family. FRANCES LUCILLE FOWLER THOMASVILLE Frances Lucille Fowler, 93, a resident of 100 Hedrick Drive passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at Piedmont Crossing.
A graveside service will be held ber Church at 2 p.m. Friday, Octo- Pugh Funeral Home, 437 13, at Calvary United Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, of Christ Cemetery, N.C. Born in Davidson County on March 8, 1913, to Jacob and Lucy B. Long Fowler she had lived in Thomasville for the past 1 years moving from Westchester, Pa. She attended Heidelberg United Church of Christ.
She was a retired bookkeeper for Amerigas Corporation. A very kind and loving person, she devoted her life to helping others. She was also a great lover of music, nature, and especially animals. She was an avid Atlanta Braves fan. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Ruth, Edna, Josephine, and Nellie; and brothers, Thomas and Clarence.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Mozelle Tolson of Thomasville; brothers, Clyde Fowler and wife, Verna of Thomasville and Joseph Fowler, and wife, Doris of Kannapolis. Several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews also survive. There will be no formal visitation. The family requests that memorials be made to The Special Music Fund, Heidelberg United Church of Christ, 118 Salem Street, Thomasville, N.C.
27360 or to UCHS Foundation, Piedmont Crossing, 100 Hedrick Drive, Thomasville, N.C. 27360. Online condolences may be made at www.jcgreenandsons.com Offer condolences at www. RANDOLPH COUNTY SHIRLEY PUGH BULLA October RANDLEMAN Shirley Marie Pugh Bulla, 79, of 696 New Salem Road, Randleman died Monday, October 9, 2006, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, October 13, at Glenwood Friends Meeting, 2400 Old Chapman Street, Greensboro with Rev. Tim Grant and Rev. Robert Kidd officiating. Burial will be in Guilford Memorial Park, Greensboro.
Mrs. Bulla was a native of Randolph County, a member of Glenwood Friends Meeting, Greensboro and was employed with Davis Insurance Agency as an administrative assistant. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Benjamin "Ben" Bulla of the home; daughters, Martha Bulla Stone and her husband, Roland of Kernersville; Brenda Bulla Johnson and her husband, Don of Gold Hill; and Susan Bulla of Randleman; four grandchildren, Bo Johnson and wife, Denise of Gold Hill, Kelly Farmer and husband, Daniel of Denton and Dennis Stone and Curtis Stone both of Kernersville; one great grandson, Colin Johnson of Gold Hill; and sisters, Joanne Ward and Linda Haskins both of Greensboro. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Thursday, October 12, at Pugh Funeral Home, 600 South Main Street, Randleman, N.C.
and other times at her home. Memorials may be made to Glenwood Friends Meeting, 2400 Old Chapman Street, Greensboro, N.C. 27403. Offer condolences at www. RUTH J.
DAVIS ASHEBORO Mrs. Ruth Jockinsen Davis, 80, left her earthly home on Tuesday, October 10, 2006, to be with her Savior and receive her new body and name. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 13, at First Presbyterian Church, 420 West Walker Asheboro with Rev. W.
Russell Ward Jr. officiating. She was preceded in death by her parents, John P. and Adra Longcor Jockinsen and her brother, Paul Jockinsen. She loved her Lord, church, Community Bible Study, and family.
Those she left behind are her loving husband of 60 years, Dr. John L. Davis; daughters, Carol Burrow of Asheboro and her companion, Jim Bingham of Denton; Pat Cooper and her husband, Richard of Asheboro; Suzanne Karabin and her husband, Victor of Greensboro; and Kathy Bostrom and her husband, Lars of Raleigh; nine grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday, October 12, at In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Christian Childrens Fund, P.O.
Box 85066, Richmond, VA. 23261-5066 or Hospice Of Randolph, Box 9, 27204-0009. Online condolences may be made at www.pughfuneralhome.com Offer condolences at www. HUGHIE V. DUNN ASHEBORO Hughie Vernon Dunn, 89, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2006.
A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, October 13, at Randolph Memorial Park. Arrangements by Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro. LYNDIA H. FIELDS ASHEBORO Lyndia Jane Harvell Fields, 62, of Irving, Texas, died Friday, October 6, 2006, at her home.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Friday, October 13, at the Pugh Funeral Home Chapel, 437 Sunset Asheboro, N.C. with Rev. Mark Sandlin officiating. Burial will follow in the Callicutt Memorial Church Cemetery, Asheboro.
Mrs. Fields was a native of Randolph County, and was a member of Callicutt Memorial Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Kate Harvell and her infant daughter, Kimberly Fields. She is survived by her daughter, DeAnna Ilgenfritz and her husband, Russell of Gibsonville; son, Anthony Fields and his wife, Juli of Shepherd, sister, Peggy Bunting and her husband, Jim of Greensboro; brothers, Roger Harvell and his wife, Helen of Randleman, E.S. Harvell and his wife, Vicki of Summerfield; and was a loving and proud grandmother to her grandchildren, Newman and Alden Ilgenfritz and Kaylie, Allison and Peyton Fields.
Memorials may be made to Callicutt Memorial Church, 5402 High Pine Church Road, Asheboro, N.C. 27205. Online condolences may be made at www.pughfuneralhome.com Offer condolences at www. R. WILBUR HUGHES ASHEBORO R.
Wilbur Hughes went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, October 13, at Sawyersville Wesleyan Church with Pastor F. Darrell Rabon and the Rev. Bill Foust officiating. A private entombment will follow at Randolph Memorial Park.
Roy Wilbur Hughes was born in Randolph County, on June 12, 1938, the son of the late Sanford Hubert and Bessie Causey Hughes. He entered into the furniture industry in 1962 by starting a frame business. In 1970, he started Caraway Furniture Company building frames and upholstery furniture. In 1990, he founded Hughes Furniture Industries which still operates today. Serious health problems slowed his involvement in daily activities beginning in 2002 and caused him to remain homebound.
But he stayed active working in an advisory capacity and helping with new products. Wilbur gave God all the glory for all He helped him accomplish. Without God's blessings, none of it would have been possible. His love for God, his wife, children and other family were most important to him. He loved listening to God's word more than anything.
He said the best thing in his life was the day he was saved by Jesus Christ. Wilbur spent his days listening to the Bible and worship music on CD's. We praise God for all the wonderful people and all that was done for Wilbur. Wilbur had attended Pisgah United Methodist Church and later attended Sawyersville Wesleyan Church until his health would no longer allow. He enjoyed motorcycles and collecting classic cars.
He also loved listening to beach, rhythm and blues and country music. In addition to his parents, Wilbur was preceded in death by his sons, Rusty G. Hughes and Roy K. "Dickie" Hughes. Wilbur is survived by his wife, Linda L.
Hughes, of the home; son, Bruce Hughes, of Trinity; daughters, Pamela Hughes, Virginia Luck and husband, Terry, all of Asheboro; brother, Garry Hughes and wife, Brenda, of Sophia; sister, Annie Mae Wootton, of Sophia; grandchildren, Justin Luck, Rusty Hughes and wife, Dana, Elicia Hughes, Zachary Vestal; four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. Thursday, October 12, at Ridge Funeral Home, 908 Albemarle Road, Asheboro and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Randolph, P.O. Box 9, Asheboro, N.C.
27204; or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. The family would like to thank all I past and present employees of all the companies which Wilbur was involved. Also, thanks to Dr.
Dhatt for all the care he provided for many years, Dr. McCarty and all the staff at. the Randolph Cancer Center and to Hospice of Randolph. A special thanks is given to Pastor Darrell Rabon and Sawyersville Wesleyan Church for taping the services each Sunday and David Dunn for taping the weekly Sunday school teachings so Wilbur could still hear them all. Tributes to the family may be made at www.ridgefuneralhome.com Offer condolences at www.
JOHN F. MOORE, JR. LIBERTY Mr. John F. Moore, 83, of 6194 Old Liberty Road, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 13, at Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Moore was of the Quaker faith. He was a veteran of the US Army and served during World War II.
He retired from Glendale Hosiery. He loved growing flowers and wood working. Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Edith Hinshaw Moore of the home; sons, Lee Moore and wife, Charlotte of Mt. Plymouth, David Moore and wife, Frances of Wake Forest; daughter, Becky Langley and husband, Tony of Liberty; grandchildren, Jeff Langley of Siler City, Josh Langley of Denver, Jackie Lowe of Siler City, Dale Brewer of Little River, S.C., Alyssa Moore of Raleigh, Sara Moore of Wake Forest, Candice Groves of Marietta, Melissa Wright of Debary, Michelle Jones of Winter Springs, Fred and Brad Smith of Mt.
Plymouth, and 13 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 tonight at the residence. Loflin Funeral Home of Liberty is assisting the family. Offer condolences at www. KELLY BEN TROGDON RANDLEMAN Kelly Ben Trogdon, 73, of 1605 New Randleman died Salem Road, Randleman died Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at his home.
A graveside service, with military honors by the Randolph County Honor Guard, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 13, at Bethany United Methodist Church Cemetery, Franklinville with Rev. Bernard Dougherty officiating. Mr. Trogdon was a native of Randolph County, a retired U.S.
Customs Agent with 35 years of service, and a U.S. Navy Veteran from the Korean War. He was a seaman apprentice and was awarded the Purple Heart while attached to the USS UHLMANN on the 3rd day of November, 1952, while operating off the east coast of North Korea. He is survived by sisters, Dixie Martindale of Franklinville, Betty Taylor of Greensboro; brother, Dwight Trogdon, Jr. of Franklinville.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, October 12, at Pugh Funeral Home, 600 South Main Street, Randleman, N.C. Memorials may be made to American Heart Association, MAA, Memorials Tributes Processing Center, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058 or to the charity of one's choice. Offer condolences at www. ROCKINGHAM COUNTY WILLIAM KIM COOK MADISON William Kim Cook, 42, of 115 Theater Road, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 13, at Colonial Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Comer's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. Kim was born August 23, 1964, in Stokes County. He was a 1984 graduate of Madison-Mayodan High School; did automobile body work and was a member of Glad Tidings Baptist Church.
Kim was preceded in death by his grandparents, Homer and Ada Wilson and Ray Cook. Survivors include his parents, Billy Cook and Phoebe Wilson Cook, both of Madison; brother, Rodney Cook of Madison; niece, Shana Cook; and grandmother, AzaLee Cook of Danbury. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Thursday, October 12, at Colonial Funeral Home and other times at the home of his mother, Phoebe Cook, 257 Baggage Road, Madison. Colonial Funeral Home in Madison is serving the family.
Offer condolences at www. ELSIE M. HARPE EDEN Elsie M. Harpe, 94, formerly of Grove Street and most recently of Britthaven Nursing Center in Madison, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held a 2 p.m.
Friday, October 13, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Overlook Cemetery. Mrs. Harpe was born May 4, 1912, in Woolwine, Va. to the late Marion P.
and Mary Boyd Dillon. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was retired from Fieldcrest Mills. Surviving are two nieces and many nephews; caring and supportive great nieces, Lynne, Selma and Sandra; and special recognition of her nephew, Tommy Allen In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Sylvester Harpe. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Thursday evening at Fair Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com Offer condolences at www.
WILLIAM CARL THOMAS REIDSVILLE Funeral services for William Carl Thomas, of 1615 Barnes Street will be conducted 11:30 a.m. Saturday, October 14, from the chapel of Johnson Sons. The family visitation will be from 11 until 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Offer condolences at www.
ELSEWHERE GRACE THOMAS ALBEMARLE Ms. Grave Thomas, 85, passed away Monday, October 9, 2006. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Friday, October 13, at Thomasville Baptist Church, Mt. Gilead.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Mt. Gilead. WILLIAM THOMAS SMITH EDENTON William Thomas Smith, 67, passed away Monday, October 9, 2006. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m.
Friday, October 13, at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church with Pastor Leon Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Boles Funeral Home, Southern Pines is serving the Smith family. TIMOTHY EUGENE BRADSHAW GARDEN CITY, SC Timothy Eugene Bradshaw, 74, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006. Funeral services will be held 4 p.m.
Thursday, October 12, at Carter Funeral Home Colonial Chapel. Carter Funeral Home, Rockingham is serving the Bradshaw family. BILLY MERCER ROCKINGHAM -Billy Mercer, 65, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2006. Funeral services will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, October 12, at Carter Funeral Home Colonial Chapel.
Carter Funeral Home, Rockingham is serving the Mercer family. How to NEWS RECORDS reach us. (336) 274-5478; 1-800-553-6880 ext. 6502.
