All Obituaries

Mr. James Edward Parnell "COACH", 84, died Jan. 15, 2021 at Westchester Manor of Covid-19 related illness. He was born April 26, 1936, the son of James Turner Parnell and Lilly Mae Woods Parnell. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Horace Parnell, and the mother of his children, Katie Parnell and Anne Rainey. His passion in life was coaching baseball, basketball, football, and two seasons coaching his daughter's softball team. Thousands of people knew him...

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Just nearly 7 weeks after coming into this world, Dylan Joshua Hamilton passed away at home while sleeping beside his mom. During this brief time, Dylan touched many lives and was loved by all who met him. Born on November 20, 2020, and weighing 5 lbs 14 oz, Dylan was able to sit up and express his emotions if he became cranky. His mother would respond to him by playing soft music to calm him down. Dylan had a wisp of dark hair with a hairline from both sides of his family. He was a good...

Shirley Tillery Sawyer died peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Health.    She was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina on November 3, 1947 to Luther Tillery and Beatrice Daniels Tillery. She attended Willow Grove School and Phillip High School before relocating to High Point, NC. She worked at High Point University for several years in the janitorial department. She loved the Lord and was a faithful and active member of Solid Rock Baptist Church...

         Margaret A. Dunn, 92, passed away at WFBH High Point Medical Center on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Mrs. Dunn was born on December 30, 1927 in High Point,, NC to Everett C. Stout and Sallie Hill Stout. She attended English Road Baptist Church for several years. She was married  Elmer T. Dunn in 1950, now deceased.      Surviving are three daughters, Violet Cole of Burlington, Carolina (Garry) Kiser of Georgia,...

Obituary William Owen Fowlkes was born April 23, 1946 in Crewe, Virginia to the late Robert Owen and Catherine Fowlkes. He was educated in the NYC public school system and raised in Brooklyn, New York. William met his high school sweetheart Mae L. Hamilton and was married in 1965. From this union 3 children were born: Michael, William Jr., and Michelle. William was a hard worker and loved his family. At the ripe young age of 26, he had his first home built from the ground up and proudly...

A Memorial Service Will Be Held at a Later Date.         Mr. Leo Brown, age 76 departed this earthly life on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Shannon Gray Rehabilitation Center in Jamestown, NC.  He was born February 15, 1944 in Gibson, NC to the late Walter Brown and Mary Alice McCoy Brown. Leo was employed as a truck drive most of his life. He is survived by his children: daughters, Diane Kees of Maryland, Patricia Downs (Michael), Karen Briggs all of High...

Joseph MaJok Guot passed on December 18th, 2020, in Beacon Place, a Hospice located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Joseph Guot was born on January 1, 1981, and died of cancer at the age of 39. Prior to his arrival to the United States in April of the year 2001, Joseph left his immediate family behind in 1987 while young. He ran to a neighboring country, now known as Ethiopia, due to a civil war transpiring back in Sudan, which resulted in a breakaway of South Sudan from Sudan as an...