Lorraine Pierce Bryant

Mrs. Lorraine Pierce Bryant, 89, a resident of Thomasville, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Piedmont Crossing Retirement Community in Thomasville. 

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 12:00pm noon at the JC Green & Sons Chapel in Thomasville with Rev. Dr. E. Keith Carroll and Rev. Wilson Harris officiating. The family will greet friends prior to the service from 11:00am to 12:00pm noon at the funeral home. A committal will follow the service at Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum. 

She was born on October 7, 1934 in Davidson County to the late Dora Cody Pierce and Robert Pierce. 

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Billy Bryant, and her sister, Joyce Pierce Payne. Surviving is her brother, Buck Pierce and wife Nancy of Thomasville; several nieces and nephews; and several extended family members and friends.

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Mary Olean Kindley Proctor

Mary Olean Kindley Proctor, 98, of High Point, passed away, Friday, January 5, 2024, at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, on Thursday, January 11, 2024, in the chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM, prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will immediately follow the service at Floral Garden Park Cemetery in High Point.

Born, October 20, 1925, in Asheboro, North Carolina. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Charlie Astor Maness in 1983 and Robert Proctor in 2015.

Surviving is her daughter, Dawn Chapman and her husband Bernie of Trinity; grandchildren, Wesley Chapman and his wife Adrianna, Jaylan Chapman; great-grandchildren, Addi Chapman and Weston Chapman; and her sister, Ann Harkey.

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Patsy Briles Holt

Patsy Briles Holt passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023 after a sudden and brief illness.

A Memorial service will be held on Friday, January 5, 2024 at 2 p.m. at Alamance Presbyterian Church.

She was the daughter of the late Dalton and Lula Mae Moon Briles. She is preceded in death by her husband Harry G. Holt and infant daughter Melinda Shawn Holt. She is survived by daughter Sharon Holt Carter (Jimmy), son Kevin Holt ( girlfriend Melinda), grandson Travis Carter, sisters-in-law Martha Holt, Peggy H. Fields (Buddy), and many nieces and nephews.