Ingrid Rochelle Briles

Ingrid Rochelle Briles, 74, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020 at 10:30 p.m. A small informal memorial service will be held for Ingrid at 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020 at the home of Don and Tammy Novak. All are welcome to attend.

Born in Nevada City, CA on June 9, 1945 to Joseph and Jennie Poirier. Ingrid is survived by; her son, Kevin (45) in Amarillo, her grandchildren, Emily (11) and Micah (10) in Gillette, Wyoming, her Uncle Dave and Aunt Muriel Phy in Pennsylvania, and many other cousins around the country. She was married to David Bruce Briles.

Alan Dale Gentry

Alan Dale Gentry, 63, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Sunday June 14, 2020, at Menorah Medical Center.

Graveside services were Thursday, June 18, 2020, at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. 

Born March 19, 1957, in Wichita, Kansas, and was adopted May 23, 1957 by Kenneth Neil and Alberta Elizabeth Briles-Gentry. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, maternal and paternal grandparents, brother, Mike; nephew; Tyler Neil; aunt Virginia “Ginny” Gardner; uncle Charles “Chuck” Swensen; aunt and uncle Dorothy and Pat Apgar; mother-in-law, Joanne Fritts; brother-in-law, Doug Dickinson, and his beloved four-legged friends, Mutt, Tiger and KC.

Alan is survived by his wife, Lori Fritts Gentry (m. March 25, 1995), of the home; sister, Elisa Ann Bogert and her husband, Mark; and son, Benjamin “Ben,” of Castle Rock, Colorado; aunt Beverly Swenson, uncle Dan Gardner, aunt and uncle Anna Marie and Benny Darbro; sister-in-law, Wendy Dickinson, and fiancé Rick Feuerborn; nephew Ryan Dickinson and his wife, Holly, and son, Tyden Douglas Dickinson; niece, Amy Dickinson; father-in-law, Ewing Fritts; good friends, Larry and Vernis Flottman, who Alan called Mom #2, and numerous cousins.

Two Arrested for the Murder of Michael Briles

Captain Brian Thiers of the Bradenton Police Department announced earlier this evening that Devante C. Kinsley and Tyler A. Sager are in custody and have been charged with the first degree murder of Michael Briles. Both are being extradited back to Manatee County in Florida to stand trial. 

On Oct. 17, 2019 police in Bradenton, Florida, found 30-year-old Michael Briles dead inside his apartment. After several months of investigation, Bradenton Police, Special Agents from the FBI, the Michigan State Police Emergency Services Team, and the Saginaw Police Department assisted with the investigation and arrest. Tinsley is 27 years old and Sager 21. Evidence from the crime was also located during the arrest of Tinsley and Sager and the motive appears to be robbery. The BIN will keep on top of this story and more! 

Troy Samuel Loflin Dies, Married to Alice Briles

Troy Samuel Loflin, age 89, formerly of Asheboro, died Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Maple Leaf Health Care in Statesville, NC.

Mr. Loflin will lie in state at Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro Saturday, June 6, 2020 from 1:00-5:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Pugh Funeral Home Chapel in Asheboro with Rev. Gary Mason officiating. Interment will follow at Randolph Memorial Park.Born July 19, 1930 the son of Samuel and Pallie Mae Nance Loflin. Native of Randolph, he was married to Alice Ruth Briles who passed in 2010. US Army Veteran. In addition to his parents and his wife, he is preceded in death by his siblings: Zell Loflin, Vincent Loflin, J.B. Loflin, Hazel Phillips, Beatrice Lambeth, Lois Shoffner and Kate Moore. He is survived by his: daughter and her husband: Janet K. & Barry C. Williams of Statesville, NC; the apple of his eye his granddaughter: Megan Williams of Greensboro, NC; and sister: Juanita Winslow of Denton, NC