Helen Gregson Dies

Helen Gregson passed at Morningside of Raleigh on August 28, 2022. Interment will be at Randolph Memorial Park. Per Helen’s wishes, there will be no memorial service.

 She was born April 26,1939 in Randolph Co., NC to Hubert and Hazel (nee Barker) Gregson. She was the 11th of their 12 children.

Married to John G Miller. They were married from 1963-1970.

Surviving are brother Clayton Gregson and wife, Rebecca; sisters Ola Brown and Marie Shoe; brother-in-law Charles Fields, and sisters-in-law Annie Lou and Elvin Gregson, nieces and nephews.

Ms. Gregson's great grandmother is Hollen Briles Gregson

Lawrence Dee Briles, Jr.

Lawrence Dee Briles, Jr., age 90, of Bainbridge, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022.

The memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Tallahassee National Cemetery with Reverend Dewitt Phillips officiating.

Larry was born January 30, 1932 in Marion, Indiana the son of Lawrence D. Briles, Sr. and Virginia Ellen Briles.

Survivors include his wife, Dolores Briles; daughters, Julie Hawkins (Bill) of Mount Vernon, OH and Amy Briles of Tallahassee, FL; grandchildren, Michael Grosh and Danielle Wilkinson (Michael); great-grandson, Freddy; sister, Beverly Parks; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Elizabeth Briles.

Margaret Ann Briles Davis

Margaret Ann Davis, 90, of Greenville, died Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Signature Healthcare in Bowling Green.  

Graveside services will be Friday, August 5 at 11:00 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Greenville with Rev. Barry Noe officiating. 

Born June 24, 1932, in Graham, the daughter of Orvil Lindel Briles and Gladys Christine Vinson Briles.  

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 64 years Paul Edward Davis in 2012, her son Larry Wayne Davis in 2017, her daughter Paula Diane Christie in 2021 and her grandson Trent Christie in 2012.

Survivors include a son, Eddie Davis; a daughter, Krista McLaughlin; five grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.