Bettie Sue Smith Lawrence Dies

TRINITY – Mrs. Bettie Sue Smith Lawrence, 82, of Trinity, passed Saturday, November 12, 2011, at High Point Regional Cancer Center. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, November 16th, at 2 pm in the Chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale with Pastor Danny Bank officiating. Burial will follow at Trinity Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 until 2 pm Wednesday, prior to the service. Born in Davidson County, on September 21, 1929, a daughter to the late Fred Eugene and Lillian Beck Smith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wesley Lawrence, Jr. Surviving are two daughters, Pamela Lawrence Spencer and husband, Doug and B.J. Lawrence; two sons, Charles Wesley Lawrence, III and wife, Debbie and Kimball Lee Lawrence; a brother, Jarrell Smith; two sisters, Martha Pennington and Julia Burgess; and a granddaughter, Melanie Litton and many friends.

NOTE: Mrs. Lawrence's grand mother is Martha Briles Smith who married Shubal Smith. Direct line to Conrad & Martha Rush Briles.

Another Briles in the Pokey!

Keeping with tradition of reporting the good, the bad, and the ugly news...yet another Briles has landed in the clink! This one hits closer to home, but we intend on being fair and balanced when it comes to family information. Reitzel Alan Briles Jr. was arrested Tuesday, September 27, 2011 for a variety of drugs charges in Asheboro, NC along with Tracey Smith. Official charges for Briles is maintaining a dwelling place for a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of trafficking in marijuana, however the bond was set low at $7,500. Smith's bond was set at $500.

It's been a busy month for Briles in the news. Earlier this month, Sloane Briles was charged with child endangerment for tossing his son off of a touring boat! We can't control what our kids do after they leave the nest so we shall provide this link if you want to view Reitzel's lineage and we hope he receives due and fair process!