Death Notice: Cora Oliver Smyth

GRAND JUNCTION-Cora Oliver Smyth, 95, Grand Junction, passed May 5, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Smyth in 2006. Clyde was Born to Albert Daniels Smyth and Hattie Ella Briles. Survivors include three sons, James Bradley of Carlsbad, Calif., and John Bradley and Jerome Bradley, both of Grand Junction; one daughter, Joan Raser of Grand Junction; one sister, Jessie Brown of Denver; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Additions to the Death Index

The Briles Information Network has located/acquired/received the following which has been added to the databases AND, death index (DI), or catalog (CAT):


5-3-08: Pic of grave marker for Wills & Lela Briles Damron (DI)
4-30-08: Pic of grave marker for Noah & Catherine Imbler Briles (DI)
4-30-08: Obit for Charles Corder (DI)
4-24-08: Pic of grave marker: Elwood Eleazer Briles (DI)
4-24-08: Pic of grave marker: Elizabeth Young Briles (DI)
4-24-08: Obit and pic for Clyde Smyth (DI & CAT)
4-24-08: Pic of grave marker for William Lee Briles (DI)
4-24-08: Pic of grave marker & Obit for Cora Stinson Briles (DI)
4-24-08: Pic of grave marker for Flora Briles (DI)
4-24-08: Pic of grave marker for Walter A. Briles Jr (DI)
4-11-08: Obit for Shirley Voyles Adams (DI)
4-10-08: Obit for John Briles, son of Noah Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for L.N. & Sarah Harreld(DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Maybelle Briles Harreld(DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Lewis Warren Harreld(DI)
4-1-08: Obit for Elizabeth C. Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for John Noah Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Mary E. Miller Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for James Edward Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for William A. Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Doris Simpson Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Edward Lewis Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Mary Grassman Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Jacob A. Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Lois Presley Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Patrick Henry Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Obit for Heniretta Beye Briles-Bura(DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Kelly Holt Beye(DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Andrew F. Beye (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Lutetia Terrel Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Wayne M. Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Noah John Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Lois L Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Leondias Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Owen C. Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Nancy M. Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for James Churchwell Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Inf Dau Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Howard Delta Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Dora Landis Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Samuel Jackson Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Rebecca James Briles (DI)
4-1-08: Pic of grave marker for Andrew Jackson Briles (DI)
3-27-08: Notice & Pic for Woodrow Wilson Briles(DI/CAT)
3-29-08: Death Notice for James Eugene Elbertson (DI)
3-29-08: Death Notice for John Charles Briles (DI)
3-30-08: Picture of Daniel Edward Briles (CAT)
3-30-08: Death Notice for Steven Anderson Cookston (DI)
3-30-08: Death Notice for Lela Briles Damron (DI)

Charles Wesley Corder, 95, Passes

HIGH POINT-Charles Wesley Corder, 95 of High Point passed Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at High Point Regional Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, May 1, 2008 in the Chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service; Reverend David Keith and Reverend Mike Briles officiating. Interment will follow at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Born on April 4, 1913 in Surry County, NC to Albert and Tabitha Corder. On April 19, 1939 he married the former Virginia Carter who preceded him in death on March 18, 2002. Preceded in death by his parents, three sisters; Hattie Dale, Grace Ellington and Amelia White and one brother, William Corder. Surviving is one daughter, Brenda (Jim) Waters of Greensboro, NC; three grandchildren, Reverend Michael (Mary Anne) Briles of Indian Trail, NC, Frank (Denise) Briles of Henderson, NC and Heather (Tony) McCorquodale of Ramseur, NC; four great-grandchildren, Colby, Wesley, Shannon & Rebekah and five step great-grandchildren. -Cumby

BIN Info To Remain on Rootsweb

The BIN has made a decision regarding our information on Rootsweb.com. After careful review of the situation and weighing our options, we have decided to continue to post our genealogy information on Rootsweb.

"The Generations Network" owns Rootsweb.com and has transplanted RW with Ancestry.com, a paid service. TGN is the parent company of both networks and as many of you know, Rootsweb has been free for many years. Tim Sullivan, CEO of TGN, stated the only reason behind the move is that users of each of the two main websites will be better served if they have access to the best services available on both. "Simply stated, we want to introduce more Ancestry.com users to RootsWeb and vice versa," Sullivan insists. TGN also announced earlier that banners would be placed on Rootsweb and that information on the site would become property of TGN. The Briles Information Network places it's GEDCOM on Rootsweb so people will have access to our genealogy information. There is nothing to own regarding vital facts and family history, only the way you present it and in a specific format you create your files. Sullivan also stated that access to Rootsweb will always be free!

We believe genealogical information and family history should be free and open to everyone. Rootsweb has been free for years and until TGN requires a fee for viewing our files, we feel the massive visitors to Rootsweb outweighs the banners. If, in the near future,TGN requires paid membership or a fee to access genealogical information on Rootsweb, we will revisit this issue and remove our files from their server.

Death Notice: Shirley Mae Voyles Adams

CORYDON-Shirley Mae Voyles Adams, 65, passed Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Lincoln Hills Health Care Center in New Albany. Born June 5, 1942, in Harrison County, daughter of the late Charles Woodrow Voyles and Gertie B. Briles Martin. Preceded in death by her parents, by a stepfather, Bob Martin; a son, Frankie Lee Adams; and a sister, Carol Jean Wiseman. Survivors include four sons, Robert Lewis Voyles of Corydon, William Manford Adams of Albuquerque, N.M., Charles Edward Adams of Louisville and Jeffery Wayne Adams of Elizabeth; a daughter, Sheila Denise Adams of Corydon; a sister, Sue O. McDaniels of Pinellas Park, Fla.; her companion of 16 years, Richard Adthingy of Louisville; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.-Corydon Democrat-Funeral is Beanblossom-Cesar Funeral Home in Corydon

Mattie Kinley Briles Passes

The BIN has received word of the passing of Mattie Briles, age 95. Mattie was married to Raymond Briles who passed in 1996. Mrs. Briles passed on Saturday, March 15, 2008 in Snellville, GA. Below is her death notice:

Snellville, GA-Mattie Kinley Briles, age 95, passed Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Embracing Hospice in Snellville. Funeral is Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 1:00 PM at Oaklawn Cemetery; Dr. Bruce Dickerson officiating. Burial at Oaklawn Cemetery in Asheboro. Native of Randolph County. Survived by daughter: Beth Mack of Snellville, GA; son: Philip Briles of Asheboro, NC; one grandson; sister: Virginia Hill of High Point, NC.-Pugh

Rootsweb.com to Merge

The BIN has received word from "The Generations Network" that Rootsweb.com will be transplanted with Ancestry.com, a paid service. TGN is the parent company of both networks and as many of you know, Rootsweb has been free for many years. The move will take place next week which incorporate the Rootsweb domain behind the Ancestry domain (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/)

Tim Sullivan, CEO of TGN, states there is only one reason behind the move. "We believe that the users of each of our two main websites can be better served if the have access to the best services available on both. Simply stated, we want to introduce more Ancestry.com users to RootsWeb and vice versa." Sullivan insists that Rootsweb will continue to be free however we believe otherwise.

TGN also announced earlier that banners would be placed on Rootsweb and that information on the site would become property of TGN. The Briles Information Network places it's GEDCOM on Rootsweb so people have access to our genealogy information. But this info is our information and TGN should not have rights to it.

At this time, The BIN is debating on whether to continue relationship between network and TGN/Rootsweb.com. The BIN does have two other databases on our server so this loss will be minimal. The BIN will make an announcement regarding this breaking news in short time.

Death Notice: Neal Hurley Farlow

SOPHIA-Neal Hurley Farlow, 95 passed Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the GrayBrier. Funeral at Marlboro Friends Meeting; Rev. John Sides officiating. Interment will follow in the meeting cemetery. Born June 4, 1912 in Montgomery County a daughter to the late Jesse Bradley and Ornie Russell Hurley. Preceded in death by her husband Raeford Farlow, a sister Braudice Hurley White, and five brothers: Earl Hurley, Colon Hurley, Frank Hurley, Lowell Hurley and Russell Hurley. Surviving are her brothers Ralph Hurley of Randleman, Leonard Hurley of Asheboro, Ray Hurley of Greensboro, and Bill Hurley of Sophia; and nieces and nephews. -Cumby

Death Notice: Cecil Ray Hill

The BIN has received word of the passing of Cecil Ray Hill. Below is Mr. Hill's death notice.

TRINITY-Cecil Ray Hill, 80, passed March 2, 2008 at Hospice House of the Piedmont in High Point. Funeral Services at Poplar Ridge Friends Meeting; Pastor Randall A. Quate officiating. Burial will follow in the Poplar Ridge Friends Cemetery. Born in Guilford County on August 24, l927 , son of the late Charlie L. and Venia H. Hill. On June 27, l947 he married Joyce Scoggin who survives of the home. Preceded in death by a daughter Marcia White on March 28, 2005 and a sister Eva H. Sherrill. Survived by a son Steve Hill and wife Sylvia of High Point, a brother Quinton Hill and wife Luanne of Raleigh, and a sister Jeanette Davis and husband Ron of Bullard, Texas. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Tina Helms, Van Hill and wife Cheri, Ryan White and wife Sabrina and Kevin White, and three great grandchildren. -Cumby


note: Cecil's grandmother is Bertha Roella Briles

Baugh and Miller Markers Added to Holly Hill

Holly Hill Memorial Cemetery has been updated again with the addition of Velton Morris & Geraldine Kindley Miller. The grave markers for the Millers have posted to the Burial & Cemetery Database. William H. Baugh Jr., husband of Edna Welborn, has also been added to Holly Hill. The BIN would like to thank Bonnie Snider Jones for taking the photographs and posting them to the Find-A-Grave Network. The main databases will be updated shortly.