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on-site clearing brush
Wednesday, said the ef
fort to mobilize the stu
dents stems from an in
ner motivation shared by
both Brewers.
“I think it’s just the
kind of people they are,”
Michalski said. “They
care about the commu
nity.”
Although Wednesday
marked one of the team’s
normal practice days.
Brewer stiU decided to
bring the boys out to
help. He said the service
teaches an important les
son.
“It teaches them respon
sibility and just to not get
rewarded back or any
thing, just to kind of help
out,” he said. “They’re
doing good, they’re work
ing hard. They seem to
appreciate what they’re
doing.”
The experience also
shows the kids first
hand what devastation
the storm brought. Some
Wesleyan teachers and
students had homes de
stroyed by the tornados,
so the athletes had heard
about the destruction,
but Brewer says it’s one
thing to hear and another
to see.
“You kind of have more
respect for what people
are going through,” he
said. “A lot of them were
surprised once they got
there and saw how much
damage, how much work
there was to be done.”
Despite the daunt
ing workload, the boys
seemed to be enjoying
themselves.
“They are having a
ball,” Michalski said.
“They’re a good group of
kids, and they’re happy
to help. I think it’s shown
them life lessons off the
field — the camaraderie
of being around their
friends and helping peo
ple.”
The athletes said that
the message of service
certainly had sunk in.
Though they liked that
Brewer promised them
fewer sprints because of
their help, the genuine
desire to give showed in
the boys’ diligence with
heavy lifting and polite
interactions with hom
eowners Dot and Ray
Whittington — especially
since Ray is deaf.
“It’s important because
these people can’t do it
themselves,” said Woody
CornweU, an athlete on
the team.
The Whittingtons them
selves say they are blown
away by the amount of
assistance they have re
ceived, not only from the
baseball team but from
Home Depot, the United
Methodist Church, the
Baptist Men and the High
Point Police Department.
“It’s just mind-bog
gling, reaUy,” Dot said.
“We never expected so
much help.”
Though the Whitting
tons’ house remained
mostly untouched — with
only a little damage from
a tree that crashed into a
house corner — the tor
nado had wreaked havoc
on the yard. Coaches and
parents sawed the large
trees into smaller pieces
while the basehaU play
ers heaved them away
into a pile for the city to
pick up.
“We are very lucky and
very blessed that we’re
stfil here and our house
is stUl here,” Dot said.
“It’s just been very heart
warming, what people
will do. It shows what
people are made of.”
Staff Writer Erin Wilt-
gen can be reached at 888-
3576 or at newsdesk@tvil-
letimes.com.
POLICE REPORTS
March 4
• Christopher Michael
Shepherd (BM, 38) arrest
ed on charge of financial
identity theft at 383 Tussy
Road in Lexington.
• Donald Ray Moses
(WM, 35) arrested on
charge of obtaining prop
erty by false pretenses at
510 Decker Road.
• Melody Ann Irwin (WF,
30) arrested on charge
of disorderly conduct at
1485 Liberty Drive.
• Joseph Eugene Han
cock (vh/l, 23) arrested
on charge of probation
violation at 1311 Blair St.
• Michael Jeffrey Ir
win (WM, 28) arrested on
charge of larceny at 1589
Liberty Drive.
• Lonnie Dwayne Long
(WM, 36) arrested on
charge of larceny at 1589
Liberty Drive.
March 5
• Orederrius Kinte
Huntley (BM, 31) arrested
on charge of failure to ap
pear at 301 James Ave.
• Tarrian Marchello Al
len (BM, 28) arrested on
charge of failure to sup
port at Trinity Street.
• Brandon Michael Al
exander (WM, 27) arrest
ed on charge of failure
to appear at 231 Arthur
Drive.
• Ricardo Noyola Guz
man (WM, 24) arrested
on charge of coontribut-
ing to the deliquency of a
minor at 406 Unity St.
• Jose Angel Garcia-
Herrera (WM, 22) arrest
ed on charge of contrib
uting to the deliquency
of a minor at 3221 Zuider
Zee Drive in Winston-Sa
lem.
• Christopher Darin
Routh (WM, 37) arrested
on charge of injury to
personal property at 473
Spring Grove Lane.
• Julie Brummett (WF,
28) arrested on charge of
possessing stolen goods
at 484 Old Raleigh Road.
• Christhel Velasco (WF,
16) arrested on charge
of larecny 1585 Liberty
Drive.
• Rodney Clay Brann
'(WM, 39) arrested on
charge of failure to pay
monies at 1399 National
Highway.
• Timothy Allen Ham
rick (WM, 38) arrested
on charge of possessing
a controlled substance at
195 Panther Lane.
March 6
• James Reggie Towler
(WM, 19) arrested on
charge of possessing a
controlled at 201 North
Road.
• Anthony Shane Wood
(WM, 23) arrested on
charge of first degree
trespass at 50 W. HoUy
HiU Road.
Index
Thomasville
Rev. John D. Bratton
Charles 6. Hilton, 85
Jerry P. Lambeth, 66
Pat Lambeth, 64
Lexington
Alice L. Belton, 97
Johnny W. Martin, 59
RubyW. Zelnak, 90
Other areas
EttaJ. Hill, 88
Alice L. Belton
LEXINGTON — Alice
Louise Belton, age 97, of
Salisbury, formerly of
Lexington, died Tuesday,
April 6,2010.
Graveside service will
be held at 2 p.m. Friday at
Lexington City Cemetery
Arrangements by Da
vidson Funeral Home
Lexington.
Rev. John D. Bratton
The Rev. John Dee Brat
ton passed away peaceful
ly at High Point Regional
Hospital surrounded by
family on Tuesday, April
6, 2010.
Rev. Bratton was born
in Thomasville to the late
Waymon and Lucille Brat
ton. At an early age, he
joined First Missionary
Baptist Church, where he
was very active. He grad
uated from Church Street
High School. Rev. Brat
ton attended Fayetteville
State University for two
and one-half years and
received his B.A. degree
in theology from Shaw
University.
Rev. Bratton served in
the U.S. Army and re
ceived an honorable dis
charge. Part of his time
in the army was spent in
Germany After leaving
the army he spent many
years in New York em
ployed by the Mobil Oil
Company While in New
York, he attended and be
came a member of Beth
lehem Baptist Church.
There, he was ordained
and became the associate
pastor. The late Rev. Sam
R. Johnson, a Salisbury
native, was his pastor
and mentor.
Rev. Bratton has served
as pastor of the following
churches: Liberty Grove
Baptist Church, Trin
ity; Mount Zion Baptist
Church, Drexel; Coving
ton MissionaryBaptist
Church, Troy; and Clark’s
Grove Baptist Church,
Mount Gilead. After re
tiring from his pulpit,
he returned to First Mis
sionary Baptist Church
to work with the late Dr.
W. E. Banks.
In addition to his par
ents, he was predeceased
by a sister, Mrs. Kathryn
B. Small and a brother,
James Bratton. Survivors
include his wife, Velma
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Adams Bratton; daugh
ter, Tosha Bratton Rooks
(Tracey); grand-daughter,
Taylor Madison Rooks;
Siblings Mrs. Johnnye
M. Bratton Hill Aubrey
and Frank Bratton (An
nie Willie); Sister-in-law,
Mrs. Betty Bratton. He
also leaves to cherish his
memories several nieces,
nephews, relatives and
friends.
Funeral service will
be held at First Mission
ary Baptist Church, 103
Church St., on Saturday
at 1 p.m. Family visita
tion will be one-half hour
before the service.
S.E. Thomas Funeral
Service is in charge of
arrangements.
Etta J. Hill
DENTON — Mrs. Etta
Johnson Hfil, age 88, of
Denton, died Monday,
April 5. at Hinkle Hospice
House in Lexington.
Born Sept. 18, 1921, in
Chatham County to Al
len Bingham Johnson
and Ola EsteUe Brown
Johnson, she was a for
mer owner of the Park-In
Grill and made pies for
Denton area restaurants.
She was a foster parent
for over 20 children.
Service for Mrs. Hill
wiU be held at 4 p.m. to
day at Lineberry United
Methodist Church. Burial
will follow in the church
cemetery. The family will
receive friends from 2
to 3:30 p.m. today at the
church prior to the ser
vice.
Memorials may be
sent to Lineberry United
Methodist Church, c/o
Linda Pearce, 2222 Pied
mont School Road, in
Denton.
Charles G. Hilton
Mr. Charles Grady
Hilton, 85, formerly of
Wright Road, Lexington,
died on April 7, 2010, at
Triad Care and Rehabili
tation in High Point.
Born on May 2, 1924,
in Guilford County to
Emaskie Marvin Hilton
and Leslie Morgan Hil
ton, he was a World War
II Veteran serving in the
U.S. Army in France,
England, Belgium, Hol
land and Germany.
The family will receive
friends on Friday prior
to the funeral service
from noon until 2 p.m.
Funeral service will be
held at 2 p.m. on Friday
at Thomasville Funeral
Home Chapel with Pastor
David Bowman officiat
ing. Burial wiU foUow at
Liberty Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Memorials may be di
rected to Hospice of the
Piedmont, 1801 Westches
ter Drive, in High Point,
or to Liberty Baptist
Church, 225 Liberty Ave.
Audio and written con
dolences may be made
through www.thomas-
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Jerry P. Lambeth
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Lambeth, 64, a resident
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Road, died Saturday, AprU
3, 2010, from injuries sus
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Born on Sept. 9, 1945,
in Columbus County, to
Ray Norris and CheUie
Nobles Norris, she was
a retired health and ser
vices department teacher
from North Davidson
High School.
Funeral service wUl be
held on Sunday at 2:30
p.m. at Mt. Zion Wesley
an Church with the Rev.
Daniel Downing, the Rev.
Charles Stephenson, and
Mr. John Walker officiat
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in HoUy HUl Memorial
Park Cemetery The fam
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Johnny W. Martin
LEXINGTON — John
ny Wayne Martin, age
59, of Avenue K, Lexing
ton, died Monday, AprU 5,
2010, in Forsyth Medical
Center.
Born AprU 14, 1950, in
Davidson County to Ru
fus Martin and LiUie Ber
tha Martin Martin, he
was a former employee
of Furniture Land South-
and was of the Methodist
faith.
Funeral service wiU be
held at 2 p.m. Friday in
Davidson Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev.
Clyde Akers officiating.
Burial wUl foUow in For
est HUl Memorial Park.
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friends from 6 to 8 p.m. to
day at the Funeral Homfe;
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rected to Carolina Cancer
Services, 25 W. 6th Ave.,
in Lexington. Online con
dolences may be made at
www.davidsonfuneral-
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Ruby W. Zelnak
LEXINGTON — Ruby
WUson Zelnak, 90, of
IdlewUd Drive, died Tues
day, AprU 6, 2010, at Ab-
botts Creek Care and Re
habilitation Center.
Funeral wiU be held
at 11 a.m. Friday at Our
Lady of the Rosary Cath
olic Church, where she
was a member, with Fa
ther A1 Gondek officiat
ing. Burial wiU foUow in
Lexington City Cemetery.
The famUy wUl receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. to
day at Davidson Funeral
Home.
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may be made at www.da-
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