James Pearl Bingham, Jr.

RALEIGH - Dr. James P. Bingham Jr., formerly of Lexington, died Oct. 19, 1999, at Rex Hospital. He was born Jan. 29, 1916, in Davidson County, a son of Dr. James P. Bingham Sr. and Annie Fletcher Bingham. He was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. W.L. Bingham. He received his pre-dental education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his degree from Emory University Dental School. He served in the U.S. Army’s Dental Corp for five years during World War II and for four years during the Korean conflict. He also was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served his community in many capacities. He served as Scout master of the First Baptist Church troop in Lexington for many years. He was president of the YMCA and Kiwanis Club, both of Lexington. He organized and served as chairman of the Davidson County Bicentennial Commission. He also served twice as president of the N.C. Archaeological Society, donating a large collection of pre-historic and Native American artifacts to the School of Anthropology at UNCChapel Hill. Surviving are his wife, Georganne Coble Bingham, formerly of Lexington and currently director of external affairs at the N.C. Museum of Art; a daughter, Mrs. J. Edward Rhodes of Southern Pines; two sons, William Frank Bingham of High Point and James Hugh Bingham Sr. of Lincolnton; one stepdaughter, Mrs. James Nance of Lexington; one stepson, Ed Jordan of Lexington; two sisters, Mrs. Flynn S. Smith of Anderson, S.C., and Mrs. Barbara Garrison of Winston-Salem; and he also was a loving grandfather of nine grandchildren. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday in National Cemetery in Salisbury. Visitation will be noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home, 24 E. Third St., Lexington. Memorials may be directed to the N.C. Museum of Art, local Hospice centers, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

James' birth information is available at "North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLRR-B3T8 : 14 March 2018), Annie Fletcher in entry for James Pearl Bingham, ; citing Birth, Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, possibly other reference information, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.