Mrs. Jean Brookshire Starling, 74, of Winston-Salem died Monday September 14, 2015 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born February 3, 1941 in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late Carroll Smith and Mozelle McGee Brookshire. Mrs. Starling was an active member of Mount Carmel United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Mr. Franklin Gray Tesh, Sr., 75, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 14, 2015. He was born November 1, 1939 in Forsyth County to the late Jesse Gray Tesh and Bertha Sparks Tesh. He was a graduate of Mineral Springs High School and Piedmont Bible College. Mr. Tesh was employed with Hennis Freight Lines...
Mr. Richard ""Rich"" Franklin McNeil, Jr., 53, of Advance passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at his home. He was born July 19, 1962 in Forsyth County to Richard Franklin and Betty McMichael McNeil. Mr. McNeil was employed with Taylor Brothers Tobacco Company. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving is his wife, Terri Phillips McNeil of the...
Mrs. Julia Ann Everhart Ludwick, 74, of Clemmons, NC, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Ludwick was born on September 27, 1940, in Forsyth County, NC to the late Paul William Everhart and Kathleen Hine Everhart. Julia was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem and a member of the Saunders Bible Fellowship Class....
Katie Wright Gilbert, 101, of Germanton, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015.Katie was born May 26, 1914 in Surry County to the late Albert and Mary Tickle Wright. In 1941, Katie began entering her canned and baked goods in the Dixie Classic Fair and that began a long tradition of winning over the years there, as well as the Stokes...
Mr. Gregory ""Greg"" James Johnson, 31, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015.Greg was born November 8, 1983 to David Leroy Johnson, Sr. and Susan Kimbrell. In addition to his mother and father, Greg is survived by his brothers, David Johnson, Jr. and Steven Kimbrell; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and family; and his faithful companion, Memphis. A visitation will be...
Mr. Ronnie Irvin Sell, Jr., age 48, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born November 5, 1966 to Diane Sell Chakona and Ronnie Irvin Sell Sr. of Winston-Salem. Ron loved motorcycles and the outdoors. He was passionate about bodybuilding to maintain strength and good health. Ron was a loving father, son, and...
Mr. Bobby Lee Williams, Sr., 70, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. He was born in Pulaski, VA on July 1, 1945 the son of the late Thomas Herman Williams, Sr. and Nellie Lou Ellen Edmonds Williams. Mr. Williams was a member and deacon at New Bethel Baptist Church in Tobaccoville. He...
Winston-Salem Mrs. Elizabeth C. ""Betty"" Hair, 87, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She was born August 28, 1928 in Cumberland County to the late Daniel James and Annie Hall Culbreth. Mrs. Hair retired from N.C. Baptist Hospital as a Registered Nurse and was a member of Union Ridge United Methodist Church. She was...
Mrs. Amy Jordan Tapscott, 85, went home to be with the Lord on September 12, 2015. She was born on November 12, 1929, to the late Dewey and Letitia Jordan in Caroline County, Virginia. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, B. R. Tapscott (Tap); siblings, Mildred Newhouse, Myrtle Fitzhugh, Lois Bryant, Effie...
Kernersville - Girard ""G"" Patrick Montileone, 34, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015. Girard was born on March 3, 1981 in Philadelphia, PA to Anthony and Roseanne DeMuro Montileone. ""G"" had a fun-loving spirit, loved to help others and was an avid fisherman. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.""G"" was preceded in death by grandparents, Jerry...
Kathleen Foltz, 87, of Winston-Salem passed peacefully on September 12th, with her family by her side following a brief and unexpected diagnosis of cancer. She was an active member of Friedberg Moravian Church. Kathleen was a graduate of Griffith High School. She married the love of her life, Hubert Foltz, her husband of 65 years, on August 16th, 1950. She...
Brenda Smith Barker, 66, passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Health on Friday, September 11, 2015. Brenda was born on January 13, 1949 in Forsyth County. She was employed as a sales clerk at J.C. Penney, retiring with 28 years of service. She enjoyed her friends at the YMCA, and good times spent at the lake. Above all, she loved...
Arthur Richard Calloway was received into the loving arms of his Lord on September 11, 2015. Richard was born on May 21, 1942 in Midway, N.C. to his beloved parents, Grady and Cleo Calloway. After graduation from North Davidson High School, Richard worked at R.J. Reynolds, Ed Kelly's, and Schlitz Brewery. His job at Schlitz Brewery took him to Syracuse,...
Mrs. Nellie Foster Childress, 93, of Winston-Salem, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on July 13, 1922 in Erlanger, to Pearl Todd and Richard Foster. Mrs. Childress grew up in the South Fork area. She graduated from Old City Hospital Nursing School and worked at the hospital, as a private duty nurse and...
After 7 years of battling Alzheimer's, Ethel passed away peacefully, Friday, September 11, 2015, at Trinity Elms Memory Unit in Clemmons.She was born July 5, 1921 to Martha Ellen Cummings and Oliver Franklin Bowman. At birth doctors said she would never walk. With the help from her brothers, she learned to walk and became a professional dancer. She grew up...
Mrs. Esta Nicholson Tuttle, age 79 of Winston-Salem passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Esta was born in Wilkes County, August 21, 1936 to Robert and Rosalie McBride Nicholson. She was a very loving wife, mama and memaw. She loved helping in raising all five of her grandchildren and was very blessed in being...
Mr. Joseph ""Ray"" Atchley, 91, of Winston-Salem, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015.Ray was born October 4, 1923 in Rutherford County to the late Robert Logan Atchley and Pannie Effie Atchley. He served on a LST in the Pacific Theater during WWII for the U.S. Navy. A member of Southside Baptist Church, he retired from McLean Trucking Co. and Branch...
Mr. Robert John Dixon, 75, of East Bend, NC passed away peacefully at home on September 11, 2015. He was born on September 29, 1939 to John and Sarah Dixon. Born and raised on Long Island, NY, Bob had a passion for stock car racing and as a young man raced cars at Freeport Raceway, Long Island, NY. Later in...
On September 9, 2015, our precious Emily Jane left this earthly world and is now in the arms of our Heavenly Father. Emi is healed and happy! She will be remembered most for her spunky, tell it like it is personality. She was such a loving and genuine child who never complained, despite the years of doctor visits, hospital stays,...