Robert Francis Sheek
Aug 17, 2015
Mr. Robert ""Bobby"" Francis Sheek, 85, of Advance passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born March 27, 1930 in Davie County to Jacob Hall and Evola Smith Sheek. Mr. Sheek was a member of Yadkin Valley Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Hazel Groce Sheek; his second wife, Clarice...
Edna Blair Ragsdale
Aug 17, 2015
Edna Blair Ragsdale, 92, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at her home. She was born November 10, 1922, in Forsyth County to the late John William and Mary Parrish Blair. Preceding her in death was her husband, Paul D. Ragsdale, Sr.; one grandson, Brian Ragsdale, one sister, Augusta B. Starbuck and three brothers, Gilmer, Roy and Bill Blair. Surviving...
Frances Kirkman Carroll
Aug 16, 2015
Mrs. Frances Joan Kirkman Carroll, 80, of Winston-Salem, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015.Frances was born May 14, 1935 to the late Grady Kirkman and Margaret Jones Kirkman. She was an avid cook and baker, enjoying arts and crafts. She was a very active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she sang, played piano, and...
Mark Reece Kirkman
Aug 16, 2015
On August 16, 2015, Mark Reece Kirkman left this world doing what he loved most: hitting the mountain bike trails with his sweetie not too far behind. Mark lived his life to the fullest-active and ready for the next big adventure ahead. There wasn't a trail he wouldn't take or ride that was too long. His love for cycling made...
Frances Snyder
Aug 16, 2015
Clemmons Miss Frances R. (Fran) Snyder, 85, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015. She was born April 11, 1930 in Detroit, MI to Frank and Ada Hutchins Snyder. She grew up in Detroit and moved to Winston-Salem when she was 18 years old to begin work at Armour and Company. She worked in Winston-Salem until the plant closed and she...
Sandra Anne Gilbert Williamson
Aug 16, 2015
Mrs. Sandra Anne Gilbert Williamson, 75, of Mt. Airy, NC, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Williamson was born on August 8, 1940, in Lenoir, NC to the late James Gilbert and Myrtle Sanders Gilbert. In addition to her parents, Sandra was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Grey Williamson; one son, Tommy;...
Ida Belle Knight McFrederick
Aug 15, 2015
Mrs. Ida Belle Knight McFrederick, 73, of Winston-Salem died Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born December 15, 1941 in Portage County, OH, the daughter of the late John Edward and Ruby Mildred King Knight. Mrs. McFrederick was a member of Holy Bible Baptist Church. She was Head Cashier at Food Lion, retiring following sixteen years...
Jean Hoffman Smith
Aug 15, 2015
Jean Hoffman Smith, age 90, died August 15, 2015 at the K. B. Reynolds Hospice Home of Winston-Salem. Born April 11, 1925, to Mary (Hanes) and Claude M. Hoffman of Winston-Salem. Jean attended Winston-Salem schools including R. J. Reynolds High School. She graduated from Jefferson High School in Roanoke, VA. As an adult, Jean lived in Winston-Salem, NC and Norfolk,...
Ridgeway William Frank
Aug 15, 2015
Ridgeway William Frank, 93, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Saturday, August 15. He was born to Edward George and Matilda Wille Frank on October 3, 1921 in Chicago. He served his country in the Army during World War II and was honorably discharged with the rank of T. Sgt. He was married for 60 years to Lavon Uppling Frank who...
Carl Jackson "Jack" Gilley
Aug 15, 2015
GILLEY - WINSTON-SALEMMr. Carl Jackson ""Jack"" Gilley, 86, departed this life on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born May 16, 1929 in Forsyth County to the late Annie Belle Kiger Gilley and James Howard Gilley, Sr. Mr. Gilley was a faithful member of Union Tabernacle Church and a lifelong servant of God. He...
Evelyn Settle Parrish
Aug 15, 2015
Winston-Salem Mrs. Evelyn Settle Parrish, 87, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Forsyth County on May 14, 1928 to the late William Joseph and Bernice Money Settle. Mrs. Parrish was a longtime member of Crews United Methodist Church where she served as the financial secretary and sang in the...
Frances White Jones
Aug 14, 2015
Mrs. Anna ""Frances"" White Jones, 95, of The Crest of Clemmons, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015. She was born on January 21, 1920 to the late William and Augusta White in Forsyth County. Mrs. Jones was a member of First Christian Church, Clemmons, NC. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William...
Walter Earl Brewer
Aug 14, 2015
Mr. Walter Earl Brewer, 85, of Rural Hall, passed away Friday, August 14, 2015 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born November 29, 1929 in Forsyth County to Lolene Jarvis Brewer and Earl Nello Brewer. Mr. Brewer was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy and retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. After retiring, he started volunteering in...
Edward James Fuller
Aug 14, 2015
Mr. Edward James Fuller, 86, devoted husband and father, died on August 14, 2015, at Arbor Acres Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, NC. Married to Lillian Korbonits Fuller from 1952 to her death in 2007, they shared a loving marriage. Ed is survived by their children, Diane Hawes (Todd), Robert Fuller, and Nancy King (Chris); grandchildren, Beth Hawes, Jim Hawes (Garison),...
Barbara Lawson Wright
Aug 14, 2015
WRIGHT - WESTFIELDMrs. Barbara Lawson Wright, 83, passed away Friday, August 14, 2015. She was born in Stokes County on January 14, 1932 to the late Georgia Harger Lawson and James Ed Lawson. Mrs. Wright was a faithful member of Big Creek Primitive Baptist Church where she managed and maintained the cemetery and served as treasurer for the church and...
Vincent Fredrick Tief
Aug 13, 2015
Mr. Vincent ""Butch"" Fredrick Tief, 73, of Lewisville, died Thursday, August 13, 2015, at his home. He was born December 11, 1941 in Westchester County, NY to Vincent Lawrence and Hilma Thorne Tief. Mr. Tief served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He worked for McLean Trucking Company for over 20 years and then retired as a contract mail carrier....
Floyd Jennings Strupe, Jr.
Aug 13, 2015
Dr. Floyd Jennings Strupe, Jr., of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Dr. Strupe was born on September 23, 1921 to Floyd Jennings Strupe, Sr. and Pearl Spainhour Strupe in Stokes County, NC. Floyd served his country as a member of the US Army Medical Corp during WWII. He was a...
Charles Edward Essex
Aug 13, 2015
Mr. Charles Edward Essex, 89, of Winston-Salem died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Health. He was born November 23, 1925 in Davie County, the son of the late Charlie Jennings and Martha O'Della Orrell Essex. Mr. Essex was a member of Mount Carmel United Methodist Church. He was a graduate of Shady Grove School in Advance and...
Kathleen Wheeling Hayes
Aug 13, 2015
Kathleen Wheeling Hayes passed away August 13, 2015 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born July 11, 1927 in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Thomas A. Wheeling and Addie Laxton Wheeling.Kathleen was married for 65 years to Ernest D. Hayes, before his passing 2 years ago. They lived together in the British Woods neighborhood for 47 years,...
David Michael Reaume
Aug 12, 2015
After a courageous battle with cancer, David Michael Reaume, 42, passed away peacefully at his home in Lexington on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. David was born in Lahr, Germany on April 2, 1973 where he lived for the first 12 years of his life before the family returned to their homeland of Canada. He was very studious and enjoyed learning....