WINSTON-SALEM-Mrs. Rachel Rothrock Culler, 89, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mrs. Culler was born on March 2, 1925 in Forsyth County, NC to the late Oscar Harold Rothrock and Bessie Clinard Rothrock. Rachel was a graduate of James A. Gray High School and attended Draughns Business College. She worked...
Mr. James ""Slim"" Herman Pilcher, 92, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at his home. Mr. Pilcher was born in Yadkin County on August 21, 1923 to A.A. and Betty Foster Pilcher. Mr. Pilcher worked two jobs his entire life, retiring from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company after 37 years of service and also from Spencer Dalton Oil Company...
Mr. Earl Depriest Shelton, 87, of Winston-Salem died Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Salemtowne Retirement Community following a short battle with cancer, with his wife, children and daughter-in-law by his side. A son of the late Thomas Elmer and Beulah Sisk Shelton, Earl spent his entire childhood in the Lawsonville community in Stokes County. After high school, Earl moved to...
Mrs. Doris Marion Everhart Melton, 76, of Winston Salem, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at her home peacefully with her family by her side. She was born September 19, 1938 in Forsyth County to the late Joseph Parker and Edna Mae Thomas Everhart. Mrs. Melton was a member of Mt. Carmel Church of the Living God. She will...
KERNERSVILLE- Billy Gray Smith, 87, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015. A Funeral Service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Gospel Light Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Hayworth Miller Kernersville Chapel is assisting the Smith family.
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2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Deborah ""Debbie"" Bishop Anderson of Advance, North Carolina, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 22. 2015. She was born in Forsyth County on January 27, 1953. She was raised in Wilkes County by her grandparents, William...
Mr. Michael Reid Wilson, 38, of Greensboro, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015. He was born April 28, 1976 in Forsyth County. He graduated from Ledford High School in 1994 and was employed with UPS for over 20 years. Michael was an exceptional husband and father who loved his family very much. Surviving are his wife, Deanna Freeman Wilson; two...
Mr. Steven Matthew Ferguson, 83, passed away, at his home surrounded by his loving family, January 21, 2015. He was born in Guilford County on July 1, 1931 the son of the late Rev. Steven Thomas Ferguson and Mary Magdalene Glidewell Ferguson. Matthew was an active and faithful member of Spirit and Truth Worship Center in Winston-Salem and was a...
Mrs. Wynona Bowman McRae, 83, of Advance passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Bermuda Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 27, 1931 in Forsyth County to Carl and Marjorie Reeves Bowman. Surviving is her husband, Maurice Byron McRae of the home; a daughter, Sharon Kiser and husband Bill of Kernersville; two sons, David B. McRae and...
WINSTON SALEM - Christine Fulton Hall, 81, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Christine was born on September 24, 1933 in Guilford County to James T. and Earlie Vaughan Fulton. Christine attended Gospel Light Baptist Church where she was a member of the Adult Sunday School Class. She retired with 43 years of service from Hanes Hosiery....
Mrs. Jackie Joyce Wilson, 85, passed away Tuesday evening, January 20, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem after a brief illness. She was born in Stokes County on April 22, 1929 the daughter of the late Mack Joyce and Ella Cox Joyce. Mrs. Wilson was an active member of Rural Hall Moravian Church. In addition to her parents she...
Winston-Salem Mr. John Wiley Stewart, 76, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Springwood Care Center. He was born June 10, 1938 in Forsyth County to the late John Foster and Maxine Pitts Stewart. John retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. with 32 years of service. He had a passion for airplanes and going to air shows. John was a...
Billy ""Paw"" Sellers, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully on Monday January 19, 2015 at Novant Health: Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Billy was born on August 1, 1940 in Columbus County. Billy proudly owned and operated Parkway Shell in Winston-Salem for 36 years. When you didn't catch him there he was on Wilshire Golf Course where he was a...
Valia Hutchins Kane died peacefully at home in Winston-Salem surrounded by her family on Jan 19th at 89 years of age. She was born Oct 13, 1925 to Ernest and Maude Hutchins in Waughtown where her father opened the 1st Esso gas station. She is survived by her husband: Clifton B (Rudy) Kane Jr, her daughter: Kay F Davis and...
Mr. Vernon Gray Norman, 84, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born August 26, 1930 in Forsyth County, the youngest boy of nine children to Cora Stella Livengood Norman and Lucius Calvin Norman. Vernon graduated from Old Town High School where he played basketball, football and baseball. He was offered a scholarship...
OAK RIDGE- Franklin ""Frank"" Yost, 83, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at his home. Frank was born in Stokes County on June 24, 1931 to Homer and Mary Ray Yost, the second of five children. Frank spent his early life working on the family farm raising tobacco. He later served four years in the United States Navy aboard the...
Mr. Charles R. ""Chuck"" Snyder, 61, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born August 2, 1953 in Welch, West Virginia to Charles Robert and Virgie Brunty Snyder. Mr. Snyder was of the Methodist faith. He loved the outdoors and was an avid reader. He enjoyed music, playing guitars and mandolin,...
Mr. Harold Gaynor Mabe, 79, of Pfafftown, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on November 17, 1935 in Stokes County to James Zelmer Mabe and Elsie Mae Gentry Mabe. He was a loving father, grandfather, and brother. Mr. Mabe graduated from King High School in 1955 and served in the U.S. Army Reserves...
Mrs. Shirley Elizabeth Phelps Hutchings, 58, died Monday, January 19, 2015.Shirley was born November 22, 1956 in Forsyth County. She was a special person, always doing for others whether friend or stranger. She had so many special talents, such as making her own cards and her needlework hangs proudly in friends and family homes. Shirley was a member of the...
Beverly Jean Middleton Noble, age 84, of Clemmons, NC passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Beverly was born to the late George and Helen Middleton on January 10, 1931 in Dayton, Ohio. She was a long time member of St. Christopher Catholic Parrish of Vandalia, Ohio.In addition to her parents, Beverly was preceded...