Lynn Foster Vitz
Jul 15, 2014
OAK RIDGE-Lynn Foster Vitz, 61, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014. She was born January 3, 1953 in Forsyth Co. to the late Richard Roscoe and Claire Long Foster.Lynn was employed with PepsiCo Foodservice for 32 years.Surviving are her beloved husband, Francis Ronald Vitz of the home; Ron's children whom she loves dearly, Ronald E. Vitz, Lisa Bergstrom (Tom), and Denise...
James Michael Wright
Jul 15, 2014
Winston-Salem James ""Jimbo"" Michael Wright, 33, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014. He was born December 16, 1980 in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Jimbo was an avid Tennessee Volunteer fan and loved to play golf. Preceding him in death were his maternal grandparents, Diane and Tom Davis; maternal great-grandparents, Ruth and Herbert Harper; and paternal grandparents, James Estil Wright and Martha...
Lynn Blizard Huie
Jul 14, 2014
Mrs. Lynn Blizard Huie, 69, of Winston Salem, passed away Monday July 14, 2014, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on January 1, 1945 in Forsyth County to Everett and Mary Trent Blizard. Mrs. Huie was a member of Woodland Baptist Church; she worked for Southern Bell for many years and then worked for Lucia Clothing Company....
Harold Gene Creason
Jul 14, 2014
Mr. Harold Gene Creason, 79, of High Point died Monday, July 14, 2014 at Hospice Home at High Point. He was born April 24, 1935 in Forsyth County, the son of the late Robert William and Gladys Knight Creason. Mr. Creason served with the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was retired from Stroh's Brewery and was a member...
Claudia Morgan Sinks
Jul 14, 2014
After a period of declining health, Claudia Morgan Sinks died Monday, July 14, 2014. She was born on February 8, 1918 to Eva and Lee Morgan. For most of her adult years she lived and worked in the Washington, D.C. area, retiring at the age of 80 to move to Winston-Salem to be near her family. Claudia was pre-deceased by...
Julia Thomas Nance
Jul 14, 2014
NANCE - KINGMrs. Julia Thomas Nance, age 90, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014 at Rose Tara Plantation in King. She was born July 5, 1924 in Stokes County to the late Walter Aaron Thomas and Pearl Emma Wilson Thomas. Mrs. Nance was retired from Hanes Hosiery and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Julia was a...
Gladys Holder Harper
Jul 14, 2014
CLEMMONS, NC-Mrs. Gladys Holder Harper, 94, of Clemmons, NC, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mrs. Harper was born on March 29, 1920 in Forsyth County to Rufus Edwin Holder and Roxie Warner Holder. She was a lifetime member of Warners Chapel Church of Christ in Clemmons, NC. Gladys worked for 40...
Edwin Arthur West
Jul 14, 2014
Mr. Edwin Arthur West, Jr., 77, of Bermuda Run, N.C., passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at his home with his family at his bedside. Eddie was born in Forsyth County to Edwin and Virginia West. He graduated from Washington High School in Washington, NC and Presbyterian College Class of 1958. He was employed for many years with Bahnson Service...
Joe W. Cagle
Jul 13, 2014
Mr. Joe Cagle, devoted son, brother, husband, father and grandfather died July 13, 2014 at his home in Bermuda Run. Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma he was one of 6 children of the late Lillie Belle (Joyce) Melott Cagle and I.B. (Bill) Cagle. He was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Collins and a brother, Wendall Cagle. He was proud...
Lojean Patricia Gentry Tucker
Jul 13, 2014
Kernersville - Mrs. Lojean Patricia Gentry Tucker, 83, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice and Palliative Care Center. She was born September 13, 1930 in Wilkes County to the late Carmel and Vallie Sparks Gentry. Mrs. Tucker worked and retired from Lorilard Tobacco Co. She was preceded in death by her husband Mavis Tucker, two...
Dr. Joseph Van Wagstaff
Jul 13, 2014
Dr. Joseph Van Wagstaff, 84, of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully on July 13 from complications from Alzheimer's at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born April 18, 1930 in Harnett County, N.C. to Joseph Carson and Mildred Johnson Wagstaff. He graduated from Fuquay Springs High School in 1947. A Korean War veteran, Van served four years in the...
Betty Jean Coleman Sias
Jul 13, 2014
Ms. Betty Jean Coleman Sias passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Twelve Oaks in Mt. Airy. She was born in West Virginia on October 23, 1937 to the late Wiley Coleman and Bessie Crump Coleman. In addition to her parents, Ms. Sias was preceded in death by four siblings. Surviving are seven children: David Sias (Shelly), Vicky Coleman, Phillip...
Rex Arlen Beshears
Jul 13, 2014
Mr. Rex Arlen Beshears, 83, passed away from this life July 13, 2014 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, after a seven year battle with Parkinson 's disease and Lewy Body Dementia, he is now in Heaven with the Lord. He was born January 25, 1931 in Wilkes Co. the son of the late Coy Edgar Beshears and Viola Welch...
Virginia Dare Jones Cook
Jul 13, 2014
WALKERTOWN-Virginia Jones Cook, 82 passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014. She was born June 18, 1932 in Avery Co. to the late Fred William and Elizabeth Cozy Jones.Mrs. Cook was known as ""Ginny"", to many children to whom she provided many hours of child care for over 40 years in the Walkertown, Kernersville area. Mrs. Cook and her husband attended...
Otis Calvin Sands
Jul 12, 2014
Mr. Otis Calvin Sands, 77, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 6, 1937 in Stokes Co. the son of the late James Anderson Sands and Eva Freeman Sands. Mr. Sands was a member of Salem Baptist Church in Winston-Salem and was retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. He proudly served his country...
Mamie Elizabeth Jones
Jul 12, 2014
Lewisville - Mrs. Mamie Elizabeth Phelps Jones, 100, died Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born July 29, 1913 in Forsyth County to Franklin Pharisee and Daisy Wood Phelps. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker raising six children. She was a member of Lewisville Baptist Church for over 70 years. She worked in the church...
John Walsh Regan
Jul 11, 2014
John ""Jack"" Walsh Regan, 67 of Winston-Salem, NC passed away on Friday July 11, 2014. He was born on October 8, 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Thomas and Elizabeth Regan. He was a graduate of South Hills Catholic High School and attended Bloomsburg College and Parsons College before serving his country in the United States Army during the...
Dustin Cody Simpson
Jul 11, 2014
Mr. Dustin Cody Simpson, 24, passed away July 11, 2014 at High Point Regional Hospital. He was born August 23, 1989 in Forsyth County to Varcial Lee Simpson and Donna Jones Simpson. He was a graduate of Ledford Senior High School. Dustin took flying lessons at Smith Reynolds Airport and attended the T. H. Davis Aviation Center at Guilford Technical...
Benny Lee Hester
Jul 11, 2014
Benny Lee Hester was born March 8, 1936 and passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 11, 2014. Ben was born in and lived his entire life in Winston-Salem with the exception of 4 years during which he traveled the world while serving his country in United States Navy. He was preceded in death by his first wife,...
Ella Kim Southard
Jul 11, 2014
Friday, Mrs. Ella Haisoon Kim Southard rose early as she has for nearly 91 years and joined her beloved husband Creston as she walked through heavens gates amongst such a celebration we have yet to even imagine. Ella was born in Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii into a life of poverty, but she lived a life rich in faith, love and forgiveness....