Charles Clifton 'Cliff' Owen, Jr.
Dec 1, 2012
Charles Clifton ""Cliff"" Owen, Jr., 80, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away Monday, December 1, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Owen was born March 11, 1932 in Rowan County to the late Mary Baker Owen and Clifton Owen, Sr. He graduated from Boyden High School and attended the Citadel in Charleston, SC and North Carolina University in Chapel Hill, NC....
Rose Vita Alonge Pratesi
Nov 29, 2012
Mrs. Rose Vita Alonge Pratesi, 97, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Bermuda Commons. She was born November 5, 1915 in Brooklyn, NY to Vincenzo and Rosalia Tavormina Alonge. Mrs. Pratesi was of the Catholic faith. She worked at Macy's in New York and was a bookkeeper for the family business. She was a loving wife, mother,...
Karen West O'Connor
Nov 29, 2012
KERNERSVILLE - Karen West O'Connor, 55, departed this life peacefully into glory Thursday, November 29, 2012 surrounded by her loved ones at Duke Hospital. She was a graduate of East Forsyth High School, where she was the valedictorian and a soloist with the madrigals. She earned the opportunity to tour Europe, singing under the direction of Mrs. Maxine Blackwell. She...
Harold Edward Stayer
Nov 29, 2012
Mr. Harold Edward Stayer, 79, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012 at his home. He was born April 25, 1933 in Whitley County, IN to Ernest Donley and Etha Lovell Stayer. Mr. Stayer was a member of Northwood Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather and was lovingly known to them as 'Papa...
Bertha Agnes Cieplinski
Nov 29, 2012
KERNERSVILLE - Mrs. Bertha Agnes Cieplinski, 96, died Thursday, November 29, 2012, at Kernersville Medical Center. Bertha was born on June 22, 1916 in Hampden County, MA to the late Bronislaw and Karolina Dziadoz Bojarski. Bertha was a resident of Piney Grove Nursing Home for six years and attended Valley View Baptist Church and Holy Cross Catholic Church. She enjoyed...
Ruth Litaker Swaim
Nov 29, 2012
Mrs. Ruth Litaker Swaim, 97, of Winston-Salem, died on November 29, 2012. She was born April 18, 1915 in Greensboro to the late James Franklin and Luna Rupard Litaker. She was a member of Highland Presbyterian Church, participating in both the Women's Bible Class and Circle #1. She was also a member of the West Highland Garden Club for many...
Dolly Gibson Eller
Nov 29, 2012
Mrs. Dolly Gibson Eller, 78, of Clemmons, NC died Thursday, November 29, 2012, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born January 6, 1934, in Plaquemine, LA, the daughter of the late Clarence and Elizabeth Carlin Gibson. Mrs. Eller was a member of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church in Lewisville, NC. In addition to her parents, she was...
Sue Norman Beaver
Nov 29, 2012
ADVANCE - Sue Norman Beaver died after a long illness on Thursday, November 29. She was born in Surry County on July 31, 1927, and lived most of her adult life in Wilkesboro. She had a strong, independent spirit and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, John and Thomas...
Clayborn Grant Parrish
Nov 29, 2012
Mr. Clayborn Grant Parrish, 67, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012 at his home. He was born September 19, 1945 in Forsyth County to Cecil Elwood and Amanda James Parrish. Mr. Parrish was a self employed painter. He was a loving husband and father. Mr. Parrish was preceded in death by his sister Joann Hunt; a brother Billy...
Mary Sue Updike Richardson
Nov 28, 2012
OAK RIDGE - Mrs. Mary Sue Updike Richardson, 76, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mary was born on October 2, 1936 in Washington, DC to the late Edward Lafayette and Laela Eugenia Mattingly Updike. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mary had a fondness for writing and reading and was of the...
Bonnie Rae Sears King Wilkins
Nov 28, 2012
KERNERSVILLE - Mrs. Bonnie Sears King Wilkins, 89, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at Whitestone Masonic Home, Greensboro, NC. Bonnie was born November 17, 1923, in Yadkin County, NC, to the late Early Gray and Etta Davis Sears. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank King, in 1985; her second husband, James...
Izella Beatrice Martin Odham
Nov 27, 2012
Izella Beatrice Martin Odham, 90 of Clemmons, NC passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, NC. Mrs. Odham was born June 27, 1922 in McDowell County, West Virginia to the late Everette and Virginia Slate Martin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William R. Odham and...
Antonio Pontillo
Nov 27, 2012
Mr. Antonio Pontillo, 78, of Lewisville, NC , passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012. He was born November 11, 1934 in Camden County, NJ to Gerolamo and Christina Marie Bonnelli Pontillo. Mr. Pontillo was a veteran of the US Army, and was the owner of Aampro. He attended Freeman Street Baptist Church and was an avid Notre Dame fan. Surviving...
Marie Stokes Hauser
Nov 27, 2012
Mrs. Marie Stokes Hauser, 84, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at her home. She was born February 27, 1928 in Rowan County to Moses Marshall and Mottie Trexler Stokes. Mrs. Hauser was a loving mother and grandmother. She retired from Woolworths after many years of faithful service. She loved gardening and her church. She loved the Lord...
Charles Robert Rush
Nov 27, 2012
Mr. Charles Robert Rush, 90, of Winston-Salem died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born July 24, 1922 in Asheboro, one of four children, to Stacy Bradford and Esther Tillman Rush. Mr. Rush was a member of Friedberg Moravian Church. Charles attended public school in Asheboro. He moved to Hickory where he joined the...
James Conard Rothrock
Nov 26, 2012
New London - James Conard Rothrock, 75, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 at his home. He was born August 13, 1937 in Forsyth Co. to the late Conard and Gretchen Hedgecock Rothrock. Surviving are his wife of 28 years, Sabra White Rothrock of the home; three children, Annette Lorez (Mark) of Kernersville, William Rothrock (Loraine) of Greensboro, Jimmy Joe...
Eva Mildred Coleman Widener
Nov 26, 2012
WINSTON-SALEM-Mrs. Eva Mildred Coleman Widener, 84, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on September 5, 1928 in Davidson County, NC to the late Thomas Vaughan and Florence Ward Coleman. Eva was a member of Freeman St. Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. She was a devout caregiver for her mother for many...
Carola Emilie Baumeister Brdlik
Nov 25, 2012
KERNERSVILLE - Mrs. Carola Emilie Baumeister Brdlik died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice and Palliative Care Center. She was born in Wurzburg Germany, the daughter of the late Dr. Ludwig Leonhart and Hildegard Leipold Baumeister. Mrs. Brdlik was a former resident of Green Township, Ohio, and Jupiter, FL. Carola was a loving mother and grandmother....
Lydia H. Barwick
Nov 24, 2012
Lydia H. Barwick, 85, of King, N.C. passed away peacefully on November 24, 2012 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gurney M. Hepler and a son, Ronald L. Hepler. She is survived by a daughter, Vicki Tuttle of King, N.C.; a son David Hepler and daughter-in-law, Nancy Hepler of Greensboro, N.C.;...
Lenell Wehner Craver
Nov 24, 2012
WINSTON-SALEM-Mrs. Lenell Wehner Craver, 69, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital after an extended illness. Mrs. Craver was born in Chicago, IL on December 2, 1942 to the late Norman Wehner and Bernadine Wehner. She was in the first graduating class of Bishop Mcguinness Catholic Memorial School. Lenell retired from Lucent Technologies,...