Clifton Jones 'Chic' Miller
Jul 30, 2011
Mr. Clifton Jones ""Chic"" Miller, 88, of Mocksville passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center after several years of declining health. He was born October 5, 1922 in Forsyth County to Jesse Ben and Ada Jones Miller. He lived in Winston-Salem for many years and moved to Farmington in 1968. Mr. Miller was the owner of C.J....
Genevieve Cranford Hill
Jul 30, 2011
Mrs. Genevieve Cranford Hill, 86, died peacefully at Heritage Woods where she had been a resident for several years. Mrs. Hill was born in Davidson County on November 21, 1924 to parents, Clay and Bertha Cranford. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. Prevost Hill. She is survived by her son, Dr. Gary Hill and wife Patty of...
Officer Russell Mark Willingham, Jr.
Jul 30, 2011
Officer Russell Mark Willingham, Jr., passed away Saturday July 30, 2011, responding to a call while on duty as a Winston-Salem police officer. Russell was born December 10, 1982 in Framingham, Massachusetts, to Russell and Karen Willingham, Sr. He was a graduate of Milford High School, received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Russell also earned...
Ruby Jones Mickey
Jul 30, 2011
Ruby Jones Mickey, 85, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend went to be with her Lord on July 30, 2011. She was born on March 1, 1926 to the late Elser Franklin and Lizzie Miller Jones. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Otho L. Mickey, and a brother John Franklin Jones. She is survived...
Roger Clark Porter
Jul 30, 2011
KERNERSVILLE - Roger Clark Porter, 70, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011. A native of New York, he was born December 22, 1940 to the late Iva Mae Walker and Newton Edwin Porter. Mr. Porter was a very loving husband and father. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved life. He was a contractor by trade and leaves...
John Henry Calhoun
Jul 29, 2011
Kernersville - Mr. John Henry Calhoun, 85, died Friday, July 29, 2011 at Westchester Manor in High Point. He was born June 16, 1926 in Stokes County to the late Claude Walter and Jettie Elizabeth Keaton Calhoun Chapman. Mr. Calhoun served in U.S Army and was in the 82nd Airborne, Glider Division, He was an Elder of the Primitive Baptist...
Barbara Ann Swaim Walker
Jul 29, 2011
WALKER Mrs. Barbara Ann Swaim Walker, 76, of Winston-Salem went home to be with her heavenly father above July 29, 2011. She passed away at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mrs. Walker attended Calvary Temple and retired from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Mom was loved by so many. She had a heart of gold. She loved writing poems...
Lester Shore Taylor
Jul 28, 2011
Mr. Lester Shore Taylor, our dear husband, dad and grandfather, passed into the presence of his Lord on Thursday, July 28, 2011. Lester was born May 23, 1921 in Yadkin County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rufus King Taylor and Nannie Jester Taylor; his brothers, Marshall, Leak and Alvis Taylor; his sisters, Ruby Taylor, Viola Bowman, Nova...
Ursula Scheffer Benson
Jul 27, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM - Ursula Scheffer Benson, 79, passed away Wednesday, July 27, after a long and protracted illness. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, at Augsburg Lutheran Church with the vicar Angela Jackson presiding. Burial will follow at Parklawn Memorial Park. A native of Berlin, Germany, Mrs. Benson was a witness to the tumultuous end...
Nancy Frances Kerrigan Quigley
Jul 26, 2011
Mrs. Nancy Frances Kerrigan Quigley passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Kate B Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on August 18, 1938 to Nancy Breslin and Martin Kerrigan. She is preceded in death by her parents, and her sister Patricia Smith. She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, William ""Bill"" Quigley, three daughters; Tricia Watson...
Lizzie Stevenson Mock
Jul 25, 2011
LewisvilleMrs. Lizzie Stevenson Mock, 95, of Lewisville, died Monday, July 25 at The Oaks at Mayview Convalescent Center, Raleigh, NC. She was born in Warren County, NC to Walter Robert Stevenson and Queen Garrett Stevenson on May 16, 1916. Mrs. Mock was a member of Lewisville United Methodist Church and a dedicated wife, mother and friend. She was preceded in...
William Edgar Pope
Jul 24, 2011
Mr. William Edgar Pope, 83, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2011, at Pineridge Health and Rehab Center in Thomasville. Mr. Pope was born on October 24, 1927 in Forsyth County to the late Bennie Pope. William served his country in the United States Army and fought in World War II. He retired from Western Electric where he...
Patsy Marie Carroll Bracken
Jul 24, 2011
Mrs. Patsy Marie Carroll Bracken, 72, of Lexington, went home Sunday, July 24, 2011 to meet her maker and her husband, Cecil with no regrets. She was born January 30, 1939 in Stokes County to Fannie and Woodrow Carroll. Patsy was brought up in Walnut Cove with her mother and grandparents. She had a colorful life. Mrs. Bracken had worked...
Novella Simms Bull
Jul 24, 2011
KERNERSVILLE - Novella Simms Bull, 101, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011. She was born April 23, 1910 in Chesterfield Co., SC to the late Hollis and Minnie Hasty Simms. Mrs. Bull was a member of First Baptist Church in Kernersville and taught Sunday school for over five decades. She moved to Stuart, VA in 2009 and became a resident...
Maurice Samuel Smith
Jul 24, 2011
Maurice ""Smitty"" Samuel Smith, 87, of Winston-Salem passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Springwood Care. Mr. Smith was born in White County, Illinois on November 14, 1923 to Charles Samuel and Vernice Mae Rippy Smith. He was of the Methodist faith and was a veteran of WWII in the United States Navy serving on the USS Stingray, the USS...
Mrs. Nelda Sheets Howell
Jul 23, 2011
HOWELL Clemmons- Nelda Lou Sheets Howell went to be with her heavenly father on July 23, 2011 after a series of health problems. She was born March 25, 1933 in Forsyth County to George and Mattie Lawrence Sheets. She graduated from Lewisville High School in 1951. She married Carl Edward Howell on January 10, 1953. They were married for 51...
Thomas Campbell Karnes, Jr.
Jul 22, 2011
Thomas Campbell Karnes, Jr., 90, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away Friday, July 22, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Karnes was born January 7, 1921, in Covington, Virginia, to the late Thomas Campbell Karnes, Sr. and Lucy Gilley Kincaid Karnes. Tom was a 1942 graduate of Georgia Tech University with an engineering degree and also was a member of the...
Nellie Elizabeth Hill Gordy
Jul 22, 2011
A very loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother Mrs. Nellie Elizabeth Hill Gordy, age 76 went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday evening July 22, 2011 at her home in Germanton. Mrs. Gordy was born October 9, 1934 in Davidson County to the late Vandy R. and late Rosie Kiger Hill. She was a very active member...
Reverend Douglas âDougâ Howard Butler
Jul 22, 2011
BUTLER - WINSTON-SALEM The Reverend Douglas ‘Doug' Howard Butler, 72, died Friday, July 22, 2011. Reverend Butler was born August 14, 1938 in Richmond, VA to Samuel E. and Kathleen Beeton Butler. He grew up in Alexandria, VA and in 1957 moved to Salisbury, NC. He met the love of his life at Boyden High School and married Sarah in...
Effie Victoria Wright Smith
Jul 21, 2011
Winston-Salem- Effie Victoria Wright Smith, 105, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 21, 2011. She was born in Surry County to the late Albert N. Wright and Mary Frances Tickle Wright on December 24, 1905. She spent most of her life in Winston-Salem. She was a member of Ardmore Baptist Church. ""Grandma"", as she...