Evelyn Long Dalton
May 28, 2009
Mrs. Evelyn Long Dalton, 92, of Pfafftown, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009. She was born April 21, 1917 in Forsyth County to Oliver E. and Lela Dull Long. Mrs. Dalton was preceded in death by her husband, Jasper Louis Dalton; five sisters and four brothers. Surviving are two daughters, Peggy Pierce (Ed) of Lewisville and Judy Oliver (Richard) of...
Thomas Edd Johnson
May 27, 2009
Mr. Thomas Edd Johnson, 74, of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 21, 1934 in Wilkes County to Thomas and Hattie Hayes Johnson. He was preceded in death by his parents; five sisters, Nora Collins, Hazel Parrish, Peggy Kanupp, Mae Duncan and Ruth Hart; and three brothers, Herman, Avery, and Sam...
Pauline Saftit Wooten
May 27, 2009
Pauline Edna Safrit Wooten, 89, of Winston-Salem died Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at her home. She was born February 6, 1920 in Forsyth County to Arthur James Safrit and Ollie Elizabeth Sink Safrit. She was a most loving wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Walter Wooten; her parents; two...
Frances Mathes Nelson
May 27, 2009
Frances Mathes Nelson, beloved wife of James Nelson, died at her home in Winston-Salem on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. ""Francie"" as she was lovingly called by her family and friends was born April 25, 1958 in Winston-Salem. Upon her graduation from Parkland High School, she began work for the Veterans Administration and for 13 years she was secretary of the...
Dr. Kenan Banks Williams
May 27, 2009
Dr. Kenan Banks Williams, for many years a well-loved pediatrician in Winston-Salem, passed away May 27, 2009. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Born on March 11, 1920 in Sanford, NC, to Warren R. and Ellen Makepeace Williams, Dr. Williams attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill for college and medical school. He finished his...
Betty Ann Jones Shepherd
May 27, 2009
Mrs. Betty Ann Jones Shepherd, age 76 of Winston-Salem passed away Wednesday morning, May 27, 2009 at her home. Betty was born September 23, 1932 in Lyon County, KY to the late Newman C. and late Grace Edna Richardson Jones. She was a member of Welcome Door Baptist Church in Kernersville. Betty enjoyed her grandchildren and will be greatly missed...
William Porter Harrison
May 26, 2009
Mr. William ""Red"" Porter Harrison, 81, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at his home in Mocksville, NC. He was born in Walkertown, NC to the late Percy and Zola Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a well respected businessman in the community, having founded two local companies in the beauty supply and equipment industry, as well as the owner and operator of...
Wilford Columbus Coleman
May 26, 2009
Mr. Wilford Columbus Coleman, 81, of Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was born April 20, 1928 in Forsyth County to Elsom B. and Lula Jackson Coleman. Mr. Coleman was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather, and loved his grandchildren. He was a member of Waughtown Baptist Church. He loved his...
Mozelle Clare Preston Lewis
May 26, 2009
BELEWS CREEK - Clare ""Mozelle"" Preston Lewis, 99, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born February 13, 1910 in Forsyth Co. to the late Gorrell and Nannie Neal Preston. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Newton Lewis; a son, Wayne Lewis; a daughter, Jane Venable; a granddaughter; and...
Hayman Edgar Red" Foley
May 25, 2009
Hayman Edgar ""Red"" Foley age 84, of 345 Woods Lane Winston-Salem, N.C. passed away Memorial Day Monday, May 25, 2009, at approximately 12:40 a.m. at Springwood Care Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Foley served in the United States Marines during World War II, and was among the 1st Marine Raider Battalion, the 3rd and 6th Marine divisions, and fought in 12...
George Thomas Loebe, Sr.
May 25, 2009
Cemetery:Salisbury National CemeteryService:Service at 11:00am on May 29, 2009 at Holy Cross Catholic Church
Carlos Middleton
May 25, 2009
Carlos Middleton, 94, of Clemmons died Monday, May 25, 2009. He was born August 8, 1914 in Santa Rosa, New Mexico to John Booth and Cora Middleton. He grew up in East Laporte, near Sylva, NC. After his school years, he worked as a C.C.C. worker beautifying the new Blue Ridge Parkway. In 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Army...
Col. Martin Ray "Marty" Ridge
May 24, 2009
RIDGE RURAL HALL, Colonel Martin Ray ""Marty"" Ridge, 59 of Rural Hall passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Marty was born in Forsyth County on November 11, 1949 the son of the late Harriet Crouch Ridge and Cone Sherman Ridge Jr. Marty joined the Army Reserves in 1970 and has continued to serve in the Military...
Clarence Edward Sarge" Derrah
May 24, 2009
KERNERSVILLE-Clarence Edward ""Sarge"" Derrah, 79, a loving husband, father and grandfather; and affectionately known as ""Sarge"" passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at his home. He was born September 24, 1929 in Cumberland Co., Maine to the late George Thomas and Madline Taylor Derrah. Mr. Derrah was a member of First Baptist Church in Kernersville. He was a United States...
James Brantley Davis, Sr
May 23, 2009
Mr. James Brantley Davis, SR., 72, of Winston-Salem went to be with the Lord Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Davis was born in Forsyth County to the late Sam Si and Viola Crews Davis on August 9, 1936. He attended Mineral Springs High School and then attended NC State University for two years. Mr. Davis was...
Trenis Massey Hembree
May 23, 2009
Mrs. Trenis Massey Hembree, 88, of Winston-Salem, died Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1921 in Durham Co., North Carolina to the late Joseph A. & Mattie S. Massey. A resident of Anderson, South Carolina for most of her life, she moved to Winston-Salem for care by her family following her development of...
Raymond James Dowd
May 23, 2009
Raymond Dowd went home to live forever in God's presence on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the age of 85. Raymond (Ray), a native of Atlanta, Georgia, resided in Winston-Salem and Lewisville, since November 1979. Ray was born to the late Joseph James and Adele Hooks Dowd on Friday, December 28, 1923 in Atlanta Georgia. After school he entered the...
Terry Lee Martin
May 23, 2009
Mr. Terry Lee Martin, 67, of Clemmons, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born on September 9, 1941 in Forsyth County to the late Maurice William and Inez Owens Martin. Mr. Martin was a member of Advance First Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Navy and he had retired...
William Bill Lydia Lawing, Jr.
May 23, 2009
Bill Lawing 86, of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully at his home Saturday evening. He was born in Nebo, NC, where he was raised alongside eight other siblings by William Lawing, Sr., and Margie Bowman Lawing. He graduated from Nebo High School in 1940 and moved to Winston-Salem soon afterward where he met Avis Bodenheimer at a boarding house. Both of...
Tom Casper Eaton
May 22, 2009
BELEWS CREEK-Tom Casper Eaton, 84, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born February 4, 1925 in Forsyth Co. to the late Nobel Casper and Carrie Landreth Eaton. Mr. Eaton was a United States Army veteran with Company 1, 26th Infantry, having served in WWII in the European Campaign and the Battle of the Bulge....