Mrs. Lois Lockett Ragsdale, 68, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born December 29, 1940 in Knoxville, TN to the late Thomas Wilson Lockett, Sr. and Emmaline Henry Lockett. Mrs. Ragsdale graduated from Maryville College in 1962 and taught in the Knox County School System until she married Jan D. Ragsdale in 1965. They...
Mr. Raymond Otis Sell passed away early Saturday morning on Saturday March, 21 2009, at Forsyth Hospital. Raymond was born in Forsyth County to the late William and Cora Sell. He was an avid fisher and liked antique cars. Raymond served and protected our country in the Marine Corps during World War II. On top of his great accomplishment and...
Mr. Garry David ""Short Stuff"" Warden, 63, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009 at his home. He was born January 15, 1946 to John David and Mamie Sykes Warden. Mr. Warden was an active fisherman and was a member of AMVETS in Winston-Salem. He was the owner of Short Stuff's Painting. He was preceded in death by his...
Dr. Walter John Bo, 86, of Winston-Salem, passed away Saturday, March 21st, 2009. He was born August 12th, 1922, in Chisholm, MN to Bene and Rose Boetto Bo. Dr. Bo graduated from the doctoral program at the University of Cincinnati in 1953 after receiving his bachelor's and master's degrees from Marquette University. Upon graduation from Cincinnati he began his teaching...
Glenda Joy Jessup died Saturday, March 21, 2009 after an extended illness. Glenda was born to Rupert and Ida Ruth Mabe Jessup of Winston-Salem on January 17, 1948. She graduated from Parkland High School and served 20 years in the United States Navy. After retirement from the Navy, Glenda returned home to Winston-Salem where she devoted the remainder of her...
Mrs. Annie ""Janet"" Whitaker Melton, 102, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009. She was born February 7, 1907 in Alleghany County to Isaac Whitaker Mary Lucy Poe Adams. Mrs. Melton was a lifelong member of Salem Baptist Church since 1939. She loved taking care of her violets and working in the yard with her flowers. She was preceded in death...
Mrs. Doris Scott Henderson, 85, passed away March 20, 2009. She was born February 1, 1924 to Louise and Fred Scott and was raised in Greensboro, NC. Doris was a loving mother, grandmother and friend. She was always there in time of need. She was a very strong woman and when others would have failed she succeded. She worked for...
Betty Walker Slater, formerly of Pleasantview Drive was born to Elbert and Mabel Lancaster Walker on April 3, 1928 and died Saturday, March 20, 2009. She retired from Credit Bureau after 34 years of serivce and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents. Surviving are a daughter, Dana (David) Weldner of...
Mrs. Marian Ijames Arrington, 72 passed away on March 20, 2009, with her family by her side. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Retiring from Western Electric and Truliant Credit Union, while still continuing to work part-time, her joys in life were her family, her children, grandchildren and shopping. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Mrs. Helen Solley Crutchfield of Winston-Salem passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born December 15, 1924 in Sylacauga, AL to the late Corrie Ray and E. M. Solley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Crutchfield and a sister, Corrine McClure. She retired...
Mrs. Beulah Kepley Jolly, 83, of Clemmons passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Forsyth County on May 22, 1925 to the late Lee and Eliza Krites Kepley. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and also attended Union Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Jim...
Mrs. Lila Wells Thompson Moody, 88, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009 at the Oaks at Forsyth. She was born June 27, 1920 in Haywood County to Astor A. and Elizabeth Lou Howell. Mrs. Moody was a member of First Baptist Church of Welcome since 1948. She was preceded in death by two husbands, James P. Thompson and...
KERNERSVILLE-Thurman Justice Brown, 93, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Autumn Care of Mocksville. He was born September 28, 1915 in Forsyth Co. to the late Elmer Justice and Daisy Florence Farrington Brown. Thurman was a WWII Army Veteran serving in the 179th Field Artillery Battalion of the Third Army. On June 6, 1944, D-Day, they landed at Utah Beach...
Susan Marion Sawyer Beckerdite, 77, of Winston-Salem went to her eternal home Wednesday, March 18, 2009 surrounded by loving family. She attended Hanes High School in Winston-Salem where she played basketball and was on the swim team. She was a loving mother to her three daughters and passed on to them her love of life and enduring optimistic spirit. She...
LEXINGTON-Archie ""Bill"" William Tate, III, 53, died March 18, 2009. He was born August 10, 1955 in Forsyth Co. to Toni Lea Tuck Atwood of Florida and the late Archie William Tate, II. Bill loved sports, rock music and dancing. He was an avid Wake Forest, Atlanta Braves and Beatles fan, but a diehard Earnhart fan. Bill enjoyed watching the...
Mr. Francis Cornelius Motsinger, 86, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital. He was born May 21, 1922 in Davidson County to Robert E. Motsinger, Sr. and Myrtle Shoaf Motsinger. Mr. Motsinger was a longtime member of Midway United Methodist Church where he served as head usher for over 50 years. He was a charter...
Mrs. Barbara Love ""Nanny"" Phelps passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born May 28, 1928 to Gilbert and Della Love in Stokes County. Barbara was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Joe Love. Barbara is survived by two daughters, Rebecca Mills and devoted son-in-law...
Cemetery:Mt. Gur CemeteryVisitation:06:00pm - 08:00pm on March 20, 2009 at Kernersville ChapelService:Service at 11:00am on March 21, 2009 at Gospel Light Baptist Church
Mrs. Connie Moser Grubbs, age 101 died peacefully Tuesday afternoon March 17, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Grubbs was born November 4, 1907 in Forsyth County to the late John Silas and Anna Florence Bolejack Moser. She was a member of Corinth Church of Christ in Germanton. She loved spending time with her family and...
Mr. K.Z Thompson, Jr., 81 of Winston-Salem, NC went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Thompson was born October 8, 1927 in Stanley County, NC to the Late Zeb and Della Thompson. He was a member of Woodland Baptist Church and was a US Navy Veteran of WWII and the Korean...