POFF Pfafftown - Ms. Willie Alma Poff, 90, passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at Oak Forest. She was born December 7, 1918 in McDowell County, WV to the late William Auburn Childress and Blanche Ring Childress. Ms. Poff was a member of Christ Temple Church in Winston-Salem and the last surviving sibling of her family. In addition to her...
Mrs. Edna Grey Sessoms Foster, 75, of Winston Salem, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Foster was born September 8, 1933 in Sampson County, NC to the late Jeffrey Rawdon Sessoms and Sarah Eliza Sessoms. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and a great friend to all that knew her. In addition to her parents...
Mrs. Claudia Joines Brown, 87, of Winston-Salem died Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Brown was born in Wilkes County on December 28, 1921 to the late Benjamin and Rachel Reeves Joines. She was a former member of Urban Street Baptist Church. Mrs. Brown retired from Hanes Knitwear with 45 years of service and was an avid...
Beeson Mrs. Macy Ann West Beeson age 81 of Kernersville went to be with the Lord Wednesday February 25, 2009. She was born December 10, 1927 in Forsyth County to Thomas Clarence West and Eva Beeson West. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Beeson was preceded in death by a brother Ted West. She was an active member of Union...
Ms. Edith Burwell Roberts, 90, of Clemmons, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at The Elms of Tanglewood. She was born March 22, 1918 in Stokes County to John William and Edna Page Burwell. Mrs. Roberts was a member of Clemmons First Baptist Church and retired with 21 years of service from AT&T. After her retirement she was a volunteer...
DAISH Pfafftown - Mr. Alvin Daish, 81, formerly of New York, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born August 11, 1927 in Schenectady County, NY to the late Charles Edward and Nellie Sophia Johnson Daish. Mr. Daish proudly served his country in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II and later became a...
Mrs. Hannah Geraldine ""Beanie"" Alspaugh Nifong, 69, of Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born March 5, 1939 in Forsyth County to Carlton Gaither and Jessie Kimel Alspaugh. Mrs. Nifong was retired from BB&T. She was a very active member of First Alliance Church in Lexington and has been an organist...
COLFAX-JIMMIE LEE BRANSCOME, 74 of Colfax died February 24,2009 at his home. Mr. Branscome was born in Wythe county VA to the late Peyton Crockett and Madge Weatherman Branscome. He retired from Proctor and Gamble after 35 years. He is survived by his Wife Nancy Jones of the home; a daughter Cindy Browning and husband Todd, of Jamestown; a son...
James R. Yuenger (Jimmy) 80 of Winston Salem passed away peacefully Tuesday February 24, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on May 10, 1928 in Portsmouth Ohio to Raymond and Pauline Yuenger. Surviving are his children Lisa Houston and husband Terry, Neil Yuenger and wife Lisa, Paula Willis,...
Betty Sechrist Bledsoe, 78, of Winston-Salem went home to be with her Lord on Monday, February 23, 2009 after a brief stay at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born July 6, 1930 in Surry County to Charlie J. and Lelia Snow Sechrist. She was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Faith Sunday School Class,...
Laura Ashley Miller, 22, of Lexington, born July 22, 1986 to Eric and Terri Miller passed away February 23, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She is survived by her mother, Terri Miller Arnder of Lexington and her father, Eric Miller of Walnut Cove; a daughter, Alyssa Nicole Miller; a sister, Amber Arnder; a brother, Jacob Miller; her...
Margie Marguerett Delilah Nelson McKaughn passed away in her home Monday, February 23, 2009. She was born in Forsyth County March 9, 1930, to Harvey and Doskey Nelson. She was a lifetime member of Kernersville Friends Meeting. Beginning February 1972, she became the world's best grandma. She worked full time until 1985 when she retired from Talton's Color Laboratory. Her...
Josephine R. (Jo) Nelson peacefully went to the Lord on February 22, 2009 surrounded by family at her home in Winston-Salem. She was inspiring and strong from diagnosis and surgery through treatment and her untimely decline. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on December 19, 1938 to the late Ramon (Ray) and Josephine Romero, Jo graduated valedictorian from St. Mary's High...
Mrs. Mona Hill Michael, 71 of Winston-Salem, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mrs. Michael was born September 12, 1937 in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late Earl Hill and the late Gertrude Morris Hill. She was employed with Triad Neurological Associates as an EEG Technician. She loved flower gardens and loved to make...
Mr. Joseph Edward Saxon, 77 of Winston-Salem, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mr. Saxon was born June 21, 1931 in Forsyth County, a son of the late Leo Saxon and the late Loyce Jenkins Saxon. He was a proud US Marine Corp. veteran who was a POW for 3 years during the Korean War....
Mr. Timothy Curtis ""Tim"" Pope, 56 of Winston-Salem, NC died Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Kindred Hospital. Tim was born September 20, 1952 in Forsyth County to Grady Lee Pope and Cornelia Britt Pope. He was a 1970 graduate of North Davidson High School and was of the Baptist Faith. Tim owned and operated Ruby's Ice Cream Company for...
Mr. Lester Livingston Cason, Jr. of Greensboro passed away Sunday, February 21, 2009 at his home. He was born October 25, 1926 in Waycross, Ga. to Lester Livingston Cason, Sr. and Gertrude Johnston Cason. Mr. Cason was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired from Lucent Technologies after 37 1/2 years of service. He was a member of West...
John McDowell Fultz, Sr. of Advance, NC, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Born June 8, l9l9 in Dinwiddie Count,Va., he was the son of the late Dr. George Simeon Fultz and Alma McDowell Fultz. John graduated from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia with a degree in chemistry at age 19...
Mr. Lester N. Hilton passed away at his home on Saturday, February 21, 2009. He was born on November 10, 1923 to Phillip and Ella Hilton. He was preceded in death on March 9, 2006 by his loving wife, Marquetta, six brothers and two sisters. Lester (Deda) is survived by his devoted daughters, Jacqueline H. Johnson and Sue H. Orrell...
Mr. Robert Vernon Brookshire, 82, of Lewisville passed away Friday, February 20, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born April 19, 1926 in Forsyth County to Joel Benjamin and Allie Davis Brookshire. Mr. Brookshire was a member of Advance First Baptist Church. He was retired from Piedmont Airlines with 33 years of service, and was a veteran...