ETZLER - Rural Hall Ms. Mary Ellen Etzler, 77, passed away Tuesday, October 28 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born February 16, 1931 in Elkhart, IL to the late Lowell Brestel and Stella Tombaugh Hazard. She is survived by two sons, Robert J. Etzler and Stephen T. Etzler; and one daughter, Rebecca J. Etzler. The family requests...
Mr. Harry Lee Joyce, 67, died Monday, October 27 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born August 15, 1941 in Stokes County to the late Joseph Reid and Rhumell Nance Joyce. Harry graduated Embry Riddle School of Aviation in Miami, FL and retired from Piedmont Airlines/U.S. Airways with 34+ years of service. Harry was a free spirit and loved racing,...
SMITH RURAL HALL, Mr. Thomas Gordon ""Tommy"" Smith, 59 of Tobaccoville Rd. died unexpectedly at his home Monday, October 27, 2008. Tommy was born in Forsyth County on May 11, 1949 the son of Thomas ""Mac"" and Ina Gordon Smith. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church in Rural Hall and was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force...
Moore Mr. Herman Talmage Moore, age 78, died Monday morning, October 27, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Herman was born November 23, 1929 in Forsyth County to the late Tanard Roosevelt and late Mabel Shaw Moore. He was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. Herman was a very loving, caring and great husband, father, paw-paw,...
Mrs. Hattie Mae Ward Angel, 85, went home to be with her Lord and Savior October 27, 2008.She was born January 18, 1923 in Stokes County to the late Gideon Chester Ward and Bessie Faye Stoker Ward. Mrs. Angel was a member of Faith Assembly of God and a graduate of Wake Forest University. She retired from the Internal Revenue...
Mr. Cromer Lee Grubbs, 78, passed away at his home at Reynolda Park Assisted Living in Winston-Salem. He was born in Davidson County on April 10, 1930 to the late Cromer Narvin Grubbs and Emma White Grubbs. Mr. Grubbs was a lifelong member of South Stokes Church of Christ in King. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army...
Mr. Robert Wayne ""RW"" Fearrington, 56, of Lewisville passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Wake forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born on May 11, 1952 in Forsyth County to the late Robert Baxter and Loraine Spainhour Fearington. He was married in June 1975 to the late Jeanie Arter Fearrington who passed away in 1987. Wayne served his country...
Mrs. Nannie Hawkins Moreau, 94, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Britthaven of Davidson County. She was born May 9, 1914 in Grayson Co., VA to the late Bluford and Alice Ward Hawkins. She was a veteran of WWII serving in the Army Women's Air Corp and was retired from Crown Drug after thirty years of service. She is...
Jennifer T. Tibbs, 47, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Paulding County, GA to the late William Curtis Thomas, Sr. and Mary Doris Henderson Thomas. She is survived by her sister, Janet Tuttle (Rodney) and her brother, Tommy Thomas (Vickie) and her nephews, Tyler and Travis Thomas, as well as...
Mr. Donald Francis Croft, 51, of Germanton died Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was born May 15, 1957 in Lackawanna, NY, the son of the late Francis G. and Margaret R. Bonner Croft. Mr. Croft resided in Buffalo until moving to this area in 1997. He was a self employed carpenter and was...
Kernersville - Chester Joseph Love, 66, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008 after a valiant fight with cancer at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice and Palliative Care Center. Chester was born December 18, 1941 to the late Robert and Phoebe McGee Love. He served as a Vietnam Veteran in the U.S. Army. Surviving are two brothers, John C. Love (Janice) of...
Mr. Marshall Freeman Shoaf, 82 of Winston Salem passed away Saturday October 25, 2008 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born June 3, 1926 in Forsyth County to William Franklin Shoaf, Sr. and Eva Irene Fulk Shoaf.. He served in the United States Navy during WW II in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and was retired from Davco Corp., formerly...
Mr. Elmer Franklin Wood, 69, of Lewisville passed away October 25, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mr. Wood was born in Summers County to the late Alva and Elva Lowry Wood on September 2, 1939. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Lewisville. Mr. Wood retired from McLean Trucking with 26 years of service and...
Mrs. Margaret Kirkman Vanhoy, 95, of Clemmons, formerly of Kernersville, has, after 59 years gone to join her husband with the Lord on Friday, October 24, 2008. She was born in Forsyth County to the late William Lee and Addie Hedgecock Kirkman on December 23, 1912. Mrs. Vanhoy is a Last Charter member of Kerwin Baptist Church, which she attended...
Hammaker- Robert Loy Hammaker, 75, went to meet Jesus after ""He fought the good fight, ran the race, and finished the course"" on Friday, October 24, 2008. He was born September 5, 1933 in Harrisburg, PA to Joseph Henry Hammaker and Esther Mae Garverich Hammaker. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Eva Buchenauer Hammaker, and his...
Mr. Clay Roosevelt Beeson, Sr., 78, of Clemmons died Wednesday, October 23, 2008. He was born November 4, 1929 in Forsyth County to Hugh R. and Bertha B. Beeson. Clay retired from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company after 37 years of service as Supervisor of #64 Case and Drying and Pony Express after 5 years of service. He was a...
Mr. Olin Ledford Beauchamp, 83, of Winston-Salem passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008 at his home. He was born September 16, 1925 in Davie County to the late Eddie Graham and Ethel Howard Beauchamp. Mr. Beauchamp loved Advent Moravian Church where he was a very active member. He served the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a charter member of...
Kathy Diane Darnell, 67, of Advance, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, after an extended illness. She was born June 21, 1941 in Forsyth County to Jack and Kathleen Darnell. Kathy retired from RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company after 25 years of service. She was a long time...
Sybil Wray Allran Setzer, 80, of Salemtowne, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008. A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 25 at 11 am at Smith Saal at Salemtowne, a retirement community in Winston-Salem, with the Reverend Merlin Batt officiating. Sybil was born August 17, 1928, to Henry Winfield and Ethel Ona Davis Allran of Cherryville, North Carolina. A graduate...
Mr. William ""Bill"" Francis Knopf, Jr. of Lexington passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center with his wife and children by his side. He was born December 7,1945 in Darby, Pennsylvania to William F. Knopf, Sr. and Alice Lambeth Knopf. Bill was a member of Friedberg Moravian Church where he was a member of the band and...