Feb 7, 2022

Mr. Denver Clay “Clayton” Gambill, 89, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022 at his home. He was born December 19, 1932 in Forsyth County to George and Walsie Waddell Gambill. Clayton served in the U.S. Army and was a Mason. He was a member of Samaritan Baptist Church and was the owner of Gambill Tile. He was...

Feb 6, 2022

Mr. Ernest “Ernie” Ray Williams, Sr., 95, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022. He was born in Yadkinville on April 19, 1926 to Earlie and Ruby Williams. Ernie graduated from Gray High School in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy from April of 1944 to June of 1946. Ernie worked as an auto mechanic, service manager at...

Feb 6, 2022

Kernersville – Mr. Harold Gray Speaks, 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at his residence. He was born on March 8, 1937 in Forsyth County to Toy Lee Speaks, Sr. and Mamie Wilson Speaks. Harold was employed by RJ Reynolds and retired after 33 years of faithful service. He was...

Feb 6, 2022

Mr. Jesse Sanford Smith, Jr. age 70 of Thomasville, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022 at High Point Regional Hospital.  He was born October 16, 1951 in Forsyth County to Jesse Sanford Smith, Sr. and Lillian Thomas Smith.  Mr. Smith had retired from Furnitureland South.  At a very early age, Jesse learned to play guitar, along with his brother,...

Feb 6, 2022

Mr. William “Donn” Clark, 72, of Winston-Salem, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born March 28, 1949 in Forsyth County to Carl and Edith Plemmons Clark. Donn retired from Dairy Fresh. He was an avid fan of Wake Forest sports, St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Blues. Donn played softball with the...

Feb 6, 2022

Mr. Richard Gray Bowman, 66, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  He was born in Forsyth County on July 31, 1955 to the late Hubert Bynum and Lorraine Marshall Bowman.  Mr. Bowman served in the U.S. Air Force with eight years of service.  He retired from American Airlines with many years of...

Feb 6, 2022

Kernersville, N. C. –  Mark Gregory Brookhart, 67, graduated to heaven peacefully on Sunday, February 6, 2022 surrounded by his family and welcomed by His Savior as a good and faithful servant. Mark was born on November 16, 1954 in Santa Ana, California to Leon and Doris Brookhart. He was a dedicated husband and best friend to his wife, Lynn,...

Feb 6, 2022

Sarah “Bootsie” Frances Haymore Hertweck was born on September 29, 1934, to Harold and Mabel Haymore in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and she was welcomed into Heaven on February 6, 2022. Bootsie attended Hanes High School, graduating in 1952. She was married shortly after and had two sons, Michael and Keith Long. After being single for twelve years, she married...

Feb 6, 2022

Mrs. Hilda Gray Stonestreet Shoaf, 88, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Grayson Creek Assisted Living.  She was born on February 24, 1933, in Forsyth County to the late Arthur Cleveland and Margaret Ann Dwiggins Stonestreet.  She graduated from Gray High School in 1952 and the same year married the love of her life, Marshall Freeman Shoaf,...

Feb 6, 2022

Minor, Lena Mae Williams Moser went to be with her Lord on February 6, 2022, at the age of 101.  She was born to Burt C. Ward and Amanda Williams on August 10, 1920, in Lambsburg, Virginia.

She was preceded in death by husbands; Walter Ketner Moser and Lawrence Minor, son; Dewey, grandson; Daniel, four sisters and...

Feb 5, 2022

Ronald “Ron” Leif Hartzler, age 71, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away on February 5, 2022.  He was born on March 12, 1950 in Seattle, WA to the late Wilton Emerson Hartzler and Rosemary Krogh Hartzler.  Ron was born in the Pacific Northwest where he spent his earliest years.  Most of his childhood was in High Point North Carolina.  As a young person...

Feb 4, 2022

Mr. Jerry Howard Atkins, 81, of Mocksville, NC passed away Friday, February 4, 2022. He was born June 16, 1940 in Raleigh, NC to Melvin and Eloise Whiteheart Atkins. He was a 1958 graduate of Hanes High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and was a member of Freedom Baptist Church. He graduated from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri in 1978....

Feb 4, 2022

Mr. Larry Dean Shinault, Sr., 66, passed away February 4, 2022. He was born May 25, 1955, in Forsyth County to the late John Daniel and Myrtle Sawyers Shinault. Larry was a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved riding his Harley and driving his Mustang. He enjoyed being outdoors and wood working. In addition to his parents, Larry...

Feb 3, 2022

Carole Harrington Moore, 81, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 3, 2022.  Carole was born on May 29, 1940, to Ellis and Inez Harrington in Macon, GA.  She had two younger brothers, Jack and Bill.  She graduated from Fortier High School in New Orleans in 1958, then went on to attend LSU for 2 years and transferred to Florida...

Feb 3, 2022

Shirley Fulk Davis born April 10, 1935 passed peacefully Thursday afternoon February 3, 2022 at Yadkin Nursing Center in Yadkinville NC where she had been a resident since April 2020.  She survived Polio as a child.  Shirley was an active member of Marvin Methodist Church and as an adult she attended Oak Summit Methodist Church where she served as...

Feb 3, 2022

Mrs. Nina “Maggie” Spicer Phillips, 73, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022 at her home. She was born November 9, 1948 in Surry County to Jack and Lora Billings Spicer. She retired from Lucent Technologies. Maggie was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Winston-Salem and was a member of the choir though recently inactive due to...

Feb 3, 2022

Curtis Ebert Dotson, 83, passed away at home on February 3, 2022. He was born on December 25, 1938, to Theodore Dotson and Grace Walkup Dotson in Meadow Bridge, WV. Curt-Villa was an avid fisherman and family man. He loved westerns and blue grass music. Curtis retired as a sharp-shooter in the Army and Army Reserves. He then went...

Feb 3, 2022

Mrs. Anne Taylor Jeffords, 93, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022.  She was born in Stokes County, NC on December 19, 1928 to the late Dell C. Taylor, Sr. and Della Moorefield Taylor.  Mrs. Jeffords was a star basketball player at Nancy Reynolds High School and then worked at Hanes Knitwear in her early years.  She loved fishing and...

Feb 3, 2022

Miriam Vernese Litchard (Gilbert) passed away in the early morning of February 3, 2022.  Vernese, known as “Topsy” growing up, originally hailed from Angier, NC and always considered that home no matter where she was living at the time.  Vernese loved art and enjoyed visiting historic homes and cities.  She held herself to higher standards to achieve the ideal...

Feb 3, 2022

Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Sowers Ketner, 92, of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully Thursday, February 3, 2022. Mrs. Ketner was born in Forsyth County to John David and Frances Head Sowers. She was a member of Freedom Baptist Church and worked for Western Electric for 13 years. Throughout her life, she enjoyed doing things for others, traveling and making ceramics. She...