Aug 17, 2019

Mrs. Patsy “Pat” Triplette passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home surrounded by her family.  She fought Alzheimer’s disease for the past 5 years and had a massive stroke last week. Pat was born in Concord, NC on August 4, 1931 to Reverend Vernon and Eva Connell and was the oldest of...

Aug 17, 2019

On Saturday, August 17, 2019, our dear grandmother, Patty Hartley Scott passed away at the age of 99 years. Patty was born to Henry Dean Hartley and Ollie Viola Essick Hartley on April 20, 1920 and lived in Davidson county her entire life. She retired from AT&T with over 30 years of service. Patty was the oldest member of Mount...

Aug 16, 2019

KERNERSVILLE – Rudonna Vee Payne Pipgras, 75, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019. Rudonna was born on April 19, 1944 in Gaston County to Harry Lee and Ruby Fincher Payne. Rudonna was a kind, loving person that genuinely cared about others. She had a way of making people feel special by being interested in each one’s life.

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Aug 16, 2019

Winston-Salem- Barbara Felts Jones, 81, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on November 2, 1937 In Yadkin County, the daughter of Raymond and Louise Foreman Felts.  She was a member of Konnoak Baptist Church where she met her husband Buddy and sang in the choir. She (and her husband) were members of...

Aug 16, 2019

Mr. Samuel “Sam” Gilley, 86, of Kernersville, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019. He was born May 24, 1933 in Surry County to Samuel and Bertha Mills Gilley. Sam was a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy. He of the Baptist faith and retired from Western Electric in 1989. Sam was preceded in death by his parents; his...

Aug 15, 2019

Mrs. Dorathy “Dot” Martin Raker was carried on the wings of angels to her Heavenly Home on Thursday evening, August 15, 2019.  She had been a resident for a short time at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  She is survived by one sister, Pattie Martin Dowell; one daughter, Shirley Raker Kotofsky; one granddaughter, Sharon Kotofsky Smith (Shawn); two...

Aug 15, 2019

Mr. Samuel Odell “Sam” Ashburn, 96, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Stokes Co. on July 7, 1923 the son of the late Samuel Roscoe Ashburn and Sudie Cline Ashburn. Sam was a faithful member of Rural Hall Moravian Church. He served for 20 years as a Scoutmaster with BSA Troop...

Aug 14, 2019

Mr. James Orum Prince, 89, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, August 14, 2019.  James was born in Columbus County, NC on January 7, 1930, to the late Homer Roosevelt and Fannie Bell Harper Prince.  James proudly served in the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army.  He was a member of Salem Baptist...

Aug 14, 2019

Rev. James (Jim) Edward Smith entered his Triumphant Life on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Silas Creek Rehab Center in Winston-Salem, NC following a lengthy period of declining health.  James was born in Wayne County, NC on December 29, 1933 to Exie Wells Smith and Jim Berry Smith.  After graduating from High School, he received his BA from High...

Aug 14, 2019

Mrs. Bonnie Mecum Chappell, age 88 of Clemmons, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.  She was born March 23, 1931 in Forsyth County to the late Ira Campbell Mecum and Opal Collins Mecum.  Mrs. Chappell retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company November 1, 1994.  She is preceded in death by her husband,...

Aug 14, 2019

Betty Rose Woosley Ryggs, 87, passed away on August 14, 2019 at her residence. She was born on May 19, 1932 to Edgar Woosley and Cora Mae Charles Woosley in Clemmons, NC. Betty was a life-long member of Arcadia United Methodist Church. She served with the United Methodist Women, chicken pie fundraiser, and church choir for as long as...

Aug 13, 2019

Mr. Thomas Walter Gibson, 60, of King, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019. He was born in Guilford County on April 5, 1959, to Joe Thomas Gibson and Nancy Elizabeth Moran Gibson. Father, son, uncle, cousin, brother, husband, mentor, just a few ways he is remembered and loved. First and foremost, he loved his children and was an excellent...

Aug 13, 2019

Mrs. Evelyn Tillman Newsom, 99, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at her home. She was born October 23, 1919 in Forsyth County to William and Treva Tillman. Mrs. Newsom attended Salem Baptist Church all of her adult life. She was a giving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who loved her family. She was an excellent...

Aug 12, 2019

Mrs. Janet Elam Felk, wife of Jack Carter Felk of this city, passed away on August 12, 2019.  She and Mr. Felk had been married for 68 years. They were married July 15, 1950. She was born in Forsyth County on August 16,1928, to Edwin Walter Elam and Rose Jean Foster Elam. She was educated in earlier years at...

Aug 12, 2019

Mrs. Selma Vass Angel, 91, Passed away Monday, August 12, 2019 at her home. She was born in Carroll Co., VA on September 14, 1927 the daughter of the late James Robert Vass and Blanche Stockner Vass. Mrs. Angel was a homemaker and loved her family dearly. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Aug 11, 2019

Mr. Michael Stephen Hall, 67, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019 at his home. He was born in Forsyth Co. on March 19, 1952 the son of the late Fred and Eunice Hall. Michael was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. with over 36 years of service. He loved his family,...

Aug 11, 2019

Dorothy Lee Denny Childress, 90, entered Heaven's gates on Sunday, August 11, 2019. She was born in Forsyth County on December 20, 1928 to the late Clifton Odell Denny and Arrie Ella (Byrd) Denny Harrell. Dorothy worked as a department manager at Cooks Department Store for over 20 years prior to the store closing. She went to work for...

Aug 11, 2019

Mr. Edward “Ed” T. Dancy III, 90, passed away August 11, 2019, at his home in Midlothian, VA.  At his bedside was his surviving family:  his wife of 68 years, Ann Bailey Dancy, and his sons Edward T. “Taylor” Dancy IV of Richmond, VA, and Timothy “Tim” E. Dancy of Mocksville, NC. Ed was born in Winston-Salem, the youngest...

Aug 11, 2019

Mrs. Eleanor Mazzonelli Shine, 99, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Trellis Supportive Care.  She was born on August 24, 1919 to Anthony Guido Mazzonelli and Grace Gennara Mazzonelli in Northumberland County, PA.

Eleanor worked at U.S. Radium during World War 2.  She was a buyer for Bloomingdales Department Store in Manhattan...

Aug 10, 2019

Mary Lowe Osborne, age 90, passed away on August 10, 2019 at Beacon Place Hospice in Greensboro, NC. She was born in Haywood County to Hardy R. Moore and Mary Elizabeth Kirkpatrick on March 16, 1929.

Her life was devoted to God and to her family. She was of the Baptist Faith. Also, she worked in food...