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...

Aug 10, 2019

Mr. Gorrell L. Tate, 95, formerly of Winston-Salem died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Sunrise at North Hills in Raleigh.  He was born September 26, 1923 in Winston-Salem, the son of the late John Calvin and Clevia Marshall Tate.  Mr. Tate was a member of Old Town Baptist Church.  He graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel...

Aug 8, 2019

Mrs. Mary Evelyn Ward Hutchens, 94, of Winston-Salem, passed away on August 8, 2019 at Rose Tara Plantation. She was born on July 3, 1925 in High Point to William Roby Ward and Edith Grace Yarborough Ward. Mrs. Hutchens was a lifelong member of Waughtown Baptist Church and active participant in numerous church sponsored activities. She was also a...

Aug 7, 2019

Kernersville – Arnold G. King, born October 15, 1944, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2019.

A native of Winston-Salem, Arnold grew up in the Mineral Springs area, and attended Mineral Springs High School (Class of 1963), where he captained the men’s basketball team and garnered All-Conference and All-Northwest North Carolina honors while playing for legendary coach...

Aug 7, 2019

Kernersville- Terry Lee Smith, better known as “T-Man” passed away at his home in Kernersville at the age of 51.  Terry was born in Forsyth County on August 8, 1967.  He was a quiet soul and was loved for his heart of gold.  Terry spent countless hours on the golf course with his brothers making memories and sharing the...

Aug 7, 2019

WALKERTOWN – Wayne Thomas Overaker, 80, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Wayne was born on September 29, 1938 in Orange County to William and Gertrude Smith Overaker. Wayne was a faithful, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He served in the US Army National Guard for 19 years. Wayne worked as a Director of Sales at JOST International...

Aug 5, 2019

KERNERSVILLE – Gary Michael Spring, 71, passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2019 after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. He was born on October 5, 1947 in New York to the late Morris and Goldie Berenbaum Spring. Gary traveled the world as a young man, met his wife in Alaska, and together they started a family in Kernersville....

Aug 5, 2019

Judith Ann Davis, 73, of Bermuda Run, passed away August 5, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center.  She was born August 4, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois to Wallace Martin Davis and Lucille Elizabeth Peppers Davis. Judy was a beloved and remarkable individual who truly changed lives for the better. A determined, loving and caring advocate for the less fortunate, Judith...