Mrs. Patsy Bates Linville, 79, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Surry Co. on August 9, 1939 the daughter of the late Cotis Bates and Lovora Corder Bates. Patsy excelled in school and was an excellent speller, winning the NC Spelling Bee and then finished 9th in the nation....
Mrs. Kathryn Alice Aiken Billings, 75, of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully Monday, April 15, 2019 at her residence. Kathryn was born in Cherokee County, North Carolina to the late Charlie and Ebba Pack Aiken on April 27, 1943. She was a longtime member of Gospel Light Baptist Church. Kathryn enjoyed traveling with her family, and going on trips with...
Mr. John Cleveland Brendle Jr., 100, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on April 15, 1918, in Winston Salem to Nannie Masten Brendle and John Cleveland Brendle Sr. Mr. Brendle was a graduate of R.J. Reynolds High School and a veteran who served in the U.S. Army during World...
Mr. Franklin Lee Pope, 77, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019. He was born May 31, 1941 to the late Avery Bryant Pope, and Gertie Merritt Pope. He loved the Lord, and his church family. He served and led many to the Lord at Gospel Light Baptist Church, through the Bus Ministry as a Bus Captain, where he was...
Mrs. Jacqueline Marie Holder Beck, 90, of Mocksville passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at her residence. She was born on November 15, 1928 in Forsyth County to Wilburn and Anna Jones Holder. Mrs. Beck was a lifelong member of New Philadelphia Moravian Church and retired from Old Salem. She was a devoted wife and mother, a loving...
Miss Kayla Marie Willard, 22, of East Bend passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born October 16, 1996 in Forsyth County to Kenneth Roy and Sandra Mitchell Willard. Miss Willard was of the Baptist faith. She was a 2015 graduate of Forbush High School where she was a cheerleader and a member of...
Mrs. Hessie “Lou” King, 74, of Winston-Salem passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at the home of her brother in Lexington. She was born January 1, 1945 in Wilkes County, the daughter of the late Colen G. and Gladys Wadell Prevette. She was retired from the City of Winston-Salem. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Mrs. Betty Kiger Chandler, 84, of Yadkinville passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019 at her home. She was born April 29, 1934 in Yadkin County and was of the Baptist faith. She graduated from Yadkinville High School in 1952 and upon graduation she went to work for Dr. Frank Walker, Dentist, as a dental assistant for seven years. Then,...
Mr. Henry “Graham” Walser, 84, of Lexington, NC, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 11, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in a lawn mower accident. Graham was born in Lexington on October 3, 1934, to the late Claude Graham Walser and Ethel Frances Slaydon Walser. Graham enjoyed fishing in his early years and playing golf at Wilshire...
Mr. Travis Lee Black, 52, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019. He was born in Forsyth County on March 8, 1967 to Bobby Black and Glenda Morgan Black. Travis was a firefighter and a paramedic in Yadkin County for many years. He enjoyed spending time with his family and loved them dearly. Travis was preceded in death by...
Mr. Calvin “Cal” Lee Neumann, 80, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Cal was born on September 13, 1938, to the late George and Helen Harder Neumann in Coldwater, Michigan, the second of four sons. He graduated from Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn, Michigan and earned a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry under Professor N.L....
Alton “Sandy” Mills, 91, passed away on April 10, 2019 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Sandy was born December 22, 1927 in Winston-Salem, NC to Allen Louie Mills and Eva Chapman Mills. He grew up in the Waughtown community and attended local schools. He was an Army veteran of WWII serving in Guam and the Philippines. After leaving...
Mrs. Marletta M. Laabs Loper, 92, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Mallard Ridge Assisted Living Memory Care. She was born in Stanley County, Chippewa, WI. She was the daughter of the late Alfred W. Laabs and Ina Mae Seibold. Mrs. Loper was a faithful and active worshiper at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Winston-Salem, for...
Clemmons- Mr. James “Jim” Colon Weavil, 97, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at his residence. He was born July 21, 1921 in Davidson County, the son of Ernest Edgar Weavil and Vada Bell Hastings Weavil. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps from May 1942 to October 1945 and again from October 1950 to November...
María Guadalupe Marin López passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 she was born on December 11, 1967 (51). Lupe, as her friends and family called her, was a loving mother of 3, she did everything to make sure her children would be well raised after she was widowed in 2008. Her pride and joy was her granddaughter (Gaby...
Mr. Harry Howard Hicks, Jr., 91, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 15, 1927 in Tampa, FL to the late Harry Howard Hicks, Sr. and Alice Stuckey Hicks. Mr. Hicks proudly served in the United States Army during WWII, Korean Conflict, and Vietnam and retired with 30 years of dedicated...
Mr. Claude Matthews McBride, 77, of Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019. He was born June 24, 1941 in Forsyth County, to the late Alfred Anderson and Lora York McBride. He was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. McBride was the owner of McBride’s Painting, until his retirement. Preceding him in death were his parents and son, Timothy Allen McBride. Surviving...
Mr. Robert Alexander Stutts, 92, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019. He was born in Iredell County on December 3, 1926 to the late Hugh Thomas and Margaret McNeeley Stutts. Mr. Stutts was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Germany during WWII. He retired from Wachovia Bank with 33 years of service and was a...
G. Houston Lawson, 77, of Winston-Salem, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 7, 2019. He was born in Forsyth County to Juanita Thomas Lawson and Theodle Houston Lawson. Houston attended Hope Baptist Tabernacle in Mocksville and was self employed as a carpenter. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are his daughter, Cheryl...
Kernersville - Mrs. Betty Maxine Hutchins Moore, 88, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019. She was born on June 21, 1930 in Rowan County, North Carolina to Hilary and Bertha Mae Taylor Hutchins. She was Valedictorian of her Senior Class at Spencer High School. She retired from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system. She was a member of Oaklawn...