Mrs. Peggy ""Sue"" Pope Wooten, 86, of Winston-Salem passed away Monday, January 16, 2017.Peggy Sue was born August 25, 1930 in Forsyth County to Walter Samuel Pope and Florence Holder Pope. She was a member of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Wooten.Peggy Sue is survived by her daughter, Susan McNiel and...
Walnut Cove - Robert Eugene ""Gene"" Reid, 91, died Monday, January 16, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Gene was born on February 11, 1925 in Forsyth County to the late Henry Franklin and Essie Gray West Reid. He was a charter member of Salem Chapel Fire Department and retired from Taylor Oil in Winston-Salem with over 25 years...
Mr. Julian Arthur Dunford, 79, passed away January 16, 2017 at Hospice and Palliative Care. He was born February 11, 1937 in McDowell County, WV to the late Marshall Monroe Dunford and Minnie Poff Dunford. Julian proudly served in the United States Navy from 1955 to 1959. He was a Mason for over 25 years. Julian was a faithful member...
Mrs. Pricilla Sue Manuel Gordy, 68, passed away January 15, 2017 at Baptist Medical Center. She was born September 27, 1949 in Guilford County. Sue was a strong and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother while battling cancer for over 25 years. She will be dearly missed by her family and all who knew her. She is preceded in death...
Mrs. Clemence ""Clem"" Couture Sigmon, 92, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel is assisting the family.
Winston Salem - Herman Daniel McDuffie (Mac), Sr. 82, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017. He was born April 1, 1934 to the late George Henry and Viola Maye Riddle McDuffie. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Herman enjoyed refurbishing old furniture and working in the yard, never far away from his wife. Surviving are his...
Kernersville - Myron Lee Adams, 51, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Health. Myron was born on October 19, 1965 in Virginia to Willis Lee and Barbara Huffman Adams. He was an avid fan of The Hokies and a supporter of Project Pearl - a non-profit Animal Rescue in Winston-Salem, NC.Myron was preceded in death by...
Roger Eugene Sides, 85, passed away January 14, 2017, at Hinkle Hospice House of Lexington, NC. He was born April 28, 1931 in Forsyth County, to the late Mark and Minnie Sides. He attended Griffith High School. Roger retired from AT&T after 37 years of service. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. Roger farmed on the...
Another member of the Greatest Generation has passed away, Thomas Julius Grant, at the age of 90. He was born in Knoxville, TN on June 28, 1926. After serving aboard the USS Cunningham from 1944 - 1946, Tom returned to his hometown and enrolled at the University of Tennessee.Tom moved to Winston-Salem with his wife and daughters in 1951 and...
Harley Grey Cromer, 89, loving husband and father, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2017. He was born August 4, 1927 in Stokes county to the late Robert and Martha Cromer. He was a faithful member of Waughtown Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. Mr. Cromer served in the U.S. Army. He worked several years with Duplan Corporation, but eventually retired from...
Larry Thomas Llewellyn (Llew, Tom, Tommy) passed peacefully from this world into Heaven on Friday, January 13, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. The son of Parzada Ophelia Brown and Thomas Henry Llewellyn was born on April 21, 1942 in Winston-Salem. He was a member of New Philadelphia Moravian Church and also attended Pine Chapel Moravian Church. He loved the Lord,...
Mrs. Imogene Littlejohn Beshears, 84, of Rural Hall, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017.Imogene was born June 15, 1932 in Forsyth County to Fred and Flora Littlejohn. A lifelong North Carolinian, she worked at R.J. Reynolds and retired after 25 years of service. An excellent baker and cook, Imogene loved to spend time with her family and enjoyed going to...
Mr. Ronald ""Ronnie"" Lawrence Rierson, 79, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born on May 17, 1937 in Forsyth County to Charles McCoy and Sadie Lawrence Rierson. Mr. Rierson grew up in Waughtown. He graduated from Gray High School in 1955, where he earned multiple trophies and awards in...
Dorothy Mae ""Dot"" (Smith) Shermer Kiger, 82, of Winston-Salem, peacefully surrendered her soul to the Lord on January 13, 2017, after a fervent battle with breast cancer. Dorothy was born in Lexington, NC, on June 28, 1934, to Earnest Staniel and Ella Mae Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings; Virginia, Andrew, and...
Mr. Arthur Geane Richardson, 70, passed away on January 13, 2017, at W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center Hospice Unit, in Salisbury, NC. He was born on July 20, 1946, in Forsyth County, NC to Eli D. and Norma B. Richardson. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War where he earned the Purple Heart. Geane was preceded in death...
Mr. Oscar Curtis ""Curt"" Simmons, 87, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Simmons was born in Yadkin County on December 9, 1929, to the late Oscar Burton Simmons and Pauline Martin Simmons. Curt served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Center Grove...
Oak Ridge - Crystal Leigh Hunt Cox, 45, joined heaven's angels on January 12, 2017 after a year-long brave and courageous battle with Breast Cancer. Crystal was a loving wife and a devoted, caring mother. She enjoyed her career as a counselor at Northwest Guilford Middle School and loved working in her flower gardens, especially her roses.Surviving are her husband,...
Mr. John Marshall Burrows, 94, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017.Marshall was born July 2, 1922 in Forsyth County to the late Isaac and Ella Burrows. He was a founding member of Westview Baptist Church and in recent years attended Forsyth Friends Meeting. Marshall retired from Western Electric with almost 35 years of service. In his free time, Marshall was...
KERNERSVILLE - Mr. Ray Calvin Cates was born to John Ivey and Ida Lou Hoover Cates in Iredell County, NC on October 6, 1924. He died Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the age of 92. Always one to want to tell his own story, our sweet Paw-Paw prepared the following words himself, which further reflect how very prepared and helpful...
Gerald Porter Felten (Jerry) passed away on January 12th, 2017. He was born in Chicago, IL and lived in Winston Salem the past 27 years. He graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a degree in Business. He began his career as a salesman for Playtex and rose to Senior Vice President of Sales before retiring. After retirement Jerry's love of...