Mary Marie Dora Oates
Dec 25, 2014
OATESMrs. Mary Marie Dora Oates, 79, of Winston-Salem died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Pioneer Community Hospital of Stokes. She was born May 24, 1935 in Las Cruces, NM, the daughter of the late Pete and Josephine Mastes Jurado. Mrs. Oates was retired from Stroh's Brewing Company. In addition to her parents she, was preceded in death by her husband,...
Rebecca Wall Atkinson
Dec 25, 2014
LEXINGTON, NC--Mrs. Rebecca Wall Atkinson, 71, of Lexington, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014. She was born May 25, 1943 to Hadley James and Dorothy Sowers Wall. Mrs. Atkinson was a long time and faithful member of Glory Road Baptist Church. She was employed with Integon Insurance for 23 years, and retired from Jefferson Pilot Insurance. Mrs. Atkinson was preceded...
Roy Howard Lumbert
Dec 25, 2014
Mr. Roy Howard Lumbert, 73, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born October 1, 1941 in Cleveland, OH to Edward and Clara Alaburada Lumbert. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Lumbert was a loving husband, father and grandfather who loved fishing, gardening and spending time with his grandchildren. Surviving...
Carol Ann Cashwell
Dec 24, 2014
On Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Heaven gained a beautiful angel when Mrs. Carol Ann McNear Cashwell went to be with her Heavenly Father at Wake Forest Baptist Health. She was born July 15, 1947 in Scranton, PA, the daughter of the late Kenneth William and Eleanor Burge McNear. Mrs. Cashwell was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed going to and...
Mildred Daniel Hill
Dec 24, 2014
KERNERSVILLE - Mrs. Mildred Daniel Hill, 86, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mildred was born on June 1, 1928 in Hapeville, Georgia to Claire Stewart Daniel and Dee Daniel. She attended Hapeville High School and Georgia State University. She met Justin W. Hill, husband, when he was visiting her church, during his...
John Bill Mize
Dec 24, 2014
MIZEMr. John William ""Bill"" Mize, 74, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Clemmons Village I. He was born July 2, 1940 in Forsyth County to Walter and Mary Lue Myers Mize. Mr. Mize was of the Baptist faith. He retired from the Winston-Salem Fire Department with 30 years of service. He enjoyed going to the beach and...
Madeline Lucille Smedley
Dec 24, 2014
Ms. Madeline Lucille Smedley, of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home on December 24, 2014. Madeline was born in New York City on November 26, 1920 to Anna Debes and Albert Smedley. Madeline's family moved to Brooklyn, NY in the 1930's. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Frederick and a sister-in-law,...
Lora Norman Landreth
Dec 24, 2014
WALNUT COVE - Mrs. Lora Norman Landreth, 88, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Walnut Cove Health Care Center. Lora was born on April 14,1926 in Forsyth County to Willie Lee and Hattie Agnes Harper Norman. Lora was a devoted wife and mother, with a strong faithfulness all of her life to those she loved. Her care for family had...
Joe Wayne Watkins
Dec 23, 2014
Mr. Joe Wayne Watkins, 75, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Mallard Ridge Assisted Living. He was born November 5, 1939 in Forsyth County to Effie Yokely Watkins and Millard Olden Watkins. Mr. Watkins grew up on Chapel St. in Winston-Salem and attended Central Terrace United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Eusebia...
Patsy Brooks Tuttle
Dec 23, 2014
Mrs. Patsy Brooks Tuttle, 77, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Transition Hospice in Raleigh. She was born June 4, 1937 in Wyoming County, WV to Wiley Benjamin and Cordie Ellen Shrewsbury Brooks. Mrs. Tuttle was a member of Woodland Baptist Church and the Faithful Followers Sunday School Class. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Marie Walser McDowell
Dec 23, 2014
Mrs. Marie Walser McDowell, 82, of Winston-Salem died Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born November 21, 1932 in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late Floyd Red and Mattie Helper Walser. She grew up in the Waughtown community where she was a member of First United Church of Christ. She later joined Old Town Baptist...
N.G. Gray Salmons
Dec 23, 2014
Mr. N.G. ""Gray"" Salmons went home to be with his Savior on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Gray lived a life characterized by a fervent love for his family. He spoke words of love, but more importantly, he demonstrated that love, with his commitment, sacrifice and amazing work ethic. Gray was a patriot and served his country proudly in the U.S....
Jay Van Welch
Dec 22, 2014
Mr. Jay Van Welch, 83 of Lexington, NC passed away Monday December 22, 2014. Jay was born February 23, 1931 in Davidson County to the late Hobert Andrew and Amanda Sue Nifong Welch. He was a US Marine Veteran of the Korean Conflict and served 19 ½ years and also, served in the National Guard for 14 years. Jay retired...
Judy Ann Byrd
Dec 22, 2014
A very special and precious angel, Judy Ann Byrd, 71, was received in heaven peacefully on Monday, December, 22, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on September 3, 1943 in Stokes County to James ""Jim"" Albert Byrd and Thelma ""Sam"" White Byrd. Mrs. Byrd retired from Stokes County School Food Services after 28 years of service. She was...
Frances Whitman Hauser
Dec 22, 2014
HAUSERLewisville - Mrs. Frances Whitman Hauser, 79 of Lewisville, died Monday, December 22, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born March 5, 1935 in Forsyth County to the late Clyde Horatio and Flora Angel Whitman. Mrs. Hauser retired from Ligon Electric Supply with 28 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, George William Hauser and...
Denson M. Mabe
Dec 22, 2014
WALKERTOWN - Mr. Denson M. Mabe, 88, died Monday, December 22, 2014.He was born April 12, 1926 in Stokes Co. to the late Drew and Lonie Mabe. Mr. Mabe retired from RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Guindolyn and Clete Mabe.Surviving are his wife, Ruth Stoltz Mabe; two daughters, Elaine...
Louise Jackson Smith
Dec 22, 2014
COLFAX-Louise Jackson Smith, 91, went to be with her Lord, Monday, December 22, 2014. She was born August 6, 1923 in Union Co. to the late Henry Bascomb and Mary Eva Sims Jackson.Mrs. Smith was a member of Smith Grove Baptist Church. Louise had a very big heart; she loved helping other people and always put them before herself.In addition...
Betty Preston Overby
Dec 22, 2014
WINSTON-SALEM-Mrs. Betty Preston Overby, 81, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014 at her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Overby was born on May 11, 1933 in Forsyth County to the late Walter Henley Preston and Francis Stella Osborne Preston. She was of the Baptist faith and attended Calvary Hill Baptist Church in Walnut Cove as long...
Chattie Livengood Shields
Dec 22, 2014
Mrs. Chattie Livengood Shields, 99, of Farmington passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at Clemmons Village II. She was born in Rockingham County on June 24, 1915. Mrs. Shields was a charter member of Knollwood Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 72 years, John D. Shield, Sr.; three brothers, two sisters, and one...
Dale Francis Sisel
Dec 21, 2014
This week we lost a very special man. Dale Francis Sisel was born June 26, 1937 in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, the second of Gordon Patrick and Laura Rubens Sisel's three children. He, his sisters, Pat and Dianne, and their cousin, Jackie, grew up on the Sisel family farm in Slovan, Wisconsin, surrounded by parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. Dale attended...