Mrs. Jane Manuel Starbuck, 61, died Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born December 24, 1951 in Forsyth County to Andrew Reed and Betty Shields Manuel. She knew God through Konnoak Hills Moravian Church. She is preceded in death by her mother. Surviving are her husband of 40 years, Philip Blair Starbuck; her son and daughter-in-law...
Mr. Virgil Reich ""Rick"" Hester, 71, of Advance passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born August 8, 1941 in Forsyth County to Virgil Oliver and Ruby Reich Hester. He is survived by his wife, Mary T. Hester; two daughters, Sharon Britt (Charlie) and Christine Evans (Paul); one son, Richard Hester (Chasity); ten grandchildren; seven...
Mrs. Mary Crater Williams, 84, of Clemmons, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mrs. Williams was born in Forsyth County on September 2, 1928 to Nathaniel Faw and Frankie Bodenheimer Crater. She was a lifelong member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Mrs. Williams was a loving, caring, compassionate wife, mother, grandmother and great...
Mrs. Sandra Driver Lewis, age 63 of Winston-Salem passed away at her home Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Sandra was born July 16, 1949 in Forsyth County to Tony and Nellie East Merrell. She was a member of Mission Baptist Church in Walkertown. In addition to her parents Sandra was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Joe Lewis, Sr. and...
Mr. Frank Lee Westmoreland of Winston-Salem passed away this 29th day of May, 2013, at Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem after a period of declining health. Mr. Westmoreland was born in Statesville on June 26, 1929, to Capt. William M. Westmoreland and Mary Lee Austin Westmoreland. He was the youngest of their five children. Mr. Westmoreland graduated from Statesville High School...
Mr. H. Reginald Ballard, 96, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at his home. He was born August 13, 1916 in Mount Holly, NC to Hugh Young and Heidi Hinson Ballard. Mr. Ballard was a member of Augsburg Lutheran Church where he taught Sunday School, served on church council, and loved singing in the church choir. He was...
Mrs. Pauline ""Polly"" Manuel Smith, 91, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Bermuda Commons. She was born on March 19, 1922 in Stokes County to Melvin E. Manuel, Sr. and Emma Green Manuel. Polly was a member of Ardmore Baptist Church for the past 60 years where she was a past deacon and Sunday school teacher. She...
Dr. James Charles Crews, 55 of Advance, passed away Tuesday May 28, 2013. He was born April 16, 1958 in Caddo Parish, LA to James and Barbara Crews. Dr. Crews education and training included B.S., LSU School of Medicine-Shreveport, 1980, M.D., LSU School of Medicine-Shreveport, 1984, and internship, University Arkansas Medical Ctr, 1985, Residency, Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas Medical Ctr,...
KERNERSVILLE - Mrs. Pauline Sykes Crews, 89, died May 28, 2013, at her home. Pauline was born on May 25, 1924 in Guilford County to the late Clayton and Annie Pendry Sykes. Pauline enjoyed gardening and working in her flowers, but most of all loved spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, Pauline was preceded in death...
Mr. Wayne Robert Smith, 86, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born July 7, 1926 in Forsyth County to David Pierce Smith and Grace Robertson Smith. Mr. Smith was a graduate of Clemmons High School and retired in 1986 with 39 years of service with the United States Postal...
Mr. Grady Blanco Hawks, Jr., 87, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Forsyth Co. on March 11, 1926 the son of the late Grady B. Hawks, Sr. and Myrtle Leona Harrell Hawks. Mr. Hawks was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend who will be missed deeply...
Mr. James William ""Jimmy"" Lawson, age 50, of Pinnacle, NC died Monday morning, May 27, 2013 at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC after an extended illness. He was born in Stokes County November 1, 1962 to William McCrea Lawson and Betty Flinchum Lawson Hill. Mr. Lawson was employed by Rock Tenn Corp. as a fork lift operator, and was...
KERNERSVILLE - Larry Comer Roddy, Sr.,69, passed Monday, May 27, 2013 at his home. He was born August 18, 1943 in Forsyth Co. to the late Odell and Nancy Comer Roddy. Larry was an avid golfer and loved to sing Karaoke. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his two children, William and Lisa Roddy; and...
Mrs. Flora Louise Sweet, 77, of Mt. Gilead died Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born February 29, 1936 in Wallingford, CT, the daughter of the late Justice and Inez Stevens Griswold. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Albert Stone, a brother, Elmer Griswold and...
Mrs. Louise Adele Marcotullio, 94, passed away May 25, 2013 at Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community, where she resided since April 2012. Mrs. Marcotullio was born in Tuckahoe, NY on June 3, 1918 to Peter and Celia Rossi. She resided in New York until 2005, when she moved to Advance, NC. Mrs. Marcotullio was a parishioner of St. Leo...
Mr. John Carr Phelps, 81, passed away at home on Friday, May 24, 2013. John was born August 9, 1931 to Willie Phelps and Addie Bette Beauchamp Phelps in Davie County. After graduating from Shady Grove High School, John served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. He later went to work for Ingersoll Rand where he...
KERNERSVILLE - Robert Harding Boyles, 91, a lifelong farmer, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at his home. He was born October 24, 1921 in Stokes Co. to the late Robert G. and Pearl Shelton Boyles. Harding was a member of Parkview Primitive Baptist. He enjoyed singing with his group from church and traveling to many churches to sing at...
Mrs. Betty Dezern Styers, age 81 passed away Friday evening May 24, 2013 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Styers was born in Forsyth County January 21, 1932 to John Samuel and Grace Mae Michaels Dezern. In addition to her parents Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Thomas Styers, a daughter, Luanne Bray and...
Mrs. Betty Jo Ellen Westmoreland Darr 72 loving mother, grandmother and wife passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior on May 24th, 2013. She was born January 10th, 1941 in Forsyth County to Paul G and Catherine Walker Westmoreland. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by one brother Al Westmoreland. Mrs. Darr was a graduate...
Mr. Jones ""Voit"" Tuttle, age 72 of Rural Hall passed away Friday evening May 24, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Voit was born December 25, 1940 in Stokes County to Raymond Jones and Evelyn Charlotte Hicks Tuttle. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Stanleyville and retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company after 37...