Mrs. Mildred Young Marshall, 91, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Priddy Manor in King. She was born in Forsyth Co. on August 17, 1921 to the late John Robert Young and Lola Vanhoy Young. Mrs. Marshall was of the Baptist Faith and retired from P.H. Hanes Knitting with 43 years of service. She was a loving wife, mother...
Mr. Bobby Wayne Duncan, 58, beloved husband of Blair McNinch Duncan and loving father of Hunter Benjamin Duncan and Merritt Chaplin Duncan, died Thursday, April 4, 2013 following a sudden and debilitating two-month illness. Mr. Duncan was born June 22, 1954 in Stokes County, NC to the late Benjamin Hastings Duncan and Nora Lee Craddock Duncan. He graduated from North...
Mrs. Ann Tesh Cockerham, 100, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. She was born in Forsyth County on June 3, 1912 to Henry E. and Ida Everhart Tesh. Ann and her husband, Jack Q. Cockerham were owners of Cockerham Furniture Company on South Main Street in Winston-Salem and ran...
Mrs. Dorothy Louise Beaver Prater, age 79 of Germanton passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Prater was born in Marion County, Ohio and was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in King. In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by one sister and one brother. Surviving are...
Aurelia ""Jody"" Swain Drane, 68, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday April 4, 2013. Jody was born January 18, 1945 to Joe Bill and Pansy Nichols Swain. Jody was a devoted and loving mother and grandmother. Jody graduated from James A. Gray High School in 1964. She retired from Western Electric after many years of service. Jody was a member of...
Mr. Murry Lee Boyd, 91, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 4, 2013. He was born in Patrick Co., VA on December 7, 1921 the son of the late Samuel U. Boyd and Mary Cochran Boyd. Mr. Boyd served his country proudly in the United States Army during WWII where he received a Purple Heart. He was a...
Mr. David Jackson Clary, of Pfafftown, 74, passed away April 4, 2013 of natural causes at his home. He was born April 5, 1938 in Forsyth County to George Hughes Clary, Sr. and Mary Nell Fowler Clary. His older brother, Hugh Clary preceded him in death. His surviving siblings are Steven W. Clary of Dallas, TX, Madeline Clary Kuettner of...
Mr. Thomas ""Wayne"" Thompson, 71, died April 3, 2013 at W.G. ""Bill"" Hefner VA Medical Center, Liberty Lane Hospice House in Salisbury, NC after a period of declining health. Wayne was the only child of the late Thomas Ray ""Tommy"" Thompson and Lois Parker Thompson of Clayton, GA. He was born September 2, 1941. Wayne married his high school sweetheart,...
Sandra Rea passed away peacefully at Kate B Reynolds Hospice Home on April 3, 2013. She was born in Bluefield, West Virginia to Nellie and Sam Kelley. She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother; Kenneth Douglas. She is survived by her daughter, Jonna Gruenes of Becker, MN, two grandchildren; Sandra cared for her mother many years...
WINSTON-SALEM-Mrs. Galove Poteat Davidson Robertson, 77, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mrs. Robertson was born on April 9, 1935 in Forsyth County to Telles Ferguson Poteat and Pansy McGlamery Poteat. She retired from Terminix where she worked as a secretary. Mrs. Robertson was preceded in death by her first...
Mrs. Gaye Elizabeth Wall Mabe, 73, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born December 11, 1939 in Forsyth County to Casper Giles Wall and Mabel Sappenfield. Mrs. Mabe was employed by Sears for 30 years; she was also a member of Siloam United Methodist Church and resided in Pilot Mountain for over...
Mrs. Mary Lucille Smoot Sykes, 88, passed away Tuesday, April 02, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in South Carolina on December 13, 1924 the daughter of the late Thomas and Ada Abernathy Smoot. Mrs. Sykes was heavily involved with the VFW Ladies Auxiliary where she promoted the United States Flag and Veteran awareness. She was...
Lorraine Pacy Hetrick, 64, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Born June 28, 1948 in Sarah Furnace, PA, she was the daughter of the late James Pacy and Rena Serventi Pacy. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Donald Warren Hetrick; two sons, Todd Gregory Hetrick and Chad Allen Hetrick; a sister, Beverly A....
Mrs. Robin Parnell Crawley, 69, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born June 17, 1943 in Forsyth County to Robert Benjamin Parnell and Frances Simpson. She was preceded in death by her mother; one son, Tim Leinbach. Surviving are her husband, Bill Crawley of the home; one son, Joey Leinbach of Winston-Salem; one step-daughter,...
Mrs. Rebecca 'Becky' Ann Wooten Brown, 65, of Winston-Salem died Monday, April 1, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born June 20, 1947 in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late, Edgar Elsie Wooten, Jr. and Margaret Andrews Wooten. Mrs. Brown attended Union Grove Baptist Church and was retired from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company following 31 years of...
Colonel Dan E. Andrew of Winston-Salem and formerly a long-time resident of both Park Ridge and Woodstock, Illinois, died on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. He was 93. Dan lived with an uncommon zest for life - greeting friends and new acquaintances alike with a smile and firm handshake - and holding true to the ideals of integrity, honesty, love...
Mr. Samuel David Bowen, born April 2, 1937, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 31, 2013 after a courageous three year battle with leukemia. He retired from Southern/N&W after forty years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Samuel and Nellie Crater Bowen and his brother, Michael Lee Bowen. Surviving...
KERNERSVILLE - Dewey William Ellis, 80, went to be with his Lord on March 31, 2013. He was born June 1, 1932 in Guilford Co. to the late Dewey Roland and Georgia Morton Ellis. Dewey was of the Baptist faith. He was a United States Air Force veteran having served in the Korean Conflict. He married the love of his...