Dylan Michael Ellender
Jan 20, 2024
Mr. Dylan Michael Ellender, 23, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, January 20, 2024. Dylan was born in Forsyth County on November 28, 2000, to Mr. David Michael Ellender and Crystal Hicks Ellender. Dylan never met a stranger; he had the biggest heart, the brightest smile, and always kept everyone laughing. He graduated in 2019...
Phyllis Jean Bates Hamby
Jan 20, 2024
Mrs. Phyllis Jean Bates Hamby, 87, passed away January 20, 2024. She was born August 9, 1936, in Forsyth County to the late James Sanford Bates, Sr. and Cassie Goodman Bates. Phyllis worked and retired from RJ Reynolds with 36 years’ service. She was a member of Woodland Baptist Church for many years then...
Martin Luther "Luke" Gann
Jan 20, 2024
KERNERSVILLE – Martin Luther “Luke” Gann, 87, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Kerner Ridge Assisted Living. Luke was born on June 25, 1936 in Stokes County to Ronald Bernard Gann, Sr. and Nellie Joyce Gann. He attended Union Cross Baptist Church and retired from RJ Reynolds with over 30 years of service. Luke was a 1955 graduate of...
John Edwin Passmore
Jan 19, 2024
John Edwin Passmore, 82, he entered the more immediate presence of the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, January 19, 2024, at his home. He was born in Newburgh, NY on September 30, 1941, to the late Edwin and Elizabeth Bewick Passmore. Mr. Passmore served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam and received the Bronze Star. He attended Bucknell University where he was a...
Ray Henry "Bill" White
Jan 19, 2024
Mr. Ray Henry "Bill" White passed away peacefully at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, NC on January 19, 2024. He was the first born child to the late Raymond H. White and Carrie Everhart White on February 12, 1929. He graduated from Griffith High School class of 1948 and proudly served as a Corporal in the United States...
Donna Fay Hartle Rogers
Jan 19, 2024
Mrs. Donna Fay Hartle Rogers, 66, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024, at High Point Medical Center. She was born February 18, 1957, in Forsyth County, the daughter of Donald and Wanda Roberson Hartle. A member of Morris Chapel United Methodist Church, she had worked for the Town of Sunset Beach. Donna Loved the ocean, fishing from the beach,...
Patricia Ann Bolin Wooten
Jan 17, 2024
Mrs. Patricia Ann (Bolin) Wooten, 90, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at her residence in Winston-Salem, NC, surrounded by her family. Patsy was born in Memphis, TN, on February 1, 1933, to the late Walter and Jimmie Bolin. Patsy married the love of her life, Raleigh Wooten, in Whitehaven, TN. She attended college at the University of Tennessee at...
Clifton Burton Ingram, Sr.
Jan 17, 2024
Mr. Clifton Burton Ingram Sr., 78, passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital on Wednesday January 17, 2024. He was born to the late Forney Hurst Ingram and India Isabel Huffman Ingram on December 28, 1945, in Lafayette County, MS. Clifton loved going to the lake, boating, and camping. He enjoyed music and playing baritone in the community bands. He...
Debrah Noren Davis
Jan 17, 2024
Debrah Noren Davis, 74, of Winston-Salem, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at Southwood Assisted Living.
The family will hold a private celebration of life.
Debrah was born May 9, 1949, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Aubrey Davis and Gladys Warnock Davis. She was a loyal and dedicated hard worker. She loved flower and herb gardening, tending to her houseplants, and cooking. Ms....
Eleanor Elizabeth Staples
Jan 17, 2024
Eleanor Elizabeth O’Brien Staples, of Germanton, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at her home.
A memorial service will be held 2 PM Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at Hayworth-Miller, Silas Creek Chapel with Pastor Lomax Skinner officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM prior to the service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Staples was born January 3, 1936, in Baltimore County,...
Donald "Buddy" McKinney
Jan 17, 2024
GREENSBORO – Donald “Buddy” McKinney, 87, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at Harmony at Greensboro Assisted Living. Buddy was born on January 15, 1937 in Rockingham County to Albert and Annie Dawson McKinney. Buddy paid his way through school at North Carolina State University, where he never missed a day of attendance. For over forty years, he worked as...
Doris Choplin Long-Williams
Jan 17, 2024
Doris Choplin Long-Williams, 92, was called home by her heavenly father on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. She was born on August 30, 1931, in Yadkin County to Charlie and Sally Smitherman Choplin. Doris graduated from East Bend High School in 1950. She played basketball for all 4 years in high school and was team captain. She was married to Jack...
Carl "Russell" Flippen
Jan 17, 2024
Carl “Russell” Flippen, 79, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. He was born in Surry County, NC, to the late Samuel M. Flippen and Virginia Elizabeth Southern Flippen. Russell was a man who enjoyed the simple pleasures in life. He retired from Greyhound lines as a driver, a job in which he took much pride in....
Jerry Allen Wyatt
Jan 17, 2024
Mr. Jerry Allen Wyatt, 51, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024, after a heroic battle with cancer. He was born April 9, 1972, in Pulaski County, VA, the son of Roger James Wyatt and Linda Boardwine Wyatt. Jerry was a faithful member of Woodland Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, Daddy and Papa, who loved his family dearly, especially...
Doris Newsom Tucker
Jan 16, 2024
Mrs. Doris Newsom Tucker, 88, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at Bermuda Commons. She was born in Forsyth County on October 23, 1935, to the late Melvin Lee and Elsie Wheeling Newsom. Mrs. Tucker loved to read and was a very loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church. Preceding her in death was...
James Harden Hay
Jan 16, 2024
James Harden Hay was born in Brownville Junction, Maine on July 9, 1928, to James Loudon Hay and Viola Crowe Hay. He passed away at age 95 on January 16, 2024. Raised in Spencer, North Carolina, Jim served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He moved to Winston-Salem in 1954 and was employed by Western...
Frances Marie Wilson Hauser
Jan 16, 2024
Mrs. Frances Wilson Hauser, 83, passed away at her home in Pilot Mountain, NC, on January 15th, 2024, after a very short illness. She was born in Pilot Mountain, NC, on June 26, 1940, to the late Howard and Leila Wilson, but the breadth of her life extended well beyond the boundaries of that small geographic area during those two...
Harold Seymour Wrights
Jan 16, 2024
Mr. Harold Seymour Wrights, 95, passed away peacefully at Forsyth Medical Center on Tuesday January 16, 2024. He was born on September 4, 1928, to the late Seymour Norton Wrights and Inez Bodenheimer Wrights in Forsyth County, NC. Harold was a lifetime member of Boyer’s Chapel Church of Christ and retired from Sara Lee Corporation after 39 years of service....
Helen Wills Shore Cox
Jan 15, 2024
Helen Wills Shore Cox peacefully entered into the immediate presence of her Lord and Savior on the evening of January 15, 2024, at her home. She was 95 years of age. She was born on March 30, 1928, to Rossie Steelman Shore and Annie Pearl Dobbins Shore.
Helen’s early life was spent in Yadkin and Iredell counties. She graduated from...
William Christopher Ellingham
Jan 15, 2024
William Christopher Ellingham, 61, of Clemmons and Greensboro, NC passed away at home on January 15, 2024. Born in Forsyth County, NC, the son of Wayne Eugene and Louise Snow Ellingham. Mr. Ellingham graduated from West Forsyth High School, attended Catawba College and graduated University of North Carolina at Greensboro with honors in biology. He served and retired as Chief...