John  'Wilburn' Crews

John 'Wilburn' Crews

May 11, 2011

Mr. John Wilburn Crews, 75, passed away at his home with his family by his side on May 11, 2011. He was born in Forsyth Co. to the late John Sidney Crews and Betty Merritt Crews. Wilburn retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. with 20 years of service. He enjoyed farming and driving his classic cars. Wilburn was a member...

James 'Jim' L. Morris

James 'Jim' L. Morris

May 10, 2011

Mr. James ""Jim"" L. Morris, 70, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born December 12, 1940 in Cumberland, KY to Elmer M. and Margaret Smith Morris. Mr. Morris was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. He enjoyed painting and playing the guitar. He was a loving husband, father...

Mrs.  Geneva Jane Marshall Kiger

Mrs. Geneva Jane Marshall Kiger

May 10, 2011

Mrs. Geneva Jane Marshall Kiger, age 90 of Rural Hall passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem after a brief illness. Mrs. Kiger was born in Forsyth County, October 21, 1920 to the late Charles Matt and Rosa Pegram Marshall. She was a member of Rural Hall Moravian Church in Rural Hall and retired from...

David  Leland Smith

David Leland Smith

May 10, 2011

Mr. David Leland Smith, 55, of Clemmons, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born August 18, 1955 in Guilford County to Winford Leland and Mary Jean Wardell Smith. Mr. Smith was a graduate of Allen Jay High School in 1973 and received a Bachelor of Music Degree at UNC-G in 1977, and...

Brenda  Williams Willard

Brenda Williams Willard

May 10, 2011

Lexington, NC: Willard: Mrs. Brenda Williams Willard, 67, a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. Brenda was born December 29, 1943 in Forsyth County to the late James Earl and Ethel Kiger Williams. She was of the Baptist Faith and loved baking and shopping, especially QVC. Brenda was retired...

Mary Lou Miller Myers

Mary Lou Miller Myers

May 10, 2011

Winston-Salem- Mrs. Mary Lou Miller Myers, 72, passed away May 10, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born July 16, 1938 in Forsyth County to the late George Wesley Miller and Della Painter Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Ray Myers, a grandson, Jason Scott Hoyle, and a sister, Corina Martin Hall. Mrs. Myers was...

Kenneth  Earl Porter,  Jr.

Kenneth Earl Porter, Jr.

May 10, 2011

Winston-SalemMr. Kenneth Earl Porter, Jr., 51, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born October 29, 1959 in Forsyth County to Kenneth Earl Porter, Sr, and the late Martha Wightman Porter. Mr. Porter was a loving son, brother, and friend. He enjoyed being outside and studying history. Preceding him in death was his...

Rev. Lewis B. Swaim

Rev. Lewis B. Swaim

May 10, 2011

Rev. Lewis Benjamin Swaim, 81, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011. He was born January 5, 1930 in Forsyth County. Rev. Swaim graduated from Griffith School and High School in 1948. He attended Moravian College and Moravian Seminary from 1948-1955 in Bethlehem, PA. He married Eleanor Virginia Ruth on June 6, 1953. The first church he served as...

Allen  Challie Wood,  Sr.

Allen Challie Wood, Sr.

May 10, 2011

A kind, decent and interesting man, Allen Challie Wood, died of respiratory illness on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was a fine, notable and dedicated musician. Born in Forsyth County in 1948 to Challie Marvin Wood and Emily Franklin. Al's memory will remain in the heart of his many loved ones. Although Al left behind three...

Helen  Shoaf Lincoln

Helen Shoaf Lincoln

May 8, 2011

Mrs. Helen Shoaf Lincoln of Winston-Salem passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mrs. Lincoln was born in Forsyth County on June 18, 1919 to William Franklin and Eva Fulk Shoaf. She graduated from Reynolds High School and retired from P.H. Hanes Knitting Company with 40 loyal years of service. Mrs. Lincoln was an...

Barbara  Absher Eisenlohr

Barbara Absher Eisenlohr

May 8, 2011

Mrs. Barbara Absher Eisenlohr, 77, of Kernersville died Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born October 16, 1933 in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late Jesse and Goldie Absher. She was retired from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company following 35 years of service. In addition to parents she was preceded in death by her two...

Mr.  Donald  George Huey

Mr. Donald George Huey

May 7, 2011

Mr. Donald George Huey, 78, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Huey was born in Cambria County, Pennsylvania on September 20, 1932 to Lester Merle and Nina Carson Huey. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Huey was a veteran of the US Air Force serving during the Korean Conflict. He retired from...

Catherine  Gough Cotner

Catherine Gough Cotner

May 7, 2011

Catherine Gough Cotner, 79, of Winston-Salem died Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born April 2, 1932 in Concord, VA, the daughter of the late Hubert Lacy and Rosalie Drinkard Gough. Ms. Cotner was retired from B&O Furniture Company following many years of service. Her family was the center of her life. Survivors include three daughters,...

Derek  Gregory Prout

Derek Gregory Prout

May 7, 2011

Winston-Salem- Mr. Derek Gregory Prout, 43, passed away unexpectedly on May 7, 2011. He was born November 16, 1967 in Guilford County to Lloyd Thomas Prout and Margaret Pitt Prout. He was a member of Ardmore Christian Church and was employed at Vann York Toyota of High Point. Derek was a graduate of Mt. Tabor High School and Appalachian State...

Edith  Key Gordon

Edith Key Gordon

May 6, 2011

Mrs. Edith Key Gordon, age 87, passed away Friday, May 6, 2011 at Village Care, King, NC. Edith was born April 28, 1924 in Moore County, NC to Sidney Russell Key and Minnie Mooney Key. She was a middle child of ten brothers and sisters. The family later lived in Pilot Mountain, NC where Edith was a good student and...

Betty  Warrick Burleson

Betty Warrick Burleson

May 6, 2011

Betty Warrick Burleson, born to Mallie Avery and Lela Langston Warrick on October 27, 1930 in Wayne County, Goldsboro, NC, took the hand of her Jesus on May 6, 2011 at 2:58 pm. She was surrounded by her family and the angels God sent to welcome her home. She is survived by her loving husband of 64 ½ years, Wade...

Barbara  Scott Tuttle

Barbara Scott Tuttle

May 6, 2011

Mrs. Barbara Scott Tuttle passed away May 6, 2011 at her home in Winston-Salem. The daughter of the late Beulah Ashby Scott and Cabble Scott, she was born on September 13, 1932 in Winston-Salem. Barbara's greatest joy in life was her family. She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her devoted husband of 63 years, Arnold; loving daughter and son-in-law,...

Jennifer 'Jenny' Joy Adams

Jennifer 'Jenny' Joy Adams

May 6, 2011

Jennifer ""Jenny"" Joy Adams, born in Anderson, Indiana on January 31, 1958 transitioned from life here on Earth to eternal life with God on May 6, 2011. Jenny attended Science Hill High School and East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee and Haywood Community College in Clyde, North Carolina. Jenny lived in Winston Salem since 2001. She was a...

Amie Leigh Henley Lamb

Amie Leigh Henley Lamb

May 5, 2011

Mrs. Amie Leigh Henley Lamb, 34, of Pfafftown, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011. She was born December 29, 1976 in Forsyth County. Amie graduated from Mt. Tabor High School in 1995 and attended Appalachian State University and Winston-Salem State University. She was preceded in death by her step-father, Lonnie Livengood; and her grandparents, Roy Hawks, Don Parnell, James Penry...

James 'Jim' Lewis Spaugh

James 'Jim' Lewis Spaugh

May 5, 2011

Mr. James ""Jim"" Lewis Spaugh, 74, of Midway passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Clare Bridge Retirement Community. Mr. Spaugh was born in Forsyth County on August 23, 1936 to Walter and Ethel Brewer Spaugh. He was a member of Friedberg Moravian Church, where he was a member of the Covenant Sunday School class and Senior Friends. Mr. Spaugh...