Mrs. Mary Atkins McCollum, 92, of Winston-Salem passed away Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Heritage Woods. She was born March 12, 1917 in Surry County to Thomas and Ann Bray Atkins. She was a lifelong member of First Christian Church, where she sang in the church choir for over forty years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gurnie...
Henry Lindsay ""Ike""Raker, 88, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Sunday, November 29th, 2009. A native and life long resident of Winston-Salem, Ike was a loving husband, father and brother and a devoted servant to his family, his church and his community. He grew up in Christ Moravian Church and played in the Salem Band for 71 years. He served in...
WALKERTOWN - Deborah ""Debbie"" Sue Walker, died Saturday, November 28, 2009 at her home. Deborah was born January 29, 1962, in Forsyth County to Charlie Reed and Mary Donathan Walker. She was a loving person, devoted to her family and friends. Having fought cancer since February 2009, she was a trooper to the end and is now in heaven with...
Mr. Samuel Harrison ""Sam"" Black, Jr., 86, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Black was born August 18, 1923 in Forstyth County to the late Samuel Harrison Black, Sr. and Stella Pope Black. He was a member of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church and served in the US Navy during WWII and was...
KERNERSVILLE-Betty Lou Meadows Eggen,79, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009 at The Evergreens Inc. High Point. She was born December 12, 1929 in Guilford Co. to the late Colonel Davis and Ruby Pearl Warren Meadows. Mrs. Eggen retired after 26 years of employment with Avis Car Rental. In addition to her parents she was...
Noelle Elizabeth Thorpe, 21, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009 as a result of an automobile accident. She was born October 24, 1988 in Forsyth County to Randolph Gray and Susan Kerr Thorpe. Noelle was a member of Ardmore Baptist Church. She was a graduate of North Davidson High School in 2007, attended UNC-Charlotte, and was a Registered CNA. Surviving...
WALKERTOWN - James Douglas Hicks, 80, died Saturday, November 28, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1929 to the late Terry and Rose Lee Lawson Hicks. James served in the US Army and retired from Kayser Roth after 40 years of service. He was a faithful member of Believer's Baptist Church. James is survived by his...
On November 28, 2009, William Steven ""Steve"" Rivers went to join the love of his life Brenda Phelps Rivers in heaven. He was born November 5, 1948 in Forsyth County, to the late William and Myrtle Rivers. Steve is survived by his daughter, Vickie Lynn Rivers; his son, Robert Steven Rivers; his sister, Margie Zimmerman, all of Winston-Salem; his brother,...
Gerald Garnett Cope, 65, of Oak Ridge passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2009. He was born November 12, 1944 in Winston-Salem to the late Inez Mitchell Cope and Nollie Cope. After high school he went on to serve in the United States Army for three years. At the time of his death he was the owner of Mechanical Air,...
KERNERSVILLE-Vincent Thomas Gordon, 63, passed away peacefully with family present Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born May 30, 1946 in Norfolk, VA to the late Herbert Coke Gordon, Jr. and Lillie Henderson Gordon. Mr. Gordon was employed with AdPlex Imaging Solutions for over 15 years. Surviving are his wife, Jan G. Gordon; two daughters, Tiffany...
WALNUT COVE - James Monroe McGee, Jr., 59, loving father and husband, went to be with the Lord, Friday, November 27, 2009. James was born March 19, 1950, in Forsyth County to the late James Monroe, Sr. and Inez Moser McGee. He was a retired truck driver with 45 years of service and a member of Edgewood Baptist Church. In...
Mrs. Laura Smith Sides, 85, of Advance, passed away Friday, November 27, 2009 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born February 17, 1924 in Davie County to John H. and Annie Smith Smith. Mrs. Sides was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Dalton Sides, and a sister, Marquitta Hilton. Surviving are one son, Jerry Wood (Gail),...
Mrs. Mary Kathleen Reavis Weidner, 89, passed away on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2009 at Phillips Healthcare Center, Salemtowne Continuing Care Retirement Community, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Couinty, North Carolina. Kathleen was born on August 29, 1920 in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, the eldest child and eldest daughter of Robert L. and Ora (Teague) Reavis. She is preceded in death...
KERNERSVILLE- Mrs. Allene ""Pat"" Tally Sink, 83, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2009 at her home. She was born January 4, 1926 in Forsyth Co. to the late R.A. and Anna Katherine Devine Tally. Pat graduated from Mineral Springs High School; during her senior year she raised funds for WWII Bonds by singing ""Any Bonds Today."" She entered nursing school...
Mabel Marie Rawson Rhodes of 205 Wildwood Place, Clemmons, NC passed away on the evening of November 25th, 2009 after several years of declining health at WFU Baptist Medical Center's Palliative Care. She was born Jan 28th, 1945 in Philadelphia, PA. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lillian Irene Coyle Rawson. She is survived by her father, Henry...
Robert Lee Hoots of Winston-Salem passed away on November 25, 2009. Born in Yadkin County on November 9, 1922, he was the son of Fletcher and Mucie Hoots. He was a proud veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Army 909th Signal Corp, in the European Theater. Robert retired from RJR Archer after 36 years of...
KERNERSVILLE -Richard A McIntyre, Jr. of Kernersville, NC, beloved husband and father, passed away November 25, 2009. He is survived by his wife Jennie and daughter Christy, of Kernersville, mother Mildred Cramer of Moore, SC, father Richard McIntyre, Sr. of Cumberland, MD, and sisters Gale Medlin, Amy Austin, Mary Barron and their families. He was a Vietnam veteran and worked...
Mr. Everette William Beckner passed away November 25, 2009 at Baptist Hospital. He was born on July 9, 1928 in forsyth county, to the late Carl and Lucy Jamison Beckner. Everette was owner and operator of Beckner Plastering Company for over 50 years. He never thought of retiring and worked right up to the day he was hospitalized (5 months...
Marlene Sachtleben Murray, of Winston-Salem passed away on November 25, 2009. The beloved wife of Dr. Nial P. Murray, retired anesthesiologist from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, was born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY, and grew up in Newburgh, NY. She received a R.N. Degree from Vassar College, a B.S. from Columbia University and a M.S. from Simmons College. A registered...