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336-993-2121 | 336-993-0680 (Fax) Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Service operates a full service funeral home. Traditional Burial Funerals, Traditional Cremation Services, all cremation services are offered and available, a complete array of funeral related items, advance planning offering numerous options for planning ahead, shipping services, speaker services, counseling, and all merchandise options available are offered. Families are served with the utmost compassion and empathy. Our staff will custom design any plan you, your family, desire to remember your loved one. Personal service offered by local people who have your best interest in mind. Mission Statement - To treat all persons entrusted to our care the same way. This would be as we would want anyone to treat our own families if we had the same need, for the same service. All the time, and every time.
Kernersville - Pastor Michael K. Smith, 52, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, August 31, 2010 as he was surrounded by his wife, sons, mother, and Elders. Funeral Services celebrating his life will be held 1:00PM Saturday, September 4, 2010 at St. Stephen United Church of Christ with Rev. Eric Griffin officiating. Interment will follow in Guilford Memorial Park. A native of Kinston, Pastor Smith was the son of Lillian Smith Sutton and Napoleon Sutton. At age 11, he moved to Greensboro and attended Allen Jr. High School and graduated from Dudley High School Class of ’76. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religion and Philosophy from Shaw University in May 1999. He currently was Pastor of “In His Hand Worship Center” in Kernersville. Fondly and affectionately known as “Libb” to his family and close friends, Pastor Smith was truly blessed with a wonderful congregation of believers left to cherish his memory. Survivors include his loving wife Dora Jean Miller Smith of the home; sons Michael K. Smith, Jr. and Marcus Kyle Smith both of Greensboro; parents Lillian Smith Sutton and Napoleon Sutton of Greensboro; aunts Rosa McCoy, Mary Smith, Dorothy Sutton, Hattie Whitfield, Anna Bell Carr, Ethel Edwards, and Melvia Thompson all of Kinston, and Sylvia Dunn of Cleveland, Ohio; uncle Jolly Smith of Kinston; great-aunt Ruth Smith of Kinston; and a host of extended family and friends. The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Friday night at “In His Hand Worship Center”, 309 Pineview Drive in Kernersville. Pastor Smith will lie in state at St. Stephen United Church of Christ, 1000 Gorrell Street in Greensboro, from 12:30PM Saturday until time for the service. Online condolences may be sent to the Smith family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. Memorials may be sent to “In His Hand Worship Center”, 309 Pineview Drive, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Greensboro- William Horace “Bill” Voss, Jr., 50, died August 31, 2010. A Celebration of his life will be held at his home, 3504 Cardinal Ridge Drive, from 2:00PM until 6:00PM Saturday, September 4, 2010. Friends are invited to come and visit with the family. Bill was a native of Forsyth County, and was the son of Ruth Frances Salley Voss and the late William Horace Voss, Sr. He was an Eagle Scout and a member of Morris Chapel United Methodist Church in Walkertown. Prior to his illness he was the information systems manager for Evo Corporation in Winston-Salem. Survivors include his loving wife Carolyn Simmons Voss of the home; daughter Ashton Voss of the home; mother Ruth Salley Voss of Belews Creek; sister Katherine Voss and Ed Amonsen of Ann Arbor, Michigan; and cousin Martha Wishon and her husband Thomas McDonald of Lewisville. Online condolences may be sent to the Voss family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, or the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 3624, Durham, NC, 27710.
A Celebration of his life will be held 6:00PM Friday evening, September 3, 2010 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Service. The family will visit with friends following the service at the funeral home. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Blake Stafford and Norman Teague. “Shady Grady”, as he was affectionately referred, was retired after 35 years of service as a truck driver with Motor Convoy. He loved NASCAR racing, working on a farm, but truly was an animal lover as they loved him. Survivors include his son Curtis Teague and Christina of Kernersville; grandchildren Cody Jake Teague and Curtis Keifer Teague; siblings Sylvia, Tommy, Burch, Lowell, and Ralph. Online condolences may be sent to the Teague family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. Since the Special Olympics were true to Grady’s heart, contributions are requested to be sent to Special Olympics, 1133 19th St., NW, 12th floor, Washington, DC, 20036-3604. Kernersville - Worth “Woody” Haywood Newkirk, Jr., 67, went home to be with his Lord Saturday, August 28, 2010. Funeral Services celebrating his life will be held 11:00AM Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at Faith Assembly of God with Rev. Stanley Glover officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Gur Cemetery. Survivors include his loving wife Sharon E. Newkirk of the home; daughter Jennifer Newkirk Farber of New Jersey; son Todd Garrett Newkirk of Asheville; sisters Debbie Butts and her husband Jon of Florida, and Sheri Jones and her husband Bill of Kernersville; brother Wayne Newkirk and his wife Zaida of Kernersville; five grandchildren. The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Newkirk family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. The family respectfully requests memorial contributions to be made to Faith Assembly of God, 241 Hopkins Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville– Barbara May Lambert, 73, died at home on Monday, August 16, 2010. Funeral services celebrating her life will be held Tuesday, August 24, 6:00 pm at the Fountain of Life Lutheran Church in Kernersville with Pastor Keith Speaks officiating. A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Barbara was the daughter of the late Russell Pullen and Iva Turnquist. She was a member of the Fountain of Life Lutheran Church and also a member of several clubs including the Kernersville Women's Club and the Newcomers Club. She was retired from the Guilford County Public Health Department. Barbara became an accomplished watercolor painter and was also an avid bridge player. She also greatly enjoyed traveling and many of her paintings reflect her travels. Survivors include her loving husband of 51 years, James Raymond Lambert; her sons, Thomas William Lambert and wife, Alane, from Charlotte and David Michael Lambert and wife, Liz (GiGi) of Greensboro; her sisters, Marilyn Masten of Arcadia, MI and Susan Pullen of Grand Rapids, MI; her grandchildren, James and Christopher Lambert of Charlotte and Malina and Tabitha (Abi) of Greensboro, and step-granddaughter, Alyssa Balmas of Charlotte. Online condolences may be sent to the Lambert family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. In lieu of flowers, donations in Barbara Lambert's name can be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation "http://ww5.komen.org" or Hospice of Winston-Salem "http://www.hospicecarecenter.org". Kernersville - Dorothy “Dot” Miller Pegram, 95 passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Funeral Services celebrating her life will be held 2:00PM Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Sedge Garden United Methodist Church, where she has been a member for 75 years, with Pastor Patricia Lewis officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, she was born November 11, 1914 to the late Ethel Sapp and Marcus B. Miller. Dot was married October 8, 1935 to the late J. Kent Pegram. Together, they started Pegram Oil Company in 1957 and continued their involvement until 1979. Pegram Oil Company is still owned and operated by the Pegram family. After the death of her husband, Dot generously gave her time as a Hospice Volunteer for close to 15 years. She also gave of herself at Bradford Village for several years. Her true passion however was her Hospice service. A Hospice employee, from the time of Mrs. Pegram’s volunteer days, came to see her recently and remarked, “How fitting that she be here now for us to care for her.” She quietly, and humbly, lived her life here on Earth and left it in the same manner. She will be missed by all who knew her, but most certainly will be missed most by her family. In addition to her parents, and husband, she also was preceded in death by a sister Katherine Miller. Survivors include her sons Jerry Pegram and his wife Nancy of Kernersville, and Rev. Steve Pegram and his wife Pat of Winston-Salem; her devoted sister Frances Miller who was her primary caregiver in recent years; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family will visit with friends following the Interment Services in the fellowship hall of the church on Saturday. Online condolences may be sent to the Pegram family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, or to Sedge Garden United Methodist Church, 794 Sedge Garden Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Paul John Lawrence, 56, died Tuesday August 17, 2010. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 1:00PM Friday, August 20, 2010 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Paul Dechant, O.S.F.S. officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Wayne County, Michigan, Paul was born January 10, 1954 to Estelle Denzin and Alex Lawrence. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Paul was an avid golfer, musician, and a loving husband and father. Survivors include his wife Deborah Lawrence; daughter Elizabeth Anne Lawrence; sons Shawn Michael Lawrence, and Alex Robert Lawrence all of the home. Family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Thursday August 19, 2010 at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolence may be sent to the Lawrence family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. Walnut Cove - James Wesley Henderson IV, 23, went home to be with our Lord Monday August 16, 2010. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday August 19, 2010 at Freeman Street Baptist Church with Pastor Bob Whitaker and Assist Pastor Danny Hauser officiating. Interment will be at 2:00 PM Thursday August 19, 2010 in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. He was born January 14, 1987 in Winston Salem to James and Carrie Henderson.James had a special gift of making you laugh or smile even when you didn’t want to. To know him was to love him. He will be missed by many. He was preceded in death by his grandfather James Wesley “Buck” Henderson Jr. He is survived by his fiancée Erin Hall and unborn daughter Cara of Walnut Cove; son Hayden Henderson of Walnut Cove; daughter Cheyenne of Ambler, PA; parents James and Carrie Henderson of Walnut Cove; brothers John Henderson and fiancée Heather Adkins of Walnut Cove, and Joseph Henderson of the home; grandparents John and Rita Hatfield of Winston-Salem, Donna and Robert Graham of Belews Creek, and Linda and Larry Hiatt of Kernersville; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. The family will visit with friends from 6-8 PM Wednesday August 18, 2010 at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville. Online condolence may be sent to the Henderson family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. Kernersville - Alvin Lee Dillon, 83, went home to be with his Lord Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Funeral Services celebrating his life will be held 3:00PM Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Morris Chapel United Methodist Church, in Walkertown, with Rev. Steve Autrey and Dr. Bobby Roberson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include his daughters Kay Dillon of Kernersville, Mary Lu Spake and her husband Danny of Shelby, Miriam Gail Wisniewski and her husband Michael of Cary, and Penny Sue LaBrecque of Winston-Salem; sons Tony Dillon and his wife Toni, and George Dillon and his wife Jane all of Kernersville; nine grandchildren, and three great grandchildren; his life long companion, of 26 years, Glenda Winters of Kernersville and their furry friend “Sophie”. Mr. Dillon will lie in state at the church beginning at 11:00AM Saturday until the service time. The family will visit with friends from 2:00PM Saturday until the time for the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the Dillon family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Kernersville - Harold C. Annas, 79, went home to be with his Lord August 10, 2010. Funeral Services celebrating his life will be held 1:00PM Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the Main Street United Methodist Church with Dr. Jeff Patterson and Rev. Dale Hilton officiating. Interment will follow in the Eastlawn Gardens of Memory.
Survivors include his loving wife Edith Thompson Annas of the home; daughter Carla Englebert and her husband Kent of Kernersville; and grandson Matthew Englebert. The family will visit with friends, following the service, in the parlor of the church. Online condolences may be sent to the Annas family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. Memorials may be directed to the Main Street United Methodist Church, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284, or Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Oak Ridge -Catherine Ann “Cathy” Deppmann, 81, died Monday, August 9, 2010 at the Hospice Home at High Point. Graveside Funeral Services celebrating her life will be held 10:00AM Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Westminster Gardens Cemetery in Greensboro with Rev. Carl Utley officiating. A native of Saline, Michigan, she was born April 7, 1929 to the late Anna McKellop and Bernard Burgar. She was retired from Travelers Insurance Group in Greensboro and also was a member of Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, she also was preceded in death by her son Ray Deppmann and her granddaughter Kristy Jackson. The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Tuesday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Deppmann family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. Kernersville - Alfred “AL” Vincent Grecco, 75, quietly left this earth August 3, 2010 as he was surrounded by his loving family. A native of Kings County, New York, Al was born February 5, 1935 to the late Rose D’Aquino and Alfonzo Salvatore Grecco. He lived his life in Middletown, NY, Virginia Beach, VA, Port St. Lucie, Fl, and Kernersville. In addition to his parents he also was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Virginia Rose Grecco, and his son Ronald Grecco. To his children he was affectionately known as “Pop”, and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as “Poppy”. He proudly served his Country as a US Marine. He worked for Ford Motor Company for thirty years. To know him was to love him, and certainly his word was his honor. His generosity, his strength, and his pride for family made him a truly wonderful person. As a devout Catholic, he now is reunited with God. Survivors include his loving wife Sylvia Goldstein Grecco; sons Bruce Grecco, and Mark Grecco; step-daughters Lisa B. Quaglia and Robert J., and Jennifer M. Zelvin; brothers Anthony Grecco and Joan, and Thomas Grecco and Christine; grandchildren Steven Michael Grecco and Jennifer, Daniel Grecco, Nicole, Timothy, and Amanda Grecco, Nicolas and Eric Quaglia, and Zakary F. Ward; great-grandchildren Helena Rose Grecco, Steven Michael Grecco, Jr., and Lillian June Grecco; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. The family will visit with friends following Mass at the church on Friday evening. Online condolences may be sent to the Grecco family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com. Memorials may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA, 90245, or Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101.
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A native of Davidson County, Woody was the son of the late Eva Pauline Swing and Worth Haywood Newkirk. He served with the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He worked with Lambert Construction Company and was a member of Faith Assembly Church. Woody loved life, particularly golfing with his friends and his brother Wayne. 
