Kernersville - Owen C. Vaughan, 88, died April 27, 2008 at High Point Regional Hospital.

Graveside Services will be held at 3:00PM Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at Guilford Memorial Park, 6000 High Point Road in Greensboro.

A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Margaret Maude Beck and Grover Bedford Vaughan. At age 19 he moved to Greensboro, and shortly thereafter he enlisted in the US Army Air Corp. He later went to work for Earl Petty Nursery, which later became Dan Vaughan Nursery and Owen then went to work for his son. He retired in the early 80’s but continued to work part time for several more years. In retirement he was extremely creative in making animals, birds, and other pieces from wood. He truly was proud of all his accomplishments. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Kernersville.

He especially missed his wife of 61 years, Mary Gray Vaughan, who passed in June of 2007. He was also preceded in death by a grandson Robbie Elliott, a sister Delilah V. Ellis, and brothers Grover Beck Vaughan and David Ledford Vaughan.

Survivors include his daughter Roberta Parsons and her husband William of Danville, VA; son Dan Vaughan and his wife Gloria of Jamestown; three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville.

Online condolences may be sent to the Vaughan family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . The family would like to thank the Homeplace at Piedmont Christian Home in High Point for their care since Mr. Vaughan resided there”.

Oak Ridge - Brenda Lawson Porterfield, 57, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, April 25, 2008 after a battle with cancer. She is now in the arms of her Lord and Savior.

A "Celebration of Her Life" is scheduled for 11:00 AM Tuesday April 29, 2008 at the First Christian Church, 1130 N. Main Street, Kernersville with Pastor Pete Kunkle officiating. Interment will follow at Coulson Church of the Brethren, 4127 Coulson Church Road, Hillsville, Virginia with Pastor Russell Payne assisting at 3:00 PM. Snacks and refreshments will be served in the fellowship hall of Coulson Church following the interment.

A native of Carroll County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Sterlin Vance Lawson (predeceased 1998) and Ethel Marie Sharpe Lawson who survives. Brenda was a member of First Christian Church in Kernersville and had also been a member of First Baptist Church of Kernersville, and the Coulson Church of the Brethren in her younger years. An insurance claims adjuster for Sapp, Bowman, and Teague, Brenda was truly loved by her associates. Brenda truly loved gardening and the beauty of flowers and had a special place in her heart for all animals.

The family wishes to express special thanks to Charles D. Teague for his continued kindness during Brenda's difficult times. Also, special thanks to all the numerous medical professionals at Wesley Long Cancer Center and Hospice of Greensboro that provided caring treatment. Our greatest appreciation goes to the pastoral staff and the caring membership of First Christian Church that provided so much to our family during our difficult times.

Survivors include her husband Paul Eugene Porterfield of the home; daughter April Michele Vaughn and her husband Allan of Stokesdale; son Jason Paul Porterfield and his wife Welcome of Oak Ridge; mother Marie Sharpe Lawson-Kirby and stepfather Richard of Woodlawn, VA; sister Jeanette Mabe and her husband Thomas "Tom" of Woodlawn, VA; three stepbrothers Dennis, Gary and Ronnie Kirby; grandchildren Ryan Allan Vaughn and Emma Keo Porterfield, most favorite being known as grandmother "Nee"!

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday evening April 28, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville, and other times at the home.

The family would welcome floral arrangements for her memorial service, but would prefer a contribution be made to either the American Cancer Society or SPCA in her honor. Contribution acknowledgements and
online condolences may be sent to the Porterfield family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . or www.condolences blp@bellsouth.net

Walkertown - Judith Cote Raban, 59, died April 21, 2008 at her home.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00AM Friday April 25, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. Interment services will be held at 2:00PM Friday at the Raleigh Memorial Park in Raleigh, NC.

She was preceded in death by her beloved son "Billy" Cote and his father William "Wild Bill" Cote.

She is survived by her loving and devoted husband Terry Ray "Bud" Raban of the home.

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday evening at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Raban family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Port Charlotte, Florida - Gilbert Lee Horton, Sr., formerly of Pine Meadow Drive in Kernersville, died in the early afternoon of April 17, 2008 in Port Charlotte.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 1:00PM Thursday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville, NC with Rev. Wayne Dunn officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory.

Gil was born to the late Claude & Veronica Horton on August 16, 1927 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He fought a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's before other illness & complications became too intense.

Gilbert joined the US Navy after graduating high school in Clay City, Indiana. He served on the the USS Hoggatt Bay where he was a machinest before enlisting in the Air Force, where he also was a machinest. After being honorably discharged, Gil was employed briefly by IBM before starting his own business, Metric Machine in Greencastle, IN. A business opportunity brought him and his family to North Carolina where he lived a short while in High Point and over 40 years in Kernersville, NC. In 1993, Mr. Horton retired from Sara Lee in Winston-Salem where he was director of Engineering. He was a Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner.
He was of the Baptist faith.

Mr. Horton is survived by his wife of 62 years, Margaret Frances Lord "Marge" Horton of the home; daughter Barbara Williams & husband Frank of Arcadia, FL; son Gilbert Jr. and wife Maggie Horton of Madison, NC and son Gary and wife Cathy Horton of Winston Salem, NC; sister Joyce Wallen of Kernersville; three grandchildren, Heather Cartrette and husband Eric, Andi Beck, and James Beck III and wife Michelle; two nieces and two nephews and four great-grandchildren Logan, Braxton, Carson, and Addyson also survive him.

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Wednesday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Horton family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Donald Fred James, Sr., 66, died April 18, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

A native of Providence, Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Marie Julia Levesque and Ralph Fred James. He was a security guard and had been disabled for a period of time battling the results of blindness.

Survivors include his wife June Altman James of the home; daughter Elizabeth James of the home; son Donald Fred James, Jr., daughter Tracy Bonilla, son Anthony Howard James, and daughter Kim New; and he is also survived by nine grandchildren and his brother Robert McKay.

Online condolences may be sent to the James family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Siobann Marie Travers, 46, passed away peacefully following a truly gallant battle for her life.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM Friday April 18, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Inurnment will be in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory.

A native of Freehold, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Marie Margaret O'Neill and Robert Joseph Travers who survive. Siobann was a Kindergarten teacher at Oldtown Global Academy in Winston-Salem. She was an inspiration to her students, fellow teachers, and all who knew her particularly her family. She will be dearly missed.
She was preceded in death by a brother Brian Travers.

Survivors include her mother and father Marie and Robert Travers of Kernersville; brothers Robert Travers, Jr. and his wife Lynette of High Point, and Lawrence "Larry" Travers and his wife Lori of Kernersville; nieces Taylor O'Neill Travers, Erin Kathleen Travers, Crystal Leigh Smith, and Emily Lauren Travers; nephew Jesse Christopher Travers.

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and also from 10AM Friday until time for the service at the Church.

Online condolences may be sent to the Travers family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Special Needs of the Children, c/o Oldtown Global Academy, 3930 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106.

Colfax - John T. Potts, 68, died April 13, 2008.

A Celebration of his Life will be held at 7:30PM Tuesday April 15, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randy Jessup and Tommy Pope officiating.

A native of Guilford County he was the son of the late Minnie McCraw and Alonzo Potts. He was a Veteran of the US Army and was awarded several medals for efforts with the US Rifle Team.
He was a dedicated worker with several occupations including mechanic, sawmill operator, farmer, truck driver and he retired from the State Department of Transportation.

Survivors include his wife Nancy Pope Potts of the home; son Joe Alonzo Potts and his wife Jessica of Colfax; brother James Potts of Oak Island; grandson John Thomas "J.T." Potts of Colfax; and numerous loving nieces and nephews and cousins.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM Tuesday evening until time for the service at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Potts family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions may be sent to the charity of one's choice, or to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27405.

Colfax - Marlene Mildred Irsch Turpin, 74, of River Landing at Sandy Ridge died peacefully April 12, 2008, surrounded by her loving family.

A Celebration of her Life will be held on a later date at River Landing at Sandy Ridge.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Ella Ida Dau and August Valentine Irsch. She was retired from the IRS and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband John W. Turpin of River Landing; daughters Mary Ossenbeck and her husband Pat of Coral Springs, FL, and Gail Turpin of Kernersville; sons Jack Turpin of Kernersville, and Paul Turpin and his wife Donna of Crockett, VA; grandchildren Michael Ossenbeck and his wife Ki of Gainesville, Fl, Brian Ossenbeck and his wife Jennifer of Durham, Chrissy and David Turpin of Kernersville, and Jonathan Turpin of Crockett, VA; sister Luella Placko of Illinois; brother Ronald Irsch of Florida.

Online condolences may be sent to the Turpin family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial Contributions should be sent to Hospice of the Piedmont, or any Alzheimer's Assistance Program.

Kernersville - Mrs. Lois Hastings Lamendola, 73, passed away Saturday April 12, 2008 peacefully at home.

Lois was born April 20, 1934 in Forsyth County. She was the daughter of the late Carr D. and Edith Everidge Hastings. She graduated from Norfolk General Hospital School of Nursing in 1955. Through her nursing career she was able to provide loving care to all she came in contact with. She was loved by all. She was a devoted employee of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company as chief nurse where she eventually retired. She was a dedicated member of Holy Cross Catholic Church for 35 years and was a charter member of the Holy Cross Columbiettes. She touched many lives in her personal and professional life and will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death by her brother Edward C. Hastings and her loving daughter Mariann Lamendola who died August 20, 2001.

Those who survive to cherish her memory are her devoted and loving husband of 53 years, Philip Lamendola, Jr. of the home; sons Edward and wife Mira, Peter and wife Leslie, and Philip III. Grandchildren; Abbey, Olivia, Philip IV, Coleman and Nicholas; Lois's sisters; Barbara Ann Hilton and husband Wilfred, and Sarah Jane Hudson and husband Clay; and her brother Harold Hastings and wife Blanche.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00PM Tuesday April 15, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30PM Monday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and a Rosary will be held at 8:00PM also at the funeral home.

The family would like to thank her devoted caregivers, Tracy, Deenee, Candice, and Kendra from Bayada Nurses; and all of the caring people at Hospice Palliative Care.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston Salem, NC 27103 or Holy Cross Building Fund, 616 S. Cherry Street, Kernersville, NC 27284.

Online condolences may be sent to the Lamendola family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Louis Dominick "Sparky" Panzera, 84, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family, April 11, 2008.

A native of Brooklyn, NY Louis is the son of the late Dominick and Raphael Panzera. He was a Decorated WWII Veteran of the United States Army 82nd Airborne Division. He was the recipient of seven Purple Hearts a Bronze Star and numerous other recognitions.

He was preceded in death by four sisters and six brothers

Survivors include his wife Grace Panzera; daughters Rachel Ann Panzera of Highland, NY, Rosemarie and Thomas De Santis of Marlboro, NY,Suzan Kress of Highland, NY, Linda and Mark Terwilliger of Downsville, NY, Michelle and Charles Newcomb of Vail, AZ, Kimberly LeFevre of Winston Salem and Melissa and Timothy Gentry of Kernersville; sons Louis Panzera of Alberque, NM, Michael and Alice Frantum of New Paltz, NY, and James Guyan of Hollywood, FL; sister Rose Marie Panzera, 86 of Pensacola, FL; 18 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Online condolences may be made to the Panzera family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Isabel Williams Medford, formerly of Clinton, NC died Monday night at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem. Prior to her brief illness she was a resident of Kerner Ridge Assisted Living.

A native of Sampson County, Mrs. Medford was born May 9, 1916 to the late Carson and Rosa Williams. She was a faithful member of St. Matthew Pentecostal Holiness Church where she was very active in the Women's Auxiliary, Adult Choir, and the children's ministries. She received a plaque commemorating 60 years of service to the church. She was an avid gardener, talented seamstress, wonderful baker and a warm and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother ,and friend.

She was preceeded in death by her husband of over 71 years, Jesse Noyel Medford.

Survivors include, daughter, Brenda Medford Knight (Gary) of Frederick, Colorado; son, Jerry Noyel Medford (Carolyn), Kernersville, NC; sister, Velva W. Canady (Burtus), Fayetteville, NC; brother, Odell Williams (Ann), Fayetteville, NC; grandchildren, Carson Medford (Jan), Belews Creek, NC; Ashley Medford, Greensboro, NC; Tony Knight, Winston Salem, NC; Scott Knight (Michelle), Wilmington, NC; a great grandson and many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the caregivers at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home and the staff and caregivers at Kerner Ridge Assisted Living for your loving care.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 11, at 12 Noon with visitation beginning at 11:00 A.M. at the Royal Hall Funeral Home, 301 McKoy St., Clinton, NC 28328, with Interment following in the Clinton Cemetery. Services will be conducted by Bishop Bill Jones of Franklin Springs, GA.

Memorials may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home,101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103; St. Matthew PHC, 1900 Bradshaw Rd., Clinton, NC 28328 or Kernersville First Baptist Church, 401 Oakhurst St., Kernersville, NC 27284.

Online condolences may be sent to the Medford family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Nell Rose Lemons and John D. Wilkins. She was retired from the public school system.

Survivors include her husband Donald Gray Huff of the home; daughter Melissa Ann Huff Armstrong and her husband Albert of Winston-Salem; step grandson Tyler Armstrong of Winston-Salem; and her sister Doris Taylor of Winston-Salem.

Online condolences may be sent to the Huff family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

High Point - Alex Jesus Gonzalez Ramirez, two month infant son of Ashley Ann Harris Moreno-Puente and Ricardo Gonzalez Ramirez died March 23, 2008.

Graveside Services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday March 27, 2008 at Floral Garden Park Cemetery.

Survivors in addition to his parents are his twin brother Christian Gonzalez Ramirez, brothers Jacob and Jonathan Moreno-Puente; sister Melissa Moreno-Puente; maternal grandparents Tammy Tollison and John Harris; paternal grandparents Graciela Ramirez-Contreraz and Alejandro Gonzalez-Gamino.

Online condolences may be sent to the Ramirez family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Walkertown - Cinda Garbett Weakley, 57, died March 20, 2008.

A Celebration of her Life will be held at 7:00PM Friday March 28, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville.

She was a native of Flint, Michigan.

Survivors include her daughter Alison Weakley of Walkertown; sons Michael Weakley of High Point, and Cpl. Travis Weakley who is stationed in Iraq; sister Linda Linn Garbett Anderson of Hudson, Wisconson; brother Karrick Michael Garbett of California.

The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Weakley family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Greensboro - James William Brooks, 80, of 801 Meadowood Street died March 14, 2008 at Blumenthal Jewish Home.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 3:00PM Sunday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Park.

A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Fannie Garden and Jesse James Brooks. He was a truck driver with Roadway Express and a WWII US Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his first wife Frances Roper Brooks.

Survivors include his daughters Janice Brooks Moorefield and her husband Jeff of Greensboro, June Brooks Reavis of Winston-Salem, and Joan Brooks Bullins and her husband Johnny of Walnut Cove; grandchildren Jennifer, Kimberly, and Daniel Reavis, Bobby Jones, Jessica and Jayme Bullins; great grandson Brian Jones; nieces Dale Scoggin and Shirley Parris of Rutherfordton, and nephew Perry Brown of Greenville, SC; also surviving is Blanche Stafford Brooks.

The family will receive friends from 1:30PM until time for the service on Sunday at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Brooks family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Jan Golson Hutchins, 49, died March 9, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after a lengthy illness.

Graveside Services were held March 12, 2008 at Main Street United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Dale Hilton and Rev. Rick Carter officiating.

A native of Morgan County, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Edward Golson and Ada Mae Wright who survives. She was a cosmetologist, a telemarketer, but most of all a Mother.

Survivors include her loving son Adam Delk of Kernersville; her mother Ada Wright of Kernersville; numerous extended family and friends.

The family appreciates all the gestures of kindness extended them during this time.

Online condolences may be sent to the Hutchins family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Colfax - Margaret Lee Needham, 71, died March 12, 2008 at Moses Cone Hospital.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00PM Saturday March 15, 2008 at Shady Grove Wesleyan Church with Rev. Sam White and Rev. Phil Kirkman officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Born October 17, 1936 in Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Gertie Gray and Otis Needham. She was a longtime member of Shady Grove Wesleyan Church and had worked at Wesley Long Hospital for 22 years. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her sister Virginia Needham and her brother James Needham.

Survivors include her niece Judy Lunsford of Whitsett; nephews Wesley Needham and his wife Teresa of Greensboro, and Rudy Needham and his wife Shelia of Colfax; she also leaves to cherish her memory numerous cousins and great nieces and nephews.

The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Friday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville.

Online condolences may be sent to the Needham family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Shady Grove Wesleyan Church, P.O. Box 98, Colfax, NC, 27235, or to Hospice of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27409.

Kernersville- Mary Eloise Swearingen VonOtto, 87, died March 12, 2008 at Bradford Village West.

Graveside Service will be conducted at 3:00PM Friday, March 14, 2008 at Liberty Church Cemetery in Dekalb, Mississippi.

A native of Dekalb, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Mabel Victoria Warren and Wiley Pollock Swearingen. She was a former resident of Washington, D.C. where she worked for the US Government/CIA for a number of years. She was an adventurer and absolutely enjoyed her travels. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Earl VonOtto.

Survivors include nieces Rachel S. Holder and her husband Sam of Kernersville, and Michelle Thompson and her husband Scott of Kissimmee, Florida; brother-in-law Donald Otto, Sr. of Florida; Special friends Carey and Suzanne Parker; cousins Alva and Willard Swearingen; two great nieces and five great nephews.

Online condolences may be sent to the VonOtto family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions are requested to be made to Liberty Church Cemetery Fund in Dekalb, Mississippi.

Kernersville - Willie Howard Macy, 89, died March 9, 2008.

Funeral Service will be conducted at 11:00AM Wednesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory.

A native of Forsyth County, Howard was longtime owner, with his wife Sarah, of Howard's Lounge. They also owned and operated Sarah's Diner. He was preceded in death by his daughter Donna Sink who died in 1995.

Survivors include his wife Sarah Tilley Macy of Kernersville; daughter Peggy Holt of Kernersville and son Danny Macy of Kernersville; son-in-law David Lee Sink of the home; grandsons Josh Stafford and Zachary Sink both of Kernersville.

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Macy family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Bonnie Berniece Cooper Morelly, 61, died March 8, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

Services celebrating her life will be held at 7:00PM Tuesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Kitty Hair officiating.

A native of Hillsborough, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Berniece Dormany and James Claiborne "Jim" Cooper who survives. Bonnie loved participating in numerous charities in the Winston-Salem area including March of Dimes and Relay for Life.

Survivors include her daughter Lanette Holmes of Kernersville; son Derrin Morelly of Greenville, SC; father James C. "Jim" Cooper of Lexington, Kentucky; brothers Walter Cooper of Port Orange, FL, and Bryan Cooper of Palm Coast, FL; grandchildren Kristen and Lea Layman, and Pressley Holmes.

The family will receive friends from 6:00PM until time for the service on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Morelly family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Betty Phillips McLain, 79, died March 7, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

Funeral Service will be conducted at 2:00PM Monday March 10, 2008 at the Sedge Garden United Methodist Church with Rev. Ellis Rouse and Rev. Phil Bauguess officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Vora Echols and Robert Phillips. She was a member of Sedge Garden United Methodist Church and a dedicated homemaker who loved her family, cooking and traveling. She was preceded in death by her sisters Jewel Phillips Masten and Gail Phillips Michael.

Her family is especially grateful for her life with her former husband Robert Wayne McLain, for friends and staff at Creekside Terrace Independent Living, The Elms at Tanglewood Alzheimer's Care, Brookstone Terrace Assisted Living, her church family at First Assembly of God, and for her friend Aaron Defferding.

Survivors include her daughter Marsha Dale Dixon and her husband Robert of Winston-Salem and their children John, Leslie, and Brad and four step great grandchildren; daughter Ramona Dale Davis and her husband Jay of Wake Forest and their son Jacob; daughter Susan Carol McLain of New Smyrna Beach, Florida; brother Robert Dale Phillips and his wife Joem of Santee, S.C..

The family will visit with friends following the service at the church.

Online condolences may be sent to the McLain family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27107, or to the Sedge Garden United Methodist Church, 794 Sedge Garden Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284.

Kernersville - Wanda Johnson Simpkins, 88, died March 7, 2008 at her home.

Funeral services will be held 2:00PM Sunday March 9, 2008 at Cranberry Baptist Church in Beckley, West Virginia with Pastor Roger Pauley. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.

A native of Raleigh County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Wardenski and Jesse Johnson. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her daughters Peggy Vira of Kernersville, Vicki Jones of Richmond, Virginia; sons Randy Simpkins and David Simpkins both of Richmond, Virginia; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; brother Walter Johnson of Rochester, NY.

The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until time for the service on Sunday at the church.

Online condolences may be sent to the Simpkins family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101.

Kernersville - George Hitchcock, 73, died March 2, 2008 at WFU Baptist Medical Center.

A native of Toronto, Ohio he was the son of the late Catherine Theresa Hoary and George James Hitchcock. He retired after 22 years of service from EcoLab. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and thoroughly loved muskie fishing and his woodworking.

He was preceded in death by his sisters Kathleen Fetsko and Mary Evangeline Hitchcock.

Survivors include his wife Sheila Layman Hitchcock of the home; daughters Mary Bradley of Morris, IL, and Catherine Theresa Patterson and her husband Scott of Villa Park, IL; sons George James Hitchcock and his wife Marion of Toronto, OH, Terrence Scott Hitchcock and his wife Meg of Channahon, IL, Edward Vernon Hitchcock and his wife Lisa of Kernersville, James Eldred Hitchcock and his wife Amanda of Morris, IL, and Daniel Todd Hitchcock of Morris, IL; thirteen grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; sister Mildred Mellott of Toronto, Ohio.

Online condolences may be sent to the Hitchcock family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Abdallah "Angel Server of God" Youssef Waked, 70, passed away March 1, 2008.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted 3:00PM Wednesday March 5, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin, O.S.F.S. officiating.

A native of Haret-Hreik, Lebanon he was the son of the late Youssef Abdallah Waked and Zahra "Rose" Hnein Waked. He was a longtime Branch Manager for Banco-Di-Roma in Lebanon. His family immigrated to Fayetteville, NC, from Lebanon, back in the mid-1850's.

In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his youngest son Edgard Abdallah Waked, sister Francoise Waked Mansour, brothers Toussaint Youssef Waked, Maroun Youssef Waked, and Francois Youssef Waked.

Survivors include his wife Noha Ghaleb Waked of the home; daughters Mary Abdallah Waked and her husband Khalil Youssef Waked of Lebanon, and Carole Abdallah Waked Daccache and her husband George Youssef Daccache of Winston-Salem; son Joseph Abdallah Waked and his wife Eileen Brandon Waked of Kernersville; granddaughters Veronica Michelle Waked, Julie George Daccache, Nathalie Waked Hachem and her husband Ghassan Hachem, Jad Hachem, and Chantale Khalil Waked; grandsons Edward Brandon Waked, Joseph George Daccache, Jimy George Daccache, and "Tony" Khalil Waked; sister Clara Waked Boulos; brothers Boutros Youssef Waked, and Boulos Youssef Waked.

The family will visit with friends from 1:00PM until time for Mass on Wednesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. The family will also receive friends following Mass in the Salesian Hall of the church.

Online condolences may be sent to the Waked family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial Contributions may be made to the General Fund of Holy Cross Catholic Church, 616 S. Cherry Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284.

Kernersville - Marshall Keith "Tinker" Walker, 43, of 5108 Oak Garden Drive died February 24, 2008.

Funeral Service will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jason McGee officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery.

A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of Judy Lain Mullis Walker and Herbert Marshall Walker. He was an independent truck driver.

Survivors include his three children Ashley, Brian, and Tyler Walker; his parents Herbert and Judy Walker; sister Kathy Rushing; brothers Jimmy and Herbert Walker, Jr.;

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Walker family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Carolyn Louise Marine Atkins, 76, went home to be with her Lord on February 23, 2008.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday February 26, 2008 at Welcome Door Baptist Church with Rev. Roger Pinnix, Jr. officiating. Entombment will follow at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory.

A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Flossie Loy and George Marine. She was a longtime member of Welcome Door Baptist Church and a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband Herbert Hastings Atkins, Sr. of the home; daughters Gwen Atkins Blalock, Cindy Atkins Rehmar and her husband Steve, and Mary Atkins Carter and her husband Wayne; sons Herb Atkins, Jr. and his wife Carol, and Robbie Atkins and his wife Denise; five sisters and two brothers; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6-8:30PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, and following the committal services at Eastlawn the family will visit with friends in the Fellowship Building of Welcome Door Baptist Church.

Online condolences may be sent to the Atkins family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

In lieu of flowers, contributions should be made to the American Lung Association.

Winston-Salem - Dwight Malcolm Joyce, 59, died February 23, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center.

Funeral Service will be held at 1:00PM Monday, February 25, 2008 at Kernersville Moravian Church with Rev. R. Donald Winters officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory.

A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of Levana Mustin Joyce and the late Gilmer "Bill" Joyce who died in 1997. He is also preceded in death by a sister Debra Jean Atwell.

Survivors include his mother Levana Mustin Joyce of the home; sister Iris Crotts of Winston-Salem; brother Wayne Joyce and his wife Ann of Winston-Salem; niece Sandee Dickson of Kernersville; nephew Adam Crotts of Kernersville; great niece Samantha Hyer; great nephews Kyle Hyer, and Joshua and Jacob Dickson.

The family will receive friends from 5-7PM Sunday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Joyce family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Youth Mission Trip, c/o Kernersville Moravian Church, 504 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284.

Oak Ridge - Sarah Helen Morris Pearman, 73, formerly of 310 Linville Road, died February, 22 2008 at the home of her daughter Jill Gouge, 8452 Haw River Road in Oak Ridge.

Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00PM Sunday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Park.

A native of Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Sarah Elizabeth Higgins and Conrad Warren Morris.

She was preceded in death by her husband Billy Ray Pearman who died in 2000.

Survivors include daughters Connie Miller and her husband Alex of Lewisville, and Jill Gouge of Oak Ridge; sons Ray Pearman of Kernersville and Wesley Pearman of High Point; sister Rebecca McMordie and her husband Jim of Kinston: grandchildren Andrea Miller, Stephanie McDuffee and her husband Daniel, Jessica Turner and her husband Trinity, Jared Gouge, Billy Ray Pearman and Robert Pearman; great grandchildren Zoe Rominger, Patrick McDuffee, and Hannah McDuffee.

The family will receive friends from 5-7PM Saturday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Richmond, Virginia - Marjorie Cox, 87, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday February 17, 2008.

Funeral Services will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday February 20, Forest Lawn Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, with Rev. Thomas Farmer officiating.

Marjorie was a former member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband Leon Ivy Cox, Jr. and her youngest daughter Becky Cox.

Survivors include her daughters, Gwen and Charles P. James of Stokesdale, NC, Marjorie Pizzini of Belews Creek, NC; sisters, Phyllis Dunford of Richmond Va. Faye Landrum of Virginia Beach, Va. Beverly Wilson of Powhatan, Va.; brother Roy Mitchell of Chesterfield, Virginia.

The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service in Forest Lawn Mausoleum

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Piedmont 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 or The Alzheimer Association 3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215.

Online condolences may be sent to the Cox family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Oak Ridge - Charles Farrell Mabe, 68, died February 12, 2008.

Graveside Service will be held at 12:30PM on Friday February 15, 2008 at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory in Kernersville.

A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Maude Elizabeth Lawson and Dennis Levi Mabe. He was preceded in death by a sister Peggy Hastings, and brothers Gray and Don Mabe.

Survivors include his wife Louise Tucker Mabe of the home; sons Jackie Mabe of Oak Ridge and Jeffrey Mabe of Stokesdale; granddaughters Caroline and Kate Mabe; sister Arlene Clemmons and brother George Mabe both of Kernersville.

Online condolences may be sent to the Mabe family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Walnut Cove - Janet De Leest, 94, passed peacefully at her home, and she was surrounded by her family, February 12, 2008.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00PM Friday February 15, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville with Rev. Jack Darida officiating. Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum of Eastlawn Gardens of Memory.

A native of Apeldoorn, Holland, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand Jacobus De Leest and Jannetje Van Emst. She was one of ten siblings all from Holland. She and her late husband Gustav Otto Schwarz owned and operated Hollandia Knitting Mills and TIMA Mills both in Greensboro. Following the death of her husband, she remarried Elliott Lorents of Naples, Florida. She lived a number of years in Naples before returning to live close to her beloved family. She was of the Dutch Reformed faith and later embraced the Baptist faith.

Survivors include her daughter Jeanette Robertson and William of Walnut Cove; sons Fred J. Schwarz and Bonnie of Huntersville, and Omer C. Schwarz and Pauline of Naples, Florida; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends briefly prior to the service on Friday at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the De Leest family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation for Janet's care given by her granddaughter Tiffany and her husband John. The family is eternally grateful for the past two years of care given her.

Kernersville, NC - Jeanne Dorothy Carnevale Caropreso, 86, died February 11, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:30 p.m on February 16, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Inurnment will follow in St. Leo's Catholic Church Columbarium in Winston-Salem.

Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Victoria Caparelli and Raymond Carnevale. She was married for 59 years to the late Edward Anthony Caropreso, who died December 3, 2002.

She had lived in Kernersville since 1996 and was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and Holy Cross Columbiettes.

Surviving family include her daughters Angela Folaasen of Oslo, Norway, and Jane C. Kamiab and her husband Mohammad of Kernersville; sons Philip Caropreso and his wife Jeanne of Keokuk, Iowa, and Edward J. Caropreso and his wife Betsy of Wilmington; nine grandchildren David, Stephen and his wife Elissa, and Daniel Caropreso, Freya and Erik Folaasen, Claire and Sara Caropreso, Jasmine and Lily Kamiab; three great grandchildren Matthew and Nicholas Caropreso, and Nathan Caropreso; sisters Betty Barosso and Carmen Walto.

A loving and giving wife, mother, and grandmother, Jeanne had a zest for life and cherished her many friendships, especially in the Holy Cross Church community. She will be greatly missed.

Following inurnment, the family will receive friends at a reception in the Salesian Hall back at Holy Cross.

Online condolences may be sent to the Caropreso family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions may be sent to Holy Cross Catholic Church, 616 S. Cherry Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284.

Kernersville - Arletta Mae Kassel Link, 74, died February 11, 2008 in Warner Robins, Georgia.

Funeral Services will be held 2:00PM Tuesday February, 19, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Inurnment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Thelma Leonora Bruendel and Anton Joseph Kassel. She had worked for a number of years at the former Rich's Department Store in Atlanta, Georgia. She had attended Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years Thomas Edward Link.

Survivors include her daughters Katherine Marie McLendon of Warner Robins, GA, and Nancy Elizabeth Link of Kernersville; son David Carl Link of Cleveland, Ohio; grandchildren Dana Katherine McLendon of Athens, GA, and Carol Denise McLendon of Tallahassee, Florida, Candice Lee Link and Sharon Ann Link both of Cleveland, OH.,brother Dr. Burton Kassel and wife Donna.

The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until time for the service on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Link family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial Contributions may be made to Serenity Gate at the Perry Hospital, 1120 Morningside Drive, Perry, Georgia, 31069.

Greensboro - Peggy Jean Douglas Linkous, 71, went to eternal rest on Saturday February 9, 2008, after a brief battle with cancer.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday February 13, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Perry Hall officiating. Interment services will be held at 3:00PM Wednesday February 13, 2008 at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluefield, West Virginia.

A native of Princeton, W.Va she was the daughter of the late Marcie Lucille Akers and Alton Douglas. She had owned "Ceramics by Peg" for a number of years. Peggy was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She deeply loved her family and devoted her life to them. All of her grandchildren held a special place in her heart. She was blessed to have so many family and friends whom she loved.

She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Leroy Linkous.

Survivors include her daughters Cindy Perkins and Larry of Tampa, FL, Marcie Neal and Michael of Oak Ridge, and Kara Walker and Brian of Greensboro; son Edward Linkous of Dallas, Texas; brothers Marlin Douglas, and Paul Douglas and his wife Jerry all of Princeton; grandchildren Jesse and Tammy Perkins, Amber and Justin Rutledge, Kristin and Matthew Walker, Christopher and Heather Neal, and Courtney Neal.

The family will receive friends from 9AM until time for the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Linkous family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27405.

Peggy's family would like to express heartfelt thanks to the entire Oncology Staff of Wesley Long Hospital and Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, for their compassion during her illness.

Kernersville - Betty Lou Rothenstein, 72, died February 9, 2008 at WFU Baptist Medical Center.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00PM Tuesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Phil Bauguess officiating.

A native of Clay County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Stella Burnside and Ora B. Sears.

She had owned and operated the Hilltop Nursing Home in Newcomerstown, Ohio for a number of years before her retirement.

She is survived by her daughters Linda Myers and her husband Steve and Robin Hart and her husband Greg all of Newcomerstown, OH, Cathy Houp and her husband Raymond of Mt. Eden, Kentucky, Brenda White and her husband Richard, and Patricia Ann Mann and her husband Karry all of Winston-Salem; brothers Julius, Harold, and Hubert Sears all of West Virginia; seventeen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

The family will visit with friends starting at Noon on Tuesday, at the funeral home, until time for the service.

Online condolences may be sent to the Rothenstein family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - M. Helen Ratliff, 90, died, following a brief illness, February 1, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

A service celebrating her life will be held at 10:30AM Tuesday February 12, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel.

A native of Greenbriar, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Pearl Hazel Blevins and Fount C. Owens. She was the oldest grandchild in the Blevins family. She was married to the late William Richard Ratliff, Sr. for sixty years and four months. She had been employed as an inspector with the American Insulators Company for twenty-eight years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Kernersville. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her son David Owen Ratliff who died August 21, 2006.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law William R. Ratliff, Jr. and Doris of Kernersville; grandson Jeffrey David Ratliff and his wife Candace; great grandchildren Teanna, Zachary, Joshua, and Hannah.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101.

Online condolences may be sent, and service information may be viewed, at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Robert "Bob" Bernard Camp, 71, died January 17, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center.

Funeral Service is scheduled for 11:00 AM Saturday, January 19, 2008 at Main Street United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Willard, Rev. Dale Hilton, and Rev. Rick Carter officiating. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Board members of The Shepherd's Center of Kernersville, employees, and all volunteers for The Shepherd's Center of Kernersville.

A native of Cherryville, NC, he was the son of Ruth Wise and the late Gaston Craige Camp. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he had worked as a computer sales associate with Burroughs Corporation in Winston-Salem for many years. He was vice-president of Marketing and Sales for Crown Life Insurance Company in Alexandria, VA, where he won several national awards for his creativity.

Survivors include his loving and faithful wife of 46 years Heather McCracken Camp of the home; devoted daughters Shannon Whiteley Camp Berry and husband Chris of Ft. Mill, SC, and Margaret Elizabeth Camp Mount and husband David of Summerfield; four beautiful grandchildren who so blessed Bob's life Christopher Scott Berry and Evan Michael Berry of Ft. Mill, SC, and Noah Foster Mount and Hannah Elizabeth Mount of Summerfield; mother Ruth Wise; half sisters Linda Kay Brown and Frances Ann Wise; half brother Gary Ray Wise.

The family will receive friends from 5-8PM Friday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Camp family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions may be sent to The Shepherd's Center of Kernersville, P.O. Box 2044, Kernersville, NC, 27284.

The family wishes to express their special thanks to the Oncology Dr.'s & nurses at Forsyth Medical Center. Special thanks to Carole Holt, P.A., Dr. Judith Hopkins, and Dr. Alison Snider.

Kernersville - Minnie Dell Whitaker, 73, died January 16, 2008 at NC Baptist Hospital.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 3:00PM Saturday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Raleigh Hayden officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory.

A native of Stokes County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Emma Tilley and John William Tilley. She was preceded in death by her first husband Glen Chatman and her second husband Harvey Lee Whitaker, Sr., a sister and six brothers. She was a member of True Love Church in High Point.

Survivors include her daughters Ruby Pegram and her husband David of Tampa, FL, and Vickie Pegram and her husband Jackie of Kernersville; sons Marvin Chatman and his wife Nellie of Madison, Harvey Whitaker, Jr. of Kernersville, and Michael Whitaker and his wife Tracy of Walnut Cove; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Friday night at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Whitaker family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Angenithus Gerardus "Andy" DeGroot, 84, died January 15, 2008.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM Friday, January 18, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joe Kelleher officiating.

A native of The Hague, Holland, "Andy" actually escaped from a German work camp. He married Carolina Maria Jansen on October 17, 1945 and they came to America shortly after the liberation of Holland on February 14, 1949. Carolina had taken the silk from a US Soldier's parachute and made the blouse she wore when they married. Carolina died December 20, 2006 and he thoroughly missed her since. He owned The Valley Bake Shop in Oakland, NJ for a number of years. Family and friends all knew how much he loved to bake for them, including Jeff and Debbie's beautiful wedding cake, birthday cakes for all the grandchildren and many, many friends, and his annual Christmas Stollen. "Andy" was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and an "honorary" member of Holy Cross Quilters.

Survivors include his daughter Evelyn Fine and John Moore of Staley; son Jeff DeGroot and his wife Debbie of Allen, Texas; grandchildren A.J., Austin, Jensen, and Cole DeGroot; the family wishes to acknowledge and thank Don and Evon Holder for their many years of loving care extended to both Andy and Carol.

The family will visit with friends following the service at the church on Friday.

Online condolences may be sent to the DeGroot family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Sylvia Jean Ferguson "Skeeter" DeMers, 56, died in the late hours of Saturday January 12th, 2008. God called home our wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, and friend to "Go Rest High On That Mountain" for her work here on earth was done.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00PM Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bobby Roberson and Rev. Tim Spencer officiating. Entombment will follow in Eastlawn Mausoleum.

She was born July 24, 1951, in Randolph County, to Sally Robbins Ferguson and the late Charles Boyd Ferguson. She was a homemaker and truly loved her pets Sam, Sally, and Toby.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her special father-in-law Roland DeMers, Sr., her special niece Ramona Faye Dillon, and a special nephew James Ray Ferguson, and her brother-in-law Kim Darrell DeMers.

Survivors include her husband of 35 years Roland Robert "Bobby" DeMers, Jr.; daughters Bobbie Lynn DeMers and Crystal Gail DeMers and her boyfriend Ernie Jessup; grandson Taryn Lynn Jessup; mother Sally Robbins Ferguson; sisters Linda Mabe and Steve, Faye Dillon and Max, and Ann Harlan and Bill; brothers Charles Ferguson and Lydia, James Ferguson and Jean, and Glenn Ferguson and Pauline; mother-in-law Edith DeMers; sisters-in-law Frances D. Roach and Mallory, Betty D. Parkes, and Cindy D. Howell and Keith.

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent to the DeMers family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth, or to the Alzheimer's Association.

Kernersville- John Henry McKuhen, 81 died January 11, 2008 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

A Full Military Graveside service, with honors, will be held 2:00PM, Wednesday January 16, 2008 at National Cemetery in Salisbury.

He is the son of the late Georgia Bell Harrelson and James Lewis McKuhen. He was a retired T/Sgt in the US Air Force.

Survivors include his wife Irene Frise McKuhen; daughters Annalara Miles and Robert of Kernersville, NC, Virginia G. Murphy and Terry of Jacksonville, FL, and Allene E. Lancaster and Louis of Jonesboro, AR; Sons James H. McKuhen and Brenda of Tifton, GA, C. Robert McKuhen and Brenda of Sparta, NC, and Ronald W. McKuhen of Bloomington, IL; Stepson William Milhous and Pat of Richmond, VA; Sisters Valentine Jackson, Vera Mae Bregg and Audrey Thelma Apperson and James; and Brother Walter C. McKuhen; 12 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

Online condolences may be sent to the McKuhen family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - Jimmie Lee Sears, Sr., 69, died January 8, 2008 at his home.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00PM Friday January 11, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Stafford and Rev. Billy Britt officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory.

A native of Yadkin County he was the son of the late Etta Davis and Early Gray Sears. He retired from Duke Power in 1994 after 37 years of service. He was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed the outdoors. He loved his family, was devoted to them, and thoroughly enjoyed spoiling his four grandsons.

He was preceded in death by seven brothers Thurman, Billy, Davis, Elwood, Roy, Carl, and E.V. "Honey" Sears.

Survivors include his loving wife and caregiver of 47 years Lynda Tutterow Sears of the home; daughters Tammy Pegram of Thomasville and Lori Sears of Kernersville; son Jimmie Sears, Jr. of Yadkinville; grandsons Tyler, Alston, and Jaron Sears, and Travis Lee Pegram; sisters Bonnie Wilkins of Kernersville, Nina Bryant of Pawleys Island, and Mary Emily Cranfill of Winston-Salem; brother Dalton Sears of Clemmons.

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday evening at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the Sears family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, or to a charity of one's choice.

Kernersville - Pearl Neugent Beeson, 89, of 1000 North Main Street, beloved aunt, sister, wife and friend, died peacefully at her home Friday January 4, 2008. She was the last of her family of eight siblings to pass.

Funeral services will be held 2:00PM, Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at Union Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Dean and Dr. Brooks Hunt officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Pearl was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church where she had been active as a Sunday school teacher, choir member, and a member of their "Sugarstixx" performing group. She enjoyed music and sports, especially baseball and Wake Forest basketball, and the trumpet. She was retired from the Adams-Millis hosiery plant in Kernersville.

She loved to travel and was proud to have visited all 50 states, but of them all there was none she loved more than her native North Carolina. She lived her entire life, nearly 90 full years in Guilford and Forsyth Counties.

Her greatest joy was spending time with grand-nieces and nephews, Paul Lauren, Glenn, Leah and Noah.

She was preceded in death by her parents J.C. Neugent Sr. and Annie Tucker Neugent; husband Fred L. Beeson; brothers Garland P. Neugent, Kemp F. Neugent, Kenneth L. Neugent, and J.C. Neugent Jr. and sisters; Louise Pearman, Vera Simms, and Faith Swisher.

She is survived by her niece Paula Faith Swisher of Oak Ridge and nephew Jeffrey P. Swisher of Greensboro; step-daughter, Peggy Laundon of Kernersville, as well as many step-grand and great grandchildren, and many loving friends.

Family will receive friends on Monday from 6 until 8:00PM at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Union Grove Baptist Church Building Fund. 5424 Union Grove Rd. Oak Ridge, NC 27310

KERNERSVILLE - William Harlan " WUZ" Barrow, Sr. 87, of Kernersville, died January 3, 2008 at Britthaven Nursing Home.

He was born in Kernersville, NC on October 14, 1920 to John Hartsell "Skipper" Barrow and Sadie Dwiggins McGee Barrow and was the oldest of five siblings.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Ruth Berry Barrow and one son William Harlan Barrow Jr.

He is survived by his children Gilda Barrow Zimmar and husband David Zimmar of Seattle, Washington, John Jefferson Barrow of Kernersville, Cindy Barrow McGee and husband Scott McGee of Kernersville; Christopher Lindy Barrow and Crystal Carter of Walkertown and Berry Todd Barrow and wife Angela Barrow of Trinity, NC.

He is also survived by five grandchildren; David Barrow Zimmar, Michael McGee, Benjamin Barrow, Ashley McGee, Claire Barrow and Carleigh Barrow and by three sisters, Brenda Collins, Margaret Apple and Melba Richardson.

Wuz grew up in Kernersville, attending Kernersville School. He played and loved baseball and played semi-pro in Greensboro prior to WWII.

D1. He received 4 Bronze Stars uncommon valor.

Wuz spent his career in sales. He spent the majority of this career in working for Charles Scribner and Sons and later The University Society of Music. He served in the US Army during WWII in General George Patton's 3rd Army. His Combat Engineer Company landed at Omaha Beach

Wuz loved to play golf and for many years was member of Pines Knolls Golf Club. Later in life, Wuz enjoyed singing karaoke at many local establishments. Above all else he loved his wife and children.

He was quick with his wit and comment and one rarely had to wonder what his opinion was on an issue.

A child of the 20's, a son, a student, a soldier, a patriot, a husband, a father, a chef, a family leader, a salesman, a singer, a comedian, a sage, and always an astute student of life. Wuz was the kind of person that if you ever had the privilege of meeting him, you never forgot him. A Kernersville character of the highest order. He lived a full life and was most proud of doing it "his way".

The family will receive friends at Pierce Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville on Saturday night January 5, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. A Funeral Service will be held in the Pierce Chapel at the funeral home at 2:00pm on Sunday January 6, 2008 followed by a graveside service at Mt. Gur Cemetery in Kernersville.

The Family will also recieve friends at the home of his daughter Cindy McGee. 119 Duffield Ct in Kernersville.

Online condolences may be sent to the Barrow family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Kernersville - David Henry "Dave" Holt, 78, died January 1, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center following an extended illness.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00PM Friday at Main Street United Methodist Church with Rev. Don Lloyd, Rev. Rick Carter, and Dr. J.C. Grose officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

A native of Stanly County, he was born May 31, 1929 to the late Robert Glen Holt, Sr. and Mary Ann Thompson Holt who survives. He was also preceded in death by a daughter Beth Holt Leagans and a brother Robert Glen Holt, Jr.. Dave was a 1955 graduate of High Point College(now High Point University) and became their Registrar June 1, 1968. He retired on his birthday May 31, 1994. Prior to coming to High Point College he was professor at Oak Ridge Military Academy for 12 years. At High Point College he was professor of History and Political Science, and retired as "Professor Emeritus". He received two Masters Degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a US Army Korean War Veteran. He was a longtime member of Main Street United Methodist Church where he taught Sunday School for 42 years. His Sunday School Class was recently renamed the "Dave Holt Christian Fellowship Class". He was a member of the Kernersville Lions Club and was a Melvin Jones Fellow. He received the "Community Distinguished Service Award" from the Kernersville Chamber of Commerce in 1998. He also had served the Town of Kernersville as an Alderman for 12 years.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years Helen Wood Holt; daughter Anne Holt Southern and husband Terry of Kernersville; son-in-law Bruce Leagans of Lewisville; mother Mary Thompson Holt of Asheboro; granddaughter Katherine "Katie" Leagans; sisters Betty H. Elliott and J.W. of Carthage, and Pat H. Brown of Gastonia; sister-in-law Peggy G. Holt of Asheboro.

The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville, and other times at the home.

Pallbearers Bill Cope, Jack Barrier, Bob Dalton, Luther Conger, George Walker, John Staples, Mark Orcutt, and Irvin Lucas are asked to be at the church at 1:15PM on Friday. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Oglesby, Bennie Weaver, Lloyd Southern, Shelton Lilley, Ivey Redmon, and Ed Lang, his Sunday School Class, and members of the Kernersville Lions Club.

Online condolences may be sent to the Holt family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Main Street United Methodist Church, or to the Kernersville Lions Club.