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Kernersville - Ellen Shaw Clodfelter, 97, died December 28, 2007 at Sunbridge Nursing Facility in High Point. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Monday at Bunker Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Neill Shaw and Rev. Patrick Snow officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Guilford County she was the daughter of the late Donna Lowe and James Shaw. Known as "the Gum Lady", she was a member of Bunker Hill United Methodist Church for over 70 years, where she was also a member of the Adult Sunday School Class and Circle #2. She was an active member for many years of the Horneytown Fire Department Ladies Auxillary. She was a member of Guilford County Homemakers Society and was presented many awards over the years for her cooking and sewing. She was preceded in death by her husband Delbert Clodfelter and a son Jerry Clodfelter. Survivors include a grandson and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will visit with friends following the service at the church, in the church fellowship hall. Online condolences may be sent to the Clodfelter family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, or to Bunker Hill United Methodist Church, 1510 Bunker Hill-Sandy Ridge Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Walkertown - Lawrence Franklin Guy, 92, died December 28, 2007. Funeral Service will be held at 4:00PM Sunday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. He was the son of the late Katherine and Tom Guy. He was retired from the US Air Force having served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was preceded in death by a son Tom Guy. Survivors include his wife Muriel Gambill Guy of the home; step-daughters Shirley Lawson and Ray of Winston-Salem, Teresa Bowers and Jimmy of Germanton, and Regina Borden and Trent of Florida; step-son Tim Miles and Nancy of Walkertown; three grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, and seven step-great-grandchildren. The family will visit with friends following the service at the funeral home on Sunday. Online condolences may be sent to the Guy family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Charles Keith Stafford, 65, of 118 Adams Street died December 26, 2007. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00PM Sunday December 30, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Jessie Mae Harden and Carl Swain Stafford. Survivors include his sister Martha Martin and her husband Larry of Kernersville; brother Ronald Stafford and his wife Betty of Thomasville. The family will visit with friends following the service on Sunday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Stafford family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00AM Saturday December 29, 2007 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. She was born January 8, 1915 in Camden, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Mary Melloviwiz and Anthony Stolarski. She served as a Deputy Sherriff in Burlington County, NJ for a number of years. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and the Columbiettes. She moved from Maple Shade, New Jersey and had made Kernersville her home for the past 18 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Michael John Curia, Sr.; her brother Frank Stolarski; her sister Irene Zawisza; and a grandson Michael Kyle Curia. Survivors include her son Michael J. Curia and his wife Mutsuko Gonokami-Curia of Winston-Salem; daughter Sharon Allen and her husband John of Collegeville, PA; daughter-in-law Carol Pennington and her husband Herb of Kernersville; sister Helen Patton of Cherry Hill, NJ; seven grandchildren Dawn Leifeste and her husband Brian of Kernersville, Daniel Curia and his wife Lori of Apex, Dennis Van Hise and his wife April of Exton, PA, Laura, Dana, and Jonathan Allen of Collegeville, PA, Emi Curia of Winston-Salem, and honorary granddaughter Katie Pennington of Kernersville; and four great-grandchildren Megan and Jessica Cain, and Jenna and Claire Curia. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Friday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. A reception will be held following the interment services on Saturday, in the fellowship hall at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Online condolences may be sent to the Curia family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Special thanks goes out to Hospice of Forsyth for the care they provided. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made
to the Rosary Garden, c/o Holy Cross Catholic Church, 616 S. Cherry
Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - James Gray Needham, 73, died December 23, 2007 at Beacon Place in Greensboro. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday December 27, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. Interment will follow at Mt. Gur Cemetery in Kernersville. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late Gertrude Gray and Otis Needham. He was a landscaper working with Phillips Management Group for 30plus years. Mr. Needham loved his family and his passion was with all of his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister Virginia "Jenny" Needham. Survivors include his sister Margaret Needham of Colfax; daughter Judy Lunsford of Gibsonville; sons Wesley Needham and Teresa of Greensboro, and Rudy Needham and Sheila of Colfax; grandchildren Chris Needham and Melissa, Jason Needham, Gray Burton, Lindsey Lunsford, Brandi Needham, and Drew Needham; great-grandchildren Harlie Needham, Ivie Needham, Ansley Needham, and Haley Burton. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Wednesday night at the funeral home and other times at the home of his son Wes, 5730 Old Randleman Road in Greensboro. Online condolences may be sent to the Needham family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Special thanks to Hospice at Greensboro, Joanne at the
extended care facility, and Jessica, Teresa, and Molly with the Palliative
Care staff. Oak Ridge - Nathaniel Williard Anders, two month old son of Debora Hill Anders and Samuel Anders died December 23, 2007. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00PM Saturday December 29, 2007 at Moravia Moravian Church with Rev. Ramona Routh officiating. Interment will follow in the church graveyard. A native of Guilford County, Nathaniel had valiantly fought through numerous health challenges in his life. He will be dearly missed by all who were able to know him. Survivors include his mother and father Debora Hill Anders and Samuel Anders of the home; brother Wilson Samuel Anders of the home; paternal grandmother Phyllis Wilson Anders of Oak Ridge; paternal grandfather W. Kyle Anders of Oak Ridge and his friend Judith Hensley of Oak Ridge; maternal grandparents Mary V. and Edward M. Hill of Sanford; aunt Maria Campbell and Jeffrey of Denver, NC; cousins Kevin, Andrew, and Aaron Campbell. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Friday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Anders family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Special thanks goes out to the entire Oak Ridge Community, god parents Doug and Jennifer Barrow, honorary god parents the entire Oak Ridge Fire Department, special friends Janet and Alan Buchanan, and all the medical caregivers: Women's Hospital/ICU, Northwest Pediatrics, Brenners Childrens Hospital, and Moses Cone Hospital Critical Care. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oak Ridge Fire
& Rescue Company, Inc., 8325 Linville Road, Oak Ridge, NC, 27310,
the Moravia Moravian Church, 2920 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge, NC, 27310,
or the Family Support Network of Greater Greensboro, 801 Green Valley
Road, Greensboro, NC, 27408. Kernersville - Chad Jason Huie, 32, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday December 22, 2007 at his home. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00AM Friday December 28, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Roger Pinnix officiating. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery. Born November 10, 1975, he is the son of Beverly Thompson Hill and Keith Monroe Huie. He was a graduate of East Forsyth High School Class of '93 where he excelled in wrestling. He finished 1992 as State Wrestling runner-up in his weight class. Chad was and avid body builder and was runner-up in his division many times. He worked for many years with Living Water Pools with his closest and best friend Danny Hanson. Chad was of the Baptist faith. Chad loved to go to Topsail Island and fish, especially carp fishing, with his Dad. Chad was loved more than he ever knew and will be missed more than words can describe. Survivors include his close and loving brother Brian Huie of Winston-Salem; daughter Samantha Huie of Old Town; son Zachary Collins of Walkertown; mother Beverly Hill and Scott of Winston-Salem; father Keith Huie and Gail of Walkertown; nephew Christopher McBride of Belews Creek; grandfather Monroe Huie and Ruth of Winston-Salem; numerous aunts and uncles. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Huie family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to Benner Children's
Hospital in Winston-Salem. Kernersville - Spencer Charles Ladd, Sr., 83, died December 21, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00AM Monday December 24, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bobby Roberson officiating. Interment will follow in the Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. A native of Forsyth County he was the son of the late Elizabeth Ann Parrish and Elisha Ladd. He was a WWII Veteran, where he served with the 82nd AirBorne Division. He was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church, where he faithfully served the bus ministry and choir of the church for 40 plus years. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Mulvey Ladd who died in February of 2006. He was also preceded in death by a son Terrance Ladd, and sisters Margaret Betts and Shirley Ladd. Survivors include his daughter Victoria Hester and Jack; sons Gary Ladd and Sharon, Charles Ladd, Jr. and Jane, and Thomas Ladd and Lynn; daughter in law Betty Wiles; sisters Beulah Worrell, and Wanda Eller; brothers Thurman and Clay Ladd; nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 9:30AM Monday until time for the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Ladd family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to Gospel Light Baptist
Church Bus Ministries, c/o Gospel Light Baptist Church, 890 Walkertown-Guthrie
Road, Winston-Salem, NC. Winston-Salem - Robert "Bob" Henri Kegarise, 85, died December 20, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. A Service remembering his life will be held at 4:00PM Saturday, December 22, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. A native of Newcastle, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Kathleen Helen Matthews and Ralph Reed Kegarise. He was a WWII Army Air Corp Veteran. During WWII he flew 26 missions as pilot of a B-26 Marauder with the 9th Air Corp 394 Bomber Group. He was a graduate of Mount Union College and a retired CPA. Survivors include his daughter Jody Boulware and Danny of Winston-Salem; son Richard Kegarise and Linda of Parma, Ohio; brothers Ralph Kegarise of Walnut Creek, CA, and Ronald Kegarise and Ann of Franklin, Tennessee; half-sisters Carole Hill and R.L. of Savannah, Georgia, and Linda Bennett and Rex of Walnut Cove; grandchildren Taylor and Patrick Boulware of Winston-Salem. The family will receive friends at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home one hour prior to the service. Online condolences may be sent to the Boulware/Kegarise family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hospice of
Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Colfax - Barbara Bryant Patterson, 55, of Sandy Ridge Road went home to be with her Lord, December 17, 2007, as she was surrounded by her family. Services remembering her life will be held at 7:30PM Thursday evening December 20, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bobby Roberson officiating. A native of Forsyth County she was the daughter of the late Bertha Mabel Parrish and Ezekiah Edgar Bryant. She was a homemaker, but had been employed at the Holiday Inn-Airport. Survivors include her husband R.D. Patterson of the home; daughter Michelle Dempsey and Stephen of Kernersville; sons Mark Aaron Patterson of Colfax and Charles Patterson of Summerfield; brother Edgar Wayne Bryant of Kernersville; sisters Pat Nelson and Joyce Turpin both of Kernersville, and Geneva Turpin of Pinnacle. The family will receive friends from 6PM until time for the service on Thursday evening at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Patterson family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Martha Justice Coburn, 91, died December 13, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00PM Monday December 17, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Mahoning County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Lily Blosser and Emmit Justice. A homemaker, she was the wife of the late Raymond Elwyn Coburn. Survivors include her son Raymond L. Coburn and his wife Sallie of Kernersville; grandchildren Karen Edwards, David Coburn, Brook Becker, and Melinda Esau; sisters Nancy Sullivan of Ohio, and Ruth Dicks of Idaho; brother David Justice of Ohio; 10 great grandchildren and 2 step great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 4-6PM Sunday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Coburn family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Kerry Lee Scott, 49, died December 11, 2007 at his home. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00AM Friday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. A native of Forsyth County he was the son of the late Betty Ann Clark and James Lewis Scott who survives. Kerry thoroughly enjoyed life, time with his family, and in his earlier years racing his motorcycles. Survivors include his father Buddy Scott and Betty Jane of Jamestown; sisters Tina Warfford and Scott of Winston-Salem, and Monica Collins and Lee of Mt. Airy; brothers Dereck Scott and Vonda of Walnut Cove, and James Clark Scott and Dawn of Lewisville; step sister Jeannie Derrow and Greg of High Point; 8 nieces and nephews; aunt Virginia Hall of Winston-Salem; uncle J.W. Clark of Germanton; and great uncle Paul Franklin Scott of Greensboro. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Scott family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Roger Lee Pendry, Jr., 43, died December 9, 2007 at his home. A Gathering of his Friends will be held at 2:00PM Friday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the former Doris Gean Sizemore and Roger Lee Pendry, Sr.. Survivors include his wife Christina Pendry of the home; daughter Stephanie Pendry of the home; son Jacob Pendry of the home; step-son Robert Cooper of Florida; mother Doris Schuch of Bartlett, Illinois; father Roger Lee Pendry, Sr. of St. Alban, W.VA. Online condolences may be sent to the Pendry family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Winifred North Morgan, 89, formerly of Hastings Drive, died December 8, 2007 at Brookridge Retirement Community in Winston-Salem. Funeral Service is scheduled for Noon on Tuesday December 11, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dale Hilton officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Main Street United Methodist Church Cemetery. A native of Bedford, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Nellie Cauble and Thomas Watson North. She was a longtime member of Main Street United Methodist Church. She was Chairperson for the March of Dimes following the Polio Epidemic in 1948, and she remained committed to that cause for a number of years afterward. She was a member of the Friends of the Library, and thoroughly enjoyed her Bridge Club. She was the wife of the late John Theodore "Jack" Morgan, and she was also preceded in death by her brother Thomas Watson North, Jr.. Survivors include her daughters Candace Morgan Swain and Jeffrey of Morehead City, and Micol Morgan Parsons and Mike of Winston-Salem; son John T. Morgan, Jr. of Winston-Salem; grandchildren Georgiana Christy Straus, Mary North Gernstein and Gary, Jillian Swain, and Matthew Parsons and Jennifer; great grandchildren Trey Ward, Ryan Parsons, Gavin Parsons, Nicholas Straus, and Sarah Davis. The family will receive friends from 11:00AM until time for the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Online concolences may be sent to the Morgan family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the Main Street
United Methodist Church, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Colfax - Barbara Jean Gray Nance, 71, of 215 S. Bunker Hill Road died December 5, 2007. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00PM Saturday December 8, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Wayne Branch and Rev. David Neese officiating. Interment will follow in Shady Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery. A native of Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Bull and Dewey Hastings Gray. Her husband Limuel "Bud" Nance died August 23, 2007. She was also preceded in death by her son Tony Lee Nance, and brothers Joe Beason Gray, Zane Hastings Gray, Donald James Gray, and Gary Franklin Gray. Survivors include her son Limuel Grayson Nance and his wife Tammy Swain Nance of Colfax; granddaughter Stormi Nance and grandson Cody Nance both of Colfax; sisters Reba Abernathy Fields of Colfax, Mary Catherine Payne and her husband Robert of High Point; brother Herbert C. "Herbie" Gray and his wife Linda of Colfax; sister-in-law Mary Dean of Kernersville; brother-in-law Claude Mabe of Kernersville; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Friday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Gray family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Jack Hobert Angel, 84, of 812 Birch Lane died December 4, 2007 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Noon on Friday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jerry Gibbons officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, he was born July 16, 1923 to the late Martha Alma Macy and William Addison Angel. Prior to his retirement he worked in textiles and Drexel Heritage Furniture Company in High Point. He attended Kernersville Friends Meeting as long as his health permitted. He was preceded in death by sisters Nellie Angel Brannon, Bessie and Ollie Angel, and Zula Angel Hedgecock; brothers Howard and Hugh Angel. Survivors include his sisters Mary Angel Mason of Kernersville
and Dorothy Angel Idol Link of Lexington; nieces Mary Alice Yow of Reidsville,
Pat Phillips of Kernersville, Geraldine Brooks of Beaufort, NC, and
Myrna Hedgecock DeSappio of Orlando, FL; nephews Eddie Idol of Lexington
and Donnie Mason of Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Angel family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . A Remembrance of her life will be held from 5:00PM until 7:00PM Tuesday evening December 4, 2007 at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville. A native of Ecuador, she was the daughter of the late Corina Coello and Manuel Guerrero. Survivors include her son Carlos Mariscal and his wife Edelmira; grandchildren Thomas Duck, Joann Duck, Marjorie Hernandez, and Vanessa Armstrong; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters Rosa and Carmen Guerrero; brothers Guillermo, Manuel, and Olmedo Guerrero. Online condolences may be sent to the Guerrero family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Colfax - Zane Hastings Gray, 79, went home to be with the Lord on the evening of November 28, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Funeral Services have been scheduled for 2:00PM Saturday at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. Interment will follow directly in Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Guilford County, he was a retiree from Chevron Corporation. He served in the US Army at Fort Polk, LA. He was the son of the late Ruby Mae Bull and Dewey Hastings Gray. He loved farming, cattle, and spending time with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his brothers Joe Beeson Gray, James Donald Gray, and Gary Franklin Gray. Survivors include two daughters Sherree Dawn Sanders and her husband John of Greenville, SC, and grandchildren Benjamin, Kristin, and Justin Sanders; daughter Martha Diane Gray of Greensboro; sisters Reba Abernathy Fields and Barbara Jean Nance, and Mary Catherine Gray Payne of High Point; brother Herbert C. Gray of Colfax. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Friday evening at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Gray family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
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Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00AM Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at Windsor Baptist Church in Eagle, Pennsylvania. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service starting at 10AM. Interment will follow in Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Malvern, PA. A native of West Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Mary Thelma Seaboldt and Alton "Pete" Orlando Reed. He formerly lived in Eagle and Downington Pennsylvania, Herndon, Virginia, and Jacksonville, Florida. He was a graduate of Villanova University Class of '73, and received his Masters Degree from Drexel University in 1980. He was retired from Bell Atlantic after 37 years and currently worked with United States Postal Service in Greensboro. He served with the Minquas Fire Department in Downington for several years during the late 60's and early '70's. He was a member of Windsor Baptist Church, First Baptist Church in Downington, PA, and Vienna Presbyterian Church and Bayview Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in Germany from 1961 to 1964 and received a Good Conduct Medal. He was a 32nd Degree Mason with the Henry Lodge #57 in Fairfax, VA and also was a member of the Scottish Rite. He was District Deputy Grand Master for the 4th Masonic District and was District Instructor of Work for the 58th Masonic District. Survivors include his loving wife Marilou Garland Reed of the home; daughter Mary Beth Reed of Santa Clarita, CA; son Timothy Reed and his wife Lysa Reed of Aspen, CO; grandchildren Taylor and Brenon Reed of Aspen, CO; brother James Nelson Reed of Wayne, PA. The family will visit with friends in Kernersville from 10AM until Noon Saturday, December 1, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Reed family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - David Gene Price, 54, went home to be with his Lord, November 21, 2007. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00PM Monday, November 26, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Clarence Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. A native of Winston-Salem, he was the son of the late Elsie Mae Black and Robert Clinton Price. He was a US Army Vietnam Veteran. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter Chelsea Lea Price. Survivors include his wife Sandra Jenkins of Rocky Mount, VA; daughter Crystal Price and her fiancée Jason Wells of Bassett, VA; sons William Christopher Price of Newport Richey, FL, David Gene Price, Jr. and his wife Suzie, and Michael Edward Price and his wife Regina all of Hudson, FL; sisters Robin Gordon of Kernersville, Beverly Long and her husband Robert of Winston-Salem, and Wanda Hill and her husband Elmer of NJ; brothers Wayne Price and his wife Shirley of Elmer, NJ, and Clinton Price of Winston-Salem; step-daughters Mary Catherine Tyler and her husband Eddie of Boone's Mill, VA, and Regina Reed McPherson and her husband Richard of VA; grandchildren Charlotte Ann Wells, Gabrielle, Tiffany, Austin, Allie, Joshua, Austin, and Brittney Price, Ashley Lynn and Amber Nicole Hoback, Jessie, Matthew, and Tater McPherson, and Joshua and Jacob Tyler; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 4-6PM Sunday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Price family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Greensboro - Paul Fletcher Marshall, Jr., 59, died November 20, 2007 at his home. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00PM Friday, November 23, 2007 at Main Street United Methodist Church in Kernersville. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Marah Jones and Paul Fletcher Marshall. He was retired from AT&T and currently employed with RF Micro in Greensboro. He was a Vietnam Air Force Veteran. Survivors include his wife Ying Wen "Anna" Marshall of the home; son and daughter in law Jason S. and Clarissa Marshall of Greensboro; grandson Kai N. Marshall of Greensboro; sister and brother in law Frances Marshall Ebert and Hugh of Raleigh; brother and sister in law David Marshall and Pat of Winston-Salem. The family will visit with friends from Noon until 1:30PM Friday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Marshall family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the American
Cancer Society, 4 Oak Branch Court, Greensboro, NC, 27403. Kernersville - Michael David Geary, 38, died November 16, 2007 at his home. A Celebration of his life will be held at 7:30PM Monday, November 19, 2007 at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Inurnment services will be held at a later date. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of Marilyn Koch and the late Wade Randall Geary. He was employed by Paper Stock Dealers. He was preceded in death by his step-brother Kenny Fox. Survivors include his wife Margaret A. Geary of the home; children Ashley, Jeff, and Pugsley of the home; mother and step-father Marilyn and Ken Fox of Kernersville; step-mother Susan Geary; brother Jeff Geary and his wife Cassie and their family; step-brothers Tim and Steven Fox, J.R. Geary and his family; many nieces and nephews, extended family, and friends. The family will receive friends from 6-7:30PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Geary family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to his church The Summit
Church, 745-P Cinema Court, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Philip Reid Olcott, 74, died November 16, 2007. He died peacefully, surrounded by his family, at his home. Funeral Service will be held at 6:00PM Monday, November 19, 2007 at Fountain of Life Lutheran Church with Pastor Keith Speaks officiating. A native of Montclair, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Gladys Cooney and Emmet Olcott. He was retired after 39 years from New Jersey Bell. He was a Mason and a member of Masonic Lodge 203 in Clifton, NJ. Survivors include his wife Marcia Porter Olcott of the home; daughter Nancy Olcott Kopetski and her husband Michael of Kernersville; sons David R. Olcott and his wife Valerie of South Brunswick, NJ, and Douglas J. Olcott and his wife Barbara of New Castle, Pennsylvania; grandchildren Jennifer and Laura Kopetski, Samantha, Marissa, Michael, and Angela Olcott, and Danielle, Anthony, Lucas, and Emily Olcott. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the Olcott family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Forsyth,
101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101.
Graveside Services will be held at 3:00PM Sunday November 18, 2007 at Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Ellen S. Harkey officiating. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Minnie Martha Shields and Edgar Lee Wilson. She was a longtime member of Pisgah United Methodist Church. Her life was full of caring and activity. She was a star basketball player and later played on the Hanes Hosiery professional traveling team. Her favorite thing to do was to help people who were down on their luck and needed a helping hand. She loved to compose poetry and other forms of writing. She will be missed by all those who loved her, and by the community in which she lived. Survivors include her husband, with whom she would have celebrated 62 years of marriage on November 24, David W. Reich of the home; son David W. Reich, Jr. and Claudia of Summerfield; grandchildren Carrie, David III, Peter, and Will Reich; great-grandchildren Ellie and Georgia Little, and Olivia, David IV, Simeon, and Josey Reich. The family will receive friends from 4-6PM Saturday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Reich family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to Pisgah United Methodist
Church, 2165 Pisgah Church Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Richard A. Dovicsak, 57, died November 13, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, November 15, 2007 at Main Street United Methodist Church, where he was a member, with Rev. Don Lloyd, Rev. Dale Hilton, and Rev. Rick Carter officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Doris and James Dovicsak. He was a senior consultant for PSI, Greensboro. Survivors include his loving wife Carolyn Yvonne Hunter Dovicsak of the home; daughter Carolyn Jean Gortman and her husband Jason of Kernersville; granddaughter Ashli Gray Gortman; sisters Doris Taylor of New Concord, Ohio, and Debbie Cuttingham and her husband Kim of Sellsville, Ohio; his twin brother Robert Dovicsak and his wife Judy of North Canton, Ohio, and James Dovicsak and his wife Becky of Pennsylvania. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Wednesday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Dovicsak family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to the Main Street United Methodist Church, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Philip M. Allred, Jr., 54, died November 12, 2007 at his home at Gateway Place. Graveside Service will be held at Noon, Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro with Rev. Frank Shumate officiating. The family will visit with friends following the service at the cemetery. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late Nellie Beeson and Philip Morrison Allred, Sr.. He was employed with A/C Corporation in Greensboro for over 25 years as a project manager and senior piping estimator. A loving father, companion, and friend to many, he will be dearly missed. Survivors include his daughter Karen Allred of Walkertown; son Philip M. Allred, III of High Point; three grandchildren; mother and father in law Glenn and Virginia Queen; and his former wife and best friend Cheryl Queen of Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Allred family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Mary Lou Branch, 36, went home to be with her Lord November 8, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Sunday at Kernersville Full Gospel Mission with Rev. Garland Glascoe and Rev. Roger Bailey officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of Barbara Jean Smith Branch and Roger Lee Branch. She was a loving and caring person to all who came in contact with her. She will be truly missed by all. Survivors include her parents Barbara and Roger Branch of the home; sisters Sarah Cox and Everett of Virginia, Vickie Ladd and Buster and Patricia Branch all of Kernersville; brothers Johnny and Ronnie Branch of Kernersville; nieces Tiffany Cox and Rebecca Ladd; nephew Ryan Ladd; grandmother Betty Smith. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Saturday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Branch family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Alberta Stack "Bet" Grubbs. God, in his infinite mercy and wisdom, summoned the Angels to the Brian Center in Lexington, NC to bring Mrs. Alberta Stack "Bet" Grubbs to Himself on the morning of November 7, 2007. She was not frightened at all, but had been anxiously awaiting the call from her Heavenly Father to take her home to Heaven. She was born to Della Warner and Pervie A. Stack, Sr., who predeceased her. She was married to Willie Hauser Grubbs, Sr., and they spent most of their life in Kernersville. He passed away several years ago. Also, going before her were an infant son, Willie Hauser, Jr., along with two sisters and four brothers. Surviving are four sons, William Grubbs and wife Brenda, and Bobby Grubbs and wife Judy all of Kernersville, Lee Allen Grubbs and wife Darlene of Thomasville, and Donald "Shorty" Grubbs and wife Diane of Advance. Also surviving are two sisters, Sue Caudle of Winston-Salem, and Dolores Flowers of Florida. She was a loving Grandmother to eight grandchildren, and 24 great grandchildren. An important event in her life was when she accepted Christ as her Saviour and joined Kerwin Baptist Church 55 years ago, where she remained a member for the rest of her life. She was committed to her God, her Family, and her Church, living a life of sacrifice, always "esteeming others better than herself". Her life characterized by her faith in God, congeniality and humility. Funeral arrangements are as follows: Visitation at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 6:00PM-8:00PM with the service celebrating her life at Kerwin Baptist Church at 2:00PM on Friday, Nov. 9, with Dr. Joe Myers and Dr. Bobby Roberson officiating. Interment will be in the Kerwin church cemetery. Thanks to the Brian Center for the care they gave Mrs. Grubbs during her illness. Online condolences may be sent to the Grubbs family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Jesus has now relieved her pain, smoothed the furrows
from her brow, and wiped all her tears. Rest now, my Child: but we that
remain must say So long, "Til the day break and the shadows flee
away". Song of Solomon 4:6 Kernersville - Geraldine Anne "Geri" Hamm Logan, 80, died November 6, 2007 at the Sticht Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Noon on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin, O.S.F.S. officiating. Entombment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Albertina Boos and Francis Hamm. She was a homemaker most of her life, but for many years she was the school secretary for Mt. Calvary Parochial School in Forestville, Maryland. She was past Queen of the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary Council 4076. She was a member of Broadbay ECA Forsyth County, and the Holy Cross Columbiettes. She was preceded in death by her loving husband John Paul Logan, Sr., sisters Matilda and Adeline, brothers Francis and Joseph, and daughter-in-law Sharon Logan. Survivors include her daughter Jane Ostericher and her husband Dr. Bob Ostericher of Gig Harbor, WA; sons John P. Logan, Jr. of Kernersville, Ronald J. Logan and his wife Bobbie of Cary, and Michael F. Logan and his wife Joyce of Stoneville; sister Helen Coleman of Carbondale, PA; seven grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, one great-great grandson, and numerous nieces, nephews, in-laws, friends, and extended family. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Friday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Logan family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to the Holy Cross Columbiettes, c/o Holy Cross Catholic Church, 616 S. Cherry Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Cecil Goins, 69, died November 3, 2007. Funeral services will be held 11:00AM, Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home with Bishop Larry Allen officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory Cemetery. A native of Mt. Airy, Mr. Goins is the son of Jessie and Lillian Goins. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who always put his family first. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Nancy; daughters, Angela Miller and husband, Keith of Thomasville and Lori Goins of Kernersville; son Larry and wife, Heather of Greensboro; grandchildren, Michael Goins, Steven Miller, Sarah Miller, Charley Miller and Nathan Goins. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Monday at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Goins family at
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. Graveside services will be held 12:00 Noon, Saturday, November 3, 2007, in Marshville City Cemetery, Marshville, North Carolina Mrs. Horton is the daughter of the late James C. and Fannie C. Morgan. She was preceded in death by her Husband of 72 years, Francis James Hortonand daughter, Margaret H. Eubanks. Survivors include her Daughter, Patricia Nies and her Husband Paul of Bossier City LA; Son Francis J. "Buddy" Horton Jr. and his wife Sherrill of Statesville NC; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Online condolences may be sent to family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. KERNERSVILLE - Jennifer Alexandra Valdez infant daughter of Esmerelda Valdez and JoseLuis Hiraldo died October 31, 2007. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . KERNERSVILLE - Ulises Perez-Ramirez died October
30, 2007. Services will be in Puerto Rico at a later date. Online condolences
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. Kernersville - Jessie Young Clark, 94, died October 28, 2007. Funeral services will be held 7:00PM, Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Kernersville, with Pastor Don Davis officiating. Mrs. Clark was born in Stokesdale but moved with her family to Kernersville as a small child. She was the Daughter of the late Abram and Lillian Vaughn Young. She worked for Adams Millis for many years and later retired from Macke Vending Company. She was a lifetime member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Kernersville. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Ollie Lee Clark. Survivors include her daughter Janice Williams and husband Don, along with her grandson Bradley Williams, all of Kernersville. The family will receive friends starting an hour prior to the service at 6:00 at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. 896 Old Winston Rd. Kernersville, NC 27284
Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00AM Monday, October 29, 2007 at Main Street United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Ronnie was born June 2, 1939 in Forsyth County to Earline Hubbard and James Lewis Osborne. He graduated from Kernersville High School in 1957 where he was an outstanding baseball and basketball player. During his senior year he outpitched Gaylord Perry to help Kernersville win the State High School Baseball Championship. Ronnie later signed a professional baseball contract with the Cleveland Indians. He played shortstop for McLean Trucking, City Beverage, and Whitney Furniture fast-pitch softball. He was awarded Tournament MVP on both the State and the East Coast Regional levels. Ronnie was an avid fisherman, golfer, and absolutely loved hunting. He took the most pride in the years spent as a Little League Coach helping numerous young men fulfill their dreams of playing baseball. In 1971 he coached a group of 15 year old All Stars who advanced to the semi-finals of the Senior League World Series. He continued to coach, from behind home plate, in his most recent years as he watched his grandsons play. In 1984 he was inducted into the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Sportsman Hall of Fame for his excellence as a basketball and baseball player. He is also a candidate for the State Softball Association Hall of Fame. Ronnie was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church where he served on various committees and was co-chair of the Senior Adult Heritage Club. He served as Communion Steward along with his family. He retired from Duke Power after 30 years of service. Surviving are his wife of 50 years, and high school sweetheart, Judy Whicker Osborne; daughters and sons-in-law Debbie Smith and Mike of Kernersville, Tracy Whitaker and Michael of Walnut Cove, and Amy Cook and George of Walnut Cove; son and daughter-in-law James Ronald "Rod" Osborne, Jr. and Christine of Milton, GA; grandchildren Matt, Mallory, and Meredith Osborne of Milton, GA, Casey and Jason Smith of Kernersville, Brandon, Austin, and Camryn Whitaker of Walnut Cove, and Haley Cook of Walnut Cove; sister Alice O. Hill of Kernersville; nieces Cynthia Kiger and Kathy Hill of Kernersville; sister-in-law Curtis W. Campbell of Kernersville. The family request that the 15 year old All-Star team and any other young men who he coached or directed their lives would serve as honorary pallbearers. The family would also like to thank the Doctors and staffs of the ICU and TICU at Forsyth Medical center for the excellent care they gave to Ronnie and his family during the past 6 months. The family will receive friends from 4-7PM Sunday afternoon at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Osborne family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Main Street United
Methodist Church, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - David Phillip Grimes, 74, relocated to be with his Lord on October 21, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Ora Kate Lawrence and William Lewis Grimes. He was pastor of Life Tabernacle in High Point for over 32 years. A "jack of all trades", David laid brick, sold tires and cars, and generally was able to do about anything for his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his sisters Vivian, Juanita, and Norma Jean. Survivors include his wife Virginia S. Grimes of the home; daughter and son in law Venus Hamilton and Mike of Trinity; son and daughter in law Robert William "Bobby" Grimes and Tammy Karen of Kernersville; brothers Edward Grimes of Winston-Salem, Paul Grimes of Kernersville, Daniel Grimes of Belews Creek, and Joseph Grimes of Pinnacle; five grandchildren and one great grandson; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Grimes family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 5:30PM Monday, October 22, 2007 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Interment will be in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Ohio, "Bill" was the son of the late John and Frances McAlindon of Cuyahoga, Ohio. He was a WWII Air Force Veteran. He was retired from Volvo, and also had worked with Keller-Williams Realty. Bill was a long and faithful member of Holy Cross Catholic Church where he sang in the choir and was soloist for numerous funerals and weddings. He was a lifetime member of Knights of Columbus Council 8509 and a 4th Degree Knight. He was active with Kernersville Little Theatre, Hospice of Forsyth, and The Shepherd's Center. He had been an actor and singer for Kernersville Little Theatre for a number of years. Bill was an extraordinary giver of himself. He worked with special needs children at Topsail Beach Retreats sponsored by the church. He was active with the Pro-Life movement, and even in death continued his generosity as an organ donor. He was preceded in death by his first wife Elizabeth Marie Swartz, his second wife Wanda Cox, and a son Steven. Surviving are his one true and devoted friend Theresa Freibott, and her children, which he liked to call his own, Jennifer & Bill Bass and Barbara Freibott and Kris Clinard, and a truly special "granddaughter" Hannah, and also, "granddaughter" Nicole Thomas; a son Gregory McAlindon and his wife Nicole of Federal Way, WA. The family and friends will visit from 4:30PM Monday October 22, 2007, until time for Mass at the church. Online condolences may be sent to www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross Catholic Church Rosary Garden, 616 S. Cherry St., Kernersville, NC, 27284, or Room at the Inn of the Carolinas, P.O. Box 1106, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville-Angelo Joseph Bricolo, 86, died peacefully, with his family at his side, October 15, 2007 at the home of his daughter in Jonesboro, Georgia. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Emma Cunico and Silvio Bricolo. He was a senior graphic arts designer in the telecommunications field. He was a WWII US Navy Veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife MaryAnn Deeds Bricolo. Survivors include his daughter Angela Clark and her husband John of Jonesboro, GA; sons Angelo John Bricolo and his wife Pat of East Bend, Thomas Silvio Bricolo of Kernersville, Robert Phillip Bricolo and his wife Connie of Douglasville, GA, and Richard Joseph Bricolo and his wife Kay of Clemmons; grandchildren Paul and Tammy Clark, Roy and Christi Davenport, and Lindsay, Shaun, Michael, Kayla, Briana, Richard Joseph, and Anthony Bricolo; step grandchildren Harold and Robin Snyder; great grandchildren Zackary, Mia, and Nick Clark, Tiffany and Briana Davenport, Jr., Cody, and Chance Bricolo; step great grandchildren Spencer and Sommer Snyder. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Friday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Bricolo family at
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Funeral Services will be held 4:00PM Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Kernersville Moravian Church, 504 S. Main Street in Kernersville. Interment will follow in the church graveyard. She was born November 21, 1912 in Forsyth County. She was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Crews and William E. Flynt. She was a long time member of Kernersville Moravian Church. Louise was a beautiful girl who became a beautiful woman. She started from humble beginnings as one of eight children. When her mother died very young, Louise rose to become the matriarch of a very large family, and they loved and respected her without reservation. She will be deeply mourned by her family and friends. She was the married for sixty-one years to the late Clyde E. Carter who died in February of 1994. She was also predeceased by a daughter Sandra Carter. Survivors are daughters Colleen Hayes and her husband Larry of Lake Norman, and Caroline "Butchie" Thomason of Huntersville; seven grandchildren Patrick McCrain and his wife Cindy, Jason McCrain and his wife Daphne, and Matthew McCrain all of Charlotte; Mark Hayes and his wife Susan of Tucson, AZ; David Hayes and his wife Debra of Essex, VT; Jennifer Mandela and her husband Joseph of Lake Norman; and Sharon Elliott of Lake Norman; she is also survived by eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson who all will sorely miss their beloved "Grandma Easie". The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. The family will also receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church following the service. Online condolences may be sent to the Carter family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Walnut Cove - Aaron Clark Hartness, 75, died October 6, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, October 11, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. A native of Belmont, NC, he was the son of the late Mary Adeline Clark and Oscar Earl Hartness. He had worked for a number of years for McLean Trucking Company and also Roadway Express. Recently he had enjoyed working at the Transfer Station in Walnut Cove. Survivors include his wife Mabel Smith Hartness of Walnut Cove; daughters Vickie H. Wilkes and her husband Danny of Kernersville, and Patricia Weitfeldt and fiancée Tim Salopek of Punta Gorda, FL; son Michael Hartness and his wife June of Walnut Cove; grandchildren Kimberly King, Tara Jenkins, Casey Lozzi, Jake Weitfeldt, and Hannah Hartness; great grandchildren Brady and Brennan King, Halle and Chase Jenkins, and Jake and David Lozzi; brothers Bill Hartness of California, Dale Hartness of Ohio, Vance Hartness of North Carolina, and Wayne Hartness of Mississippi. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Wednesday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Hartness family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society. A special thanks goes out to Don Ramey for always being
there when he was needed the most. Kernersville - Pat Cummings West, 77, died peacefully, with her family by her side, October 5, 2007 at her home. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00PM Monday, October 8, 2007 at Kernersville Moravian Church with Rev. Don Winters officiating. She was born in Kernersville on March 11, 1930 to the late Dorothy Elizabeth Mayes and John Martin Cummings. She was a graduate of Kernersville High School and St. Leo's Hospital of Nursing in Greensboro, NC. She spent most of her time in the Medical field of Pediatrics. Under Kiki Xammara at Wake Forest University she was a statistician and worked patient check-in at reservation. She also worked in space control with the former Piedmont Airlines. Once she retired she opened a small daycare and was fondly called "Mommie Pat" by the many children in the Kernersville area. Pat was a lifelong member of Kernersville Moravian Church, where she played in the band, sang in the choir, and along with her husband was a Youth Leader. She was a retired member of the Joseph Kerner Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a member of the Red Hatters. Pat went blind in 1964 for a time of nearly two years. With assistance and loving care from Charlie, the grace of God, and professional staff of Duke Medical Hospital her sight was restored. Thank you, Charlie, for your kind and loving care during her time of darkness. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister Lucy E. Foster, a brother John E. Cummings, and a beloved cousin Mrs. Ted Kerner. Survivors include her beloved husband Charles L. West of the home; daughters Sydney Wootten Cox and her husband Robert of Collierville, Tennessee, and Robyn Wootten Furr of Clemmons; son John Martin Wootten and his wife Paula of Walnut Cove; granddaughters Elizabeth Cox Welborn and her husband Ron of Ft.Worth, TX, Taylor Marie Wootten of Walnut Cove, Abigail Martin Gay of Clemmons; grandsons Robert Casey Sisk of Kernersville, John Simon Cox of Ft.Worth, TX, and Charles Kaleb Mathews and his wife Allison of Winston-Salem; two great granddaughters Ella Elizabeth Welborn and Carlyle Bess Welborn both of Ft. Worth, TX; niece Linda Foster Waters of Clemmons; nephew Robert Foster of Cape Canaveral, FL. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church from 2:00PM until time for the service in the sanctuary. Online condolences may be sent to the West family at
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. Memorial Contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice, or to the Kernersville Moravian Church. A Special thanks goes out to the staff of Hospice of the Piedmont especially Remy Plunkett, Dr. Vicki Stovall, the High Point Kidney Center, and the congregation of Kernersville Moravian Church for all the kindness shown the family during this time. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 AM Tuesday at First Christian Church. Interment Services will follow at 1:00PM Tuesday in Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery. A native of Union City, Tennessee she was the daughter of Florence Marie Smith and Robert Lee Goodman. Mother and Father in law Jeanie and Bobby Wyrick of Greensboro. She was employed with American General Auto Finance Company. She was preceded in death by a sister Robbie Marie Hudson, maternal grandparents Iris Dovie and Millard Smith, and paternal grandparents Lois and Sam Goodman. Survivors include her husband Greg Wyrick of the home; daughter Tiffany Thompson of Kernersville; step daughter Jordan Wyrick of Jamestown; mother and father Marie and Robert Goodman of Union City, TN; sister Karen Norton and her husband Dale of Union City, TN; grandson Ian Robert Lefrois; three nieces and nephews; nine great nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Wyrick family at
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. Memorial contributions should be sent to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27408, or to First Christian Church, 1130 N. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - James M. "Jimmy" Baker, Jr., 77, went home to be with his Mother on October 3, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00PM Friday at the Chapel of the Eastlawn Gardens of Memory Mausoleum. He was retired after 33 years of service that started with United Telephone Company in Kernersville. He was preceded in death by his Mother Margaret Tingen Baker. He also was preceded in death by his sisters Janie Sue and Juanita. Survivors include his wife Hallie Overbey Baker of the home; daughter Diane Spaugh and husband Eddy of Swansboro; two sons Leon Baker, wife Suzan of Winston-Salem, and Don Baker of Georgetown, SC; grandchildren Shawn Baker, Glenn Howard, Dustin and Ashley Spaugh; great grandchildren Courtney Baker and Savannah Howard; sisters Cornelia Herring of Burlington, and Carolyn York of Whitsett; brothers William Eugene "Cook" Baker and Harvey Baker both of Burlington, and Nathan Baker of High Point. The family will receive friends from Noon until time for the service at the Chapel at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. Online condolences may be sent to the Baker family at
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. Winston-Salem - Peggie "Miga" L. Norris, 90, formally of Pine Knoll Shores, passed peacefully from this life on Monday, October 1, 2007. Memorial Service will be held at 4:00PM Sunday, October 7, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville with Cheryl Cottingham officiating. A native of Cabell County, W. VA, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Mae DeVore and Harry Nelson Parthemore. She attended Marshall University in Huntington, W.VA. She volunteered at Wesley Long Hospital. She also worked at UNC-G and Salem Academy as a residential counselor. She was a freelance model for Montaldo's. She was a member of the Honorary Golden Chain Society. She served as a Girl Scout leader from 1959-1966. She was preceded in death by her husband John A. Norris, Jr., and her sister Amy Graham. Survivors include her daughter Sandy Norris of Kernersville; sons Dan Derby of Tuftonboro, NH, and John A. Norris of Kernersville; six grandchildren Asheley Cooper, Eric A. Pittman, Brice C. Norris, Jason A. Norris, Erin K. Derby, and Dan R. Derby, III; and especially her extended family from her days at UNC-G as "Mama Norris": Miriam, Peggy, Greta, and Jan. The family will receive friends from 3:00PM until time for the service on Sunday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Norris family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the Palliative Care
Unit of Forsyth Medical Center. Kernersville - Thomas Mason Chewning, Jr., 53 went home to be with his Lord on Monday, October 1, 2007. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Grace Presbyterian Church, 360 Hopkins Road, Kernersville. A native of Richmond, VA, he was born April 1, 1954 to Thomas and Audrey Chewning. He was employed by Harris-Teeter and Bi-Lo stores as manager for many years. He was the owner and operator of Helping Hands Lawn Maintenance Inc. Most recently, he was employed with Standard Register of High Point. He was an active member, and deacon, of Grace Presbyterian Church. His life of service for others grew out of his love for his Lord Jesus Christ. Survivors include his wife Crystal of the home; daughters Jessica and Lindsay of the home, Michelle of Greensboro, and Amber of Durham; son Jacob(Amanda) of Ft. Bragg, NC; parents Tom and Audrey Chewning of Yadkinville; sister Janet(Ken) of Yadkinville; brothers Mike of Union Grove, and Timmy(Janet) of Taylorsville; three grandchildren Aydin, Alec, and Camron Chewning. The family will receive friends during lunch, following the service, to celebrate and remember his life. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Cancer Services, 3175 Maplewood Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, or Hospice and Palliative Care of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103. Online condolences may be sent to the Chewning family
at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Tom William Hamilton, 92, died October 1, 2007. A Service will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. He was born in Coneautville, Pennsylvania, but he was a native of Erie, PA. He was the son of the late Emma Fuller and William Samuel Hamilton. He was a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in finance and marketing. He was a WWII US Navy Veteran, where he proudly served as a Lieutenant Commander on the USS Beatty out of Philadelphia, PA. He was especially close to Colonel Tommy Outerson. He loved his children, and grandchildren, and had a special bond with his granddaughter Brianne. He loved fishing, hunting, small club memberships, and he had a particularly quick sense of wit. He was a Mason and a Shriner. Survivors include his daughter Leslie Hamilton Henderson of Boynton Beach, Florida; sons Tom F. Hamilton and wife Susan of Kernersville, and William G. Hamilton of Reston, VA; six grandchildren. Special thanks go out to Village Care of King's staff and volunteers who cared for Tom the past seven years. Online condolences may be sent to the Hamilton family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Kathleen Hall Riffle, 91, died September 30, 2007. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00PM, October 27, 2007 at the Hallburg Baptist Church in West Virginia. A native of Clay County, W. VA, she was the daughter of the late Jennie Bee Hall and John Bennett Hall. She was retired from the former TG&Y Store after many years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband Quentin D. Riffle who died June 3, 2007. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter Regina Ruth Riffle; granddaughter Kristina McKovich; sisters Lela Riffle, Mary Erickson, and Margaret Hines; brothers John, Ivan, infant William, Blaine, and Leslie Hall. Survivors include her daughter Patricia McKovich and Don of Lake Wylie, SC; grandchildren Daniel J. and Teressa McKovich; great grandchildren Ashley Lauren and Darryl John McKovich; sisters Lola Byard of Akron, OH, Oleta Cumbridge of Glasgow, W.VA, Helen Mollohan of Parker, AZ, Virginia McGraw of Beckley, W.VA, Norma Sizemore of Glasgow, W.VA, and Jessie Maiuri of Summersville, W.VA; brother Charles B. Hall of Uniontown, OH. Online condolences may be sent to the Riffle family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Patricia Jane Robertazzi, 59, died October 1, 2007 at Hospice of the Piedmont. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Lloyd and Rev. Rick Carter officiating. Inurnment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Hanover, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter Anna Romaine Breighner and Denton Eugene Kopp. She was a real estate agent and a member of Main Street United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband Dominic Salvatore Robertazzi of the home; daughter Michelle Conner and Mark of Oak Ridge; sons Corey Potts and Laurie of Raleigh, and Jason Potts and Brena of Charlotte; grandchildren Carson, Taylor, Ashley, and Caleb Potts, and Ireland Conner; mother and father Anne Breighner and Denton Eugene Kopp of Hanover, PA; sisters Barbara Trone of Spring Grove, PA, and Jean Myers of Hanover, PA; brother Steven Kopp of Baltimore, Maryland. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM Saturday until time for the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Robertazzi family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Main Street
United Methodist Church, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - David “Mutt” Glasscoe, 81, died September 16, 2007 after six weeks of hospitalization. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, September 19, at Bunker Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Neill Shaw, Rev. Patrick Snow, and Rev. Ellis Rouse officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Fannie Bell Linville and John Harvey Glasscoe. A farmer all his life, he was also a life-long member of Bunker Hill United Methodist Church. He retired from the Horneytown Volunteer Fire Department after 23 years of service. Preceding him in death were his wife Marie Crews Glasscoe who died in 1997 and sisters Rachel Willard and Helen Wall, and brothers John and James Glasscoe. Survivors include his daughters Kathy Wilson and his favorite son-in-law Chip Wilson, Becky Glasscoe, and Jeanne Hill all of Kernersville; grandchildren Chris Wilson, Zachary Wilson and Lacey Padgett, Dustin Fulk and Heather Hicks, and Molly Conger; great granddaughter Kayla Marie Wilson; sisters Mary Idol of Kernersville and Esther Reed of Advance; a very special friend Doris Lewis; and a multitude of nieces, nephews, and their families. All who knew him were touched by his gentle caring soul, charisma, faith, love for his family and friends, wit, and his heartfelt devotion during Marie's last years. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Glasscoe family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to Bunker Hill United
Methodist Church or Hospice of Forsyth, in memory of his wife Marie
Glasscoe. Roanoke, VA - William Clifton "Bill" Collson, 89, died September 14, 2007 at Loyalton of Roanoke. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00AM Monday, September 17, 2007 at Sedge Garden United Methodist Church in Kernersville, NC. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Elmira, NY, he was the son of the late Henrietta Dolaway and William Peak Collson. He was a WWII US Army Veteran and had retired from the food service industry. He was preceded in death by his wife Janice Goodman Collson. Survivors include his daughter Jeanne Wilkins and William of Roanoke; sons David Collson and Anne of Bath, NY, and Jeff Collson and Laura of Jamestown; grandchildren Will, Sierra, Brett, Ben, and Ryan Collson, Lorie Shoup, and Lynne Gibson; great grandchildren Sophia, Clayton, Savannah, Thomas, and Lacey; sister Dorothy Collson of Elmira, NY. The family will be available to visit with friends following the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the Collson family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the Building Fund,
c/o Sedge Garden United Methodist Church, 794 Sedge Garden Road, Kernersville,
NC, 27284. Kernersville - Bertha Mabel Parrish Bryant-Prestwood, 89, died September 14, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00PM Saturday at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bobby Roberson officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County she was the daughter of the late Jennie Morgan and Charles Parrish. She was a homemaker and the wife of the late Charles Prestwood. She was a longtime member of Gospel Light Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband Walter W. Nelson, second husband Edgar Bryant, and son Edward Nelson. Survivors include her daughters Patricia Nelson of Kernersville, and Barbara Patterson and R.D. of Colfax; son Wayne Bryant of Kernersville; grandchildren Michelle, Mark, and Charles Patterson, and Amber Bunn; great grandchildren Brittany, Ashley, and Hannah; sister Ozella Callahan of Kernersville. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until time for the service on Saturday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Prestwood family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:00PM Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pfaftown, where he will be next to his long time friend Mark Harris who died May 8, 2006. A native of New York, NY, he was the son of Jeri-Ann Walsh Forsythe and John Riston Forsythe, Sr. who survive. John was a graduate of East Forsyth High School Class of '86 and attended East Carolina University. Survivors include his parents John Riston Forsythe, Sr. and Jeri-Ann Walsh Forsythe of Kernersville; sister Jennifer Margaret Forsythe of Casselberry, FL; brother James Malcolm Forsythe and his wife Melissa of Lithia, FL; nieces Sydney and Rachel Forsythe. The family appreciates any condolences sent to them at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the National Leukemia
Foundation, c/o The Lance Armstrong Foundation, P.O. Box 161150, Austin,
TX, 78716. Kernersville - William Lee "Billy" Hicks, Jr., 49, died September 9, 2007. A Memorial Service will be held in Waynesville at a later date. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Annie Dee Kingsmore and William Lee Hicks, Sr.. He is survived by a daughter Abigail Hicks, of Austin, TX; sisters Dee McConnell of Kernersville, Carolyn Sherrill of Walkertown, Elizabeth Lindsey and Jeff of Lexington, Susan Lemmings and Don of Kernersville, and Cindy Hicks and Terri of Winston-Salem; brother Christopher Hicks and Sarah of Kernersville. The family will receive friends from 6-9PM Wednesday evening at the home of Dee McConnell, 850 Sedge Garden Road in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Hicks family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Evy Bridger Ricks DeJoseph, 87, formerly of Virginia Beach, VA died September 6, 2007. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Altmeyer Funeral Home Chapel in Virginia Beach, VA. A family reception will follow the service at the funeral home. A native of Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Gertha Cowan and Burton Ricks. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Albert DeJoseph, Sr. who died in 2005. Survivors include her daughter Rena L. Mitchell and her husband David J. of Walkertown; son Charles A. DeJoseph, Jr. and his wife Sandi of Springboro, OH; granddaughter Sarah Grochoski and her husband Geoff; great grandchildren David and Alex Grochoski; step grandchildren Douglas DeJoseph and Teresa Macaluso; step great grandchildren Luca DeJoseph. Online condolences may be sent to the DeJoseph family
at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Laura Vaughn Kirk, 44, died August 29, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday at First Baptist Church of Kernersville with Dr. Steve Martin and Rev. Amis Daniel officiating. Interment Services will be held at 3:00PM Saturday at Isom Baptist Church Cemetery in Stokes County. A native of Forsyth County she was the daughter of Nancy Lee Tuttle and William Hailey Kirk, Jr. who survive. She was a graduate of East Forsyth High School Class of '81, and Cornell University in 1985. Vaughn had worked for several years for the U.S. Government. Survivors in addition to her parents William and Nancy Kirk are her brothers William Hailey Kirk, III and his wife Margaret and their children Sarah and Will of Franklin, TN, and Samuel Tyler Kirk and his wife Heather of Waxhaw. The family will receive friends following the service
at First Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the Kirk family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Robert William Keller, 82, of 2117 Gateway Place Lane, passed away August 25, 2007. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00am, Monday, August 27, 2007 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating, and assisting him will be Rev. Mr. Gene Gillis. Interment will in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Survivors include his Loving Wife Jennie Phillips Keller; Son Mark Robert and wife Lesa and their children Joshua, Benjamin, and Piper; and Son Christian John and wife Patti and their children John Christian and Brian Robert; many beloved nieces and nephews and one remaining sister, Laverne Lavosik. He was preceded in death by his son David Michael Keller, and six other siblings. Born September 11, 1924, a native of West Brownsville, PA, Mr. Keller is the son of the late Christian and Susannah Keller. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a 1st. Lieutenant during WWII in the European Theatre. After his honorable discharge he became an employee of the United States Steel Corporation Railroad System. He retired in 1983 as the Superintendent of Locomotives at the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad in Greenville, PA. He spent 23 years retired in Aiken, South Carolina before moving to Kernersville, NC. He was a life member of the V.F.W., the Benevolent Paternal Order of the Elks, and past president of the Lions Club. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. He had a lifelong love for baseball, the outdoors, his friends and above all his family. He will always be missed by his family and anyone who knew him. Online condolences may be sent to the Keller family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Colfax - Limuel A.”Bud” Nance, 74, of 215 S. Bunker Hill Road died August 23, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 2:30PM Sunday, August 26, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. Rev. Wayne Branch and Rev. David Neese will officiate. Interment will follow in Shady Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late Ila Geneva Welborn and Limuel McCoy Nance. He had been employed with Lambeth Construction and APAC Co.. He thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his family and most of all his fishing time. He was preceded in death by a son Tony Lee Nance, a sister Emily Arlene Mabe, and a brother Jack Welborn Nance. Survivors include his wife Barbara Gray Nance of the home; son Limuel Grayson Nance and Tammy of Colfax; sister Mary Dean of Kernersville; and grandchildren Cody and Stormy. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Saturday night
at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Nance family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Ina Crews Amos, 86, died August 17, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday at the Bunker Hill United Methodist Church, where she was a longtime member, with Rev. Neill Shaw and Rev. Ellis Rouse officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Guilford County she was the daughter of the late Ima Pegram and Harper I. Crews. She had worked for a number of years with the Forsyth County Tax Office. In addition to her membership at Bunker Hill United Methodist Church, she also was a member of Circle #1 and served as treasurer of the Circle. She thoroughly enjoyed her knitting, crocheting, and will be remembered fondly for her "Prayer Shawls" and "Chrismons". She was preceded in death by her husband George W. Amos, who she celebrated 50 years of marriage with on October 9, 1987. She was also preceded in death by a beloved grandson Stephen Amos, brothers Gorrell "Doc" Crews, T.E. Crews, James I. Crews, and a sister Marie C. Glascoe. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law Shirley A. Camp and Jim of Kernersville; sons and daughters-in-law Johnny T. Amos and Linda of Kernersville, and George Ralph Amos and Jewel of Wallburg; 4 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6-8PM at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Amos family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Algie Mae Hodges Pulliam, 87, went home to be with her Lord on August 13, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, August 16 at Bethany Baptist Church in Greensboro with Rev. Jeff Morgan officiating. Interment will follow in Guilford Memorial Park in Greensboro. A native of the Leaksville area of Eden, she was the daughter of the late Cora Lee Shaw and James Henry Hodges. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was very active with the D.A.V. and volunteered at Veteran's Hospital in Durham. She loved playing the guitar and banjo while singing on a radio program from Martinsville, VA. She had played with a family Bluegrass Band during her younger life. She was preceded in death by her husband Lester Ray Pulliam, Sr., and sons Eldon and Eddie Pulliam. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Ray Pulliam, Jr. and Phyllis, and son Ricky Pulliam all of Kernersville, son Wayne Pulliam of Kernersville; grandchildren Mark, Dawn, Pat, Sheila, Scotty, Tracy, Travis, and Ricky; 19 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Wednesday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Pulliam family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Walnut Cove - John Randolph Cromwell, 55, died July 30, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. A native of Hutchinson, Kansas, John was the son of the late Bertha Weed and Robert Cromwell. He was a civil engineer and had worked with Boeing in Seattle, Washington for many years. John loved life, his family, and was engaged to his long time companion Dorothy "Dottie" Dixon. Survivors include Dorothy "Dottie" Dixon of the home; daughter Jesse Cromwell of Sandpoint, ID; and Dottie's son John M. Dixon, Jr. of Winston-Salem. Online condolences may be sent to the Cromwell family
at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
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Kernersville - Arthur Paul Burgess, 83, died July 29 at Hospice of Union County. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. He was a native of Grassflat, Pennsylvania. One of nine children, he was the son of the late Helen and John Burgess. He worked with the RF & P Railroad for many years prior to his retirement. He was the husband of the late Betty Jean Curry Burgess who died January 31, 2006. He attended Kernersville Moravian Church. Survivors include his son and daughter in law David and Martha Burgess of Charlotte; brother Henry "Hank" Burgess; grandchildren Rebecca Kaderli and Willard, and Heather Smith and Keith; and a brand new great granddaughter Trinity Kaderli. Online condolences may be sent to the Burgess family at
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A Memorial Service will be held at 7:30 PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late Ethel Parrish and Emery Gorrell Knight. He was also predeceased by his daughter Judy Irene Knight and a brother Paul Knight. Survivors are daughters Debbie Branch and Billy of Belews Creek, and Lynn Warzinski and Jeff of Kernersville; sisters Susie Watson of Walnut Cove, Mary Watson of Kernersville, and Hannah Dodson of Madison; brothers Buster Knight of Wentworth and Bill Knight of Gulfport, Mississippi; granddaughters Jennifer York, Kayla Marie Pierce, and great granddaughter Lexy York. The family will receive friends from 6PM until time for the service on Monday evening. Online condolences may be sent to the Knight family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Colfax - Douglas R. "Dougie" Gray, 34, of 903 Crosscreek Road died July 24, 2007 in Scottsboro, Alabama. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00PM Saturday at First Christian Church with Pastor Pete Kunkle officiating. Interment will follow in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Cemetery in Colfax. "Dougie" was the son of Wanda Christine Atkins and Douglas Raymond Gray who survive of the home. He was a contractor and a Professional Bass Fisherman. "Dougie" loved life to it's fullest, but fishing was his passion. Survivors include his parents Wanda and Doug Gray of the home; sister Karen Gray of Colfax; paternal grandmother Polly Gray of Kernersville; nephews Logan and Triston Thompson of Colfax. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Friday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Gray family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . A Memorial Fund has been set up at any Wachovia Bank,
c/o Doug Gray Memorial Fund. Kernersville - Avis Lawson McBride, 74, died July 21, 2007 at Britthaven Nursing Center. Funeral Service is scheduled for 2:00PM Tuesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home with Rev. R.J. McBride officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Stokes County she was the daughter of the late Alice Campbell and Gurney Gray Lawson. She was retired from the nursing profession and formerly owned Blooms & Blossoms Flower Shop. She was the wife of the late Lester McBride, and she also was preceded in death by her daughter Shirley Daniels, and her son William Gray McBride. Survivors include her daughters Linda Bailey of Winston-Salem, and Sonya Horne and William of Asheville; son Ronnie McBride of Walkertown; sisters Betty Hodges of Lexington, L.V. Merritt of Rural Hall, and Shelvie Allen of Winston-Salem; six grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-7:30PM Monday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the McBride family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Irene Vincent Hawkins, 88, died July 17, 2007 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Interment will follow at a later date at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. A native of Albany, NY, she was retired from the banking industry. She was the daughter of the late Susana Novak and Theodore Vincent. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank J. Hawkins, Sr., and her son Kevin D. Hawkins. Survivors include her sons Paul T. Hawkins and his wife Sarah(Sally) of Kernersville, and Frank J. Hawkins, Jr. and his wife Martha of Lancaster, SC; daughter-in-law Janise Hawkins of Strausberg, VA; grandchildren Stephan, Kristian, Michelle, Kimberly, Paul Jr., and Megan; five great grandchildren. Online condolences may be sent to the Hawkins family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Michael Louis Ricigliano, 11, formerly of Center Township, Pennsylvania passed away July 16, 2007 at Brenner Children's Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00AM Saturday, July 21 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.F.S.S. officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. Survivors include his mother and father Kathy Lynn Mezmar and Salvatore Ricigliano of the home; sister Lauren Emily Ricigliano of the home; brothers Matthew Derek and Marcello Salvatore Ricigliano both of the home; paternal grandmother Theresa Ricigliano of Ocala, FL; aunts Lorraine Rorick of Monaca, PA., Marie Anglace of Ocala, FL., Patricia Novack of West Haven, CT., and Lois Dionne of Greenville, RI.; uncles Michael Mezmar of Harlingen, TX., and Frank Mezmar of Katy, TX.; also numerous cousins, friends, and extended family including his best friend Andrew DeChellis. The family will receive friends at the church from 9:30 AM until time for the service on Saturday. Online condolences may be sent to the Ricigliano family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Make-A-Wish
Foundation, The Gulf Tower, 707 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. Kernersville - Paul Ray Lucas, 64, of 115 Clifton Street died July 12, 2007. A loving Daddy, Paw-Paw, and husband has gone home to be with Jesus. He died peacefully at his home surrounded by all his family and numerous friends. A Graveside Service is scheduled for 2:00PM Sunday, July 15, 2007 at Gardens of Memory in Walkertown with Rev. R.J. McBride officiating. A native of Rockingham County he was the son of the late Tela Still and Elvor Lucas. A US Army Veteran, he was known for his talented carpentry skills. Survivors include his wonderful wife Faye Shelton Lucas; daughter Tonya Lee and Kevin of the home; sons P. J. Lucas and Sandy of Walnut Cove, and Bobby Lucas and Lynn of Walkertown; sisters Nancy Hilton and Grady of Lexington, Alma Boger of Greensboro, and Mary Craddock of Reidsville; brother Roger Lucas and Bonnie of Reidsville; grandchildren Jamie, Ashley, and Matthew Lee, Jordan Lucas, and Jamie Lynn Tesh. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Saturday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Lucas family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Lewis Woodrow Mathis, 75, died July 11, 2007 at the Winston-Salem Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. Graveside Service will be held at 11:00AM Monday at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory with Pastor Harold Linder officiating. A native of Rocky Mount, he was the son of the late Pearl Lamb and William Mathis. He was the husband of the late Mary Whitley Mathis and the father of the late Marcus Lewis Mathis. Survivors include his daughters Brenda Curtis of Welcome,
Edith Gibson and her husband Bruce of Clemmons, and Pamela Butner and
her husband Larry of Tobaccoville; son Darrell Eugene Mathis and his
wife Kelly of Midway; brother Robert "Bob" Mathis of Rocky
Mount; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Walkertown - Barbara Jean Bowman, 44, died June 26, 2007. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory with Rev. Lester Smith officiating. She was preceded in death by longtime companion Michael Coleman. She was the daughter of Shirley Pack Bowman and Alex Bowman who survive. Survivors including her parents are brothers Ricky and Tom Bowman both of Walkertown. The family will receive friends from 6-7:30PM Thursday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Bowman family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Colfax - Linus Marvin Newsome, 80, of 608 Gray Wilson Road went home to be with his Lord on June 25, 2007. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00AM Thursday at Kerwin Baptist Church with Dr. Joe Myers, Rev. Ron Carrell, and Rev. Chad Warner officiating. Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. A native of Greenville County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Vedie Pair and Nathaniel Newsome. He was a long time member of Kerwin Baptist Church and a member of the Maranatha Sunday School Class. He was retired from Anchor Motor Freight. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter Megan Newsome, a sister Evelyn Avent, and a brother James Newsome. Survivors include his wife of 60 years Edna Slagle Newsome of the home; daughter Ellen Newsome Cave and Steve of Kernersville; sons Wilson Newsome and Vicki of Colfax, Randy Newsome and Sabrina of Walnut Cove, Alvin Newsome and Janet of Kernersville, Earl Newsome and Becky of Randleman, Frank Newsome and Teresa of Walkertown, and Marvin Newsome and Penny of Winston-Salem; sisters Edith Brewer of Delco and Lila Maitland of Richmond, VA; brothers Arthur Newsome of Emporia, VA, and Welton Newsome of Colonial Heights, VA; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9PM Wednesday night at the Kerwin Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the Newsome family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Jesse Noyel Medford, 95, formerly of Clinton, NC died June 25, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Funeral Service will be held at 2:15PM Saturday at the Royal-Hall Funeral Home in Clinton, NC. Interment will follow in the Clinton Cemetery on Main Street. A native of Martin County, Mr. Medford was born May 23, 1912 to the late Noyel John and Geneva Bryant Medford. He was a faithful, and very active member, of St. Matthews Pentecostal Holiness Church in Clinton. He served as a Sunday School Teacher, a Deacon, and Superintendant of Sunday School for many years. He received a commemorative plaque from St. Matthew's celebrating his 60 years of service to the church. He was retired from Sampson Community College, where he founded and chaired the Department of Automotive Mechanics. He also taught at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro and TPL Motor Company in Clinton. Survivors include his wife of nearly 71 years Mary Isabel Williams Medford of Kernersville; daughter Brenda Medford Knight and Gary of Frederick, Colorado; son Jerry Noyel Medford and Carolyn of Kernersville; grandchildren Carson Medford and Jan of Kernersville, Ashley Medford of Greensboro, Tony Knight of Winston-Salem, and Scott Knight of Wilmington. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM Saturday at the Royal-Hall Funeral Home until time for the service. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Matthews Pentecostal Holiness Church, c/o Building Fund, Bradshaw Road, Clinton, NC, 28328. Online condolences may be sent to the Medford family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . The family would especially like to thank caregivers Russilene McFadden, Tracy Livingston, Melvira Vaughn, Sophia Glover, Thelma Mitchell, Beverly Singletary, and Pat Shaw. Special thanks also goes to all the staff of Kerner Ridge Assisted Living for the love and care provided to the Medford family. Kernersville - Mary Vaughan, 81, of 316 Brookside Court died June 23, 2007 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday at Guilford Memorial Park in Greensboro with Dr. Steve Martin officiating. A native of Guilford County she was the daughter of the late Roberta Hodgin and Jarvis Floyd Gray. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Kernersville, a homemaker, and thoroughly enjoyed her time "doing" for others. She was preceded in death by a grandson Robbie Elliott, and brothers Porter, Wilson, and Hilton Gray. Survivors include her husband of 61 years(June 8) Owen C. Vaughan of the home; daughter Roberta Parsons and William of Danville, VA; son Dan Vaughan and Gloria of Jamestown; sister Eula Owens of Greensboro and Sara Duncan of Greensboro; brother James Gray and Irene of Siler City; three grandchildren and two step-grandchildren; one great-grandson. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Vaughan family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Kate B. Reynolds
Hospice, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Kernersville - Margaret Smith Michael, 83, of 1506 Old Greensboro Road, died June 22, 2007. Funeral Service will be held at 3:30PM Sunday, June 24, 2007 at Main Street United Methodist Church with Rev. Don Lloyd and Rev. Dale Hilton officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A life-long native of Forsyth County she was the daughter of the late Robert Lundy Smith and Cora Belle Wilson. She was a registered nurse and served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps during WWII. She was a longtime member of Main St. United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Graham Clifton "Kit" Michael who died in 2000. Survivors include her son Graham C. Michael, Jr. and his wife Elaine Gorman Michael of Kernersville; granddaughter Kelly Michele Michael of New York City; brother Joseph R. "Bill" Smith of Kernersville. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Saturday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Michael family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . The family wishes to acknowledge all the help given to Mrs. Michael by her Main St. UMC family, and the Young at Heart Senior Adult Group and the once-a-month Woman's Friendship Breakfast of Shady Grove Wesleyan Church. Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Main St. United
Methodist Church, 306 S. Main St., Kernersville, NC, 27284, or to the
Shepherd's Center, 431 Bodenhamer Street, Kernersville, NC. Colfax - Katie Collins Quick, 91, died June 21, 2007. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00PM Sunday at Colfax Baptist Church where she had been a member for over 40 years. Rev. Beauford Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Shady Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery. A native of Surry County, she was the daughter of the late Lula Laurel Alice Senter and James Abner Collins. She was a member of the Senior Sunday School Class at Colfax Baptist Church. Her love and passion, besides her family, grandchildren, great and great-great grandchildren, was her love of flowers. She was the wife of the late Haywood Wilson Quick who died May 28, 2005. They were married 69 years prior to his death. Survivors include her daughter Barbara Jean Stafford and Lonnie of Oak Ridge; sons Wilson Quick and Linda, and James "Jim" Quick and Karen all of Kernersville, Larry Quick of Greensboro, and Greg Quick and Sheila of Morganton, Georgia; sister Irene Currie of Raeford; 17 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Quick will be placed in the church at 5:00PM on Saturday evening and the family will receive friends from 6-8PM. Online condolences may be sent to the Quick family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Myra Fulp Tucker, 41, died June 19, 2007 at Hospice of the Piedmont. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, June 21 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County she was the daughter of Carolyn Pinnix and Donald Fulp. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband Bob Tucker of the home; daughter Kirsten Nichole Tucker of the home; son James Linville Tucker and his wife Melissa(James is currently stationed in Iraq); mother and father Donald and Carolyn Pinnix Fulp of Kernersville; sisters Cynthia Kay Brown and Jim of Kernersville, and Lisa Gail Jones and Barry of Belews Creek; brother Alan Bradley Fulp and Sabrena of Willow Springs. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Wednesday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Tucker family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Carole Jean Wade, 62, died June 17, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Lura Sebastian and Robert David Ledford. She was preceded in death by her husband Cameron Vaughn Wade. Survivors include her daughter Tammy Ledford of Winston-Salem; son Jodie Ledford and Sandra of Winston-Salem; daughter Crystal Taylor and Ernie of Chester, VA; brother Danny Ledford and Glenda of Lexington; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Online condolences may be sent to the Wade family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
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Local Funeral Service will be held at 7:00PM Thursday at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. A Funeral Service will be held at the Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home in Fairfax, VA 10:00AM Saturday, June 16, 2007. Interment will follow in Fairfax Memorial Park. A native of Springfield, VA, he was the son of the late William Kinzer Blakemore and Hilda Jones Blakemore who survives. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech University with a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He also completed his Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at University of Cincinnati. Survivors include his mother Hilda J. Blakemore of Kernersville; brother Richard Blakemore and his wife Nancy of Kernersville; and a niece Michelle Renee Blakemore. The family will receive friends in Kernersville at the funeral home from 6:00PM Thursday evening until time for the service. Online condolences may be sent to the Blakemore family
at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Marjorie Leona Motsinger McBride, 65, died June 11, 2007 at High Point Regional Medical Center. Funeral Service is scheduled for 11:00AM Thursday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Frank Shumate officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Annette Eaton and Joshua Daniel Motsinger. She was a member of Main Street Baptist Church and attended Gospel Light Baptist Church. She was a cook for many years at First Baptist Church Daycare. She had a special touch with the children and still stayed connected to many of them after they grew up. She was also an Avon representative. Survivors include her husband Richard Leon McBride of the home; daughter Carol Neal of Walkertown, and Sharon Hylton and Eric of Kernersville; sister Elsie Cayton of Kernersville; brother Ellis Motsinger of Archdale; three grandchildren Joshua and Justin Neal, and Aaron Hylton. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Wednesday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the McBride family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Germanton - Maye Phipps, 85, died June 7, 2007. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00PM Sunday, June 10 at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory in Kernersville. A native of Rockingham County, she was the daughter of the late Cary Lee Bullard and Edward Herman Everett. She was preceded in death by her husband John Paul Phipps. Survivors include her daughter Linda Starbuck and Herbert of Germanton; sons Phil Phipps of Kernersville and Donnie Phipps and Billie of Walkertown; granddaughter Katie Clark; sisters Zora Manring of Walnut Cove, Mary Rominger of Walkertown, Minnie King of Mocksville, Doris Smith of Kernersville, and Katherine George of Yadkinville; brother Tom Everett of Clemmons. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from
6-8PM Saturday night. Online condolences may be sent to the Phipps family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Quentin D. Riffle, 92, died June 3, 2007. Quentin was born in Gassaway, WV in 1914 to the late William and Madge Riffle. He lived in Akron, Ohio for 60 years, and worked at Akron Standard Mold before retiring and moving to Kernersville, NC. He was a WWII US Navy Veteran and served in the Navy SeaBees. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter Kristina McKovich and brothers Raymond, Berkley, Frederick, and Kermit Riffle. Survivors include his wife Kathleen Riffle; daughter Patricia and husband Don McKovich of Lake Wylie, South Carolina; grandson Daniel and wife Teressa of Stokesdale; great grandchildren Ashley and Darryl; sisters Mary McDonald and Frances Thompson of Gassaway, West Virginia and many nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Gassaway, West Virginia. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - James L. "Jack" Marshall, Sr., 71, died Monday June 4, 2007 at Forsyth Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services are scheduled for 10:00AM Wednesday, June 6 at First Christian Church where he was a member. Pete Kunkle, Dean Tsiolkas, and Wayne Branch will officiate. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Forsyth County he was the son of the late Levi Wells Marshall and Ethel Josephine Beeson. He was retired from Stroh's Canning Company in Winston-Salem. He absolutely enjoyed hanging out at Tri-City Bait & Tackle. He was preceded in death by his daughter Robin Henderson and brothers Walter and Virgil. Survivors include his wife Mary K. Marshall of the home; daughter Karen King and William of Winston-Salem; sons James L. Marshall, Jr. and Trish of Oak Ridge, and Jason K. Marshall and Victoria of Kernersville; grandchildren C.J., Kim, Ashley, Shannon, Nathan, Alex, Desiree, Timoria, and Josh who Jack and Mary had raised like their own son; great grandson Dakota; and brother Mike Marshall of Summerfield. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Marshall family
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. High Point - Melvin Thomas "Tommy" Ellis, Jr., 55, died June 1, 2007 at High Point Regional Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00PM Monday, June 4, 2007 at Covenant Church United Methodist, 1526 Skeet Club Road, High Point, NC with Rev. John C. Fitzgerald officiating. Tommy was born January 24, 1952 in High Point. He was a graduate of High Point Central High School. He was employed by Younger Furniture Company. Survivors include his life partner Judy Poole, her son Robbie Poole and wife Bobbie, and their children Brandon, Brittney, and Lauren Poole all of Harrisburg; father Melvin Thomas Ellis, Sr. and wife Patsy of Winston-Salem; mother Helen Ellis Watson and husband Joe of Greensboro; daughter Jessica Leigh Ellis Thompson and husband Alan of Thomasville; grandchildren William, Taylor, and Allison Thompson; brother Jeryl Ellis and wife Jean of Archdale; sister Patricia Fitzgerald and husband Dan of Huntersville, Janice Freeman and husband Bryan of Greensboro, and Shirley Ellis of Delray Beach, FL; nephew Dustin; nieces Amanda, Jennifer, Courtney, and Laura; great nephews Jake and Derek. Online condolences may be sent to the Ellis/Poole family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Juanita Naomi Roberts Crews, 84, died May 19, 2007 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday at Kerwin Baptist Church with Dr. Joe Myers and Rev. Tommy Wagner officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Rockingham County, she was the daughter of the late Nora Vaughn and Kelly Lee Roberts. She was a member of Kerwin Baptist Church. She was the mother of the late Conard Richard Crews. Survivors include her daughters Catherine Dee Shields and her husband Floyd of Germanton, Jenny Trent of Kernersville, Colleen Sowers and her husband John of Bolivia, NC, and Pauline Barber of Winston-Salem; sisters Polly Reid of Lexington and Frances Thompson of Greensboro; seven grandchildren, six step grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and 6 step great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Crews family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Funeral Service will be held at 6:00PM Thursday at Fountain of Life Lutheran Church in Kernersville with Pastor Keith Speaks officiating. A native of Buffalo, NY he was the son of the late Leonard Miazga. He was employed with the UNC-G College System. He thoroughly enjoyed his time with his family and grandchildren, his many travels, and his beloved New York Yankees. He was married for 37 years to Elizabeth Lewinski who died on March 29, 2000. Survivors include his mother Celia Jarcezski Miazga; daughter and son-in-law Debbie Varner and James of Kernersville; son Rick Miazga of Greensboro; grandsons Tyler, Justin, and Dylan; sisters Carolyn Koska of Brimfield, MA, and Kathleen Prior of Cheektowaga, NY; brother Leonard Miazga of Augusta, GA. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the Miazga family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, or Fountain of Life Lutheran Church, 323 Hopkins Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284.
Graveside Service will be held at 3:00PM Sunday at Friendship Cemetery just off Regional Road near the airport. A native of Guilford County she was the daughter of the late Ethel Farrington and Neilus McLean Tucker. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a sister Glenda Masencup. Survivors include her husband Jesse L. Farrington of the home; daughter and son in law Jennifer Dawn Thornburg and Timothy of Randleman; grandson Tyler Thornburg; sisters Hazel Stafford and Ralph of Guilford College, Louise Mabe and Charles of Oak Ridge, Bonnie Henderson and Ronnie of Pleasant Garden, Irene Baker and Thomas of Raleigh, and Nancy Dillon of Stokesdale; brothers Ernest Lee Tucker and Lois of Colfax, and Henry Tucker and Carol of Madison; half brothers Wayne, Michael, and Darrell Tucker all of Colfax. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Saturday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville, and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Farrington family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC , 27405. Kernersville - Mattie Stafford Roberson, 90, passed away Monday, May 7, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Funeral Service will be held 11:00 AM Thursday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. She was born August 11, 1916 the daughter of the late James C. Stafford and Mattie Brown Stafford. A member of First Baptist Church of Kernersville, her love of children led her to teach at First Baptist Church Child Development Center for 28 years. She was an inspiration to all who knew her and will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles D. Roberson, Sr.; sisters, Kate Stafford and Mrs. Sadie Stockton; and brothers Bill and Francis Stafford. She is survived by her sister Clarice Stafford Short of Kernersville. Survivors include her son Charles D. Roberson, Jr. (Brenda) of Tega Cay, SC and daughter Jane Roberson Manuel (James) of Kernersville; four grandchildren Manaia Manuel Jansheski (Bill) and Cindy Manuel Eubanks (Darren), all of Kernersville and Hilary Roberson Larranaga (John) of Cornelius, NC and Brett Stafford Roberson of New York City, NY; seven great-grandchildren A.J., Marley and Drew Jansheski and Madison and Payton Eubanks, all of Kernersville and Benjamin and Abigail Larranaga of Cornelius, NC. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. The family would like to send a special thank you to Mr.& Mrs. Don Holder for all you did for Mom. Memorial Contributions may be made to American Spinal Cord Injury Association 345 E. Superior Room 1436, Chicago, IL 60611. Online Condolences may be sent to the Roberson family
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Funeral Service will be held at 7:00PM Tuesday at First Christian Church, where she was a faithful member, with Pete Kunkle and Dan Hipply officiating. Interment will be at a later date in Salamanca, NY. A native of Clarion, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Clara Theresa Hartle and Stephen Enoch Steiner. She was a homemaker and the wife of the late Raymond Anthony Siperek. Survivors include her sons and daughters in laws Raymond Joseph Siperek and Laurel of Lakewood, NY, and Edward Anthony Siperek and Marsha of Oak Ridge; six grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM until time for the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the Siperek family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27105. A special thanks from the family to all staff of Hospice.
Thank you for your care and guidance in this time of our lives. Kernersville - Clyde Bernard Herbert, Sr., 72, died May 4, 2007. Funeral Service will be held at 7:00PM Monday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. A native of Washington, D.C. he was the son of the late Margaret Ann Wood and Samuel Bernard Herbert. He had worked for many years as a tour bus driver and had made numerous friends in his many travels. Survivors include his daughter and son in law Peggy Downham and Mike of Kernersville; son and daughter in law Clyde B. Herbert, Jr. and Teresa of Mayodan; brother John Herbert of Kernersville; four sisters; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM Monday until time for the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Herbert family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Robert Lee "Butch" Young, Jr., 58, died May 4, 2007 at his home. Graveside Service will be held at 3:00PM Sunday at Sandy Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery in Colfax. A native of Guilford County he was the son of the late Nancy Shields Robbins and Robert Lee Young, Sr. who survives. Also preceding him in death, his step-father James Ray Robbins. Survivors include his wife Wanda Young of the home; daughter Carolyn Young of the home; son Patrick Young and his wife Zera of Kernersville; granddaughters Tabatha and Madison; sisters Rosalee Young, Annette Jones, Susan Cox, Belinda Couch, and Candy Brown; brothers James Robbins II, and Sidney Robbins. The family will visit with friends following the service at the cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the Young family at
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A Graveside Service will be held Saturday May 5, 2007 at Mt. Herman United Methodist Church Cemetery, Highway 704 in Madison. He was the son of the late Alice Dixon Vernon and Curtis Ray Robertson. He was preceded in death by his step-father Charles Harper Wilson. Survivors include his brother Jeffrey Alan Wilson of Kernersville; aunt Jewell Vernon Ellis of Madison and Aunt Wilmoth Ferguson of Sandy Ridge. Send online condolences and obtain more information at
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. Kernersville - Joan Collins Ring, 60, died April 26, 2007 at her home. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. She was preceded in death by her parents Paul Edward and Bennie Frances Collins and her aunt and uncle Beulah and Buck Harden, who raised her. Survivors include her husband Frank Ring of the home; sons, Marty Ring and his wife, Dell and Shane Ring and his wife, Angie all of Kernersville; sisters, Marsha Pegram of Kernersville, Barbara Ivestler of Mocksville, and Kathy Blakely of Kernersville; brother, Richard Collins of Winston-Salem; and two grandchildren, Cole and Claudia. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Ring family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Deborah Ann McCrain, 36, of 1929 Cartwright Drive passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on April 15, 2007. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00PM Wednesday, April 18, at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Wade Rice officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Guilford County she was the daughter of the late Jimmy Harlow McCrain and Barbara Ann Brown McCrain who survives. Other survivors include her brother Frank McCrain and his wife Brenda; grandfather Ellis Brown; aunts Viola Jones and her husband David, Thelma Jean Griffin, and Alice Balsano and her husband Joe; and a loving niece Brittany McCrain. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Swaim family at
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. Kernersville - Lawrence Swaim, 84, entered into the Church triumphant April 14, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at the Morris Chapel United Methodist Church in Walkertown with Rev. Harold Schwantes officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Forsyth County he was the son of the late Ethel Dean and Harrison Swaim. He was a WWII Veteran and received a Purple Heart. He was employed by Duplan in Winston-Salem for 28 years and retired from Modern Machine & Metal Fabricators in Kernersville. He was a lifetime member of Morris Chapel United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his sister Doris Swaim Alessio and his brother Herbert Swaim. Survivors include his wife of 53 years Nan Talley Swaim of the home; daughter and son in law Cheryl Swaim Pryor and Bernie of Reidsville; sons and daughters in law Dean Swaim and Angie Parnell Swaim, and Scott Swaim and Ashley Barringer Swaim all of Kernersville; grandsons Derrick Swaim and his wife Krissy Cline Swaim, Chase, Tyler, Chandler, and Parker Swaim. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Swaim family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the Morris Chapel
United Methodist Church, c/o Building Fund, 2715 Darrow Road, Walkertown,
NC, 27051, or to the Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem,
NC, 27103. Kernersville - Herman Willis VonCannon, 87, died April 13, 2007 at Bradford Village. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, April 21, 2007 at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints with Bishop Barry Page officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Randolph County he was the son of the late Lillie Mae Fox and Lindsay Harrison VonCannon. He was retired from Newman Machine Company in Greensboro. He was preceded in death by his wife Annie Gay VonCannon who died in 1988, and his brothers Wayne and Charlie Hugh VonCannon. Survivors include his daughters Jeraldine Peterson of Fillmore, Utah, Betty Thompson of Burlington, Susan Wood of Mesa, Arizona, Deborah Higbee of Kingman, Arizona, and Aleta Wooten of Colfax; sons Jerry VonCannon of Leeds, Utah, Ralph VonCannon of St. George, Utah, Charles VonCannon of Colfax, John VonCannon of Mansfield, Georgia, David VonCannon of Danville, VA, and Roger VonCannon of Colfax; a half brother Colan Hiatt of Mt. Airy; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. The family will visit with friends from 12:00Noon until time for the service at the church on Saturday. Online condolences may be sent to the VonCannon family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - James Patrick "Jim" Flynn, 82, died April 10, 2007 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Noon on Friday, April 13, 2007 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 616 S. Cherry Street, with Father Joseph Tustin O.F.S.S. presiding. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemtery. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Gertrude Dougherty and John Flynn. He was a graduate of West Catholic Boy's High School in Philadelphia. He served in the US Navy during WWII for three years. He retired in 1988 from Burlington Chrysler Company in Burlington, NJ. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus Holy Cross Council 8509 in Kernersville. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post #5352 in Kernersville. Survivors include his wife Mary Ann Kestel Flynn of the home; sisters Gertrude O'Grady of Saginaw, MI, and Sister Gertrude Cecilia, SSJ of Flourtown, PA; brother Thomas Flynn of Beaufort, NC. The family will receive friends from 11AM Friday until time for Mass. Online condolences may be sent to the Flynn family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Joseph Villa,
110 W. Wissahickon Avenue, Flourtown, PA, 19031; or to the Kate B. Reynolds
Hospice, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103. Kernersville - Virginia Doris Dever, 90, died April 11, 2007 at her home surrounded by her family. A native of Springfield, Ohio, she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband Doyle Adams Dever. Survivors include her daughters Dana Wimmer of Kernersville and Mary Jane Rolfe of Murrells Inlet, SC. Online condolences may be sent to the Dever family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth,
101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Greensboro - Charles Louis Calhoun, 72, died Monday, April 9, 2007. A Celebration of his Life will be held Friday night at 8:30PM at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. A native of Alabama, he was the son of the late Mary Inez Peacock and Joseph Warren Calhoun. He was a retired chef and had also retired from the US Army National Guard. He had served his country during the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Conflicts. He was a member of the Masonic Harmony Lodge #3 in Marianna, Florida. He was a Master Mason, a 32nd Degree Mason, and a Shriner. Survivors include his sister Louise Patelos of Greensboro; brother William Perry Calhoun of Greensboro; nieces Tonya and Carmen Calhoun, and Lisa Martin; nephews William Perry Calhoun, Jr., Rusty and Charles Jackson, and Perry Martin, Jr.. Online condolences may be sent to the Calhoun family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Greensboro - Virginia Stafford Westmoreland, 94, formerly of Millwood School Road, went home to be with her Lord, from Countryside Manor in Stokesdale, on Easter Sunday, April 08, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at the Smith Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Chuck Peters officiating. Interment will follow in Sandy Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery. A native of Guilford County, she was born April 22, 1912 to the late Mary Seawell and Rober Stafford. She was a member of Smith Grove Baptist Church and the wife of the late William Homer Westmoreland, Sr.. She was also predeceased by a son Barry S. Westmoreland, a granddaughter Beverly Westmoreland Blackwood, sister Beth Mabry, and brothers Rex and Volta Stafford. Survivors include her sons William H. "Billy" Westmoreland, Jr. of Greensboro, David S. Westmoreland and his wife Judy of Stokesdale, Lyndon K. Westmoreland and his wife Bertha of Winston-Salem, Stephen M. Westmoreland and his wife Janice of Belews Creek, and Paul E. Westmoreland and his wife Carol of Greensboro; daughter-in-law Nancy Westmoreland of Greensboro; sisters Evelyn Hunter of Greensboro, and Millicent Kincaid of West Jefferson; eleven grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; and nine great-great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Westmoreland family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Flowers are appreciated, but memorial contributions are preferred to be sent to a charity of one's choice. The family would like to thank the staff of Countryside
for all their care. Kernersville - Ella Davis Hall Cranford, 87, of Bona Court died April 6, 2007 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Monday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Joe Shanahan officiating. Interment will follow in the Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Johnson County, Kentucky, born on May 12, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Rosella Webb and Lon C. Davis. Ella retired in 1977 from Triple C Automotives of Inglewood, California. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Garland Hall and C.C. Cranford, four brothers, three sisters, and grandson, Martin Wendell Vestal. She is survived by her daughter and loving son-in-law, Roselee Hall Bowen and Larry of Kernersville; four sister-in-laws; a brother-in-law; a step-daughter, Betty Jo (Virgil) Hall; a grandson, Larry Anthony (Sophia) Vestal; two step-granddaughters, Sonya (Dale) Stumbo and Susan (Marvin) Little; three step-great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, loving cousins, numerous friends and a loving friend, Pat Vestal whom she considered a daughter. The family will receive friends from 4-6PM Sunday at the funeral home and other times at the home, 1047 Bona Court in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Cranford family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds
Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103. Greensboro - Phyllis Ann Brown Hedrick, 60, of 7617 Thorndike Road, died Tuesday April 3, 2007. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00AM Saturday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. Interment will follow in the Oak Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery. She was born January 30, 1947 in Guilford County to the late Bonnie Elizabeth Brown Sears. Phyllis was a homemaker all of her life. After years of sickness and pain, the last few months she had truly enjoyed her life with her daughter. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her step-father Roy L. "Runt" Sears and her grandmother and grandfather Florence and Ed O. Brown, Sr. Survivors include her beloved daughter who was thelight of her life DeLena Carol Hedrick; her best friend and "sister" Vickie Jones; her precious "littleman" Shane Lee Richardson, Jr.; two very special friends Peggy Holt and Diane Richardson; her "adopted mother" Carrie Tuttle; her two "adopted daughters" Lisa Eaton and Le Ann Jones; she also leaves behind a host of friends who loved her sweet and caring heart. The family will receive friends from 6-7:30PM Friday night at the funeral home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Hedrick family at
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. Kernersville - Thelma Lucille Jenkins Robinette, 87, died March 29, 2007 at Britthaven. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Pine Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Howard Fleming officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Roda, VA in Wise County, she was the daughter of the late Laura Hammonds and Isaac Harrison Jenkins. She had been a rural route mail carrier in W.V.. She, along with her late husband owned Robinette's Grocery at Lake Stephens in Surveyor, W.V.. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Beckley, W. VA. She had been a member of Surveyor United Methodist Church in W.V., and currently was a member of Pine Grove United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband David Jackson Robinette, her sisters Wilma Bennett and Anna Mae Graves, and a brother Lyle Jenkins. Survivors include her daughter Carol Ann Crutchfield and her husband Tom of Kernersville; grandchildren Kristen Crutchfield and her fiancée Jeremy Brown of Greenville, and David Crutchfield and his wife Anne of Raleigh; sister Louise Duncan of Jacksonville, Florida; brother Isaac Harrison Jenkins, Jr. of Surveyor, W.V.; half sister Virginia Brock of Pearisburg, VA. The family will receive friends at the church starting at 1:00PM Saturday prior to the service. Online condolences may be sent to the Robinette family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Pine Grove United
Methodist Church, c/o Building Fund, 1018 Piney Grove Road, Kernersville,
NC, 27284. Kernersville - Dorothy Martin Faley, 90, died March 28, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 4:00PM Friday March 30, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Bunker Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. A native of Fairview, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Isabella Lockhardt and Frank H. Martin. She had resided in Burlington, Kernersville, and most recently at Falls River Court in Raleigh. She was retired from Sears. She was married to the late Norman James Faley, and was also predeceased by her daughter Joyce Faley, a sister Mildred Hoffman, and her brother Frank H. Martin, Jr. Survivors include her daughters Gloria Faley and her partner Susan Johnston of Chapel Hill and Carol Faley of Winston-Salem; grandchildren Robert and Stephen Faley, Debbie Royals and her husband Joe Mizerk, Amy Royals and her husband Bruce Szymczak, Lisa Royals and her husband Lorin Beresnyak, Cindy Royals, Jon Royals and his wife Terri, Thomas Royals, and Rebecca Royals; great grandchildren Danny, Noah, and Eli Mizerk, Jessica Szymczak, Alexandra, Mikaela, and Lorin Beresnyak, and Rachel, Emma, and Claire Wilson, Zachary and Sydney Royals, and Chase Royals. The family will receive friends starting at 2:00PM Friday prior to the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Faley family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions are requested to be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, or to the American Cancer Society. Mocksville - Carrie Elizabeth Campbell Smith Abernathy, 86, went home to be with her Lord March 26, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00PM Thursday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Eastlawn Cemetery in Kernersville. "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile." Mother Teresa… She was born September 13, 1920 in Stokes County to the late Rose Ella Miller and Willie Lee Campbell. She was retired from Kayser Roth Hosiery in Kernersville and CAP in Davie County. She was a member of Cooleemee Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Edgar Lee Smith, a son Cletus Smith, sisters Willie Kate Lawson, Mable Merritt, and Myrtle Merritt Shore, and a brother Clarence Campbell. Survivors include her husband David Ford Abernathy of Mocksville; daughter Sandra Sprinkle(Paul) of Mocksville; sons Thomas Smith(Sandy) of Winston-Salem, and Don Smith(Lucy) of Holden Beach; daughter-in-law Diane Smith of Kernersville; sister Violet Steven(Elwood) of Stanleyville; step daughters Dawn Clements(Robert) of Statesville, Jo Carol Losse of Utah, Sheila Abernathy of New Bern, and Pam Talar(Noah) of Havelock; sister-in-law Betty Monsees; grandchildren Faith Caudle of High Point, Donnie Smith, Jr. of Kernersville, Paige Scott(Steve) of Mocksville, Perry Smith of Kernersville, Terry Smith(Rita) of King, Gary Smith(April) of Stokesdale, Jerry Smith of Stokesdale, and Suzie Smith of Kernersville; step grandchildren Nathan Sprinkle of Mocksville, and Tracey Poole(Eddie) of Troutman; and great grandchildren Kimberly Strickland, Aaron Scott, Brittany Scott, Hailey Caudle, and Meredith Caudle. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Wednesday night at the funeral home, and a reception at the funeral home will follow the interment services. All are welcome before traveling home. At other times, the family will be at 709 Milling Road in Mocksville. Online condolences may be sent to the Abernathy family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, or to the Cooleemee Church of God, P. O. Box 357, Cooleemee, NC, 27014. Kernersville - Terri Armstrong Anderson, 52, died March 16, 2007. A private family service to celebrate Terri's life will be held at a later date. Survivors include her husband James C. "Butch" Anderson of Kernersville; daughter Heather Cruthis of Trinity; son Curtis Cameron and his wife Tracy of Winston-Salem; granddaughters Danielle, Madison, and McKenzie Cameron of Winston-Salem; sisters Norma "Tootsie" Beard and her husband Willie of High Point, Angie Sechrist of Walkertown, Betty Armstrong of Sophia, Janice Roper and her husband Paul of Thomasville, and Kathy Newsom and her husband Phillip of High Point; brothers Jimmy Armstrong and his wife Carolyn of High Point, and Gary Armstrong of Monroe, GA. Online condolences may be sent to the Anderson family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be sent
to the Guilford County Animal Shelter.
Funeral Service is scheduled for 11:00AM Wednesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Terriaco officiating. Interment will follow in the Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. Born July 20, 1922 he was a native of Forsyth County and the son of the late Myrtle Griffin and Sollie Aldean Kiger. He was a WWII US Army Veteran, and was retired after 30plus years from H.E. Crawford Company. He was married to the late Virginia Idol who passed in 2000. He also was predeceased by sisters Minnie Mabe, Betty Kiger, Irma Murphy, and Della Hayes, and brothers Larston, Ollie Will "Doc", and Luther A. "Check" Kiger. Survivors include his sons Danny Ray Kiger and his wife Shirley of Colfax, Douglas Lee Kiger and his wife Judy of Kernersville, and Charles Andy Kiger and his wife Cynthia of Kernersville; sisters Myrtle Hedrick of Greensboro, Frances Young and her husband Carl of Oak Ridge, and Shirley Whitaker and her husband Roy of Kernersville; grandchildren Danny Ray Kiger, Jr., Michelle Bates and her husband Jeremy, Jennifer Kiger, Heather Moore and her husband Othell, and Lauren Kiger; great grandchildren Dylan and Alyssa. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Tuesday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Kiger family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, or Meals on Wheels. Kernersville - Pauline “Polly” T. Mischler, 70, a loving mother died March 17, 2007 after a long battle with breast cancer. Funeral Services will be held at Noon, Saturday March 24, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Gibbons officiating. Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. She was preceded in death by her husband Phil "Yankee" Mischler and her granddaughter Ami Lynn Mischler. Survivors include her daughter Dale Marie Bottoms and her husband Eugene of Kernersville; son Philip R. "PR" Mischler and his wife Ashley Giles Mischler of San Antonio, Texas; and her grandson Philip Mischler The family will receive friends Saturday one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Mischler family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the Boy's & Girls Home of NC, P.O. Box 127, Lake Waccamaw, NC, 28450. The family would like to thank all the friends and family
who supported "Polly" with their time, energy, friendship,
and care. A special thanks to Brenda and Dawn. To the health care workers
who provided the best they had to offer, "bless you". To Dr.
Judith Hopkins & Dr. Jean Fromson, a special "thank you".
Kernersville - Roger Lagette Hastings, Sr., 86, of 1362 Union Cross Road died March 8, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center after several weeks of illness. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Sunday at Sedge Garden United Methodist Church with Rev. Ellis Rouse and Rev. Phil Bauguess officiating. Interment will be private and prior to the service in the church cemetery. A lifelong native of Forsyth County he was a graduate of the old Sedge Garden High School. He had worked for Cottingham Grocery, and also in sales for NC State Motor Club. He was a partner in Dillon & Hastings Real Estate Company for over 52 years. Through Dillion & Hastings, he also was involved with Dillion & Hastings Insurance and Insulation Companies as well. He was a long time member of Sedge Garden United Methodist Church and a member of the Baracca Sunday School Class of the church. He was a member of the Kernersville Exchange Club and enjoyed the camaraderie of the club members immensely. He also had a passion for his golf game with his friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Eloise Sapp Hastings. Survivors include his daughter Betty Ann Clark and her husband Eddie of Kernersville; son Roger L. "Dickie" Hastings, Jr. and his wife Carole of Kernersville; grandchildren Jeffrey and his wife Tricia, Shea, and Adam; great grandchildren Matthew, Zachary, and Ally; his special caregivers Margie and Pat, and his administrative assistant for many years, Johnnie Duggins. The family will receive friends from 5:30 until 7:00PM Saturday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorial Contributions may be sent to the General Fund of Sedge Garden United Methodist Church, 794 Sedge Garden Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284, or to the Exchange Club's SCAN(Stop Child Abuse Now) Project, c/o Ivey Redmon, 202 Westwood Drive, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Thank you to the Neuro ICU Unit and the Palliative Care
Team of Forsyth Medical Center for all of their kindness and care. Kernersville - Elzora "Doty" Cooke Cunningham, 95, died March 6, 2007 in Clemmons, North Carolina. A native of Forsyth County, Mrs. Cunningham was born on January 26, 1912 to the late Carrie Belle Winfree Cooke and William Gene Guthrie Cooke. She had resided at 240 Hastings Drive for many years prior to her moving to Clemmons. Mrs. Cunningham was a member of Kernersville First Baptist Church and was involved with several charities. She worked for the municipal government in Washington, DC and before retiring was employed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Peace College in Raleigh. She was predeceased by her son, William Enlow Cunningham. Survivors include her sisters Mary Ruth Korner of Winston-Salem, Carolyn C. Mock of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and JoAnne Cooke Whitney of Clemmons; and several nieces and nephews. Online condolences may be sent to the Cunningham family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Mt. Gur Cemetery. Kernersville - Royce Lee Lawson, 80, died March 17, 2007. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00PM Tuesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Stokes County he was the son of the late Walter and Marie Lawson. He was retired from Cox Motor Express and he was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife Nellie Mae Hawks Nelson of the home; daughters Ann Lawson and Brenda Roddy; son Wade King; sister Maxine Mickey; brother Kency Lawson; grandchildren Brian, Mark, Josh, Penny, Johnny, Candy, and Randy; great grandchildren Ricky, Gloria, Britney, and Tyler. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Lawson family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
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A Celebration of his Life will be held at Kernersville Moravian Church. Interment will be private in the Kernersville Moravian Church Graveyard. A native of Boston, Mass. he was the son of the late Frederick J. Gillis, Sr. and Kathleen Delaney Gillis. He was an auto mechanic, an auto body technician, and enjoyed numerous other occupations over the years. He had worked with "Big Daddy" Don Garlits and his Racing Team. Survivors include his loving wife Judith Lee Robbins Gillis of the home: daughters Lori M. Gillis Thomas and her husband Bryan, and Lisa M. Gillis Cunningham and her husband A.J.; son Jeffrey W. Gillis; step daughter Elizabeth Ann Park Adams and her husband John Bart; step sons James Adair Park and his wife Kristin, and Joseph Daniel Park and his wife Amanda Ellen; grandchildren Lauren, Ashley, and Wyatt; stepgrandchildren Amanda, Nathaniel, and Cole. Memorial Contributions should be sent to the Kernersville Moravian Church Mission Ministry, 504 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Online condolences may be sent to the Gillis family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Saturday at the Sedge Garden United Methodist Church with Rev. Ellis Rouse and Rev. Phil Bauguess officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Gur Cemetery. Born July 19, 1919 in Onida, South Dakota, he was the son of the late Rohe Vester and Stella Mae Eller Pennington. He graduated, in 1940, from Franklin and Marshall College with a BS degree in chemistry. He was one of ten children that grew up on farms in Ashe County, NC, and southern Lancaster County, PA. He was married to Betty Jane Throckmorton of Muskogee, OK. He left the plow behind and spent his career as a nuclear scientist developing peaceful uses of the atom. During the war he worked on the Manhattan Project that brought an end to the war. In 1957 he was assigned to Tokyo, Japan as the first Atomic Energy Commission's attaché for the Far East. He worked on reactors for ships, space vehicles, and other uses including medicine. Mr. Pennington retired in 1979. During his retirement years, Mr. Pennington and his wife stayed active cycling, dancing, golfing, traveling, and wintering in Vermont where they often skied over 100 days a year. They skied in amateur Nastar races, taught many to ski, and introduced others to cross country skiing before retiring from the 80+ Ski Club. Mr. Pennington was active in Scouting for over 50 years. He always enjoyed working with children, whether camping, skiing, building things, or science projects. His mother instilled faith and love of God that guided him throughout his life. He was very involved with every church he attended. Locally, he was a member of Sedge Garden United Methodist Church. He was predeceased by his daughter Susan Lee Pennington. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Betty Jane Throckmorton Pennington of Kernersville; sons Stephen Phillip Pennington of San Anselmo, CA, and William Herbert Pennington, Jr. and his wife Carol Curia Pennington of Kernersville; daughter-in-law Teresa Mauer Pennington of Douglasville, PA; grandchildren Katharine Suzanne Pennington of Kernersville, Matthew Claiborne Pennington and his wife Barbara Stewart Pennington of Rutland, VT, and Daria Laurie Pennington of San Francisco, CA; sisters Irene Reifsnyder, and Evelyn Burkle; brothers Jessie Pennington, Robert Pennington, David Pennington, and Dr. James Pennington; step grandchildren Dawn Leifeste and her husband Brian, and Daniel Curia and his wife Lori; step great-grandchildren Megan Cain, Jessica Cain, Jenna Curia, and Claire Curia. The family will receive friends from 6-8:30PM Friday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Pennington family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Fl 17, Chicago, IL, 60601-7633, or donate at http://www.alz.org. The Pennington family wishes to express thanks, and gratitude,
to Hospice of Forsyth; members of Sedge Garden United Methodist Church;
parishioners of Holy Cross Catholic Church; the Knights of Columbus
and Columbiettes; the staff at AON; and all who have been so supportive.
Kernersville - Roger Lagette Hastings, Sr., 86, of 1362 Union Cross Road died March 8, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center after several weeks of illness. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Sunday at Sedge Garden United Methodist Church with Rev. Ellis Rouse and Rev. Phil Bauguess officiating. Interment will be private and prior to the service in the church cemetery. A lifelong native of Forsyth County he was a graduate of the old Sedge Garden High School. He had worked for Cottingham Grocery, and also in sales for NC State Motor Club. He was a partner in Dillon & Hastings Real Estate Company for over 52 years. Through Dillion & Hastings, he also was involved with Dillion & Hastings Insurance and Insulation Companies as well. He was a long time member of Sedge Garden United Methodist Church and a member of the Baracca Sunday School Class of the church. He was a member of the Kernersville Exchange Club and enjoyed the camaraderie of the club members immensely. He also had a passion for his golf game with his friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Eloise Sapp Hastings. Survivors include his daughter Betty Ann Clark and her husband Eddie of Kernersville; son Roger L. "Dickie" Hastings, Jr. and his wife Carole of Kernersville; grandchildren Jeffrey and his wife Tricia, Shea, and Adam; great grandchildren Matthew, Zachary, and Ally; his special caregivers Margie and Pat, and his administrative assistant for many years, Johnnie Duggins. The family will receive friends from 5:30 until 7:00PM Saturday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorial Contributions may be sent to the General Fund of Sedge Garden United Methodist Church, 794 Sedge Garden Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284, or to the Exchange Club's SCAN(Stop Child Abuse Now) Project, c/o Ivey Redmon, 202 Westwood Drive, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Thank you to the Neuro ICU Unit and the Palliative Care
Team of Forsyth Medical Center for all of their kindness and care. Kernersville - Elzora "Doty" Cooke Cunningham, 95, died March 6, 2007 in Clemmons, North Carolina. A native of Forsyth County, Mrs. Cunningham was born on January 26, 1912 to the late Carrie Belle Winfree Cooke and William Gene Guthrie Cooke. She had resided at 240 Hastings Drive for many years prior to her moving to Clemmons. Mrs. Cunningham was a member of Kernersville First Baptist Church and was involved with several charities. She worked for the municipal government in Washington, DC and before retiring was employed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Peace College in Raleigh. She was predeceased by her son, William Enlow Cunningham. Survivors include her sisters Mary Ruth Korner of Winston-Salem, Carolyn C. Mock of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and JoAnne Cooke Whitney of Clemmons; and several nieces and nephews. Online condolences may be sent to the Cunningham family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Mt. Gur Cemetery. Kernersville - Denise Ann Thorn Smith, 45, died March 4, 2007 after fighting valiantly through a lengthy battle with cancer. Funeral Service is scheduled for 4:00PM Wednesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at a later date. Born March 6, 1961 she was a native of Baltimore, Maryland. She was the daughter of Carolyn Hicks and William Paul Thorn. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents William Lee and Anne Dee Hicks. Survivors include her husband Ernest Reynolds Smith of the home; daughter Donna Tello of Greensboro; son Victor Smith and his wife Heather of Mayodan; mother Carolyn Hicks Sherrill of Walkertown; father Bill Thorn and his wife Brenda of Hampstead, MD; three grandchildren Sarah, Damian, and Lauren; paternal grandparents Paul and Georgia Thorn; sisters Candy Gibson and her husband Mike of Littlestown, PA, and Cindy Kraynie and her husband Dave of Chadds Ford, PA; brothers Tim Rhodes and his wife Christie of Parkville, MD, and Jeff Rhodes and his wife Victoria of Calabasas, CA; very special aunt and uncle Jean and Gordon Devese of Hampstead, MD, also Pat and Lou Bowen, Walt Thorn, Dee McConnell, Elizabeth Lindsey and her husband Jeff, Susan Hicks, Cindy Hicks, and Sharon Hicks; uncles Billy Hicks, and Chris Hicks and his wife Sarah; very special cousins Sarah, Redley, and Bella Peeples; sister- in-law Mary Williams of Greensboro; brothers-in-law Jerry Smith and his wife Cathy of Stokesdale, Weldon Smith of Madison, Dewey Smith and his wife Judy of Phoenix City, AL, Dennis Smith of Elon, and Keith Smith of Madison; ten nieces and nephews, many other cousins and extended family, including her godson Frank Nicholas Gibson. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Smith family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103. Although her time here on Earth was short, she was loved by many and will be dearly missed by all.
Funeral Service is scheduled for 2:00PM Thursday, March 1, 2007 at Main Street United Methodist Church where he was a member. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Jackson, Alabama he was born June 18, 1919 to the late Peter John and Elizabeth Hammon Schott. He was employed with ITT Grinnell, Inc. and transferred to Kernersville in 1973. He retired in 1981 after 42 years of service with ITT Grinnell. He was preceded in death by three brothers Elbert, Jim, and an infant. Survivors include his wife of 62 years Clyde Reid Schott also formerly of Jackson, AL; daughter Jane Schott of Kernersville; son Eric Schott and his wife Diane of Lawrenceville, GA; grandchildren Amy Bailey and her husband Rob of Dacula, GA, Chris Schott and his wife Jackie of San Diego, CA, and Tony Schott of Lawrenceville, GA. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Wednesday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Schott family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Main Street United Methodist Church Building Fund, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Britthaven of Kernersville for the outstanding care given to Pete.
Kernersville - S. A. Hooker, Jr., 76, died February 25, 2007. Funeral Service is scheduled for 11:00AM Wednesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Park. A native of Stokes County, he was born October 1, 1930. He was the son of the late Josie Zadie Hudson and Samuel Henry Hooker. He was preceded in death by sisters Lib Doss, Alice June Hooker, and Margaret Louise Hooker; brother Jessie Elbert Hooker. He was an avid Wake Forest Basketball fan and loved his golf. He scored his first hole-in-one on May 12, 2005. Survivors include his wife Lovella Ann Hale Hooker of the home; daughters Lila Hooker, Deborah Hooker, Toni Hooker Johnson, Tabitha Hooker Brown; sons Samuel Hooker, and Joseph and wife Lori T. Hooker; sister Virginia Hooker Dews; brothers Edward Hooker and Alden Hooker; 9 devoted grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; several loving nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the funeral home, and following the service on Wednesday all are welcome at his son Joseph Hooker's home, 1906 Academy Drive in Lexington. Online condolences may be sent to the Hooker family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to Community Fellowship
Moravian Church Building Fund, 181 Welcome-Arcadia Road, Welcome, NC,
27374.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, February 19, 2007 at the Main Street United Methodist Church, Kernersville, NC with Rev. Don Lloyd, Rev. Dale Hilton, Dr. J.C. Grose, and Dr. Al Ward officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Granville County he was the son of the late Frances Breedlove and Harold Lloyd O'Brien. He was a graduate of Stovall High School Class of '48, and from Wake Forest University in 1952. W.J. came to Kernersville in 1957 to work with the Bank of Kernersville, which later merged with Wachovia Bank. He was assistant Vice-President in the Kernersville Branch and retired in 1985. He received the "Man of the Year" award from the Jaycees in 1964. He received Lions Club International's highest honor, the Melvin Jones Fellow Award in 1991. W.J. was a member of the Kernersville Lions Club where his special project the "Car Raffle" has helped raise thousands of dollars for the blind and visually impaired. He was honored with a "Lifetime Membership" from the Kernersville Lions Club. He served as president of the NC Eye and Human Tissue Bank for many years and was a member of the board of directors. He was a past president of the Kernersville YMCA and had served as treasurer of the YMCA Building Fund. He had served in nearly every YMCA office and was one of the top volunteers with the "Partnership With Youth" campaign. He was a member of the Forsyth County Social Service Board, chairman of Kernersville United Way Fund Drive, Director of Kernersville Fourth of July Celebration, Board of Directors and President of the Kernersville Chamber of Commerce, Charter Member and Treasurer of Kernersville Bi-Centennial Celebration, Inc., and a board member of Friends of the Library. He participated on the J.R. Paddison Memorial Library building committee which brought the current library facility to Kernersville. He was recognized, in 1976, by the Kernersville Chamber of Commerce with its Community Service Award. He was a member of Kernersville Masonic Lodge #669 AF & AM, and he was past Master of Henry F. Grainger Lodge in Oxford (1954). He was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church and served as church treasurer for 35 years and was a member of the Finance Committee. He was a member of the Administrative Board, past president of United Methodist Men, member of the Boy Scout Committee, member of the Board of Trustees, co-chair of the Building Fund, served on the Cemetery Committee and was a member of the Heritage Club. W.J. was very instrumental in starting Boy Scout Troop 940 at the church and three of his son's are Eagle Scouts. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, as they were married April 7, 1956, Shirley Smith O'Brien of the home; sons William Joseph O'Brien, Jr. of Raleigh, Wesley Frazier O'Brien and his wife Kristen of Kernersville, George Vance O'Brien and his wife Kathleen of Kernersville, and Paul Lewis O'Brien and his wife Myla of Oak Ridge; sisters Mary Ann Lumpkins and her husband James, and Betty Lou Davis and her husband Ronnie all of Oxford; brothers Charles P. O'Brien and his wife Joyce of Longwood, FL, and Don L. O'Brien and his wife Faye of Annandale, VA; grandchildren Anna, Pierce, Emma, Davis, Allie, and Peyton O'Brien. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM until 8:30PM Monday, February 19, at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the O'Brien family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Main Street
United Methodist Church, c/o Building Fund, or the Blackwell Music Endowment
Fund, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Eddie Jonathan "Bud" Rominger, 61, died February 13, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 7:30PM Friday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Goode officiating. Interment will be held on Saturday at the Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Forsyth County "Bud" was the son of the late Ollie Mae Goode and Henry Rominger. He was a delight to all who knew him and will be missed especially by his family. He was preceded in death by his sister Allie Idol and brothers Henry, Ray, and Benjamin Rominger. Survivors include his sister Frances E. Mabie of Lincoln, Nebraska, Christine Skipworth of Kernersville, and Alpha Price of King; brother Vance Rominger of Burlington; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM Friday evening until time for the service. Online condolences may be sent to the Rominger family
at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Greensboro - Kenneth Lee Clark, Jr., 21, died February 10, 2007. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00PM Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kernersville. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother Maria G. Sanchez. He had thoroughly enjoyed his four-wheeling with his friends and his family. He was a '04 graduate of Northwest High School. Survivors include his mother Grace Sanchez Clark; sister Kathryn Lynn Clark; brother Kristopher Lance Clark. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Greensboro - James "Jim" Richard Souden, 71, died February 12, 2007. A Celebration of his Life will be held at 5:00PM Wednesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. A native of Alameda County, California he was the son of the late Eleanor Joyce and James Mitchell Souden. He was an engraver for the printing industry. Jim is survived by his daughters Laurie Austin and Karen Renee Welka; his grandsons Eric, David, Jimmy, Jason, Ryan, and Billy; grandchildren Katherine, Samantha, Nathan, Aleigha, Noah, Makayla, and Laurelyn. The family will visit with friends following the service.
Online condolences may be sent to the Souden family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Elizabeth "Lizzie" Griffin Perdue, 88, died February 9, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00AM Monday, February 12, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wally Yarborough officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Rockingham County she was the daughter of the late Rose Belle Wall and Robert Raymond Griffin. She was a homemaker and was a joy for all those that knew her. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years Cary Glenn Perdue and 5 brothers and a sister. She was also preceded in death by her daughter Gloria Kay Owens. Survivors include her sons and daughters in laws Malcolm Gordon Perdue and Susan of Burlington, and Bobby Gene Perdue and Dorothy of Winston-Salem; also Gloria's husband John Owens of Kernersville; grandchildren Robert "Rocky" Craig Perdue of Troutman, Amber Heil of Louisville, KY, Jonathan Owens, and Kimberly Owens of Kernersville; one great granddaughter Jade Heil of Louisville, KY. Online condolences may be sent to the Perdue family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to the Handbell Fund,
c/o Friedland Moravian Church, 2750 Friedland Church Road, Winston-Salem,
NC, 27107. Kernersville - George Solomon “Solly” Coltrane, Sr., 92, died February 8, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00PM Saturday at the Main Street United Methodist Church, where he was a long time member with Rev. Don Lloyd and Rev. Dale Hilton officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Guilford County he was the third of eight children born to the late Mary Pearl Wakefield and Lee Beacher Coltrane. His family grew up on a dairy farm and after attending Guilford College he came to Kernersville at age 19 to work for S.E. Hauser Grocery. He later operated the Coltrane Grocery Company. He has owned & operated the Tri-City Real Estate Company since 1962 and continued to work until his recent illness. He was given the designation “Realtor Emeritus” by the National Association of Realtors in 2005. He was a past member of the Kernersville Board of Alderman serving during the late 1940’s. He served on the Forsyth County Board of Education for eight years and was Chairman for four years. He also had served the Kernersville Local School Board during the same time. He served as a Forsyth County Commissioner for six years. He was Chairman of the Forsyth County Zoning Board of Adjustments for four years. He was a member of the Kernersville Wachovia Bank Board of Directors for 17 years and was Chairman for a number of those years. He was a member of the Kernersville Lodge 669 A. F. & A. M., Scottish Rite Bodies, and Oasis Shrine Temple. He was a member of the Kernersville Lions Club for over 70 years and was presented a life membership in October of 2004. He was a past President of the Lions Club, a Melvin Jones Fellow, and Jack Stickley Fellow. He received the “Community Service Award” from the Kernersville Chamber of Commerce in 1976 and the “Four Way Test Award” from the Kernersville Rotary Club in 1995. He was preceded in death by his first wife Grace Stafford Coltrane and a son Joseph. He was also preceded in death by sisters Eulalia C. Thacker and Edna Wakefield, and a brother Vernon E. Coltrane. “Solly” loved his family, his Lord, and his community. Survivors include his wife of forty years Rebecca H. Coltrane; son George Solomon Coltrane, Jr. and his wife Sylvia of Greenville, SC; daughters Laura C. Smith and Janie H. Veach both of Kernersville; brother J. Max Coltrane, William Coltrane, Lois Coltrane, and Jesse Coltrane and his wife Margaret; grandchildren Susan C. Sigmon and her husband Lt. Col. Lewis J. Sigmon of Stuhgart, Germany, George Steven Coltrane of Greenville, SC, Andrew H. Veach of Winston-Salem, Matthew B. Bristow-Smith and his wife April of Rocky Mount, and Jeffrey L. Smith and his wife Shannon of Kernersville; great grandchildren Kendall, Mason, and Jesse Sigmon, and Sydney Bristow-Smith. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Friday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Coltrane family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com Memorial contributions may be made to the Main Street United Methodist Church Building Fund, 306 S. Main St., Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Kathryn Theresa Tomlinson Zadareky, 91, died February 1, 2007 at The Oaks at Forsyth. A Celebration of her life will be held at 5:00PM Saturday February 3, 2007 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. A native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Abner Worthington Tomlinson and Elizabeth Hannah Sullivan. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter and son in law Judy Mattison and George of Kernersville; sons and daughters in laws John Zadareky and Lana of Levittown, Pennsylvania, and Robert Zadareky and Pat of Deerfield Beach, Florida; 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. The family will visit with friends at the funeral home following the service. Online condolences may be sent to the Zadareky family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Special thanks go out to Station 3 Staff at The Oaks for taking such sweet care of our Mom. Thank you to all the staff at The Oaks for being her "second family". Kernersville - Mrs. Frances Evelyn McGee Stanley, 89, passed away Thursday, February 01, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, February 3 at the Pisgah United Methodist Church where she was a longtime member. Rev. Ellen Harkey will officiate and the interment will follow in the church cemetery. She was born November 4, 1917 near Wallburg, NC to the late Clemmons Lafayette "Fate" and Ruth Etta Henderson McGee. Mrs. Stanley had been a resident of Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Center in Winston-Salem since December of 2000. She was married September of 1944 to Jay Romulous Stanley who died June 20, 1994. She was also preceded in death by sisters Margaret Neal and Catherine Flowe. Survivors include her sons Donald Wayne Stanley, PhD and his wife Carolyn Swaim Stanley of Greenville, NC and Dr. Ronald Jay Stanley and his wife Cheryl Stimpson Stanley of Boone, NC; grandchildren Chris Stanley and his wife Jenna of Chatham County, Melissa Stanley Wallace of Greenville, Will Stanley of Raleigh, Caroline Stanley Burgess and her husband Dr. Earl Burgess of Brentwood, TN, Brian Stanley and his wife Meredith of Asheville, and Jonathan Stanley of Boone; great grandchildren Ian Wallace, Elise and Evelyn "Lynn" Stanley, Hannah and Jacob Burgess; sister Louise Badgett of Winston-Salem; brothers C.L. McGee, Charles McGee, and John McGee all of Davidson County. Memorial Contributions may be made to Pisgah United Methodist Church, 2165 Pisgah Church Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284, or to Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Center, 1240 Arbor Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27104. Online condolences may be sent to the Stanley family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Walkertown - Zetta Lea Fulp, 60, died February 1, 2007. A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00PM Saturday at Mt. Gur Cemetery in Kernersville with Rev. James McDaniels officiating. A native of Forsyth County she was the daughter of the late Rober Vance Fulp and Ivola Mustin Fulp who survives. She was a pleasure to all who knew and loved her. She will be dearly missed. Survivors include her mother Ivola M. Fulp of Winston-Salem; brothers and sisters in law Barry and Rachel Fulp of Belmont and Larry and Rita Fulp of Walkertown. The family will receive friends from 1-2:45PM Saturday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Fulp family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Oak Ridge - Evy "A" Edwards, 93, a life long Oak Ridge Community resident died January 31, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Oak Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery. She was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Logan and Etta Wall. She was the oldest living member of the Oak Ridge Fire Departments Ladies Auxilary. She was the wife of the late Oliver Lee Edwards. Survivors include her daughter and son in law Barbara and Luke York of Greensboro; grandson and his wife Kevin and Carolyn York of High Point; special friends Carol King and Sandra Basnight. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Friday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Edwards family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Joyce Ann White Faulkner, 73, died January 31, 2007 at her home. A Celebration of her Life will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Main St. United Methodist Church with Rev. Don Lloyd and Rev. Rick Carter officiating. A native of China Grove she was the daughter of the late John P and Roxie Floyd White. She was the wife of the late Paul Richard Faulkner who died in 1987. She was preceded in death by her sisters Joan Campbell and Wanda Miller and brothers Buddy and Jerry White. Survivors include her son Brad Faulkner and his wife Sandra of Kernersville, and son Brian Faulkner and his wife Emi of Birmingham, Alabama; grandchildren Lauren, Heather, Cameron, Hannah, and Mackenzie; sisters Jewel Payne of Charlotte and Alice Hinson of Albemarle; and many beloved nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the Faulkner family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Hydrocephalus
Foundation. Kernersville - Edward Don Hale, 82, died January 22, 2007 at his home. A Service with Military Honors will be held at 11:00AM Friday, January 26, 2007 at the National Veterans Cemetery in Salisbury, NC. A native of Eaton, CO he was the son of the late James Hugh Hale and Ida Ethel Westfall. He was a WWII US Navy Veteran and retired from TWA Airlines after 34 years of service. He was married to the former Audrey Kelly on January 1, 1948. He always enjoyed his card playing and anytime spent with his family and friends. Survivors include his wife of 59 years Audrey Kelly Hale of the home; daughters and sons in laws Caline Anderson and Jerry of Reidsville, Karen Seeman and Marty of Kansas City, Missouri, and Lisa Gardner and Jim also of Kansas City, Missouri; grandchildren Michele Wallace and her husband Tom, Justin Anderson and his wife Tricia, Heather Linder, Sara, Katie, and Samantha Seeman; great grandchildren Mia Wallace and Dylan Anderson. In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth County, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, or to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be sent to the Hale family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00PM Thursday at Mt. Gur Cemetery with Rev. Randy Parrish officiating. A native of Forsyth County she was the daughter of the late Odessa Mae Maybrey and Frank Hunter Henderson. She was the wife of the late David Edgar Tuttle. She was of the Methodist faith and a homemaker. Survivors include her loving daughter Sherry Lynn Tuttle Griffin and her husband Mark of the home; grandchildren Alexis and David Griffin of the home; sisters Lovie Mae Dorsett of Thomasville, and Dorothy Scott and her husband Rufus of Kernersville; brothers Irvin "Steve" Henderson and his wife Thelma of Greensboro, and Eugene Henderson of Thomasville. The family will receive friends from Noon until 1:30PM Thursday prior to the services at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Tuttle family at
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Funeral Services will be held at 10:00AM Friday, January 12, 2007 at Morris Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Harold Schwantes and Rev. Chris Henson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Forsyth County she was the daughter of the late Mattie Larimore and Newton Warren. She was a longtime member of Morris Chapel United Methodist Church. Her passion was always her family but she thoroughly enjoyed her quilting, canning, and cooking as well. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter Smith "Jack" Neal, a daughter Ruby Neal Harrison, and brothers Rober, Leonard, Allen, Grover, Raymond, Chester, Spencer, Roy, and Coy Warren. Survivors include her sons and daughters in laws Dewey H. Neal and Blanche of Yadkinville, Troy S. Neal and Margaret of Belews Creek, Raymond H. Neal and Frances of Walkertown, and W. Harvey Neal and Jeanette of Walkertown; daughters and sons in laws Wilma N. Hendrix and Gerald of Kernersville, and Kathryn N. Sell and Burnis of Belews Creek; brother Irvin W. Warren of Boynton Beach, FL; grandchildren Robert Neal of Belews Creek, Annette Cross of Gastonia, Jo Ann Daniels of Kernersville, Robin Neal and Tim Neal of Winston-Salem, Tracy Vogler of Walkertown, Dana Whitney of Kernersville, Ashley Catlett of Mocksville, Neal Hendrix of Charlotte, Scott Sell of Belews Creek, Jennifer Sumner of Reidsville, Julie Allen of Durham, Susan Parks of Cornelius, Perry Harrison, Jr. of Pinehurst; and 15 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Neal family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to Morris Chapel United
Methodist Church Cemetery or Building Fund, 2715 Darrow Road, Walkertown,
NC, 27051 Colfax - Mabel Peoples Pendry, 93, died January 8, 2007. Graveside Services will be held 1:00PM Wednesday at the AI Church Cemetery on Highway 68N at Alcorn Road. A native of Guilford County she was the daughter of the late John Peoples and Eliza Jane Peoples. She was preceded in death by her husband Emory Otis Pendry who died February 15, 2000. Survivors include her daughters Betty Jane Taylor of Williamsburg, VA, Hazel McGee and her husband Bobby of Colfax, and Margaret (Maggie) McGee of Level Cross; son Billy Pendry and his wife Patsy of Colfax; 14 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, and 10 great great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter Hazel McGee 3301 Sandy Ridge Road in Colfax. Online condolences may be sent to the Pendry family at
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. Kernersville - Helena J. Bates, 77, died January 8, 2007.
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. Kernersville - Lillie Mae Beck Cavanaugh Rice, 75, died peacefully at home and surrounded by her family just two weeks before her 76th birthday on January 7, 2007. A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00PM Tuesday at Crestview Memorial Park in Rural Hall. A native of Forsyth County she was the daughter of the late Mary M. Simmons and Marvin P. Beck. She was a homemaker and thoroughly enjoyed her family and their times together. She was preceded in death by her husband Dalton L. Cavanaugh, Sr. and a son Tommy Wayne Cavanaugh. Survivors include her daughter and son in law Donna Childress and Tony of Thomasville, and daughter Renee C. Burchett of Walkertown; son and daughter in law Dalton Lee Cavanaugh, Jr. and LeaAnne of Buford, GA; sister Dorcas McNeil; brothers Jack, Tom, and Rev. Joe Beck; 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends following the service until 9PM at the home of Donna Childress, 125 Hiatt Road, Thomasville. Directions, and online condolences, may be found at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of the Piedmont.
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