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Walnut Cove - Mabel Smith Hartness, 77, went home to be with her Lord on December 30, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday January 3, 2009 at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church in Walnut Cove with Pastor Tim Nelson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late Alice Hagler and William Smith. She was a devoted Christian. She taught Sunday School, and was secretary, at the Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church for a number of years. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Aaron Clark Hartness, and brothers William and H.T. Smith. Survivors include her daughters Vickie Wilkes and Danny of Kernersville, and Patricia Weitfeldt of Walnut Cove; son Michael Aaron Hartness and June of Walnut Cove; five grandchildren Kimberly King, Tara Jenkins, Casey Lozzi, Jake Weitfeldt, and Hannah Hartness, and six great-grandchildren Brady King, Brennan King, Halle Jenkins, Chase Jenkins, Jake Lozzi, and David Lozzi; sisters Margaret Crisp of Gastonia, and Dorothy Kirby and George of Charlotte; brother Baxter Smith and Virginia of Gastonia. 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 Hartness family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association. Kernersville - Glen Ashpy Hord, 66, died December 26, 2008. Funeral Services, celebrating his life, will be held at 3:00PM Monday December 29, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be at a later date in his former hometown of Biloxi, Mississippi. A native of Tollesboro, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Freda Elizabeth Reeder and Woodrow Wilson Hord. Glen operated a hotel in the Biloxi area until he almost lost his life during Hurricane Katrina. He relocated to Kernersville in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He is survived by many wonderful friends at the Gateway Place Apartments and in the Biloxi area. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Helen Barnett Idol Gordon, 90, went home to be with her Lord on December 26, 2008. Funeral Services celebrating her Life will be held at 3:00PM Sunday December 28, 2008 at Mission Baptist Church with Rev. David Keaton officiating. Interment will follow in Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery. A native of Guilford County, she was born September 10, 1918. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Annie Idol. She married Bill Pinkney Gordon on March 25, 1941. She was a Sunday School Teacher and Treasurer of Pisgah United Methodist Church for many years. She was a loving wife, devoted mother, wonderful grandmother, and a caring friend. She never met a stranger. She also was a prolific writer, and her letters to the editor were regularly published in the Winston-Salem Journal for over 40 years. For the last several years she had enjoyed daily activities at the Elizabeth and Tab Williams Adult Day Center. She loved nature, life and reading her Bible which she had read completely seventy-two times. In addition to her loving husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son Michael and a brother Ed Idol. Survivors include her sons David Gordon, Bill Gordon and Pat, and Jerry Gordon and Brenda all of Winston-Salem; granddaughters Leslie Gordon of Winston-Salem, Molly Gordon and Chip Powell of Raleigh, and Emily Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani of Brooklyn, NY. The family will receive friends from 2:00PM Sunday until time for the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the Gordon family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Mission Baptist Church, 411 Walkertown-Guthrie Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, or to Elizabeth and Tab Williams Adult Day Center, 231 Melrose Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103. High Point - Larry Joe Gray, 58, went home to be with his Lord on December 26, 2008. Funeral Services celebrating his Life will be held at 2:00PM Sunday at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Hensley officiating. Interment will follow in Mt.Gur Cemetery in Kernersville. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Joe Beason Gray and Polly Anna Whicker Gray who survives. Larry was known throughout High Point for riding his bicycle every day, in all kinds of weather. He never met a stranger and was truly liked by all he met. Larry was given a 25 year perfect attendance plaque, in 2006, by the Green Street Baptist Church for his dedication to his church. He was there, sitting on the front row, at all services of the church. Survivors include his mother Polly Whicker Gray of Kernersville; sister Donna Cleary and Mark of Arizona; brothers Douglas R. Gray and Wanda of Kernersville, Dewey Wesley Gray and Deena of Rural Hall, and David Keith Gray and Deborah of Kernersville; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will visit with friends from 4-6PM Saturday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Gray family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Green Street Baptist Church, 303 N. Rotary Drive, High Point, NC, 27263/
Services Celebrating his Life will be held at 11:00AM Saturday December 27, 2008 at the Main Street United Methodist Church. Entombment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Mecklenburg County, he was the son of the late Mary Jane Mitchell and Olin Sylvester Giles. He was a longtime member of Main Street United Methodist Church and the J.C. Grose Sunday School Class. Bill was an active community, civic, and church leader. He was a member of the Kernersville Rotary Club and was a Paul Harris Fellow. Bill was the founder of the Triad Classic Car Club and orchestrated many “Cruise In’s” in the Triad area. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter Ami Mischler and his mother Evelyn J. Love Giles. Survivors include his loving wife Elaine Alexander Giles of the home; daughters Ashley Lynn Mischler and P.R., Jr. of Kernersville, Mary Elaine Binkley and Lee of Mooresville, and Amanda Nicole Rutledge and Keith of Whitsett; grandchildren Philip Mischler, III, Morgan and Mark Binkley, and Shelby and Emma Rutledge; brother Olin S. Giles, Jr. and Judy of New London, NC. Mr. Giles will lie in state at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home on Friday December 26, 2008 from 10AM until 6:00PM and also at the church on Saturday from 10:15AM until time for the service. The family will visit with friends immediately following the service in the fellowship hall of the church. Online condolences may be sent to the Giles family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to Main Street United Methodist Church, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284, or to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Kernersville - Robert Jones Hines, Jr, 74, went gently into the arms of Jesus Monday, December 22, 2008 at Kate B Reynolds Hospice Home following a lengthy illness with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was a hard-working man who cared deeply for and provided well for his family and was known for his humor and wit. Robert was born July 29, 1934 in Millington, Tennessee and graduated in 1952 from Millington High School. He began his working career with Humko Products in Memphis, TN leaving there in 1965 to work for Ford Motor Co in Lorian, Ohio. He worked for Ford for many years as a General Supervisor, retiring in 1988. After retirement, he served as a Deacon in Central Baptist and First Baptist Churches in Spring City, TN. In 1999, he moved to Kernersville to be closer to his family and became a member of Calvary Baptist Church (Winston-Salem) and later Triad Baptist Church in Kernersville. In addition to Jaki, his loving wife of 54 years, Robert is survived by son Robert,III (Nancy) of Novato, CA and their daughters Vanessa (Rob) Charette, and Erin, Shannon, and Molly Hines; his daughter Karen (Carl) Kearney of Oak Ridge, NC and their daughter Bailey. Vanessa and Rob have given him two precious great grandsons Nicholas and Nathan. He is also survived by a loving brother Donnie (Charlotte) of Millington, TN, a devoted sister Gail of Long Beach, CA, and two very special aunts Grace Hill Archer of Millington, TN and Evelyn Hill Ross of Bartlett, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Virginia (Hill) Hines, and brother Harrell Hines. A Service Celebrating his Life will be held 3:00PM Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Triad Baptist Church, 1175 South Main Street, Kernersville, NC. The family will visit with friends from 2:00PM until the time of service at the church on Sunday. The Family would like to especially thank the caring staff of Hospice & Palliative Care Center in Winston-Salem, the Shepherd’s Center in Kernersville, and the many loving friends at Triad Baptist Church and Calvary Baptist Church who assisted the family during this difficult time with their gifts, thoughtfulness, and many prayers. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Hospice & Palliative Care Center, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103-3217, and The Shepherd’s Center of Kernersville, 431 Bodenhamer Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Online condolences may be sent to the Hines family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - James A. “Jimmy” Parks, 48, died December 22, 2008 following a lengthy illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at Redeeming Grace Baptist Church in Siloam, NC with Brother Junior Wall officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, Jimmy was born on June 30, 1960 to the late Charlie Parks and Imogene Smith Parks who survives. He had been employed with Madison Place Apartments for many years. He enjoyed riding his Harley, watching NASCAR, and spending time with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his daughter Shannon. Survivors include his wife Jeannie Hutchens Parks of the home; son James A. “Jr” Parks of Myrtle Beach, SC; step-son Jake Butler of the home; sisters Kathy Flippin, Brenda Kirby, Glenda Parks, and Linda Howell all of Winston-Salem. The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Parks family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Raymond Walter McDaniel, 74, went home to be with his Lord, Friday December 19, 2008. Services Celebrating his Life will be held 1:00PM Monday December 22, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chucks Peters officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Chatham County, and he was the son of the late Era Fox and Walter D. McDaniel. He was married to Helen Ann Eanes and they had lived in Colfax prior to moving to Gloucester, Virginia to be closer to their daughter. Survivors include his wife Helen Ann Eanes McDaniel of the home; daughter Katherine M. Wirt and her husband Ronald of Gloucester, VA; grandson Nathan Wirt; sisters Lessie Dowdy, Rachel Marley, and Nancy Meekins; brothers William T. McDaniel, and Robert McDaniel; special friends and neighbors Bill and Heidi Smith and their daughter Alyssa. The family will visit with friends 2:00 until 4:00PM Sunday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the McDaniel family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Services Celebrating her Life will be held at Noon on Monday December 22, 2008 at Calvary Chapel of the Triad. A native of New Jersey, she was the daughter of Karin Rita Pohl and Conrad Meyer. A member of Calvary Chapel, she was employed as a waitress with The Plaza Restaurant. Being more than a waitress, she would soon become your friend. She never met a stranger and truly changed the lives of those around her. Rita was kind, caring, giving, and unconditionally loved everyone who surrounded her. During the struggles in life Rita faced, she would always tell you, “We know that all things work together for good, for those who love God.” Romans 8:28. Survivors include her parents Conrad and Karin Rita Meyer of New Jersey; daughter Constance Lombardozzi of Florida; son Anthony Aaron Jackson of Kernersville; sister Karen Meyer of New Jersey; grandchildren Rogelio Salazar, Taylor Jangie, and Jacob McCormick; and a host of friends including her friends Bonnie Donahue, Donna Crim, and Kim McCormick. The family will visit with friends following the services at the Church on Monday. Online condolences may be sent to Rita’s family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
She was born October 4, 1916 and was raised in Kernersville, the daughter of the late Lake Gray Snow and Charles Franklin Snow. She attended Kernersville School where she was valedictorian of her graduating class. Four years later she graduated, with honors, from Women’s College (now UNC-G). For the next seven years, she taught at Colfax School until her marriage in 1943 to Isaac Cody Adams. After her husband’s untimely death from cancer in 1950, she stayed at home to raise her four daughters and attended Salem College studying music, religion, and theology. When the youngest began school in 1956, Cornelia returned to teaching at Kernersville School and later became the school’s librarian. In 1972 she became the librarian for Colfax School where she remained until retiring in 1978. As a widow, living on a teacher’s salary, she was nevertheless able to provide her daughters with ballet, piano, organ, and violin lessons making sure each received a college education. She filled their lives with music, the arts, literature, and a passion for the beauty of nature. Cornelia was a Bible scholar and devoted member of the Kernersville Moravian Church, where she served for many years as choir director, Sunday School teacher, prayer group leader, and the first woman Elder. An enthusiastic, and knowledgeable, historian, Cornelia was the founder and first president for the Kernersville Historical Preservation Society in 1982. She also served for twenty years on the Kernersville Friends of the Library Board, which she helped found and organize. In addition to her husband Isaac and her parents, she also was preceded in death by brothers Charles F. Snow, II and Wesley Snow. Survivors include her daughters Jane Birken and husband Bill of Chapel Hill, Amy Campbell and husband Don of Newton, Emily Adams of the home, and Sarah Long and husband Dan of Raleigh; sister Theresa Edwards of Kernersville; grandchildren Melissa Campbell Johnson, Ted Campbell, Beth Everhart, and Dustin Aber; six great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank the many people who loved, and supported, their mother through her long life. They especially recognize their aunts, Theresa Edwards and Virginia Snow, along with their late husbands James Edwards and Charlie Snow, and their cousins in the Snow, Adams, and Casey families. Funeral Services Celebrating Her Life will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday December 17, 2008 at Kernersville Moravian Church with Rev. R. Donald Winters officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Graveyard. The family will visit with friends in the church fellowship hall starting at 12:45PM Wednesday. All other times, the family welcomes visitors to their home. Online condolences may be sent to the Adams family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Special thanks go to all of Cornelia’s friends and fellow members of Kernersville Moravian Church. Finally, the family wishes to thank Betty Everette, the staff of Bradford West Assisted Living, and the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House staff. She leaves her family, church, and community enriched beyond measure. Memorials may be made to the Kernersville Moravian Church, 504 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284, Paddison Library, 130 E. Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284, or The Shepherds Center, 431 Bodenhamer Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Mildred F. McManama, 90, went home to be with her Lord on December 14, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday at Forestbrook Baptist Church in Myrtle Beach, SC with Rev. Ken Shriver officiating. Entombment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Conway, SC. A native of Stanly County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Pallie Cicero Layton and Richard Benjamin Featherstone. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Marion, NC. She had formerly been a member of the Forestbrook Baptist Church. She was the wife of the late Morris Dow McManama, and also was preceded in death by her daughter Kathryn Carmack. Survivors include her daughters Amelia Smith and Lewis of Kernersville, and Patricia McCormick and Stephen of Leesville, SC; son Richard McManama and Linda of Kernersville; sister Fay Rowe of Marion, NC; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 10:00AM Wednesday until time for the service at the Forestbrook Baptist Church in SC. Online condolences may be sent to the McManama family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the First Baptist Church in Marion, NC, or the Forestbrook Baptist Church Building Fund, 2051 Forestbrook Road, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29588. Kernersville - Sylvia Lynn “Cookie” Douthit, 41, went home to be with her Lord on December 7, 2008. Services Celebrating her Life will be held at 4:00PM Saturday December 13, 2008 at Gate City Family Worship Center in Winston-Salem, with Apostle Theophilus Jones officiating. Interment services will be held privately in Evergreen Cemetery in Winston-Salem. Sylvia was born February 3, 1967 to Linville and Sylvia Hemphill Douthit in Englewood, New Jersey. She received her formal education at Zion Lutheran, St. Anastasia Catholic School, St. Cecilia Catholic School, R.J. Reynolds High School, and NC A&T University. Sylvia was employed at Mid-Atlantic Bank in NJ, and the Home Depot in Florida where she was a supervisor and auditing specialist for 14 years. In her leisure, she enjoyed her family and friends, music, preparing special surprises for the children that she so dearly loved, and watching movies. She relocated to NC in June of ’06 and became a faithful member and friend to many at Gate City Family Worship Center. A woman of faith, courage, and strength, Sylvia truly lived a blessed life that could only be considered as Golden! Sylvia’s life and memories will be left to cherish by her mother Sylvia A. Douthit; her father Linville Douthit; her maternal grandfather Alfred J. Hemphill; great-Aunt A. Louisa Lyerly Foy; her loving Aunt and Uncle Marion “Boo” and Brenda Frazier; her devoted cousins Cheryl, Brandon, and Tai Frazier; her god daughter Tatum Frazier; and a host of extended family, friends, and those who loved her. The family will receive friends following the service at the church on Saturday. Online condolences may be sent to the Douthit family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Kernersville - Janelle Turner, 71, went home to be with her Lord on December 4, 2008. A Celebration of her Life will be held at 3:00PM Sunday December 7, 2008 at First Christian Church with Rev. Wayne Branch officiating. Interment services will be held at Noon on Monday December 8, 2008 in Floral Garden Park Cemetery in High Point. A native of Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Thelma Estelle Arnette and Johnie Wade Woolard. She was a member of the Board of Directors of Ocean Isle Beach Club, a founding member of Santa & Company, and a member of Woodmen of the World. She was retired from Varco-Pruden Buildings. She was preceded in death by her husband Gilbert Nathaniel Turner who died December 9, 1997. Survivors include her daughters Teresa Turner Wood and Jay, and Sonya R. Turner-Sledge and Jerry, and son James C. Turner all of Kernersville; sister Loretta Ruth Robertson of Archdale; brother L.C. “Chuck” Woolard, Sr. and Cheryl of Winston-Salem; two grandsons; one great-granddaughter; one niece and four nephews. The family will visit with friends from 3-5PM Saturday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at her home 489 Turner Manor Court. Online condolences may be sent to the Turner family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Janelle, and her family, want to express their sincere appreciation and special thanks to all her family and special friends for their love and support through her difficult times; to Dr. Eugene Paschold and his staff ; the nurses of Forsyth Regional Cancer Center and Hospital; her cancer navigators whom she came to love for their kindness and care; her cancer support group; her water aerobics group; and Dr. Victoria Nnadi and her staff. Memorials may be sent to the Lung Cancer Navigators, Forsyth Regional Cancer Center, 3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, or to Santa & Company, 495 Turner Manor Court, Kernersville, NC, 27284, or to Triad Free To Breathe, P.O. Box 298, High Point, NC, 27261. Kernersville - Jennie P. Keller, 84, died November 27, 2008. Family Services will be held at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mr. Gene Gillis officiating. Interment will be held in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Sepsi and John Phillips. She attended the California Teachers College after her graduation from high school. She was married to the late Robert William Keller on December 5, 1944. Mr. Keller died August 25, 2007. Mrs. Keller loved the game of golf, the fine arts, the beauty of nature and most of all her family. In addition to her husband she was also preceded in death by her son David Michael Keller, four brothers, and a sister. Survivors include son Mark Robert Keller and wife Lesa and their children Joshua, Benjamin, and Piper; and son Christian John Keller and wife Patti and their children John Christian and Brian Robert; many beloved nieces and nephews and a sister. She is also survived by many dear friends in Aiken, SC, and Greenville, Pennsylvania. Online condolences may be sent to the Keller family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the NC Zoo, 4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro, NC, 27205, or the Tennessee Aquarium, One Broad Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37402. Kernersville - Marie Bodsford Mabe, 86, went home to be with her Lord on November 28, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Monday December 1, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Darrell Hampton and Rev. Judy Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Harmony Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Lewisville. A native of Lewisville, she was the daughter of the late Lillie Mae Holder and Charles Stewart. She was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church in Germanton. She was a “Breast Cancer Survivor” and was extremely proud of her support of the “Surviors” organization. She was married to the late James Wesley Bodsford, Sr. for thirty-three years and later married to the late James Dewey Mabe for 25 years. She is survived by her daughters Evelyn Bodsford, and Virginia B. Spoon and Jack all of Winston-Salem; sons Jerry Bodsford and Brenda of Kernersville, Stanley Bodsford and Laura of Kernersville, Daniel Bodsford and Donna of N. Myrtle Beach, S.C., and James “Buddy” Bodsford, Jr. and Ann of Elkton, Maryland; sisters Ruby Calloway and Elizabeth Casey both of Winston-Salem, and June Brown of Wilmington; brother R.A. Dull of Elkton, MD; eighteen grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 4-6PM Sunday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Bodsford/Mabe family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Oak Ridge - Wade Dean Sudderth, 87, died peacefully and went to his eternal home Tuesday November 25, 2008 after several months of declining health. Services celebrating his life will be held 11:00AM Saturday November 29, 2008 at Alamance Presbyterian Church in Greensboro with Rev. Dr. Michael Kurtz and Rev. Karen C. Kurtz officiating. Interment will follow in church cemetery. He was born July 26, 1921 in Caldwell County to the late Martha Nevada Walker Sudderth and Rufus Ross Sudderth. He moved with his family to Guilford County at an early age. He attended Sumner High School and was a member of Rocky Knoll Baptist Church where he received Christ. He served his country in the U.S. Navy on the USS Kingman in the Asiatic-Pacific area. Following his tour of duty, he began his employment with J.D. Wilkins Company (Fabrication of Steel) as a foreman and known as “Sud” for forty-one years. He moved to the Battleground area of Greensboro where he resided for a number of years. He was a member of Battleground Baptist Church and a volunteer of the Battleground Fire Department. He was married to Colleen Hackett Penry in Lawndale Baptist Church August 11, 1967 and moved to Oak Ridge in 1974, where he joined Oak Ridge United Methodist Church. He was a master fixer and on an occasion repaired a cook pot in exchange for a coconut pie from a neighbor. He loved to make gifts for friends and family. Wade had a unique sense of humor, and enjoyed morning coffee with friends at McDonalds. He truly had a special relationship with his animal friends, Bishop and Buddy. Survivors include his wife of forty-one years Colleen of the home; daughters Carmen Safrit (Alan), Laura Dean Sudderth, and Patricia Kirkman (Vance); son Lindsay Ross Sudderth (Pat) of Iron Station, NC; sister Pauline Goodwin; brother Clyde Sudderth (Betty); five grandchildren Brandon Safrit, Melinda White, Jake Sudderth, Michael Sudderth, and Kimberly Holder; nine great-grandchildren, and several special nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully request memorial gifts to Oak Ridge United Methodist Church, 2424 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge, NC 27310, or Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fund, 4000 Presbyterian Road, Greensboro, NC, 27406. The family wishes to express their appreciation for the wonderful support of all the neighbors, friends, Pastors, and all the medical staff of Moses H. Cone Health System for the care, and love, they extended to Wade. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the Sudderth family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Marcia Ann Olcott, 71, died November 24, 2008. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family, at her home. Funeral Service will be held at 6:00PM Friday, November 28, 2008 at Fountain of Life Lutheran Church with Pastor Keith Speaks officiating. She was the daughter of the late Charlotte Berg and Ralph Porter, Jr. Marcia was married to the late Philip Reid Olcott. She was the founding member and queen of the Floo=zee Belles Red Hat Society, Member of the Order of the Eastern Star of New Jersey, past member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club, Member of Kernersville’s Newcomers Club, and she was in various bridge clubs and bunco groups. Survivors include her daughter Nancy Olcott Kopetski and her husband Michael of Kernersville; sons David R. Olcott and his wife Valerie of Monmouth Junction, 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, or Fountain of Life Lutheran Church - Building Fund, 323 Hopkins Road, Kernersville, NC 27284 Kernersville - Dennis Barrett Walker, 58, died November 22, 2008. Graveside services will be held 2:00PM, Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at Main Street United Methodist Church Cemetery. A native of Kernersville, Barrett is the son of the late Edna Mae Dwiggins and Robert E. Walker. He was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church. He was an avid Carolina and Atlanta Braves fan. He loved country music and was a fantastic uncle who loved hiding marbles with his nieces and nephews. Survivors include his two sisters Janice Atchison and her husband Donald of Kernersville, Diane Tilley and her husband Terry of Kernersville; niece Sheri Martin and husband Chad of Asheboro; nephews, Keith and Chris Atchison both of Winston-Salem; two great nieces and one great nephew. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to Main Street United Methodist Church, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC 27284 Kernersville - Diana Elizabeth McCracken, 60, went to her Eternal Home on November 20, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at a later date at Holy Cross Catholic Church. A native of Windham, Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late Bernice Kirchner and Donald Flynn. She was a true wife, mother, and friend to all who knew her throughout her lengthy battle with MS. Survivors include her loving husband Danny McCracken of Kernersville; daughters Sally Ann McCracken, and Monica Diane McCracken both of Kernersville, and Mary Elizabeth Bullard and Ronald of Greensboro; five grandchildren Christopher Daniel McCracken, Ronald Dakota Bullard, Camron Gray Venable, Riley Dalton Bullard, and Katie Elizabeth Bullard; sister Linda Wisdorf of St. Paul, MN; brothers Gary Flynn of New Rochelle, CT, and David Flynn of Phoenix, AR; numerous extended family including all of her sisters and brothers in laws. The family will visit with friends following the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the McCracken family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Ambrose Joseph Reichart, Jr., 70, died November 17, 2008. Kernersville- Mildred Kelly McCracken, 80, passed away on November 16, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at Noon Wednesday November 19, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Garness Brooks and Wayne Fulton officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Gwinnett County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Annie Mae Lance and Cleburn Monroe Kelly. She was a homemaker and “Mom” to all she knew. She was preceded in death by her husband D A McCracken and grandson Austin W. McCracken. Survivors include her daughters Sandra Jones and Randy of Winston-Salem, Peggy Fulton and Wayne of Kernersville, Ava Beeson and Greg of Winston-Salem, Patty McBride of Mt. Airy, and Lisa Hill and Greg of Winston-Salem; sons Danny McCracken and Diane of Kernersville, Steve McCracken and Phyllis of Winston-Salem, Ricky McCracken and Jennifer of Wallburg, Ralph McCracken and Glenda of Wallburg, Ray McCracken of Winston-Salem, and Lonnie McCracken and Laura of Liberty; twenty-five grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren; sisters Helen Bell and Edward of Cummings, GA, and Edith Manning of Dahlonega, GA, and brother Charles Kelly and Juanita of Tallapoosa, GA. The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the McCracken family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Services Celebrating his Life will be held at 2:00PM Friday November 21, 2008 at Main Street United Methodist Church with Dr. Jeff Patterson, Rev. Dale Hilton, and Rev. Rick Carter officiating. A native of Surry County, he was the son of the late Bette Marie Thompson Sledge and Tommy Edward Sledge. He was an active member of Main Street United Methodist Church and had been a member of the Great Expectations Sunday School Class. He was a graduate of Ragsdale High School Class of ’74 and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Tee was a pharmaceutical representative for Publicis Sellings Solutions, Inc.. He was an avid golfer, enjoyed all of his “play” time, and was devoted to the NC State Wolfpack. Tee was first and foremost a loving husband and tremendous father to his adoring children. Survivors include his loving wife of 21 years Jackie Sugg Sledge of the home; daughter Kacie Elizabeth Sledge of the home; son John Thomas “Jack” Sledge of the home; sister Kim Sledge Watson of Cornelius; niece Laura Marie Watson and nephew Edward Thomas Watson; Tee also had numerous extended family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Sledge family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Wesleyan Christian Academy, 1917 N. Centennial Drive, High Point, NC, 27263, or to Main Street United Methodist Church, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Pine Hall, Stokes County - Anthony Wayne Gilbert, Jr., was called to Heaven to be with all God’s Angels on November 14, 2008. Graveside Service will be held at 2:00PM Thursday November 20, 2008 at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Stokes County. Anthony was born September 1, 2008 and his life truly was eternally filled with love in his short time here on Earth. Survivors include his mother and father Christle Anne Hall and Anthony Wayne Gilbert, Sr.; paternal grandparents Eugene and Frances Gilbert of Walkertown; paternal great-grandparents Evie May and Leroy Gordon of Taylors, S.C.; maternal grandparents Pamela Martin and Jim of Yadkinville, and Mickey Hall and Kathy of Pine Hall; maternal great-grandparents Judy and Harris Bullins of Madison; godparents Jennifer and David Taylor; and numerous loving Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Wednesday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Gilbert family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Russell Frederick Brendle, 98, passed away on November 11, 2008 at the Piedmont Hospice Home in High Point. Services Celebrating his Life will be held 2:00PM Thursday November 13, 2008 at Sedge Garden United Methodist Church with Rev. Ellis Rouse, Rev. Phil Bauguess, and Rev. John Vernon officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Williamsburg, Virginia, he was the son of the late Elsie Morgan and William Brendle. He had been a Barber in Kernersville for a number of years prior to his retirement. He was a long time member of Sedge Garden United Methodist Church and served as teacher in the Men’s Bible Class. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner. He was preceded in death by his first wife Edith Whicker Brendle. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth Barrow “Tip” Brendle of the home; daughter JoAnn Hill of Apopka, Florida; son Robert R. “Bob” Brendle and his wife Ann of High Point; five grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Brendle will lie in state at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home from 2:00PM Wednesday until taken to the church for the services on Thursday. The Family will visit with friends from 4:00PM until 5:00PM Wednesday at the funeral home and immediately following the services at the church on Thursday. All other times the family will be at the home on Sedge Garden Road in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Brendle family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Drive, High Point, NC, 27265, or to Sedge Garden United Methodist Church, 794 Sedge Garden Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Juanita Rice Dobbins, 82, died November 10, 2008 at her home. Services Celebrating her Life will be held at 11:00AM Thursday November 13, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Sandy Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Hattie Louise Long and John William Rice. She was a longtime, and faithful, member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints Colfax Ward. She was retired from Kayser-Roth Hosiery Division. She was preceded in death by her husband Gilbert Merle Dobbins who passed away in 1997. She also was preceded in death by her sisters Thelma Gray and Betty Harrell, brothers Herman Willie Rice, John Billie Rice, Charles R. Rice, and Gerald Wayne Rice, and her son Roger Dale Dobbins. Survivors include her brother Lucian E. Rice and his wife Carolyn of Kernersville; niece Barbara Kirkman of the home. The family will visit with friends from 5-7PM Wednesday evening at the Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Dobbins family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Colfax - Lillie S. Gray, 81, passed away, gently surrounded by her family, on November 9, 2008 at her home. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday at Sandy Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Chuck Peters officiating. A native of Rockingham County, she was the daughter of the late Lucille and William Strader. She was a homemaker and thoroughly enjoyed her cooking. Fishing with her husband was one of her great joys. She and her husband Clyde Andrew Gray would have been together 61 years on December 20 of this year. Survivors include her husband Clyde A. Gray of the home; daughters Linda Cox of Colfax, and MaryAnn Moretz of Bolton; sons Clyde R. Gray of Colfax, Michael Andrew Gray of Oak Ridge, and David Lee Gray of Gibsonville; grandchildren Chris, Tiffany, William, and Carrie. The family will visit with friends from 7-9PM Tuesday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville and other times at the home on Endicott Road. Online condolences may be sent to the Gray family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorials may be sent to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Drive, High Point, NC, 27263. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to Janice Thompson for her love and care given to Mrs. Gray. Kernersville - Angela Dea Echols Hinsdale, 45, went home to be with her Lord November 8, 2008. Angela enjoyed a wonderful, and full, life prior to a debilitating automobile accident in 2004 which left her a quadriplegic. Services Celebrating her Life will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday November 11, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Pete Kunkle officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Carolyn Ziglar and Ralph Justice Echols. Angela had worked with the US Postal Service from 1988 until her accident prevented her from working any further. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her grandparents Vivian Lucille Macy and Guy Harger Echols, and a sister Rhonda Jo Echols Hutchins. Survivors include her daughter Krystal Echols Matthews and Gray of East Bend; son William Hinsdale of Mocksville; grandchildren Kimberly “Brooke” and Kassandra Lynn Matthews; niece Jessica Diane Hutchins Musgrave and Matthew of Lexington; and two very special ladies Patty Manuel and Joyce Redmon. The family will visit with friends from 1:00 PM until time for the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to Angela’s family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . “A very special “thank you” goes out to all the staff of both the Palliative Care Center at the Sticht Center/Baptist Hospital, and High Point Healthcare. Your care and attention was truly appreciated.” Kernersville - Earl Rickie Rikard, 63, died November 8, 2008 at his home on Susanna Drive. Services Celebrating his Life will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday November 11, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Keith Speaks officiating. Interment will follow in Woodland Cemetery in Madison. A native of York, South Carolina, he was the son of Mozelle Black and the late Earl Wicker Rikard. He had attended Newberry College, and was in sales for Bell South. He was a faithful member of Fountain of Life Lutheran Church. Survivors include his loving wife Sue Joyner-Rikard of the home; sons Andrew Eric Rikard of the home, Brad and Jason Rikard of Rock Hill, S.C., and Zachery Rikard of Lumberton; mother Mozelle Black Rikard of York, S.C.; sister Shelly Larkin and her husband Jimmy of Rock Hill, S.C.; brother Berry Rikard and his wife Diane of Salem, S.C.; two grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8PM Monday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to the Rikard family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Fountain of Life Lutheran Church, c/o Building Fund, 323 Hopkins Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Oak Ridge - Marie Burke Bentley, 78, died November 8, 2008 at her home. Services Celebrating her Life will be held at 6:00PM Tuesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville with Rev. Karen C. Kurtz officiating. A native of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Mary and Francis Carlisle Burke. She was of the Catholic faith. She was the widow of the late Raymond Clyde Bentley, Sr. She had lived most of her life in Dedham, Mass., and moved to Greensboro in 1969 to be closer to her children. Survivors include her daughters Linda Anthony of Haverhill, Mass, Deborah Brooks and her husband Michael of Oak Ridge, Donna Wells and her husband David, and Karen Allen and her husband Todd all of Kernersville; son Raymond Clyde Bentley, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Oak Ridge; ten grandchildren Keith Anthony and Karen, Jason Brooks, Jamie McCarty and Derek, Scott Brooks and Melissa, John Anthony and Ashley, Darin Wells, David Anthony, Joey Allen, Zachary Bentley, and Jordan Allen; six great-grandchildren Elizabeth Anthony, Jane Anthony, Henry Anthony, Jack Anthony, Madison McCarty, and Logan McCarty. The family will visit with friends following the service at the funeral home on Tuesday evening. Online condolences may be sent to the Bentley family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27405. Kernersville - June R. Bullis, 90, died November 6, 2008 at her home. A Celebration Service honoring her Life will be held at 3:00PM Saturday November 8, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Interment services will be held at a later date in Schaumburg, Illinois under the direction of Ahlgrim Funeral Service in Schaumburg. A native of Phillips, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Madge Wilmot and Albert Bruchert. Her passion was quilting and had won a first-place blue ribbon at the Dixie Classic Fair. She was preceded in death by her husband Norman Almont Bullis. Survivors include her daughter Bonnie Marler and her husband Larry of the home; sons Brian Scott Bullis and his wife Patricia of Landrum, South Carolina, and Patrick Bullis and his wife Carol of Merengo, Illinois; five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. The family will visit with friends following the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Online condolences may be sent to the Bullis family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, or to Hospice of Forsyth. Winston-Salem - Kevin P. Koscher, 29, died November 1, 2008. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Kelleher officiating. A native of Virginia Beach, Virginia he was the son of Mary Lucy Moss Koscher and Bruce Edward Koscher. He was a graduate of Reidsville High School and was a dog breeder, particularly Rottweiler’s. He loved snakes and his desire was to be a Herpetologist. Survivors include his wife Tiffany Koscher of Stokesdale; mother and father Mary and Bruce “Skip” Koscher of Stokesdale; grandmother Joy Koscher of Jasper, Florida; mother and father-in-law Kathy and Albert Paulus of Stokesdale; sisters Sabrina Williams and Chad of Winston-Salem, and Shannon Hunt and Bruce “David” of Lewisville; neice Savanna Williams and nephews Dillon Williams and Chase Rogers. The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Thursday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Koscher family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Oak Ridge - Kenneth E. Wilkinson, Jr., 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on October 28, 2008. He was a native of Bristol County, Massachusetts, and the son of the late Helen Marble Holt and Kenneth Earle Wilkinson, Sr.. He was a graduate of Roger Williams College in Rhode Island. He was a WWII Army Air Corp B-29 Pilot. An engineer, Kenneth retired after 37 years of service with ITT Grinnell Corporation in Kernersville. Mr. Wilkinson had resided in Kernersville for most of his adult life. He had thoroughly enjoyed his golf time with his buddies at Pine Knolls Golf Club. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister Jean Paille. Survivors include his loving wife Doris C. Wilkinson of the home; daughter Carol J. Collins and her husband Tim of Oak Ridge; son Thomas E. Wilkinson and his fiancée Linda LaPalme of Nashville, Tennessee; grandchildren Amanda Morin and her husband Chris, and Tim Collins, Jr.; great grandchildren Lakin and Phoebe Morin. Online condolences may be sent to the Wilkinson family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Sincere appreciation is extended to Hospice of the Piedmont for all their care, kindness, and considerations given to Mr. Wilkinson and the family. Any memorial contributions are requested to be sent to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Drive, High Point, NC, 27262. Winston Salem - Norma Jean Whitley, 57 died October 20, 2008. Graveside service will be held 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Winston Salem. Visitation will be held Monday October 27 from 6-8PM at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences can be sent to the Whitley family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Herb was a wonderful loving husband and father of 4 children, 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 wonderful years, Anna Marie of the home and children; Gary Dixon (wife Mary) of Oskaloosa IA., Herb Dixon Jr. (wife Lorna) of Adel, IA., John Dixon (wife Linda) of Olathe, KS., and Mitzi (Dixon) Harmon (husband Tom) of Kernersville, NC. He loved his grandchildren and was proud of them all; Gary Jr., Steve, Amy Lynn, Tonja Sue, Todd, Kenny “O”, and Ryder “D”. Great-grandchildren are Gary III, Luke, Jason, Christopher, Chantel, Majesta Grace, & Braxton. Herb was an ordained Elder in the Restored Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends but we know he is in a beautiful place. The family wishes to send a special thank you to all the medical professionals who assisted Herb in recent years. Services celebrating his life will be held October 24th 2008, 6pm. at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Allen Stepp officiating. The family will visit with friends following the service at the funeral home. Fond thoughts and memories of Herb may be shared with the Dixon family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Mrs. Sylvia Searcy Youse was born September 1, 1949 to the late John Will and Roberta Moore Searcy, in Danbury, North Carolina. She departed this life Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was preceded in death by brother her James Searcy and sisters Edith and Barbara Ann Searcy. Mrs. Youse was a graduated of Shaw University in Raleigh, NC majoring in Business Administration. At the time of her death, she was co-owner with her husband of Youse Enterprise Inc., Kernersville, NC. Her siblings considered her their baby sister even though she wasn’t. She would constantly state “I am not a housekeeper, I am a business woman. Such a business woman she was until the end and she finished well. She was a faithful member of In His Hand Worship Center, where she served as a Deaconness and member of the finance committee. She was fondly referred to as she was always there. She had an unwavering love for her husband and was always by his side. Prior to joining In His Hand Worship Center, she was member of Love and Faith Christian Fellowship. Mrs. Sylvia Searcy Youse leaves to cherish her love and memory, a loving husband of 41 years, Samuel James Youse; daughters Sharon Lisa (Donald) and Sonya Youse Santanos; son Samuel James (Angelique) Youse Jr.; godson Jimmy (Margie) Price; grandchildren Donald (DJ) Smith, Samuel Micheal Youse, Nathaniel (Nathan) Smith, William Youse, Sylvia Bass, Samuel James (Lil Sam) Youse III and grand goddaughter Brianna (Bri) Price; brothers Willie Searcy, John (Beulah) Searcy Jr., Paul Ray (Bertha), sisters Helen (Benard) Glenn, Clara (Rudy) Pilson, Maxine (Anthony) Hairston, Phyllis (Perry) Moore, and Mary Allison Searcy, dearest friends Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Watson and Carol Christiano, In-laws Marie Drayden, Diane (Robert) Rogers, Joetta Dorsett and Edna McMurray. Fond thoughts, and memories, of Sylvia may be sent to the Youse family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . From my heart to you Angels come and angels go To my DJ, Nathan, Michael, William, Sylvia and Lil’ Sam Kernersville - Kevin Keith Redmon, 56, died Sunday October 12, 2008. A Service Celebrating his Life will be held at 3:00PM Wednesday October 15, 2008 at Clemmons United Methodist Church, 3700 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC, 27012, with Rev. Marc Portis officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Church Columbarium. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Doris Mae Motsinger and Ivey Martin Redmon, Sr. He was a graduate of East Forsyth High School Class of 1970, and the University of North Carolina Class of 1974. Surviving are his greatest joy in life, his three wonderful and incomparable children Meredith Paige Redmon of Wilmington, sons Patrick Warren Redmon and Ian Conner Redmon both of Clemmons; father Ivey M. Redmon, Sr. of Kernersville; sisters Sharon Stamper and her husband Bob of Kernersville, and Tina Denise Higgins and her husband Scott of Kernersville; brother I.M. Redmon, Jr. and his wife Sue of Kingsport, Tennessee; Paige’s mother Deborah Perry Nance of Greensboro, and Patrick and Ian’s mother Ellen Andrews Redmon of Clemmons. The family will visit with friends at the church following the service. Fond thoughts, and memories, of Kevin may be sent to the Redmon Family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice or to the Church Music Department, c/o Clemmons United Methodist Church, 3700 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC, 27012.
A Service Celebrating her Birth, and Life, will be held 2:00PM Sunday October 5, 2008 at Kernersville Lake Park. A native of Forsyth County, Kylee was the daughter of Windy Wilson and John Salazar, Jr. Even though she was only here for a short time, her memory will last for a lifetime. Survivors include her grandparents; Marilyn Frederick of Kernersville, Buck Frederick of Utah, Theresa Gonzales and John Frank Salazar, Sr. of Greeley Colorado; siblings Angelina, Cassandra and Johnathan; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Fond thoughts, and memories, of Kylee may be sent to the Salazar family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . We love you Kylee! We thank all our friends, and family, for their support. We send you our love. Kernersville - Stanley Neal Lowry, 57, went home to be with His Lord on September 29, 2008. He was surrounded by his loving wife and family at the time of his home going. A Celebration and Praise Service will be held honoring his life at The Summit Church, 4440 High Point Road, Kernersville, 7:00PM Thursday October 2, 2008 with Pastor Jonathan Robbins officiating. He was born June 14, 1951 in Fulton County, Georgia. Stan was the son of Dorothy Clair Crawford and the late Jack Eugene Lowry. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech University. He was employed in research and development for Krispy Kreme for 35 years. He was an inventor and holds many patents for Krispy Kreme. He coached the girls softball team of Summit Church for 16 seasons, and his players were truly one of his passions. He loved the Lord first, and foremost, and certainly his loving wife Debbe and his children. He was preceded in death by his brother David Leonard Lowry. He, and his family, were Charter members of The Summit Church and were part of the first service held in the church on Easter Sunday 2000. Survivors include his wife Deborah “Debbe” R. Lowry of the home; daughters Leigh Ann Taylor and her husband Greg of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Lori Elizabeth Lowry of Clemmons, and Ashley Taylor Lowry of the home; his mother Dorothy C. Lowry of Kernersville. The family will receive friends at the church following the service on Thursday. Fond thoughts, and memories, of Stan may be shared with the Lowry family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to The Summit Church, 4440 High Point Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284, or Wesleyan Christian Academy, 1917 North Centennial Street, High Point, NC 27262 High Point - Kimberly Jackson, 46, died September 29, 2008 at High Point Regional Hospital. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 AM Thursday October 2, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville. Interment Services will be held at 4:00PM Thursday at the Mossy Grove Family Cemetery in Coward, South Carolina. Kim was born November 28, 1961 to the late Jennie and Harvey Smith. She lived, and loved, with all her heart. Her compassion was endless, her laughter contagious, and her smile beautiful. She will be forever loved in Heaven and here on earth. Survivors include her loving husband of six years Jerry Jackson of the home; daughter Paula Davis and her husband Steven; son Allen Leviner; grandchildren Allen, Bridgett, and Brooklyn; step-daughter Elizabeth Pack and her husband Allan; sister Vickie Seiler; sisters-in-law Brenda Livingston and Cheryl Campbell. The family will visit with friends from 10AM Thursday morning until time for the service at the funeral home. Fond thoughts, and memories, of Kim may be shared with Jerry and the family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
His grandchildren, Joseph Brant Lohr, Cade Evers Lohr, Coen Scott Lohr, Sydney Faith Lohr, and his unborn fifth grandchild --due in March -- were the treasures of his heart; also surviving is his father Lloyd Harvey Lohr of Toledo, Ohio, and a third brother, Timothy B. Lohr of Toledo, Ohio. Joe was born March 22, 1956, in Wheeling, W.Va. to Lloyd Harvey and the late Betty “Parker” Lohr. He joins his mother and two brothers in heaven. Joe was a graduate of Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio. He loved to work in his workshop, golf, and attend auctions, but he loved most of all to be with his children and grandchildren. The most important factor in his life was the Lord Jesus Christ. He accepted Christ as his Savior when a teenager, and has tried to live for Him all his days. He loved his pastor, Mark Manning and Fellowship Baptist Church in Roanoke, Va., and his former church and pastor, Brother Bobby Roberson of Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown, NC. The family will receive friends from 6PM until 8PM Monday, September 29, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville, NC. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Tuesday September 30, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Mt. Gur Cemetery in Kernersville, NC. A memorial service will be held at Fellowship Baptist Church in Roanoke, Va. 11:00AM Wednesday October 1, 2008. Fond thoughts, and memories, of Joe may be sent to the Lohr family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Ned Ray Blackburn, died September 26, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Monday September 29, 2008 at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Harry Sammons officiating. Interment will follow at Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Carrie Whicker and Boney Fredrick Blackburn. He was a retired Civil Servant and had once been a dental technician. He was WWII US Army Veteran. He was a member of Pisgah United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his brothers Buck, Ralph, Fred, and Hugh, and sisters Evelyn McCormack and Alice Blackburn. Survivors include his daughter Sandra Russell and her husband Michael of Winston-Salem; and former wife and friend Ramona Lewis of Winston-Salem; best friend and brother-in-law Tommy Jones. The family will receive friends starting at 10AM on Monday at the funeral home. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Pisgah United Methodist Church, 2165 Pisgah Church Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Fond thoughts and memories of Ned may be sent to the Blackburn family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Lucille Reynolds Sherrill, 89, passed away at Wake Med Hospital in Cary, NC on Friday, September 26, 2008. For over 40 years, Ms. Sherrill was a faithful member of Main Street United Methodist Church in Mrs. Sherrill was very proud of her Reynolds’ heritage. Her brother, Joe Reynolds, is a retired lawyer and a former leader of the Democratic Party in Asheville, NC. Her brother, John Reynolds, was on the State Board of Education for many years. Her uncle, Alonzo Carlton Reynolds, was a well known educator. He was a former principal and superintendent of Buncombe County. A.C. Reynolds High School was named in his honor. He also helped found Western Carolina University. Mrs. Sherrill lived at the Windsor Point retirement community for the past ten years. The family has planned a memorial service Sunday afternoon, September 28, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Windsor Point Retirement Community auditorium in Fuquay-Varina, NC. The family also will receive friends at Main Street United Methodist Church in Kernersville at 1:00 on Monday, September 29, 2008. The funeral service will follow at the church at 2:00. Interment will be in the Main Street United Methodist Church Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
Paul retired from McLean Trucking in 1985 and had worked at the Pierce Funeral Home in Kernersville part time and full time for 31 years, and came to love many, many people in the Kernersville area. Paul was a member of the First Christian Church in Kernersville, life member of the Kernersville Masonic Lodge #669 A.F.&A.M, past Master, Chaplin and many other offices in the lodge, and was a Shriner. Honorary member of the Stokesdale Masonic Lodge # 428 and a member of the Kernersville Civitan Club. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Odell Morris and Wayne Morris. Surviving are his wife, Jane Hinkle Morris of the home; one daughter, Sue M. Young and Ronnie and one son, E. Craig Morris and Marty; Five grandchildren, Billy Morris and Diann, Jeremy Morris, Scott Young and Alicia, Sherri Y. Byrd and Will, Allen Young and Stephanie and seven precious great grandchildren, Alex and Anna Young, Tori and Linsey Byrd, Cody, Austin and Dylan Morris. Two sisters, his twin sister, Pauline (Polly) Duggins of High Point and Mary Hyde and Kenneth of Mocksville and a sister in law, Louise Morris of Winston Salem and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at the First Christian Church, Kernersville with Pastor Pete Kunkle, Rev. Jack Rose, Wayne Branch officiating and the Eulogy will be given by his grandson Scott Young. Burial will be in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Winston Salem with Masonic graveside rites provided by the Stokesdale Masonic Lodge. All Masonic Lodge members are asked to be Honorary Pall-Bearers and should meet at the church at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. The body will be taken from the J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Wallburg to the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville where the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday, September 29 and other times at the home of the daughter, Sue Young 6008 Greenvalley Rd. Kernersville. Memorials may be directed to Hospice & Palliative Care Center’s 101 Hospice Lane Winston Salem, NC 27103 or First Christian Church 1130 N. Main St. Kernersville, NC 27284. Online condolences may be made to the Morris family at www.jcgreenandson.com or at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
She was born on February 26, 1923, a daughter of the late Elmer and Mary Skeen Bodenheimer. A graduate of Sedge Garden High School, she married the late Walter Schulz in 1942. She was last employed as a bookkeeper for Easter Construction of Winston-Salem and previously worked for Johnson’s Modern Electric of East Bend. She was a member of Fountain of Life Lutheran Church in Kernersville, where she served as church secretary, treasurer and Sunday School teacher. She is survived by her son, Brad, of Durham, NC and two sisters, Kathleen McCracken of Catawba, SC and Mary Ruth Shropshire of Tucson, AZ. Friends may visit from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Saturday, September 27 at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Funeral service is scheduled for 2 pm Sunday, September 28 at Fountain of Life Lutheran Church, 323 Hopkins Road, Kernersville. The family will meet with friends after the service at the church. Interment Service will be at 3:30 pm at Guilford Memorial Park in Greensboro. Honorary Pallbearers are Devin Shropshire of Winston-Salem, NC, Phil McCracken of Johnson City, TN, Tim McCracken of Catawba, SC, Gary David of Tucson, Arizona, Gregory Williams of Shirley, NY and Raymond Williams of Riverhead, NY. Fond thoughts and memories of Edith may be shared online with the Schulz family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Vanessa Star Fleming, 5 month old daughter of Leandra Star Fraser and Jacob Lee Fleming was received into Heaven September 23, 2008. Services celebrating her Life will be held 2:00PM Saturday September 27, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. Vanessa was born May 10, 2008 in Guilford County. She was truly an Angel to all who knew her. Survivors including her parents are her maternal grandparents Brenda and Stephen Pitcher of Kernersville; maternal great-grandparents Delva and James Fraser of Maine, and Rebecca Pitcher of Maine; paternal grandmother Katie Fleming and her husband Reid of South Carolina; paternal grandfather Gary Barnes of Illinois; paternal great-grandmother Helen Thompson of Illinois; paternal great-grandfather Bill Hilmer of Illinois; maternal aunts Alicia and Shawna Pitcher; and paternal uncle Jordan Fleming. The family will visit with friends following the services at the cemetery on Saturday. Online memories and fond thoughts of Vanessa may be shared with the family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Oak Ridge - Vannie Eugene Gray, 79, died September 23, 2008. Services Celebrating his Life will be held at 12:00 Noon Saturday September 27, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. A private interment will be held at Shady Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late Annie Rayle Gray and John Sanford Gray. He graduated from Guilford College, obtained his Masters Degree from Clemson University, and worked on his Doctorate at Penn State University. He was a US Army Korean War Veteran. He was a chemist working for the National Bureau of Standards and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. After retirement he spent many days golfing with his friends and will be dearly missed. He was preceded in death by his first wife Rebecca Jane Gray, and his second wife Laurel Higginbotham. Survivors include his daughters Alice Gray Ross and Charles of Memphis, Tennessee, and Patricia Elaine Gray of Pearland, Texas; son Tony Neil Gray of Oak Ridge; step-son Dan Higginbotham of Charlestown, Mass.; step-daughters Holly McGlocklin and Greg of Soddy Daisey, Tenn., Ann McClure of Hampton, VA, and Mary Higginbotham of Antioch, Tenn; sisters Gail Lawson and Wayne of Oak Ridge, Rebecca Idol and William of Greensboro, Kathryn Motsinger and J.R. of Winston-Salem, and Anne Wise and Larry of Clemmons; brother Paul D. Gray and Sylvia of Greensboro; six grandchildren, and 3 step-grandchildren. The family will visit with friends following the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Memory messages, and fond thoughts, may be shared with the Gray family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27405, or to the Shady Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery Fund. Kernersville - Hazel Stafford McCraw, 93, died September 15, 2008 at the Lutheran Home in Winston-Salem NC. A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held 11:00AM Saturday September 20, 2008 at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel, 213 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, with Rev. Bobby Stafford officiating. Private Interment Services will be held in Guilford Memorial Park in Greensboro. Hazel was born in Guilford County on January 21, 1915 to the late Sarah Gray and Jabe Suttle Stafford. She grew up on a farm with her five brothers and two sisters. Hazel, and her late husband Howard Cabe McCraw, were avid travelers who traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada by motorcycle, a car, and their light airplane. In 1954, they participated in an extensive amateurs light airplanes tour of South America. Hazel worked at various jobs where her travels took her. Her last job was at the Piedmont Triad International Airport. In 1986, Hazel enjoyed a cruise from New York to Australia. She enjoyed the outdoors, wildlife, flowers, and animals. She also loved to spoil her family and friends. She was also preceded in death by her brothers Lindsay Harper, Marion Gray, and James Ned Stafford. Survivors include her sisters Mary Stafford Coble of Greensboro, and Jane Stafford Sporleder and her husband Arnold of Kernersville; brothers Dale Suttle Stafford of Whitsett, and Elmer “Landis” Stafford and his wife Rachel of Greensboro; numerous nieces and nephews; and a very close friend Bill Jennings. The family will visit with friends following the service at the funeral home on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Lutheran Home-Winston-Salem, 5350 Old Walkertown Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27105, or to the NC Wildlife Federation, 1024 Washington Street, Raleigh, NC, 27605. You are invited to share your thoughts, or memories, at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Services celebrating her life will be held 2:00PM Wednesday September 17, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel, 213 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, with Rev. Jack Darida officiating. Interment will follow in Green Hill Cemetery in Greensboro. A native of Wilson, NC, she was born December 3, 1916. She was one of four children born to the late Maude Laughlin and William Dickerson of Greensboro. She attended Greensboro City Schools, and thereafter, she worked for Cone Mills Proximity and White Oak Plants for 40 year. She married the late William Howard Robertson, Sr. December, 24 1938. They shared 36 years of marriage, and one son William, before Mr. Robertson, Sr.’s death in 1974. In 1984 she married the late Ira McQueen. She was a life-long and active member of Eller Memorial Baptist Church in Greensboro. Margaret was a loving, caring wife and mother. She was also preceded in death by a step-son in-law Doug Kincaid. Survivors include her son William H. Robertson Jr. and wife Jeanette of Walnut Cove; two grandchildren, Christopher A. Robertson and wife Kim of Mt. Airy, and Tiffany R. Hanes and husband John of Walnut Cove; two great grandchildren, Christopher Corbin Robertson and Lauren Elizabeth Hanes; four step children, Sharon Kincaid, Jimmy McQueen and wife Vivian, Linda Carroll and husband Charles, and Kirby McQueen and wife Rita. The family will receive friends from 1PM until time for the service on Wednesday at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. The family particularly wishes to thank the staff of Stokes-Reynolds Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility, and Dr. Sam Newsome, for all the excellent care and support received during Margaret’s stay. You are invited to share your fond thoughts, and memories of Margaret with the McQueen family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Audrey M. Dillon, 81, went home to be with her Lord September 12, 2008 at Oak Forest Retirement Center. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00AM Monday September 15, 2008 at Morris Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Walkertown. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Fannie Southern and Andrew Jackson Mabe. She was a long time member of Morris Chapel United Methodist Church. She had worked at The Pantry at Talley’s Crossing for 20 plus years. She was a loving mother, sister, and friend. She loved her Lord and enjoyed going to church and she will be dearly missed by all that knew her. She was also preceded in death by her sister Sarah Pilcher. Survivors include her daughters Patsy Wright and her husband Vic of Winston-Salem, and Connie Lineberry and her husband Jerry also of Winston-Salem; sister Margaret Venable of Forest Park, Georgia. The family will receive friends from 4-6PM Sunday afternoon at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Dillon family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Evola Fuller Montgomery, 86, passed away September 10, 2008. Funeral Services celebrating her life will be held at 2:00PM Friday September 12, 2008 at Main Street United Methodist Church with Dr. Jeff Patterson, Rev. Dale Hilton, and Rev. Rick Carter officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Vance and Burton Odell Fuller. She was married to Charles Luther “C.L.” Montgomery June 14, 1947. She had been a member of Main Street United Methodist Church since 1944 and was truly devoted to her church. She was past president of the United Methodist Women and held a Life Membership of the United Methodist Women. She received an “Award of Recognition” from the United Methodist Men for her many contributions to them. She had held numerous offices at the church before her health no longer permitted her to be active. Survivors include her loving husband C.L. Montgomery; daughters Karen M. Marion and her husband Doug of Kernersville, and Marla M. Reed of Lexington; granddaughters Ashleigh Marion-Young and her husband David, Brooke M. Quick and her husband Michael, and grandson Dustin Reed; great-grandchildren Tateum Quick and Ella Quick; sisters Notre Thomas of Kernersville, and sister-in-law Alyce P. Fuller of Belews Creek. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Montgomery family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . The family requests memorials to be sent to the Main Street United Methodist Church, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Grace Elms Bledsoe, 93, died September 7, 2008 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday September 10, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Bishop officiating. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Winston-Salem. She was born January 26, 1915, in Union County, to the late Nannie Belle Pope and Livy Grier Elms. She was an LPN, having obtained her license in 1954, and worked at NC Baptist Hospital and later at the NC Baptist Home for the Aged. She later worked as a hostess at Old Salem. She was a member of First Alliance Church in Winston-Salem. She was married, for 70 years, to the late William Halley Bledsoe who died May 26, 2001. She was also preceded in death by two brothers. Survivors include her daughter Nancy Pegram and Jerry of Kernersville; sons William H. “Bill” Bledsoe and Maude of Clemmons, Patrick Bledsoe and Carolyn of Kernersville, and Michael G. Bledsoe of Madison; eleven grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; one great-great grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from Noon until time for the service on Wednesday Online condolences may be sent to the Bledsoe family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. She often said one of her greatest disappointments in losing her vision was her inability to read her Bible. Her family will miss her dearly and is extremely grateful for the time they had together. Kernersville - Brian Keith Atkins, 40, died Sunday August 24, 2008. Graveside Services will be held at 6:00PM Thursday August 28, 2008 at Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, Brian was the son of Leona Mae Osborne Atkins and Edward David Atkins who survive. He had coached Little League Baseball with Kernersville Little League and the YMCA since 1995. He loved life and his players, but most of all he loved his family. Survivors include his wife Joy Medley Atkins; daughter Kathryne Atkins; son Joshua Atkins; his parents; sister Kathy Kirby and her husband Joe; nephew Richard and niece Leeann; brother and sister in-law; mother and father in-law; several nieces and nephews. Online condolences may be sent to the Atkins family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . In lieu of flowers, contributions should be sent to RBC Bank, Atkins Children Family Trust, 823 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Infant Delice Marie Batts, infant daughter of Laura Marie Willard and Dameon Dion Batts died August 20, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Survivors in addition to her parents are her sister Daysia Batts of High Point; maternal grandmother Judy Dudley of Kernersville; paternal grandmother Helen Batts of High Point. Online condolences may be sent to the Batts family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Infant Austin Toomes, infant son of Tammy Melissa Weber Toomes and Joseph Walter Toomes died August 19, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00AM Saturday August 23, 2008 at Mt. Gur Cemetery. Survivors in addition to his parents are his maternal grandparents Cindy and Carleton Weber of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; maternal great-grandmother Shirley Comer of Washington, Pennsylvania; paternal grandparents Carolyn and Frankie Toomes of Asheboro; paternal great-grandmother Connie Stinson of Asheboro; paternal great-grandmother Geneva Scott of Asheboro. Online condolences may be sent to the Toomes family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Mrs. Alene Parker Crews, 85, died August 20, 2008 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Friday August 22, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Dean officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Guilford County she was the daughter of the late Sally Ann Warren and Anderson S. Parker. She was a graduate of Summerfield High School and McClungs Business School. Mrs. Crews worked for the U.S. Civil Service in Washington, DC during World War II. After the war she returned to Greensboro to assist with the outprocessing of returning military personnel. She also had worked for the New York Life Insurance Company. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas E. Crews, a sister Carrie P. Barrow, and brothers James Parker and Lorraine Warren. Survivors include two sons, Mike Crews and Patricia, and Bobby Crews and Judy all of Kernersville; granddaughter Lara Crews; two sisters-in-law; one nephew; and several nieces. The family will visit with friends from 9:30 until 10:30AM Friday at the funeral home prior to the service. Online condolences may be sent to www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorials may be directed to the Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27405, or to Union Grove Baptist Church, 55424 Union Grove Road, Kernersville, NC 27284. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to all the Hospice nurses assisting Mrs. Crews, and especially Cameo Porter, for all the love and care given. Kernersville - Albert Frank Trogdon, 62, died August 19, 2008 at his home. He had been employed by Professional Trailer Repair in Greensboro. Survivors include the mother of his daughter Carole Trogdon of Winston-Salem; daughter Wendy Trogdon of the home; grandson Michael Phelps of the home; great-granddaughter Julia Rose Phelps. Online condolences may be sent to www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Services celebrating her life will be held at 3:30PM Wednesday at Good Shepherd Moravian Church, 1474 Kerner Road, Kernersville, NC. Inurnment will follow in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. A native of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Nell Frances Turner and George Washington Stacy. She was a member of First Christian Church in Big Stone Gap. She was the wife of the late Boyd Alvin Osborne, and thoroughly enjoyed her gardening, friends, and especially her family. She also was preceded in death by sisters Frances Sizemore and Mildred Frazier, and a brother Charlton Stacy. Survivors include her daughters Sharon Osborne Gebel and Charles of Raleigh, Deborah “Debbie” O. Garner and Mike of Kernersville, and Jennifer O. Murray and John of Queen Creek, Arizona; sister Betty Miller and Charles of Virginia; William Henry Stacy and Grace of Ohio; grandchildren Angela Thomas, Christie Savage, The family will visit with friends at the Good Shepherd Moravian Church following the services at the cemetery on Wednesday. Online condolences may be sent to www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, and/or Crisis Control Pharmacy, 200 E. Tenth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Kernersville - Edna F. Meredith, 77, went home to be with her Lord on August 6, 2008. Funeral Services celebrating her life will be held at Noon on Friday August 8, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Don Sigmon officiating. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Mamie Gordon and Hilliard Freeman. She was retired from AT&T. She was a member of Kernersville First Pentecostal Holiness Church. Survivors include her husband Morris H. Meredith of the home; son Dennis Meredith and Crystal of Kodiak, Alaska; grandchildren Paige and Noelle; brothers Samuel Freeman and Dixie, and William Freeman all of Winston-Salem, and Clyde Freeman and Opal of Myrtle Beach, SC. The family will visit with friends from 10:30AM until time for the service on Friday morning at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Meredith family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Nellie Mae Lawson, 80, died August 4, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Wednesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wayne Nelson and Rev. Jeff Broadstreet officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Carroll County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Mary Katherine Keith and Uba Goins. She was preceded in death by her husband Royce Lee Lawson, a daughter Linda Merritt, a grandson Bobby King, and a great grandson Tyler Turner. Survivors include her daughters Ann Lawson of Kernersville, and Brenda Roddy and her husband Leslie of Kernersville; son Wade King and his wife Jo of Greensboro; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and a special friend Michael Marsh. Family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Lawson family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Bonnie Mae Salmons Wagner, 79, died August 2, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday August 6, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Robert Hutchens officiating. Interment will follow in Forsyth Memorial Park. A native of Yadkin County, she was the daughter of the late Bob and Della Salmons. She was the wife of the late George Franklin Wagner who died in 1992. She was also preceded in death by her grandson Charles Stephen Wagner, and sisters Ruby Bouldin and Leon Fletcher. Survivors include her daughter Janice Annette Hecht and Ted of Kernersville; sons Stephen George Wagner and Mary of Colfax, Michael Wagner and Patricia of Walnut Cove, and Alan Wayne Wagner and his fiancée Jerri Chandler of Jonesville; brother Bobby Salmons, Jr. and Mary Lou of Clemmons; ten grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and brother-in-law Walt Wagner of Newport Beach, CA. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Wagner family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Kernersville - Miguel Sosa Tapia, 41, died July 27, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday July 30, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Miguel was the son of the late Guadalupe Sosa and Dolores Tapia Jimenez who survives. Other survivors include his wife Nabora Banos Leyva of the home children Michael Sosa, Lucero Sosa, Giovannia Sosa, and Jonathan A. Sosa. Online condolences may be sent to the Tapia family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Miguel will be sent home to Mexico for burial plans to begin on Monday August 4, 2008. Please contact any family in Mexico for further details following his arrival. Kernersville - Alejandra Perez de Rocha, 62, died July 23, 2008. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 12:00 Noon, Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. Survivors include her husband Aureliano Rocha; children Laura Rocha, Maria Ines Rocha, Ana Rosa Rocha, Araceli Rocha, Francisco Rocha, Alejandro Rocha, and Juan Rocha; siblings Carmen Perez, Antonia Perez, Elena Perez, Francisca Perez, Salvador Perez, Fidel Perez, and Benancio Perez. The family will receive friends at the Rocha home, 1505 Jubilee Trail in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Rocha family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Funeral Services celebrating his life will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday July 23, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Keaton and Dr. Joe Myers officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Randolph County, he was the son of the late Ada Mae Kearns and William Hoover. He had worked at Burlington Mills and was retired from Kerwin Baptist Church. He also had been a member of Kerwin Baptist Church, but currently was a member of Missions Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife Betty Jane Hoover, children Sherri, Tammy, and Harold, sister Cletus and brother Grady. Survivors include his wife Nell Floyd Hoover; daughter Patsy Leonard and Marc, Lynn Wright and Roger, Becky Sparks and Billy, Penny Newsome and Marvin, and Donda Sallaz and Kevin; sons Donny Hoover and Carol, and Chris Hoover and Dawn; four step children and their families; 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; sister Jewel McDowell. The family will receive friends from 6-9PM Tuesday evening at the funeral home and other times at the home of Penny and Marvin Newsome. Online condolences may be sent to the Hoover family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Kernersville - Harold E. Malone, 76, died July 20, 2008 at his home. Funeral Services celebrating his life will be held at 6:00PM Wednesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Frank Shumate officiating. The family will visit with friends until 7:30PM following the service at the Chapel. A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina he was the son of the late Edith Alma Marlowe and Joseph Gist Malone. He was retired from Pilot Freight Carriers and a US Army Veteran. Survivors include his son Christopher Eugene Malone of Wallburg; daughter Deborah Frisbee and Michael of Douglasville, Georgia; grandchildren Klyn Malone, Jay Gulledge, and Olivia Gulledge; great grandchildren Wyatt and Peyton Gulledge, and Jackson Grier; sister Imogene M. Horton and Robert of Boiling Springs, SC; brothers W. Gerald Malone and Helen of Kernersville, and J. Ronald Malone and Brenda of Boiling Springs, SC. Online condolences may be sent to the Malone family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to Cancer Services, 3175 Maplewood Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103. Winston-Salem - Edward Eugene Boles, 69, died July 19, 2008 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 Noon Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street in Kernersville. Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Margaret Love and Herman T. Boles. He was preceded in death by his grandson Michael Allen Montgomery. Survivors include his daughter Cindy Wolf and her husband Danny Harris of the home; sons Chuck Montgomery and Cathy of Kernersville, and Timothy Boles and Gail of King; brother Tom Boles and Judy of King; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 10AM Tuesday until time for the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Boles family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Winston-Salem - Olivia Azmi Shenouda, 60, died July 13, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00PM Thursday July 17, 2008 at Friendly Arabic Baptist Church located on 1292 Whicker Road in Kernersville. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery in Kernersville. A native of Egypt, she was the daughter of the late Yvonne Shafik Megaly and Azmi Shenouda Michael. Survivors include her husband Farouk Girgis Lokas of the home; sons Karim Farouk Lokas and wife Ghazal Wakim Lokas of Clemmons, and Rami Farouk Lokas and wife Christine of Charlotte; sisters Suzette Azmi Shenouda of Cairo, Egypt, and Rosemary Kallenberg-Shenouda of Leiden, Netherlands; grandchildren Joy Olivia Lokas, Daniel Farouk Lokas, Lance Lokas, and Calvin Lokas. The family will receive friends at the church from Noon until time for the service. Online condolences may be sent to the Shenouda/Lokas family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday July 17, 2008 at her home church, Bethel United Methodist, which she loved and supported for many years. Officiating will be Rev. Danny Miller and interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Kernersville, she was the daughter of the late Sadie McGee and John Hartsell Barrow. She was married June 16, 1947 to Junius Rober “JR” Richardson who died in 2003. Melba overcame numerous obstacles in life starting with Rheumatic Fever when she was 10 and a debilitating auto accident when she was 71. She was a graduate of Kernersville High School, owned and operated her own beauty shop, helped organize and was a board member for Crisis Control Ministry of Kernersville, organized and led Girl Scout Troops through her church, and found time to volunteer for the PTA of Kernersville High School. She was also part of the core organization for the Kernersville YMCA. Melba was a true advocate for the poor, sick, and needy. In addition to her parents and her husband she also was preceded in death by her daughter June Peddycord Stancil, grandson James “Rick” Richardson Peddycord, sister Kathleen Barrow Pegram, and brother William H. “Wuz” Barrow. Survivors include her daughter Sue Redmon and husband Ivey Redmon, Jr. of Kingsport, Tennessee; grandchildren Stephen Redmon and wife Joan of Alpharetta, Georgia, Annette Redmon Pratt and husband Philip of McKinney, Texas, and Jon Peddycord and wife Susan of High Point; seven great-grandchildren; sisters Margaret Apple and Brenda Collins; many special nieces and nephews, and friend, caregiver, and spiritual supporter, Linda Peeples Smith. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7:00PM at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Richardson family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to Bethel United Methodist Church, 8424 Haw River Road, Oak Ridge, NC, 27310. Winston-Salem - Erma Jarrell Pauley, 76, died June 24, 2008 A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday June 27, 2008 at Oak lawn Cemetery A native of Kayford West Virginal, she was the daughter to the late William Jarrell and Bessie Pettry Jarrell. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of Alum Creek Church of God in Alum Creek, West Virgina. Survivors include her husband Malley Pauley Jr. of the home; daughter Teresa L. Pauley; sons William Mark Pauley Sr. his wife Michelle; and William Pauley Jr.; grandson Patrick Wayne Pauley; grandchildren Katie and Dakota; great granddaughter Amanda R. Pauley; and great grandson Patrick Wayne Pauley Jr. Online condolences may be sent to the Pauley family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Walkertown - William Douglas (Bill) Taylor SR. 61, died June 24, 2008 Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, June 27 at Gospel Light Baptist Church, with Dr. Bobby Roberson and Rev. Frank Shumate officiating. Interment will follow at Gospel Light Baptist Church Cemetery. A native of Mt. Airy he was the son of the late William Roger Taylor and Patsy Jones Davis. Bill served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a faithful member of Gospel Light Baptist Church, a member of Gideons International and an avid North Carolina Tar Heel fan. He loved food, fellowship and family. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Taylor of the home; son William Douglas Taylor Jr. of Walkertown NC; step-son Kenneth Wayne Coates Jr. of Walkertown NC; sister Mary Ruth White of Jamestown NC; brothers Jerry Roger Taylor his wife Patsy of Newport News, VA; Robert Louis Taylor his wife Cathy of Mt. Airy NC and special nieces. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Thursday at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home at 213 West Mountain St. in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Taylor family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . In Lieu of flowers memorial contribution may be sent to Gideons International or the Bus Ministry at Gospel Light Baptist Church. Kernersville - Christina Marshall Jessup, 34, died June 20, 2008. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, June 22 at Gospel Light Baptist Church, A native of Kernersville, Christina was the daughter of the late Carl Nathan “Mickey” and Mary Edna Marshall who survives. She graduated from East Forsyth High School in Survivors include her husband, Michael Jessup;son Nathan Ray Jessup; daughter Atlantis Michelle Jessup; The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Saturday at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and other times at the Marshall home. Online condolences may be sent to the Jessup family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Walnut Cove - John Phillip Barnett, 65, died June 19. 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice home in Winston- Salem. A Service of Celebration will be held at 6:00PM Monday June 30, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel, 213 W. Mountain Street in Kernersville. He was born in Morristown, New Jersey to the late Elizabeth Bouton Barnett and Clinton J Barnett. He was preceded in death by his brother Clint Barnett. He was employed as an associate at Wal-Mart and assisted in opening the Kernersville store in 1999. Survivors include his wife Billie Walsh Barnett of the home; daughter Brynn Barnett of Washington, DC; step-son David W. Mulholland of Oviedo, FL; step-daughter Dina M. McGrady of Luray, VA; and three step grandchildren Channing Mulholland; Danyelle McGrady; Dow McGrady IV. The family will visit with friends following the service at the funeral home on Monday. Online condolences may be sent to the Barnett family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Winston-Salem -Samuel Luther West, 61, died June 13, 2008. Graveside Services will be held at 1:30PM Friday June 20, 2008 at St. Matthews Lutheran Church Cemetery on Davie Academy Road in Davie County. A native of Davie County he was the son of the late Hazel Jones West and Clyde West. He was preceded in death by a sister Claydene “Dean” Barnes. Survivors include his loving wife Dianna Newman West; daughters Tina Louise Trevino and her husband Alex of Georgia, Julie Etta Jackson and Sabrina Campbell of Winston-Salem; sons Joseph Luther West of Georgia, Edward Daniel Campbell and Nicole of Michigan, Ralph Michael Campbell and Misty and Charles Lucas Campbell all of Winston-Salem; sister Linda “Peggy” King; brothers Kenneth “Bouncer” Bullabough, Ricky “Tinker” Bullabough, Joe “Bud” West, Bobby Jones West, and Melvin “Cricket” Bullabough; fourteen grandchildren; and special “like a son” friend Joey Dillon. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home located at 213 W. Mountain Street in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the West family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Robert Kever Campbell, 80, died June 11, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00AM Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Willard officiating. Interment will follow in Mt.Gur Cemetery. A native of Dillon, South Carolina, he was born September 16, 1927 to the late Willie Mae Campbell and Stinson Kever Campbell. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a Civil Engineering Degree. He retired in 1992 from the Town of Kernersville as Director of Public Works. He continued to serve the Town as a consultant for several years following his retirement. Survivors include his wife Marilyn Branch Campbell of the home; daughters Betty Green and her husband Terry of Kernersville, and Sherry Campbell of the home; son Bobby Campbell and his wife Kay of Kernersville; grandchildren Michelle and Renee Green, and Shay Gauldin and her husband Mike, and Robby Campbell; great grandchildren Brent, Brittney, and Blaine. The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Friday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street in Kernersville, and other times at the home of his son Bobby Campbell, 330 Broken Saddle Lane, Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Campbell family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Vernie M. Lewis, 97, passed away June 11, 2008 at Salemtowne in Winston-Salem. A Service celebrating his life will be held at 1:00PM Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Kernersville Moravian Church with Rev. R. Donald Winters officiating. Private interment services will be held in the church graveyard. He was born January 21, 1911 to the late Laura Fulp and Ralph Irvin Lewis. He was a longtime member of Kernersville Moravian Church. He had worked as an auto mechanic for a number of years in Kernersville. He was married to the late Mildred Catherine Willard on November 2, 1935. Survivors include his daughter Sylvia Dee Lewis Gobble and her husband Jerry of Olathe, Kansas; son Gary W. Lewis, Sr. and his wife Sylvia of Kernersville; sister Lela Whicker of Pfafftown; grandchildren Geoffrey Gobble, Dawn Lewis Trivett, and Gary W. Lewis, Jr.; great grandchildren Jessica and Jordyn Gobble. The family will receive friends at the church fellowship hall following the service. Online condolences may be sent to the Lewis family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to the Kernersville Moravian Church Missions Fund, c/o Kernersville Moravian Church, 504 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Darlene Rebecca Wilson McKinney, 44, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Funeral Services are scheduled for Noon Thursday June 12, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Woodland Cemetery in Winston-Salem. She was born March 27, 1964 to Creed and Lizzie Middleton Wilson. She was preceded in death by her son, Roger Cameron, Jr., her father Creed Wilson, and her sister Allie Turner. Survivors include her husband Terrance McKinney; mother Lizzie Wilson; daughers Dee, Carolyn, and Crystal; sons David, Little Danny, Bobby, and Jason; six grandchildren; three brothers; and three sisters. The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Wednesday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the McKinney family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Colfax- Jeanette R. “Granny” Dillon, 97 passed away Friday, June 6, 2008 at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chuck Peters officiating. Interment will follow in Sandy Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery. A native of Colfax, Mrs. Dillon was born April 5, 1911, to the late Daisy Frazier and Dolph R. Roberson. “Granny”, as she was known to everyone in the community, loved her garden and her flowers. Her kitchen was open to family and friends where she always had a pot of soup or beans that she had lovingly prepared on her woodstove. She was preceded in death by her husband William Roy Dillon, and two children Betty Jean Dillon and Donnie Dillon. Survivors include her sons Billy Dillon and his wife Jeannette and W. Vernon “Rudy” Dillon and his wife Kathy; grandchildren Steve, Marc, and Vic Dillon, and Deanna Dillon Hoxworth; great grandchildren Terry, Jonathan, Joanna, Connor, Cameron, Caison, Summer and Dalton Dillon, Hannah Hoxworth, Abby Nelson, and Leslie Flynn; great-greatgrandson Caleb Winterfeldt. She is also survived by a special nephew, Larry Roberson. The family will receive friends Monday, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street in Kernersville, and other times at the home of Rudy Dillon. Online condolences may be sent to the Dillon family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the Cemetery Fund of Sandy Ridge United Methodist Church, c/o Sandy Ridge United Methodist Church, 2223 Sandy Ridge Road, High Point, NC, 27265. Kernersville - Junior Ray Shelton, 80, passed away from this life on June 4, 2008 in the same manner as he lived it, quietly and peacefully. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00AM Monday June 9, 2008 at Pisgah United Methodist Church with Rev. Harold Shives officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Stokes County, he was the son of the late Evelyn Sands and Jesse Anderson Shelton. He was a truck driver and a WWII US Army Veteran. He was a lifelong member of Pisgah United Methodist Church. Ray loved his family more than anything and really enjoyed his home life. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Maxine Elizabeth Motsinger Shelton, a sister Claudia Flynt, and his brothers Harvey and Garland Shelton. Survivors include his daughter Donna Shelton and her husband Dave Crook of Kernersville; son Michael Shelton and his wife Debbie of Kernersville; brother Paul Shelton and his wife Billie of Wake Forest. The family will visit with friends on Sunday afternoon from 4-6PM at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Shelton family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Pisgah United Methodist Church, 2165 Pisgah Church Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284, or to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Special heartfelt thanks is given to Sharon and Bob Stamper for all their support through both the good, and the bad, times. It was their special relationship that truly supported all during these difficult times.
Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00AM Friday June 6, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Seattle, Washington, she was the daughter of the late Edna Morehouse. She had been a real estate broker of number of years prior to her retirement. Survivors include her daughter Judith Leone Banks of Kernersville; son Robert Banks; grandchildren Steve Hutchins and his wife Mary of Kernersville, Wendy Welch and her husband Anthony of California, and three other grandchildren; two great grandchildren Sarah and Christopher Yontz; one great-great grandson Glenn . The family will receive friends following the interment services at the home of her daughter Judith Banks, 501 Charles Connor Drive in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Hunt family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27107. Kernersville - Natalie Ladd McCoy, 49, died May 29, 2008. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00PM Sunday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel, 213 W. Mountain Street with Rev. Jerry Goode officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Houston Ladd and Peggy Lee Lasley who survives. Survivors include her daughters Zabrina McCoy Carson and her husband Barry of Kernersville, and Angela McCoy Bellow and her husband Kevin of Oak Ridge; mother Peggy Lee Lasley of Kernersville; grandson Skylar Houston Gallimore; granddaughter Vegas Nikole Bellow; sister Rhonda Ladd Matteson of Lexington; brother Thomas Ernest Ladd of Eden. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Saturday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the McCoy family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Funeral Services are scheduled for Noon on Friday May 30, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel located at 213 W. Mountain Street. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory with full Police Department detail. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Ina Mae Wall and Clifton Eugene Echols. He retired as a Sergeant with the Kernersville Police Department in 1995. Jimmy thoroughly enjoyed his trapping of minks and muskrats. Wildlife and birds were his love and hobby. He was a member of the Tar Heel Cutlery Club. Survivors include his loving wife Myrtle B. Echols of the home; daughter Lisa Dawn Echols Beasley and her husband Mark of Walnut Cove; son Jimmy L. Echols, Jr. and his wife Karen of Kernersville; sisters Nancy Tedder and her husband Gayle of Kernersville, and Rachel Flinchum of Greensboro; grandchildren David Joshua, Leslie Jessica, Angel, Sierra, Sophie, and Jimmy L. III. The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Thursday evening at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Echols family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Flowers are appreciated and memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice and Palliative Care of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Kernersville - Joan R. Hope, 79, died May 26, 2008. Funeral Services are scheduled for 4:00PM Friday May 30, 2008 at St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 1110 Salisbury Street, Kernersville. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn Gilliam and Ellsworth Cross Riley. Survivors include her husband Leon M. Hope of the home; daughters Nancy Hope of Kernersville, and Tracy Bugg and Glenn of South Hill Va.; sons Bruce Hope of Kernersville, Timothy W. Hope and Cyndi of Fairfax, VA., Jeff Hope and Allison of Winterville, and Chris Hope and Sue of Stafford, VA; ten grandchildren; brothers Tom Riley of Bala Cynwyd, PA, and Tim Riley of Philadelphia, PA. Online condolences may be sent to the Hope family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the Kernersville Little Theatre, 152 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Ellen Maxine Gravett Pendry, 75, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00PM Thursday May 29, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Shawn Bumpers officiating. Entombment will follow at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Rockingham County, she was the daughter of the late Era Mae Ramsey and Odell Merritt Gravett. She was preceded in death by her great-grandson Hunter Dane Pendry. Survivors include her sons Ronald G. Pendry and Lisa of Kernersville, Eddie Pendry and Linda of Walkertown, and Danny Pendry of Midway; sisters Betty Corley of Kernersville, Shirley Swisher of Greensboro, and Dean White of Kernersville; grandchildren Chris, Katie, Emily, Dennis, Brian, Neil, and Jamia; great-grandchildren Connor, Caitlyn, and Jackson. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Wednesday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Pendry family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM Saturday May 31, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 616 S. Cherry Street, Kernersville, NC, with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. A native of Monroe, Michigan, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Clara Milliman and Thomas Raymond Day. He graduated from Monroe High School in Michigan Class of ‘71. He was married to Kathleen Mary Sims on May 27, 1972. He was employed with H&H Auto Sales, Detroit Tubular Rivet, and Guardian Glass all in Michigan. He also worked for Roadway Express in Ohio until his transfer in 1992 brought him and his family to Kernersville. He was preceded in death by his sister Laura Kurzhals. Survivors include his wife Kathy Sims Day; daughter Traci Day; sons David Day II and his wife Heather; and Nick Day and his wife Nicole: five grandchildren Zach, Seth, Chasity, Ethan, and Alyssa; sisters Grace Hall and her husband Phil of Michigan, and Judy Fay and her husband Mike of Gastonia; brother-in-law Earl Kurzhals of Michigan; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. The family will receive friends from 5-9 Friday evening May 30, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Online condolences may be sent to the Day family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Daniel Wayne Tuttle, 25, died May 22, 2008. A service celebrating his life was held at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday May 24, 2008. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of Kathy Davis Mabe and Gary Wayne Tuttle. He was a senior sales associate for Sprint in Greensboro. He was preceded in death by his sister Melody O’Byrne. Survivors include his mother Kathy Davis Mabe of Kernersville; father Gary Wayne Tuttle of Winston-Salem; nephew Justin O’Byrne of Kernersville; several aunts, uncles, cousins, and special friends Jeff and Susan Corbett. Online condolences may be sent to the Tuttle family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Funeral Services are scheduled for 3:00PM Tuesday May 20, 2008 at Main Street United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. She was born October 13, 1913 to the late Maggie and O.L. Smith. She was retired owner of Kernersville Beauty Shop. She had been a faithful member of Main Street United Methodist Church since 1953. She was preceded in death by her husband Rober Clyde “R.C.” McGee, Jr. who died in 1991. She also was preceded in death by her daughter Mary Elizabeth Meadows, sister Mary Alice Swaim, and brothers Ora Lee Smith, Jr., Edward Smith, and Tom Smith. Survivors include her sons Robert McGee of the home, and R.C. “Mac” McGee and his wife Patty of Kernersville; son-in-law Jack Meadows of Lexington; brothers Richard Smith and Jack Smith both of Kernersville, and Donald Smith and Edrie of Morganton; sister-in-law Huffie Smith of Kernersville; grandchildren Elizabeth Beaver and Chip, Michael Meadows and Lisa all of Lexington, Brantley McGee and Anna of Albemarle, Deide May and Jeff of Greenville, Matthew McGee and Mandy of Huntersville, Robby McGee of Wilmington, Kristen McGee of Asheville, and Bryan Lester and Stacy of Ballwin, MO; niece Debby Wells and J.T. of Salisbury; fourteen great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and her extended church family. The family will receive friends from 2:00PM Tuesday May 20, 2008 at the church prior to the funeral service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the McGee family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to Main Street United Methodist Church, 306 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284, or to Hospice & Palliative Care of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Brenda Laney. Asheboro - Lynn Hodge Haneline, 73, died May 15, 2008 at Randolph Hospital. A Celebration of her Life and interment will take place 2:00PM Saturday May 17, 2008 at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory in Kernersville. A native of London, England, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Dorothy Carr Race. She was also preceded in death by her husband David Nathan Haneline. Survivors include her daughters Gloria Painter and her husband Terry of Asheboro, Sherree Doss and her husband Danny of Asheboro, and Gail Anderson of Canada; brother Robin Race of Spain; sister in law Ida Mae Haneline Carson of Kernersville; grandchildren Craig Doss, Beth Doss Yates, Kelly Doss Dawson of Asheboro, and Ashley and Amanda Anderson of Canada; great grandchildren Alexis Doss, Ryley Anderson, Kayleigh Yates, and Kelsey Yates. Online condolences may be sent to the Haneline family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Tucson, Arizona - Gemma Marchetto Ferland, 88, a former resident of Kernersville, died peacefully Saturday May 10, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Inurnment will be at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. Gemma was born May 4, 1920 in Gambellara, Italy, to the late Maria and Alessandro Marchetto. The family immigrated to Pittsfield, Massachusetts when she was age 1. In 1941, she married Paul E. Ferland, and they enjoyed 64 years of marriage until his death May 2, 2006. Gemma, and Paul’s, life together brought them to Kernersville in 1977, where they lived for 23 years. They enjoyed the community and all their wonderful friends. They were communicants of Holy Cross Catholic Church where Gemma participated in church activities, especially her beloved quilters group. Gemma’s last place of residence was the Handmaker Senior Community in Tucson, Arizona, near her children. There she was known for her sunny personality, and received loving care from the staff. In addition to her husband Paul E. Ferland she was preceded in death by her brothers Valentino, and Severino Marchetto. Survivors include her daughter Paula Ferland of San Francisco, California, daughter Denise Ferland of Mesa, Arizona; son James Ferland and his wife Catherine of Tucson, Arizona; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren; she also leaves her sister-in-laws Betty Marchetto, Rose Marchetto, Juliette Campbell, Germaine Barnini, and brother-in-law Joseph Barnini, all of Pittsfield, Massachusetts; her dear friends Fred and Olga Hogan of Kernersville, and her cherished cousins, nieces and nephews and many friends that she made throughout her life. Online condolences may be sent to the Ferland family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . She lived a full and active life, and was loved by all who knew her for her warmth, affection, and hospitality. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker, always taking care of others. She was known for her excellent cooking, and also was accomplished in sewing, and quilting Kernersville - Jessie O’Neal Padgett “Jet”, 94, formerly of Waughtown Street in Winston-Salem, passed away Monday, May 5, 2008, at Britthaven Nursing Home in Kernersville. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM, Monday, May 19, 2008, at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Private inurnment will follow at the cemetery. A native of Surry County, she was born June 27, 1913 and is the daughter of the late Betty Byrd and Woodson David O’Neal. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Eugene Padgett, who passed away in 1966. Betty, Kenneth and their son Clyde lived in Baltimore, MD from 1940-1950. Upon returning to Winston-Salem, they owned a grocery store and produce market, and in later years she managed dry cleaning and butcher shops. After retiring she loved working in her yard and around her house. She also loved babysitting her great grandchildren and “dog sitting” her son’s two “retired” greyhounds, and watching them race around her large backyard. She lived independently on her own home until 2003, when she moved to the Salem Terrace Assisted Living facility in Winston-Salem, where she lived until March of this year. Following a brief hospital stay, she moved to Britthaven of Kernersville. Survivors include her son Clyde O’Neal Padgett and wife Marcia; three grandchildren, Terri Lynn Sethna and husband Cyrus, Steven Vincent Padgett and wife Margret, Roman Ross Padgett and wife Karen; five great grandchildren; and two great-great granddaughters. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until time for the service on Monday, May 19, 2008 at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Padgett family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Stokesdale - David Stafford Westmoreland, 71, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 8, 2008. A Celebration of his Life will be held at 6:00PM Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late Virginia Stafford and William Homer Westmoreland, Sr. He was employed with Wrico Equipment Company as a mechanic. David thoroughly enjoyed his fishing at the coast, NASCAR, and watching his favorite sports team. Survivors include his wife Judy Simmons Westmoreland of the home; daughter Robin Gauldin and her husband Todd of Stokesdale; son David S. “Crockett” Westmoreland, Jr. and Kaye of Stokesdale; brothers Paul E., William H. “Billy”, Lyndon K., and Stephen M. Westmoreland; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 4:00PM until time for the service at 6PM Saturday May 10 at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Westmoreland family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27406, or the Good Samaritan Ministry of Stokesdale, c/o Terri Johnson, 7769 NC Hwy 68, Stokesdale, NC, 27357. Kernersville - Rose Anna Pachuta, 54, passed away peacefully May 8, 2008, following a courageous battle with brain cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 11AM at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Inurnment will be at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. Rose Anna, and her husband John Leo “Pete” met and married in their hometown of Baltimore, Maryland on February 9, 1974. Their life together took them to Roanoke, Virginia and then to Kernersville, North Carolina where she was self-employed as a medical transcriptionist. Rose rescued, and cared for, many animals in her lifetime and thoroughly cherished all her pets. She was an avid reader and enjoyed many crafts. She was preceded in death by her father James M. Chapman, Jr. Rose enjoyed a special relationship with her father-in-law John Pachuta, Sr. who also preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband John of Kernersville; mother Rosemarie Chapman of Virginia Beach, VA; brothers Keith D. Chapman and his wife Sharon of Virginia Beach, VA, James M. Chapman III of Baltimore, MD, and John Jason Chapman and his wife Aubrey of Baltimore, MD.; seventeen nieces and nephews; many devoted friends and their children who also cherished her as their “Aunt Rose”; she will be dearly missed by her mother-in-law Emily C. Pachuta of Millsboro, Delaware, and the rest of the Pachuta family siblings and spouses. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Pachuta family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, or please plant a flower/tree/shrub in her memory. One of Rose’s last joys was learning Spanish, “Via con Dios, Rosa”. Winston-Salem - Allison Meredith Bradley, 27, passed away May 4, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Friday, May 9, 2008 at Calvary Chapel of the Triad in Kernersville with Pastor Nick Gerringer officiating. She was born in Forsyth County October 18, 1980. She was the daughter of Donna Elizabeth Edwards and Michael Glenn Bradley. She had attended Forbush High School and was employed with Hill’s Lexington Barbeque in Winston-Salem. She was preceded in death by paternal grandparents Maxine and Glenn Bradley Survivors include her mother Donna Edwards of the home; father Michael Glenn Bradley of Winston-Salem; her four year old son Blane Halen Windley; sister Courtney Nixon of the home; maternal grandmother Jo Edwards of St. Simon, GA; maternal grandfather Wade L. Edwards of Winston-Salem; uncle Gary & aunts Kathy Edwards of Wake Forest, NC and Patti Edwards of Alexandria, VA; aunts Nona B. Hailey of Winston-Salem and Kay B. Heggie of Lexington; uncle Samuel David Bradley of Virginia Beach, VA; cousins Traylor Norman, Molly Rogers, Scott Bailey, Angie Hughes, Emily Edwards, Chloe Edwards, Amy Hailey, Jaime Poss, Stephen Hailey II, Katherine Bradley, Emily Hailey, and Samuel G. Bradley; and all family members that have made this difficult time bearable, including David Alan Norman for all his love and support.. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Bradley family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to Calvary Chapel of the Triad, 365 Bodenhamer Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. “She was loved and will forever be in our hearts. She will be Heaven’s gain.” Kernersville - Mary Lee Tillman Koos, 65, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on May 1, 2008. A Service Celebrating her Life will be held 3:00 PM Sunday May 4, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. A native of Forsyth County she was the daughter of the late Hallie Kate Mabe and Nick Byrum Tillman. She had attended Salem College and was an artist. Mary assisted in painting the mural that is located in the Kernersville Public Library. She was a fashion illustrator with Belks Department Store. She had some of her works displayed by SECCA. She was preceded in death by her daughter Gena Danette Gregory and a sister Annie Jacquelin Hewitt. Survivors include her husband Edward Koos of the home; daughter Sherry Williams of Murrell’s Inlet and daughter Mary Shannon Christley and James of Kernersville; her twin sister Betty Tillman of Kernersville; grandchildren Daryl Williams, Evan Casey, and Mary Kate Christley. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home on Sunday. Memorial contributions may be sent to the NC Chapter of the MS Society. Online condolences may be sent to the Koos family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . A special thank you goes out to all the volunteers of Hospice of Forsyth. Kernersville - Jacob Matthew Frazier, 7 month old son of Mary and Matt Frazier, died April 29, 2008. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00PM Friday May 2, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Gene Gillis officiating. Interment services will be held at a later date in St. Josephs Cemetery, Corydon, Indiana. Survivors include his parents Mary Cletus Vowels Frazier and Matt Charles Frazier of the home; his twin brother Adam Charles Frazier of the home; grandparents Audrey and Richard Vowels, Patty and Pat Clark, and Anita and Charles Frazier. The family will visit with friends from 3:30 to 5:30 following the service at the funeral home on Friday. Online condolences may be sent to the Frazier family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Owen C. Vaughan, 88, died April 27, 2008 at High Point Regional Hospital. Graveside Services will be held at 3:00PM Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at Guilford Memorial Park, 6000 High Point Road in Greensboro. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Margaret Maude Beck and Grover Bedford Vaughan. At age 19 he moved to Greensboro, and shortly thereafter he enlisted in the US Army Air Corp. He later went to work for Earl Petty Nursery, which later became Dan Vaughan Nursery and Owen then went to work for his son. He retired in the early 80’s but continued to work part time for several more years. In retirement he was extremely creative in making animals, birds, and other pieces from wood. He truly was proud of all his accomplishments. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Kernersville. He especially missed his wife of 61 years, Mary Gray Vaughan, who passed in June of 2007. He was also preceded in death by a grandson Robbie Elliott, a sister Delilah V. Ellis, and brothers Grover Beck Vaughan and David Ledford Vaughan. Survivors include his daughter Roberta Parsons and her husband William of Danville, VA; son Dan Vaughan and his wife Gloria of Jamestown; three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Vaughan family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . The family would like to thank the Homeplace at Piedmont Christian Home in High Point for their care since Mr. Vaughan resided there”.
A "Celebration of Her Life" is scheduled for 11:00 AM Tuesday April 29, 2008 at the First Christian Church, 1130 N. Main Street, Kernersville with Pastor Pete Kunkle officiating. Interment will follow at Coulson Church of the Brethren, 4127 Coulson Church Road, Hillsville, Virginia with Pastor Russell Payne assisting at 3:00 PM. Snacks and refreshments will be served in the fellowship hall of Coulson Church following the interment. A native of Carroll County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Sterlin Vance Lawson (predeceased 1998) and Ethel Marie Sharpe Lawson who survives. Brenda was a member of First Christian Church in Kernersville and had also been a member of First Baptist Church of Kernersville, and the Coulson Church of the Brethren in her younger years. An insurance claims adjuster for Sapp, Bowman, and Teague, Brenda was truly loved by her associates. Brenda truly loved gardening and the beauty of flowers and had a special place in her heart for all animals. The family wishes to express special thanks to Charles D. Teague for his continued kindness during Brenda's difficult times. Also, special thanks to all the numerous medical professionals at Wesley Long Cancer Center and Hospice of Greensboro that provided caring treatment. Our greatest appreciation goes to the pastoral staff and the caring membership of First Christian Church that provided so much to our family during our difficult times. Survivors include her husband Paul Eugene Porterfield of the home; daughter April Michele Vaughn and her husband Allan of Stokesdale; son Jason Paul Porterfield and his wife Welcome of Oak Ridge; mother Marie Sharpe Lawson-Kirby and stepfather Richard of Woodlawn, VA; sister Jeanette Mabe and her husband Thomas "Tom" of Woodlawn, VA; three stepbrothers Dennis, Gary and Ronnie Kirby; grandchildren Ryan Allan Vaughn and Emma Keo Porterfield, most favorite being known as grandmother "Nee"! The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday evening April 28, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville, and other times at the home. The family would welcome floral arrangements for her memorial service,
but would prefer a contribution be made to either the American Cancer
Society or SPCA in her honor. Contribution acknowledgements and Walkertown - Judith Cote Raban, 59, died April 21, 2008 at her home. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00AM Friday April 25, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. Interment services will be held at 2:00PM Friday at the Raleigh Memorial Park in Raleigh, NC. She was preceded in death by her beloved son "Billy" Cote and his father William "Wild Bill" Cote. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband Terry Ray "Bud" Raban of the home. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday evening at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Raban family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Port Charlotte, Florida - Gilbert Lee Horton, Sr., formerly of Pine Meadow Drive in Kernersville, died in the early afternoon of April 17, 2008 in Port Charlotte. Funeral Services are scheduled for 1:00PM Thursday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville, NC with Rev. Wayne Dunn officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. Gil was born to the late Claude & Veronica Horton on August 16, 1927 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He fought a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's before other illness & complications became too intense. Gilbert joined the US Navy after graduating high school in Clay City, Indiana. He served on the the USS Hoggatt Bay where he was a machinest before enlisting in the Air Force, where he also was a machinest. After being honorably discharged, Gil was employed briefly by IBM before starting his own business, Metric Machine in Greencastle, IN. A business opportunity brought him and his family to North Carolina where he lived a short while in High Point and over 40 years in Kernersville, NC. In 1993, Mr. Horton retired from Sara Lee in Winston-Salem where he was director of Engineering. He was a Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner. Mr. Horton is survived by his wife of 62 years, Margaret Frances Lord "Marge" Horton of the home; daughter Barbara Williams & husband Frank of Arcadia, FL; son Gilbert Jr. and wife Maggie Horton of Madison, NC and son Gary and wife Cathy Horton of Winston Salem, NC; sister Joyce Wallen of Kernersville; three grandchildren, Heather Cartrette and husband Eric, Andi Beck, and James Beck III and wife Michelle; two nieces and two nephews and four great-grandchildren Logan, Braxton, Carson, and Addyson also survive him. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Wednesday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Horton family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Donald Fred James, Sr., 66, died April 18, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Marie Julia Levesque and Ralph Fred James. He was a security guard and had been disabled for a period of time battling the results of blindness. Survivors include his wife June Altman James of the home; daughter Elizabeth James of the home; son Donald Fred James, Jr., daughter Tracy Bonilla, son Anthony Howard James, and daughter Kim New; and he is also survived by nine grandchildren and his brother Robert McKay. Online condolences may be sent to the James family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Siobann Marie Travers, 46, passed away peacefully following a truly gallant battle for her life. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM Friday April 18, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Inurnment will be in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Freehold, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Marie Margaret O'Neill and Robert Joseph Travers who survive. Siobann was a Kindergarten teacher at Oldtown Global Academy in Winston-Salem. She was an inspiration to her students, fellow teachers, and all who knew her particularly her family. She will be dearly missed. Survivors include her mother and father Marie and Robert Travers of Kernersville; brothers Robert Travers, Jr. and his wife Lynette of High Point, and Lawrence "Larry" Travers and his wife Lori of Kernersville; nieces Taylor O'Neill Travers, Erin Kathleen Travers, Crystal Leigh Smith, and Emily Lauren Travers; nephew Jesse Christopher Travers. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and also from 10AM Friday until time for the service at the Church. Online condolences may be sent to the Travers family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to the Special Needs of the Children, c/o Oldtown Global Academy, 3930 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106. Colfax - John T. Potts, 68, died April 13, 2008. A Celebration of his Life will be held at 7:30PM Tuesday April 15, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randy Jessup and Tommy Pope officiating. A native of Guilford County he was the son of the late Minnie McCraw and Alonzo Potts. He was a Veteran of the US Army and was awarded several medals for efforts with the US Rifle Team. Survivors include his wife Nancy Pope Potts of the home; son Joe Alonzo Potts and his wife Jessica of Colfax; brother James Potts of Oak Island; grandson John Thomas "J.T." Potts of Colfax; and numerous loving nieces and nephews and cousins. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM Tuesday evening until time for the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Potts family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the charity of one's choice, or to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27405. Colfax - Marlene Mildred Irsch Turpin, 74, of River Landing at Sandy Ridge died peacefully April 12, 2008, surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of her Life will be held on a later date at River Landing at Sandy Ridge. A native of Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Ella Ida Dau and August Valentine Irsch. She was retired from the IRS and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband John W. Turpin of River Landing; daughters Mary Ossenbeck and her husband Pat of Coral Springs, FL, and Gail Turpin of Kernersville; sons Jack Turpin of Kernersville, and Paul Turpin and his wife Donna of Crockett, VA; grandchildren Michael Ossenbeck and his wife Ki of Gainesville, Fl, Brian Ossenbeck and his wife Jennifer of Durham, Chrissy and David Turpin of Kernersville, and Jonathan Turpin of Crockett, VA; sister Luella Placko of Illinois; brother Ronald Irsch of Florida. Online condolences may be sent to the Turpin family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions should be sent to Hospice of the Piedmont, or any Alzheimer's Assistance Program. Kernersville - Mrs. Lois Hastings Lamendola, 73, passed away Saturday April 12, 2008 peacefully at home. Lois was born April 20, 1934 in Forsyth County. She was the daughter of the late Carr D. and Edith Everidge Hastings. She graduated from Norfolk General Hospital School of Nursing in 1955. Through her nursing career she was able to provide loving care to all she came in contact with. She was loved by all. She was a devoted employee of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company as chief nurse where she eventually retired. She was a dedicated member of Holy Cross Catholic Church for 35 years and was a charter member of the Holy Cross Columbiettes. She touched many lives in her personal and professional life and will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her brother Edward C. Hastings and her loving daughter Mariann Lamendola who died August 20, 2001. Those who survive to cherish her memory are her devoted and loving husband of 53 years, Philip Lamendola, Jr. of the home; sons Edward and wife Mira, Peter and wife Leslie, and Philip III. Grandchildren; Abbey, Olivia, Philip IV, Coleman and Nicholas; Lois's sisters; Barbara Ann Hilton and husband Wilfred, and Sarah Jane Hudson and husband Clay; and her brother Harold Hastings and wife Blanche. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00PM Tuesday April 15, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30PM Monday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home and a Rosary will be held at 8:00PM also at the funeral home. The family would like to thank her devoted caregivers, Tracy, Deenee, Candice, and Kendra from Bayada Nurses; and all of the caring people at Hospice Palliative Care. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston Salem, NC 27103 or Holy Cross Building Fund, 616 S. Cherry Street, Kernersville, NC 27284. Online condolences may be sent to the Lamendola family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Louis Dominick "Sparky" Panzera, 84, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family, April 11, 2008. A native of Brooklyn, NY Louis is the son of the late Dominick and Raphael Panzera. He was a Decorated WWII Veteran of the United States Army 82nd Airborne Division. He was the recipient of seven Purple Hearts a Bronze Star and numerous other recognitions. He was preceded in death by four sisters and six brothers Survivors include his wife Grace Panzera; daughters Rachel Ann Panzera of Highland, NY, Rosemarie and Thomas De Santis of Marlboro, NY,Suzan Kress of Highland, NY, Linda and Mark Terwilliger of Downsville, NY, Michelle and Charles Newcomb of Vail, AZ, Kimberly LeFevre of Winston Salem and Melissa and Timothy Gentry of Kernersville; sons Louis Panzera of Alberque, NM, Michael and Alice Frantum of New Paltz, NY, and James Guyan of Hollywood, FL; sister Rose Marie Panzera, 86 of Pensacola, FL; 18 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Online condolences may be made to the Panzera family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Isabel Williams Medford, formerly of Clinton, NC died Monday night at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem. Prior to her brief illness she was a resident of Kerner Ridge Assisted Living. Survivors include, daughter, Brenda Medford Knight (Gary) of Frederick, Colorado; son, Jerry Noyel Medford (Carolyn), Kernersville, NC; sister, Velva W. Canady (Burtus), Fayetteville, NC; brother, Odell Williams (Ann), Fayetteville, NC; grandchildren, Carson Medford (Jan), Belews Creek, NC; Ashley Medford, Greensboro, NC; Tony Knight, Winston Salem, NC; Scott Knight (Michelle), Wilmington, NC; a great grandson and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 11, at 12 Noon with visitation beginning at 11:00 A.M. at the Royal Hall Funeral Home, 301 McKoy St., Clinton, NC 28328, with Interment following in the Clinton Cemetery. Services will be conducted by Bishop Bill Jones of Franklin Springs, GA. Online condolences may be sent to the Medford family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Winston-Salem - Vivian Gertrude Wilkins Huff, 68, died March 31, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Nell Rose Lemons and John D. Wilkins. She was retired from the public school system. Survivors include her husband Donald Gray Huff of the home; daughter Melissa Ann Huff Armstrong and her husband Albert of Winston-Salem; step grandson Tyler Armstrong of Winston-Salem; and her sister Doris Taylor of Winston-Salem. Online condolences may be sent to the Huff family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. King - Wesley Dale Martin, 15, died March 23, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at Noon Friday March 28, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery in Kernersville. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of Deborah and Samuel Paul Martin, Sr.. He was a student at King High School. Survivors include his father Samuel Paul Martin, Sr.; his mother Deborah Martin; sister Tammy Martin; brother Samuel Martin, Jr. and his wife Tammy Pyatt, brothers Michael and Brandon Martin. The family appreciates all the kind gestures of friendship bestowed upon them during these difficult times and will visit with friends for one hour 5-6PM Thursday evening at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Martin family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Raymond Thompson Buchanan, 66, died March 25, 2008. A Celebration of his Life will be held at 2:00PM Saturday March 29, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel, 213 West Mountain Street, Kernersville. A native of Tazewell County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Margaret Kathleen Buchanan and Raymond Buchanan. He served his country through the US Navy as Petty Officer First Class Signalman, and was an original Plank Owner of the USS Enterprise. He was a retired senior parts analyst, with 20 years of service, with Volvo Parts North America. He was a Mason and a member of Guilford Lodge #656 A.F. & A.M.. He simply enjoyed his life, his work, his friends, and his family always came first. He was preceded in death by a sister Virginia Rhudy. Survivors include his wife Rita Watson Buchanan of the home; daughter Lisa Buchanan Sizemore of Powhatan, Virginia; son Steven R. Buchanan and his wife Julie of Bristol, Virginia; grandchildren Todd, Amanda, and Taylor Sizemore, and Zachary, and Grayson Buchanan; sisters Anna Marie Spurgeon of Bluefield, VA, and Betty Pou, of Neese, SC. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Online condolences may be sent to the Buchanan family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society. High Point - Alex Jesus Gonzalez Ramirez, two month infant son of Ashley Ann Harris Moreno-Puente and Ricardo Gonzalez Ramirez died March 23, 2008. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday March 27, 2008 at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Survivors in addition to his parents are his twin brother Christian Gonzalez Ramirez, brothers Jacob and Jonathan Moreno-Puente; sister Melissa Moreno-Puente; maternal grandparents Tammy Tollison and John Harris; paternal grandparents Graciela Ramirez-Contreraz and Alejandro Gonzalez-Gamino. Online condolences may be sent to the Ramirez family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Walkertown - Cinda Garbett Weakley, 57, died March 20, 2008. A Celebration of her Life will be held at 7:00PM Friday March 28, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville. She was a native of Flint, Michigan. Survivors include her daughter Alison Weakley of Walkertown; sons Michael Weakley of High Point, and Cpl. Travis Weakley who is stationed in Iraq; sister Linda Linn Garbett Anderson of Hudson, Wisconson; brother Karrick Michael Garbett of California. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Weakley family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Greensboro - James William Brooks, 80, of 801 Meadowood Street died March 14, 2008 at Blumenthal Jewish Home. Funeral Services will be conducted at 3:00PM Sunday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Park. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Fannie Garden and Jesse James Brooks. He was a truck driver with Roadway Express and a WWII US Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his first wife Frances Roper Brooks. The family will receive friends from 1:30PM until time for the service on Sunday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Brooks family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Jan Golson Hutchins, 49, died March 9, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Graveside Services were held March 12, 2008 at Main Street United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Dale Hilton and Rev. Rick Carter officiating. A native of Morgan County, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Edward Golson and Ada Mae Wright who survives. She was a cosmetologist, a telemarketer, but most of all a Mother. Survivors include her loving son Adam Delk of Kernersville; her mother Ada Wright of Kernersville; numerous extended family and friends. The family appreciates all the gestures of kindness extended them during this time. Online condolences may be sent to the Hutchins family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Colfax - Margaret Lee Needham, 71, died March 12, 2008 at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00PM Saturday March 15, 2008 at Shady Grove Wesleyan Church with Rev. Sam White and Rev. Phil Kirkman officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Born October 17, 1936 in Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Gertie Gray and Otis Needham. She was a longtime member of Shady Grove Wesleyan Church and had worked at Wesley Long Hospital for 22 years. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her sister Virginia Needham and her brother James Needham. Survivors include her niece Judy Lunsford of Whitsett; nephews Wesley Needham and his wife Teresa of Greensboro, and Rudy Needham and his wife Shelia of Colfax; she also leaves to cherish her memory numerous cousins and great nieces and nephews. The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM Friday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Needham family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the Shady Grove Wesleyan Church, P.O. Box 98, Colfax, NC, 27235, or to Hospice of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27409.
Graveside Service will be conducted at 3:00PM Friday, March 14, 2008 at Liberty Church Cemetery in Dekalb, Mississippi. A native of Dekalb, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Mabel Victoria Warren and Wiley Pollock Swearingen. She was a former resident of Washington, D.C. where she worked for the US Government/CIA for a number of years. She was an adventurer and absolutely enjoyed her travels. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Earl VonOtto. Survivors include nieces Rachel S. Holder and her husband Sam of Kernersville, and Michelle Thompson and her husband Scott of Kissimmee, Florida; brother-in-law Donald Otto, Sr. of Florida; Special friends Carey and Suzanne Parker; cousins Alva and Willard Swearingen; two great nieces and five great nephews. Online condolences may be sent to the VonOtto family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions are requested to be made to Liberty Church Cemetery Fund in Dekalb, Mississippi. Kernersville - Willie Howard Macy, 89, died March 9, 2008. Funeral Service will be conducted at 11:00AM Wednesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Forsyth County, Howard was longtime owner, with his wife Sarah, of Howard's Lounge. They also owned and operated Sarah's Diner. He was preceded in death by his daughter Donna Sink who died in 1995. Survivors include his wife Sarah Tilley Macy of Kernersville; daughter Peggy Holt of Kernersville and son Danny Macy of Kernersville; son-in-law David Lee Sink of the home; grandsons Josh Stafford and Zachary Sink both of Kernersville. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Macy family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
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Kernersville - Bonnie Berniece Cooper Morelly, 61, died March 8, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Services celebrating her life will be held at 7:00PM Tuesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Kitty Hair officiating. A native of Hillsborough, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Berniece Dormany and James Claiborne "Jim" Cooper who survives. Bonnie loved participating in numerous charities in the Winston-Salem area including March of Dimes and Relay for Life. Survivors include her daughter Lanette Holmes of Kernersville; son Derrin Morelly of Greenville, SC; father James C. "Jim" Cooper of Lexington, Kentucky; brothers Walter Cooper of Port Orange, FL, and Bryan Cooper of Palm Coast, FL; grandchildren Kristen and Lea Layman, and Pressley Holmes. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM until time for the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Morelly family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Betty Phillips McLain, 79, died March 7, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Funeral Service will be conducted at 2:00PM Monday March 10, 2008 at the Sedge Garden United Methodist Church with Rev. Ellis Rouse and Rev. Phil Bauguess officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Vora Echols and Robert Phillips. She was a member of Sedge Garden United Methodist Church and a dedicated homemaker who loved her family, cooking and traveling. She was preceded in death by her sisters Jewel Phillips Masten and Gail Phillips Michael. Her family is especially grateful for her life with her former husband Robert Wayne McLain, for friends and staff at Creekside Terrace Independent Living, The Elms at Tanglewood Alzheimer's Care, Brookstone Terrace Assisted Living, her church family at First Assembly of God, and for her friend Aaron Defferding. Survivors include her daughter Marsha Dale Dixon and her husband Robert of Winston-Salem and their children John, Leslie, and Brad and four step great grandchildren; daughter Ramona Dale Davis and her husband Jay of Wake Forest and their son Jacob; daughter Susan Carol McLain of New Smyrna Beach, Florida; brother Robert Dale Phillips and his wife Joem of Santee, S.C.. The family will visit with friends following the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the McLain family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27107, or to the Sedge Garden United Methodist Church, 794 Sedge Garden Road, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Wanda Johnson Simpkins, 88, died March 7, 2008 at her home. A native of Raleigh County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Wardenski and Jesse Johnson. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughters Peggy Vira of Kernersville, Vicki Jones of Richmond, Virginia; sons Randy Simpkins and David Simpkins both of Richmond, Virginia; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; brother Walter Johnson of Rochester, NY. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until time for the service on Sunday at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the Simpkins family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Kernersville - George Hitchcock, 73, died March 2, 2008 at WFU Baptist Medical Center. A native of Toronto, Ohio he was the son of the late Catherine Theresa Hoary and George James Hitchcock. He retired after 22 years of service from EcoLab. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and thoroughly loved muskie fishing and his woodworking. He was preceded in death by his sisters Kathleen Fetsko and Mary Evangeline Hitchcock. Survivors include his wife Sheila Layman Hitchcock of the home; daughters Mary Bradley of Morris, IL, and Catherine Theresa Patterson and her husband Scott of Villa Park, IL; sons George James Hitchcock and his wife Marion of Toronto, OH, Terrence Scott Hitchcock and his wife Meg of Channahon, IL, Edward Vernon Hitchcock and his wife Lisa of Kernersville, James Eldred Hitchcock and his wife Amanda of Morris, IL, and Daniel Todd Hitchcock of Morris, IL; thirteen grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; sister Mildred Mellott of Toronto, Ohio. Online condolences may be sent to the Hitchcock family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Abdallah "Angel Server of God" Youssef Waked, 70, passed away March 1, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted 3:00PM Wednesday March 5, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin, O.S.F.S. officiating. A native of Haret-Hreik, Lebanon he was the son of the late Youssef Abdallah Waked and Zahra "Rose" Hnein Waked. He was a longtime Branch Manager for Banco-Di-Roma in Lebanon. His family immigrated to Fayetteville, NC, from Lebanon, back in the mid-1850's. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his youngest son Edgard Abdallah Waked, sister Francoise Waked Mansour, brothers Toussaint Youssef Waked, Maroun Youssef Waked, and Francois Youssef Waked. Survivors include his wife Noha Ghaleb Waked of the home; daughters Mary Abdallah Waked and her husband Khalil Youssef Waked of Lebanon, and Carole Abdallah Waked Daccache and her husband George Youssef Daccache of Winston-Salem; son Joseph Abdallah Waked and his wife Eileen Brandon Waked of Kernersville; granddaughters Veronica Michelle Waked, Julie George Daccache, Nathalie Waked Hachem and her husband Ghassan Hachem, Jad Hachem, and Chantale Khalil Waked; grandsons Edward Brandon Waked, Joseph George Daccache, Jimy George Daccache, and "Tony" Khalil Waked; sister Clara Waked Boulos; brothers Boutros Youssef Waked, and Boulos Youssef Waked.
Online condolences may be sent to the Waked family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to the General Fund of Holy Cross Catholic Church, 616 S. Cherry Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Kernersville - Marshall Keith "Tinker" Walker, 43, of 5108 Oak Garden Drive died February 24, 2008. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jason McGee officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of Judy Lain Mullis Walker and Herbert Marshall Walker. He was an independent truck driver. Survivors include his three children Ashley, Brian, and Tyler Walker; his parents Herbert and Judy Walker; sister Kathy Rushing; brothers Jimmy and Herbert Walker, Jr.; The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Walker family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Carolyn Louise Marine Atkins, 76, went home to be with her Lord on February 23, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday February 26, 2008 at Welcome Door Baptist Church with Rev. Roger Pinnix, Jr. officiating. Entombment will follow at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Forsyth County, she was the daughter of the late Flossie Loy and George Marine. She was a longtime member of Welcome Door Baptist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband Herbert Hastings Atkins, Sr. of the home; daughters Gwen Atkins Blalock, Cindy Atkins Rehmar and her husband Steve, and Mary Atkins Carter and her husband Wayne; sons Herb Atkins, Jr. and his wife Carol, and Robbie Atkins and his wife Denise; five sisters and two brothers; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8:30PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, and following the committal services at Eastlawn the family will visit with friends in the Fellowship Building of Welcome Door Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the Atkins family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . In lieu of flowers, contributions should be made to the American Lung Association. Winston-Salem - Dwight Malcolm Joyce, 59, died February 23, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00PM Monday, February 25, 2008 at Kernersville Moravian Church with Rev. R. Donald Winters officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of Levana Mustin Joyce and the late Gilmer "Bill" Joyce who died in 1997. He is also preceded in death by a sister Debra Jean Atwell. Survivors include his mother Levana Mustin Joyce of the home; sister Iris Crotts of Winston-Salem; brother Wayne Joyce and his wife Ann of Winston-Salem; niece Sandee Dickson of Kernersville; nephew Adam Crotts of Kernersville; great niece Samantha Hyer; great nephews Kyle Hyer, and Joshua and Jacob Dickson. The family will receive friends from 5-7PM Sunday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Joyce family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the Youth Mission Trip, c/o Kernersville Moravian Church, 504 S. Main Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Oak Ridge - Sarah Helen Morris Pearman, 73, formerly of 310 Linville Road, died February, 22 2008 at the home of her daughter Jill Gouge, 8452 Haw River Road in Oak Ridge. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00PM Sunday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Park. A native of Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Sarah Elizabeth Higgins and Conrad Warren Morris. She was preceded in death by her husband Billy Ray Pearman who died in 2000. Survivors include daughters Connie Miller and her husband Alex of Lewisville, and Jill Gouge of Oak Ridge; sons Ray Pearman of Kernersville and Wesley Pearman of High Point; sister Rebecca McMordie and her husband Jim of Kinston: grandchildren Andrea Miller, Stephanie McDuffee and her husband Daniel, Jessica Turner and her husband Trinity, Jared Gouge, Billy Ray Pearman and Robert Pearman; great grandchildren Zoe Rominger, Patrick McDuffee, and Hannah McDuffee. The family will receive friends from 5-7PM Saturday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Richmond, Virginia - Marjorie Cox, 87, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday February 17, 2008. Funeral Services will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday February 20, Forest Lawn Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, with Rev. Thomas Farmer officiating. Marjorie was a former member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband Leon Ivy Cox, Jr. and her youngest daughter Becky Cox. Survivors include her daughters, Gwen and Charles P. James of Stokesdale, NC, Marjorie Pizzini of Belews Creek, NC; sisters, Phyllis Dunford of Richmond Va. Faye Landrum of Virginia Beach, Va. Beverly Wilson of Powhatan, Va.; brother Roy Mitchell of Chesterfield, Virginia. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service in Forest Lawn Mausoleum Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Piedmont 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 or The Alzheimer Association 3800 Shamrock Drive Charlotte, NC 28215. Online condolences may be sent to the Cox family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Oak Ridge - Charles Farrell Mabe, 68, died February 12, 2008. Graveside Service will be held at 12:30PM on Friday February 15, 2008 at Eastlawn Gardens of Memory in Kernersville. A native of Forsyth County, he was the son of the late Maude Elizabeth Lawson and Dennis Levi Mabe. He was preceded in death by a sister Peggy Hastings, and brothers Gray and Don Mabe. Survivors include his wife Louise Tucker Mabe of the home; sons Jackie Mabe of Oak Ridge and Jeffrey Mabe of Stokesdale; granddaughters Caroline and Kate Mabe; sister Arlene Clemmons and brother George Mabe both of Kernersville. Online
condolences may be sent to the Mabe family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
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Funeral Services will be held at 3:00PM Friday February 15, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville with Rev. Jack Darida officiating. Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum of Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Apeldoorn, Holland, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand Jacobus De Leest and Jannetje Van Emst. She was one of ten siblings all from Holland. She and her late husband Gustav Otto Schwarz owned and operated Hollandia Knitting Mills and TIMA Mills both in Greensboro. Following the death of her husband, she remarried Elliott Lorents of Naples, Florida. She lived a number of years in Naples before returning to live close to her beloved family. She was of the Dutch Reformed faith and later embraced the Baptist faith. Survivors include her daughter Jeanette Robertson and William of Walnut Cove; sons Fred J. Schwarz and Bonnie of Huntersville, and Omer C. Schwarz and Pauline of Naples, Florida; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends briefly prior to the service on Friday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the De Leest family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation for
Janet's care given by her granddaughter Tiffany and her husband John. The family
is eternally grateful for the past two years of care given her.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:30 p.m on February 16, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tustin O.S.F.S. officiating. Inurnment will follow in St. Leo's Catholic Church Columbarium in Winston-Salem. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Victoria Caparelli and Raymond Carnevale. She was married for 59 years to the late Edward Anthony Caropreso, who died December 3, 2002. She had lived in Kernersville since 1996 and was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and Holy Cross Columbiettes. Surviving family include her daughters Angela Folaasen of Oslo, Norway, and Jane C. Kamiab and her husband Mohammad of Kernersville; sons Philip Caropreso and his wife Jeanne of Keokuk, Iowa, and Edward J. Caropreso and his wife Betsy of Wilmington; nine grandchildren David, Stephen and his wife Elissa, and Daniel Caropreso, Freya and Erik Folaasen, Claire and Sara Caropreso, Jasmine and Lily Kamiab; three great grandchildren Matthew and Nicholas Caropreso, and Nathan Caropreso; sisters Betty Barosso and Carmen Walto. A loving and giving wife, mother, and grandmother, Jeanne had a zest for life and cherished her many friendships, especially in the Holy Cross Church community. She will be greatly missed. Following inurnment, the family will receive friends at a reception in the Salesian Hall back at Holy Cross. Online condolences may be sent to the Caropreso family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Holy Cross Catholic
Church, 616 S. Cherry Street, Kernersville, NC, 27284.
Funeral Services will be held 2:00PM Tuesday February, 19, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. Inurnment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Thelma Leonora Bruendel and Anton Joseph Kassel. She had worked for a number of years at the former Rich's Department Store in Atlanta, Georgia. She had attended Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years Thomas Edward Link. Survivors include her daughters Katherine Marie McLendon of Warner Robins, GA, and Nancy Elizabeth Link of Kernersville; son David Carl Link of Cleveland, Ohio; grandchildren Dana Katherine McLendon of Athens, GA, and Carol Denise McLendon of Tallahassee, Florida, Candice Lee Link and Sharon Ann Link both of Cleveland, OH.,brother Dr. Burton Kassel and wife Donna. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until time for the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Link family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to Serenity Gate at the Perry Hospital, 1120 Morningside Drive, Perry, Georgia, 31069. Greensboro - Peggy Jean Douglas Linkous, 71, went to eternal rest on Saturday February 9, 2008, after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday February 13, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Perry Hall officiating. Interment services will be held at 3:00PM Wednesday February 13, 2008 at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluefield, West Virginia. A native of Princeton, W.Va she was the daughter of the late Marcie Lucille Akers and Alton Douglas. She had owned "Ceramics by Peg" for a number of years. Peggy was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She deeply loved her family and devoted her life to them. All of her grandchildren held a special place in her heart. She was blessed to have so many family and friends whom she loved. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Leroy Linkous. Survivors include her daughters Cindy Perkins and Larry of Tampa, FL, Marcie Neal and Michael of Oak Ridge, and Kara Walker and Brian of Greensboro; son Edward Linkous of Dallas, Texas; brothers Marlin Douglas, and Paul Douglas and his wife Jerry all of Princeton; grandchildren Jesse and Tammy Perkins, Amber and Justin Rutledge, Kristin and Matthew Walker, Christopher and Heather Neal, and Courtney Neal. The family will receive friends from 9AM until time for the service on Wednesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Linkous family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27405. Peggy's
family would like to express heartfelt thanks to the entire Oncology Staff of
Wesley Long Hospital and Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, for their
compassion during her illness. Kernersville - Betty Lou Rothenstein, 72, died February 9, 2008 at WFU Baptist Medical Center. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00PM Tuesday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Phil Bauguess officiating. A native of Clay County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Stella Burnside and Ora B. Sears. She had owned and operated the Hilltop Nursing Home in Newcomerstown, Ohio for a number of years before her retirement. She is survived by her daughters Linda Myers and her husband Steve and Robin Hart and her husband Greg all of Newcomerstown, OH, Cathy Houp and her husband Raymond of Mt. Eden, Kentucky, Brenda White and her husband Richard, and Patricia Ann Mann and her husband Karry all of Winston-Salem; brothers Julius, Harold, and Hubert Sears all of West Virginia; seventeen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family will visit with friends starting at Noon on Tuesday, at the funeral home, until time for the service. Online condolences may be sent to the Rothenstein family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - M. Helen Ratliff, 90, died, following a brief illness, February 1, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. A service celebrating her life will be held at 10:30AM
Tuesday February 12, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel. A native of Greenbriar, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Pearl Hazel Blevins and Fount C. Owens. She was the oldest grandchild in the Blevins family. She was married to the late William Richard Ratliff, Sr. for sixty years and four months. She had been employed as an inspector with the American Insulators Company for twenty-eight years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Kernersville. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her son David Owen Ratliff who died August 21, 2006. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law William R. Ratliff, Jr. and Doris of Kernersville; grandson Jeffrey David Ratliff and his wife Candace; great grandchildren Teanna, Zachary, Joshua, and Hannah. Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of Forsyth, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101. Online condolences may be sent, and service information
may be viewed, at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
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Funeral Service is scheduled for 11:00 AM Saturday, January 19, 2008 at Main Street United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Willard, Rev. Dale Hilton, and Rev. Rick Carter officiating. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Board members of The Shepherd's Center of Kernersville, employees, and all volunteers for The Shepherd's Center of Kernersville. A native of Cherryville, NC, he was the son of Ruth Wise and the late Gaston Craige Camp. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he had worked as a computer sales associate with Burroughs Corporation in Winston-Salem for many years. He was vice-president of Marketing and Sales for Crown Life Insurance Company in Alexandria, VA, where he won several national awards for his creativity. Survivors include his loving and faithful wife of 46 years Heather McCracken Camp of the home; devoted daughters Shannon Whiteley Camp Berry and husband Chris of Ft. Mill, SC, and Margaret Elizabeth Camp Mount and husband David of Summerfield; four beautiful grandchildren who so blessed Bob's life Christopher Scott Berry and Evan Michael Berry of Ft. Mill, SC, and Noah Foster Mount and Hannah Elizabeth Mount of Summerfield; mother Ruth Wise; half sisters Linda Kay Brown and Frances Ann Wise; half brother Gary Ray Wise. The family will receive friends from 5-8PM Friday evening at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the Camp family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to The Shepherd's Center of Kernersville, P.O. Box 2044, Kernersville, NC, 27284. The family wishes to express their special thanks to
the Oncology Dr.'s & nurses at Forsyth Medical Center. Special thanks
to Carole Holt, P.A., Dr. Judith Hopkins, and Dr. Alison Snider. Kernersville - Minnie Dell Whitaker, 73, died January 16, 2008 at NC Baptist Hospital. Funeral Services are scheduled for 3:00PM Saturday at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Raleigh Hayden officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Stokes County, she was the daughter of the late Mary Emma Tilley and John William Tilley. She was preceded in death by her first husband Glen Chatman and her second husband Harvey Lee Whitaker, Sr., a sister and six brothers. She was a member of True Love Church in High Point. Survivors include her daughters Ruby Pegram and her husband David of Tampa, FL, and Vickie Pegram and her husband Jackie of Kernersville; sons Marvin Chatman and his wife Nellie of Madison, Harvey Whitaker, Jr. of Kernersville, and Michael Whitaker and his wife Tracy of Walnut Cove; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Friday night at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Whitaker family
at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - Angenithus Gerardus "Andy" DeGroot, 84, died January 15, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM Friday, January 18, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Joe Kelleher officiating. A native of The Hague, Holland, "Andy" actually escaped from a German work camp. He married Carolina Maria Jansen on October 17, 1945 and they came to America shortly after the liberation of Holland on February 14, 1949. Carolina had taken the silk from a US Soldier's parachute and made the blouse she wore when they married. Carolina died December 20, 2006 and he thoroughly missed her since. He owned The Valley Bake Shop in Oakland, NJ for a number of years. Family and friends all knew how much he loved to bake for them, including Jeff and Debbie's beautiful wedding cake, birthday cakes for all the grandchildren and many, many friends, and his annual Christmas Stollen. "Andy" was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and an "honorary" member of Holy Cross Quilters. Survivors include his daughter Evelyn Fine and John Moore of Staley; son Jeff DeGroot and his wife Debbie of Allen, Texas; grandchildren A.J., Austin, Jensen, and Cole DeGroot; the family wishes to acknowledge and thank Don and Evon Holder for their many years of loving care extended to both Andy and Carol. The family will visit with friends following the service at the church on Friday. Online condolences may be sent to the DeGroot family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com .
Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00PM Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bobby Roberson and Rev. Tim Spencer officiating. Entombment will follow in Eastlawn Mausoleum. She was born July 24, 1951, in Randolph County, to Sally
Robbins Ferguson and the late Charles Boyd Ferguson. She was a homemaker
and truly loved her pets Sam, Sally, and Toby. Survivors include her husband of 35 years Roland Robert "Bobby" DeMers, Jr.; daughters Bobbie Lynn DeMers and Crystal Gail DeMers and her boyfriend Ernie Jessup; grandson Taryn Lynn Jessup; mother Sally Robbins Ferguson; sisters Linda Mabe and Steve, Faye Dillon and Max, and Ann Harlan and Bill; brothers Charles Ferguson and Lydia, James Ferguson and Jean, and Glenn Ferguson and Pauline; mother-in-law Edith DeMers; sisters-in-law Frances D. Roach and Mallory, Betty D. Parkes, and Cindy D. Howell and Keith. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to the DeMers family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth, or to the Alzheimer's Association.
A Full Military Graveside service, with honors, will be held 2:00PM, Wednesday January 16, 2008 at National Cemetery in Salisbury. He is the son of the late Georgia Bell Harrelson and James Lewis McKuhen. He was a retired T/Sgt in the US Air Force. Survivors include his wife Irene Frise McKuhen; daughters Annalara Miles and Robert of Kernersville, NC, Virginia G. Murphy and Terry of Jacksonville, FL, and Allene E. Lancaster and Louis of Jonesboro, AR; Sons James H. McKuhen and Brenda of Tifton, GA, C. Robert McKuhen and Brenda of Sparta, NC, and Ronald W. McKuhen of Bloomington, IL; Stepson William Milhous and Pat of Richmond, VA; Sisters Valentine Jackson, Vera Mae Bregg and Audrey Thelma Apperson and James; and Brother Walter C. McKuhen; 12 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Online condolences may be sent to the McKuhen family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Kernersville - Jimmie Lee Sears, Sr., 69, died January 8, 2008 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00PM Friday January 11, 2008 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Stafford and Rev. Billy Britt officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. A native of Yadkin County he was the son of the late Etta Davis and Early Gray Sears. He retired from Duke Power in 1994 after 37 years of service. He was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed the outdoors. He loved his family, was devoted to them, and thoroughly enjoyed spoiling his four grandsons. He was preceded in death by seven brothers Thurman, Billy, Davis, Elwood, Roy, Carl, and E.V. "Honey" Sears. Survivors include his loving wife and caregiver of 47 years Lynda Tutterow Sears of the home; daughters Tammy Pegram of Thomasville and Lori Sears of Kernersville; son Jimmie Sears, Jr. of Yadkinville; grandsons Tyler, Alston, and Jaron Sears, and Travis Lee Pegram; sisters Bonnie Wilkins of Kernersville, Nina Bryant of Pawleys Island, and Mary Emily Cranfill of Winston-Salem; brother Dalton Sears of Clemmons. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday evening at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the Sears family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice of Forsyth,
101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, or to a charity of one's
choice. Kernersville - Pearl Neugent Beeson, 89, of 1000 North Main Street, beloved aunt, sister, wife and friend, died peacefully at her home Friday January 4, 2008. She was the last of her family of eight siblings to pass. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM, Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at Union Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Dean and Dr. Brooks Hunt officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pearl was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church where she had been active as a Sunday school teacher, choir member, and a member of their "Sugarstixx" performing group. She enjoyed music and sports, especially baseball and Wake Forest basketball, and the trumpet. She was retired from the Adams-Millis hosiery plant in Kernersville. She loved to travel and was proud to have visited all 50 states, but of them all there was none she loved more than her native North Carolina. She lived her entire life, nearly 90 full years in Guilford and Forsyth Counties. Her greatest joy was spending time with grand-nieces and nephews, Paul Lauren, Glenn, Leah and Noah. She was preceded in death by her parents J.C. Neugent Sr. and Annie Tucker Neugent; husband Fred L. Beeson; brothers Garland P. Neugent, Kemp F. Neugent, Kenneth L. Neugent, and J.C. Neugent Jr. and sisters; Louise Pearman, Vera Simms, and Faith Swisher. She is survived by her niece Paula Faith Swisher of Oak Ridge and nephew Jeffrey P. Swisher of Greensboro; step-daughter, Peggy Laundon of Kernersville, as well as many step-grand and great grandchildren, and many loving friends. Family will receive friends on Monday from 6 until 8:00PM at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial Contributions may be made to the Union Grove
Baptist Church Building Fund. 5424 Union Grove Rd. Oak Ridge, NC 27310
He was born in Kernersville, NC on October 14, 1920 to John Hartsell "Skipper" Barrow and Sadie Dwiggins McGee Barrow and was the oldest of five siblings. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Ruth Berry Barrow and one son William Harlan Barrow Jr. He is survived by his children Gilda Barrow Zimmar and husband David Zimmar of Seattle, Washington, John Jefferson Barrow of Kernersville, Cindy Barrow McGee and husband Scott McGee of Kernersville; Christopher Lindy Barrow and Crystal Carter of Walkertown and Berry Todd Barrow and wife Angela Barrow of Trinity, NC. He is also survived by five grandchildren; David Barrow Zimmar, Michael McGee, Benjamin Barrow, Ashley McGee, Claire Barrow and Carleigh Barrow and by three sisters, Brenda Collins, Margaret Apple and Melba Richardson. Wuz grew up in Kernersville, attending Kernersville School. He played and loved baseball and played semi-pro in Greensboro prior to WWII. D1. He received 4 Bronze Stars uncommon valor. Wuz spent his career in sales. He spent the majority of this career in working for Charles Scribner and Sons and later The University Society of Music. He served in the US Army during WWII in General George Patton's 3rd Army. His Combat Engineer Company landed at Omaha Beach Wuz loved to play golf and for many years was member of Pines Knolls Golf Club. Later in life, Wuz enjoyed singing karaoke at many local establishments. Above all else he loved his wife and children. He was quick with his wit and comment and one rarely had to wonder what his opinion was on an issue. A child of the 20's, a son, a student, a soldier, a patriot, a husband, a father, a chef, a family leader, a salesman, a singer, a comedian, a sage, and always an astute student of life. Wuz was the kind of person that if you ever had the privilege of meeting him, you never forgot him. A Kernersville character of the highest order. He lived a full life and was most proud of doing it "his way". The family will receive friends at Pierce Jefferson Funeral Home in Kernersville on Saturday night January 5, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. A Funeral Service will be held in the Pierce Chapel at the funeral home at 2:00pm on Sunday January 6, 2008 followed by a graveside service at Mt. Gur Cemetery in Kernersville. The Family will also recieve friends at the home of his
daughter Cindy McGee. 119 Duffield Ct in Kernersville. Online condolences may be sent to the Barrow family at
www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com
. Kernersville - David Henry "Dave" Holt, 78, died January 1, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center following an extended illness. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00PM Friday at Main Street United Methodist Church with Rev. Don Lloyd, Rev. Rick Carter, and Dr. J.C. Grose officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A native of Stanly County, he was born May 31, 1929 to the late Robert Glen Holt, Sr. and Mary Ann Thompson Holt who survives. He was also preceded in death by a daughter Beth Holt Leagans and a brother Robert Glen Holt, Jr.. Dave was a 1955 graduate of High Point College(now High Point University) and became their Registrar June 1, 1968. He retired on his birthday May 31, 1994. Prior to coming to High Point College he was professor at Oak Ridge Military Academy for 12 years. At High Point College he was professor of History and Political Science, and retired as "Professor Emeritus". He received two Masters Degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a US Army Korean War Veteran. He was a longtime member of Main Street United Methodist Church where he taught Sunday School for 42 years. His Sunday School Class was recently renamed the "Dave Holt Christian Fellowship Class". He was a member of the Kernersville Lions Club and was a Melvin Jones Fellow. He received the "Community Distinguished Service Award" from the Kernersville Chamber of Commerce in 1998. He also had served the Town of Kernersville as an Alderman for 12 years. Survivors include his wife of 52 years Helen Wood Holt; daughter Anne Holt Southern and husband Terry of Kernersville; son-in-law Bruce Leagans of Lewisville; mother Mary Thompson Holt of Asheboro; granddaughter Katherine "Katie" Leagans; sisters Betty H. Elliott and J.W. of Carthage, and Pat H. Brown of Gastonia; sister-in-law Peggy G. Holt of Asheboro. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday night at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Home, 213 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville, and other times at the home. Pallbearers Bill Cope, Jack Barrier, Bob Dalton, Luther Conger, George Walker, John Staples, Mark Orcutt, and Irvin Lucas are asked to be at the church at 1:15PM on Friday. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Oglesby, Bennie Weaver, Lloyd Southern, Shelton Lilley, Ivey Redmon, and Ed Lang, his Sunday School Class, and members of the Kernersville Lions Club. Online condolences may be sent to the Holt family at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com . Memorial contributions may be sent to the Main Street United Methodist Church, or to the Kernersville Lions Club. |
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