Blanche Anderson
Feb 25, 2013
Mrs. Blanche B. Anderson was born on January 6, 1932 in Carthage, NC, but spent most of her life in Winston Salem, NC. An angel was dispatched on Monday, February 25, 2013 and called the lady known as "Mom" to many to her final resting place after a long battle with her health. For many years she was a dedicated...
Lewis James Hines
Feb 24, 2013
Mr. Lewis James Hines was born in Fayetteville, NC on September 18, 1935 to Wilson H. Hines and Suevary C. Hines. He passed away February 24, 2013. He was a graduate of Atkins High School as well as the treasurer of his Senior Class of 1955. He retired from RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. in 1989 after 33 years of service....
Logan Burke
Feb 24, 2013
On Sunday morning, February 24, 2013 following a brief period of illness, our heavenly father called home our greatly loved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. Mr. Logan Burke was born in Winton, North Carolina to the loving union of Selma and Lillian Burke on October 26, 1933. He was a graduate of C. S. Brown High School. He served...
James Benjamin
Feb 24, 2013
Mr. James "JB" Benjamin was born March 12, 1931 in Bishopville, SC to the late Bill and Lullie Benjamin. He departed this earthly life on February 24, 2013. He attended Dennis High School and moved to W-S, NC in the early 1950's. He furthered his education through vocational trades with a concentration in plumbing. "JB" was employed by D.W. Andrews...
Mary Payne Jones
Feb 22, 2013
Mary Marie Payne Jones went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 22, 2013 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice and Palliative Care in W-S, NC. She was born February 12, 1936 the eldest of eleven children to David and Katie Payne. In 1953 she graduated Salutatorian of the Saint Anne's Academy in W-S, NC. She accepted a scholarship...
Dwight Maurice Cardwell
Feb 21, 2013
Mr. Dwight Maurice Cardwell, 80, transitioned on Thursday February 21, 2013. Mr. Cardwell is the son of Jessie Harris and the late Vernell Cardwell. He attended the public schools of Winston-Salem, NC and was a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University. He was affiliated with Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Shortly after graduation he was employed in the Zebulon, NC school...
Mary Ellen Briggs
Feb 20, 2013
Mrs. Mary Ellen Briggs passed away peacefully surrounded by her husband and daughter on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Born February 15, 1927, in Hendersonville, NC, she was the sixth child of Henry and Cora Lee Stephens. She was preceded in death by her parents and five siblings: Debro, Walter, Hazel, Hugh and Theodore. She attended the local schools in Hendersonville,...
Nannie Beaty Gunning
Feb 20, 2013
Nannie Lee Beaty Gunning, 105, formerly of 903 W. 25th Street, quietly and peacefully departed this life on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at The Oakes Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born October 16, 1907 in York, SC. Nannie was one of seven children born to John Russell and Anna Stanton Beaty. She attended the York County Public Schools. Upon...
Connie Bell Caldwell
Feb 17, 2013
Connie Mae Bell Caldwell was born July 12, 1954 in W-S, NC to Sarah Elizabeth Caldwell Bell and Thomas Chapel McFadden. She went to be with the Lord on February 17, 2013. She leaves behind her beloved daughter, Denesha "Gee-Gee" Bell of NC; aunt, Rozena McFadden of NC; uncle, Phil Caldwell of NC; two sisters, Debbie (George) Long of NY...
Lessie Sturdivant Pinkney
Feb 15, 2013
Lessie Mae Sturdivant Pinkney, 78, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1pm Thursday, February 21, 2013 at White Rock Baptist Church, 1233 E. 14th Street, Winston-Salem, NC. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family visitation will be held from 12noon until 1pm on Thursday at the Church.
Robert William Long
Feb 15, 2013
Robert William Long departed this life on Friday, February 15, 2013 after an extended illness. A native of W-S, NC, he was born April 6, 1921 and was a graduate of Atkins High School. He was preceded in death by his adoptive mother, Mrs. Rosa Bell Long; daughter, Sandra McCracken; brothers, John, Aldolphus, Donald Howie, and Edward Neal Crowe; and...
Gladys Davis Smith
Feb 13, 2013
Mrs. Gladys Davis Smith was born to the late Will W. and Henrietta S. Davis on October 8, 1931 in Newberry, SC. She transitioned to eternity on February 13, 2013. She was educated in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School System. She retired from North Carolina Baptist Retirement Home. She married John Henry Smith, Sr. She was preceded in death by...
Kenneth Cole, Sr.
Feb 12, 2013
Kenneth Lanard Cole Sr., aka "Peanut Nowlin", was born on August 16, 1960 in Richmond, VA to the late Lester Cole Sr. and Barbara Nowlin. On Tuesday, February 12, 2013, Kenneth Cole Sr. was called to his heavenly home while at Wake Forest Baptist Health. Kenneth grew up in W-S, and graduated from Parkland High School. He worked for DAT'S...
Wendell Tyrone Robinson
Feb 12, 2013
Wendell Tyrone Robinson was born on August 30, 1950 and departed this life on February 12, 2013. He was the son of James Hood and Rachel Penn. He was a renowned bass guitar player for the Superior Band and the Opus VII Band. He leaves to cherish his memory his mother, Rachel L. Davis Penn; his daughter, Keauna Robinson Ford...
Rodney Burts
Feb 8, 2013
Mr. Rodney D. Burts, 52, died February 8, 2013. He was born January 16, 1961 to Ethel Burts and Hubert Blue. He was preceded in death by his mother. Left to cherish his memories are his father; his siblings, Dennis Burts, Michael Burts, and Regina Tubbs; and a host of other siblings, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held...
James P Mccoy
Feb 8, 2013
Mr. James P. McCoy, 89, passed away February 8, 2013. He was born October 19, 1923 to Willie and Mary McCoy. He was a veteran of the US Army and a retiree of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Willie McCoy; and his wife, Mozelle McCoy. Left to cherish his memories are...
Eurah Cunningham Simpson
Feb 7, 2013
Eurah Lee Cunningham Simpson, affectionately known as "Mama Simpson" and "Aunt Lee", formally of 17th Street, went home to be with the Lord on February 7, 2013 at The Regency Care of Clemmons surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Simpson was born on October 14, 1921, to the late Seth and Hester Barnes Cunningham in Lancaster, SC, the fourth of...
Larry R Broome
Feb 3, 2013
Larry Rogers Broome departed this life on Sunday evening, February 3, 2013. He was born on October 16, 1945 to the late "Jimmy" Winslow Nixon Broome and Brooksie Price Broome in Sandy Ridge, NC. He successfully completed his high school education at London High School in Walnut Cove, NC 1963. Afterwards, he served in the US Army as a soldier...
Willie Mae Reid
Feb 1, 2013
"When all is said and done, there is just one thing that matters….all my treasures will mean nothing….only what I've done for love…Lord, you looked beyond me as a sinner and found in me an angel. Now and ever after, you have shown me Heaven is my true home" On Friday, February 1, 2013, God in his infinite wisdom saw...
Virginia Taylor
Jan 31, 2013
Miss Virginia Taylor, formerly of Winston-Salem, NC passed January 31, 2013 in Fitzgerald, GA while living with her daughter, Geneva Bryant after a period of declining health. Miss Taylor was a faithful member of Ministries of Truth of the Apostolic Faith in W-S, NC serving under Bishop William E. Koger. She had many friends and neighbors while living in the...