Lonnie Nesmith
May 8, 2010
Lonnie Nesmith was born August 27, 1912 in Nesmith, Williamsburg County, SC. He married Elease Britton in 1935 and from that union was blessed with three sons, Henry, Johnnie, and Lonnie, Jr. He was educated in the public schools of Williamsburg County, SC. Lonnie was a man who believed in order. He was active in his community, and received numerous...
Melvin Mcdermott, Sr.
May 8, 2010
Melvin David McDermott, Sr. was born November 20, 1937 in the Bronx, NY to Melvin and Josephine McDermott. He was educated in the public schools of New York and joined the United States Navy at age 17. After serving in the service, Melvin met his wife Pearl Elizabeth Smith and they were married March 21, 1960. From their 50 year...
Mabel Perry
May 7, 2010
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith…" 2 Timothy 4: 7 KJV The angels escorted Mabel Evans Perry to her heavenly home on Friday, May, 7, 2010. She was born on December 1, 1915 to Nathaniel and Beulah Evans in Cary, NC. She moved to Winston-Salem at an early age and...
George Moton
May 6, 2010
Mr. George Moton, 63 passed away unexpectedly on May 6, 2010. He was born in Camden, NJ on November 11, 1946. George, affectionately called "Butch" attended high school in NJ, later joining the US Marine Corps-serving a tour of duty in Vietnam, where he was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart for bravery. George worked twenty plus years and later...
James Gaddy
May 6, 2010
Mr. James Walter Gaddy was born on Jan. 7, 1936. He was called to his heavenly home on May 6, 2010. Mr. Gaddy was a lifelong member of Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Agnes Lorraine Gaddy and his children, Walter, Delphine, Othello and Jamestris. Services will be held at 1:00pm Wednesday,...
Damon Tucker
May 3, 2010
Damon Alexander Tucker, 36 was called home May 3, 2010. He was born March 9, 1974 in Winston-Salem, NC to Hattie T. Adams and Charles V. (Angela) Tucker. He graduated from Carver High School in 1992 and later served in the United States Navy. He was employed at Hayward Industries for 6 years. He was preceded in death by his...
Sharyn Wilson
May 1, 2010
Sharyn Yvonne Wilson was born December 6, 1946 in Pittsburg, PA to Robert and Ruth Madden. She joined them May 1, 2010 after an extended illness. She was a devout Catholic and enjoyed sewing and arts and crafts. She leaves to cherish her memories her husband, Fred; sons, Jeffery (Jaunice) of Phoenix, AZ, Aaron (Samantha) of Atlanta, GA, Lance and...
Willie Mae Gray
May 1, 2010
Mrs. Willie Mae Gray was born on October 11, 1927 to Coneata Byers and Jim Penn. As a lifetime Winston-Salem resident, Mrs. Gray attended 14th Street Elementary, Atkins High School and Winston-Salem State University. She went on to become an educator, working in the WS school system at both Brown Elementary and North Elementary. Mrs. Gray was well known and...
Doris Cunningham
Apr 30, 2010
Mrs. Doris Louise Bess Cunningham was born May 26, 1927 in Winston-Salem, NC. She departed this life on Friday, April 30, 2010. As a young girl, Doris was a part of a musical trio called "Three Little Girls and a Piano", along with long-time friends, Mrs. Laura T. Kennedy and Mrs. Essie Davis-Reid. She shared much of her youth with...
Ursula Mcfadden
Apr 29, 2010
Ursula McFadden, of 3509 Plaza Hollow Drive, was a native of Herne, Germany born October 10, 1941 to Herta Wilhelmine Emma Nitschmann and Walter Edmund Speckens. She moved to Winston-Salem, NC in 1986, where she was employed by Wake Forest Baptist Hospital until shortly before her passing. Ursula was an extremely thoughtful and caring person whose lasting impact spans both...
Irvin Smith
Apr 25, 2010
On Aril 25, 2010, the Lord called his faithful soldier, Mr. Irvin Jerome Smith, home from the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Born on July 26, 1952, he finished his journey to be with the Lord. He was employed at Gallins Foods, Inc. Surviving are his wife, JoAnn Smith; daughter, Eleisha Smith; brother, Robert Smith; sister; Carolyn Smith; granddaughter, Jaelei...
Helen Mae Steele
Apr 20, 2010
In the early morning hours on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, after an extended period of illness, Mrs. Helen Hampton Steele took God's hand when she heard him call, having found her peace she turned her back and left it all. She could not stay another day. Born on February 14, 1930 in Kernersville, NC, Helen was the second oldest daughter...
Brenda H. Laboy
Apr 19, 2010
Brenda Hall LaBoy, the eldest of ten children, was born in Winston-Salem, NC on April 29, 1949 to Willie Gardner and Ethel Gunthrop. She attended Atkins High School before moving to Paterson, NJ in 1967. Brenda Hall LaBoy married David LaBoy on December 24, 1980. They were blessed with two children, Renee' Devan LaBoy and Demond Leval LaBoy. Reverend C.J....
Carrie Smith
Apr 13, 2010
Carrie S. Smith, 99 of Springwood Care Center, 5755 Shattalon Drive passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010. She was born February 22, 1911 in Pink Hill , North Carolina to Daisy Smith and moved to Winston-Salem in her late teens to work for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Most of her career was spent in the employ as a housekeeper of...
Roy Funderburk
Apr 9, 2010
Mr. Roy Heath Funderburk, born July 27, 1933, departed this life on Friday, April 9, 2010 at his residence on 740 S. Broad Street. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at the Russell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lakeisha Hill, of Union Baptist Church officiating where Dr. Sir Walter L. Mack, Jr. is Pastor and...
Lillie Mae Nickerson
Apr 7, 2010
Mrs. Lillie Mae Nickerson also known as "Mother Nickerson", 81, departed this life on April 7, 2010 at the Oak Forest Rehab Center in WS. She was born on January 8, 1929 to the late Sam and Edith Mae Williams. Mother Nickerson was a member of Mt. Nebo Outreach Church where she served faithfully for over 24 years and was...
Earnestine Davis
Apr 7, 2010
Mrs. Earnestine Alexander Davis, 81, of 2522 Greenway Avenue, known as "Tine", was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Bettie Alexander; and her husband, Thomas L. Davis, Sr. She is survived by a sister, Betty Stevenson of Bladensburg, MD; five children, Tommy Davis (Annette),...
Cathy Mcintosh
Apr 1, 2010
Mrs. Cathy Viola McIntosh, 56 was born May 6, 1953 to Robert and Irene Jones. She departed this earthly life on April 1, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents. She leaves to mourn her husband, Mr. Donnie McIntosh of the home; four brothers, Harold Jones and Luther (Ann) Jones both of Midway, NC, Richard (Janet) Jones of...
Magaline Foxx
Mar 31, 2010
Magaline Woods Foxx, known to many as "Moot", 77, was born October 21, 1932 in Rock Hill, SC. She was the daughter of Alexander "Rockhill" Woods and Mrs. Patsy Woods. She made her transition into eternal life on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Foxx was a retired employee of Pell Care Nursing Home for...
Jeffrey Washington
Mar 30, 2010
Our Heavenly Father has called home, our most dearly beloved, Jeffrey Nelson Washington on March 30, 2010. Jeffrey has left us but is not forgotten. He leaves behind his loving and devoted wife of 13 years Mary; three loving children, Jeffrey Middleton of Wagner, SC, William Lequinn Washington and Preshis Mariah Washington both of Columbia, SC; he leaves to mourn...