Barbara Jean Mccloud
Feb 12, 2009
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8). Barbara Jean McCloud took her heavenly ascension on Thursday, February 12, 2009. One of six siblings born March 11, 1951 to Worth and Jessie McLeod. She attended the Forsyth County Schools. She was employed with the...
Florence Dewalt Alston
Feb 12, 2009
Mrs. Florence DeWalt Alston, 101, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Silas Creek Manor. Mrs. Alston was born in Newberry, S.C. August 17, 1907 to the late Allen and Hattie DeWalt. A resident of Winston-Salem, NC for most of her adult life, she graduated from Drayton High School in Newberry, S.C. She continued to pursue her...
Linda Diane Gardner
Feb 9, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM - Ms. Linda Diane Gardner 230 Woodland Avenue passed away Monday, February 9, 2009 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born March 24, 1949 to Marian Gardner and Clarence Young. She was a native of Winston-Salem where she attended the public schools and was a Carver High School graduate. Briefly she resided in New York...
Margaret Watts Ross
Feb 9, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM - On February 9, 2009 the Lord opened the doors of Heaven. He said "my good and faithful servant come on in." Our mother, Margaret Watts Ross, reached out and placed her hand in His. As she entered, she was greeted by her parents, John D. and Adeline Watts, and her sisters, Velma Watts Roseboro, Betty Watts Johnson, and...
Mary Elizabeth Leak Imes
Feb 6, 2009
MIDWAY, NC - Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Leak Imes of 812 Norman Shoaf Road, Winston-Salem, NC was called home on Friday, February 6, 2009 at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital Medical Center. She was the first daughter born to Oscar and Mary Leak. She graduated from Dunbar High School. She was employed by the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School system and Duracell...
Annie Loraine Hairston Watson
Feb 4, 2009
Mrs. Annie Loraine Hairston Watson, 83 transitioned from her earthly to heavenly home on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC after a brief illness. Her family and friends referred to her as "Loraine, Annie, Lo, grandma, Watson, and/or Mrs. Watson"; albeit the name, there was a common characterization of the person-a sweet, soft-spoken, Christian, and...
Deacon George Arthur Jenkins
Feb 3, 2009
Deacon George Arthur Jenkins, Sr., 88, of The Oaks at Forsyth, formerly of Patterson Avenue, departed this life early Tuesday morning, February 3, 2009 to be with Jesus. George served in the US Army from October 1941 until his honorable discharge in December 1945. He worked for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and retired after 26.1 years of service. Deacon Jenkins...
Rodney Timothy Johnson
Jan 31, 2009
Rodney Timothy Johnson was born June 7, 1956 to Sgt. Floyd Daniel and Eula Mae Price Johnson at Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, NC. He was the third child, second, son, of four children born to this union. Like a beautiful bird, he flew away from Forsyth Medical Center on January 31, 2009 and is at peace. He was preceded...
Lenwood Gilchrist Baker
Jan 27, 2009
Lenwood Gilchrist Baker, 84 formerly of 2118 E. 23rd Street went home to meet his heavenly father on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. He lived at Quality Independent Living located at 5068 Lansing Drive Apt. 210 He was born on December 5, 1924 in Laurinburg, North Carolina to Henry and Della Baker. He was a faithful member of St. Stephen Missionary...
Johnnie Black
Jan 27, 2009
Mr. Johnnie Black, Jr. was called home Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at the Oak Forest Nursing Home. He was born May 10, 1933 to John and Helen Black. He was a Baptist by faith and retired from Taylor Brothers. He was preceded in death by his wife, Queen Crosby; his mother; his father and stepmother, John and Naomi Black. Mr....
Monroe Campbell
Jan 27, 2009
Mr. Monroe Campbell was born on September 28, 1928 in Winston-Salem, NC to Henry Campbell, Sr. and Bessie Wade Campbell both preceded him in death. He departed this life Tuesday, January 27, 2009. He retired from the Air Force after serving 20 years. He also retired from Thomasville Furniture Company after 15 years of service. Funeral services will be held...
William Napoleon Mason
Jan 26, 2009
William Napoleon Mason, Jr. passed away January 26, 2009. "Billie" attended the local public schools in Winston-Salem. He then decided to attend the historic Palmer Memorial Institute and graduated in 1967. He then attended Johnson C. Smith University and the University of Ohio at Dayton where he received his degree in engineering. Billie was employed at Winston-Salem State University and...
Helen Louise Mitchell
Jan 26, 2009
On Monday, January 26, 2009, God needed a very special flower in His garden and sent His angels for our mama, Mrs. Helen Louise Mitchell. Mama was the baby and twin girl of 12 children born in Rockingham County to William and Hartie Mitchell. Mama and her twin brother Harry, with whom she was inseparable until his death, were born...
Rev. Justus “Jack” Rufus Martin, Sr.,
Jan 25, 2009
Rev. Justus "Jack" Rufus Martin, Sr., 94, was born on June 13, 1914 to Hugh and Latha Warren Martin in Forsyth County. He made his heavenly transition on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center following a very brief illness. Rev. Martin was an Associate Minister at Rock Hill Baptist Church, Walnut Cove, NC where he was a lifelong...
Marquis Delafayette “Dee” Pitts
Jan 23, 2009
Mr. Marquis DeLafayette "Dee" Pitts of 3221 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC born June 14, 1947 went on to see our Lord and Savior on January 23, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Pitts received his degree from Forsyth Technical Community College in Graphic Arts, and served in the United States Military. He also owned his own business. He was...
Ernest Cameron, Iii
Jan 23, 2009
Mr. Ernest Cameron, III, affectionately known as "Mama's Big Spoiled Baby" 51, died Friday, January 23, 2009 at the Wake Forest University/Baptist Medical Center. He was born November 17, 1957 in Florence County to Ernest Cameron, Jr. and Mary Cameron. He was a member of Hanes Memorial CME Church and was employed at Thomasville Furniture and also was a United...
Cora Riley
Jan 22, 2009
Mrs. Cora W. Riley, 94, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009 at Palliative Care at Baptist Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband Andrew Riley; a daughter, Cassie Kiser; and two sons, Henry Watkins and Andrew T. Riley. She's survived by five daughters, Mary Cockerham (Lee), Clara Riley, Carrie Plymount (Floyd), Jacqueline McFadden, and Iris Jackson; three sons,...
James Jeter
Jan 20, 2009
James Jeter was called home on January 20, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was a residence of the Lutheran Home in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born to John Henry and Hazel Jeter on June 15, 1941. Mr. Jeter was a graduate of Atkins High School, Class of 1958. He served in the U.S. Navy for six years and worked...
Lillie Mae Black
Jan 17, 2009
Lillie Mae Black of Winston-Salem, NC passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2009. She was born on July 3, 1924 in Lauren, SC to Robert and Lillian Fowler. At an early age she moved with her family to Winston-Salem where she attended the public schools of Forsyth County. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church...
Howard Lee Ward
Jan 15, 2009
Mr. Howard Lee Ward, 84, of 859 Crawford Street, made his transition to his heavenly home on his birthday, January 15, 2009. Mr. Ward was very active and well known throughout the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County community. He will always be known by his smile and the by the many photos he has taken at various community events. His role model was...