obituaries

Sep 26, 2019

Mrs. Virgie E. Alexander, 87, passed away September 26, 2019 at Kernersville Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 12noon Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the Russell Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Todd Fulton officiating.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family visitation will be held from 11:00am until 12noon on Thursday at the Chapel....

Sep 26, 2019

Mrs. Helen Spann Conner was born September 21, 1926 in Forsyth County, NC to David Shouse and Mary Spann.  She departed this earthly life on September 26, 2019.

Helen attended the W-S/Forsyth County Public Schools and was a graduate of Winston-Salem Teachers' College (Winston-Salem State University) where she received her degree in education.  After many years of...

Sep 25, 2019

Theresa entered this world on June 6, 1965, the fourth child of Helen Allison Summers and the late Samuel W. Summers. On September 25, 2019, the Lord reached down, gently picked Theresa up from her sleep and placed her in His arms and carried her to her heavenly home.

Theresa, affectionately known as "Lil' Mama", was a...

Sep 19, 2019

Tamela Denise Ketchmore was born in Winston-Salem, NC on August 8, 1959 to the proud parents of Grace Bush Davis and Leroy Davis, Sr.

Mrs. Ketchmore was of the Baptist faith, accepting Christ at an early age.  She was educated in the WS/FCS and was a 1977 graduate of RJ Reynolds High School.  After graduation she entered...

Sep 19, 2019

Barry Leon Lampkins was born on April 13, 1959 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Roger Lampkins, Sr. and the late Mrs. Thelma Pearson.  He departed this life on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Hopewell VA.

He began his education in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and later received his GED after...

Sep 19, 2019

Eula Jane Wilson peacefully entered her eternal rest, Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Winston Salem, NC at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born March 5, 1928 in Enfield, NC to the late Ernest and Carrie Boney. She attended public school in her hometown of Enfield. In 1944 she moved to Virginia and November 1956 she married...

Sep 16, 2019

Pearl Hairston Fair departed this life at Trellis Supportive Care on Tuesday, September 16, 2019 after a period of illness. She was born on September 26, 1938 to the late V.G. Jeffries and Marie Hairston.

Pearl was reared in a community on the south side of Winston-Salem called Belview/Manhattan and attended the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools ending with...

Sep 16, 2019

Martha Rhyne Terry was born the 12 th of 13 children on November 7, 1927 in Orangeburg, SC to the late Jacob and Savannah "Missy" Shuler-Rhyne. On Monday, September 16, 2019, she bid a final goodbye to this world and said hello to the kingdom of God.

Martha moved from Orangeburg, SC to Winston-Salem, NC as a...

Sep 16, 2019

CARLTON ABU GBONDO EVERSLEY was born on June 14, 1957 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, NY, to John C. Eversley Sr. and Dorothy L. Hockett Eversley. He  transitioned to be with his Lord and Savior on September 16, 2019. His impact on those he touched in his many roles as son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, nephew, uncle, cousin,...

Sep 14, 2019

Mrs. Hilda Cain Smith, age 80, passed away September 14, 2019. She was born on May 20, 1939 in Mocksville, NC to the late Carl C. and Sarah Cain. Hilda was a graduate of Kate Bitting                       Reynolds Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Winston-Salem, NC. Hilda worked for Novant Health Hospital (formerly Forsyth Memorial Hospital) and Davie County Hospital with...

Sep 12, 2019

Mr. Win Renard Hodges, 54, passed away September 12, 2019.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00noon Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Russell Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Piedmont Memorial Gardens. The family visitation will be held from 11:00am until 12:00noon on Thursday at the Chapel.

Sep 9, 2019

Mr. James D. Patterson, III, 54, was born June 25, 1965 in Winston-Salem, NC to James David Patterson, Jr. and Flora Hammonds Patterson.  He transitioned to Heaven on September 9, 2019.

He attended the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools and was a graduate of North Forsyth High School.

"Dave" as he was affectionately known was employed...

Sep 9, 2019

Wilhelmenia Levonia Jackson-Pledger was born on November 18, 1949, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Willie and Louise Jackson. God saw fit to call her home on Monday, September 9, 2019.

She graduated from Atkins Senior High School in 1968 and Winston-Salem State University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.

Wilhelmenia is preceded...

Sep 8, 2019

Ms. Gwenevere Jean Kilgore, 66, passed away September 8, 2019 at the Hospice Home @ High Point.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Russell Funeral Home Chapel.  The family visitation will be held from 1:30pm until 2:00pm on Saturday at the Chapel.

Sep 3, 2019

Mrs. Esther Mae Hemphill Boulware, 81, passed away September 3, 2019 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Emmanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. John Mendez officiating.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.  The family visitation will be held from 10:30am until 11:00am on Tuesday at the Church.

Sep 3, 2019

Ms. Katie Lane Marshall was born September 15, 1957 in Candor, NC; the daughter of Ward F. Young, Jr. of Charlotte, NC and the late Mrs. Ernestine Marshall LeGrand.  She departed his life peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.

In addition to her father, she leaves to cherish her precious memories two daughters, Yolanda...

Sep 3, 2019

Blair loved poetry and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life" was one of his favorites. Indeed, it was his mantra, and his life is reflected beautifully in its words. This is what his heart speaks, even in death.

For DeLacy Blair Chavis, Sr., life was not an empty dream but the fulfillment of a dream. He...

Sep 1, 2019

James Rufus McKnight was born on January 12, 1942 in Sumter, South Carolina to Edward and Hattie Bell King McKnight.  He departed this life on Sunday, September 1, 2019 after an extended illness.

Mr. McKnight grew up serving the Lord with his family.  Because of his love and concern for humanity, he gained the love...

Sep 1, 2019

James Edward Davis Jr. "Jimmy", 70 transitioned from this life at his home in Winston-Salem unexpectedly on Sunday, September 1, 2019.

Jimmy was born in Winston-Salem, NC on July 24, 1949 and was a lifelong resident of the area.  He retired with 40 years of service from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as a Control Operator and was...

Aug 29, 2019

Fred Allen Burke peacefully passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019.  His journey began in Winton, NC as the third child of the late Mr. Selma Burke and Mrs. Lillian Weaver Burke.

He was brought up in the Hertford County Schools (NC) and graduated from C. S. Brown High School.  He also received a degree in Accounting...