obituaries

Jul 5, 2019

Mr. Gregory Wayne Good, Sr. "CATMAN", 62, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Christ Kingdom Building Worship Center. The family visitation will be held from 2:00pm until 3:00pm on Sunday at the Church.

Jul 2, 2019

Donald R. Fulp, Sr. departed this life on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.  He was born December 30, 1950 in Forsyth County, NC to Preston & Janie Fulp, Sr.

Donald graduated from East Forsyth High School, was a US Army Veteran, and worked for Duke Energy where he was employed for over 40 years.

Donald was...

Jul 1, 2019

Lisa M. Williams was born on Tuesday, March 18, 1969 in Bronx, New York to Julius C. Williams and Deborah M. Williams. She was preceded in death by her father and her older brother, David "Bishme" Williams. She passed away peacefully on July 1, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones.

Lisa was raised in Bronx on Washington...

Jun 30, 2019

Rebecca Renae Sturdivant was born in Petersburg, Virginia on October 12, 1978 to Johnnie and Yolanda Sturdivant.  She departed this life on June 30, 2019 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center after a brief illness.

Ms. Sturdivant was educated in Texas, Germany, Georgia, Massachusetts and North Carolina as a child of a soldier in the United States...

Jun 29, 2019

Franklin Eugene Fair was born September 14, 1946 in Winston-Salem to the late Elsie Sherrod. He passed away June 29, 2019 at Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kernersville, NC.

Franklin was a graduate of Atkins High School and later served in the United States Marines. He was employed by Cox Trucking Company where he was...

Jun 26, 2019

Edna Mae Earles McCollum was born in the County of Spartanburg, Township of Cherokee, South Carolina on August 8, 1938 to Lillie Bell Earles and the late Jefferson Wilkins "J.W." Copeland.  Her early education was received in Washington, D.C.  At an early age, she joined the Holden Chapel Baptist Church in Boiling Springs, South Carolina.  After high school graduation,...

Jun 26, 2019

Melissa Creasy Shepherd went home to be with the Lord on June 26, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Cancer Center.

Melissa was the eleventh child born on November 4, 1958 to Walter & Ola M. Creasy in Beckley, West Virginia.  Melissa moved to Winston-Salem, NC in 1972 where she was educated in the public schools....

Jun 24, 2019

Janice Ruth Sanders Jackson transitioned from this earth to eternity on June 24, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Center.  Janice Jackson was born March 3, 1945 to the late Otis E. Sanders and Margie C. Sanders.

Janice was a 1963 graduate of Paisley High School.  She attended Winston-Salem State University and Forsyth Technical Community College. ...

Jun 23, 2019

Mr. Jimmy Ronald Hamilton, known as "Big Hamp" was born September 26, 1947 in Durham, NC to Jacob and Alma Hamilton. After years of illness, Jimmy was called home to be with our Father God to rest, surrounded by loved ones and friends on Sunday, June 23, 2019.

He graduated from Hillside High School in Durham, NC....

Jun 23, 2019

On June 23, 2019 at 11:38pm, Billy DeShawn Crowder, 5 months 1 day, after struggling with several health issues, peacefully went with Heaven's angles to his eternal home. He leaves his mother Tasha LaShia Simpson and his father, Mandell Lamar Crowder; brother, Dr-e Porter; favorite aunt, Shereda R. Yeary all of Winston-Salem, NC; favorite cousin, Renee Yeary of Asheville,...

Jun 22, 2019

Mrs. Jeanette Bell Russell, 93, born September 19, 1925 in Great Falls, SC, the daughter of the late Willie and Rebecca Bell.  Mrs. Russell, affectionately known as "Gee", passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019 shortly after ten o'clock in the morning.

She lived a wonderful life in Los Angeles, CA, working as a seamstress and then...

Jun 22, 2019

Ms. Donna Parker Albright, age 57, departed this life Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Center, ICU Unit, at 2:30am after an extended period of illness.

She was born in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Rudolph Parker, Sr. and Vivian Parker Allen. She attended the schools of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County.  She grew up knowing...

Jun 21, 2019

Mrs. Mary Sinclair, 70, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 12noon Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Macedonia Worship Center with Apostle S.D. Johnson officiating.  Interment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. The family visitation will be held from 11:00am until 12noon on Saturday at the Church.

Jun 21, 2019

Geraldine Leona Scales Valentine was born on March 26, 1935 in Dozier, North Carolina to the late Joseph Cephus and Leona Scales Valentine. She relished her life as a farmer's daughter and growing up at the "home place,"  in what is now known as the Village of Tobaccoville, NC.

She was reared as a member of Center...

Jun 19, 2019

Gwendolyn Loretta Williamson, 63, affectionately known as "Mama Gwen", gained her heavenly wings on June 19, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center, after a brief illness. Gwendolyn, a resident of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was born in Mullins, South Carolina on March 12, 1956 to Annie Mae Lindsay and Freddie George Williamson. She attended Anderson and Parkland High School in the...

Jun 13, 2019

Mr. George Jalando Fulp, Jr. transitioned from this earthly place to receive his crown from Jesus Christ.

He was the son of Gwendolyn and George Fulp, Sr. George, Jr. was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on August 9, 1961 and departed this life on Thursday, June 13, 2019.

George was educated in the Forsyth County...

Jun 12, 2019

Mr. Eddie Green, III, 56, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health.

Funeral services will be held at 12:30pm Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Friendship Baptist Church with Bishop S.T. Green officiating.  The family visitation will be held from 12:00noon until 12:30pm on Wednesday at the Church.

Jun 8, 2019

Mr. John Henry Squire, 56, passed away June 8, 2019.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Dr. Serenus T. Churn, Sr. officiating. The family visitation will be held from 12:30pm until 1:00pm on Tuesday at the Church.

Jun 7, 2019

Mr. Bobby Ray Taylor Carpenter, Sr. was born to Katie McKay Carpenter and the late J.T. Taylor on June 6, 1960 in Winston-Salem, NC. Bobby graduated from RJ Reynolds High School. He was an employee at Arbor Acres. Bobby was a member of Union Baptist Church at an early age. Bobby, better known as "Big Bob," was a kindhearted...

Jun 3, 2019

Mrs. Erma Bryant Rice, 101, passed away June 3, 2019 at the Rose Tara Senior Living, King, NC.

Graveside services will be held at 12noon Thursday, June 13, 2019 in Evergreen Cemetery.