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WATLINGTON
Mrs. Frances J. Watlington of 1677 Lincoln Ave. departed this life Dec. 16, 2000, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. She was the daughter of the late Rubin W. Watlington and Mary B. Spinks. She was a native of Caswell County but had resided in Forsyth County for many years. She was employed with ACW Corp. for 30 years. She was a sister and faithful member of the United Progressive Baptist Church, where she served on the usher board and as church secretary until her health declined. She was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Her brother, Jimmy D. Watlington, preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory two daughters, Miss Kathy A. Watlington of Durham and Miss Cassandra E. Watlington of Winston-Salem; six grandchildren, Ashley, Brittany, Brandee, Lamar and Keshawn, all of Winston-Salem, and Dana Gerald of Durham; five sisters, Mrs. Grace Richardson of Fort Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Juanita Sowell of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Eloise Wright of Yanceyville, Mrs. Fannie S. Bigelow and Mrs. Willie Sue Wilson of Reidsville, and Miss Joyce M. Watlington of Winston-Salem; four brothers, Mr. Rubin L. Watlington, Mr. Walter S. Watlington, Mr. Larry D. Watlington and Mr. Aaron G. Watlington, all of Winston-Salem; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends. Family visitation is 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at the Frances S. & Jerry C. Gilmore Jr. Memorial Chapel. The funeral service is 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at United Progressive Baptist Church, with the Rev. Harry L. Reynolds officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to Gilmore Funeral Home. (GILMORE)
ADAMS
Mrs. Cora Ethel Adams, 93, of 2815 Bonair Ave. died Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, at New Light Baptist Church, with the Rev. Sam Hickerson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Survivors include a loving and devoted son, Charles Eaton Jr. of the home; daughter-in-law Mavis Eaton of Clinton; grandson Sebron Stinson of Chicago; granddaughter Roberta Eaton-Carther of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a beloved great-niece, Augdene Thomas of Greensboro; seven special grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1 p.m. before the funeral. Beasley's Triad Funeral Services will be taking care of all service arrangements.
BLAKLEY
EAST BEND -- Mr. Sidney Gray Blakley, 89, of 224 Fairground Road was called home Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Blakley was born in Yadkin County on Jan. 23, 1911, to Rurel M. and Mary Elizabeth Wilhelm Blakley. He was a member of East Bend Friends Meeting. Mr. Blakley owned and operated Blakley's Garage for many years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Daisy Wall Blakley, in 1995. Surviving are a son, Melvin H. (Regina) Blakley of East Bend; two sisters, Bessie Ruth Kennedy of Winston-Salem and Etta Mae Bowen of Reidsville; a brother, Clifford Blakley of Pleasant Garden; three grandchildren, Lessia (Scott) Tuttle, Patrick (Vicki) Blakley and Connie (Wayne) Doss; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at the East Bend Friends Meeting by the Rev. Elisha Robertson, the Rev. Randy Johnson and the Rev. Hewey Parrish. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30 to lie in state. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Thursday evening at Huff Funeral Home in East Bend.
CARTER
MADISON -- J.P. Carter, 85, of 315 Ligon St. died Dec. 19, 2000, at Stokes-Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Danbury after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, at First Baptist Church in Madison. He was born Aug. 20, 1915, in Rockingham County, the 13th of 15 children of Yancey Ligon and Mary Elizabeth Morton Carter. He graduated from Madison High School and entered the U.S. Army as a private in 1934. He served in World War II, earning several medals, and the Korean War. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1958. After retiring from the Army, J.P. attended Wake Forest College in Winston-Salem, and graduated in 1961. He then began his second career, as a public-school educator. He had a lot of practice, having played "school" at the dinner table with his children for years. He taught social studies at Madison-Mayodan High School and then was the principal of Elliott Duncan Elementary School in Mayodan for several years before retiring in 1977. Then J.P. began his third career, as a town leader. He was elected mayor of Madison in 1977 and served for 12 years. He also served on the town board for an additional two years. In 1998, he was named Madison's Citizen of the Year. Throughout his various careers, J.P. was always very active in a variety of civic and religious activities. He served as a deacon of First Baptist Church, eventually becoming a lifetime deacon and a trustee. He was an enthusiastic member of the Madison Lions Club, always working hard selling brooms and light bulbs and at the agricultural fair and the Brunswick stews that were the club's fund-raising events. He had been president of the Lions Club and was recently made a Melvin Jones Fellow by the Lions Club. With his wife, he delivered Meals on Wheels. He had known far and wide for telling Br'er Rabbit stories to school and library groups, at nursing homes and to fortunate children. J.P. was a master gardner, often raising enough vegetables to feed many friends and neighbors. In his retirement, he raised a few beef cattle and enjoyed feeding them and trying to keep their fences mended. He enjoyed fishing and walking in the woods, reading and working double-crostic puzzles, but one of his greatest pleasures came from working. He liked to have his "troops" -- his wife, four children and later, his sons-in-law and grandsons -- helping him when he built something, cut firewood or otherwise had a good time. J.P. accomplished a lot and received a great deal of recognition during his life. He traveled widely and had many good experiences. About a year before his death, one of his grandsons asked him how he would like to be remembered. He said, "I'd like to be remembered for working hard all my life and being a help to a lot of people." He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Bess, Elizabeth, Nell and Kate; and his brothers, Joe, Jack, John, Ab, Bob, Hampton, Ben, Tom and Paul. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, of 59 years; daughters Dorothy Jean Seeman of Winston-Salem, Gerry Carter of Madison, Linda Brinson and son-in-law Lloyd Brinson of Madison and Vicki Alexander and son-in-law Bill Alexander of San Jose, Calif.; grandsons Robert Seeman and wife Cindy of Seattle, Wash., Jim Brinson and Sam Brinson of Madison and Tommy Alexander of San Jose, Calif.; a sister, Ruth McKinney of Rockford, Ill.; and many loving nieces, nephews and friends. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20 at Colonial Funeral Home in Madison. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Madison, the Madison Lions Club or a charity of the donor's choice. Burial will be at Sardis Primitive Baptist Church near Madison.
COLLINS
Mr. Charlie Robert Collins, 89, of Winston-Salem passed away peacefully at his home Monday evening. In death, he joins his beloved wife of 67 years, Mary Magalene White Collins. They were married in Stokes County on Dec. 18, 1931. A native of Stokes County, he was born July 27, 1911, to Columbus Lumb and Hattie Mariah Smith. He was the youngest of nine children. He retired with 35 years of service with Thomasville Furniture. He was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church. Survivors include his devoted children, a son, Robert Allen and wife Leona Collins of Walnut Cove; two daughters, Luella and husband Calvin Cook and Mary Ruth and husband Steve Councilman of Winston-Salem; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at Shiloh United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Henry Cook and the Rev. Doug Butler officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Wednesday evening at Burroughs Funeral Home in Walnut Cove and other times at the home.
COLLINS
WALKERTOWN -- Mrs. Mozelle Disher Whiteheart Collins, 77, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at her home, 1722 Pogo St. She was born Oct. 26, 1923, to Elbert L. Disher and Rebecca Cynthia Snow Disher. She retired from Hanes Hosiery in 1979 and worked for many years at Gospel Light Christian Camp in Hillsville, Va. She was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown. On Jan. 4, 1942, she married Grady C. Whiteheart Sr., who preceded her in death in 1977. Surviving are her husband, Franklin M. Collins of the home; a daughter, Judy W. Fulp and her husband Gray; three sons, Grady C. Whiteheart and his wife Claudine, Steve Whiteheart and his wife Gaynell and Jerry W. Whiteheart and his wife Sue; and a daughter, Joyce A. Vander Linden and her husband Steven; a brother, Bobby Disher; two sisters, Carlene G. Evans and Blanche H. Ratcliff; 13 grandchildren; and 15 grandchildren. Also surviving are loving members of the Collins family, Cathy, Larry, Donnie and Ronnie. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, at Gospel Light Baptist Church, Walkertown by Dr. Bobby Roberson. Mrs. Collins will lie in state at the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, 1100-C S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
CREWS
Mrs. Ann S. Craddock-Crews, 75, of Sandhill Drive died unexpectedly at her home Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Crews was born in Fort Royal, S.C., Jan. 27, 1925, the daughter of the late Edgar and Vertie Kennedy Seigler. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Winston-Salem and was a former member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church. She was a former employee of Pellcare Nursing Home in Walkertown. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Rachel C. and Larry Lakey of Winston-Salem and Deborah and Charles Creech; three sons, Charles and Jane Craddock of Winston-Salem, Tommy and Jamie Craddock of Murrels Inlet, S.C., and John Craddock of Winston-Salem; two grandchildren, Shannon Furches and husband Brian and Lindsay Ann Craddock all of Winston-Salem; three sisters, Luree Williams of Wadesboro, Johnsie Terry of Norwood and Sue Carpenter of Ansonville; and a brother, Wyatt Seigler of Wadesboro. Mrs. Crews was preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret Ann Craddock and two brothers, Daniel and James McRae. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, at Bethany Baptist Church in Winston-Salem by the Rev. Don Harvey. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. The Crews family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Hayworth-Miller Rural Hall Chapel and request that memorials be directed to Bethany Baptist Church Building Fund, 600 Old Hollow Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27105.
FIELDS
Mr. Sylvester Eugene Fields, 49, of 1447 Oak St. passed away Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at the Frances S. Gilmore & Jerry C. Gilmore Chapel. Visitation will be from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at the chapel.
GASKINS
Deacon Robert Gaskins, 75, of 3627 San Carlos Drive, passed away Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born April 25, 1925, in Florence County, S.C., the son of the late Josh Gaskins and Martha McGill Gaskins. He had lived in Winston-Salem for 47 years and was a retired employee of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. after 30 years of service. He was a faithful member of the Mount Calvary Holiness Church and served as Sunday school superintendent and chairman of the deacon board. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Lillie Gaskins Williams, three brothers, Richard, Samuel and Curley Gaskins. He leaves to cherish his memory a loving and devoted wife of 54 years, Mary Singletary Gaskins; three sons, Archie (Mary) Gaskins of Charlotte, Lee (Rosalyn) Gaskins and Roger (Valdena) Gaskins, all of Winston-Salem; two daughters, Ruby (Percy) Perdue of New York, N.Y., and Verna Gaskins of Greensboro; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a loving brother, Floyd Gaskins of Conway, S.C.; a devoted sister, Emma Williams, of Hemingway, S.C.; seven sisters-in-law; four brothers-in-law; a host of nieces and nephews, cousins, other relatives and dear friends. Funeral services will be held at noon Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, at Kimberly Park Holiness Church with Elder Wardlow Frazier officiating. Interment will be in the family plot of the Piedmont Memorial Gardens. The family visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to noon Thursday at the church. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to Hospice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, 1100-C South Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. (RUSSELL)
HALE
GREENSBORO -- Freddie Joe Hale, 68, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000, at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at Hanes-Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel. Interment will be in Guilford Memorial Park. Mr. Hale was born Jan. 26, 1932, in Jacksboro, Texas, to the late Joe Franklin and Laura Hale. He was retired from the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. He taught ROTC at Grimsley High School and was retired from Guilford County. Mr. Hale is survived by his wife of 40 years, Catherine Hale; sons Richard and Stephen Hale; daughters Cynthia Hale, Dina Anderson and Kelly Hale; sister Beulah Wooten; brother William Hale; seven granddaughters; and a great-granddaughter. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, Carolina Chapter, 5019 Nations Crossing, Suite 217, Charlotte, NC 28217.
HERRINGTON
CHAPEL HILL -- Margaret McLeod Herrington died peacefully on the afternoon of Dec. 17, 2000, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. She was 68. Mrs. Herrington had been active in numerous civic and community service organizations in Chapel Hill. She worked to establish the Pediatric Teaching Program and served on the board of directors of the Hospital Auxiliary at the UNC Hospitals. She served on the first board of directors for the Orange County Habitat for Humanity and was presented The Cup of Service award in 1971 for outstanding volunteerism by the Chapel Hill Junior Service League. She was also very active in the Holy Family Episcopal Church, where she served on the vestry, was a senior warden and was the founding chairwoman of the Augustine Project Board. Mrs. Herrington was the daughter of the late John F. and Eva Teal McLeod of Chesterfield, S.C. She attended Queens College in Charlotte, where she earned a degree in education. After graduation, she taught in the public schools in Seattle, Wash. She was a co-owner of Pace Gifts in Chapel Hill for the past 12 years. Except for brief periods, she resided in Chapel Hill since 1957. Mrs. Herrington is survived by her husband of 46 years, Dr. Robert T. Herrington of Chapel Hill; brother John F. McLeod Jr. of Chesterfield ; sister Elizabeth M. Huntley of Mandarin, Fla.; son David and wife Dierdre of Winston-Salem; son Robert and wife Bonny of Raleigh; daughter Carson of Arlington, Va.; and grandchildren Daniel and Kristen of Winston-Salem. The burial liturgy will be said at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, at the Church of the Holy Family, 200 Hayes Road, Chapel Hill. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Church of Holy Family Augustine Project. Arrangements by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas, Raleigh.
HICKS
PINE HALL -- Due to inclement weather, the following changes have been made for the visitation and funeral services of Myrtle Eva Hicks. Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ray Funeral Home Chapel in Madison. Burial will be in the Gardens of Memory cemetery in Walkertown. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight (Wednesday) at the funeral home and all other times at her residence.
HIGHFILL
Mrs. Claudia Barnes Highfill, 106, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000, at her home, 221 Petree Road. One of ten children, she was born June 3, 1894, to the late John and Susan Barnes of Stoneville. On Jan. 28, 1920, she married H.T. Highfill, a longtime contractor and State Farm Insurance Agent who died in 1972. Claudia was also preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters. She is survived by a son, W. Lawrence Highfill, and wife, Hilda, of Raleigh and two daughters, Virginia, of the home, and Lena Thomas and husband, Alvin, of Winston-Salem. Also surviving are six grandchildren, Nancy Hendershot and husband, Gene, of Aurora, Mary Musser and husband, Gary, of Raleigh, David Highfill of New York, Oliva Isentol and husband, Bill, of Columbia, S.C., Tony Thomas and wife, Susie, of Hartsville, S.C., and Tina Byerly of Winston-Salem. Eight great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Claudia was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother and a loving, caring neighbor and friend. She was a devout Christian and a longtime member of Northwest Baptist Church, where she taught a Sunday school class of 9-year-old girls and led a Girls' Auxiliary. She was also active in the Woman's Missionary Union as long as her health permitted. The funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, at the Vogler Reynolda Road Funeral Home. Interment will be in Forsyth Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Northwest Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 407 Petree Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106; Hospice of Winston-Salem, 1100-C S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103; or the charity of the donor's choice.
HOOVER
Mrs. Eunice Thompson Hoover, 80, of 2005 Dellabrook Road passed away Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, en route to Wake Forest University-Baptist Medical Center. She was born Oct. 25, 1920, in Anderson, S.C., to the late Walter Otis and Eunice Gaines Thompson. She came to Winston-Salem at an early age. She was a longtime member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church and later became a member and the mother of Welcome Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Eastern Star Bivouac Chapter #530. She was also a member of V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary, Post #220. She was a retired employee of Szabo/ARA Food Services at #64 Division. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Lee Hoover and her daughter, Eulena Humphries. She is survived by her children, Thelma Thompson of Winston-Salem, Carolyn (Franklin) Shepard of Norfolk, Va., Edward (Pamela) Hoover Jr., Thomas (Sheila) Hoover, Dianne Hoover and Cynthia Athenia Hoover, all of Winston-Salem; 34 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; her sisters, Alice Mae Wall of Detroit, Nellie T. Hall of Washington, D.C., and Mamie R. Sharp of Woodbridge, N.J.; and a host of other relatives and many friends. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, at the Mount Carmel Baptist Church with the Rev. Christian Quire officiating. Interment will be in the family plot of the Evergreen cemetery. The family visitation will be from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the church. The family may be contacted at the home of a daughter, Thelma Thompson, 2501 Gilmer Ave. (RUSSELL)
MARSHALL
KING -- Margaret Knight Hauser Marshall, 76, of Village Care of King died Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, after being in declining health for several years. She was born Aug. 12, 1924, in Stokes County to Preston E. and Verlie Jessup Knight. Margaret retired from Hanes Hosiery in 1982 after 37 years of service. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ralph E. Hauser in 1968 and second husband, Ed Marshall in 1985 and a sister, Della Martin. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Perry Carroll of King; a granddaughter, Jennifer (Joel) Noped of Winston-Salem; a grandson, Justin Carroll of Charlotte; stepdaughter, Melissa (Charlie) Wilson of Elizabethtown, Ky.; stepson, Maurice (Catherine) Marshall of Westfield; three step-grandchildren, Jason, Andrew and Kathryn Wilson; a sister, Ruth (Roger) Hauser of King. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Poplar Springs Church of Christ with Ralph Sproles and Don Wallace, ministers officiating. Burial will follow in Crestview Memorial Park in Rural Hall. Memorials may be made to the resident's council of Village Care of King, of which she was the president, at P.O. Box 1750, King, NC 27021. Slate Funeral Home in King is serving the family.
PARDUE
NORTH WILKESBORO -- Mrs. Lucy Thompson Pardue, 79, of Robinhood Road, the widow of Reece Pardue, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec., 20, at First Baptist Church of North Wilkesboro, with Dr. N. Nelson Granade Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Mountlawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Pardue was born in Surry County on Dec. 20, 1920, to William Frank and Mary Belle Thompson. She was a member of First Baptist Church of North Wilkesboro. Mrs. Pardue is survived by two daughters, Olivia Pardue Bentley of North Wilkesboro and Ann Pardue Sonet of New York, N.Y.; a granddaughter, Alicia Bentley Shelton of Greensboro; and a great-grandson, Merrick William Max Kemp of Greensboro. Before the service, the family will receive at the First Baptist Church of North Wilkesboro on Wednesday, Dec. 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of North Wilkesboro Building Fund, P.O. Box 458, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in North Wilkesboro will be in charge of arrangements.
PHILLIPS
Mrs. Olivia Womble Long Phillips, 82, died Monday, Dec. 18 at Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital. She had lived at the County Club of North Carolina and Belle Meade in the Sandhills since 1971. Mrs. Phillips was born and raised in Winston-Salem, the daughter of the late Bunyan Snipes and Edith Willingham Womble. She graduated from Salem Academy and Duke University, class of 1939. Wherever she lived, she was very active in her church and garden clubs. Mostly she was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother throughout her life. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Magnolia cemetery in Elon College. A memorial service will be held Thursday morning at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Southern Pines. Mrs. Phillips was previously married to the late M. Bickford Long of Roxboro and Burlington. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Charles Phillips; her daughter, Edie Casey of Alpharetta, Ga.; her sons, Bick Long Jr. (Lynlee) of Pinehurst, Calder Long (Beckie) of Archdale and Larry Long (Barbara) of Burlington; sisters Lila W. Jenkins of Winston-Salem, Edith Chatham of Southern Pines and Ruth W. Lee of Jacksonville, Fla.; brothers William F. Womble and Calder W. Womble, both of Winston-Salem; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital or Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church.
