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Mrs. Thelma Jefferies Thomas
Mrs. Thelma Jefferies Thomas 84, died Friday, August 13, 2004 at Beverly Health Care of Greensboro.
A graveside service will be held for Mrs. Thomas at 2:00 PM on Monday, August 16, 2004 in Lakeview Memorial Park with Dr. Lawrence Clapp officiating.
Thelma Thomas was born in Leaksville, NC on September 7, 1919 to the late Thomas James and Mary Clower Jefferies. She was retired from Winn Dixie and a homemaker. Mrs. Thomas was a faithful member of South Elm Street Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son Larry Thomas Quakenbush and his wife, Nina; step-son Guy V. Thomas and his wife, Shirley; brother Haywood Jefferies all of Greensboro; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Beverly Health Care – Carolina Street for the kindness and devotion shown to Mrs. Thomas.
The family will receive friends from Noon until 1:30 PM on Monday at Forbis and Dick North Elm Street.
Memorials may be made to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27405.
Mr. Otis Bennett Osborne
GREENSBORO, NC - Otis Bennett Osborne 87, died Saturday August 14, 2004 at his home.
Mr. Osborne’s funeral will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday August 17, 2004 in Buffalo Presbyterian Church with Dr. Jesse Bledsoe and Reverend John Kimmons officiating.
A Guilford County native, Mr. Osborne was born on June 1, 1917, son of the late Charles Lindsey and Annie Apple Osborne. Otis was a longtime member of Buffalo Presbyterian Church where he served as a Deacon, Elder, Sunday school teacher and Sunday school superintendent. Otis loved the many years he served as a Boy Scout leader at Buffalo Church.
Summit Lawn and Garden was founded by Otis and he retired after 24 years. Otis was an avid gardener and delighted in sharing the fruits of his labor with friends, family, and relatives.
Otis is survived by his wife of 63 years, Maxie Moore Osborne of the home; two sons Bill Osborne and his wife, Martha of Greensboro and Mike Osborne and his wife, Margaret of Canton, Georgia; three sisters Mrs. Jessie Pegram of Brown Summit, Mrs. Mildred Brignull of Valatia, NY and Mrs. Rebecca Harder of Kinderhook, NY; five grandchildren Kim Wallace, Debbie Simmons, Suzanne Ross, Matt Osborne, Megan Osborne; seven great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Otis was preceded in death by two brothers William Alfred Osborne and Charles Lindsey Osborne, Jr.. as well as three sisters Edna Swink, Eva Osborne, and Florene Wrenn.
The family will receive friends from 7 – 8:30 PM on Monday evening at Forbis and Dick North Elm Street.
The family would like to express their appreciation for the care given by Annie Reeves and Rose Ellis Hill during the years of Mr. Osborne’s illness.
Memorials may be made to Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 803 Sixteenth Street, Greensboro, NC 27405 or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Mrs. Daun Young Gross
Mrs. Daun Young Gross of Greensboro died Friday, August 13, 2004 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 2:00PM Thursday, August 19, 2004 at Forbis & Dick, North Elm Chapel. Interment will follow in Westminster Gardens. Her husbands ashes will be interred with her.
Mrs. Gross was a native of Hornell, New York and has lived in Greensboro since 1949.
She was a former member of First Lutheran Church where she was a member of a Circle, taught Vacation Bible School and volunteered with Mother’s Morning Out.
Mrs. Gross was a homemaker, loved her Bridge Clubs, was a great cook, loved to knit and enjoyed good music.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Lester E. Gross, II; son, Lester E. Gross III and daughters, Andrea Daun Gross and Andrea Claire Gross.
Survivors include her daughters, Kristen Gross Fink and her husband Eric of Prosperity, SC, Stacey Gross Janet and her husband Jason of Durham, NC and Daun Gross Light and her husband Frank of Madison, NC; sisters, Kathy Nelson of New Bern, NC, Janis Malone of Rancho Palos Verde, CA and Susan Jones of Charlotte, NC; brother, John Young of Churchville, NY and grandson, Britton Mason Janet.
Memorials may be made to the Grimsley High School Band Fund, 801 Westover Terrace, Greensboro, NC 27408 or to the Kiser Middle School Band Fund, 716 Benjamin Pky., Greensboro, NC 27408.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:30PM Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Frank James Vogl
KERNERSVILLE - Mr. Frank James Vogl, died Monday, August 16, 2004 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem.
The Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M Thursday, August 19, 2004 at Holy Infant Catholic Church, Reidsville, with Father Christopher Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Gibsonville City Cemetery.
Mr. Vogl was a native of New York City and moved to Greensboro in 1990. He was a member of Holy Infant Catholic Church and was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Survivors include his wife Carol Vogl; five children, Christine Keeler of Mebane, James F. Vogl of Jamestown, Thomas J. Vogl of Winston-Salem and Catherine Vogl Willis of Kernersville; mother, Florence Vogl of New York; two sisters, Marie Moffett of New York and Patricia Himmel of Darien, Conn.; six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Frank Vogl in 2002
The family will receive friends from 3-5:00 P.M. and 7-9:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at Forbis and Dick Funeral Home, N. Elm Street.
Mrs. Hazel S. Rummage
Mrs. Hazel Shaver Rummage, 81, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, August 21, 2004 at her home. She had been in declining health for several years. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, at Pleasant Garden Baptist Church. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Anderson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Albemarle. The Rev. Dr. Vernon Williams and Rev. Michael Barrett will officiate.
Mrs. Rummage was born in Stanley County on December 27, 1922. She married Harold Rummage on April 27, 1940 and moved to Pleasant Garden with him in 1941. Mrs. Rummage was instrumental in assisting her husband with the operation of his company, H.R. Rummage Construction Company, and the maintenance of his farm for many years. They also had two daughters together which she cared for in their home. She and her husband were members of Pleasant Garden Baptist Church for over 50 years. Her husband preceded her in death five months earlier, and her parents, James Thomas and Verta Mauldin Shaver also preceded her in death.
Surviving Mrs. Rummage are daughters, Gladys Faye R. Tidwell and husband Don, Kym R. Edwards and husband Philip; grandchildren, Michael Tidwell and wife Tracey, John Tidwell and wife Michelle, Tonya Tidwell, Eric and Katie Edwards; brother, J.T. Shaver; sisters, Pearline Chandler and Louise Deese.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Forbis & Dick Funeral Home in Pleasant Garden.
Mrs. Agnes Mebel Erskine
Greensboro – Mrs. Agnes Mebel Erskine, age 93, of 2201 Dulaire Road, died Saturday, August 21, 2004 at Wesley Long Nursing Center.
A memorial service will be held at 2: 00 PM on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church of which she was a member, with Reverend John W. Johnson officiating. Inurnment will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery at a later date.
She was a native of Wigan, England and raised her family in Scotland. She spent her latter years in the United States and a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, William Erskine, and a daughter, Wilma E. Layman.
She is survived by her three children, Hilary Erskine of Greensboro, Elspeth Turner of High Point, and Robert Erskine and his wife Beverly of Greensboro; five grandchildren, Sian Erkine-Harrell and her husband Bradley Harrell, Laura Ross and her husband Stuart, Mark Turner and his wife Alexis, Steven Turner and his wife Lisa, and Martin Turner; and six great grandchildren, Ryan Fulkerson, Matthew Fulkerson, Hannah Turner, Ellen Turner, Abigail Ross, and Alexander Ross.
The family will receive friends following the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27405.
Mr. Amiel O. DeBruycker
Mass Service will be held 11:30 AM Tuesday August 24, 2004 at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Westminister Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Katherine Spell
KING - Mrs. Katherine Spell, 76, died Sunday, August 22, 2004 at her residence. She was born February 15, 1928 in Knoxville, Tenn. to Ernest Cloud and Vina Ann Long Cloud Arthur. She was a homemaker and was a member of New Birth Baptist Church in Walnut Cove.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death in 1960 by her first husband, Ronald Wade Travis, and in 1994 by her second husband, Thomas Dwayne Spell.
She is survived by three daughters, Patricia Ann (Lawrence) Miller of King, Billie Voncille (Lindsey) Holley of Walnut Cove, and Anna Marie (Allan) White of Stanleyville, ten grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
The funeral service will be held at 3:00pm on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at New Birth Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Burroughs Funeral Home, Walnut Cove, from 7 until 9:00 this evening
Mrs. Jane L. Wodynski Sieredzki
Mrs. Jane Wodynski Sieredzki, 92, of Verra Springs at Heritage Greens died Saturday, August 21, 2004, at Moses Cone Hospital.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 24, at Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church where she was a member. The interment will follow at Westminster Gardens.
Jane was a homemaker and had resided in Fanwood, NJ for 47 years prior to moving to Greensboro in 1999.
Surviving are her son Richard J. Sieredzki, and his wife, Pat, of Melbourne Beach, FL; four grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband John P. Sieredzki and son Robert W. Sieredzki.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, Monday, August 23, at Forbis & Dick Guilford Chapel.
The family would like to thank the Hospice Unit at Moses Cone Hospital for the special care and attention given to Mrs. Sieredzki during her illness.
Mrs. Lillie Nance Peddle
Greensboro – Mrs. Lillie Mae Nance Peddle, 90, passed away on August 21, 2004, at her residence of congestive heart failure..
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at Forbis and Dick North Elm Chapel. Burial will follow in Guilford Memorial Park.
Mrs. Peddle was born April 19, 1914 to the late S.K. Anderson and Ida Cobbler Anderson of King and she worked at Dunning Industries. Mrs. Peddle was a member of the Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by her first husband Lonnie G. Nance, grandsons Travis LaMarr and Dewayne Brigman, three brothers and six sisters.
She is survived by her husband Maxwell Peddle; five daughters, Betty Jean LaMarr and husband Ray, Barbara Mae Frizzell and husband Bill both of Gibsonville, Doris Ann Ishee and husband Edgar of Mississippi, Kaye Comer and Lonnie Susan Phillips and husband Carmon both of Greensboro; three brothers, Doley Anderson, Sam Anderson and Bill Anderson all of McLeansville; thirteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren and a dear friend Douglas Tallant..
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 24, 2004, from 10 to 11:00 a.m. at Forbis and Dick North Elm Chapel.
The family would like to especially thank Wendy, Rachel and all Hospice help for their love and care.
