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Judy M. Holder
Judy M. Holder, 56, of Lewisville died November 23 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born December 15, 1945 in Davidson County to Clyde and Mildred Hicks Michael. She was retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company with 27 years of service and was a member of Union Hill Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband, Raymond S. Holder of the home; a son, Richard Thomas Holder and wife Carla of East Bend; a stepson, Larry Ray Holder of Lewisville; four sisters, Josephine Sink, Linda Woosley and husband Randy, Bonnie Mercier and husband Ed, all of Clemmons, and JoAnn Spere and husband Bob of Huntington Beach, Ca.; a brother-in-law, Walter Holder Jr. and wife Florence of Ohio; and a special friend, Phoebe Smith and husband Gray of Clemmons.
Funeral services were held at Union Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Freddie Moretz officiating, and burial followed in Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Terry Lynn Hutchens
Terry Lynn Hutchens, 52, of Kernersville died at his home in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Forsyth County, a son of C.L. and the late Virginia Walton Hutchens, and was a member of Union Cross Baptist Church. He was the owner of Amtext Book Co. in Columbus.
Surviving are his father and stepmother, C.L. and Ann B. Hutchens of Lewisville; two sisters, Jan Renee Richardson of Columbus, S.C., and Linda Mason of Charlotte; and two special nephews, Jamie Richardson and Ryan Mason.
A memorial service was held at Union Cross Baptist Church with Dr. Chuck Towery officiating.
Hal C. Mathis
Hal C. Mathis, 88, of Pfafftown died November 24 at Vienna Village, where he had lived for the past 18 months. He was born in Wilkes County, the son of Davis C. and Jurella Lunford Mathis. He spent most of his younger years in Rural Hall and was a member of Rural Hall Baptist Church. He had attended Old Town Baptist Church for the last 20 years and was active there until his health prevented him fron attending. He served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army while being stationed in Alaska. He married Dorothy Kreeger in 1940 and moved to the Old Richmond Community. He worked at Swift and Co., where he retired in 1973 to care for his ill wife. She passed away in October of 1974. He then married Beulah Smith Whicker on November 12, 1978, and they traveled all over the U.S. as long as their health permitted.
Surviving are two stepdaughters, Bettie W. Shaw of East Bend and Barbara W. Ferguson and husband Larry of King; five grandchildren, Rev. Neill Shaw and wife Selwyn of Salisbury, Robin A. Shaw of Winston-Salem, Brian Pate of Wilmington, Kevin Pate of King and Ashley P. Lunsford of Pfafftown; two great-grandchildren, Bethany and Benjamin Shaw of Salisbury; two brothers, Fleet Mathis of Elkin and Joe Mathis of San Francisco, Ca.; two sisters-in-law, Mary Mathis and husband Troy of Alexandria, Va., and Maxine Mathis and husband Rex of Winston-Salem; and many nieces, nephews, and special neighbors.
Funeral services were held at Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home Chapel in Rural Hall with Dr. Rick Speas and Rev. Neill Shaw officiating, and burial followed at Forsyth Memorial Park.
Pearl Hall Gleason
Pearl Hall Gleason, 81, of Clemmons died December 30 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born May 27, 1921 in Oaks, Pa. to Eber and Viola Fairchild Hall. She was a longtime resident of Clemmons where she was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and a secretary.
Surviving are her husband, Col. Robert Gleason, USAF, Retired, of the home; two sons, Terence Gleason of Virginia Beach, Va. and Robert Gleason of Centerville, Va.; three granddaughters, Jennifer Hector of Jonesboro, Ga., and Elaine Gleason and Elizabeth Gleason, both of Alexandria, Va.; and one grandson, Cory Gleason of Virginia Beach.
A funeral Mass was said at Holy Family Catholic Church with Father Michael Buttner officiating. Burial will take place at a later date imn Arlington National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.
Sandra Lilly Wood
Sandra Lilly Wood, 54, of Lewisville died December 24 at her home. She was born March 16, 1948, in Princeton, W.Va. to Ajax and Edna Taylor Lilly. She was employed with Variety Wholesalers for over 15 years. She was preceded in death by her father.
Surviving are her mother, Edna Lilly of Princeton, W.Va.; a daughter, Dawn Cheek and husband David of Clemmons; a son, Sean Wood and wife Tammie of Lewisville; three grandchildren, Hillary Cheek, Garrett Cheek and Macey Myers; two sisters, Carol Reed of White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. and Patricia Williams of Princeton, W.Va.; and a brother, Ronnie Lilly of Charleston, S.C.
Funeral services were held at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel with Dr. Gary Chapman officiating, and burial followed at Westlawn Gardens of Memory.
John Q. Rayborn
John Q. Rayborn, 82, of Winston-Salem died December 23 at Meadowbrook Manor of Clemmons. He was born in Jayess, Miss., Lawrence County, to Wilson Rayborn and Lovie Alexander Rayborn. He was the youngest of five children - two brothers, R.T. and Pressie, and two sisters, Flora and Juanita.He married Eva V. Boyd, also of Jayess, Miss. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, John and Eva moved to Fayetteville in 1948 and lived there for 26 years. He worked for the state of North Carolina as a state highway engineer and was also certified as a North Carolina State Land Surveyor. In 1974 he retired, for the first time, when he and his wife moved back to Monticello, Miss. They lived in Mississippi until 1996 when they both retired again and moved back to Jamestown to be near family and friends.
Surviving are his wife, Eva B. Rayborn; three daughters, Sandy Johnson of Winston-Salem, Susan Guerin and husband Michael of Palm Desert, Calif. and Wanda R. Page and husband Wiley of Surf City; an adopted son, Johnny Rayborn and wife Rose of Alabama; six grandchildren, Lisa Knight and husband Scott, Rona Reithmayr and husband Matt, Chris Johnson, Donna Thompson and husband Kevin, Ian Morich and Michael Johnson; and seven great-grandchildren, April, Matthew, Kiley, Jacob, Christopher, David and Connor.
Funeral services were held at Vogler & Sons Reynolda Road Chapel with Rev. Arnette Harris and Rev. Bob Hyatt officiating, and burial followed at Deep River Cemetery in High Point.
David Lynn Walker
David Lynn Walker, 56, of Clemmons died December 25 at his home. He was born August 26, 1946, to John Leonard Walker of Mocksville and the late Dottie Mae Daniel Walker. He had worked for Rock-Tenn Co., formerly Champion Paper US Plywood, for 32 years as an account executive of national sales. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam conflict, was an avid golfer, fisherman, racquetball player and supporter of many charitable causes.
Surviving are his father; his wife, Barbara Smoot Walker of the home; two sons, John David Walker of Charlotte and William Matthew Walker of North Wilkesboro; a brother, Steve Walker and wife Tami, and a sister, Jill Walker, both of Mocksville; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Janice and Marshall Southern of Advance; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services were held at Mocksville First United Methodist Church with Rev. Charles Turner, Rev. Crystal Alexander and Rev. Kenyon Meeks officiating. Burial followed at Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Gregory Zafiris Mackaronis Jr.
Gregory “Zip” Zafiris Mackaronis Jr., 83, of Pfafftown died December 27 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born October 31, 1919, in New Jersey to Gregory K. and Mary Carney Mackaronis. He was a longtime champion of the underdog. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed.
Surviving are his wife, Anne K. Mackaronis of the home; a daughter, Georganne M. Smith of Bethania; a son, Gregory Mackaronis III of Port Jervis, N.Y.; five grandchildren, William, Gregory and Galen Price, and Megan and Patrick Mackaronis; and a brother, George Mackaronis of Milltown, N.J.
Funeral services were held at Selover Funeral Home in North Brunswick, N.J.
James Louis Joyce
James Louis “Lou” Joyce of Bermuda Run died December 27 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Sandy Ridge to James Edwin and Irene Amos Joyce. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a navigator and action bomber in the 8th Air Force, 491st bomb group on a B-24 bomber. After leaving service, he returned to Appalachian State Teachers College, where he lettered in wrestling and as a pitcher in baseball. He then played semi-professional baseball until his employment with Western Electric, where he spent 40 years in Winston-Salem and Burlington before retiring in 1987 as a department chief in Human Resources. During that time, he was a member of the Winston-Salem Jaycees and the American Business Club in Burlington. After retirement, He served on the board of trustees at Clemmons Moravian Church as well as the board of directors of Bermuda Run Country Club.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Louise Ziglar Joyce; a son, James Louis Joyce Jr. of Clemmons; a daughter, Mary Louise Joyce Shaffer of Walnut Cove; a sister, Evelyn Joyce of Sandy Ridge; and two grandchildren, Christina Diane Joyce and Michael James Joyce.
Funeral services were held at Clemmons Moravian Church with Rev. Ray Burke officiating, and burial followed at the church graveyard.
John Isaac White
John Isaac “Ike” White, 67, of Clemmons died December 27 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born to the late Charles Hartman and Elizabeth Adeline Poole White on September 16, 1935, in Farmington. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired from Chesapeake Display and Packaging. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Elizabeth White and Alma Dawson; and two brothers, Oscar White and James White.
Surviving are his wife, Linda Foster White of the home; two daughters, Lisa Bowers and husband Craig of Walnut Cove and Tammy Gregory and husband Ed of Clemmons; three granddaughters, Nicole, Courtney and Kelsey; a brother, Charlie White of Farmington; a sister, Fabian Shore of Cooleemee; and a number of nieces, nephews and friends.
A graveside service was held at Westlawn Gardens of Memory with Timothy Wolf officiating.
Edith Huffman Steelman
Edith Huffman Steelman, 66, of Lewisville died December 24 at the Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City. She was born September 12, 1936, to Glenn and Ila Hauser Huffman. She lived all of her life in Forsyth County and was a member of Lewisville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Richard, Johnny and Dodad Huffman.
Surviving are a daughter, Christine Spainhour of Lewisville; a son, Michael Steelman and wife Vicki of Yadkinville; two granddaughters, Heather Spainhour and Karie Steelman; and a sister, Libby Robbins and husband Walter of Pfafftown.
Funeral services were held at Vogler & Sons Reynolda Road Chapel with Rev. Jeff Priest officiating, and burial followed at Forsyth Memorial Park.
Arlie Brown
Arlie Brown, 81, of Winston-Salem, died December 28 at his home. He was born August 9, 1921, in Forsyth County to Rubin Bascomb and Ina Baity Brown. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Surviving are his wife, Doris W. Brown of the home; two daughters, Wanda Lemons and husband Gwynn of Clemmons and Sue Miller and husband Robert of Thomasville; two sons, Garry Brown and wife Joann of Kernersville and Chris Brown of Arcadia; six grandchildren, Chad Miller, Brandon Lemons, Stacey M. Taylor, Christie D. Brown, Courtney Elizabeth Brown and Hannah L. Brown; five great-grandchildren; and two brothers-in-law, Ray Wilkins and wife Addie of Arcadia and Don Wilkins and wife Janet of Winston-Salem.
Funeral services were held at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel with Rev. Tim Wolfe and Rev. Don Sigmon officiating, and burial followed in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.
Ralph McDowell Willams
Ralph McDowell Williams, 52, of Clemmons died December 30 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was born July 26, 1950, in Spartanburg, S.C., to John Calvin and Sarah McDowell Williams. He was a graduate of Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C., and was employed with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center as a medical technologist for 30 years.
Surviving are a sister, Sally Williams Hursey of Spartanburg, S.C.; and two brothers, John Calvin Williams II of Pacolet S.C., and David Alexander Williams of Atlanta Ga.
A memorial service was held at Vogler & Sons Clemmons Chapel with Rev. Paul Kanupp officiating.
Marymena Wear Flynt
Marymena Wear Flynt, 81, of Winston-Salem died December 30 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born January 8, 1921, in Forsyth County to the late George A. and Irene Linville Wear. She was an active member of New Philadelphia Moravian Church and a former member of First Reform Church of Waughtown.
Surviving are her husband, Jesse B. Flynt of the home; a daughter, Lou Ann F. Jackson and husband Lance of Clemmons; a grandson, Luke E. Jackson; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel with Dr. Worth Green and Rev. David A. Marcus Jr. officiating. Burial followed at New Philadelphia Moravian Church Graveyard.
Robert J. Burnette
Robert J. “Bob” Burnette, 64, of Ocean Isle Beach died December 28. Born March 28, 1938, in South Boston, Va., he was a son of the late Joseph Harrison and Virginia Talley Burnette. He was a tobacconist for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. He was president of the Bricklanding Sportsmen’s Club and past president of the Bricklanding Plantation Property Owners Association. He was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Jo Burnette.
Surviving are his wife, Cherry Roberson Burnette; two daughters, Virginia “Ginger” Burnette Tindall of Clemmons and Brooke Burnette Gasperini of South Boston, Va.; two brothers Alex Burnette of Roxboro and Mac Burnette of North Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and seven grandchildren, Russell Tindall, Jenna Tindall, Cherry Tindall, Joey Gasperini, Peter Gasperini, Willoughby Gasperini and Suzanne Gasperini.
A memorial service was held at St. James, the Fisherman Episcopal Church with Rev. Richard Warner officiating.
Elizabeth Ann Chandler Wheeles
Elizabeth Ann Chandler Wheeles, 84, of Clemmons died March 7 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Born November 12, 1918, in Good Hope, Ga., to William and Daisy Melton Chandler, she had made her home in this area since 1951, coming from Stone Mountain, Ga. She was retired from Hanes Hosiery and was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; eight sisters; and two brothers.
Surviving are her husband, John Earl Wheeles of the home, whom she married November 16, 1934; four daughters, Anita Timberman and husband Tom of Lineville, Ala., Patsy Tyler of Racine, Wis. and Bonnie Carter and husband Thomas, and Diane Norman and husband Max, all of Winston-Salem; two sons, Coleman Wheeles and wife Kay of Monroe, Ga. and Jamie E. Wheeles of Winston-Salem; a sister, Mrs. Frances Jones of Snellville, Ga.; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at Parklawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Ernest Parks officiating, and entombment followed.
George Gray Shore
George Gray Shore, 85, of Winston-Salem died March 5 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Yadkin County to the late Lonnie Gray and Sarah Elsie Helton Shore. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Louise Hailey Shore in 1969.
Surviving are his daughter, Teresa Richards of the home; his son, Johnny Shore and wife Bonnie of Lewisville; two sisters, Kate Bovender and Irene Enochs, both of Winston Salem; a brother, Tom Shore of Winston-Salem; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held at Forsyth Memorial Park.
John Raymond Jarvis Sr.
John Raymond “Shorty” Jarvis Sr., 78, of Clemmons died after a lengthy illness March 7 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born July 30, 1924, in Forsyth County to John Franklin and Kate Lowder Jarvis. A member of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, he was retired from Eli Witt Tobacco Co. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, James Jarvis and Roy Jarvis.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara Martin Jarvis of the home; a son, John Raymond Jarvis Jr. and wife Vickie of Clemmons; four grandchildren, John Daniel “Danny” Jarvis, Catherine Elizabeth (Catie) Jarvis, Laura Marie Grannaman and Katie Nicole Grannaman; a sister, Carolyn Carter and husband Gene; and three brothers, Tenneyson “Bill” Jarvis and wife Glenola, Harold Jarvis and wife Mary, and Thurmond “Nook” Jarvis and wife Lorene.
Funeral services were held at Harmony Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Gary Ferrell, Rev. Rhonda Cooper and Rev. Jeff Priest officiating, and burial followed in the church cemetery. Special appreciation to the staff of Forsyth Medical Center, 5th floor Telemetry, 8th Pulmonary, CCUI, ICUI and supportive ministries of Chaplain Services.
Florence Shoaf Rothrock
Florence Shoaf Rothrock, 82, of Clemmons, the wife of the late Curtis J. Rothrock, died March 5 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born February 12, 1921, in Forsyth County to William P. and Lillie Ridings Shoaf. She was a member of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church and was retired from the Winston-Salem Forsyth County schools.
Surviving are two daughters, Pearl Dodson and husband Cletus of Graham and Sarah Houck of Winston-Salem; a son, Joseph E. Rothrock and wife Mary of Tobaccoville; grandchildren Dale Rothrock, John Rothrock and wife Donna, Dwayne Rothrock, Robert Rothrock and Melissa Poindexter; four great-grandchildren, Stephanie Brown, Brianne Rothrock, Don Rothrock and Robert Rothrock; a sister, Mabel Cameron of Lexington; and a brother, Oscar Shoaf of Winston-Salem.
Funeral services were held at Harmony Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Gary Ferrell and Rev. Otis Clampitt officiating, and burial followed in the church cemetery.
Thomas Henry Wilson Jr.
Thomas Henry Wilson Jr., 74, of Lenoir died March 4 in Junin de los Andes, Argentina. He was on a fishing trip, visiting his oldest son and daughter-in-law at her family’s home in Patagonia. At the time of his death, he was doing one of the things that he enjoyed most, fly fishing for trout. He was a retired businessman, who had been employed at Bernhardt Industries, Thomasville Industries and Marion Machine Co., and was involved in other investment and real-estate ventures. He graduated from the Harvard Business School and served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy.
Surviving are his wife, Janet; three children, T. Henry Wilson III, of Anchorage, Alaska, Amy Wilson Scott of Clemmons and David Douglas Wilson, of Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, John Bernhardt Wilson of Charlotte and James Douglas Wilson of Abaco, Bahamas; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held later this month in Lenoir.
John David Braddy
John David Braddy, 82, of Pfafftown died March 5 at the Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, after a brief illness. He was born April 3, 1920, to the late Thomas Hill and Rosa Bell Braddy. He was a retired construction contractor. He lived in Washington, D.C. for 60 years. He was a member of New Bethany Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., for more than 50 years, where he served on the deacon board, board of trustees, and several other committees. After returning to Winston-Salem in 2001 due to his failing health, he joined Piney Grove Baptist Church, where he was initially baptized as a youth. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II. He was married to the late Jeanette Payne Braddy.
Surviving are a son, Joseph Payne and wife Glendora of Charlotte; a daughter, Shirley P. Carter and husband Thurmond of Pfafftown; an aunt, Ethel Braddy; four sisters-in-law, Florence P. Caldwell and husband Robert, Edith Payne, Katie Payne and Marthola Payne; a brother-in-law, George Baldwin; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; several devoted cousins, Francis Cole and husband Joe, Juanita Lowery and husband Roger, Louise Ross, Lester Braddy, Dilocy Braddy, Thomas Braddy and wife Mickie and Charles Braddy and wife Elsie, all of Winston-Salem; and many special friends.
Funeral services were held at Piney Grove Baptist Church with Rev. James Linville officiating, and burial followed in the Veteran’s Cemetery in Salisbury.
