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OBITUARY _|| SftpOPER M"uneral Home : - >i.ui iy-W) * * ? ? ?* . . JACKSON Mrs. Wilma Bell Jackson, of 1012 Charles St. in Winston-Salem, ! died Oct. 2 at High Point Care Center. She was born on June 6, 1920, to Mylam and Delia Colbert in Wilkes County. She was married to Robert Jackson. Mrs. Jackson moved to Winston-Salem in 1960 and was employed as a cook at Camel City Cafeteria. She joined Living Word of God Apostolic Church in 1994, where she served as a faithful member. She leaves to cherish her memories two daughters. Bertha Sue (Minister Richard) Mickens, and Lisa Mae Davis; two sons, Robert ; Jackson Jr., and Douglas E. (Doris) Jackson, all of Winston-Salem; two sisters, John Dallas Morton, of Lenoir, and Annie (Bob) White, of Morganton; one brother, 1 red Colbert, of Lenoir; 14 grandchildren; and a host of great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and friends. f uneral services were held Oct. 6 at Hooper Funeral Home, with Elder Langston McCarther officiating Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Hooper Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. ; TILLERY Hazel Ann Tillery, of 1205 Brutton St. in Winston-Salem, died Oct. 2 at University Hospital in Augusta, Ga. She was born May 17, 1945. in Forsyth County, the youngest child of Jounest and Annie Tillery. Ms. Tillery was a 1964 graduate of Paisley High School and attended Winston-Salem State University. * * She was preceded in death by a sister, Linda Tillery, and a brother, : Willie Tillery. She leaves to mourn, three sisters, Lillian (Robert) Davis, Margaret Tillery Williams, and Mary (Cleotus) Pauling, all of Winston-Salem; -! three brothers. James (Betty) Tillery. of Laurel, Md., Douglas (Evelyn) Tillery, of Augusta. Ga., and Odell (Barbara) Tillery, of Winston-Salem; one sister-in-law, Charlene Tillery, of Fayetteville; ; ; two aunts, Katherine Hart, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Piddie Pittman of Enfield; two uncles. David Tillery and Simon Tillery, both of Poughkeepsie; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services were held Oct. 6 at Emmanuel Baptist Church, with the Rev. John Mendez officiating Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Hooper Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. ? ? ? * . . ? ii Russell Funeral Home 822 Carl Russell Ave. 722-3459 ? : - STOVER ? ? ? ? Mr. Willie Lee Stover, of 603 Humphrey St. in Winston-Salem, died Sept. 28 at his residence. He was a native of Darlington, S.C., and had lived in Winston Salem nearly all his life. He was a graduate of Atkins High School and was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Willie was a veteran of ? . the U.S. Army, having served in World War II. He was a driver for ? .? Blue Bird Cab Company and a member of the James H. Young -; Memorial Lodge, No. 670. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Stancil Stover, of the home; his daughter, Willette James, of Winston-Salem; his son, Dwayne Stover, J ; of Winston-Salem; a devoted grandson, Brandon Highsmith, of the I home; five loving grandchildren; one great grandchild; one sister, Inez "? Graham, of Winston-Salem; four brothers, Howard Stover, James E. '4 I Stover, Bobby Ray Stover, all of Winston-Salem, and Eddie Stover, of -! Oklahoma City, Okla.; and a host of other relatives and friends. ? - Funeral services were held Oct. 3 at the chapel of Russell Funeral Home, with Dr. John Mendez officiating. Burial followed at the I National Cemetery in Salisbury, N.C. Russell funeral directors were in ? charge of arrangements. BELTON ? - Mr. James B Belton, of 3028 Teresa Ave. in Winston-Salem, died ? " * Oct. 1 at his residence. i He was born in Fairfield County, S.C., on April 22, 1907, to ? Hampton Belton and Liza Belton. He moved to Winston-Salem and was married to Maybelle Henderson To that union was born two I I children. Moses Belton (deceased) and Rosa Belton. He was a faithful ? I ? member of the New Faith Chapel Holiness Church where he was I chairman of the Deacon Board and superintendent of the Sunday I ?I school. He was a retired employee of R J. Reynolds Tobacco ] ? 9 . " ? Company with 40 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maybelle Belton; his son Moses Belton; and his son-in-law James E. Walker. He is survived by a devoted and loving daughter, Rosa B Walker; a devoted daughter-in-law, Odessa Belton; faithful grandchildren, Mose Belton-Brown, Yvette and Monetta McCullough, Rosa (Clarence) West, all of Winston-Salem, Darlene Belton, of Dallas, Texas, Montrice Brown, of Hampton, Va., Chenetta West, of Greensboro, Robert Brown Jr., of Winston-Salem; a brother, Allen Belton, of Winston-Salem,; devoted nieces Daisy (William) and Barbara Payne of Asheville, Gwendolyn (Bobby) Bricoe, of Asheville; Brenda (Bishop Lawrence) Tate of Winstori-Salem, Ernestine (the Rev. O. Richardson) of Nashville, N.C.; loving cousins Mark (Juanita) Belton, of Charlotte, Nancy Jackson, of Columbia, S.C.; a devoted friend. Betty Dargan, of Winston-Salem; extended family Arnette Shuler, Deana Head, Loucitty and Patricia Hemphill; and a host of relatives and friends and the New Faith Chapel Church fami ly Funeral services were held Oct. 4 at New Faith Chapel Holiness Church, with Bishop T.R. Rice officiating. Burial followed at the fam ily plot of Evergreen Cemetery. Russell funeral directors were in charge of the arrangements. WILSON Mrs. Catherine Harrell Wilson, of 8596 Baux Mountain Rd. in Germanton, died Sept. 29 at her residence. She was born Feb. 10, 1910, in the Millbranch community of Florence County, S.C., to the Rev. Pompey Hyman and Mary Guiles Hyman. She attended Florence County public school and joined Millbranch AME Church at an early age. Mrs. Wilson was united in holy matrimony to Mr. Eddie Harrell. To this union seven children were born, of which five preceded her in death: Curtis, Jerry, Charles Burton, Samson and Samuel Harrell. She was preceded in death by a sister, Edith Mae Green; three brothers; Penny Hyman, the Rev. Boil Hyman and John Hyman; a grandson, Curtis Denny Harrell. In 1959, Mrs. Wilson married George Wilson and moved to Winston-Salem. He also preceded her in death. After moving to Winston-Salem, Mrs. Wilson joined what was then Christ'Temple Apostolic Church under the leadership of Bishop Daniels. She served on different auxiliaries in the church. After Christ Temple and Rescue combined; she remained a faithful member until her passing. She is survived by two sons. Minister Johnny (Helen) Harrell, of Germanton, and Pompey (Betty) Harrell, of Florence, S.C.; one step daughter, Arnese Wilson, of Winston-Salem; 14 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; one brother, Borie Hymanj of Pamplico, S.C.; a daughter-in-law, Jean Harrell, of Florence, S.C.; one sister-in-law, Elizabeth Wilson, of Winston-Salem; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Oct. 5 at Christ Rescue Temple Apostolic Church, with Bishop Willie Davis Jr. officiating. Burial fol lowed Oct. 6 at Millbranch AME Church Cemetery, in Pampilco, S.C. Russell funeral directors were in charge of the arrangements. , FRIEND Mrs. Pearlie Mitchell Friend, of 4230 Pine Hall Rd. in Walkertown, died Sept. 30 at the nursing center at Oak Summit. She was born Oct. 17, 1899, to the Rev. Samuel and Mollie Abbott in Baux Mountain. On Oct. 17, 1997, Mrs. Pearlie would have been 98 years old. She was united in marriage to Clifton Norman Mitchell in 1917. To this union 10 children were born; five are deceased. She was a faithful member and missionary of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Walkertown until her health declined. She is survived by five children. Elder Norman (Myrtle) Mitchell, Mary (Frank) Kyles, Hubert (Rozellia) Mitchell, Inez (the Rev. George) Price and Annetta Terrones. She also leaves to mourn a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; great-great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins; one broth er-in-law, Israel Mitchell; and three sisters-in-law, Fannie Mitchell, Martha Mitchell and Helen Mitchell. Funeral services were held Oct. 5 at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Walkertown, with the Rev. Ira L. Anthony officiating. Burial followed at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Walkertown. Russell funer al directors were in charge of the arrangements. MCGEE Mrs. Beatrice Lathan McGee, of 6784 Forest Oak Dr. in Clemmons, died Oct. 2 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. She was born Sept. 29, 1922, in York, S.C., to Robert Lathan and Bernice Massey Davis. Mrs. McGee had resided in Detroit, Mich., where she was a member of John Wesley Methodist Church, and was employed with the Chrysler-Plymouth Corporation. She returned to r? Winston-Salem in 1991, where she resided at Healy Towers and joined Mount Zion Baptist Church in October 1996. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Betty and David Gregg, of the home; her dear mother, Bernice Davis, of Clemmons; five grandchildren, Sharon (Dwight) Correll, of Clemmons, Trena [Jerry) Riley, of PfafTtown, Shawn (Derrick) Douthit, of Lewisville, David Gregg, of Winston-Salem, and Roger Gregg, of Houston, ? i ? Texas; six great-grandchildren, Tiffany Correll, Brittany Riley? ; Rashad Riley, Devan Douthit, David Gregg and Lamar Gregg; and J host of cousins, relatives and friends. U ! Funeral services were held Oct. 6 at I Mount ZionJBaptist Church, ! with Dr. Serenus T. Churn Sr. officiating. Burial followed at Parklawit1?" ! Memorial Gardens. Russell funeral directors were in charge of the arrangements. -I ; BRAYBOY Mrs. Elizabeth Farmer Brayboy, of 1122 Bank St. in Winston Salem, died Oct. 2 at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital. She was a native of Williamsburg, S.C., born Oct. 1, 1920, to Amelia and Frank Farmer. She first attended school in South Carolina, then moved to Winston-Salem, where she graduated from Atkins High School. Mrs. Brayboy accepted Christ at an early age and joined St. Paul United Methodist Church in 1977, where she served faithfully until her illness. In 1940, she was united in holy matrimony to Oscar Brayboy Sr. She is survived by three daughters, Dr. Shirley Moutry (John), i Dianna Caldwell, of Milwaukee, Wis., Kathy Brayboy, of Winston- ?; Salem; two sons, Dennis (Genieve) Brayboy, Oscar (Betty) Brayboy Jr.; nine grandchildren, Melita, Tara, Jason, Angela, Meisha and J Lathan Brayboy, all of Winston-Salem, Candy Caldwell, of Milwaukee, Felicia Jean Moutry, of Baltimore, Md.; one aunt, Clotell j Nesmith; one special uncle, Lonnie (Ellease) Nesmith; four nieces, Anna Leake, Gloria Parker, Patricia Parker and Sandy Toney; two | nephews, Doug Toney and Benjamin Parker; a special friend, Ezola Lipscomb; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Oct. 6 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Donald Jenkins presiding. MILLER Mrs. Dorlis Mae Martin Miller, of 111 W. 25th St. in Winston Salem, died Oct. 1 at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Thorpe, W.V. Mrs. Miller was a faithful mem ber of New Life Assembly of God, where she served in the Women's Ministry, the Intercessory Prayer Group, and as a vacation Bible school teacher. She was a retired employee of Silas Creek Manor. She is survived by four daughters, Cynthia (George) Surratt, of Norfolk, Va., Regina Linster, of Charlotte, Dorlis Miller and Johnsie Miller, both of Winston-Salem; three grandchildren; a sister, Katie Flowers, of Allentown, Pa.; two brothers, James Martin, of Fort ~ Campbell, Ky., and Ellis Martin, of Wilmington, Del.; and other rel atives and friends. .'. Funeral services were held Oct. 7 at the chapel of Russell Funeral Home, with Pastor Beechard Moorefield officiating. Burial followed ? at Evergreen Cemetery. Russell funeral directors were in charge of the arrangements. * 9 JOHNSON i | Mr. George Haywood Johnson Sr., of 1877 Kentucky Ave. in Winston-Salem, died Oct. 5 at Meadowbrook Terrace of Winston Salem. He was a native of Orangeburg, S.C., and had lived in Winston* * Salem for the majority of his life. Mr. Johnston was a member of > Mount Zion Baptist Church and" was d Nthcd employee of the Ri -? Reynolds Tobacco Company, whertjheSeorked in construction for 25 J, years. / - 3 He is survived by his wife, Malim Johnson, of the home; three ?> daughters, Mary (Harold) Springs, Audrey J. (Melvin) Davis and f Sharon (Fred) Buford, all of Whiston-Salem; two sOhs, John J (Rosalind) Jones, of Temple __ Hills, Md., and George Johnson Jr., of Winston-Salem; eight grandchildren; eight great-grand children; two very devoted cousins, Minnie S. Jones and Inez S. Shaw, both of Winston-Salem; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Oct. 9 at Mount Zion Baptist Church, with Dr. Serenus T. Churn Sr. officiating. Burial fol lowed at the family plot of Evergreen Cemetery. Russell funeral directors were in charge of the arrangements. * ? .? ?? 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Please see "Community News Juidelines" to help insure that your news is deluded. ?i i afterloss \ Questions A Answers on recovering front grief * Questions asked during bereave ment counseling are answered by '? the editor of Afterloss, the grief recovery letter. Q. When someone you love dies, it seems that you will never be happy again. Is this so? A. There is an adjustment phase to every major change in our lives. The return to a joyful existence can certainly be attained. Some achieve this happiness sooner than others and for a variety of reasons. These include (but are not limited to): (1) a willingness to take the steps required to work through your grief (2) your own personality structure (3) your tenacity and (4) the new opportunities that may subsequent ly emerge. ofteR Funeral Home -1 1 Macedonia Holiness Church Of God | Of The Apostolic Faith, Inc. I BUopHLWia,. D.D.;S.T.D. - Pastor Sunday ScrtfcM jjjj Sunday School 9:45 a.m. ?! 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