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Wade Calvin Atkins Sr., 75, of Advance, died on Nov. 10, 2008 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.
He was born Jan. 23, 1933 in Forsyth County to the late Wiley James and Irene Jones Atkins. He was retired from Crawford Door Co. after 29 years.
Survivors: his wife of 51 years, Wanda Miller Atkins of the home; a son, Wade Atkins Jr. (Teresa) of Advance; 2 daughters, Rhonda Funderburk (Mike) of East Bend and Tracey Knode (Don) Of Marriottsville, Md.; 5 grandchildren, Bethany Holder (Wilson), Ashley Walker (Jay), Brian Atkins, Kelsi Atkins and Haley Knode; and a great-grandson, Dillan Walker.
A memorial service was held on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 3 p.m. at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel with Chaplain A.G. Parker and Pastor Marvin Blackburn officiating. The family received friends prior to the service.
Memorials: Hospice/Palliative CareCenter, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, 27103; or Liberty Baptist Church, c/o Lowell Reavis, 489 Duard Reavis Rd., Mocksville.
Online condolences: www.hayworth-miller.com.
John Frank Jarvis
Mr. John Frank Jarvis, 92, of US 158, Mocksville, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at Davie County Hospital.
He was born Dec. 20, 1915, in Davie County to the late Elser and Rose Frye Jarvis. Mr. Jarvis retired from Drexel-Heritage Furniture in 1980. He was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church where he was on the administrative board and had served as a lay leader, Sunday school teacher and an usher. Mr. Jarvis belonged to the Fork Fifty Plus Club and had been president of the Fork Senior Citizens Club.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Walter Glenn Jarvis.
Survivors: his wife to whom he was married on Dec. 18, 1937, Pearlie McDaniel Jarvis of the home; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was conducted at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 26, at Eaton Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Larry Thompson officiating. Entombment followed in Westlawn Gardens of Memory in Clemmons. The family received friends Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Eaton Funeral Home.
Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com.
Margaret H. Clawson
Mrs. Margaret Ann Hendrix Clawson, 64, of Rocky Knoll Lane, Mocksville, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at Specialty Select Hospital in Winston-Salem.
She was born Jan. 1, 1944, in Davie County to Margaret Lefler Hendrix and the late George Clyde Hendrix. Mrs. Clawson was of the United Methodist faith.
Survivors: her mother of Mocksville; her husband, Jerry Michael Clawson of the home; 2 sons, Jeff P. Spry of Spartanburg, S.C. and Kevin L. Spry of Mocksville; 3 stepchildren, Randall S. Clawson of Clover, S.C., Michael E. Clawson of Bristol, Conn. and Sandra Miller of Spencer; 10 grandchildren; and a brother, Jerry Hendrix of Mocksville.
A funeral service was conducted at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 21, at Eaton Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Shirley Jones officiating. Burial followed in Rowan Memorial Park in Salisbury. The family received friends Thursday, Nov. 20, at Eaton Funeral Home.
Memorials: Iredell Hospice/Palliative Care, 2347 Simonton Road, Statesville, 28625.
Online condolences : www.eatonfuneralservice.com.
Nellie Margaret Angell
Mrs. Nellie Margaret Wilson Angell, 83, of Brantley Farm Road, Mocksville, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at WFU Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
She was born June 9, 1925, in Davie County to the late Walter Bynum and Ella Gabbard Wilson. Mrs. Angell was a charter member of Blaise Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school, Vacation Bible School, sang in the choir and in her later years, she made sure the flowers were in the church weekly. She had been involved with the Davie County Homemakers Club where she shared her canning knowledge. Mrs. Angell was a retired licensed vocational nurse but helped on the family dairy farm. Cooking and entertaining family and friends are what she enjoyed.
She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Charlie Gaither Angell on May 4, 2000; and a sister, Earlene Roberts.
Survivors: a daughter, Marcia (Blaine) Beck of Mocksville; a son, James Russell (Gwendolyn) Angell of Mocksville; and 5 grandchildren, Julia Angell (Scott) Whittaker, Rusty (Emily) Angell, Kayla Powell, Miriam Beck and Rachel Beck; a great-grandson, Solomon Whittaker; 2 sisters, Cricket (Bill) Poland of Rochester, Mich. and Ruby Piper of Bermuda Commons; and a brother-in-law, Butch Roberts.
A funeral service was conducted at 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20, at Blaise Baptist Church with the Revs. Glenn Sellers, Timothy Wolf and Ken Furches officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Memorials: Blaise Building Fund, 134 Blaise Church Road, Mocksville.
Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com.
Betty Greene Smith
Mrs. Betty Gail Greene Smith, 65, of Mocksville, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem.
She was born Sept. 28, 1943, in Davie County to the late John William Sanford and Thursa Luhalie Koontz Green. Mrs. Smith married her true love, Jerry Willard Smith on Sept. 6, 1964. She and Jerry ran Scenic Construction, one of the top landscape construction companies in the Southeast during the 70s and 80s. Mrs. Smith was a member of First United Methodist Church of Mocksville. She enjoyed life, dancing and the company of others. Mrs. Smith served the community through cooking, politics and giving of herself.
She was also preceded in death by her husband on Sept. 9, 1980; a brother, William A. Green; and her father and mother-in-law, Bruce T. and Irene W. Smith.
Survivors: 2 sons, Stacey A. (Jennifer) Smith of Fuquay-Varina and Justin P. Smith of Greensboro; 3 sisters, Phyllis G. Williams of Advance, Ruth G. (George) Foster and Janie G. Livengood, all of Mocksville; a brother, Floyd E. Greene of Mocksville; 2 sisters-in-law, Elizabeth H. Greene and Dorothy Green of Mocksville; 2 grandchildren, Zoe Mae Smith and Dylan Boone Smith, both of Fuquay-Varina; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22 at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Routh and Richard Green, nephew, officiating. Burial follow in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Winston-Salem. The family received friends Friday, Nov. 21, at Eaton Funeral Home.
Memorials: Cancer Services of Forsyth, 3175 Maplewood Ave., Winston-Salem, 27103; or Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, 27103.
Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com.
John Baum
John Baum, 72, of Cheyenne Lane, Mocksville, died on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, at WFU Baptist Medical Center.
Born in Jamaica, N.Y. on Aug. 8, 1936, he was the son of the late John Francis and Ethel Merrit Baum. He was employed by Bennett X Ray for 40 years and retired from Nassau X Ray. He was a member of the Mocksville Church of God. He served in the U. S. Army from 1955 until 1957.
Survivors: his wife Esther Vacca Hernandez Baum of the home, 2 sons, Kenneth M. (Debbie) Baum of Salt Lake City, Utah and Fredrick John Baum of Texas; 2 daughters, Michelle A. (Dennis) Fitzko of Mocksville and Andrea McLaughlin of Murray, Utah; a sister, Charlotte (Bill) Kania of Chapel Hill; and 8 grandchildren, Kristen, Cindy, Billy, Kaitlin, Danielle, Rachael, Charles and Aarron.
The service to celebrate the life of Mr. Baum was to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at the Mocksville Church of God with the Rev. Larry Hollifield officiating. Military honors were to be accorded by the VFW Memorial Honor Guard. Inurnment will be at a later date in the columbarium at the Salisbury National Cemetery.
Online condolences: www.daviefuneral.com.
Ora Pearl Brammer
Ora Pearl Brammer, 98, of Cherry Hill Road, Mocksville, died on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville.
Born in Summers County, W.Va. on Feb. 15, 1910, she was the daughter of the late James and Ada Boling Farley. She had worked at Moms Restaurant in Beckley, W.Va. and was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by husbands Joseph E. Meadows in 1959 and Densil Brammer in 1987.
Survivors: 5 sons, Audry (Jesse) Meadows of Callahan, Fla., James D. (Susan) Meadows of Mocksville, Cody Meadows of Pittsburgh, Kan., Donald (Joan) Meadows of Salisbury, and Ronald (Teresa) Meadows of Advance; 3 daughters, Ethel (Lee) Piziak of Beckley, W.Va., Hazel Robinson of Rising Sun, Md. and Jewel Alferink of Ohio; a brother, Ray Farley of Ohio; and a host of grandchildren, great- and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Joseph D. Meadows and 2 daughters, Pauline Meadows and Shirley Hale.
The service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Brammer was held on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. in the Davie Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. G. Carroll Jordan officiating. Burial was in Rose Cemetery. The family received friends on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Davie Funeral Service.
Memorials: Home Health/Hospice, 158 Hospital St., Mocksville.
Online condolences: daviefuneralservice@yadtel.net.
Wesley Reece Potts
Mr. Wesley Reece Potts, 83, of Woodpark Drive, Mocksville, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, at WFU Baptist University Medical Center, Sticht Center in Winston-Salem.
He was born April 11, 1925, in Davie County to the late Albert Wesley and Rosa Casander Summers Potts. Mr. Potts retired from Duke Power after 38 years. He attended Center and Oak Grove United Methodist churches. Mr. Potts was a volunteer fireman with Center and Mocksville fire departments and was the first fire chief at Center. He was an outdoorsman. Mr. Potts enjoyed to cook and grill for his family.
He was also preceded in death by an infant daughter; a sister, Margaret Myers; and 2 brothers, Samuel Potts and Doc Potts.
Survivors: his wife of 58 years, Janie Powell Potts of the home; 2 daughters, Janell (David) Yount of Mocksville and Linda G. Potts of Winston-Salem; a son, Lawrence Wesley (Linda) Potts of Mocksville; 6 grandchildren, Kacy, Jana, Abby and Reece Yount and Shelby and Wesley Potts; a sister, Dorothy Whitaker of Mocksville; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was conducted at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 26, at Eaton Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Charles Stewart and Robin Fitzgerald officiating. Burial followed in Center United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family received friends Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Eaton Funeral Home.
Memorials: Oak Grove Methodist, 1994 US 158 E, Mocksville; or Center Methodist, c/o Linda Owings, 728 Wilkesboro St., Mocksville.
Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com.