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Obituaries
October 11, 2009Jack Monroe Peacock "Coach" L-45FAYETTEVILLE — Jack Monroe "Coach" Peacock, 80, died Sunday, October 11, 2009, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Mr. Peacock retired from the U.S. Army in 1967. He then worked at the Fort Bragg Printing Plant until 1988. He coached baseball at Honeycutt Park for many years. Upon his retirement, he was an athletics volunteer at Terry Sanford High School and he maintained the sports fields. He is survived by his sister, Louise Peacock Townsend of Greensboro; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 14, in the chapel of Snyder Memorial Baptist Church. Visitation will immediately follow the service. Burial will take place Thursday, October 15, in Muirs Chapel UMC, Greensboro. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Coach Peacock Baseball Memorial Fund, 126 Broadfoot Ave., Fayetteville, NC 28305. Services are entrusted to Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service of Fayetteville
August 18, 2009 Lawrence Wayne "Birdman" McKnight Sr., L-59
July 27, 2009 Walter Eugene Wallace, G-54 Gray Floyd Todd, L-41 TODD WINSTON-SALEM - Gray Floyd Todd, 86, died July 27, 2009 of congestive heart failure at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born January 8, 1923 to William and Martha Foltz Todd. He was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church. Gray was raised at the Children' s Home from age 8 until he turned 18 when he joined the Army Air Corp in WWII. Upon his discharge he returned to the Children' s Home seeking employment on February 10, 1946 where he worked 62 years performing various jobs ending up as the farm manager until his retirement on December 31, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, John and Irvin Todd and sisters, Cleve T. Tesh, Ruth T. Pierce, and Frances T. Krites. Surviving are several nieces and nephews and a close friend and caregiver, Colleen Hutchens; also left to mourn the loss of a good friend are his friends at McDonald' s on Stratford Road and his friends at Rancho Restaurant at Kernersville and High Point Roads. A celebration of his life will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Woosley Chapel at the Children' s Home. The family would like to thank Hospice for their kind and thoughtful care. Memorials may be made to the Children' s Home Farm, 1001 Reynolda Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27104 or to Hospice and Palliative Care Center 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. On line condolences may be made at www.hayworth-miller.com.
July 20, 2009
BILLY DANIEL "BILL" July 1, 2009 Garnita Dimeo, 75 Garnita "Nita" Cochran Dimeo, 75, of Gastonia
died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Gaston Memorial Hospital June 11, 2009 Sarah Lynn (nee Blue) Prior, 66 Prior, Sarah L. (nee Blue) Resident of Mequon, WI, former resident of Nashville, TN and a longtime resident of Winston-Salem, NC. Found peace surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at the age of 66 years. Loving mother of Patty (Dobie) Prior Giles of Whitefish Bay, WI and Randy (Michelle) Prior of Nashville, TN. Proud grandmother of Maia and Payton Giles and Jonathan Prior. Dear sister of Ginny (the late John) Thabes. Further survived by her former husband Bob Prior, many loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends. Private family services were held. Memorials in Sarah’s name may be directed to the Wisconsin Humane Society, 4500 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53208.
June 13, 2009 May 18, 2009 Ben Allen Weatherman, L-64 March 26, 2009 Texie McLelland Harmon HARMON WINSTON-SALEM - Mrs. Texie McLelland Harmon, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. She was born December 7, 1924 in Iredell County to Giles T. McLelland and Mattie Daniels McLelland. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dwight E. Harmon; daughters Sheila Ammons (John) of Winston-Salem and Joan Lewis (Earl) of Kernersville; grandchildren Amy Jones (Jason) of Raleigh, Brian Ammons of Raleigh, Sarah Whicker (Adam) of Kernersville and Katherine Lewis of Kernersville; and great grandsons Aaron and Wesley Jones of Raleigh. She is also survived by her sisters Nellrea James of Statesville and Bonnie Harmon (Frank) of Brevard, brothers David McLelland (Evelyn) of Statesville and Giles McLelland (Jeanne) of East Bend, as well as many other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by son Bradley Harmon, sister Rowena McLelland and brothers Floyd, Clay and Henry McLelland. Mrs. Harmon was a long time member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem and an active member in United Methodist Women. She spent 33 years serving with her husband at The Children' s Home in Winston-Salem. She will be remembered with love and affection through the lives she touched and the example she set for others. A service celebrating her life will be conducted by The Reverend Jack B. Yarbrough at Centenary United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem at 11:00, Saturday, March 28. The family will receive friends following the service. A burial service will be at 3:00 Saturday afternoon at Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery in Iredell County. Memorials may be made to The Children' s Home, 1001 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104. The family is served by Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home of Winston-Salem. I can do all things through Christ which strengthenth me. Philippians 4:13
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