All Obituaries

Mr. Ronald J. Slade,70, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at his residence. Arrangements are pending.

  Maurice Stevenson Winnix was born on February 9, 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina to Jennie Hopper Winnix and the late Harvey George Winnix. Maurice was educated in the Greensboro City School/Guilford County School System. In addition to taking courses at UNC Chapel Hill, NC State University, and other colleges in North Carolina, he received a diploma in Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration from Piedmont Technical College. He was also the owner of Winnix Lawn Care...

Booker Guthrie was born on March 13, 1931 to his parents Alexander Guthrie and Pearl Stowe Guthrie.  Booker was one of thirteen siblings.  He departed this life on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 after an extended illness. Booker graduated Holland High School in Gastonia, North Carolina, and attended Winston-Salem Teachers College (WSSU) and Johnson C. Smith University playing football at all three schools. He worked and retired from RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and married the love of...

Barbara Ann Whitsett 77, Born November 15, 1944 but celebrated November 22nd, of Greensboro NC, God called upon his angels to carry her home December 12th, 2021. She was the daughter of the Late Raymond William and Minnie Sue Jordan. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 38 years, Holman Whitsett Jr. Her sisters and brother Gloria Thompson, Ada Madkins, and Calvin Jordan. Barbara Attended James B. Dudley High School where she graduated then proceeded to be a great boss and...

Genesis 2:7   And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.   Grace Reaves Finley was born April 26, 1934, in Mullins SC, to the late Eugene Reaves and Annie Gause Reaves. She was educated in Marion County Public Schools and graduated and relocated to Greensboro, NC to further her education at North Carolina A&T State and Agricultural University where she Attended for three...

Praise God from whom all blessings flow. On Sunday November 28, 2021, William Howard Stokes affectionately known as “Billy” received his wings and ascended into Heaven in time to join in the celebration of our mother’s the 103rd birthday. Billy was the 4th child born to the late Leroy Sr. and A. Elizabeth Stokes on August 11, 1945, in Greensboro, NC and was the apple of his mother’s eye and everyone was very much aware of it.    Billy was educated in the...

  Mr. Othneil Eugene Hairston, SR, affectionally known to many as “Stump”,  80, of Greensboro, North Carolina passed away peacefully the morning of November 26, 2021 at Moses Cone Hospital surrounded by his loving and devoted family after a long period of declining health. Othneil was born August 15, 1941 in Greensboro, North Carolina to the late Josephine “Sis “Robinson and raised by his grandmother Josephine Hairston Robinson, who also preceded him in...

Patricia E. Paulin, born March 16, 1947 to Frankie Hamilton and George Lee and is one of nine children. Patricia was born in Manhattan, NY and raised in Brooklyn, NY.  In Patricia’s early life, she graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, and later pursued coursework and training toward her interest in Nursing.  Throughout her work life, Patricia worked in the mortgage and retail fields and raised her daughters in Queens and Long Island, NY.   Patricia...

  Pearl Odell (Dixon) Maddox was born August 27, 1945 to the late James E. and Edna Anderson Dixon in Java, VA. (Halifax).  Odell entered into eternal rest on Sunday, November 21,2021 She was educated and graduated from the Halifax County Public School System.  Pearl (Odell) accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at the age of 10, was baptized and joined County Line Baptist Church.  After graduating high school, Pearl (Odell) moved to Washington, D.C....

    Dora Marie Garris, beloved daughter of the late Walter Taylor, Sr. and Addie Victoria Rogers Madre, transitioned to her heavenly home on Saturday, November 6, 2021.     Marie, as she was more commonly known, was born on May 14, 1943, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.  She received her education in the public school systems of Accomack County.  On August 7, 1962, Marie met the love of her life, William H. Garris, and the two raised...