William Gaston Carter MOUNT AIRY — Mr. William Gaston Carter Sr., 65, of 435 Pacific Circle, Mount Airy, passed away Monday morning, April 22, 2013, at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Carter was born Dec. 21, 1947, in Surry County, the only child born to the late William Harry and Margaret Ann Southerland Carter. He retired from Jostens Inc. and was a member of the Christian faith. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, S...
Ronald Olsen WILMINGTON — Mr. Ronald Erling Olsen, 66, of Wilmington, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 20, 1946, to the late Erling and Betty Antalovic Olsen. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during the Vietnam War. Mr. Olsen was a retired teacher from the New Hanover County School System. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in...
Bruce Whitaker WALKERTOWN — Mr. Bruce Wolfe Whitaker passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on Oct. 1, 1932, in Surry County to the late Lillie Wolfe Whitaker and Ellis Jackson Whitaker. Mr. Whitaker proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in Walkertown. Mr. Whitaker retired from Arrow Electronics with 33 years of service. He was a vo...
Billee Willard WINSTON-SALEM — Billee Faye Horton Willard, 63 of Winston-Salem, loving wife of more than 40 years to Roger Dale Willard, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2013, at Duke University Hospital. A proud five-year survivor of breast cancer, Billee Faye ultimately succumbed to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), which currently has no known treatments or cure. Billee Faye was born on March 21, 1950, in Forsyth County to Fay Lowry Horton of Mount...
BILLEE WILLARD Billee Faye Horton Willard, age 63 of Winston-Salem, loving wife of over 40 years to the Roger Dale Willard, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2013 at Duke University Hospital. A proud 5 year survivor of breast cancer, Billee Faye ultimately succumbed to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), which currently has no known treatments or cure. Billee Faye was born on March 21, 1950, in Forsyth County, to Fay Lowry Horton of Mount Airy and the la...
LOLA GAMMONS Mrs. Lola Irene Inman Gammons, 94 of Mount Airy passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy. Mrs. Gammons was born April 6, 1919 in Surry County to the late Matt and Sally Ann Adams Inman. She was a housewife, a farmer’s wife and a charter member of Albion Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Delores and Tim Dillon of Mount Airy, one son and daughter-in-law, Linwood and Reb...
CHERIE ACKER After suffering from Parkinson’s disease for an extended time, Mrs. Cherie Martha Fickes Acker, 83, went home to be with the Lord on April 19, 2013. She lived and died in her home and the home of Brenda and Sonny Westmoreland, surrounded by the love of her family, her loving caregiver, Brenda, and many close friends. Charmaine was born in York, PA on May 10, 1929 to the late Jacob and Anna Fickes of PA. Her brother, Robert Fickes, and sister,...
