Obituaries

Mar 31, 2017

Mrs. Patricia Guest died on Friday, March 31, 2017. A service honoring her life will be held at  Celia Phelps United Methodist Church;3709 Groometown Rd, Greensboro, NC 27407 on Thursday, April 6, 2017. The visitation will begin at 10:30 am and the service will follow at 11:00 am.

Mar 25, 2017

Dr. Nellouise D. Watkins died at her Greensboro home on Saturday, March 25, due to complications of breast cancer, at 92 years old. She was a mother, an author, a scientist, and an educator. Her greatest career success was during her time at Bennett College, a private institution for women where she joined the mathematics department in 1961. During...

Mar 23, 2017

Mrs. Clara Q. Gibson died on Thursday, March 23, 2017. A service honoring her life will be held at Power House Garden Cathedral;Â 1800 Willow Road, Greensboro, North Carolina, 27401 on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. The visitation will begin at 11:30 am and the service will follow at 12:00 pm. The interment will take place following the service at...

Mar 23, 2017

Mr. Colonel Lee Bowe died Thursday, Mach 23, 2017. A service honoring his life will be held at Mount Zion Baptist Church; 1301 Alamance Church Road, Greensboro, NC 27406 on Friday, March 31, 2017. The visitation will begin at 11:30 am and the service will follow at 12:00pm. The interment will take place following the service at Lakeview Memorial...

Mar 20, 2017

Ernestine Elizabeth Stephens, 90 years old, departed this life on March 20, 2017. She was born March 10, 1927 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to the late Robert Johns and Willie Mae Johns. Ernestine was preceded in death by her husband; Otis Stephens, sister; Ora Ford, brother; Eugene Johns, sister in law; Marie Bailey, brother in law George Stephens and...

Mar 19, 2017

Mrs. Narvia Jane (Mama Staley) Brown Williams was born on September 28, 1919 in Randolph County to the late Lee and Alma Green Brown. She departed this earthy life on March 19, 2017 in Bronx, New York. At an early age she joined Piney Ridge United Methodist Church. She married the late Ted D. Williams and joined Ebenezer United...

Mar 13, 2017

Shirley Hall Johnson transitioned after a lengthy illness on March 13, 2017. She was born in Winston-Salem on August 11, 1950. She attended the public schools of Forsyth County and graduated in the class of 1969 from Anderson High School. After graduation she attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and became the first minority graduate of...

Mar 13, 2017

Etta Mae Murray was born at old Richardson Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. September 23 1957 to the late Julia Mae Murray and James Hope departed this earth March 13 2017. As a native of Greensboro NC, Etta Mae attended Grimsey High school where she met many lifelong friends and later attended GTCC. Etta Mae was preceded in death by...

Mar 12, 2017

Mr. Thomas Williams died on Sunday March, 12, 2017. A service honoring his life will be held at St. James Baptist Church; 536 W. Florida Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, 27406 on Friday, March 17, 2017. The visitation will begin at 11:30 am and the service will follow at 12 pm. The interment will follow at Guilford Memorial Park,6000 W...

Mar 10, 2017

Mr. Tyrone Davis died on Friday, March 10,2017. A service honoring his life will be held at Service Rescue Temple;601 Franklin Boulevard, Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 on Saturday, March 18, 2017. The visitation will begin at 12:30 pm and the service will follow at 1:00 pm. The interment will take place following the service at Forest Lawn Cemetery; 3901...

Mar 10, 2017

Mrs. Carol Mack McKenzie died on Friday, March 10, 2017. A service honoring her life will be held at Untied True Holiness Church;901 Broad Avenue, Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 on Thursday, March 10, 2017. The visitation will begin at 11:30 am and the service will follow at 12:00 pm.

Mar 9, 2017

Mr. Robert U. James died on Thursday, March 9, 2017. A service honoring his life will be held at Hinshaw United Methodist Church; 4501 Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro, NC 27407 on Thursday, March 16, 2017. The visitation will begin at 11:00 am and the service will follow at 11:30am. The interment will take place following the service at Salisbury...

Mar 9, 2017

Iva C. White, on Thursday, March 9, 2017, peacefully passed away in her sleep at the age of 103. Iva was born July 10, 1913 in South Carolina. She was the owner and operator of Eva White's Florist. She was married to the late Alexander White. Eva is survived by daughter: Iva Marsh (James); grandchildren: Donna Orrell (Frank), and...

Mar 4, 2017

Mr. Walter Douglas died on Saturday, March 4, 2017. A service honoring his life will be held at Reid Memorial CME Church; 1010 Bennett Street, Greensboro, NC 27406 on Friday, March 10, 2017. The visitation will begin at 11:30 am and the service will follow at 12:00 pm. The interment will take place following the service at Carolina Biblical...

Mar 2, 2017

Mr. Louis McNair died on Thursday, March 2, 2017. The service information is incomplete at this time.

Feb 27, 2017

Ms. Evelyn McDougal died on Monday, February 27, 2017. A service honoring her life will be held at St. Matthews United Methodist Church; 600 E Florida Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 beginning at 11:00 am.

Feb 24, 2017

John Henry White, loving husband, brother, father and grandfather, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017. John, son of Walter and Lizzie White, was born on February 20, 1934 in Greensboro, NC In 1959, he married his sweetheart, Gwendolyn Harris. To this union, two children were born, Marquita and Brian. John received his education in the Greensboro public schools. After...

Feb 24, 2017

Daisy Cummings Scott was born in Sedalia, North Carolina to the late Addie McMaster and Ernest Cummings. The third daughter of eight girls, she received her elementary education at Palmer Memorial Institute (Founded by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown) and Sedalia High School. Her early career interest was nursing. As a young woman, she met and married John E. Scott....

Feb 23, 2017

Mrs. Bertha Mae Herbin Brown died on Thursday, February 23, 2017. A service honoring her life will held at Lakeview Memorial Park; 3600 N Ohenry Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27405 on Monday, February 27, 2017 beginning at 12pm.

Feb 22, 2017