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James Wesley Morehead
Jan 6, 2018
James Wesley Morehead, 79, died Saturday, January 6, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Persimmon Grove AME Church, 403 Dolley Madison Rd., Greensboro. Visitation with the family begins at 12:30 pm followed by the service at 1:00 pm.
Myrtle Maude Alston
Dec 30, 2017
Myrtle Maude Alston, born to Joe and Lucy Alston in Chatham County, North Carolina, on September 4, 1922, grew up in Pittsboro, North Carolina. She attended school in nearby Siler City. There were nine children in the Alston family, three boys, Allen, Dave, and Hurley and six girls, Lula Mae Perry, Ethel Alston, Dorothy, Mildred, Mary, and Myrtle. All of...
Stephen Kehinde Ogunleye
Dec 27, 2017
Stephen Kehinde Ogunleye, 71, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017. A homegoing celebration will be held on Thursday, January 4, 2017 at The Goldie Hargett Memorial Chapel, 905 E. Market Street, Greensboro. Visitation with the family begins at 11:00 am followed by the service at 12:00 pm. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Annie Michael Blackwell
Dec 25, 2017
Annie Michael Blackwell, 88, died Monday, December 25, 2017. A visitation with the family will be held on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Goldie Hargett Memorial Chapel, 905 E. Market Street, Greensboro at 6 pm. A homegoing celebration will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at St. Phillips AME Zion Church, 1330 Ashe Street, Greensboro at 12:00 pm. Interment...
Rosa Mae Martin
Dec 21, 2017
Rosa Mae Martin, 99, died Thursday, December 21, 2017. A homegoing celebration will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Garris Grove Baptist Church, 5230 NC 109, Wadesboro. Visitation with the family begins at 11:00 am followed by the service at 11:30 am. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Park, Greensboro.
Welling Jackson, Jr.
Dec 17, 2017
Welling Jackson, Jr., 70, died Sunday, December 17, 2017. A homegoing celebration will be held on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Shalom Community Church, 2227 Pinecroft Road, Greensboro. Visitation with the family begins at 11:00 am followed by the service at 12:00 pm. Interment will follow on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury at 2:00 pm.
David Mclaughlin Alston, Jr.
Dec 15, 2017
David McLaughlin Alston, Jr., 67, died Friday, December 15, 2017. A homegoing celebration will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Equation Church, 901 Broad Avenue, Greensboro. Visitation with the family begins at 12:30 pm followed by the service at 1:00 pm. Internment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery.
Richard Alden Robinson, Sr.
Dec 15, 2017
Richard Alden Robinson, Sr., 88, died December 15, 2017. A homegoing celebration will be held on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Believers Missionary Baptist Church, 235 Ward Road, Greensboro. Visitation with the family begins at 1:00 pm followed by the service at 1:30 pm.
Evon Watford Moffitt
Dec 14, 2017
Evon Watford Moffitt, 70, went home peacefully to God on Thursday, December 14, 2017. A celebration of her life for family and friends will be Friday, December 22, 2017 at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Family visitation begins 11 a.m. with the service at 12 noon. Interment will follow at the church. A devoted and beloved educator, Moffitt retired from Guilford County...
Sylvine Hall Blackwell
Dec 14, 2017
Sylvine Hall Blackwell, 88, died Thursday, December 14, 2017. A homegoing celebration will be held on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the Goldie Hargett Memorial Chapel, 905 E. Market Street, Greensboro. Visitation with the family begins at 11:00 am followed by the service at 11:30 am. Interment will follow at Floral Garden Memorial Park, High Point.
Winston Emanuel Bacchus
Dec 10, 2017
Winston Emanuel Bacchus, 64, died Sunday, December 10, 2017. A homegoing celebration will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Living Hope Worship Center, 1907 Merritt Drive, Greensboro at 3 pm. Interment will follow at Proximity Mills Cemetery.
Jackie Lynn Weeks
Dec 8, 2017
Jackie Lynn Weeks, 67, died Friday, December 8, 2017. A homegoing celebration will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Power House of Deliverance Church, 1800 Willow Rd., Greensboro. Visitation with the family begins at 11:30 am followed by the service at 12:00 pm.
Quenton Lee Dick
Dec 7, 2017
Quenton Lee Dick, 44, died Thursday, December 7, 2017. A homegoing celebration will be held Saturday, December 9, 2017 at St. James Baptist Church, 536 W. Florida Street, Greensboro. Visitation with the family begins at 10:30 am followed by the service at 11:00 am
Senam Byll Daku
Dec 6, 2017
Mr. Senam Byll Daku, 33, died on December 6, 2017. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 11:00 am at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1201 Aycock Street, Greensboro. Family visitation will begin at 10 am. Interment will follow the service at Lakeview Memorial Park.
Benny Lee Elliott, Jr.
Dec 2, 2017
BENNY LEE ELLIOTT, JR., son of the late Benny Lee Elliott, Sr., and Viola Watkins Elliott, was born on August 21, 1947, in Philadelphia, PA. After a lengthy illness, Benny transitioned from pain and suffering to peace and joy in the quiet morning hours on Saturday December 2, 2017, at Beacon Place (Hospice Care) in Greensboro, North Carolina, and he...
Brenda Craig Johnson
Dec 1, 2017
Brenda Craig Johnson, 73, died Friday, December 1, 2017. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 8, 2017 at the Goldie Hargett Memorial Chapel, 905 E. Market Street, Greensboro. Visitation with the family begins at 11:30 am followed by the service at 12:00 pm.
Tyrone Morehead
Nov 26, 2017
Tyrone Morehead, 49, died Sunday, November 26, 2017. A homegoing celebration will be held on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 306 S. English Street, Greensboro. Visitation with the family begins at 11:30 am followed by the service at 12:00 pm. Interment will follow at Proximity Mills Cemetery.
Ronald Lee Vaneaton
Nov 25, 2017
Ronald Lee VanEaton, 50, died Saturday, November 25, 2017. A homegoing celebration will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Bass Chapel UMC, 5075 Bass Chapel Rd, Greensboro. Visitation with the family begins at 12:00 pm followed by the service at 1:00 pm. Interment will follow at Bass Chapel UMC Cemetery.
Melvin Troxler
Nov 25, 2017
Melvin Troxler, Sr. was born June 21, 1956 in Reidsville, NC. He was the tenth child of the late elder George W. and Cora Harris Troxler. Melvin was educated in the Guilford County Public School System. He also furthered his education where he took up different trades. He worked for Cone Mills for 34 years until his health began to...
Fredd Milton Hodge
Nov 19, 2017
Fredd M. Hodge was born on June 16, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the first born to the late Jeremiah and Florence Hodge and the big brother to his only sibling, Joyce L. Hodge. He peacefully departed this life on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Fredd graduated from Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and shortly after acquired a...
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