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SIZEMORE
Mr. Garry Blaine Sizemore, 48, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Sizemore was co-founder of Little Richard’s BBQ Restaurants in 1991 in Winston-Salem, Clemmons and Yadkinville. In 1992 he co-founded Eastern Food Equipment Co. Mr. Sizemore was previously employed with Foodcraft Equipment Co. for 17 years. He was also on the board of Midway Fire Department for six years. Mr. Sizemore was an active member of Canaan United Methodist Church. Mr. Sizemore was preceded in death by his mother, Naoma Beeson Sizemore. Survivors are wife Laura Berrier Sizemore of the home; son Joel Sizemore and wife Lisa, daughter Jennifer and husband Doug Maready and daughter Sarah Sizemore of Winston-Salem; father McDaniel Sizemore and wife Wilma of Lexington; two brothers, Dannie and wife Marie and Barry and wife Dottie of Lexington; and eight nephews and nieces. Mr. Sizemore was a great uncle to Dylan Hemrick. A funeral service will be 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Canaan United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends 6:30-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel. Memorials may be made to either the Cancer Service, Inc., 3175 Maplewood Ave., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or Canaan United Methodist Church, 1760 Shady Grove Church Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27107.
STAUBER
Mr. William (Bill) Franklin Stauber, 41, of Rural Hall died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Mr. Stauber was born Nov. 13, 1959, in Forsyth County to Leslie Edwin Stauber Jr. and Johanne Pfefferkorn Stauber. He spent all of his life in Rural Hall, graduating from North Forsyth High School. He studied music at the North Carolina School of the Arts. He performed and taught guitar for many years. He also worked with his father in his father’s business, the Rural Hall Veneer Company, Inc. He was a lifelong member of the Rural Hall Moravian Church. Surviving are his mother, Johanne Pfefferkorn Stauber of the home; sister Janet Stauber Moore and her husband H. Gill Moore of Rural Hall, nephew Benjamin E. Moore of Rural Hall; uncle William G. Pfefferkorn and his wife Jane of Winston-Salem; cousin Karl Pfefferkorn and his wife Katherine, son Joachim and daughter Eva of Charlottesville, Va.; cousin Paul Pfefferkorn and his wife Robin of Winston-Salem; cousin Katherine Johanne Pfefferkorn of Charlotte; uncle L. Gordon Pfefferkorn and his wife June of Winston-Salem; cousin Richard Pfefferkorn and his wife Lisa of Winston-Salem; cousin Susan Pfefferkorn of Winston-Salem; aunt June S. Fultz of Greensboro; cousin Donna Key and her husband Richard Key and daughter Caroline of Winston-Salem; and cousin David Fultz of Greensboro. Funeral services will be 12 noon Monday at Rural Hall Moravian Church by Rev. James C. Newsome Jr., Pastor. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church. Burial will follow at the Bethania Moravian Church Graveyard. Memorial may be made to Rural Hall Moravian Church, P.O. Box 487, Rural Hall, NC 27045. Vogler & Sons Reynolda Road is in charge of arrangements.
TAYLOR
Kovelka '`Kay’‘ Berona Taylor, 76, of Rural Hall, the wife of Edward J. Taylor, passed away Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at her home with her family at her side. Mrs. Taylor was born on Oct. 20, 1924, in Milwaukee, Wis., the daughter of the late Angelina and Ralko Prerad. A resident of Milwaukee and then Chicago during her younger years, Mrs. Taylor obtained an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration, worked as an executive assistant overseas for ARAMCO Oil Co., then worked in Los Angeles after World War II. She married Edward J. Taylor of Watertown, N.Y., in 1952 and became a homemaker, bearing five children. The young family settled in Greensboro in 1957 but moved north to the Philadelphia area in 1966. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor returned to North Carolina in 1975 and have lived in the Winston-Salem area since. An avid reader and antique collector who attended many auctions throughout the state, she was also a longtime volunteer at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Taylor had five children, and was preceded in death by her third child, Eric Ross Taylor. She is survived by her husband, Edward Taylor; three sons, Mark Edward Taylor and wife Ilene C. Wasserman, and J. Scott Taylor of the Philadelphia area, and Gregory Ross Taylor of Winston-Salem; and one daughter, Christine Taylor McGee and husband John G. McGee of Yadkinville. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Erin Wasserman Taylor and Matthew Wasserman Taylor. Kay was a loving mother and grandmother. The family would like to thank Hospice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, in particular Amanda Bachman for her loving care. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. Taylor’s memory to Hospice of Winston-Salem, 1100-C S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 520 Summit St., Winston-Salem.
WEBER
Doris M. Weber of Kernersville passed away on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, Winston-Salem. She was born Doris M. Tyler in Buffalo, N.Y., on July 10, 1927, and retired from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Buffalo. She is survived by sister Ethel Tyler of Buffalo, N.Y.; five children, Karen Scherer of Fayetteville, Barbara Barreto of Kernersville, Kathy Wilson of Buffalo, N.Y., Margaret Blalock of Linden and David Bryan of Phoenix, Ariz.; eight grandchildren, Jill, Melissa, Jason, Andrew, T.J., Andrea, Kal and Jonathan; and two great-grandchildren, Gabriel and Madeline. The family will receive friends 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Hanes Lineberry Pierce Chapel, Kernersville. A Mass of Resurrection will follow at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, South Cherry Street, Kernersville. In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorials be made to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
WELCH
MOYOCK — Mrs. Marion Fiske Welch, 93, of 227 Tulls Creek Road, Moyock, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va. She was born in Moyock in 1907, daughter of the late Richard Edward and Bessie Charlton Fiske and was the widow of the late John Davis Welch. She was a member of Moyock Baptist Church for over 80 years, serving as Sunday school teacher, Baptist Women’s president and organist. Mrs. Welch received a degree in English from Meredith College in 1929 where she served as president of the student body. She taught English and history in both Chowan and Currituck Counties. Later she served as Currituck County’s first public librarian. She gave much in service to her community as president of the Moyock Women’s Club where she began the Community Series and the Community Planning Board. She was an honorary lifetime member of the North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs. Mrs. Welch was a member of the Currituck County Historical Society and a former trustee of the Museum of the Albemarle. At the age of 75 Mrs. Welch published Moyock, a Pictorial and Folk History 1900 to 1920which recorded her lifetime love of Moyock, its customs and its people. Survivors include her two daughters, Marion Welch Thorn and husband William A Thorn of Moyock and Mollie Welch Rascoe and husband Robert B. Rascoe of Winston-Salem; three granddaughters, Winborne Thorn Macphail and her husband Cameron Macphail of Greensboro, Mollie Thorn James and her husband Philip James of Charlotte and Emily Rascoe Key and her husband Denny Key of Winston-Salem; and four great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, in Moyock Baptist Church with Rev. Vic Ramsey officiating. Burial will be in Moyock Cemetery. The family will be at 227 Tulls Creek Road. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Building Fund of Moyock Baptist Church or to the Marion Fiske Welch Scholarship Fund at Meredith College. Twiford’s Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church St., Elizabeth City, N.C., is in charge of arrangements.
ADAMS
YADKINVILLE — Mr. Gaston C. '`Cotton’‘ Adams, 78, of Union Cross Church Road passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at his home. He was born April 5, 1922, in Yadkin County to the late John Wesley and Hattie Bovender Adams. Mr. Adams was a lifetime member of Union Cross Friends Meeting where he served the church in various capacities. He was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Army. Mr. Adams was a retired farmer and carpenter, and retired from UNIFI Inc. He was retired with 20 years of service as a member of the Fall Creek Fire Department and also served on the board of directors. Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Mary Ruth H. Adams of the home; a daughter, Frances (Paul A.) Wooten of East Bend; four sons, Robert W. (Brenda) Adams, and Gaston Eugene (Darlene) Adams, all of Yadkinville, Jerry C. (Sharon) Adams of East Bend and Jack R. (Sharon) Adams of Clemmons; grandchildren Paul A. (Jamie) Wooten Jr., Dara W. (Michael) Davis, Susan A. (Allen) Fletcher, Donald Adams, Ronald Adams, Shannon Adams, Heath Adams, Kara Adams, Geoff Adams and Andrea Adams; four great-grandchildren, Casey Davis, Wes Fletcher, Courtney Wooten and Chelsey Wooten; a sister, Vivian Harrison of Yadkinville; and three brothers, Jasper Adams of Yadkinville, LeeRoy Adams of East Bend and John Adams of Yadkinville. Mr. Adams was preceded in death by a brother, Claude Adams, and a sister, Opal Williams. His funeral service will be held 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Union Cross Friends Meeting. He will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Gentry Family Funeral Service on Highway 601 N., Yadkinville.
ANDREW
Mrs. Lorena Manaugh Andrew, 82, died Dec. 22 at Arbor Acres. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at Pfafftown Christian Church. Dr. Tom Everton will officiate. Surviving are her husband of almost 60 years, Dan E. Andrew of Brighton Gardens; her two sons, Dr. Ray Hall Andrew and his wife, Dr. Susan Willis, of Winston-Salem, and Dr. John Allan Andrew and his wife, Dr. Lori Andrew, of Leesburg, Va.; one daughter, Lynne Andrew Dickerson and her husband, Francis, of Los Gatos, Calif.; and six grandchildren. The family will receive friends in the church narthex from 5:15 p.m. until service time. Memorials may be made to Pfafftown Christian Church, P.O. Box 130, Pfafftown, NC 27040.
BAILEY
WINNETKA, Ill. — Louise W. Bailey, nee Williamson, 53, the wife of B. Carlton Bailey Jr.; the mother of Katherine and Holt Bailey; daughter of Louise and the late Edwin Williamson; sister of Forrest Priddy, Katherine Williamson and Holt Williamson. A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Feb. 3 at Kenilworth Union Church, 211 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth, Ill. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her name to Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022. Donnellan Family Funeral Services, (847) 675-1990, is serving the family.
BLACKBURN
On Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, Mrs. Olivia Stimpson Blackburn was called home at her residence at 1607 Harrison Ave., Winston-Salem. Olivia was a lifelong member of Union Baptist Church where she served as a faithful member of the usher board. Ms. Blackburn was preceded in death by her mother and father, Landson and Edith Blackburn. She is survived by a sister, Ms. Carolyn Seda of Nutley, N.J.; a brother, Mr. James L. Blackburn of Winston-Salem; a devoted aunt, Miss Lillian Stimpson of Winston-Salem; an aunt, Miss Beatrice Stimpson of Passaic, N.J.; two devoted nephews, Mr. Edward (Pecola) Blackburn and Mr. Chris Young of Winston-Salem; five nieces; 10 great-nieces; and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2001, at Union Baptist Church where the family will receive friends from 3 to 3:30 p.m. at which time the homegoing service will start. After the conclusion of the service, the family will receive friends at the home of an aunt at 401 Bacon St., Winston-Salem. Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of services and arrangements for Mrs. Olivia Stimpson Blackburn. (Brown’s)
BROWN
Mrs. Ollie M. Brown, 91, of 848 Holland St. died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born Aug. 19, 1909, in Swainsboro, Ga., to John Albert and Emma Tapley Lawson. Mrs. Brown was a homemaker and a member of Green Street United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Kyzer Brown and a daughter, Barbara Council. Survivors include two sons, Roy E. Brown and wife Betty of Clemmons and Richard T. Brown of Winston-Salem; a daughter, Margaret Harden of Savannah, Ga.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forsyth Memorial Park by the Rev. Kelly P. Carpenter. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative CareCenter, 1100-C S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Vogler & Sons Main Street Chapel is serving the family.
