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SHUGART
Grover Shugart, 79, died peacefully Thursday morning, December 30, 1999 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mr. Shugart was born on April 6, 1920 in Forsyth County. Much of his life was dedicated in service to his church and community. He served as Forsyth County Commissioner from 1966-1970 While holding this office he was instrumental in the implementation of the county's water system. In spite of his modest nature, he was particularly proud of this accomplishment. Additionally, he was an active member of the Knights of the Pythians civic organization where he served both as Treasurer and Chancellor. During his 50 years of faithful service to the First Pentecostal Holiness Church, he was a supportive resource whenever needed. He served as Sunday School Superintendent, Deacon of the church, and member of the Senior Citizens' Organization. However, youth ministry held a special place in his heart. He served as President of the Western N.C. Conference for youth. His kindness and generosity touched the lives of far too many to be named here. As a prominent local businessman, Mr. Shugart successfully owned and operated Grover Shugart Motors for over 40 years. His spirited nature prevented him from ever fully retiring. Mr. Shugart loved his church, his business, and especially his family. He was preceded in death by his mother, Hattie Branon Shugart and his brother, Rev. Carnie Shugart. A faithful and devoted husband and father, he is survived by his wife of 61 years, Margaret Huff Shugart of the home. Also surviving are his son, Grover Shugart, Jr. and wife, Kay; his daughter, Dianne Todd and husband, Bill; and his daughter, Sharon Cloud and husband, Guy all of Winston-Salem; and grandchildren include, Dietra Harrison and Brian Shugart of Lewisville, Annette Nichols of Winston-Salem, Patrice Reaves of Greensboro, Christina Pratt of King, Melanie Butcher and Marcia Grubbs of Winston-Salem. He was also blessed with eleven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 1, 2000 at First Pentecostal Holiness Church on 998 Hutton St. with a graveside service following at Crestview Memorial Park. The Reverends Tim Wolfe and Don Sigmon will preside.
SMITH
LEXINGTON -- Ruby Perryman Smith, 70, of Weaver Rd., Lexington, died Thursday, December 30, 1999. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Welcome where she was a member. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday at DAVIDSON FUNERAL HOME HICKORY TREE CHAPEL.
SPAINHOUR
EAST BEND -- Mr. Clifton (Bill) Odell Spainhour, 81, passed away Friday, December 31, 1999 at his home. He was born in Forsyth County, January 9, 1918 to Charlie W. and Lula Bodford Spainhour. He was of the Methodist faith, and was retired from Bahnson Company with many years of service. Mr. Spainhour was preceded in death by his loving wife of 42 years, Mrs. Stella Holt Spainhour. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Joyce Hinshaw and husband, Kim of East Bend and Mrs. Edith Strickland and husband, Larry of High Point; one son, Mr. Ray Spainhour and wife, Becky of Wallburg; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Nail and husband, Walter of Winston-Salem and Mrs. Frankie Caudle of Wilmington and one brother, Mr. Curtis C. Spainhour and wife, Helen of Winston-Salem. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday, January 2, 2000 at Westlawn Gardens of Memory. The family will receive friends after the service at Westlawn Gardens of Memory. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, that memorials be made to Hospice of Surry and Yadkin Counties, P.O. Box 1267 Yadkinville, N.C. 27055. Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel is serving the family. TAYLOR LEXINGTON -- Maggie Howard Taylor, 89, formerly of N.C. 8 South, died yesterday at Lexington Health Care Center. Mrs. Taylor was born on Sept. 17, 1919 in Davie County to John Robert and Amelia Boger Howard and was a member of Center Hill Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and worked at the American Children's Home. Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Ward Taylor. Survivors include daughters Sylvia Whitley and Nancy Hedrick, both of Lexington; a son, Robert A. ''Buddy'' Taylor, of Lexington, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; Sisters Edith Foster, of Winston-Salem, and Elva Dalton, of Winter Park, Fla. Mrs. Taylor's funeral will be 2 p.m. today with burial at Center Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, and the service conducted by Rev. Lamar Moore and Rev. Leonard Rollins. The family will receive friends at Piedmont Funeral Home on Saturday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and other times at the home of Buddy Taylor, 305 Glenwood Drive, Lexington. Memorial contributions may be made to Center Hill Baptist Church or to donor's choice.
WATSON
ARARAT, N.C. -- Mrs. Myrtle Emma Marsh Watson, age 87, of Rt. 1, Ararat, N.C. (Radar Rd.), widow of Mr. Howard Watson, died at her home Thursday morning, December 30, 1999. Mrs. Watson was born July 17, 1912 in Surry County, N.C. to the late Millard and Jenny Brintle Marsh. She was retired from Perry Manufacturing, a member of Little Mountain Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for forty four years. Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law, Lura Boyles of Siloam, N.C., Wenona Westmoreland of Winfield, Ill., Rita and Al Johnson of Ararat, N.C., and Charlotte and Eddie Cassell of the home; three sons and daughters-in-law, Wallace and Gale Watson of Ararat, N.C., Tommy and Muriel Watson of Mt. Airy, and Dennis and Cindy Watson of High Point; fifteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Charles of Ararat, N.C.; and three special friends, Verla Phillips of Mt. Airy, Glenda Puckett of Pfafftown, and Stacy Venable of White Plains. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Watson was preceded in death by a daughter, Gilda Watson Simpson; a son, James Howard Watson, Jr.; one grandson, Timmy Simpson; two brothers, Frank and Wade Marsh; one sister, Lena Marsh Duncan; and one son-in-law, J.C. Boyles. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 2, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. at Little Mtn. Baptist Church with services conducted by Rev. Bill Watson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Moody Funeral Home in Mt. Airy on Saturday night from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and at other times at her home. Her body will remain at Moody Funeral Home until time to be taken to the church to lie instate 30 minutes prior to the services. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Little Mtn. Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Rev. Bill Watson, 152 Ash Hill Rd., Ararat, N.C. 27007.
WILLIAMS
Joseph R. Williams, 90, a former Diplomat and President of Tobacco Associates, died on December 31, 1999 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Williams, son of Samuel Carter and Grace Redmond Williams, was born in Yadkinville, N.C. on February 1, 1909 and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His early professional career was spent in N.C. where he served in the Yadkin County Agricultural Adjustment Administration (1933-1934), The North Carolina State Senate (1935-1936), the North Carolina Farm Bureau (1941-1946), and the Winston Tobacco Board of Trade (1946-1954). In 1954, Mr. Williams moved from Winston-Salem to Washington, D.C. to become Deputy Director and later Director of the Tobacco Division, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture. From 1961 to 1969, Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Diplomatic Service as Agricultural Attache' at the U.S. Embassies in Belgium, southern Rhodesia, Nigeria, and Turkey. Upon his Retirement from Government Service in 1969, Mr. Williams began his affiliation with Tobacco Associates, a trade Association in Washington, D.C. Mr. Williams was President of that Association from 1972 until his full retirement in 1979. Mr. Williams and his wife, the late Garnett (Kelly), returned to Winston-Salem in 1982. He was a member of the Board of Stewards at Centenary United Methodist Church, a member of the Forsyth Country Club, and The Twin City Club of Winston-Salem, N.C. Mr. Williams is survived by two daughters, Phyllis Hart of Winston-Salem and Jo Ann Williams of Alexandria, Virginia; four grandchildren, Bess Hart Wagner and Dr. O.J. Hart III of Winston-Salem, Bonney Hart Daves of Knoxville, Tenn., and Joseph Williams Hart of Atlanta, Georgia. He is also survived by a sister and three brothers, Grace Wagoner of Chapel Hill, N.C., Lafayette Williams of Yadkinville, N.C., John Edward Williams of Charlotte, N.C., and David Williams of Greensboro, N.C. There will be a graveside service in the Yadkinville Cemetery in Yadkinville, N.C. at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2000 by Rev. Linda Kelly. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Gentry Family Funeral Service at 5108 U.S. Hwy. 601 North of Yadkinville. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that contributions be sent to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 1401 Old Mill Circle, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.
AMOS
The Rev. Dr. Richard F. Amos, 76, of 3609 Bechler Lane, Salemtowne, died Jan. 30, 2000, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born Feb. 17, 1923, to Ray R. and Faithe F. Amos. Dr. Amos was educated in the local school system and received his B.A. Degree from Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pa. in 1943. He received his B.D. Degree from Moravian Theological Seminary in 1945. In 1969, Moravian College and Theological Seminary bestowed on him the honorary D.D. Degree. On June 15, 1946, Dr. Amos was married to the former Janet Outten in Bethlehem, Pa. He held pastorates at Friedberg-Enterprise Moravian Churches from 1945-1948; Assistant Pastor at Central Church, Bethlehem, Pa. from 1948-1950; Bethania-Olivet Moravian Churches from 1095-1953; Ardmore Moravian Church from 1953-1961; Friedland Moravian Church from 1961-1968; Home Moravian Church, Associate Pastor from 1968-1972; and Senior Pastor from 1972-1974 at which time he was elected President of the Provincial Elders Conference. Dr. Amos served as Administrative Officer of the Moravian Church, Southern Province from 1974 until 1982 when he was forced to retire due to ill health. He served in many areas of Provincial service for the Moravian Church -- on the Board of Christian Education and Evangelism; the Board of Church Aid and Extension; the Board of Homeland Missions; Vice President of Provincial Elders Conference from 1962-1968; Acting President of Provincial Elders Conference from 1967-1968; Vice-President/PEC from 1971-1974; and President of Provincial Elders Conference from 1974-1982. Dr. Amos served on the Board of Trustees of Moravian College and Theological Seminary of Bethlehem, Pa. and was a member of the Executive Committee. He also served on the Board of Trustees of Salem Academy and College. He served as Chairman of the Board of Elders of the Salem Congregation and was the ''Voice'' for the Easter Sunrise Service in 1972, 1973 and 1974. The World-Wide Moravian Church was of great interest to him. He was elected a delegate to Unity Synod held in Czechoslovakia in 1967; elected a delegate to Unity Synod of 1974 held in Kinston, Jamaica; and was a delegate to the Unity Synod of 1981 held at Herrnhut, East Germany, visiting Moravian centers in Czechoslovakia afterward. In 1957, Dr. Amos was sent on an official preaching mission for six weeks to Nicaragua, Central America, as part of the Nicaraguan Province's celebration of Moravian Mission Work on the Island of Barbados and toured on behalf of the Mission Board of the Islands of Antigua, St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas in 1967. Ecumenically, he was a member of General Board of National Council of Churches, member of United Conference of the World Council of Churches, served as President of the North Carolina Council of Churches, represented the Southern Province of the Moravian Church in America at the 1968 Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Uppsala, Sweden.
Locally he served as President of the Winston-Salem Civitan Club, was a member of Forsyth Ministers' Fellowship, served as a trustee of the Child Development Corporation and was an honorary member of Forsyth Country Club. Dr. Amos is survived by his wife of 53 years, Janet; his mother, Faithe Amos, a patient in the Healthcare Unit of Salemtowne; his brother and sister-in-law, T.K. and Iris Amos; his sister-in-law, Wilma Amos; several nieces and nephews; and a host of church family throughout the Province and the Unity of the Moravian Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Ray F. Amos and his brother, L. Burke Amos. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Home Moravian Church conducted by Rev. Gerald Harris and Bishop J.C. Hughes. Interment will follow in God's Acre. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in the parlor of Home Moravian Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Salemtowne, 5401 Indiana Ave., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27106, Moravian College and Theological Seminary, 1800 Main St., Bethlehem, Pa. 18018 or to Hospice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, 1100-C South Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.
BOGER
Roy Izlar Boger, 72, of Bloomfield Drive died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born Feb. 21, 1927, in Winston-Salem to Lawrence and Nannie Branch Boger and attended Central Tabernacle Church. Surviving are his wife, Alvona Ratledge Boger of Silas Creek Manor. Two sisters, Ruby Diponti of Redbank, N.J., and Ocilea Weaver of Lexington also survive. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, at 11 a.m. in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. Flowers will be accepted at Vogler & Sons Main Street Funeral Home.
BROWN
HAMPTONVILLE -- Mr. James Clyde Brown, 86, a hard-working, loving, devoted family man with a close-knit family, passed away Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000. He was born Jan. 24, 1914, in Yadkin County to the late James Henry and Mary Groce Brown. Mr. Brown lived on Brown Road in Hamptonville and was a farmer and an experienced brick mason. He was a former member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church where he was ordained a deacon, but was currently a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys P. Brown, on Feb. 20, 1995; five brothers; and a sister. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Rose (Hubert) Wittington, Jonesville, and Mrs. Jane (Randy) Bodenhamer, Rural Hall; five sons, Elmer (Gerry) Brown, Graham, N.C.; Wayne (Frances) Brown, Greensboro; Joe (Sherry) Brown, Kernersville; John (Cathy) Brown, Tuscon, Ariz.; Dan (Barbara) Brown, Ruffin, N.C.; two sisters, Annie Sue Vestal and Mary Lee Wagoner, both of Hamptonville. He was a loving Paw-Paw to 19 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild. Also surviving is his special caregiver, Patti Strickland, Hamptonville. His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain View Baptist Church by Rev. Tim Tucker and Rev. Ed Yarboro. He will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetary. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Gentry Family Funeral Service on Little Mountain Road in Jonesville. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Gideon Bible Camp, Hamptonville, N.C., 27020.
BURROUGHS
GERMANTON -- Mr. Paul Rayvon Burroughs, 62, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000. A private graveside service was conducted Friday, Jan. 28, in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in Walnut Cove. A celebration of his life will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, February 5, 2000, at Burroughs Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 552, Walnut Cove, N.C. 27052 or the Second Chance Ranch, 1095 Damascus Road , Danbury, N.C. 27016. Burroughs Funeral Home is assisting the Burroughs family.
CHEEK
Mrs. Janice Audrey Williams Cheek, 51, of 229 Shady Oak Trail, Clemmons, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2000, at the Wake Forest University/Baptist Medical Center following a period of illness. She was born in Gastonia of Feb. 17, 1948, to James Arthur and Marguerite Murriel Williams. She graduated from Highland Junior, Senior High School of Gastonia in 1966. Because of her strong Christian faith, she dedicated her life to Jehovah God and symbolized that dedication by baptism on Feb. 21, 1959. She was preceded in death by her sister, Linda Williams Hunter. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Vaughn Anthony Cheek; two daughters, Nichele Cheek Bracy (Patrick) of Queens, N.Y., and Latisha Bernice Cheek of the home; her parents of Gastonia; two sisters, Carole Williams of Gastonia and Susan Williams Atkinson (George) of Charlotte; two brothers, James L. Floyd (Delores) of Gastonia and James Arthur Williams II of Roanoke, Va.; her father-in-law, Calvin Gordon Cheek, and her mother-in-law, Bernice Hickman Cheek, both of Winston-Salem; her brother-in-law, Calvin Kenneth Cheek (Cynthia) of Walkertown; a host of nieces, nephews, other loving relatives, friends and extended family members; and two very special friends, Carolyn Bane and Doris Cundiff. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, at 2 p.m. at the East Congregation Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at 4529 Northampton Drive, Winston-Salem, N.C., with Brother Joseph L. Mitchell officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Kingdom Hall. (RUSSELL)
