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ROWLAND
Mrs. Margaret Watkins Rowland, 77, of 5913 Cottonwood Lane, died Sunday afternoon at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Danville, Va. on March 30, 1923, to Henry Morton Watkins and Martha Cabiness Watkins. Mrs. Rowland graduated from James Madison College (now University). She moved to Winston-Salem in 1952. She dearly loved people and the central focus of her life was her family who loved her very much and will miss her. She was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Church. Preceding her in death were her parents; and one brother, Henry M. Watkins. Surviving are her husband of 52 years, Ralph Lawrence Rowland of the home; two daughters, Teresa Rowland of Winston-Salem and Karen Rowland of Durham; one son, Larry Rowland and wife Janet of Winston-Salem; two grandchildren, Kemp and Amy Rowland of Winston-Salem; one brother, John Watkins of Richmond, Va.; and a special niece, Elizabeth Garcia of South Bend, Ind. A funeral mass will be said 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Leo's Catholic Church, celebrated by Father James Solari. A prayer service will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday at Vogler & Sons Reynolda Road Chapel followed by visitation until 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Leo's Church, 335 Springdale Ave., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27104 or to Hospice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, 1100-C S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.
SAMS
Mrs. Lillian Irene Sheppard Sams, 81, widow of John Wesley Sams and formerly of Pinnacle, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2000, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Sams was born Sept. 1, 1918, in Patrick County, Va. to Reed and Bertha Lawson Sheppard. She was employed by Armtex for 20 years and was a homemaker. Mrs. Sams was a member of Rock House Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Estelle and Eugene Gordon of Pilot Mountain, Shirley Fulk of King, and Jenny and Michael Lyons of Clemmons; five sons and daughters-in-law, Franklin and Doris Sams and Loyd and JoAnn Sams, all of Pinnacle, Ralph ''Carlos'' and Faye Sams and Glenn and Ellen Sams, all of Pilot Mountain, and Alvin Sams of King; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three sisters, Lucille Joyce of Madison, Levenia Whitaker of Lexington, and Inez Blake of Vermont; and four brothers, John, Clarence, and Eurel Sheppard, all of Madison, and Venard Sheppard of Mayodan. Mrs. Sams was preceded in death by her husband, John Wesley Sams; three brothers, Lewis, Bernie, and Wilbert Sheppard; and one grandson, Steven Wesley Sams. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, at Rock House Primitive Baptist Church by Elder J.H. Keaton and the Rev. Robbie Stevens. The family will receive friends at Cox-Needham Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. this evening. Mrs. Sams is at Cox-Needham Funeral Home and will be placed at the church 30 minutes prior to the funeral service from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Brim's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family is being served by Cox-Needham Funeral Home in Pilot Mountain.
SMITH
WALNUT COVE -- Mrs. Mabel Doris Duggins Smith of Walnut Cove died Saturday at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born May 26, 1921, in Stokes County to the late William Jennings and Nannie Via Louna Hicks Duggins. She was a homemaker and a member of Willow Oak Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buster Smith; one sister, Ruby Duggins; and one brother, William Lewis Duggins Sr. Survivors include two foster sons, Jerry Duggins and William Lewis Duggins Jr., both of Walnut Cove; three sisters, Patty McBride of Kernersville, Eleanor Jefferys of Summerfield and Peggy Duggins of Walnut Cove; one brother, P.D. Duggins of Walnut Cove; and three foster grandchildren, William L. Duggins III, Sunni Duggins and Stephanie Duggins, all of Walnut Cove. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Willow Oak Baptist Church. The Rev. Richard Thomas, the Rev. Gordon Schrum and the Rev. Brian Taylor will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
BARE
NORTH WILKESBORO -- Mrs. Pearl Dishman Bare, 75, of Trogdon Street, widow of Kermit Worth Bare, died Friday, June 30, 2000, at her home. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with the Rev. Jeffery Gibby officiating. Burial will be in Mountlawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Bare was born in Wilkes County March 20, 1925, to Walter and Irey Queen Dishman. She was a member of Hinshaw Baptist Church. Mrs. Bare was preceded in death by a son, Kermit Larry Bare, and a daughter, Sandra K. Haynes. She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Ann Blevins of North Wilkesboro; six grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Wilkes, P.O. Box 609, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.
BERRIER
MOUNT AIRY -- Mr. Robert James ''R.J.'' Berrier, 69, of 347 W. Pine St. passed away Thursday, June 29, 2000, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Berrier was born in Surry County Sept. 30, 1930, the son of Garland Houston and Kizzie Adeline Berrier. He had been in the newspaper business since 1948, when he went to work for the weekly Mount Airy Times, which was published by Robert Edward ''Punch'' Ashby and W.J. Seigler. The Mount Airy News bought the Times in 1979. He went to work at the Times at 9 a.m., June 14, 1948. Only an hour or so later, Ashby's son, Robert Edward ''Buddy'' Ashby Jr., was killed in the crash of a Piper Cub plane at Idlewild, the family plantation on Piper's Gap Road. While he was editor of the Times, in 1969, the North Carolina Press Association gave him a first-place award in editorials for the one he wrote about the slaying of two Pilot Mountain police officers. He had also earlier won a third-place press award for an editorial and the Times had also won awards from the N.C. Press Association. One of the most popular columns he wrote while at the Times was ''Mount Airy After Midnight,'' which recounted law-enforcement activities in the area after midnight. The column ran for 20 or 25 years and everything in the column actually happened after midnight. Rules were less stringent then, and he was allowed to ride with Mount Airy police officers, Surry County sheriff's deputies and State Highway Patrolmen while they were on patrol. The fire that destroyed Flat Rock Elementary School in 1957, claiming two lives, was the most spectacular story he said he had covered during his lengthy career. He was in the Army from 1952 to 1954 and thus missed covering the fire in 1953 that destroyed Martin Memorial Hospital. He graduated from Mount Airy High School, going to work at the Times two weeks later. He was involved in newspaper reporting during his two years in the Army during the Korean conflict, working on the Times when he came home on furlough and weekends and also writing a couple of publications at Camp (now Fort) Gordon, Ga. He was a charter member of the Mount Airy Jaycees, which restarted here in 1954 after being discontinued in 1941 because of World War II. For years he was a member of the board of directors of the old Surry County Tuberculosis Association, served on the Salvation Army advisory board when the Salvation Army Citadel was built in the 1960s and had been a member of the Mount Airy Library board since 1976, serving as secretary, vice-chairman and, for several years, as chairman. He had been a member of Trinity Episcopal Church for many years. Berrier was extremely interested in Mount Airy history and for many years wrote a history story appearing in Sunday's issue of The Mount Airy News . His interest in history was second only to his love of the English language. He always stressed to young reporters the importance of spelling, as well as proper paragraphing and punctuation. He is survived by two nephews, Wayne Berrier of Clemmons and John Berrier of Ararat, Va.; a great-nephew, Chase Berrier of Rural Hall; and several cousins. The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 2, 2000, at Moody Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Wylie Miller. Burial will follow in the Oakdale Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Moody Funeral Home on Sunday one hour before the service. Flowers should be omitted and memorials made to the Mount Airy Public Library, 145 Rockford St., Mount Airy, NC 27030 or to the Trinity Episcopal Church, 472 N. Main St., Mount Airy, NC 27030.
BINKLEY
EAST BEND -- Our loving sister, mother and grandmother, Ella Mae Binkley, 79, of East Bend , was called home on Thursday, June 29, 2000. She was born in Person County on Dec. 25, 1920, the daughter of the late William Albert and Sarah Jane Canter Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, James Carlton in 1985; two brothers, Melvard Smith and Grady Smith; a grandson, Shannon Austin Binkley; and a great-granddaughter, Kayla Marie Pyrtle. Surviving are four daughters, Marie (Jim) Pyrtle of Sevierville, Tenn., Betty (Bill) Doby of Mocksville , and Rosie (Jim) Bowman and JoAnn (Terry) Leisure , all of East Bend; a son, Henry (Bonnie) Binkley of Winston-Salem; 19 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Lindsay ''Spice'' Smith of Davie Assisted Living, Mocksville , and Leo Smith of Florida. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1, 2000, at Immanuel Baptist Church, 1505 Lewisville-Clemmons Road, Clemmons. The body will lie in state from 1:30 to 2 p.m. , and burial will follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 1386-A Westgate Center Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, the Kidney Foundation, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or to the charity of the donor's choice. Huff Funeral Home.
BRADY
WILMINGTON -- Lucile ''Tag'' Lancaster Brady of Wilmington died Wednesday, June 28, 2000, at Cape Fear Memorial Hospital. She was born in Winston-Salem on Aug. 3, 1921, the daughter of the late N. Moir Lancaster and Pallie Davis Lancaster. Lucile was a charter member of Covenant Moravian Church in Wilmington and was an associate member of Konnoak Hills Moravian Church in Winston-Salem where she was a Girl Scout leader for many years and received the distinguished David Zeisberger Award. She had most recently served as secretary for Covenant Moravian Church and had previously served as secretary at Sunset Park Baptist Church and for the City of Wilmington. She was an active member of A.B.W.A. Scotch Bonnett Chapter. Surviving are her husband, Kenneth L. Brady of the home; four children, Penny Turner and husband David of Rockville, Md., Phillip Moir Brady of Wilmington, Bryon E. Brady of Raleigh and Patricia Staton and husband Steve of Wilmington; three grandchildren, Phillip Moir Brady Jr., Katie Marie Brady and Stephanie Melinda Staton; a brother, Frank Lancaster and wife Alece of Winston-Salem; and a sister, Betty Williard and husband David of Winston-Salem. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 1, 2000, at Covenant Moravian Church by the Rev. David A. Marcus Jr. Graveside services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at God's Acre Cemetery, Old Salem, Winston-Salem. The family will receive friends after the graveside service at Konnoak Hills Moravian Church in Winston-Salem. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Andrews Mortuary Valley Chapel, 4108 S. College Road, Wilmington. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Covenant Moravian Church, 4126 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28412. Andrews Mortuary Valley Chapel.
BROWN
Mr. Billy Lee Brown, 73, of Winston-Salem passed away Friday, June 30, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born May 4, 1927, in Ottawa, Ill. , to Lillie Grissom and Raymond Walter Brown. Mr. Brown was formerly employed with Yarbrough Transfer as a traffic manager. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of Ardmore United Methodist Church and the Hanes Wesley Senior Citizens. Mr. Brown loved his Upper Room Sunday school class and also loved sports. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Floy Culler; and two brothers, the Rev. Chester Brown and Raymond W. Brown Jr. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lois Thomas Brown of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Carol Brown Lopez (husband Kevin) of Germanton; two granddaughters, Jade Squires and Kaliegh Lopez; three sisters, Irene Joyce of High Point, Margie Craven of Thomasville and Florence Hill of Lexington; and a special niece, Donna Schuler of Thomasville. The family would like to thank Dr. Elms Allen and the nurses at Forsyth Medical Center on the fifth and ninth floors. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Ardmore United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lisa L. Wishon and the Rev. Boyce Huffstetler officiating. Burial will follow in Floral Gardens Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel. Memorials may be made to Ardmore United Methodist Church, 630 Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or to Hospice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, 1100-C S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
CARTER
ELKIN -- Mr. Edward Andrew Carter Jr. of 974 Pleasant Ridge Road died Friday, June 30, 2000, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church by the Rev. Steve Pegram, the Rev. Glenn Byrd and the Rev. Homer Greene. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Carter was born in Wilkes County on July 25, 1928, to Edward Andrew and Myrtle Tucker Carter. He was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and a Sunday school teacher. He was retired from Duke Power Co. with 36 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nell Smith Carter in 1998 , and a sister, Omega Long. Surviving are two sons, Phillip (Linda) Carter of Thurmond and Billy (Wendy) Carter of Elkin; nine grandchildren, Phillip Carter II, Jonathan Harris, Bryan Carter, Sarah C. Cornea, Bethany Carter, James Carter, Ashley Carter, Joshua Wheeler and Tiffany Wheeler; a great-grandson, Jorge Cornea Jr.; a sister, Edith Wood of Hazard, Ky.; and a brother, B.J. (Darlene) Carter of Greensboro. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, 1997 Pleasant Ridge Road, State Road, NC 28676. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. Kennedy Funeral Home in Elkin is in charge of arrangements.
DALTON
Mrs. Rena Smyre Dalton, 88, of Granville Plaza, Winston-Salem died at Baptist Hospital on Thursday morning, June 28, 2000. Surviving are four daughters and five sons including Dorothy D. Speaks (Willie) of Winston-Salem; 43 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will 2 p.m. Sunday, July 2, 2000, at Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home. The Rev. H.P. Dalton will eulogize. Burial will follow in the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Union Grove. The body will remain at the funeral home where members of the family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2 p.m., but will assemble at the residence of a daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Whitfield Ramseur, 323 Hickory Grove Road, Harmony. Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home, 603 S. Center St., Statesville is serving the Dalton family.
