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BRUCE
Dr. William Henry Bruce Jr., 85, of 2021 New Walkertown Road died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at his residence following a lengthy illness. A native of Winston-Salem, he was born Oct. 9, 1915, the son of the late Dr. William Henry and Mabel Violet Merrick Bruce. Dr. Bruce attended the local public schools, graduated from Howard University and did graduate work at Fisk University. He graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1943. He served two years in the U.S. Army and was with the 761st Tank Battalion in Europe under General Patton. He spent three years at Lincoln Hospital in Durham. He studied further at Margaret Hague Hospital in Jersey City, N.J.; Chicago Lying-In Hospital; National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, and the University of London where he spent a year. Dr. Bruce began practice in Winston-Salem in December 1951 in the Bruce Building named after his father. He opened a new office, the Women's Clinic on New Walkertown Road in March of 1957 where he remained until he retired from private obstetrics and gynecology practice in 1984. While in practice he was on the staff of Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital until it closed in the early 1970s. He was also on the staff of Forsyth Medical Center. Dr. Bruce was a boating enthusiast for many years. He is survived by his devoted wife of 57 years, Mary Carolyn Atkins Bruce; a loving daughter, Barbara; son-in-law Stephen Harris Davis; granddaughters Stephanie (Oscar) Brenninkmeyer and Shannon Ashley Davis; grandson Stephen Bruce Davis; and great-grandchildren Charles Oscar and Caroline Elizabeth Brenninkmeyer. He was preceded in death by a sister, Hazel Bruce Scott. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001, at the Evergreen Cemetery with the Rev. Donald Jenkins presiding. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Nursing Program at Winston-Salem State University in his name. (Russell)
CRANFILL
YADKINVILLE -- Mr. B. Stephen Cranfill, 32, of Styers Mill Road died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at his home. Mr. Cranfill was born Feb. 25, 1968, in Yadkin County to Burley C. Cranfill and the late Lois Cranfill Cornelius. He was employed with Greg's Painting Co. and was a member of Peace Haven Baptist Church in Yadkinville. Surviving are his wife, Christy Brannon Cranfill of Yadkinville; two sons, Bradley Stephen Cranfill and Colby Seth Cranfill of Yadkinville; his father of Yadkinville; a sister, Janice Cantrell of Yadkinville; a niece, Brittany Morawitz of Weaverville; and a nephew, Joshua Morawitz of Yadkinville. His funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Gentry Family Chapel by the Rev. Bruce Freeman. Burial will follow in the Peace Haven Baptist Church Cemetery. Gentry Family Funeral Service of Yadkinville is serving the family.
DREW
Mr. John Reese Drew Jr., 44, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Drew was born May 25, 1956, to John Reese Drew Sr. and Alice Zimmer Drew in Johnstown, Pa. He was retired from the U.S. Army and employed with RCS Communications. Mr. Drew enjoyed golf, cooking, gardening and reading. Mr. Drew was of the Presbyterian faith. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mrs. Alice Jean Zimmer Drew. Surviving are his wife, Alexandra Drew of the home; two daughters, Melanie and Maike of the home; a son, Jeremy of the home; his father, John Reese Drew Sr. of Winston-Salem; and two aunts and uncles, Karen and John Bowden of Springfield, Va., and Rosemarie and Edward Zimmer of Johnstown, Pa. A graveside funeral service will be conducted with full military honors at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001, at Forsyth Memorial Park with the Rev. Maggi Henderson officiating. The family received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1, 2001, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel. Other times the family can be contacted at Mr. John Drew Sr.'s home at 815 Westview Drive, Winston-Salem. The family wish es to acknowledge the many re membrances of lifelong friends.
GOUGH
YADKINVILLE -- On Dec. 30, 2000, our family lost a devoted and loving husband, father, paw paw, son, brother and friend, Robert ''Johnny'' H. Gough Jr. He was friends with and loved by so many people, and he will be missed. Robert worked at Microfibers in Winston-Salem for 13 years after the closing of AT&T. He was born Nov. 8, 1950, to Exie Plowman Gough and Robert Gough. He left behind a loving and devoted wife, Linda Hutchens Gough of the home; a son, Robbie (Sandy) Gough and a grandson, Nathan Gough, all of Yadkinville; a daughter, Gretta Gough (Marvin) Adams of Yakdinville; his mother, Exie Plowman Gough, and a loyal friend, Don Baity of Winston-Salem; two sisters, Kathleen (Vernon) Dixon and Jeanette (Doug) Holt, all of Yadkinville; and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Gough was preceded in death by his father, Robert ''Rob'' Gough. His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gentry Family Chapel by the Rev. Timothy Jones. Burial will follow in the Turner's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Gentry Family Funeral Service of Yadkinville is serving the family. God gave him to us for 50 years, and one day we will see him again. Until then. . .We All Love You!
HALL
NORTH WILKESBORO -- Mr. John Elbert Hall Sr., 70, of Coffey Ave. died Monday, Jan. 1, 2001, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 12 noon Wednesday at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with the Rev. Frank E. McKenzie and Judge Julius A. Rousseau Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Scenic Memorial Gardens. The family will receive at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in North Wilkesboro from 6 to 8 Tuesday night. Mr. Hall was born in Rockingham County on May 13, 1930, to Tom A. and Hester Hawkins Hall. He graduated from Leaksville High School, High Point College and Wake Forest School of Law and moved to North Wilkesboro to serve as law clerk to U.S. Judge Johnson J. Hayes. Mr. Hall served as assistant U.S. District Attorney in the mid-'50s. He was a practicing attorney for 45 years. He was a member of the North Wilkesboro Elks Club, Wilkes County Bar Association, N.C. Bar Association and Liberty Masonic Lodge #45. Mr. Hall served on the board of directors of the Wilkes County Vocational Workshop and Legal Services of the Blue Ridge. Mr. Hall was preceded in death by his first wife, Peggy Measemer Hall; two sisters, Evangeline Kallam of Eden and Ellen Rae Storey of Canton, Ohio; and a brother, Edison Hall of Eden. Mr. Hall is survived by his wife, Katherine ''Kaye'' Beamon Hall of the home; a son, John ''Bert'' Elbert Hall Jr. and his wife, Sandra of North Wilkesboro; a sister, Evelyn Jones of Winston-Salem; and two grandchildren, Ashley Alease Hall and Brookelynn Ruth Hall of North Wilkesboro. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Christine Lowe Fund, c/o Mr. David Henson, Wilkes Regional Medical Center, P.O. Box 609, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.
HENDERSON
On the evening of Dec. 31, 2000, our family lost a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend, Marvin Lee Henderson, after he bravely fought a 14-year illness. Marvin was a furniture sales representative for over 40 years, having received the prestigious Ed Vosburgh Sr. Memorial Award as the Outstanding Furniture Manufacturer's Representative for 1983 presented by the Southern Home Furnishing Association. He was born Aug. 19, 1921, in Maysville to Posie Shepherd Henderson and Clater Newton Henderson. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Clater Newton Henderson Jr. Surviving are his wife, Ruby Wilson Henderson, of the home; a daughter, Gail Henderson, of Greensboro; son Wayne Henderson of Winston-Salem; three beloved grandchildren, Chad, Callie and Rob Henderson of Winston-Salem; sisters Iula Langley of Wilmington, Mildred Mish of Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Hazel Porter of Winston-Salem; and many loving nieces, nephews and friends. The family wishes to thank our faithful friends and members of Ardmore Baptist Church for their continued sup port and our wonderful neigh bors in Ashley Forest who were and are always always there through difficult times. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001, at Vogler & Sons Funeral Home on Reynolda Road. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001, at the funeral home conducted by Dr. William J. Ireland Jr. Burial will follow at Forsyth Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to Ardmore Baptist Church, 501 Miller St., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or flowers, at the donor's discretion, will be greatly appreciated.
HOLOMAN
Mr. William Dunning Holoman Jr. of 3120 Bonhurst Drive died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at the McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Va. He was born in Lynchburg, Va. Nov. 22, 1932, to the late William and Rebecca Williams Holoman. Mr. Holoman was a retired administrator at Wake Forest University and was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Church. Surviving are his two sons, William C. Holoman of Salt Lake City, Utah, and John T. Holoman of Winston-Salem. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001, at St. Leo's Catholic Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m Tuesday, Jan. 2 at Mr. Holoman's residence, 3120 Bonhurst Drive. Arrangements by Vogler and Son's South Main Street Chapel.
HUNDLEY
SALISBURY -- Mr. William Harvey Hundley, 66, of 270 Lariat Circle died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, at Rowan Regional Medical. He was born Oct. 4, 1934, in Rockingham County to Maude Dealie Hundley of Biscoe and the late Cyrus Russell Hundley. Mr. Hundley was educated in the Rockingham County Schools and served in the U.S. Navy, serving in Korea. He was retired from Southern Railway after 31 years as a conductor. He then became the co-owner of the Play Skool Day Care in Spencer. Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Shelby Joyce Hundley; a son, Duanne Hundley of Stoneville; daughters Teresa Gayle Stout of Salisbury, Pamela Hundley of Danbury, Phyliss Jansen of Reidsville and Lynn Simmons of Mayodan; stepdaughter Billie Lathan of Apex; six brothers, Howard Odell Hundley of Baltimore, Md., Robert Earl Hundley, James Leon Hundley and Cyrus Kenneth Hundley, all of Seagrove, Donald Wayne Hundley of Ramseur and John Michael Hundley of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; a sister, Margaret Ann Neal of Robbins; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001, at Summersett Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Arnold Comer, Seagrove. Entombment will be at Rowan Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 825 A W. Henderson St., Salisbury, NC 28144.
HUNTER
EAST BEND -- Mr. Harold Gene Hunter, 70, of Hobson Road passed away Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center, with complications from a stroke he suffered on Jan. 7, 1993. Harold was a loving husband and devoted father and grandfather. He was born Dec. 13, 1931, in Forsyth County to the late Cad E. and Mary Tesh Hunter. Harold was retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. with 40 years of service and was a member of Mount Bethel Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife of 25 years, Faye Hawks Hunter of the home; two daughters, Mary Alison Hunter of the home and Jason and Amy Hunter Anderson of Jonesville; grandchildren Nevin Hunter and Samantha Anderson; brothers Henry L. Hunter of Roanoke, Va., Robert Hunter of Clemmons and the Rev. Billy Hunter of Winston-Salem; and sisters Margaret Long of Midway, Wanda Darnell of Winston-Salem and Ruby Myers of Charlotte. Mr. Hunter was preceded in death by his brothers, Paul Hunter, John Hunter and Charles Hunter. His funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Gentry Family Chapel by the Rev. Otis Hurst, a nephew of the family, the Rev. David Fullerton, the Rev. Jerry Atkins and the Rev. Clint Branch. Burial will follow in the Mount Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Gentry Family Funeral Service on U.S. Highway 601 N., Yadkinville. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311. We thank you for your prayers, words of comfort, visits, food and every act of kindness during Harold's sickness and death.
HUNTER
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Mrs. Paul H. (Mildred) Hunter, 77, died Dec. 26, 2000, while visiting her daughter in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mrs. Hunter was born in Chatham, N.J., on March 5, 1923. Mrs. Hunter had formerly been a resident of Winston-Salem for 30 years before moving to Alexandria in 1977. While living in Winston-Salem, Mrs. Hunter was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church. She was president of the Junior Woman's Club of Winston-Salem and a member of the executive board of the Eye Bank of North Carolina for 18 years. She was a USO volunteer for 15 years, with over 4,000 hours of volunteer service as a tour director to military personnel. She worked part-time at the U.S. Department of State for the past 11 years as receptionist/tour guide where she gave tours of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms. She was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, Paul, who died in 1983. She is survived by three daughters, Irene Hunter of Front Royal, Va., Erica (Louis) Hunter Whitcombe of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Helen Long of Saudi Arabia. Mrs. Hunter has three grandchildren, Kelly Whitcombe, Stuart and Anne Long; three sons-in-law, Scott Eshleman, Kevin Whitcombe and John Long; a sister, Edie Pettigrew; and two brothers, Russell Lutz and Douglas Lutz. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Jan. 3, 2001, at Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park St. N.W., Vienna, Va.
