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PEGG
KERNERSVILLE -- Mr. Richard Lindley Pegg, 59, of 2370 Chaucer Lane, died Tuesday, September 21, 1999, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born in Forsyth County a son of the late Junious L. ''Chip'' and Carrie Tilley Pegg. He retired from the U.S. Army with 20 years service, serving two tours in Vietnam. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal; Bronze Star Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with one silver service star; Vietnam Campaign Medal; Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm; and the Good Conduct Medal. Mr. Pegg was a member of Oscar Joyner VFW Post 5352 and was a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason. He was a truck driver for Carolina Pacific Distributors, Inc. Surviving is a daughter, Janette and her husband, Dennis Lee Brock of Lexington; two granddaughters, Taylor Lynn Brock and Alexandra Denise Brock; three sisters, Alice Ann (Pegg) Schroeder, Mary Lee (Pegg) Wilson, and Betty Jo (Pegg) Rydberg all of Kernersville; two aunts, Pauline Clinard and Dorothy Tilley both of Kernersville; and three nieces. A funeral service will be conducted Friday, September 24, 1999 at 11:00 a.m. at Hayworth-Miller-Cain Chapel conducted by Hospice Chaplain Fred Moretz. Burial will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery where Ft. Bragg Honor Guards will conduct Military Honors. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Hayworth-Miller-Cain Funeral Home, Kernersville. The family would like to express their appreciation to Don Smith and Tony Bodenheimer and their families and to Hospice of Winston-Salem for their love and support. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Winston-Salem, 1100-C South Stratford Rd. Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.
RAU
Mrs. Pauline (Polly) Highfill Rau, 96, of 3481 York Road, died Tuesday, September 21, 1999 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Rau was a native of Siloam Springs, Arkansas where she was born May 14, 1903 to C. Dona and Lou Ellen Rodgers Highfill. She was a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College and taught in the public schools of Kansas for five years. She was married on July 20, 1928 to Mr. Irving Julius Rau of Chicago, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Rau moved to Winston-Salem in 1946 with the first group of Western Electric families. Mr. Rau preceded his wife in death in 1961. Mrs. Rau had been a member of First Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years, was a member of the Telephone Pioneers, the White Shrine and had loved and supported the arts in the Winston-Salem area for many years. Mrs. Rau was also preceded in death by a son, Ronald Charles Rau. She is survived by two daughters, Rodgeryn (Mrs. Victor I. Flow, Jr.), and Paula (Mrs. James R. Parks); and a daughter-in-law, Linda V. Rau of Winston-Salem; grandchildren Donald E. Flow, Ralph A. Flow, Marie F. Arcuri, Kristin B. Davies, Julia P. (Jill) Baucom, Ronald C. Rau, Jr., Julie R. Brad, Karen R. Kahn, David L. Rau and Michael E. Rau; two step-grandchildren, Mark B. and Merrill B. Vanoy and twenty-two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a dear companion of twenty-one years, Mrs. Flora Flow. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 24, 1999 at First Presbyterian Church by Dr. Jeff White. Interment will follow in Forsyth Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Vogler's Reynolda Road Chapel. Memorials may be made to The Polly Rau Memorial Fund, % First Presbyterian Church, 300 North Cherry Street, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 or to a charity of the donor's choice.
RICHARDSON
Mr. Donald Ray Richardson, 60, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 1999 at his home. Mr. Richardson was born in Davie County April 10, 1939 to Mr. Robert Walter and Lettie Elnora Boyd Richardson. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Elmer, Alvin, and Leroy Richardson. Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Frances Busby of Salisbury, Mrs. Louise Swisher of Goldsboro, Mrs. Dorothy Smith and husband, Harley of Lexington, Mrs. Ann Schiller, and Mrs. Elizabeth Cale and husband, Clarence all of Norfolk, Va. Four brothers also survive, Mr. Clyde Richardson of Mocksville, Mr. William L. Richardson of Winston-Salem, Mr. Shirley Carr Richardson of Mocksville, and Mr. Bobby Glenn Richardson of S.C. A memorial service will be held at a later date, Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel is serving the family. The family asks that memorials be made to the donor's choice.
BRICKER
ADVANCE -- Louise E. Bricker, 100, of Bermuda Run Country Club, Advance, formerly of Arcadia, Ohio, passed away on April 22, 1999, in the Meadowbrook Terrace Nursing Home after a short illness. She was born November 10, 1898 to Abraham and Margaret Brayton Ebersole. Preceding her in death were her husband, Harry F. Bricker; one son, James E. Bricker; five sisters and six brothers. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, William and Darlene Good of Bermuda Run Country Club of Advance; three grandchildren, Jon Good of Winston-Salem, Ann Smith of Lexington, and Jef Good of German Valley, Ill. and three great-grandchildren, Tegan Smith, Jadd Smith, and Jessica Good. She was a member of the Woman's Society of Christian Service, and a member of the Arcadia Methodist Church Golden Rule Circle. Funeral services will be held at the Coldren Crates Funeral Home in Findlay, Ohio at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 25, 1999. Visitation will be 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, 1999. Memorials may be given to the Arcadia United Methodist Church, 19397 Brown Rd., Arcadia, Ohio 44804. Vogler & Sons Clemmons Chapel will be serving the family.
CARROLL
JONESVILLE -- Mr. James ''Jim'' Kenneth Carroll, 48, of Messick Road, and formerly of Bassett, Va., passed away Thursday, April 22, 1999 at his home. He was born January 17, 1951 in Mercer County, West Virginia to Samuel James and Mary Morris Carroll. Mr. Carroll was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving two tours in Vietman. He was preceded in death by his father in 1976. Surviving are his wife of 13 years, Judy Ann Anderson Carroll, of the home; two stepsons, Mark Douglas Ellis and Tony Randall Ellis, both of the home; his mother, Mary M. Carroll of Bassett, Va.; two step-grandchildren, Kaci Gilliam and Haley Wagoner; a sister, Sheree Carroll Dodson of China Grove, N.C; two brothers, Paul M. ''Mike'' Carroll, of Bassett, Va. and Keith Carroll of Stuart, Va. and several nieces and nephews. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Gentry Family Chapel. Burial will follow in the Crestwood Memorial Gardens with Military honors by Yadkin VFW Post 10346. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Saturday at Gentry Family Funeral Service on Little Mountain Road in Jonesville.
CHANDLER
RALEIGH -- Mrs. Gertrude Wayne Chandler, 72, of Raleigh, formerly of Lexington, died Friday, April 23, 1999 in the Clare Bridge of Cary. Mrs. Chandler was born in Columbia, S. C. on December 30, 1926, the daughter of the late Edward Anthony and Thelma Saylor Wayne. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Dickson Chandler. She was very active in the PTA and school board in Clemmons and was also a member and organist at the Clemmons Presbyterian Church. Surviving are two sons, James Dickson Chandler, Jr. of Portsmouth, Va. and Paul Michael Chandler of Muncie, Ind.; one daughter, Kitty Lynn Holt of Raleigh; one brother, Edward Anthony Wayne, Jr. of Charlottesville, Va.; one sister, Margaret McReynolds of Vero Beach, Fla.; one granddaughter, Tyson Leigh Holt and one grandson, Phillip Chandler Holt. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 26, 1999 in the Mitchell Funeral Home Glenwood Ave. Chapel by Rev. J. P. Johnson. Interment will follow in Raleigh Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday at Mitchell Funeral Home, 7209 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Disease Association Eastern N. C. Chapter, 400 Oberlin Rd., Raleigh, N. C. 27605.
DAVIS
WINSTON-SALEM -- Mr. Thomas H. Davis, founder and retired director of Piedmont Aviation, Inc. died Thursday, April 22, 1999 following a lengthy illness. He was 81 years of age. Born in Winston-Salem, March 15, 1918, the son of Egbert L. and Annie Shore Davis, he attended private and public schools both in Winston-Salem and Richmond, Va and received his college education at the University of Arizona where he gave flying lessons to private students. Davis was just 22 when he became sales manager for Camel City Flying Service, a distributor of Piper and Stinson aircraft in North Carolina, based in Winston-Salem, Davis' hometown. He had learned to fly when just 16, and made his first solo flight on January 29, 1934, in a Taylor E-2. In 1940, just a year after joining Camel City Flying Service, Piedmont Aviation was born. Davis became vice-president, treasurer, a director and principal stockholder of the company and changed its name to Piedmont Aviation, Inc. He soon established 17 dealerships throughout the state. Piedmont became the first, fully-certified Civil Aeronautics Association (CAA) approved aircraft and engine overhaul shop between Washington and Atlanta. In June 1943, Davis was elected president, treasurer and a director of Piedmont Aviation, Inc., and the Governor appointed him to the North Carolina Aeronautics Commission. In 1947, Piedmont Airlines was formed. On February 20, 1948, the first commercial flight-Flight41-taxied onto the runway at Wilmington for its 7:05 a.m. departure with Davis on board. Under his leadership, the company grew steadily over the years and became a leading carrier in the airline industry. In 1981, Davis was elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Piedmont, serving in that capacity until his retirement in 1983 when he became Chairman of the Executive Committee. By the time the company merged in 1989 with USAir (now US Airways), Piedmont had approximately 21,500 employees. After his retirement, Davis continued to fly until 1998, logging more than 16,000 hours of flight time in numerous types of aircraft, from his original Taylor E-2, which he restored, to sail planes and general aviation aircraft. Although Davis is best known as Piedmont's founder, he is also recognized around the state and nation for his generosity, among them Wake Forest University where he was a lifetime trustee; the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center where he served on the Board of Visitors; and the Wake Forest University Divinity School. He also was a strong supporter of the American Lung Association of North Carolina and an active member of Wake Forest Baptist Church. Throughout his career, Davis was active in many local, state and national organizations and received numerous honors and awards. He has been a leader in many civic programs and several educational scholarships have been established in his honor. Davis was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Nancy Teague Davis, who died in 1985. He is survived by five children: Thomas Jr. and his wife Elizabeth of Winston-Salem, Winifred Davis Pierce and her husband Blackwell of Weldon, N.C., George Franklin Teague of Winston-Salem, Nancy Davis McGlothlin and her husband Joe of Winston-Salem, and Juliana Davis West and her husband Stephen of Raleigh; one brother, Egbert L. Davis, Jr. of Winston-Salem; one sister, Pauline Perry of Winston-Salem and thirteen grandchildren, Thomas H. Davis III, Elizabeth H. Davis, John W. Davis, Nicholas, Bennett and Beau Pierce, Mark, Christopher and Morgan Davis, Jennifer and Erin McGlothlin and Stephen and Anna West. Funeral services will be held in Wait Chapel at the Wake Forest University on Saturday, April 24, 1999 at 11: a.m. A private family graveside service will follow at The Salem Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home, 1190 Arbor Rd., 6-9 p.m. Friday. Memorials may be made to the Thomas H. Davis Chair in Pulmonary Medicine at the Wake Forest University-Baptist Medical Center or the Wake Forest University Divinity School. Vogler's Reynolda Road Chapel is serving the Davis family.
FOSTER
Mr. Griffith Wayne Foster, 85, of 3812 Forest Gate Dr., Apt. 328, Winston-Salem died at his home Friday, April 23, 1999. He was born December 26, 1913 in Darlington, Pa. to Gerald W. and Minerva Wegley Foster. He was a member of Clemmons Presbyterian Church, and was a retired pilot with Eastern Airlines, and a member of Eastern Airlines Pilot Association. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sandra Lee Fitch. Surviving is his wife, Wilhelmina Gross Foster of the home; one daughter, Judy Foster Enners and husband Richard W. of Roanoke, Va.; a son, Gary Wayne Foster and wife Linda of Comanche, Iowa; six grandsons: John Fitch, Kevin Fitch, Greg Foster and wife Carolyn, Gary Foster and wife Colleen, Sean Enners, and Ryan Enners; one son-in-law, Robert Fitch. The family requests no flowers. Memorials may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., Bob Hope Rd., 1501 N. C. 9th Ave., Miama, Fla. 33136-1494. A memorial service will be held in the chapel at Heritage Woods. Vogler & Sons Clemmons Chapel is serving the family.
HELTON
Mrs. Joyce C. Helton, 60, of 541 N. Franklin Rd., Mt. Airy, N.C., wife of Claude Helton, died at the WFU/Baptist Medical Center on Thursday, April 22, 1999. Mrs. Helton was born September 19, 1938 in Cleveland County, N.C. to the late W.E. and Kate Weaver Clary. She was a teacher's assistant at Flat Rock Elementary School, a member of Bannertown Baptist Church, and a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Claude Helton of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia H. and Robert Paul of Burlington, N.C.; a son, Brian Helton of Charlotte, N.C.; two grandsons, James Robert Paul and John William Paul, both of Burlington, N.C.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Shirley and Carl Ray Bridges of Shelby, N.C., and Linda and Evans Lemmons of Shelby, N.C.; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Joe and Katie Clary of Raleigh, N.C., Mitchell and Nancy Clary of Cary, N.C., and Bobby and Jeanette Clary of Shelby, N.C. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Helton was preceded in death by two brothers, Horace Clary and Everette Clary. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 25, 1999, at Bannertown Baptist Church conducted by Dr. William (Bill) Guthrie with burial to follow in Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Saturday night at Moody Funeral Home of Mt. Airy where her body will remain until carried to the church for the service. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Bannertown Baptist Church Building Fund, 1834 Westfield Rd., Mt. Airy, N.C., 27030.
HOLCOMB
YADKINVILLE -- Mr. John D. Holcomb, Jr., 85, of Lee Avenue died Friday, April 23, 1999 at Yadkin Nursing Center. He was born September 20, 1913 in Surry County to the late John D. Sr. & Nora Hamlin Holcomb. Mr. Holcomb was a retired merchant in Yadkinville for 56 years with John D. Holcomb & Son, Inc. He also was a member of Yadkinville United Methodist Church, and was a veteran of World War II serving with the U. S. Army. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Blanche Williams Holcomb, of the home; and a sister, Miss Sara Holcomb, of Yadkinville. His funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Gentry Family Chapel by Rev. Marcus Portis. Burial will follow in the Harmony Grove Friends Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday at Gentry Family Funeral Service on Highway 601 North of Yadkinville. Memorials may be made to: Yadkinville United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 25, Yadkinville, N.C. 27055.
