Wake Forest High School Alumni Obituaries

Cecilia Sophia George ne McBride age 88 passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Thursday January 29 2026 at Court Manor Nursing Home in Ashland. She was born on June 24 1937. She was the 2nd of 8 children born to George Mickey and Philomene Barbano McBride. She is survived by her son Greg Shanna...

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Funeral services will be held on Thursday January 29 2026 at 200 PM at Asbury Methodist Church with Pastor David Green officiating. Burial will follow at Pamlico Memorial Gardens. Jason Bridges Jarred Bridges Andrew Coty William Bill Coty Dean Leitschuh and Tripp Leggett will serve as pallbearers. M...

Charles E. Buchanan Jr. age 91 of Johnson City TN passed away September 10 2024 from an extended illness at JCMC in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Charles Elmer Buchanan Sr. and Birdie Burleson Buchanan. Charles spent most of his childhood in Glen Ayre and then a year in Baltimore MD where...

Thomas Robert Wright beloved son husband dad and Pappy passed away in the early morning hours of Friday January 16 2026. Tom was born on August 10 1942 at Bellevue Hospital to Robert C. Wright and Marjorie E. Wright. He grew up in Sewickley Pennsylvania and graduated from Quaker Valley High School i...

Kathy Jo Bunting 72 of Brockport Pennsylvania passed away on January 13 2026 at Christ the King Manor in DuBois Pennsylvania. Born on November 7 1953 in Zanesville Ohio she was the daughter of Charles Ralph and Anna Katherine Gill Vore. Kathy graduated from TriValley High School in Dresden Ohio. Gui...

Kenneth Martin Tucker 69 of Durham NC entered eternal rest on Friday September 12 2025 in Durham NC. Kenneth best known as Jack was born in Boydton VA. at home on March 10 1956 to the late Gloria Tucker Reynolds being raised by his late grandmother Callie Tucker. He graduated from Bluestone Senior H...

Frank E. Loudermilk age 78 of the Missouri Veterans Home formerly of Leeton MO passed away on Saturday January 24 2026. Frank was born in Macks Creek MO and graduated from Buffalo MO High School. After high school graduation he enlisted in the US Navy during the Vietnam conflict. Frank proudly serve...

William-Dale Lee Nelson, 35, Carterville, Missouri, known affectionately as Billy to his friends and family, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025. He was born on September 28, 1990, in Beeville, Texas, the son of Brenda (Payne) Nelson and the late Michael Nelson. Billy was a beacon of kindness an...

Mrs. Deborah Lynn Lawson Brooks 65 a resident of Davidson County passed away Thursday January 29 2026 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in WinstonSalem. Debbie was born January 27 1961 in Forsyth County North Carolina to Aubrey Everett Lawson and the late Inge Ruth Parker Lawson. She graduated from Le...

Mary Neely Grissom was born June 7 1940 in Rowan County N.C. as the eldest child of Julian and Susie Neely. She spent her formative years around China Grove N.C. where she received her early education from the Neely School and China Grove Elementary School. She attended Aggrey Memorial High School L...

On Sunday February 1 2026 Montrose Meacham Ballard passed away at Atrium Health in Shelby surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home from 600 PM to 700 PM on Friday February 6 2026. A graveside service will be held at 1100 AM Saturday February 7 2026 at...

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER THE SERVICE FOR Bill Elliott HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO Thursday February 5 2026 AT 200 PM. UPDATED SERVICE DETAILS ARE BELOW William King Bill Elliott age 95 of Boiling Springs North Carolina passed away on January 24 2026 surrounded by his loving family. A proud graduate of W...

Mrs. Alice Virginia Gray Cleveland 78 of Woodleaf NC received her wings and transitioned to be with the Lord on Monday January 5 2026 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in WinstonSalem North Carolina. Alice was born on March 15 1947 in Rowan County to the late Bishop W.O.K. Gray and Mrs. Minnie Lee Fis...

Flonnie Nora Thomas Anderson was born to the late Henry and Janie Thomas and was the oldest of four siblings. A gifted student she graduated from Atkins High School at the remarkable age of 15. On December 24 1949 Flonnie married the love of her life Albert "Rudy" Anderson Sr. in the first wedding e...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Georgie Marie Gremillion Dauzat on Saturday October 25 2025 at 1100 a.m. in the Church of the Little Flower wit Msgr. Stephen Scott Chemino officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Church of the Little Flower Cemetery under the direction of Melancon Fu...

Elsa Leigh Ohsiek age 90 passed away peacefully Saturday December 20 2025 at home with her family. She was born June 10 1935 in Savannah Georgia. Elsa was a lifelong member of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension. She would often tell visitors of Savannah that when they are strolling alo...

Billy Alfred Ragan 75 a loving devoted and beloved husband dad grandpa and fatherinlaw and faithful Christian passed away unexpectedly on January 24 2026 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital and went to be with his Lord and Savior. He was a wonderful person who was a blessing to his family and community ...

Rodney James Roundtree Sr. passed away quietly on Sunday December 14 2025 at Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility after an extended illness. He was 72 years old. Born in WinstonSalem North Carolina on January 4 1953 Rodney was the son of Samuel and Ruby Rutledge Roundtree. He was educated...