Wake Forest High School Alumni Obituaries

DURHAM ~ Joyce Ann Ferrell, 90, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at her home in Durham. She was born on September 24, 1935 to the late Charlie Eric Shepherd and Olive Martin Shepherd in Wake Forest, NC. She was also preceded in death by her dear husband, Rev. Ernest H. Ferrell.Ann was a lo...

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Rev. Hubert Chester McCleney 92 of Chadbourn met his Lord and Savior early Saturday morning January 10 2026. Hubert was born on December 24 1933 son of the late William Chester McCleney and Daisey Marie Carter McCleney. He was also preceded in death by his brother Richard Franklin McCleney. Funeral ...

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...

Deborah Ann Gregory was born on November 16 1958 to the late Shirley Ann Gregory and Gally Jones in York County VA. On Monday December 29 2025 God sent his angels to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Center to bring Debbie Ann home for eternal rest. Debbie Ann attended York County Public Schools and...

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...

Thomas C. Walsh 74 died of Prion disease Sunday December 21 2025 at Dove Heathcare West Eau Claire. Tom was born in Eau Claire on July 22 1951. His parents were Geraldine and a very special stepdad George Werth S. who was a CWO4 Coast Guard Officer. Tom attended Memorial High School received his bac...

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...

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...

Nola Jean Spillman1935-2025“Her hands worked hard, her heart loved deeply, and her faith never wavered.”Nola Jean Spillman, age 90, of Ashland, KY, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on November 24, 2025.Jean was born on February 26, 1935, the cherished daughter of the late James Riley and Lau...

James Charles Broughton 83 of Savannah Georgia passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Saturday December 20 2025. He was a devoted son brother husband and father. Charles was born on April 20 1942 in Brunson South Carolina to Freddie and Margaret Broughton. He later moved to New Jersey wh...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Rhoda Jean Bryan Billings, 88, of Raleigh, North Carolina and formerly of Lewisville, North Carolina and Wilkesboro, North Carolina, passed away peacefully with her loving family at her side on December 29, 2025.Rhoda was born the fourth of six siblings on September 30, 1937, in Wilkesboro to Thomas...

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...