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ASHBURN
RAEFORD - Nannie M. Ashburn, 97, of 214 N. Wright St. died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at her home. Mrs. Ashburn was born in Surry County April 14, 1903, to the late Clevo and Della Simpson Ashburn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Ashburn; her daughter, Edith Davis; her son, Melvin Ashburn; and her grandson, Michael Anthony. Mrs. Ashburn was a member of the Raeford United Methodist Church and the Pearl S. Cole Sunday school class. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001, at Raeford United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Richard Vaughan officiating. Burial will be in the Raeford cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Crumpler Funeral Home in Raeford. Surviving are three daughters, Betty A. Upchurch of Durham, Margie A. Mann of Lillington and Mallie A. Anthony of Harmony; a son, Randall Ashburn of Raeford; a sister, Alma Hill of Yadkinville; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-great-granddaughter. Memorials may be made to Raeford United Methodist Church, Pearl S. Cole Sunday school class, P.O. Box 662, Raeford, NC 28376 or Hospice of Hoke County, 336 N. Main St., Raeford, NC 28376.
BARBER
Mrs. Kathryn Hilker "Grandma" Barber, 75, of Winston-Salem died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, at her home. She was born May 11, 1925, in Winston-Salem to Arthur Henry Hilker and Katie Leigh Hilker. She was a member of Home Moravian Church where she was a Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of and had taught the adult Bible class. Kathryn graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School where she was a member of the baseball team. She was a secretary for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system for 23 years. She was a den mother for Boy Scout Troop 22 and was a member of the Winston-Salem Shrine Club, Nobells. Kathryn was a devoted wife, homemaker and mother. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Earl Eugene Barber of the home; a brother, Robert Richard Hilker, his wife Juanita of Cornelius; a son, Gene Barber and his wife Dianne and their daughter, Jenny of Gastonia; a son, Art Barber, his wife Susan and their daughter, Jamie and son Brandon of Boone; a son, Bert Barber, his wife Terry and their daughter Stacey of Winston-Salem; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Arthur Henry Hilker Jr. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, at Home Moravian Church in Old Salem by Dr. Gerald Harris and the Rev. C. Scott Venable. Interment will follow in the Salem cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Vogler & Sons Main Street Chapel in Winston-Salem. Memorials may be made to the Book of Remembrance of Home Moravian Church, 529 S. Church St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 or Hospice and Palliative CareCenter, 1100-C S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
BARNHARDT
Mrs. Mary Leigh Kester Barnhardt, 65, of Graceland Living Center in King died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Barnhardt was born Jan. 20, 1936, to Lindsay Bryan and Margaret Hartsell Kester. A graduate of R.J. Reynolds High School, she attended Greensboro Woman's College and graduated from the University of Miami. Mrs. Barnhardt was a social worker for Forsyth County and did volunteer work for the Girl Scouts of America. She was a former circle leader at Centenary United Methodist Church, where she was a member. Mrs. Barnhardt is survived by a daughter, Mary Margaret Barnhardt and husband Rick J. Lasker of Richmond, Va.; a son, Max Lloyd Barnhardt III of Winston-Salem; two granddaughters, Maggie and Cameron; and a sister, Miss Margaret Anne Kester. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, at Vogler & Sons Reynolda Road Chapel. Burial will follow in Forsyth Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Centenary United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 658, Winston-Salem, NC 27102.
CARROLL
WALNUT COVE - Mrs. Gladys Marshall Carroll, 88, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, at Walnut Cove Healthcare. She was born in Forsyth County to the late Vick O. and Anna Boles Marshall. She was a homemaker and member of St. Mark United Methodist Church. Her husband, Glenn B. Carroll, preceded her in death in 1983. Surviving are her daughter, Donna Fulp and husband Ira "Buddy" of Walnut Cove; three sisters, Alma Morgan of Walnut Cove, Lorraine Bowman of Germanton and Margaret Culpepper of Gibsonville; two grandsons, David G. Fulp and wife Diann of Germanton and Alan Fulp and wife Laura of Walnut Cove; a special niece, Elizabeth Hice; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. A 2:30 p.m. funeral service will be held Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001, at Burroughs Funeral Home. Burial will follow in St. Mark United Methodist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 this evening at the funeral home and other times at the home of Donna and Ira Fulp. Memorials may be made to St. Mark UMC, c/o Mary Perrell, 9020 Baux Mountain Road, Germanton, NC 27019.
CRAWFORD
COOLEEMEE - Miss Mariola Crawford, 83, formerly of Ruffin St. died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Cooleemee United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joe Collins and the Rev. Sandra Martin officiating. Interment will be in Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury. The family will be at Eaton Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday. They request memorials be considered for Cooleemee United Methodist Church, 132 Woodhaven Lane, Mocksville, NC 27028. Miss Crawford was born Oct. 5, 1917, in Davie County to the late J.G. and Lola Carter Crawford and was a teacher in Davie County schools for 43 years. She was a member of Cooleemee United Methodist Church, where she served as organist and choir director for many years, recipient of the Lifetime Appreciation Award for the Davie County Arts Council, and a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Mocksville chapter, where she was also organist for many years. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Giles (Amy C.) Myers of Cooleemee, Frances C. Wainio of Marblehead, Ohio and Edna C. Harding of Charlotte; a brother, John Grier (Mary Lou) Crawford Jr. of Harrisonburg, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
DUNLAP
MADISON - Mr. Robert "Bobby" Dunlap, 67, of 3440 U.S. 311 died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at the VA Hospital in Salisbury. The funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, 2001, at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Knollhurst cemetery. He was born in Rockingham County to Phil and Eva Hatcher Dunlap June 2, 1933. Mr. Dunlap served in the U.S. Air Force at Mildenhall Air Force Base in Cambridge, England from 1951 to 1959. He was owner and founder of Dunlap's Grill and Grocery. He worked for the N.C. DMV from 1978 to 1988. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Cheryl Lynn; and a grandson, Marshall Randolph Williams. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Joan Offiler Dunlap of the home; a son, Gary Lee Dunlap and Jean of Sandy Ridge; two daughters, Vanessa Ann Dunlap and Lisa Dunlap Bowden of Madison; a very precious granddaughter, Jennifer Lynn Dunlap of the home; a brother, Lee Edward "Buddy" Dunlap of Walnut Cove; and four special nieces. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001, at Colonial Funeral Home.
GANDHI
William Kedar Gandhi, infant son of Sanjay Gandhi and Lauren Adams Gandhi, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, at Forsyth Medical Center. Kedar was born Jan. 30, 2001. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister and brother, Asha Brooke Gandhi and Rajan Drew Gandhi of the home; his paternal grandparents, Raj and Bharati Gandhi of Dunwoody, Ga.; his maternal grandparents, William and Marian Adams of Kingsport, Tenn.; and many loving uncles, aunts and cousins. A private family service will be held Saturday, with the Rev. Jeff White and Pandit Dilip Gore officiating.
GRIFFIN
KERNERSVILLE - Mr. Walter Lawrence Griffin Sr., 75, of 447 Hastings Hill Road died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at his home. He was born July 30, 1925, in Forsyth County a son of Jesse Ben and Annie Mitchell Griffin. He retired in 1982 from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Navy. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Fern Plonk Griffin of the home; a son, Walter Lawrence Griffin Jr. and his wife Randie of Wallburg; a sister, Mrs. Edith G. Crowder of Norfolk, Va.; and two grandchildren, Amanda Lynn Griffin and Justin Lawrence Griffin. Graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Winston-Salem, by Pastor Danny Smith. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home, 10301 N. N.C. Highway 109, Wallburg. Memorials may be directed to Samaritan Baptist Church, 4800 Reid Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27107.
HORTON
Loetta Willis Horton of Roanoke, Va., died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, after an extended battle with Parkinson's disease. She was the wife of Fred L. Horton. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and educator. She graduated from UNC-Greensboro and received her MA in physics from UNC-Chapel Hill. She taught math and physics at Agnes Scott College, Lee Junior High School and William Fleming High School. She was supervisor of math for the Roanoke City Public Schools and principal at Wasena Elementary and Monterey Elementary. She taught Sunday school and held various other positions in her 50 years at Oakland Baptist Church. Mrs. Horton was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, the Round Hill Garden Club and the Williamson Road Women's Club. She was predeceased by her brother, Raymond G. Willis and her granddaughter, E. Kristina Horton. Surviving are her husband of almost 50 years, Fred L. Horton; a son, the Rev. Fred L. Horton Jr. and his wife, Patricia of Winston-Salem; a daughter, E. Anne Horton of Roanoke, Va.; grandsons, Joseph F. Horton of Hickory and C. Lee Horton of Roanoke, Va. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Oakland Baptist Church Building Fund or to the Michael J. Fox Parkinson's Research Project would be appreciated. A private graveside service will be held in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Leonard Southern. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at Simpson-Tharp Funeral Home, 5160 Peters Creek Road by the Rev. Kelly Dampeer. The family will receive friends after the service. Arrangements by Simpson-Tharp Funeral Home.
KISER
RURAL HALL - Mrs. Mary Vearl Linville Kiser, 86, of 2345 Mooreland Drive passed away Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at the home of her stepson, Grady Kiser, where she had made her home for the past 11 years. A native of Forsyth County, she was born Dec. 31, 1914, to the late C.B. and Dora Hester Linville. Mrs. Kiser was a member of Goodwill Baptist Church of Kernersville. She spent her early years in Belews Creek and later moved to Winston-Salem. She was employed by Thalhimers for a number of years and retired from the Methodist Children's Home after 10 years of service. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Wiley Kiser in 1970; four sisters, Grace Fulp, Russ Everhart, Carrie Badgett and Connie Preston; and three brothers, Wade Linville, Kenneth Linville and Le Bert Linville. Surviving are three stepsons, Joseph Kiser and wife Annabel of Germanton, Grady Kiser and wife Mary of the home and Robert Kiser and wife Cheryl of Kernersville; two stepgrandchildren, Robin Sargent and husband Tim of Rural Hall, and Dennis Kiser and wife Sherri of Belews Creek; and five stepgreat-grandchildren, Justin and Zachary Hooker, Noah Kiser and Brandon and Kenzie Sargent. Also surviving are two nieces, Helen Vaughn and Hazel Bowles of Winston-Salem and five nephews, Wallace Everhart of Asheville, Harold Everhart of Johnson City, Tenn., Ray Fulp of Durham, Larry Linville of Winston-Salem and Don Linville of Asheville. A funeral service will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday at Goodwill Baptist Church, 3110 Piney Grove Road, Kernersville by the Rev. Mervin Garrison, Minister Jerry Simpkins and Minister Steve Cook. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from 7 to 9 this evening at Vogler & Sons Main Street, Winston-Salem. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative CareCenter, 1100-C S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. The family would like to thank the ones from Hospice who came out and helped with Mrs. Kiser. Also Carell Kiger and Stacy Smith for all they have done through the years.
MASSOGLIA
Martin F. Massoglia, a retired U.S. Army colonel who led his combat engineering battalion ashore on D-Day, died Feb. 1 at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill. He was 84. Devoted to family, God and country, his life was marked by a gentle spirit and quiet determination, his death by faith and dignity in the face of the cancer he battled for years. A long-time resident of Chapel Hill, Col. Massoglia was a native of Laurium, Michigan. He was born April 16, 1916, the only surviving child of Italian immigrant parents. He graduated from Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technical University) with an engineering degree in 1936 at age 20. An ROTC graduate, he was commissioned in the Army Reserve soon after his 21st birthday. Massoglia was a shift foreman at U.S. Corporation By-Products Coke Plant in Joliet, Illinois, when he received the telegram from the Army that set the course of his life. He was ordered into active duty for a one-year period starting Dec. 6, 1941 - one day before the attack on Pearl Harbor. As executive officer of the 238th Engineer Combat Battalion - a unit he forged from scratch into a bonded brotherhood that has held a reunion every year since 1947 - he was the ranking officer when his men waded onto the beach at Normandy. The 238th remained in Europe for the duration, building 47 bridges to aid in the Allied advance. He chronicled the battalion's history in a memoir, Bridges to Freedom, published in 1996 by Triangle Press. He was the recipient of the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star, among other honors. Col. Massoglia retired from the Army in 1967 after 30 years of distinguished service and embarked on a new career as a scientist with Research Triangle Institute, where he was a program director. He retired for the second time in 1987 and turned his attention to visiting children and spoiling grandchildren. Living in Chapel Hill, he took great delight in sporting a red blazer, a playful reference to N.C. State University in Raleigh, where he received his doctorate in adult education in 1973. He also held a master's degree in chemical engineering from Northwestern University. He was a former Cub Scout leader, a member of MENSA, a 50-year member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and a proud dancer with the Little German Band and Dancers of Raleigh. Col. Massoglia is survived by his wife and polka partner of 55 years, Dr. Elinor Tripato Massoglia of Chapel Hill; his six children, Martin F. Massoglia II of North Hills, California, Charles L. Massoglia of Mason, Michigan, Jon Massoglia Silvermoon of Eugene, Oregon, Mary Ann Massoglia of Hickory, Michael P. Massoglia of Winston-Salem, and Judy Massoglia Holt of Lancaster, South Carolina; 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, at Walker's Funeral Home, 120 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. A funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 940 Carmichael St., Chapel Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the building funds of St. Thomas More Catholic Church or the Newman-Catholic Student Center Parish of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Burial with full military honors will be 11 a.m. Feb. 13 at Arlington National cemetery.
MCKNIGHT
INDEPENDENCE, Va. - Linda Hines McKnight, 59, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001. She was the wife of Joe Paul McKnight. She is survived by her mother, Faye Hines and brother, Bill Hines both of Sparta. She was also preceded in death by her father, Frank Hines. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Independence. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence.
MESSICK
Ronald Lee Messick, 62, of 3647 Emma Ave. went to his heavenly mansion on Feb. 1, 2001. He was born Dec. 24, 1938, to W.M. and Margaret Messick, and was a lifelong resident of Winston-Salem. He graduated from Griffith High School. Mr. Messick retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. with 31 years of service in the tobacco processing department. He was of the Baptist faith and taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and played softball. His faith in God sustained him, even through his years of declining health. Mr. Messick was an accomplished artist and spent many afternoons restoring antique Chevrolet trucks. He enjoyed family trips to Topsail Island, and watching NASCAR races and Duke basketball and Atlanta Braves games. He was fond of lighthouses, and to those who loved him, he was a beacon of light. He unselfishly gave comfort, love, support and safe harbor. Mr. Messick was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Helen M. Jones. He leaves to cherish his memory a devoted and loving wife of 41 years, Karlene B. Messick of the home; three daughters, Teresa (Walt) Metz of Dallas, Texas; Ronda (Ed) Bumgardner and grandson Lowell of Winston-Salem; Sara (Larry) McGarvey and granddaughter Natalie of Winston-Salem. He was a special grandfather to Miles and Julian Bumgardner. His surviving brother and sisters, William R. (Wella Mae) Messick; Elaine Myers; and Alice (Worth) Shuman, also share in his legacy of love. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, at Forsyth Memorial Park with Chaplain Fred Moretz officiating. Memorials may be made to the Forsyth Humane Society, 61 Miller St., Winston-Salem, NC 27104 or Hospice and Palliative CareCenter, 1100-C S. Stratford, Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
SANDS
MOCKSVILLE - Mr. John Douglas Sands Sr., 68, of Spring St. died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Eaton Funeral Chapel with Bishop Gary Delozier officiating. Burial will be in Rose cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home from 6:30 to 8 Sunday night. Mr. Sands was born in Detroit Sept. 22, 1932, to the late Robert Malen and Margaret Elizabeth Sands and was retired from Crown Wood Products. He attended Clemmons Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. His wife, Sarah Jane Beaver Sands, preceded him in death Dec. 15, 1995. Surviving are his son, Doug Sands of Mocksville and two sisters, Rita Diebel and Vyvyan Weiss of Tucson, Ariz.
SHELTON
SANDY RIDGE - Miss Shaunaci Dawn Shelton, 16, died Thursday evening, Feb. 1, 2001, at Stokes-Reynolds Hospital in Danbury as a result of an automobile accident. She was born in Patrick County, Va., June 25, 1984, and was a junior of North Stokes High School. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Tom Coleman and Elmer Shelton; a grandmother, Beulah Shelton; and an uncle, Willie Coleman. Miss Shelton is survived by her mother, Patricia Coleman Shelton of Sandy Ridge; her father, Orell Shelton of Lawsonville; her grandparents, Verna Bonds Coleman of Spencer, Va., and Otis and Louise Stowe of Stuart, Va.; a sister, Patricia Nicole Shelton of Sandy Ridge; a brother, Phillip Coleman of Sandy Ridge; a stepbrother, Jefrey Shelton of Sandy Ridge; two aunts, Martha McNeil and Mary Coleman; and three uncles, Harold, Eddie and Robert Coleman. Funeral services for Miss Shelton will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart with the Rev. Ed Hartman officiating. Burial will follow in the Coleman Family cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Saturday evening at the funeral home and other times at the home of her mother, Patricia Shelton, 1121 Ray Wilson Road, Sandy Ridge.
COFFEY
ELKIN - Mr. Carl Gwyn Coffey, 75, of Holly Hill Drive, Elkin, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Greenwood cemetery with the Rev. Johnny Blevins officiating. Mr. Coffey was born Oct. 1, 1925, in Wilkes County to Carl S. and Margaret Tate Gwyn Coffey. He was retired from First Union National Bank and was a member of the North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church. Mr. Coffey served in the United States Navy during World War II. He graduated from McCallie military School, Davidson College and Wharton School of Business. He is survived by his wife Clara Nixon Coffey of the home, his daughter Bryson Walker of Westerville, Ohio, his sister Blair Yale of North Wilkesboro and four grandchildren. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Hospice of Surry County, 1326 N. Main St., Mount Airy, NC 27030, or the North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church, 804 E. Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.
