Dec 2013
Obituaries | Jan 2014 | Nov 2013

Mr. Alan "Bunny" Ijames

December 29, 2013

Mr. Alan Keith Ijames, affectionately called “Bunny,” passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
He was born to the late Alvis Thomas and Wilma Mae Speas Ijames in Forsyth County on November 1, 1962.
Bunny graduated from North Forsyth High School, class of 1981. He was a veteran of the United States Army and his honorable service for his country included a tour of duty in Korea.
Mr. Ijames was a member of Center Grove AME Zion Church in Tobaccoville, North Carolina.
Those family members who survive will love and cherish fond memories of “Bunny” include three daughters, Kendra and Keisha Ijames and their mother, Carolyn Ijames and Christina Salley-Ijames and her mother, Sharon Salley; his sister, Vanessa Ijames Barker; his grandmother, Lillian Speas; two nephews, Justin and Jonathan Barker; four aunts, Deloris (John) Harris, Ann Leak, Belinda (Alfonza) Harris, and Betty Naylor; five uncles, Lester B. Speas, Jr., William Ijames, Frank Ijames, Donald Ijames, and John Arthur Ijames; and many other extended family members and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon in the chapel of Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home on Thursday, January 2, 2014. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Salisbury National Cemetery with military honors.
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Mrs. Kathleen B. Mock

December 20, 2013
Mrs. Kathleen Bitting Mock transitioned from labor to reward on Friday morning, December 20, 2013. She was born to the late Wade Henry Bitting, Sr. and Josephine Steele Bitting. She wed the late Douglas E. Mock and from this union, three children were born: Brenda Mock Terry, Douglas (Jeanette) Mock and Ward Aubrey Mock.

Kathleen was predeceased by nine siblings. She was the proud grandmother of eight, great grandmother of nineteen and great-great grandmother of two. She was a loving aunt, in-law and friend.

Kathleen was a graduate of Atkins High School and enrolled at Winston-Salem Teacher’s College. She retired from Salem College and Academy and was a faithful member of Rising Ebenezer Baptist Church. She served as historian for the Happy Hill Gardens Reunion.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Rising Ebenezer Baptist Church. The family will greet friends 30 minutes prior to the service. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

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Ms. Sheree K. Cook

December 01, 2013
Ms. Sheree Katina Cook was born on February 7, 1973 to the late Mary Cook and passed away on December 1, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center after a brief illness. She is survived by her daughter, Linda C. Cook; an aunt, Pastor C.C. (William) Lazenby; an uncle, Charles E. (Linda) Cook of Denver, NC and a host of other relatives and friends. Ms. Cook attended the WS/FC schools and was a member of United House of God and Mercy, High Point, NC where her funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 7, 2013. The family will greet friends 30 minutes prior to the service.

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