For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:6-7. Ms. Helen Bernice Reynolds,101, affectionately known as “Sister”, went to her heavenly home Wednesday, July 30, 2014. She was born on July 20, 1913 in Forsyth County to the late Ms. Viola Wagner and Mr. Aaron Saunders Reynolds.

Ms. Reynolds was a member of First Baptist Church on Highland Avenue where she served as a dedicated gold member until her health declined. She was a graduate of the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools. Once she completed school she moved to Washington, DC and worked as a private duty nurse for 30 years. Ms. Reynolds was preceded in death by her father Mr. Aaron Saunders Reynolds; her mother, Ms. Viola Wagner; two sisters: Elinor R. Morris (Carl) and Lucille Davis; and four brothers: Harold Reynolds (her twin), Raymond Reynolds, Clifton Reynolds (Mary Alice) and Clarence A. Reynolds, Sr. (Vaughnita).

She leaves to cherish her memories to three nieces: Linda Reynolds of New York, NY; Lorraine Reynolds of Washington, DC; and Carol Lynn Reynolds of the city; three nephews: Raymond Reynolds (Agnes) of Falls Church, VA; Michael W. Reynolds (Kiyra) of Thorton, CO; Clarence A. Reynolds, Jr. (Kim) of Winston-Salem; one great nephew: Aaron K. Reynolds; two great nieces: Megan B. Reynolds and Sherri Y. Murrell; a great-great nephew: Mason Jace Parks; a cherished great-great niece, Madison A. Murrell; many other extended family members and special friends.

Family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the staff at Forsyth Hospital on 9 General unit and to Hospice and Palliative Care Center for the comforting care she received during her last days. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church on Highland Avenue on Monday, August 4 at 11 am with Reverend Glenn Pettiford officiating. Visitation will take place from 1030 am to 11 am. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Contact and condolences can be made at the home of Sherri Y. Murrell.
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Mr. Jacob A. Spease died on Monday, July 28, 2014 at Alamance Regional Hospital in Burlington, NC. He was born to the late Jacob Oliver Spease and Gertie Stimpson Spease in Tobaccoville, NC on April 19, 1926.

Mr. Spease attended the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and graduated from Carver High School in 1944. He received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from NC A&T State University in 1952 and gave honorable service for his country in the US Army during WWII.

Mr. Spease and his wife, the late Lola Jones Spease, were devoted to their family, their church and their community. He was a faithful member of Bethany Community Church in Sedalia, NC where he was recently named Trustee Emeritus. He was a member of the Gate City Alumni Chapter of NC A&T State University, a brother in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Kappa Lambda Chapter and a member of the Board of Directors of Hayes-Taylor YMCA in Greensboro.

Mr. Spease retired from Sears in Greensboro after more than thirty years of dedicated service to the company.

In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by his two sisters and seven brothers. Survivors include his daughter, Fidelia Spease-Sturdivant (Gino) and grandchildren, Gina and Desmon of New Jersey; goddaughter, Lori Harris; sisters-in-law, Norma Jean Spease and Hattie Jones Lawrence: brother-in-law, Johnnie R. Jones; several nieces and nephews, including his special caregiver, Constance Brown; cousins, extended family members and many special friends, including Chris and Angela Totten.

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Clark S. Brown and Sons Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Center Grove AME Zion Church Cemetery in Tobaccoville. The family will greet friends for thirty minutes at Bethany Community Church in Sedalia following the Omega Service by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at 12 noon.

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Mr. Sandy Jackson Brim passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home following a period of declining health. He was born in Forsyth County, NC on February 20, 1958 to the late Raleigh Brim and Demetrius Dobson Brim.

Following graduation from R. J. Reynolds High School, Sandy attended Forsyth Technical Community College where he earned an Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy. His compassion as a respiratory care practitioner was unmistakable during his 34 years of employment as a Therapist and Instructor at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his brother, Walter Raleigh Brim and his sister, Carolyn Ann Brim. Survivors include his siblings, David Lee Brim, Cathy Brim (Donald) Samuels and Joseph Wesley Brim; aunts, Wilma Dobson, Lillie Mae Vernon and Thelma Ayer; eight nieces and nephews, many cousins, other extended family members and friends.

Funeral services will be held at Clark S. Brown and Sons Funeral Home Chapel at 12:00 pm, Thursday, July 28, 2014. The family will greet friends in the chapel thirty minutes prior to the services, at 11:30 am. There will be no public viewing.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in memory of Sandy Jackson Brim to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. 

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