Karyn Elizabeth Anne Hillian, 39, of Winston-Salem,NC went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

Karyn was an awesome daughter, sister, cousin and friend to many. Her quiet humor and beautiful smile were recognized by all who met, knew and loved her. She was the daughter of James L. and Vera Covater Hillian, born on January 30, 1974 in Atlanta, GA where she spent her early years.

Karyn was educated in the Atlanta Public Schools and was a graduate of Frederick Douglass Magnet High School of Engineering and Technology. At the age of 13, she was confirmed at and became a member of Ben Hill United Methodist Church in Atlanta.

The family moved back to Winston-Salem and joined St. Paul United Methodist Church and became active and devoted members. Karyn's special interest in the church fellowship included membership in the Handbell Choir, The United Methodist Women and The Family Ministry Organization.

Karyn earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Information Systems from Winston-Salem State University and an Associate Degree in Architectural Design from Forsyth Technical Community College.

She was a member of the WSSU Brown Alumni Chapter, WSSU National Alumni Organization and an active member of Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

Karyn’s professional career included employment as IT Service Manager at Josten's Publishing, and positions with Quest-Con (a division of AT and T and Bellamy Research Developers) and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

She was preceded in death by her precious and loving brother, Michael Dale Penn in February,1993. Those left to cherish precious memories of Karyn include her parents, James and Vera Hillian of the home; her godson and the joy of her life, Cameron Josh Craig; brothers, Kenneth R. Penn, San Francisco, CA, Roderick Hillian (Michelle), Phoenix City ,AL, Michael Rockhead (Nicole), Snellville,Ga; sisters, Elaine Hillian and Michelle Hillian, Yonkers, NY and Frankie Denise Penn Powell, Lumberton, NC. In addition, she is survived by her uncles and aunts and their families, Calvin Hillian, Sr. (Nancy), Clifton E. Hillian (Constance), Donald Johnson, Robert Cooper ( Elizabeth), James W. Cooper, Evangelist Annie Campbell, Viola Werts and Derondia Cooper-Hines; very special lifelong friends of Atlanta, Stephanie Grier Simon, Sonia Chester Kimbrough, Rameka Hill Levert, Cassandra Daniels Bride; friends, Denise Royal, Samantha Greene and Serena Mumford, Winston-Salem; especially devoted cousins, Christy Werts, Renee Pugh, Shawn Campbell, Tammy Hillian, Jocelyn Crutchfield and Antoinette Hillian (deceased); many other loving nieces, nephews and cousins, She will also be missed by a special friend, DeAndrea Carter, Atlanta, GA and neighbors of The Wildwood Community; her pastor, Reverend Donald Jenkins and the St. Paul United Methodist Church Family.
A Celebration of Life for Karyn will be held at 12:00 noon, Monday, June 3, 2013 at St Paul United Methodist Church, 2400 Dellabrook Road with Pastor Donald Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in Watkins Family Cemetery in Walkertown, North Carolina. Alpha Kappa Alpha, Ivy Beyond the Wall Ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. and the family visitation period will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the church.

The family extends special thanks to doctors and the transplant staff of Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. A very special thank you to Dr. Stephanie Powers.

Additionally, the family encourages and reminds you to please donate life and become an organ donor.

Lovie Vanilla King Hart was born to the late Love Benson King and Toney King in Forsyth County on October 7, 1918.

She completed her education at Atkins High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and was a graduate of McLean College of Stenography.

Mrs. Hart was a lifelong member of Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. She was a former employee of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System and Piedmont Leaf Tobacco Company.

Following a period of illness, Mrs. Hart passed away in Leland, North Carolina on Thursday, May 23, 2013. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Monroe Clinton Hart, Sr.; three sisters, Mozelle Dolly King Garrett, Lillian Oscarbell Poole and Lizzie King; and three brothers, Clyde, Bellus and Toney King.

Survivors include four children, Geraldine Carolyn Hart, Peggy Ann Hart Galloway, Christine Lorraine Hart Cooper (Harvey) and Monroe Clinton Hart, Jr. (Johnsie Lewis); nine grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; a brother, George King (Audrey) of Philadelphia, PA; two sisters-in-law, Geneva Blackman of Philadelphia, PA and Sarah Hart of the city; a brother-in-law, Barney Hart (Katherine) of Atlanta, GA; a niece, Edith Mae King of Atlanta, GA; and many other nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 1l: 00 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. Family visitations will take place thirty minutes prior to the funeral hour. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Donations may be sent to: Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 1406 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401or
Bethesda Center for the Homeless, 930 N. Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 in memory of Mrs. Lovie Hart

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1

Ingrid Connelly Moore was born to the late Guary Connelly, Sr. and Doris L. Connelly on July 12, 1961, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
She was a loving mother, devoted sister and a faithful friend. She exercised the tenets of her faith as a Baptist.
Ms. Moore was employed by Sara Lee Hosiery for more than 19 years. She continued her education and completed the requirements to become a Certified Nurse Assistant and gave service in health care for 13 years.
Ingrid Connelly Moore peacefully accepted the call to come home at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. She was predeceased by her parents.
Those family members who will forever cherish the memory of a loving mother, devoted sister and faithful friend include her daughters, Kaneisha and Shannon Connelly; two granddaughters, Ashleigh and Kyndall Connelly; two sisters, Belinda Connelly and Karen Connelly Farrow (Willie); two brothers, Guary Connelly, Jr. (Annette) and Michael Connelly; several nieces, nephews; special family friends, Kenny Moore, Paulette Goldsmith and Camaro Wilson; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held in the Chapel of Clark S. Brown and Sons Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Anthony Hines officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will meet friends thirty minutes prior to the funeral hour at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel.

Candace Michele Griffin was born in Queens, New York on April 26, 1971. She was the only child born to Eliana Phillips and the late Lavelle Griffin.

Candace, along with her mother, moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She found the nurture of a loving family in the home which she shared with her mother and stepfather, Rory Phillips.

She was a product of the local public school system and she later earned her certification as a Nurse Assistant from Forsyth Technical Community College. Her professional training prepared Candace for a life of work and service as she was gainfully employed by Forsyth Medical Center and several of the local nursing homes where she provided health services “where service was needed.”

Candace was a natural when it came to the nurture and care of others. She was a great listener, compassionate advisor and a source of strength to those in her care and to her family and friends alike. Her love and care for her children was evident in the home where she and her life partner, Marvin Wardlow, chose to rear their two daughters.

Following a period of illness, Candace passed away at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on May 12, 2013.

Those family members who will miss and forever cherish the memory of Candace Michele Griffin include her mother and stepfather, Eliana and Rory Phillips; life partner, Marvin Wardlow; two daughters, Jasmine Moore and Alicia Wardlow; grandson, Erik Turner; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, other family members and close friends.

A service in her memory will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, May 20, 2013 at New Birth Worship Center in East Bend, NC

For a copy of the program, click here

Lela Elizabeth Caroline Rumley Warren passed away at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Friday, May 10, 2013 at the age of 103.

She was the youngest of five children born to the late Charles and Ophelia Rumley in Asheville, North Carolina on September 1, 1909.

She attended Buncombe County public schools and graduated from Stephens-Lee High School. She attended Hampton Institute, and then, Winston-Salem Teachers College, where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education in 1938. She attended NC College for Negroes, now North Carolina Central University, receiving a BS degree in Library Science in 1945. She furthered her studies at the University of Connecticut.

Lela began her teaching career at Pleasant Grove Elementary School in Alamance County. She married William Robert Rodman Warren in 1945. The couple had a son, William Robert Rodman Warren, Jr.

Lela worked at Elon Elementary School and later moved to Asheville. She worked for and retired from the Asheville City School System. She returned to Graham to live in the 80’s and in 1991, moved to Winston-Salem. She was “Nana” and the first babysitter to her new grandson, “Little Roddy” in 1992.

She was a member of Berry Temple United Methodist Church in Asheville and First Baptist Church in Graham, North Carolina. She attended St. Paul United Methodist Church when she moved to Winston-Salem. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Lela Elizabeth Caroline Rumley Warren is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Rod and Reba; grandsons, Roddy, Reid and Raines; niece, Jacqueline Rumley of Pontiac, MI; nephew, Richard Rumley (Ruby) of Upatoi, GA; and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at First Baptist Church, 420 N. Maple Street, Graham, NC. Interment will follow in Linwood Cemetery in Graham. The family will greet friends at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013 at First Baptist Church, 700 N. Highland Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC.

Sharon Ann Payne was born on May 3, 1950 in Winston-Salem, NC to the late James and Winnie Fred Hunter Payne.

She attended the public schools of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and graduated from Atkins High School in 1968.

Ms. Wells was a lifelong member of Saint Paul Apostolic Church.

She was the owner and operator of “Ann’s Shop” on Trade Street in downtown Winston-Salem.

Ms. Sharon Ann Payne Wells passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home following a period of illness.

Those family members who will forever cherish her memory include her devoted son, Nathaniel Douglas Wells, Jr., of the home; a sister, Maxine (Wiley) Charles of Washington, DC; a brother, James (Bonnie) Payne, Jr. of Chester, VA and many other relatives and friends.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in the chapel of Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. The family will greet friends 30 minutes prior to the service. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.