Mrs. Mattie F. Smith
Mrs. Mattie Frances Smith was born to the late Hubert McKenley Stafford and Etta Wolfe Stafford in Bethania, North Carolina on May 6, 1926.
She enjoyed the time spent with her family, especially her grands and great grands. She was a homemaker who really loved to cook. A favorite pastime for her was watching her soap operas on television. She was a sweet lady who would bring a smile to the face of everyone she met.
Mrs. Smith recently found new Christian joy when she joined the fellowship at House of Faith Outreach in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The Lord called Mattie Frances Stafford Smith home to live with Him from the Oaks at Forsyth in Winston-Salem on Thursday, November 26, 2015, following a period of illness. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Ella Mae Strong and a brother, William Stafford.
Those family members who survive and who will cherish loving memories of her include her children, Daniel (Zelma) Stafford, Annie Wagner, Mary Webster and Walter Pollard; twelve grandchildren, including a special granddaughter, Marilyn D. Webster; twenty-three great grandchildren; ten great-great grandchildren; a devoted caregiver for more than thirty years, Mrs. Bertha Johnson; several extended family members, neighbors and friends.
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Ms. Annie Mae Walker
Ms. Annie Jones-Walker, affectionately called “Annie Mae,” departed this life at her home on Sunday Morning, November 15, 2015. She was born in Forsyth County, NC on June 9, 1952 to the late Arthur Leroy Jones and Annie Maude Jones.
Annie Mae was a graduate of Carver High School and a member of Bethlehem AME Zion Church, where she was a Missionary and a member of the Hospitality Committee of the church. She was also a member of the Good Neighborhood Community Club. Ms. Walker was a loving and devoted homemaker who loved her houseplants and she had a passion for food and loved to cook. She was a household technician in private homes for many years.
She is survived by her children, Dwayne Walker and Diane Walker; her mother, Annie Maude Jones; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; extended family members and many friends.
A Home-Going Celebration will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Bethlehem AME Zion Church. The family will greet friends thirty minutes prior to the service at the church.
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Mrs. Rosetta Barnes Jones
Our beloved Rosetta quietly slipped away into eternal rest on Saturday morning, November 7, 2015. Rosetta Barnes Jones was born on January 24, 1919. She was the third of eight children born to the late Adam and Bessie Wade Barnes, in Lancaster, SC.
Rosetta, affectionately called “Zet,” became the caregiver for her younger siblings at a very young age and she dutifully served as the family matriarch throughout her life.
Mrs. Jones moved to Winston-Salem, NC in 1975 and she resided in the Northwood Estates Community for over fifty years. When her mobility was limited, she found pleasure in reading the Word of God, working word search puzzles and watching her “stories” on television.
Rosetta was a loving and charitable individual. She freely shared her blessings from God with her family and friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Bernice and four brothers, Purcell, Pernell, Johnnie and Blease. Survivors include the son of her heart, Gregory (Carrie); their sons, Gregory aka Jack, Jeffrey (Regina) and Jonathan; she cherished the time spent with “her girls,” Rhayana, Rhayven, Rhasha, Rachel and Jaiyana; two sisters, Lucille B. Duncan and Juanita B. Montgomery of Lancaster; ten nieces, twelve nephews, many great nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.
A funeral service will be held at 12 noon, Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Piedmont Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends thirty minutes prior to the service at the church.
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