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Mr. Frank Cole Nicholson, Jr., 62, Clemmons, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, April 27, 2008.
Mr. Nicholson was born in Winston-Salem, February 13, 1946 son of Frank Cole and Ione Arrington Perry Nicholson. He served in the U.S. Army and was a member of Clemmons Moravian Church for 22 years, serving on the Board of Trustees.
Mr. Nicholson was a senior internal auditor for Krispy Kreme, a Piedmont Aviation Credit Union Committee Member, a City of Clemmons Zoning Board Member, and had formerly worked for Piedmont Airlines/U.S. Airways.
Surviving are his wife, Marianne Mackey Nicholson, four daughters: Heather Nicholson Vlachos and her husband Ilias Vlachos, Meghan Ione Nicholson, Jill Nicholson Wesley and her husband Michael Wesley, Anne Cole Nicholson, three granddaughters: Mary, Marianna and Lenia Vlachos, three sisters: Jan Nicholson Assimos and her husband Dean Assimos, Mary Nicholson Walton and her husband Dave Walton, Lauren Nicholson Scott and her husband Kevin Scott and one brother, Tom Nicholson and his wife Kristi Nicholson, step mother, Audry Nicholson and many beloved nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.
Funeral services were conducted at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Clemmons Moravian Church by Rev. John Rainey and Rev. Neil Routh. Burial followed in the church graveyard with military rites by the VFW Memorial Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, Laurel Ridge Moravian Camp and Conference Center, 124 Pendry Drive, Laurel Springs, NC 28644 or the American Cancer Society, 1900 South Hawthorne Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27103. On line condolences may be made to www.salemfh.com.
Robert Wayne Denning
Robert Wayne Denning, “Bob”, died Thursday, April 24, 2008, at his home on Jonestown Road in Winston-Salem. He was 64 years old. He was born Aug. 22, 1943, in Riverside, N.J., the only son of the late Charles Donald Denning and Dorthea Emma Kumpel Denning. He was a graduate of Wake Forest University and was employed by several companies during his lifetime, including Wachovia and Bepco. He also worked as a stockbroker. Having previously lived in Lewisville and Clemmons, he was a resident of Winston-Salem for the past several years. Carol Copple Denning preceded him in death. Surviving are a son, Robert Brian Denning, and his wife, Jeannie; and daughter Christina Denning Strickland and husband John; and four grandchildren. Sister Judith McCurdy of Chapel Hill and sister Nancy E. Cook of Middletown, N.J., also survive him. Bob loved to garden, cook and do woodwork. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, at Pine Grove UMC. Hayworth-Miller Funeral Service is assisting the family.
Anne Edith Magness
Anne Edith Magness, 77, of Clemmons died Thursday, April 24, 2008. She is survived by her husband of nearly 59 years, William “Bill” C. Magness; sons, Steven Jay and David Scott (Linda); daughters, Lynn Magness Basler and Julie Lorraine; eight grandchildren, Kyle, Ryan, Rachel and Daniel Basler, Caitlin and Michael Magness and Nicole and Anthony Mauro; two brothers, Floyd Eugene Collins and John Anderson (Carol); numerous nieces and nephews; and Jake. She was preceded in death by her mother, Eugena McNeill Sims. In addition to being a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she dedicated her life to serving others. Anne’ s smile lit up a room. She was an active volunteer for Meals on Wheels. She served on the Morris County School Board of Education and was an elder of Morris Plains Presbyterian Church. She was a New Jersey American Cancer Society volunteer of the year. Locally, she had volunteered for Hospice and Palliative CareCenter of Winston-Salem; Centenary United Methodist Church Sunrise Ministry; and Wake Forest Baptist University Medical Cancer Support Services. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Clemmons United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, 2895 Shorefair Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27105; Hospice and Palliative CareCenter of Winston-Salem, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103; American Cancer Society, 4 Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407; or to a charity of the donor’ s choice. Online condolences may be made to the Magness family at www.salemfh.com. Funeral arrangements are by Salem Funeral & Cremation Services.