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Lewis Edwin Hubbard, 82, of Winston-Salem, passed from this life Saturday evening in the Palliative Care Unit of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is survived by his loving wife of sixty-three years, Emma; four sisters, Betty Kate Carroll of Fayetteville, Orretta Honeycutt of Godwin, Florence Dowd (and husband Bill) of Fayetteville, and Janice Mobley of Stedman; three children, Lewis E. Hubbard, Jr. (and wife Diane) of Advance, Bruce R. Hubbard (and wife Marsie) of Winston-Salem, and Beverly H. Godfrey (and husband Brant) of Clemmons; six grandchildren, William A. Hubbard (and wife Heather), Matthew J. Hubbard (and wife Meghan), Mary H. Lischke (and husband Jonathan), Elizabeth R. Hubbard, Brant H. Godfrey, Jr., and John-Lewis H. Godfrey; and three great-grandchildren, Haley M. Hubbard, Joshua C. Hubbard, and Sydney M. Hubbard.
Lewis was born February 11, 1926 in Stedman, North Carolina on the family farm the son of Willie James and Carrie Williams Hubbard, the seventh of twelve children. After his graduation from Stedman High School in 1942, Lewis married the former Emma Cleveland Brown, and the couple embarked on a lifetime partnership of entrepreneurship and service. After brief stints farming and working with the Veterans Administration, Lewis moved to Winston-Salem in 1946 and founded Hubbard Real Estate Company. He worked part-time at the Zinzendorf Hotel for the use of a desk and a telephone. The real estate industry became Lewis’s second great love, and he engaged himself in every aspect. Over the following fifty-eight years, Lewis sought associates and partners who possessed integrity, ambition, and ability. He established firms engaged in real estate brokerage, residential and commercial land development, insurance, construction, construction-lending, property management and building supplies throughout the area.
Lewis’s personal, civic and professional commitments have included service on the boards of trustees of Fairview Moravian Church and Salemtowne Retirement Community and the Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; as a director of the city boards of North Carolina National Bank and Lexington State Bank, the Better Business Bureau, the Consumer Credit Counseling Service, the North Carolina Association of Realtors, the Salvation Army, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Lewis was a past president of the Winston-Salem Board of Realtors and the Multiple Listing Service. He was honored as the Realtor of the Year, an inaugural member of the Thomas A. Lambe Hall of Fame, recipient of the A.R. Tuttle Memorial Award, and of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Winston-Salem Homebuilders Association. He also served on the Board of Presidential Advisors of Campbell University, which honored him on May 13, 1996 as the recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. Lewis’s dear friend and President of the University, Dr. Norman Wiggins, presented the honor with these words: “Algernon Sydney Sullivan was described by a friend as one who reached out both hands in constant helpfulness to men. It is therefore fitting and with great pride that Campbell University bestows the 1996 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award upon a man who exemplifies the same high ideals, Lewis E. Hubbard.”
Well done, my son; come home now to the Lord.
The family will receive friends at Salem Funeral and Cremation Services on South Main Street Tuesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
A funeral service will be held at New Philadelphia Moravian Church, 4440 Country Club Road Wednesday afternoon at 2:00, followed by a graveside service at Salem Moravian Graveyard.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fairview Moravian Church, 6550 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27106, or to the Salvation Army, 130-A Stratford Court, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
William Revere Kennedy
Mr. William Revere Kennedy, 83, went to Heaven Friday, April 4, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born May 6, 1924, in Surry County to the late John and Jeannette Woodle Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy was a member of Worship Assembly. Preceding him in death was Nellie Holcomb Kennedy. Surviving are five sons, Bill, Jerry, Bruce, Tony and Danny Kennedy; daughter Mary Belle Spach; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Fred and Lee Byrd Kennedy; and a sister, Rodena Macemore. A graveside service was conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, April 7, at State Road Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, with Mr. Bill Teague officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to State Road Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Lou Hampton, 1384 CC Camp Road, Elkin, NC 28621.
Walter Lee Hobbs Jr
On Monday, March 31, 2008, Mr. Walter Lee Hobbs Jr. passed away at Forsyth Medical Center. Walter was born Oct. 16, 1919, in Columbus County to the late Walter Lee Hobbs Sr. and Olla C. Hobbs. Walter enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. He served in World War II, fighting in the Solomon Islands, receiving a Purple Heart for his heroic efforts during combat. After the war, Walter graduated from N.C. State University. He became an agricultural expert, living in South America. Later in life, he worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the county executive director for Forsyth County. Surviving Mr. Hobbs are his wife, Lula Paul Hobbs of the home; and a son, David F. Hobbs, and wife Karin of Clemmons. Full military honors will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., at a later date. Vogler and Sons Funeral Home in Clemmons is assisting the Hobbs family.
Alberta Ratledge Giles
Alberta “Bert” Ratledge Giles, 77, of Clemmons passed away Sunday, April 6, 2008. She was preceded in death by her high school sweetheart and husband of 47 years, Jay Giles. She was born to the late Spurgeon and Biddie Miles Ratledge on Jan. 11, 1931, in Forsyth County. She was a member of Parkway Presbyterian Church. She is survived by, and will be greatly missed by, sons Everette Giles (Pat) of Merritt Island, Fla., and Alan Giles (Karen) of Winston-Salem; daughter Elease Giles of Clemmons; grandchildren Candice Alridge, Jeremy Giles and Kelly Giles; great-granddaughter Rachel Alridge; brother Alvin Ratledge (Marcie) of Advance; sister Shirley Sanservino (Fabio) of Inverness, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Vogler and Sons Funeral Home on Reynolda Road, with the Rev. Dan Wilkers officiating. Interment will follow at Forsyth Memorial Park. The Giles family will receive friends from 7 to 9 this evening, April 8, at Vogler and Sons Reynolda Road. In addition to being loved and a loving Christian, wife, sister, mother, grandmother and friend, she was a talented artist and a successful realtor. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative CareCenter of Winston-Salem, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103