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WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL
FEARRINGTON, Mrs. Annie Preston Heilig, 91, of Smyrna, Georgia, formerly of Winston-Salem, died Saturday, April 20, 1991 at Smyrna Hospital in Smyrna Hospital in
Smyrna, Ga. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday from Vogler and Sons Main Street Chapel with Rev. C. Jack Caudill officiating. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery.
Born in Norwood, N.C., Mrs. Fearrington had lived in Winston-Salem from 1923 until 1990. She received a Bachelor's degree and her Masters degree in 1934 from Women's
College (now the university of North Carolina at Greensboro). She had taught at Reynolds High School from 1923 until 1962 when she retired. Mrs. Fearrington had been very
active in community affairs. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star , American Association of Teachers of French, American Legion Auxillary, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Daughters of Colonial Wars, Order of the Amaranth, U.S. Daughters of 1812, United Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of American Colonists.
She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women of the church. She was former president, secretary and treasurer of National French
Honor Society. Mrs. Fearrington was the widow of Amos Gregson Fearrington. Survivors include two nephews, Claude Heath Armfield, Jr. and James Horace Armfield,
both of Marietta, Ga.; one great nephew, James Preston Armfield of Marietta, Ga. Contributions may be made to UNC-G Romance Languages Department, c/o Director of
Development, Alumni House, Greensboro, NC. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Vogler and Sons Main Street Chapel.
[On April 30, 1982 Mrs. Fearrington joined the UDC on the service of her Grandfather Preston Harrison Turner, Co. H & K, 14th & 28th Reg’t NC]
FEARRINGTON, Mrs. Annie Preston Heilig, 91, of Smyrna, Georgia, formerly of Winston-Salem, died Saturday, April 20, 1991 at Smyrna Hospital in Smyrna Hospital in
Smyrna, Ga. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday from Vogler and Sons Main Street Chapel with Rev. C. Jack Caudill officiating. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery.
Born in Norwood, N.C., Mrs. Fearrington had lived in Winston-Salem from 1923 until 1990. She received a Bachelor's degree and her Masters degree in 1934 from Women's
College (now the university of North Carolina at Greensboro). She had taught at Reynolds High School from 1923 until 1962 when she retired. Mrs. Fearrington had been very
active in community affairs. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star , American Association of Teachers of French, American Legion Auxillary, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Daughters of Colonial Wars, Order of the Amaranth, U.S. Daughters of 1812, United Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of American Colonists.
She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women of the church. She was former president, secretary and treasurer of National French
Honor Society. Mrs. Fearrington was the widow of Amos Gregson Fearrington. Survivors include two nephews, Claude Heath Armfield, Jr. and James Horace Armfield,
both of Marietta, Ga.; one great nephew, James Preston Armfield of Marietta, Ga. Contributions may be made to UNC-G Romance Languages Department, c/o Director of
Development, Alumni House, Greensboro, NC. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Vogler and Sons Main Street Chapel.
[On April 30, 1982 Mrs. Fearrington joined the UDC on the service of her Grandfather Preston Harrison Turner, Co. H & K, 14th & 28th Reg’t NC]
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FITZGERALD, Mrs. Lillie Gill Everhart, widow of the late Robert Bass Fitzgerald of Winston-Salem, died at Mayview Convalescent Center in Raleigh on Saturday, May 1,
2004. Mrs. Fitzgerald was born Feb. 17,1909, in Newton to Dr. Walter Hollis Everhart and Rebekah Warlick Everhart. She was a graduate of Greensboro College, where
she majored in French and Latin. For 35 years she taught in the public schools of Newton, Lenoir and Winston-Salem. In Winston she was a longtime member of Ardmore
Methodist Church and belonged to the Alma Nunn Sunday School Class. She was a member of the James B. Gordon chapter of the UDC in Winston-Salem and the Johnston
Pettigrew chapter in Raleigh. After retirement she served as a volunteer at Forsyth Memorial Hospital for over 20 years. In 1993 following the death of her husband, she moved
to Raleigh, where she was a resident of Whitaker Glen. She joined Hayes Barton Methodist Church and was a member of the Golden Age Club. The family extends its gratitude
to the staff at Mayview Convalescent Center. She is survived by a daughter Rebekah Fitzgerald Ingle of Raleigh; a grandson and his wife, Rahiff Fitzgerald Ingle and Lisa
Feldi Ingle; and a great-grandson Luke Feldi Ingle of Wilmiington. A burial service will be held at 1 pm Wednesday, May 5, at Forsyth Memorial Park in Winston-salem.
[On Jan 4, 1973,Mrs. Fitzgerald joined the UDC on the service of her Great Grandfather Henry Spann Gill, Co. G, 24th Reg't NC]
FITZGERALD, Mrs. Lillie Gill Everhart, widow of the late Robert Bass Fitzgerald of Winston-Salem, died at Mayview Convalescent Center in Raleigh on Saturday, May 1,
2004. Mrs. Fitzgerald was born Feb. 17,1909, in Newton to Dr. Walter Hollis Everhart and Rebekah Warlick Everhart. She was a graduate of Greensboro College, where
she majored in French and Latin. For 35 years she taught in the public schools of Newton, Lenoir and Winston-Salem. In Winston she was a longtime member of Ardmore
Methodist Church and belonged to the Alma Nunn Sunday School Class. She was a member of the James B. Gordon chapter of the UDC in Winston-Salem and the Johnston
Pettigrew chapter in Raleigh. After retirement she served as a volunteer at Forsyth Memorial Hospital for over 20 years. In 1993 following the death of her husband, she moved
to Raleigh, where she was a resident of Whitaker Glen. She joined Hayes Barton Methodist Church and was a member of the Golden Age Club. The family extends its gratitude
to the staff at Mayview Convalescent Center. She is survived by a daughter Rebekah Fitzgerald Ingle of Raleigh; a grandson and his wife, Rahiff Fitzgerald Ingle and Lisa
Feldi Ingle; and a great-grandson Luke Feldi Ingle of Wilmiington. A burial service will be held at 1 pm Wednesday, May 5, at Forsyth Memorial Park in Winston-salem.
[On Jan 4, 1973,Mrs. Fitzgerald joined the UDC on the service of her Great Grandfather Henry Spann Gill, Co. G, 24th Reg't NC]
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FOXWORTH, Mrs. [Bessie] Pryce [Cornelius} died Friday April 20, 2004 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. [Born July 15, 1016] She was born and grew up and lived
all but a few years in Winston-Salem. She graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School and received a business degree from Brevard College where she was one of the first women
graduates. Pryce was a lifelong member of Fries Memorial Moravian Church. She was also an active member in both the Daughters of the American Revolution and United
Daughters of the Confederacy. She was an avid bridge player and belonged to several clubs in the city. In addition, she was a member of the Winston-Salem Women's Club.
After working as a school crossing guard at Whitaker, Moore, Brunson and Wiley schools, she was honored by the Winston-Salem Police Department with Badge No. 1 for having
the longest tenure with the department's school crossing-guard program. She also retired from Old Salem after serving many years as a tour guide, historical interpreter and
reception center hostess. Two of her greatest joys in life were being with her family and spending time at Wrightsville Beach. Pryce was married to F.A. "Foxy" Foxworth, who
preceded her in death; as did her three brothers, B.O. "Corky" Cornelius, James Hancock Cornelius and Dillard Pete Cornelilus. She is survived by two daughters, Jean
Roderiguez of Granite Quarry and Eva Justice of Valdese; a grandson, Hobert Justice of Asheville; an adopted daughter, Beth Calhoun of Granite Quarry; ; by relatives in
Winston-Salem, Fayetteville and Sanford; and by relatives in South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today, May
2, at Vogler & Sons Funeral Home on S. Main St. A traditional Moravian graveside service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 3 at God's Acre in Old Salem by the Rev.
Margaret Leinbach of Fries Memorial and the Rev. Scott Venable of Home Moravian Church.
[On April 20, 1973,Mrs. Foxworth joined the UDC on the service of her Grandfather, John Henry Cornelius, Co. F, 28th Regt NC]
FOXWORTH, Mrs. [Bessie] Pryce [Cornelius} died Friday April 20, 2004 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. [Born July 15, 1016] She was born and grew up and lived
all but a few years in Winston-Salem. She graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School and received a business degree from Brevard College where she was one of the first women
graduates. Pryce was a lifelong member of Fries Memorial Moravian Church. She was also an active member in both the Daughters of the American Revolution and United
Daughters of the Confederacy. She was an avid bridge player and belonged to several clubs in the city. In addition, she was a member of the Winston-Salem Women's Club.
After working as a school crossing guard at Whitaker, Moore, Brunson and Wiley schools, she was honored by the Winston-Salem Police Department with Badge No. 1 for having
the longest tenure with the department's school crossing-guard program. She also retired from Old Salem after serving many years as a tour guide, historical interpreter and
reception center hostess. Two of her greatest joys in life were being with her family and spending time at Wrightsville Beach. Pryce was married to F.A. "Foxy" Foxworth, who
preceded her in death; as did her three brothers, B.O. "Corky" Cornelius, James Hancock Cornelius and Dillard Pete Cornelilus. She is survived by two daughters, Jean
Roderiguez of Granite Quarry and Eva Justice of Valdese; a grandson, Hobert Justice of Asheville; an adopted daughter, Beth Calhoun of Granite Quarry; ; by relatives in
Winston-Salem, Fayetteville and Sanford; and by relatives in South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today, May
2, at Vogler & Sons Funeral Home on S. Main St. A traditional Moravian graveside service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 3 at God's Acre in Old Salem by the Rev.
Margaret Leinbach of Fries Memorial and the Rev. Scott Venable of Home Moravian Church.
[On April 20, 1973,Mrs. Foxworth joined the UDC on the service of her Grandfather, John Henry Cornelius, Co. F, 28th Regt NC]
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FREEMAN, Mrs. Mamie Shore Freeman, 91 of 156 Bickerstaff Rd., Clemmons, N.C. died Thursday [ Nov 5, 1992] at Meadowbrook Manor. Mrs. Freeman was born April 10,
1901 in Yadkin County, Longtown community, to William Henry and Myrtle Long Shore. She taught school in the public school system for three years and later became the
first woman certified optician in Winston-Salem, working for Galeski Optical Co. Mrs. Freeman was a member of Clemmons United Methodist Church, the Annie Alspaugh Circle
and was a very active member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Surviving are her husband, Mr. Roberson Freeman, Sr. of the home; one son Roberson
Freeman, Jr. of Mt. Crawford, Va.; one daugher, Mrs. Mary Sue Freeman Patten of Charlotte, NC; five grandchildren, Mary Virginia Coppedge, William R. Freeman,
Robert A. Patten III, Beth Patten Griffin and John F. Patten; five great grandchildren and a brother, Ralph M. Shore of Yadkinville. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m.
Saturday at Vogler & Sons Clemmons Chapel by Rev. John Ferree and Rev. Bret Cogan. Burial will follow in Forsyth Memorial park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9
p.m. Friday at Vogler & Sons Clemmons Chapel. Memorials may be made to Clemmons United Methodist Church or to the United Daughters of the Confederacy, c/o Mrs. R.B.
Fitzgerald, 908 Watson Ave., Winston-salem, NC 27103.
[On Sept. 15, 1971 Mrs. Freeman joined the UDC on the service of her Great Grandfather Nathan Long, Co. I, 28th Regt NC]
FREEMAN, Mrs. Mamie Shore Freeman, 91 of 156 Bickerstaff Rd., Clemmons, N.C. died Thursday [ Nov 5, 1992] at Meadowbrook Manor. Mrs. Freeman was born April 10,
1901 in Yadkin County, Longtown community, to William Henry and Myrtle Long Shore. She taught school in the public school system for three years and later became the
first woman certified optician in Winston-Salem, working for Galeski Optical Co. Mrs. Freeman was a member of Clemmons United Methodist Church, the Annie Alspaugh Circle
and was a very active member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Surviving are her husband, Mr. Roberson Freeman, Sr. of the home; one son Roberson
Freeman, Jr. of Mt. Crawford, Va.; one daugher, Mrs. Mary Sue Freeman Patten of Charlotte, NC; five grandchildren, Mary Virginia Coppedge, William R. Freeman,
Robert A. Patten III, Beth Patten Griffin and John F. Patten; five great grandchildren and a brother, Ralph M. Shore of Yadkinville. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m.
Saturday at Vogler & Sons Clemmons Chapel by Rev. John Ferree and Rev. Bret Cogan. Burial will follow in Forsyth Memorial park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9
p.m. Friday at Vogler & Sons Clemmons Chapel. Memorials may be made to Clemmons United Methodist Church or to the United Daughters of the Confederacy, c/o Mrs. R.B.
Fitzgerald, 908 Watson Ave., Winston-salem, NC 27103.
[On Sept. 15, 1971 Mrs. Freeman joined the UDC on the service of her Great Grandfather Nathan Long, Co. I, 28th Regt NC]
TWIN CITY SENTINEL March 17, 1965
Mrs. Mina Pepper Fleshman, 85, businesswoman and world traveler, died at 4 am today at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. She had been seriously ill several weeks. Mrs.
Fleshman was president of Merrimont Co., and vice president of Kent Corp., and owner of the Stratford Center. She lived at 1087 Kent Road. She was born in Kernersville on
March 26, 1879 to Dr. John K. Pepper and Judith Kerner Pepper. She was educated at Salem Academy, a member of the class of 1898. She specialized in piano and
voice. In December 1898 she was married to Thomas Shirley Fleshman of Appomattox, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Fleshman resided in Kernersville until 1914 at which time they
moved to Winston-Salem to occupy their new home at 205 Cascade Avenue. Mr. Fleshman passed away in 1928, but Mrs. Fleshman maintained her home on Cascade Avenue
until 1954 when she purchased her present home at 1087 Kent Road.
Mrs. Fleshman, in recent years, spent much of her time abroad and traveled extensively in addition to leading an active life at home. She planned and developed the residential
area known as Merrimont and Merrimont Hills. She was interested in other properties in various parts of the city.
Her home on Cascade Avenue was given to a foundation, the Fleshman-Pratt Foundation, Inc., a wholly-charitable foundation established several years ago by Mrs. Fleshman
and her daughter, Mrs. Stewart Pratt. It is being used to promote missionary work. Starting in 1935 and continuing until 1950, she sponsored the presentation each Easter of
"The Seven Last Words of Christ", at Home Moravian Church, with James Christian Prohl conducting. She also was the donor of the chimes to Home Moravian Church. Mrs.
Fleshman was a member of Home Moravian and before that was a member of Kernersville Moravian Church which her grandfather and his family built in 1867. She was of a
quiet and retiring nature and was a lover of music and flowers. She was an ardent gardener. Her favorite prayer contained these sentences:
"Let me do my work each day, and if the darkened hour of despair overcome me, may I not forget the strength that comforted me in the desolation of other times...Spare me
from bitterness and the sharp passions of unguarded moments...May I not forget that poverty and riches are of the spirit...Though the world knows me not, may my thoughts and
actions be such as shall keep me friendly with myself"
Mrs. Fleshman was a member of the National Institute of Social Sciences; International Garden Club; Daughters of the American Revolution; United Daughters of the
Confederacy, The Twin City Club, and Forsyth County Club.
She is survved by a daughter, Mrs. Stewart C Pratt; a great granddaughter, Gerri Leigh Pratt and a nephew, John K. Pepper of Greensboro. The funeral will be conducted
at 4pm Thursday at Voglers Chapel by Dr. J.C. Hughes and the Rev. Dudley Colhoun. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.
[Mrs. Fleshman joined the UDC on May 21, 1925 on the service of her father Dr. John Kerr Pepper, Co. K., 1st NC. She was a REAL DAUGHTER. See Photo]
Mrs. Mina Pepper Fleshman, 85, businesswoman and world traveler, died at 4 am today at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. She had been seriously ill several weeks. Mrs.
Fleshman was president of Merrimont Co., and vice president of Kent Corp., and owner of the Stratford Center. She lived at 1087 Kent Road. She was born in Kernersville on
March 26, 1879 to Dr. John K. Pepper and Judith Kerner Pepper. She was educated at Salem Academy, a member of the class of 1898. She specialized in piano and
voice. In December 1898 she was married to Thomas Shirley Fleshman of Appomattox, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Fleshman resided in Kernersville until 1914 at which time they
moved to Winston-Salem to occupy their new home at 205 Cascade Avenue. Mr. Fleshman passed away in 1928, but Mrs. Fleshman maintained her home on Cascade Avenue
until 1954 when she purchased her present home at 1087 Kent Road.
Mrs. Fleshman, in recent years, spent much of her time abroad and traveled extensively in addition to leading an active life at home. She planned and developed the residential
area known as Merrimont and Merrimont Hills. She was interested in other properties in various parts of the city.
Her home on Cascade Avenue was given to a foundation, the Fleshman-Pratt Foundation, Inc., a wholly-charitable foundation established several years ago by Mrs. Fleshman
and her daughter, Mrs. Stewart Pratt. It is being used to promote missionary work. Starting in 1935 and continuing until 1950, she sponsored the presentation each Easter of
"The Seven Last Words of Christ", at Home Moravian Church, with James Christian Prohl conducting. She also was the donor of the chimes to Home Moravian Church. Mrs.
Fleshman was a member of Home Moravian and before that was a member of Kernersville Moravian Church which her grandfather and his family built in 1867. She was of a
quiet and retiring nature and was a lover of music and flowers. She was an ardent gardener. Her favorite prayer contained these sentences:
"Let me do my work each day, and if the darkened hour of despair overcome me, may I not forget the strength that comforted me in the desolation of other times...Spare me
from bitterness and the sharp passions of unguarded moments...May I not forget that poverty and riches are of the spirit...Though the world knows me not, may my thoughts and
actions be such as shall keep me friendly with myself"
Mrs. Fleshman was a member of the National Institute of Social Sciences; International Garden Club; Daughters of the American Revolution; United Daughters of the
Confederacy, The Twin City Club, and Forsyth County Club.
She is survved by a daughter, Mrs. Stewart C Pratt; a great granddaughter, Gerri Leigh Pratt and a nephew, John K. Pepper of Greensboro. The funeral will be conducted
at 4pm Thursday at Voglers Chapel by Dr. J.C. Hughes and the Rev. Dudley Colhoun. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.
[Mrs. Fleshman joined the UDC on May 21, 1925 on the service of her father Dr. John Kerr Pepper, Co. K., 1st NC. She was a REAL DAUGHTER. See Photo]
MEMORIAL TO KATHERINE BROUGHTON FLETCHER
Written by Chaplain of James B. Gordon Chapter UDC
Mrs. Fletcher was born on June 8, 1877 in Fulton, Clarendon County, SC, to Jackson J. and Leonora Harbin Broughton; she long survived the thirteen Broughton children.
Katherine Broughton Fletcher was a Real Daughter of the Confederacy and became an active member of the James B. Gordon Chapter of the UDC August 16, 1921, during
the presidency of Mrs. Henry L. Riggins. She was admitted to membership on the record of her father, Jackson J. Broughton, who belonged to Company M, South Carolina
Regiment. Mr. Broughton served his state and the Confederacy until the close of the War Between the States.
Mrs. Fletcher, a resident of Winston-Salem, NC since 1900 was the widow of Joseph Reid Fletcher, Sr., a local merchant and former alderman. Mr. Fletcher preceded her in
death in 1935.
For many years Mrs. Fletcher was a leader in local church and community activities. She was one of the original members of the Circle of kings Daughters, forerunner of all
welfare programs in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Mrs. Fletcher was a faithful and devoted member of the First Presbyterian Church, and at the time of her death she
was the oldest member of her church.
Katherine Broughton Fletcher was one of the main stars in the work carried on by the James B. Gordon Chapter. She contributed immeasurably through monetary gifts, by her
dependable support of chapter projects, and by her jovial and loyal attendance at both local and district meetings. Truly, this Real Daughter will be greatly missed.
Mrs. Fletcher died at the remarkable age of 101 years on Friday, August 18, 1978 and was buried in Salem Cemetery.
We extend our warm and sincere sympathy to her son, Mr. Joseph R. Fletcher, Jr., the only survivor of this outstanding Real Daughter of the Confederacy.
Affectionately and respectfully submitted: James B. Gordon Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Written by Chaplain of James B. Gordon Chapter UDC
Mrs. Fletcher was born on June 8, 1877 in Fulton, Clarendon County, SC, to Jackson J. and Leonora Harbin Broughton; she long survived the thirteen Broughton children.
Katherine Broughton Fletcher was a Real Daughter of the Confederacy and became an active member of the James B. Gordon Chapter of the UDC August 16, 1921, during
the presidency of Mrs. Henry L. Riggins. She was admitted to membership on the record of her father, Jackson J. Broughton, who belonged to Company M, South Carolina
Regiment. Mr. Broughton served his state and the Confederacy until the close of the War Between the States.
Mrs. Fletcher, a resident of Winston-Salem, NC since 1900 was the widow of Joseph Reid Fletcher, Sr., a local merchant and former alderman. Mr. Fletcher preceded her in
death in 1935.
For many years Mrs. Fletcher was a leader in local church and community activities. She was one of the original members of the Circle of kings Daughters, forerunner of all
welfare programs in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Mrs. Fletcher was a faithful and devoted member of the First Presbyterian Church, and at the time of her death she
was the oldest member of her church.
Katherine Broughton Fletcher was one of the main stars in the work carried on by the James B. Gordon Chapter. She contributed immeasurably through monetary gifts, by her
dependable support of chapter projects, and by her jovial and loyal attendance at both local and district meetings. Truly, this Real Daughter will be greatly missed.
Mrs. Fletcher died at the remarkable age of 101 years on Friday, August 18, 1978 and was buried in Salem Cemetery.
We extend our warm and sincere sympathy to her son, Mr. Joseph R. Fletcher, Jr., the only survivor of this outstanding Real Daughter of the Confederacy.
Affectionately and respectfully submitted: James B. Gordon Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.