Obits for the week of July 20

Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 20, 2023

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William Lee Munsie

Mr. William Lee Munsie, 84, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2023, at his home. He was born in Piedmont, W.V., on July 5, 1939, to the late Norris Lee and Sarah Swan Munsie. Munsie was a member of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a die-hard Alabama football fan and being an engineer, was always trying to seek and understand the meaning of things. Munsie was a hard worker and a selfless, amazing husband, father and grandfather. Surviving is his wife of 58 years, Carolee Killian Munsie; daughter, Lisa M. Stephens (William); son, Ian Scott Munsie (Angela); grandchildren, Olivia Stephens, Ivy Stephens, Haley Munsie and Madeline Munsie; brother, Gregory Michael Munsie; sister, Sharon Munsie; also surviving are his brothers and sisters-in-law, Dale and Laurie Killian Bolt and Mark and Patty Killian. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Harmony Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Ryan Mendenhall, Rev. Randy Perdue and Rev. Greg Freeman officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at White Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 3335 White Hill Rd. Sanford, NC 27332. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, 5041 Styers Ferry Road, Lewisville, NC 27023. Online condolences may be made at www.hayworth-miller.com.

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• Graham Edgar “Junior” Reid Jr., 92, passed away on July 15, 2023, at SECU Hospice Home in Yadkinville.

• Carolyn Joan Riddle Marshall, 87, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

• Hercules “Harry” Amprazis, 91, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2023, at home in Clemmons by his daughter’s side.

Madhu Bala Sood Soin, 73, passed away on July 14, 2023.

• Eugene Arthur Bowman, 82, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center surrounded by his family.

• Rose Marie Stanley Pierce, 81, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

• Joyce Lynn Paxton (Shaffer), 76, passed away on July 12, 2023.

• Emma Brooks Edwards, 10, entered heaven and into the loving arms of her great-grandmother Frannie Annie on July 11, 2023.

• Ronald “Ron” Gene Robertson, 74, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

Donald R. Smith, 81, a loving husband, father, brother and friend, passed away on July 15, 2023.

• William Lee Munsie, 84, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2023, at his home.

• Linda Katherine Bolen, 79,  passed away on July 1, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.

• Margaret Ward Brewer Bayer, 101, of Clemmons passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem.