Remembering Those We've Lost: A Roundup of Winston-Salem Funeral Services This Week

Over 10 days in July, Winston-Salem families gathered in churches, funeral chapels and memorial grounds to say goodbye to five neighbors whose lives reached into the city's schools, hospitals, workplaces, congregations and homes. Gloria Jean Thompson Cain, Carolyn A. Archie, Charles Edward Berrow, Julia Jean Hines Moses and Eva Boston Howell each left a distinct record of work, care, family and faith in the Twin City.

What follows is a record of their lives and the services held to honor them, an invitation for the Winston-Salem community to remember and pay respects.

Gloria Jean Thompson Cain, affectionately known as Jeanie Gal, died June 28, 2026, in Winston-Salem at age 81 following a brief illness. Born in Winston-Salem on Feb. 1, 1945, to Willie Thompson Jr. and Frances Lewis Thompson, Cain attended the public schools of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County. Cain supervised employees in the Food and Nutrition Division of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth Schools System, retiring after 30 years of dedicated service.

Cain was a member and in regular attendance at Fellowship Church, formerly known as The Uncompromising Word Fellowship Church. Gloria J. Cain's obituary described her as a regal, warm and wise presence. Public viewing for Cain was held Sunday, July 5, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home, with her funeral service held Monday, July 6, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at Fellowship Church, 2800 E. Sprague St., Winston-Salem, and interment at Parklawn Memorial Park.

Carolyn A. Archie, also known as Carolyn Cookie Archie, was an 83-year-old Winston-Salem resident who passed away on June 27, 2026, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Archie was a first-generation college graduate of Winston-Salem State University, where she headed the Student Nurses Association, joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and was crowned the 1964 homecoming queen.

Archie achieved a historic milestone as the first Black registered nurse in the pediatric ICU at Baptist Hospital, where she worked for nearly 40 years. Following her hospital career, Archie continued her healthcare work at Piedmont Health Services and the Sickle Cell Agency. She was an enthusiastic member of the Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc., a professional organization for nurses.

Archie's proudest achievement was mothering and mentoring her five children. Carolyn A. Archie's obituary described her as a quiet force to be reckoned with, marked by warm integrity and cool determination. Funeral services for Archie were held Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 495 NW Crawford Place, Winston-Salem, with family visitation starting at 11:00 a.m. and interment at Piedmont Memorial Gardens.

Charles Edward Berrow, affectionately known as Billy Dee, died on July 1, 2026, in Winston-Salem, where he was born on April 12, 1960. Berrow graduated from Atkins High School in 1978. He worked for over 10 years in housekeeping at Baptist Hospital (now Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center), later at Hillcrest Furniture Store, before retiring from Cliff Harvel's Moving Company in 2021.

Berrow was a devoted fan of the Raiders, Clemson football and Duke basketball and was known for his honest, straightforward nature and deep love for his family. He is survived by his daughter Sha'Ronda Berrow, son Billy Dee Ingram, former spouse Tietanya Berrow, 10 grandchildren, brother Mark Williams and special friend Dorothy Daniels. Funeral service for Berrow was held Saturday, July 11, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home chapel, 727 N. Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, with public viewing on Friday, July 10, 2026.

Julia Jean Hines Moses passed away on July 4, 2026, in Winston-Salem; she was born Dec. 25, 1945, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Moses was a faithful member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church for over 50 years and worked as a nanny, housekeeper and caregiver. She is survived by six children—Janice Hines, Edward Moses Jr., Kenny Moses, Brian Moses, Terry Little Bit Moses and Sandra Moses—along with numerous grandchildren and siblings Debbie Hines and Howard Motley. Funeral service for Moses was held Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Fitch St., Winston-Salem, officiated by Rev. Dr. Dennis Leach Sr.

Eva Boston Howell, 96, passed away on July 4, 2026, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Howell was born on Jan. 22, 1930, in Vivian, West Virginia, to parents George and Frances Boston. She moved to Winston-Salem in 1951, where she established her home and built a full life. Howell graduated from Winston-Salem Teachers College, now known as Winston-Salem State University. Funeral services for Howell were held at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, with a public viewing on Monday, July 13, 2026, at Russell Funeral Home.

Together, these five neighbors represent the layered fabric of Winston-Salem life: the schools where Cain fed students for three decades, the pediatric ICU where Archie broke barriers, the hospital halls Berrow kept clean, the homes Moses cared for as a nanny, and the Winston-Salem State classrooms where Howell trained as an educator. Their congregations—Fellowship Church, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church and United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church—held services drawing families, friends and fellow worshipers to honor lives measured not in years alone but in faithful presence and service.

Full obituaries, service details and family information are available on the Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home website and the Russell Funeral Service website at russellfuneralservice.com/obituaries. These listings serve as a record not only of loss but of the community Winston-Salem has built together—one neighbor, one act of service, one life at a time.