November 5: Happy Birthday! Myra Gardner Pearce
Myra Gardner Pearce was born on this day in 1915, in Johnston County, to Jonas Bailey and Mary Elizabeth Gardner. Myra was married to Bronnie Clifton Pearce. They started the first diaper service in...
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November 4: Happy Birthday! Captain William Robert Burke
Captain William Robert Burke was born on this day in 1897, in Ashe County, to John Thomas and Mollie Ellen Phillips Burke. He attended school, then he began farming. He left farming to work...
November 3: Happy Birthday! George Edward “Skip” Prosser
George Edward “Skip” Prosser III was born on this day in 1950, in Pittsburgh. He attended the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy and graduated with a degree in nautical science. He received his master’s...
November 2: Happy Birthday! Charles Moses Thomas
Charles Moses Thomas was born on this day in 1864, in Davidson County, to Newton and Sarah Waggoner Thomas. He spent his early life in Davidson County, and moved to Winston-Salem about 1890. Charles...
November 1: Happy Birthday! John Marsden Sampson
John Marsden Sampson was born on this day in 1906, in Yadkin County, to J. B. L. and Sallie Hutchens Sampson. John came to Winston-Salem in 1922 and worked with Chatham Manufacturing Company. He...
October 31: Happy Birthday! Louis Brian Piccolo
Louis Brian Piccolo was born on this day in 1943, in Massachusetts. He attended Central Catholic High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He came to Winston-Salem when he enrolled at Wake Forest College. He...
October 30: Happy Birthday! Janie Davenport Weaver
Janie Davenport Weaver was born on this day in 1909, in Lenoir, to Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Weaver. Janie’s father came to Winston-Salem to be a minister at Centenary Methodist Church, and she...
October 29: Happy Birthday! Archibel “Archie” Elledge
Archibel “Archie” Elledge was born in 1897, in Wilkes County, to Joseph A. and Margaret Elledge. Archie spent his early life in Wilkes County, and he was a graduate of Wake Forest College and...
October 28: Happy Birthday! George William Coan Sr.
George William Coan Sr. was born on this day in 1867, in Virginia, to John O. and Mary Jones Coan. George graduated from Poughkeepsie Business School in New York at the age of 16...
October 27: Happy Birthday! Leon Leftwich Rice Jr.
Leon Leftwich Rice Jr. was born on this day in 1912, in South Carolina, to Leon L. and Sara Wilhite Rice. He spent his early years in South Carolina, and graduated from Furman...