William Richard Winstead
September 26, 1916 ~ September 30, 2013
NASHVILLE - William Richard Winstead, age 97, passed away peacefully Monday, September 30, 2013. Born in Nash County on September 26, 1916, to the late Dempsey Richard Winstead and Rhoda Lindsey Winstead. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Pauline Langley Winstead, and eight brothers, Melton, Otha, Russell, Leaston, John, Horace, Norman, and Cleveland; and a granddaughter, Amanda Pauline Winstead.
He leaves to cherish his memory, daughter, Shirley Winstead Bowman and husband Bill; sons, Harold Winstead and wife Dottie and Billy Winstead and wife Ann; grandchildren, Roger Winstead and wife Sarah, Lisa Shields and husband Tom, Polly Coats and husband Eddie, and Kristin Jeffries and husband Shawn; great-grandchildren, Amanda and Catherine Coats, Colin and Grace Shields, and Ridge and Dylan Winstead. He will also be remembered by brother, Aaron Winstead; sisters-in-law, Madelyn Winstead, Virginia Winstead, Annette Winstead, and Nellie Rhea Winstead; and his extended family of caregivers, Mae Jordan, Dotty and William Bryant and Charlie Gray.
Mr. Winstead, along with his wife, Pauline, built and operated "W.R. Winstead's Grocery" on Hwy 58, south in the Sandy Cross community for nearly 40 years. In 1997, his life story and the tales of life around his country store was commemorated by local actors in a play at the Nash County Cultural Center. He spent many years as an active member of the Coopers Ruritan Club and was named "Ruritan of the Year" in 2004. He had been a member of the Woodmen of the World Society for many years. He served for 12 years as a member of the first Nash County Planning Board. He was a member of Barnes Hill Church.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Braziel and Rev. Dick Singleton officiating. Visitation with the family will be held from 1:30pm to 3:00pm prior to the service. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Nashville, North Carolina.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Coopers Ruritan Club, 896 Macedonia Road, Spring Hope NC 27882 or Barnes Hill Church, c/o John Manning, 5592 West Mount Drive, Nashville, NC 27856.
Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.
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350 North 1st Street, Ext.
Nashville, NC 27856
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Mr. William was a good neighbor and friend we will miss him in our community. He would always tell me he had seen me go buy on our horse and wagon when we didn’t even know he was looking. But we know he is in Heaven now with Miss Pauline. Steve and Martha Langley
Shirley, Harold and Billy, we are so sorry for the loss of your Father. You are my Family, and always will be. All of you are truly Angles, you mean so much to me. I am so proud to have been able to call this Great Man, Uncle William. But to me he was so much more our love and prayers are with you all. See you soon. L. E. And Pam Langley.
Barbara and I are truly blessed by knowing Mr. Winstead and his family. Your love and caring for him is indescibable. Everyone that has ever known him will miss his prescence. Barbara and David Batts
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The Bible promises that those who have died will be resurrected to a paradise earth. (John 528,29) Communicate your feeling, Kind words will cheer you up. (Prov. 1225) Keeping your feeling bottled up inside may make it difficult for you to deal with your grief. On the other hand, discussing your feelings with someone you trust will open the way for you to receive kind words of encouragement when you need it most. God will wipe out every tear from their eyes, & death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away. (Rev. 214) Talk to God. Likely, you will feel much better after you pour out your heart to Jehovah God in prayer. (Ps. 628) This is not simply a feel-good therapy. In prayer, you are appealing to the God of all comfort, who comfort us in all our tribulation. (2 Cor. 13,4) By these following scriptures. Ps. 3418; Ps. 10217; Ps. 1473; Isaiah 258. It is my hope that some of these will help you, as they did for me. giving, hope to see our loved ones once again
The Bible promises that those who have died will be resurrected to a paradise earth. (John 528,29) Communicate your feeling, Kind words will cheer you up. (Prov. 1225) Keeping your feeling bottled up inside may make it difficult for you to deal with your grief. On the other hand, discussing your feelings with someone you trust will open the way for you to receive kind words of encouragement when you need it most. God will wipe out every tear from their eyes, & death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away. (Rev. 214) Talk to God. Likely, you will feel much better after you pour out your heart to Jehovah God in prayer. (Ps. 628) This is not simply a feel-good therapy. In prayer, you are appealing to the God of all comfort, who comfort us in all our tribulation. (2 Cor. 13,4) By these following scriptures. Ps. 3418; Ps. 10217; Ps. 1473; Isaiah 258. It is my hope that some of these will help you, as they did for me. giving, hope to see our loved ones once again