This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Wilhelm, Dinkins, Perry, Dinkins, Etchinson, Issacs Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/3905/mb.ashx Message Board Post: EAST BEND - Nell Gray Dinkins, 71, of East Bend, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on March 5, 1937 in Yadkin County to James Roy and Mammie Perry Wilhelm. Mrs. Dinkins was a member of East Bend Baptist Church, East Bend Ruritan Club, Yadkin Historical Society, and served on the East Bend Public Library Building Committee. She received her Masters degree from Appalachian State University and was retired from the Forsyth County School System. Mrs. Dinkins was preceded in death by her parents and by a brother, Perry "Billy" Wilhelm. Surviving are her husband, Athalee Dinkins of the home; sons, Von Neil Dinkins of East Bend, James William (Scarlet) Dinkins of East Bend, and Joel Athalee (Candice) Dinkins of East Bend; brother, James "Jim" Kent Wilhelm of East Bend; sister, Lou Ray Etchison of Clemmons; grandchildren, Hannah, Callie, and Jordan of East Bend; cousin, Polly Lou Issacs of Clemmons. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:! 00 p.m., Friday, October 31, 2008, at the Huff Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Starky officiating. Burial will follow in the East Bend Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m., Thursday, at Huff Funeral Home, in East Bend. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the East Bend Public Library Building Fund, P.O. Box 69, East Bend, NC 27018. Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 10/30/2008 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.