raymond jackson hoots

Mr. Raymond Jackson Hoots Sr., 79, of Winston-Salem passed away Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born May 21, 1921, in Yadkin County to Maude Taylor and Everett Henry Hoots. Mr. Hoots was a member of Enon Baptist Church in East Bend. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a retired driver for Greyhound Bus Lines. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bertrice Smitherman Hoots of the home; two sons, Michael Hoots and Raymond J. Hoots Jr.; three grandsons, Matthew Taylor Hoots, Benjamin Cleveland Hoots and Kent Blackburn Hoots; and a brother, Daniel Hoots of Courtney. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, 2000, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel, with the Rev. Floyd Boles officiating. Burial will follow in the Enon Baptist Church Cemetery in East Bend. Memorials may be made to Enon Baptist Church, Route 2, Box 339, East Bend, NC 27018.