Dorothy Jeanette Hairston

Dorothy Jeanette Hairston of 5236 Larkspur Drive in Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after a period of illness. She was born Oct. 4, 1934, in Winston-Salem to Richard L. Hairston and Bessie Lee Hooper Hairston. She attended the Winston-Salem Forsyth County schools and was retired from N.C. Baptist Hospital. She was a member of St. John Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and an honorary member of the Cyclops Social Club. She leaves to cherish her memory her sons, Richard B. (Debra) Hairston, Jerry (Cassandra) Hairston, Donald L. Hairston and Rodney Hairston; a daughter, Sateria H. (Jeffrey) Tinsley; six sisters, Catherine (Frank) Jackson, Gwendolyn (Eugene) Eaton-Lawrence, Shirley Bohannon, Ophelia Abney, Fostenia Hairston and the Rev. Artis Hairston Smith; several foster grandchildren, Roberta Weatherspoon, Casandra Weatherspoon, Jackie Maxwell, Maurice Brown and Denise Brown; a devoted friend, Lucille Pugh; her loving caretaker, Joann McCollum; a favored cousin, Alexander B. Hooper; and a host of devoted grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at St. John Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, where Pastor Best will officiate. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Family visitation will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the American Kidney Foundation, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852. Arrangements are entrusted to Gilmore Funeral Home Services.