William Winfield

GREENSBORO - William "Bill" Winfield, 62, went to be with the Lord on April 27, 2009, at his resi-dence after losing his battle with brain cancer. Bill was a faithful son, husband, father and Christian who lived his faith in Jesus Christ and loved Mary the Mother of Jesus.

He was born December 29, 1946, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, graduated from New Bern High School in 1965 and Campbell University in 1969. He worked at Ricoh/Lanier as a Sales Executive for the Christian Purchasing Network.

Bill was a member of Saint Benedict Catholic Church where he served on the Parish Council Board and assisted with RCIA, was involved with the Cursillo Movement and Marriage Encounter, was a mem-ber of Knights of Columbus Council 939, and the Respect Life Committee. He helped organized the Angel Tree annually to assist children in need at Christmas.

Bill was a Board member of the original Life Chain Committee and Co-Founder of Family Advisory Council on Sex Education (FACE), an Abstinence-Based Program in the North Carolina Public Schools. The Abstinence Until Marriage Bill that was passed by the North Carolina Legislature grew out of FACE.

The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 1, 2009, at Saint Benedict Catholic Church with Father James Duong and Monsignor Joseph Showfety officiating. The interment will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Saint Paul Catholic Church in New Bern, N.C., with Father Ernest Ruede officiating.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Winfield in 1953 and Florence Elliott in 2002; and his stepfather, Michael Jowdy, in 1969; and his mother-in-law, Beverly Benners Lupton. He is survived by his wife of forty three years, Linda; his children, Bill Winfield, III and wife, Nicole, of New Bern, Leigh Ann Allred and husband, Scott, of Ridgeway, Va., Amber Roberts and husband, Rick, of Richmond, Va. and Michael Winfield of Greensboro; fourteen grandchildren; one surviving uncle, Ernest Elliott and wife, Gladys, of Bridgeport, Connecticut; and father-in-law, Billy Benners.

Bill was a champion tennis player having attended college on a Tennis Scholarship, and enjoyed walk-ing, boating, golfing and camping with family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to North Carolina Right to Life, P.O. Box 9282, Greensboro, NC, 27429-0282, Room At The Inn of the Carolinas, 6651 Rayle Farm Court, Pleasant Garden, NC 27313, or Greensboro Pregnancy Care Center, 917 N. Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 in his memory.

The visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2009, at Hanes Lineberry N. Elm Chapel. The rosary will be at 6:45 pm.

Online condolences may be made at www.mem.com.

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