Carrie L. Samuels

SAMUELS Carrie L. Samuels went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, at her home. She was born June 19, 1943, in New Jersey to Bettye and Ronald Stubbs. She was a graduate of Carver High School. Carrie Samuels was a proud and faithful servant for the Lord. Her greatest pride was in helping and caring for others. She was previously employed as a licensed practical nurse at Forsyth Medical Center until December 1999. She continued her employment in Las Vegas, Nev., working also with Hospice. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mrs. Bettye Stubbs; father Ronald Stubbs; sister Mary Alice Williams; and husband James Samuels. A devoted and loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, she leaves to cherish her memory her sister, Yvonne Stubbs Small of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; stepsisters and stepbrothers Carsandra (Gene) Koger, Lurline Jackson and Ricardo and Rodney Moore, all of Winston-Salem; her sons, Anthony Stubbs of Greensboro and Ronald Crump; and her daughters, Cheryl Stubbs, Bettye McConniehead (Thomas) and Candace Goodson, all of Winston-Salem; an aunt, Anni Tole (Alan) Stubbs; an uncle, Stanley Stubbs of Fort Lauderdale; a very close cousin, Kanzenner Wilks of Winston-Salem; very dear friends Lindy Ellis and Jeanette Johnson, both of Winston-Salem, and Rachel Alston-Clyburn of Greensboro; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Antioch Christian Church. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Family visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the church. The family can be contacted at 4375 Joseph Samuels Drive. A special thanks to Hospice of Winston-Salem, Russell Funeral Home Inc., Antioch Christian Church and all family and friends for their support and love. Online condolences may be made at www.russellfuneralservice.com. (Russell)