Mrs Evie Beck Transou

Winston-Salem- Mrs. Evie Beck Transou, 99, died at Golden Living Center in Mt. Airy, on September 2, 2011. She was a former resident of Queensbury Road since 1959. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM, on Monday, September 5, at New Philadelphia Moravian Church with Reverend Dr. David A. Marcus, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the church graveyard.

Mrs. Transou was born in Forsyth County to the late David E. and Sallie Conrad Beck. She married Virgil A. Transou on September 8, 1945. They were together twenty-two happy years before his death. She loved getting up and going to work at Hickory Farms Store at Thru-Way Shopping Center and continued to work well into her seventies. She was a member of New Philadelphia Moravian Church since 1955 and participated in several church activities. Gardening of every type was of special interest to Mrs. Transou.

She is survived by her children and their spouses, Tony M. and Carolyn Transou of Mt. Airy and Lisa T. Allgood and husband Wayne of Charlotte; grandchildren, Amanda Allgood, Sallie Allgood (Jonathan Cook), Alison Transou, and Jeffrey Transou; great grandchild, Molly Cook; and two sisters, Mary Cromer and Frances Lefler. The family extends a special thank you to her niece, Norma McGee. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM at Frank Vogler & Sons, Clemmons Chapel on Sunday, September 4. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to New Philadelphia Moravian Band, 4440 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104. On-line condolences may be made to www.frankvoglerandsons.com