Mrs. Eva Brown Hairston, 98, departed this earthly life from Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home and Palliative Care Center in Winston-Salem on March 1, 2018, following a period of illness. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Alexander Hairston; three daughters, Jacqueline Hairston, Mary H. Eldridge and Linda Hairston; three sisters, Beulah Imes, Flora Miller and Lena Brown; four brothers, Charlie, Sam, Joe and Clifton Brown; a devoted son-in-law, Edward C. Pate; and a grandson, Paul C. Pate. She was born to the late Saint Brown and Pearl Sprinkle Brown in Clemmons, North Carolina on April 13, 1919. She was educated in the schools of Davie County She was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church for 70 years. She was a charter member of the Senior Usher Board and gave 50 years of dedicated service to that ministry. Mrs. Hairston was an inspector for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company for 46 years prior to her retirement. Survivors who will forever cherish loving memories of her include three daughters, Clara Pate of Chicago, IL, her devoted caregiver, Debra Holmes and Pamela King, both of the city; five grandchildren, Quentin Holmes, Jr., Paula Pate, Terrence Glenn, Trivon Glenn and Danielle Glenn; 9 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; a devoted friend, Edward Donnell Oliver, Sr.; many extended family members and friends. A funeral service will take place at Piney Grove Baptist Church at 1pm, Saturday, March 10, 2018. Interment will follow at Piedmont Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends thirty minutes prior to the service at the church, at 12:30pm. For a copy of the funeral program, click here