Mrs. Lucille Carter Slater, affectionately known as "Lucy", was born in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Benson and Lucille Carter on June 7, 1934. Educated in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County public schools, she was a graduate of Atkins Senior High School, class of 1952. She was employed by Reynolds Health Care Center and later retired with more than 30 years of service from the Forsyth County Department of Social Services. Formerly a member of St. Stephen Baptist Church, she more recently attended St. Paul United Methodist Church. Mrs. Slater passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 21, 2019. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 29 years, William Slater; sister, Zelma White; daughter, Jacqueline Redd; nephew, Earl Carter; and father of her son, James "Cookie" Cook. She will be lovingly remembered by her son, Javon (Dawn) Cook; nieces, Carolyn Carter (James Parker) and Lynette (Danyell) Jordan; nephew, William (Rochelle) Carter; cousins, Bernice Tanner and Tony Love and a host of other relatives and special friends. A service in her memory will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in the chapel of Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. The family will greet friends immediately following the service.

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