September 11, 2917~ November 2, 2016

Mr. Willie Byrd Archie, 99, was born to the late Charlie R. Archie, Sr. and the late Pearl Green Archie in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on September 11, 1917. He attended the local schools of Winston-Salem and was a former member of Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church.

Mr. Archie worked for a short period of time at RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. He subsequently went to work as an optician in the office of Dr. McIntosh Hedrick and he retired after twenty-nine years of dedicated service in that profession, from Dr. Hedrick's office.

He was quite the sportsman. He enjoyed playing tennis, liked to hunt and fish. And he often tinkered with cars as a "backyard mechanic." Mr. Archie once played baseball with The Winston-Salem Pond Giants, one of the oldest semiprofessional baseball teams in the country. The team was originally known as the Old Prince Albert Pond Giants.

Mr. Willie Byrd Archie passed away at his home in Winston-Salem on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Olivia Denise Reid; and his siblings, Evelyn Archie Wright, Charlie Archie, Jr. and Robert L. Archie.

Those family members who survive and who will forever cherish precious memories of him include his daughter, Tracey (Terrance) Robinson; his additional children, Gail (Warren) Robinson, Elliott Robinson and Jennifer (Anthony) Hazel; grandchildren, Courtney, Terrell, A'Maya, George and LaTresa; a sister-in-law, Ella Ruth Archie; a devoted niece, Velma Archie (Herrell) Fields; his "buddy," Lee Howard; and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.

Funeral service will be at 11:30 AM on Monday, November 7, 2016 in the chapel of Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. The family will greet friends 30 minutes prior to the service. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.

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