Mr. Winston Jahleel Poe, age 22, of North Wilkesboro passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in Deep Gap with Pastor Eric Proffit and Rev. Roy Smith officiating. Burial will be in Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery following the service. The family will receive friends from 11:30 AM until 1:30 PM prior to the service at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church.

Winston was born on August 11, 2003, in Wilkes County to Mark Irwin Poe and Dorenda Kay Greene. He was a proud CNA II at Ridge Valley Center for Nursing. Winston was also a student at Appalachian State University and Wilkes Community College. He was 22, full of energy and passion for life, a big heart and a smile that would light up the room. Winston was happiest spending time with his family and friends by his side. Whether he was at the beach, on a skateboard, or carving through the snow on his snowboard, shooting basketball or making his music he did all these things with enthusiasm. He was fiercely loyal and loving. Winston never met a stranger. To know him was to love him. Winston’s vibrant spirit and kindness was infectious and simply unforgettable. He was a hard worker and loved caring for his patients he adored and loved them beyond measure. He was adored and loved by his family and friends. He will be dearly missed.

He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Alberta Lee Poe “Polly”.

Those left to cherish his memory are his mother, Dorenda Kay Greene of Millers Creek; father, Mark Irwin Poe of Jefferson; grandparents; Rex and Christine Greene of Deep Gap; his girlfriend, Hailey Roach of North Wilkesboro and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the Wilkes Community College Foundation Scholarship Fund Winston Poe, PO Box 120, Wilkesboro, NC 28697.