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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.


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David Hugh McGowen

David Hugh McGowen

Mar 27, 2024

David H. McGowen, age 87 of King, NC passed away peacefully on March 27, 2024 at Kate B Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem.  David was born in 1936 in West Virginia.  He graduated from West Virginia University and was retired from Procter & Gamble with whom he had a 30-year career in sales.  David was married for 62 years to...

Jane Talbert McKee

Jane Talbert McKee

Mar 26, 2024

Mrs. Jane Talbert McKee, 67, of Advance, NC passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. She was born September 13, 1956 in Rockingham, NC. Mrs. McKee was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was very close to her ladies Bible study which she was a part of for over 30 years. She was a...

Nancy Boner Parnell

Nancy Boner Parnell

Mar 26, 2024

Nancy Boner Parnell, 91, passed away at home on March 26, 2024. She was born on July 21, 1932, to Blanche Mullican Boner and Burton Thomas Boner, Sr. in Forsyth County. Nancy was a lifelong member of Boyer’s Chapel Church of Christ. She graduated from Clemmons High School and worked at Western Electric. There, she made many lasting friendships. Nancy...

Arlene Champney

Arlene Champney

Mar 26, 2024

Allie Arlene Ingram Champney “Omie”, 91, of Winston-Salem, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends. 

A memorial service will be held 2pm Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, Silas Creek Chapel with Brother Dwayne Petty officiating. 

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. 

Arlene...

Jean Marie Ogburn Neal

Jean Marie Ogburn Neal

Mar 26, 2024

Jean Ogburn Neal, 91, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Hospice House in High Point.  Jean was a woman of love and compassion, spreading joy and kindness wherever she went.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister.

She was born July 6, 1932, in Forsyth County to the late James and Alice Ogburn....

Bobby Lee Tuttle

Bobby Lee Tuttle

Mar 25, 2024

Mr. Bobby Lee Tuttle passed away Monday evening March 25, 2024, at his home. He was born on August 4, 1932, in Forsyth County to the late Gurnie Tuttle and Willie Berrier Tuttle. Bobby was a lifetime member of Canaan United Methodist Church and Vice President of Tuttle Lumber Company. He was preceded in death by his first wife Pat...

Margaret Ann McGuire

Margaret Ann McGuire

Mar 24, 2024

Margaret Ann Johnson McGuire, affectionately known as ‘Mimi’ to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, died peacefully on Sunday, March 24th at the age of 102.

Margaret was born on January 19th, 1922, on the family tobacco farm in Johnston County, NC. She was the third of seven children to Paul Esrom Johnson and Janet Margaret Causey Johnson. Growing up during the Great...

Virgina Pearl Carroll Pleasant

Virgina Pearl Carroll Pleasant

Mar 24, 2024

Mrs. Virgina Pearl Carroll Pleasant, 84, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born in Hopkins County, Kentucky to the late Woodvul Granderson Carroll and Fairy Irene Littlepage Carroll. Virginia was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of Jefferson Christian Church in Rural Hall, NC. She loved her Lord...

Kathryn Yates Watkins

Kathryn Yates Watkins

Mar 23, 2024

Mrs. Kathryn Regina Watkins, 70, of Winston-Salem, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was known for her loving, kind, nurturing, and caring hardworking nature. Mrs. Watkins was often described as “everyone’s Mom.” She attended R.J. Reynold High School and later pursued a career as a server and hostess. She was a member of Hanes...

John Eldon Rasey

John Eldon Rasey

Mar 23, 2024

Born to Byron and Vergie Lovella Wooten Rasey in Napoleon, Ohio, John Eldon Rasey discovered America on August 11, 1938. He would often share, “I was born on the kitchen table in time for lunch, and I haven’t been late for a meal since!” John loved to laugh and to make others smile and laugh as well. His sense of...

Bette Lou Hemrick Kiser

Bette Lou Hemrick Kiser

Mar 23, 2024

Bette Lou Hemrick Kiser, 96, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at her home. Bette was born on January 12, 1928 in Forsyth County to the late Donnie Sanford Hemrick and Bessie Bodenheimer Hemrick. She was employed with Arcade Fashion Shop in downtown Winston-Salem for 25 years and retired from the Forsyth County Tax Department after 23 years of...

Betty Mabe Gutierrez

Betty Mabe Gutierrez

Mar 23, 2024

Kernersville – Mrs. Betty Jean Mabe Gutierrez, 75, passed away March 23, 2024, at Kernersville Medical Center. She was born March 6, 1949, in Forsyth County to the late Irvin Mabe and Hessie Calhoun Mabe. Betty was a loving mother and aunt. She was very generous, loved her family, her dog, Bella, and the Lord. Mrs. Gutierrez enjoyed dancing and...

Barbara Ann Hicks Fox

Barbara Ann Hicks Fox

Mar 23, 2024

Barbara Ann Hicks Fox, 91 of Clemmons, NC (formerly of Winston-Salem) passed away on March 23, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC.  She was born on November 29, 1932, in Forsyth County, NC to the late J. Marshall Hicks and Clara Lee Dymott Hicks.

She graduated from Mineral Springs High School in 1951.  She worked for Western Electric...

Miles Edward Bennett

Miles Edward Bennett

Mar 22, 2024

Miles Edward Bennett, 89, entered heaven peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Friday, March 22, 2024. Miles was born in Bradford County, PA, on October 27, 1934, to the late Harry L. Bennett and Bertha May Bennett. Miles was a graduate of Eastern Pilgrim College in Allentown, PA, where he met his wife, Cathy. He also earned a master’s degree...

James "Jim" Lewis Isley

James "Jim" Lewis Isley

Mar 22, 2024

Obituary to follow.

Carol "Sue" Warner

Carol "Sue" Warner

Mar 22, 2024

Mrs. Carol “Sue” Warner, 78, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. She was born in Alamance County on August 6, 1945, the daughter of the late Ed Wofford and Carol Estelle Terrell James. She retired from Forsyth Medical Center in 2003 with 21 years of service as a proud LPN nurse....

Loretta Anna Doyle

Loretta Anna Doyle

Mar 21, 2024

Loretta Anna (Staub) Doyle, 84, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Winston-Salem, NC.  Loretta was born on June 16, 1938 in West Allis, Wisconsin to German immigrants, Hugo and Helena Mueckler.  Loretta studied dental technology at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI and was a practicing dental hygienist for over 30 years. After retiring, she went on to get...

Jane Beeson Robertson

Jane Beeson Robertson

Mar 21, 2024

Jane Beeson Robertson, a woman of love and compassion, peacefully closed her eyes and embarked on her journey to be reunited with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 21, 2024. She was a remarkable soul who graced this world for a century, spreading joy and kindness wherever she went. 

She was born on May 19, 1923, in Davidson...

William "Bill" Gray Gentry

William "Bill" Gray Gentry

Mar 21, 2024

William “Bill” Gray Gentry, 90, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at Mallard Ridge Assisted Living. 

Bill was born in Winston-Salem on January 21, 1934 to William Gaither Gentry and Ruby Boyd Gentry. He was employed as an Electrical Engineer with Amp Inc., where he retired from after 20 years of service. Bill served his county in the United States...

Phyllis Ann Posey Walker

Phyllis Ann Posey Walker

Mar 21, 2024

Mrs. Phyllis Ann Posey Walker, 93, passed away on March 21, 2024, in Charlotte, NC. She was born on August 24, 1930, in Forsyth County to the late George and Stella Posey. Phyllis was a charter member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church for many years. She loved flowers and enjoyed traveling with her husband. They visited every state except Hawaii....

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