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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Janet Louise Reid Wright
Apr 26, 2026
Janet Louise Reid Wright, 71, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital with her children by her side.
Janet was born to the late Lollie Elizabeth Ray Reid and Charles Hamilton Reid on an army base in Japan, on March 6, 1955.
While living in California, Janet utilized her degree in nursing from UNC Wilmington to work...
Penny Denise Cranfill Smith
May 19, 2026
Penny Denise Cranfill Smith, 64, of Kernersville, NC passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at her home. She was born on September 17, 1961, to Pattie Hubbard Cranfill and the late Harold Dean Cranfill in Forsyth County.
Penny worked for Duke Energy for 47 years as a senior work management specialist after being hired directly out of high school....
Odessa Frye Rhoades
May 18, 2026
Mrs. Odessa Frye Rhoades, 96, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2026, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on September 8, 1929 in Forsyth County to Claude Allen and Sophia Freeman Frye. Odessa retired from RJR Tobacco after many years of service. She was a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church. She enjoyed traveling and spending time at the...
Daniel Pangilinan Palomares
May 18, 2026
Daniel "Danny" Palomares left this world the same way he lived in it, surrounded by the people he loved most. On May 18, 2026, at the age of 75, Danny passed away peacefully, cradled by family and held in the warmth of a life extraordinarily well-lived.
Danny was many things to many people. To his beloved wife Elena, he was a...
Diana McKnight Grubbs
May 17, 2026
“Lord, help me today. Show me the way. One day at a time.” Mrs. Diana McKnight Grubbs, 82, of Rural Hall, died Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Yadkin Nursing Center. Mrs. Grubbs was born June 12, 1943 to Hobart David and Mary Ruth Sykes McKnight, both now deceased. She attended the local schools and graduated from Reynolds High School. She...
Frances "Fran" Holloman
May 17, 2026
Frances DeShazo Holloman “Fran” passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Mallard Ridge Assisted Living Center.
Fran was born on April 27, 1931 to Daris and Anna Mae DeShazo. Her early life was spent moving from town to town and state to state as her father’s job changed. She met the love of her life James Flanagan “Jim” Holloman in...
Stephanie Hope Welden
May 17, 2026
Stephanie Hope Welden, 93, passed away on May 17, 2026, at Salemtowne Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, NC.
Stephanie grew up in a creative family. Her mother was a painter of portraits and landscapes in oils, and her father was an industrial designer who designed the Rever Copper and Brass cookware. She attended the National Academy of Design in New York City,...
Johnny Lee Brown, Sr.
May 16, 2026
Johnny Lee Brown, Sr., age 70, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 16, 2026.
Johnny was born on October 27, 1955, in Forsyth Co. to the late Gilbert Lee Brown and Annie Ruth (Hauser) Brown. Johnny was loved by all who knew him. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend whose kindness, humor, and gentle...
Carolyn Mae Disher
May 16, 2026
Carolyn Mae Seats Disher, 87, of Lewisville, NC, passed away on May 16, 2026 at her home.
Carolyn was born on November 21, 1938 to the late John Clingman Seats and Louise Bryant Seats of Forsyth County. Carolyn was part of the last graduating class of Lewisville High School in 1956. She then earned her degree from Appalachian State Teachers College...
Avon Ronald Spencer
May 15, 2026
Walkertown – Mr. Avon Ronald Spencer passed away May 15, 2026, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born January 28, 1942, to the late Orris F. Spencer and Susie Davis Spencer. Avon was a proud member of Gospel Light Baptist Church, where he proudly served as an assistant captain of the ushers. He was an avid coin collector, a lover...
Nancy Virginia Johnson
May 14, 2026
Nancy Virginia Johnson, 73, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Forsyth Medical Center.
Ms. Johnson was born November 26, 1952, in Martinsville, VA, to Henry Clifton Johnson Sr. and Ida Mae Weathers Johnson. In 1971, she graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School then later attended East Carolina University with a focus in Sports Medicine. Nancy worked for Integon...
Deborah Ann Brown
May 14, 2026
Born on April 30, 1956, in Portsmouth, Virginia, Deborah Ann Brown passed away peacefully on May 14, 2026, at 7:25 a.m. at Beacon Place, surrounded by loved ones.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Carl LeRoy Brown; her son, Thomas Allen Nelsen “Tommy”; her parents, Fredrick Grey Keene and Pearl Lucille Boyer; and her sister, Terri Lynn Homan.
She...
Jason Theodore Grigg
May 13, 2026
Jason Grigg of Winston-Salem, North Carolina passed away in his home on May 13th from ALS.
Jason was born in Wisconsin to James and Jane Grigg. He attended West Forsyth High School. After school he served a 2-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Utah. In 1993 he married Jennifer Storms at the Chicago LDS Temple....
Ross Alexander Huneycutt
May 13, 2026
Mr. Ross Alexander Huneycutt, 80, of Lewisville, NC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Salemtowne Retirement Community. Ross was born in Stanly County, NC on September 2, 1945, to the late Paul Alexander Huneycutt and Ramelle Ross Huneycutt.
Ross served his country in the United States Army and was stationed in Texas and Walter Reed Hospital in Washington,...
Richard "Rich" Jeffrey Janik
May 13, 2026
Mr. Richard “Rich” Jeffrey Janik, 69, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2026. He was born on January 7, 1957, to the late Richard L. Janik and Eleanore Janik in Euclid, OH. He lived in Salix, PA and then moved to Rural Hall, NC in 2014. He resided in King, NC at the end of his life. Rich graduated from Greater...
Steven Richard Robbins
May 13, 2026
Steven Richard Robbins, 77, of Kernersville, NC lost a long but courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. He was born to the late Frank and Annie Robbins on August 19, 1948, in Forsyth County.
Steve was a God-fearing, hardworking, and giving man. He enjoyed being outside, walks in the rain, drinking his morning...
Joan Elizabeth Morris
May 13, 2026
It is with deep love and sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Joan Elizabeth Morris, whose kindness, strength and unwavering devotion to her family touched everyone who knew her.
Born in Peterborough England, Joan carried with her a spirit of grace, resilience, and warmth throughout her life. In 1960 Joan met the love of her life, her...
Rebecca Faye Wilcox Hauser
May 12, 2026
Rebecca Faye “Becky” Wilcox Hauser, 79, of Winston-Salem, passed away on May 12, 2026, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.Becky was born on October 17, 1946, to Ernest Ray Wilcox and Nellie Galliher Wilcox in Iredell County. She graduated from Southwest High School in Clemmons in 1964, and earned her degree in X-Ray Technology in 1966 from Bowman Gray School...
Mary Ruth Tucker Stack
May 11, 2026
Mary Ruth Tucker Stack, 97, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Countryside Menor Community Living. She was born to the late Hery Clay Tucker and Annie King Tucker on February 23, 1929, in Guilford County, NC.
Mary found much delight in flower gardening and cooking. She took great pride in having an immaculately clean home and kept track...
Alice Ayers Hutchens
May 11, 2026
Mrs. Alice Ayers Hutchens of Kernersville, NC, born on November 14, 1926, in Cana, Virginia, is now with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She passed on May 11, 2026, in the ICU Trauma Unit of Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC, from a fall in her home.
She was the daughter of C.D. Ayers and Frances Thomas Ayers, and the...
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