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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
James Thomas Caudill
Sep 17, 2026
James Thomas Caudill, 92, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born to the late James Guy Caudill and Alma Jane Medley Caudill on November 27, 1933, in Wilkes County, NC.
James was a proud army veteran who voluntarily served from 1952 to 1960. He received a purple heart...
Panagiotis "Pete" Vasilios Sklapanis
Sep 21, 2026
Mr. Panagiotis “Pete” Vasilios Sklapanis, 84, fell asleep in the Lord Monday, September 21, 2026, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born November 4, 1941, in Epiniana, Evrytanias, Greece, the son of Vasilios and Maria Avram Sklapanis. A faithful member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox, where he participated in the Greek Festival every year. Pete was married in 1968 and moved...
Richard Lee Evans
Sep 21, 2026
Winston-Salem – Mr. Richard Lee Evans, 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2026, at his residence. He was born on July 27, 1945, in Forsyth County, to Allie Russell Evans and Lillian Turner Evans. He was raised in the Methodist Children’s Home in Winston-Salem. Richard was a gunsmith for over 50 years and an avid collector of Western...
Rosalee Barnette
Sep 21, 2026
Obituary forthcoming...
A funeral service will be held at 12:00pm on Friday, September 25, 2026 at Bible Revival Ministries. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Annette Hunt Coe
Sep 21, 2026
Annette Hunt Coe, 78, passed away Monday, September 21, 2026, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Forsyth County on June 29, 1948, to the late Clarence Hunt and Dorothy Sechrist Hunt Best. Annette was a lifetime member of Calvary Baptist Church. She graduated from Reynolds High School and Kings College. She retired from R.J. Reynolds after 44 years...
Christy Phillips Medeiros
Sep 19, 2026
Christy Phillips Medeiros, 51, passed away at home on Saturday, September 19, 2026. Christy was born March 13, 1975, in Forsyth County. She was a loving wife and mother who loved her work family and scout family. Christy was a member of River Oaks Community Church. Preceding her in death was her mother, Glenda Phillips. Surviving is her husband of...
Herbert "Leon" Mitchell
Sep 19, 2026
Herbert "Leon" Mitchell of Winston Salem, NC, went to heaven on September 19, 2026, to await the love of his life, Verna, to whom he was married for 68 years. Born August 5, 1937, in Durham, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Herbert O. and Pearl A. Mitchell.
Leon attended Durham High School and graduated from Indiana Wesleyan...
Carlos "Buster" Lee Cochran
Sep 18, 2026
Carlos "Buster" Lee Cochran, 85, of Walkertown, NC passed away peacefully on Friday, September 18, 2026, at Woltz Hospice Home. He was born to the late Thomas Cochran and Elizabeth Dunn Cochran on January 20, 1941, in Cherokee, West Virginia.
Buster was a simple and family-oriented man. He loved hosting family gatherings and dinners on the weekends. In his free time,...
LaDonna Michelle Green
Sep 18, 2026
LaDonna Michelle Green, 52, of Kernersville, NC passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 18, 2026, at Silas Creek Rehabilitation. She was born to Terry Lee Green and Betty Campbell Green on September 24, 1973, in Forsyth County.
Michelle graduated from East Forsyth High School in 1991. She enjoyed drawing, coloring, and crafting. Michelle was a friend to everyone and enjoyed spending...
Harlie Barnie Melton
Sep 18, 2026
Mr. Harlie Barnie Melton, 84, passed away September 18, 2026, at Hospice of High Point. He was born in Carroll County, VA on August 7, 1942, to the late Glenn Rube Melton, and Irene Beamer Melton. Harlie was in the first full graduating class of Page High School and was a Navy Veteran who met the love of his life...
Bettie Jo Hardin Wilson
Sep 17, 2026
Bettie Jo Hardin Wilson, known as BJ, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of September 17, 2026, at the age of 81. She had lived with Primary Lateral Sclerosis, a rare, progressive motor neuron disorder, for 37 years. She expressed her final desire to “Tend My Master’s Garden.”
Bettie Jo was born to Joseph Talton Hardin and Virginia Dixon...
Betty Sweet Cunningham
Sep 16, 2026
Betty Sweet Cunningham, 79, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2026, in Pawley’s Island, SC. She was born in Forsyth County, NC on August 14, 1947, to the late Edgar Lawrence “E.L.” Sweet and Hazel Harper Sweet. Betty was a devoted Christian, who loved her family well. She enjoyed collecting recipes, cooking, camping, and she was quite competitive during family game...
James Womble, Jr.
Sep 16, 2026
James Raphael “Jim” Womble, Jr., 91, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2026, at the NC State Veterans Home in Kernersville, NC, surrounded by his family.
Jim was born August 10, 1935, in Rocky Mount, NC, to the late James Raphael “Rufus” Womble and Myra Clough Womble. After graduating from Rocky Mount High School, he attended Campbell College, now...
Jesse Edward "Ed" Livengood
Sep 16, 2026
Jesse Edward “Ed” Livengood, 98, passed away on September 16, 2026 surrounded by the family he loved so deeply.
Ed was born November 22, 1927, in Boonville, North Carolina in Yadkin County, to Jesse Savannah Livengood and Laura Lucinda Wilkins. He lived a long and remarkable life defined by devotion—to his country, to his faith, to the woman he loved for...
Frances Jeanette Vandiford Pridgen
Sep 16, 2026
Frances Jeanette Vandiford Pridgen, 92, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on August 25, 1934, in Nash County, NC to the late Luther Franklin and Bertha Almarine Bone Vandiford. Frances had a kind heart and was a woman of elegance and grace. She...
Gary Lemar
Sep 14, 2026
Gary Lemar, 74, of Belews Creek, NC passed away on Monday, September 14, 2026, at his home. He was born to the late Don Lemar and Marcie Shields Lemar on February 23, 1952, in Guilford County, NC.
Gary graduated from Northwest Guilford High School. He went on to proudly serve in the Marine Corps. Gary enjoyed reading books, fishing, and watching...
Henry Francis Cardosa
Sep 14, 2026
Henry Francis Cardosa, 86, of Kernersville, NC passed away on Monday, September 14, 2026, at his home. He was born to the late Henry Anthony Cardosa and Anna Marcinage Cardosa on July 18, 1940, in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Henry graduated from Mount Carmel High School. He went on to join the Navy at 17 years old and proudly served for 3...
Zelda Smith Burton
Sep 13, 2026
It is with great sadness, but also profound joy in having known and loved her, that we announce the death of Mrs. Zelda Smith Burton, 97, on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
Mrs. Burton was born on October 22, 1928 in Davie County, NC to the late Alex Fred Smith and Hazel Luna Bowden Smith.
Zelda was a dedicated member of Advent Moravian...
Linda Kay Wood
Sep 13, 2026
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Linda Kay Wood, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and member of the Welcome community, on Sunday afternoon, September 13, 2026, following a long battle with cancer.
Linda Wood, 80, of Welcome, was born on December 5, 1945, in Surry County to the late Thomas Roy Williams Sr. and Emma Lillian...
Jane Voss Logan
Sep 13, 2026
Jane Voss Logan, 82, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Jane shared 53 years of marriage with her beloved Dallas, and together they built a life filled with love and lasting memories. Jane gave with an open heart, never expecting recognition or anything in return. Helping others wasn’t something she did, it was who she was....
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