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Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Steven Van Buren Hagan, Jr.
Sep 7, 2009
KERNERSVILLE -Steven Van Buren Hagan, Jr., 68, passed away Monday, September 7, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born July 4, 1941 in Forsyth Co. to the late Katherine Smith Hagan. Mr. Hagan served in the United States Air Force. He retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. after 32 years of employment. Surviving are his wife, Mary Lee Morgan...
James Russell Wilson
Sep 7, 2009
Kernersville - Mr. James Russell Wilson, 77, passed away Monday, September 7, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born May 29, 1932, in Richmond County, NC, to the late Reid and Gladys Jones Wilson. James was a loving father and an avid Baseball and Nascar fan. In addition to his parents, James was preceded in death by his sister,...
Cecil Tennyson Thomas
Sep 6, 2009
Mr. Cecil Tennyson Thomas, 75, of Pilot Mountain., passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009. He was born January 18, 1934 in Forsyth County to Charles F. and Sally Journey Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a member of Brookstown United Methodist Church. He retired from Sears as a watch repairman and owned his own watch repair shop for many years. Mr. Thomas...
Roy Elwood Brewer
Sep 6, 2009
WINTSON SALEM-Mr. Roy Elwood Brewer, 86, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at his home. He was born February 19, 1923 in Forsyth Co. to the late Robert Bascum and Flossie Graham Brewer. Roy was a self-employed painter and owner of Roy E.Brewer Painting and Decorating until retirement. He was the kind of man who not only painted your house,...
Bill Olin Beckerdite
Sep 5, 2009
Mr. Bill Olin Beckerdite, 90, of Winston-Salem, passed away Saturday 9-5-2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born October 14, 1918 in Davidson County, the last surviving of 12 children born to George Henry and Rose Ellen Hall Beckerdite. Mr. Beckerdite was a member of Midway United Methodist Church during his childhood until his marriage in 1947 to...
John Robert Hewitt
Sep 5, 2009
Mr. John Robert Hewitt, 74, of Winston-Salem passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born April 1, 1935 in Newton, N.C. to Lucille L. and Robert W. Hewitt. He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Jennifer Anne Hewitt. He is survived by his wife, Connie Williams Hewitt, of...
Michael Wayne Wood
Sep 5, 2009
Kernersville - Mr. Michael Wayne Wood, 62, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born March 27, 1947, in Forsyth County to the late S. Dean and Stella Nail Wood. Michael served in the US Army and retired from RJ Reynolds. He was an avid golf member and employee of Maple Leaf Golf Course. Surviving...
Elbert Crawford
Sep 4, 2009
Kernersville - Mr. Elbert Crawford, 74, passed away Friday, September 4, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 9, 1935, in Pitt County, NC to Pate and Mary Ethel Wilson Crawford. Elbert served in the US Navy for 21 years and was a Real Estate Appraiser for the Forsyth County Tax Office. Of the Presbyterian faith, Elbert was...
Edith Dinger Bowers
Sep 4, 2009
Mrs. Edith D. Bowers, 98, formerly of Irwin, PA died Sept. 4, 2009 at The Oaks of Forsyth, Winston-Salem. Edith was born June 17, 1911 in Oil City, PA to Amy Lowery and Layard E. Dinger. Edith was an RN and School Nurse for the Norwin School District in Irwin, PA for many years before retiring to Clearwater, FL. She...
Lola Alexander Ballard
Sep 4, 2009
Mrs. Lola Alexander Ballard, 84, of Winston-Salem, passed away Friday, September 4, 2009. She was born April 20, 1925 in Rockingham County, NH to Jesse and Henrietta Koontz Alexander. Mrs. Ballard was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles B. Ballard; one son, Charles A. Ballard and three grandchildren. Surviving are one...
J.D. Samples
Sep 4, 2009
Mr. J. D. Samples, age 85 of King passed away Friday morning September 4, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston- Salem. Mr. Samples was born September 24, 1923 in Newport City, TN to the late John Robert and Daisy Samples. J. D. retired from Piedmont Airlines after 25 years of service. He was a United States Army veteran having...
Bernice Nelson Bryant Millar
Sep 4, 2009
KERNERSVILLE - Mrs. Bernice Nelson Bryant Millar, 90, died on September 4, 2009. She was born in Northampton County, NC on May 14, 1919 to Maggie Virginia Collier Nelson and Charles Wesley Nelson. Mrs. Millar was employed with Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company from 1948 until her retirement in 1979. During that time she was relocated from Rich Square to...
Shirley Nicks Cleary
Sep 4, 2009
Mrs. Shirley Laura Nicks Cleary of Winston-Salem, beloved mother, grandmother and caretaker to all her family, went to be with Travis, her late husband of 47 years Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. She was born January 24, 1935, in Yadkin County to the late James and Mildred Nicks. She graduated from West Yadkinville High School. She worked for P.H. Hanes. She...
Joyce Starr Williams Pitts
Sep 4, 2009
Beloved wife and mother Joyce Starr Williams Pitts went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus September 4, 2009 after a very brave battle against brain cancer. She was born August 21, 1944 in Durham, NC to Luna Mae Hocutt Rudd and Zelber Chandler Rudd, Jr. She is Survived by her husband of 47 years James H. Pitts, Jr....
Larry Dwain Hilton
Sep 3, 2009
HILTON KING - Mr. Larry Dwain Hilton, 66, died on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. He was born August 20, 1943 in Davie County to the late Walter Hilton and Clara Smith Hilton. Larry and his family moved to Wilmington and lived at the coast for seventeen years. He retired from the maintenance...
Norma Eileen Barber
Sep 3, 2009
Mrs. Norma Eileen Meadows Barber, 84, of 4425 Chebar Drive, Pfafftown, passed away at her home September 3, 2009. She was born October 31, 1924 in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late, Zara Vaden and Nellie Fogleman Meadows. Mrs. Barber was a charter of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Epiphany. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Carolyn R. Harper
Sep 3, 2009
Carolyn R. Harper passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 3, 2009 after several years of declining health. She was born on April 7, 1931 to Gus & Madge B. Rockett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Bonnie Lee Whicker, and 2 sons, Terry Gray Whicker and Anthony Glenn Carrizzo. She is...
Richard James Meadows
Sep 3, 2009
MEADOWS Winston-Salem - Mr. Richard James Meadows, 77, passed away Thursday, September 03, 2009 following a brief illness. He was born in Forsyth County February 19, 1932 the son of the late Carmel Cristley and Gean Utt Meadows. He was a member of Oaklawn Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. Mr. Meadows was a petty officer in the U.S. Coast Guard serving...
Bertie Johnson Bowman
Sep 2, 2009
BOWMAN DENTON - Mrs. Bertie Johnson Bowman, 94, died September 2nd, 2009 after a full and active life, which became more challenging during her last years because of an extended period of living with Alzheimer's disease. Formerly of Sauratown Road, Germanton, she had been a resident of Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton since 2006. Mrs. Bowman was the wife...
Violet Wanda Salyers Decristofaro
Sep 2, 2009
Winston-Salem, NC: Decristofaro: Violet Wanda Salyers Decristofaro, 80 of Winston-Salem passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Decristofaro was born January 19, 1929 in Wise County, Va, to the late Thomas Beecher Salyers and Nora Reed Salyers. She was retired from RJR Tobacco Company with 29.9 years of service. Mrs. Decristofaro was preceded in death by her...
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