All Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Forsyth County in North Carolina.
Marilynn Eileen Hester
Mar 11, 2024
Marilynn Eileen Helton Hester, 79, of Winston-Salem, passed away March 11, 2024, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Hester was born March 20, 1944, in Mecklenburg County, to James Arthur Helton and Eugene Blythe Helton. She greatly enjoyed gardening, country music, and spending time with her family. In addition to her...
Sylvia Charlotte Crooker Tribby
Mar 10, 2024
Mrs. Sylvia Charlotte Crooker Tribby, 88, passed away on March 10, 2024, at her home in Winston-Salem.
She was born on August 12, 1935, and was raised in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Upon graduation from William and Mary College, she began a thirty-year career as an early childhood educator, teaching generations of pre-K, kindergarten, and early elementary school students in Maryland and North...
Phyllis "JoAnn" McMullen Suttles
Mar 10, 2024
Phyllis “JoAnn” McMullen Suttles, 93, of Winston-Salem, NC went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Kate B Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on September 23, 1930, to William Franklyn and Verlie Mae Wells McMullen in Cincinnati, Ohio. She spent her early life in Covington, Kentucky where she graduated from Covington Holmes High...
Randolph "Randy" Modrow
Mar 10, 2024
Randolph Frank Modrow, age 69, passed away in Winston-Salem, NC Sunday March 10th, 2024. He was born January 23rd, 1955, the son of William and Anna Modrow in Chicago, Illinois; the fourth of five brothers. Randy lived in Chicago and married Anne Tyler Modrow prior to moving to Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1977, for his job with AT&T. Randy was...
Sterling Gene Ball
Mar 9, 2024
Sterling Gene Ball, 93, died Saturday, March 9, 2024, at his home in Kernersville, NC. He was born August 22, 1930, in Tazewell County, Virginia to the late Charles Willis and Lucilia Ball. He married Clauda Faye Hale, his wife of 75 years, and they had two sons, Charles Edward and Jerry Keith and a daughter, Melanie Zoe who died...
Nancy Wallis Anderson
Mar 9, 2024
Mrs. Nancy Jean Wallis Anderson, 76, of Bermuda Run, NC passed away Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born July 5, 1947 in Cortland, NY to Ronald and Althea Applegate Wallis. Mrs. Anderson was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She had many hobbies such as playing cards with her grandchildren, tending to her koi pond...
Nathan Richards
Mar 8, 2024
Our beloved Pastor/Elder Nathan Richards, 97, of the Ark of Salvation Apostolic Church of God passed away peacefully Friday, March 8th 2024. He was a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ and is now absent from the body to be present with the Lord. He was born on January 28, 1927, to Benjamin Richards and Mabel Stewart. Elder Richards...
Joan Cooley Porterfield
Mar 8, 2024
Mrs. Joan Cooley Porterfield, age 83, of Clemmons, NC, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024. She was born May 25, 1940, in Galax, VA, to the late Thomas George Cooley and Arvie Vernon Cooley.
Joan retired after 30 years as the store manager at Thalhimers, and then would continue to work in the fashion industry until she was 80. She was...
Bettie Hemby Cross
Mar 8, 2024
Winston-Salem – Bettie Hemby Cross, 76, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on January 12, 1948, in Baldwin county, Alabama to the late David and Louise Norton Hemby. Bettie loved listening to country music, caring for her home, and tad bit of gambling. More than anything she had...
Josalene Jessup Walker
Mar 8, 2024
Josalene Walker, 87, peacefully passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Kerner Ridge Assisted Living. Jo was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, a faithful member of Kerwin Baptist Church and was employed at Sara Lee for 25 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, Glenn and Louise Jessup and her beloved husband Bill Walker. She...
Joshua Dalon Simmering
Mar 7, 2024
Joshua Dalon Simmering, 30, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024. He was born on April 3, 1993, to Debra Denney Spires and the late Paul Kenneth Simmering Jr. Joshua will forever be remembered as a giving soul. He always gave others a chance and sought out the best in every person he met. He always wanted to make sure...
Linda Lou Bowman Shutt
Mar 7, 2024
Mrs. Linda Lou Bowman Shutt, 84, of Winston-Salem, NC, entered into the more immediate presence of the Lord on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Mallard Ridge Assisted Living.
Linda was born on March 13, 1939, to the late Joseph Wesley Bowman and Lelia Mae Morris Bowman in Forsyth County, NC.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Joan Puckette Cox
Mar 7, 2024
Mrs. Joan Grey Puckette Cox, 81, of Advance, NC, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024. She was born May 21, 1942, in Lynchburg, VA, to the late Walter William Puckette and Marion Grey Layne Puckette. She is preceded in death by her husband, David Norman Cox, who passed away in November of 2021 after 55 years of marriage; one brother,...
Mary Betty Phifer Sparks
Mar 6, 2024
Mary Betty Phifer Sparks, 96, of Lewisville, NC, died Wednesday, March 6, 2024. She was born August 1, 1927, to Mary Albertine Hunter Phifer and Fred Benjamin Phifer of Statesville, NC. Betty was a longtime member of Clemmons Moravian Church. She loved to work in her flower gardens, walk in the park and watch the sky looking at birds, clouds...
Doris "Dottie" Casper Wise
Mar 6, 2024
Doris “Dottie” Casper Wise, 85, passed away on March 6, 2024, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on August 17, 1938, in Winston-Salem to Mary Pettigrew Casper and Norman Woodrow Casper, Sr. A lifelong Winston-Salem resident, Dottie retired from Wachovia / Wells Fargo Bank following a long and rewarding career. She enjoyed visiting friends and neighbors, and going on...
Donna Marie Petrovich
Mar 6, 2024
Mrs. Donna Marie Petrovich, 46, passed away on March 6, 2024, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born on December 23, 1977, in Bluefield WV to the late George and Linda Petrovich. Donna enjoyed doing hair for most of her life and graduated from Regency Beauty School in Winston-Salem in 2015. She attended Redland Church, IPHC for several...
Raymond Victor Crowder
Mar 5, 2024
Mr. Raymond Victor Crowder, 43, passed away on Tuesday March 5, 2024, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. He was born on February 3, 1981, to Berry Victor Crowder and Patricia Mae McCollum Crowder in Guilford County, NC.
Raymond loved his pets, video games, Disney World, and their trips to Myrtle Beach. He was a great cook and enjoyed making great food.
Raymond...
Robert Louis Stafford
Mar 5, 2024
Robert Louis Stafford, 86, formerly of Raleigh, North Carolina passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 at Bermuda Commons Assisted Living in Advance.
Robert was born on February 8th, 1938, in Staffordsville, Virginia, to the late Dan and Janie Stafford. Robert held many jobs throughout his career but excelled in any kind of sales. He loved his work and would...
Iris Jeanette Styers Smith
Mar 5, 2024
Iris Jeanette Styers Smith, 86, passed away on March 5, 2024, while at a hospice with her daughter, Maria Anne Smith, standing by her side.
Iris was born on March 25, 1937, to the late Odeous Ray Styers and Inez Cromer Styers. She attended Winston-Salem City Schools in North Carolina and graduated from Hanes High School in 1955.
Iris had a long...
Peggy Ann Jones Barber
Mar 5, 2024
Mrs. Peggy Ann Jones Barber, 91, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Peggy was born on May 24, 1932, in Forsyth County, NC to the late Mr. Peter F. Jones Jr. and Mrs. Madge Smith Jones. She was raised in Laurinburg, North Carolina where she attended Caledonia United Methodist...
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