Loretta Pruitt Elliott
Jun 8, 2023
Mrs. Loretta Pruitt Elliott, beloved family member, friend and principal, age 74, passed away peacefully at her home June 8, 2023.
Loretta completed a bachelors degree in education at Appalachian State University. She also received a Masters of education and worked towards her doctorate at UNC Greensboro.
She worked in education in Forsyth County for more than 30 years. After...
Edna Spaugh Wooten
Jun 8, 2023
Mrs. Edna Pearl Spaugh Wooten, 96, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 8, 2023. She was born to the late Walter Harvey Spaugh and Pearl Conrad Spaugh on July 18, 1926, in Forsyth County. Edna was a beloved member of the community and a friend to all. She enjoyed many hobbies such as walking, bird watching and...
Gracie Pegram Combs
Jun 8, 2023
Gracie Ann Pegram Combs, age 86, awakened from her sleep in her eternal home on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Awaiting her arrival in Heaven were her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; the love of her life and husband, Royden Raymond Combs; parents, Clinton Odell and Annie Perdew Pegram; siblings, Dorothy Freeman, Floyd “Bill” Pegram, Ruby Latham, Zora Hemrick, Richard...
Rita Curley
Jun 8, 2023
Rita Ann Curley, 73, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at her residence. She was born on September 6, 1949, to the late Coy Ray Johnson Jr. and Eula Gray Shutt Johnson in Forsyth County. Rita was a kind soul who loved her family close to her heart, especially her dogs. She enjoyed shopping and going out to...
Travis Achaia Hartle
Jun 7, 2023
Mr. Travis Achaia Hartle, 45, of Clemmons, NC, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Travis was born in Forsyth County on July 13, 1977. Travis graduated from East Forsyth High School and worked in the construction industry. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Bobby Lee Moore and Hilda Jean Moore as...
Betty Kelly Russell
Jun 7, 2023
Betty Lou Kelly Russell, 86, passed away at her home on June 7, 2023. She was born on April 11, 1937, to Cora Lee Willard Kelly and Calvin Anderson Kelly in Forsyth County. Betty earned her cosmetology license in the 1960’s and later opened her own shop, “Corie’s Cuts and Curls” where she worked for over 50 years. In...
Myrtle Howell Moricle
Jun 6, 2023
Mrs. Myrtle Howell Moricle, 85, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.
She was born on November 15, 1937, in Jefferson County, AL, to the late John D. Howell and Maude S. Howell.
She graduated from Bluefield College and retired from LabCorp. She loved her beach trips, the pool, and was an avid...
Danny Lee Comer
Jun 6, 2023
Mr. Danny L. Comer, 76, of Pfafftown, NC, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center. Danny was born in Page County, Virginia on January 3, 1947, to the late Clark E. Comer and Marie Lona Beahm Comer. Danny spent decades in the utility construction industry where he was well known and respected. After retirement, Danny...
Charles David Gelly
Jun 6, 2023
C. David “Bubba” Gelly, 75, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2023, at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on July 11, 1947, in Lewiston, Maine, David was the son of Charles and Elizabeth Gelly.
David was an Army veteran. He graduated from Northeastern University with a Criminal Justice degree...
Brian Jeffrey Hansel
Jun 6, 2023
Mr. Brian Jeffrey Hansel, 63, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Brian was born in Lancaster, OH on December 5, 1959. He had a strong faith in God and church, as a member of Kingswood United Methodist Church in Rural Hall. Brian served as a Sunday School Teacher and served on...
Steven Lawrence Jackson
Jun 5, 2023
“Steve was a loving father and grandfather. He was loved by many and will be deeply missed. Steve will live on in is son Ian, his daughter Hannah, his grandchildren Ellis, Cohen and Conner, his father Willy, his stepmother Julie, his brother Mark, his nephew Ryan, his best friend Steve, and so many others he touched. His family will miss...
Ruth May Westmoreland Leonard
Jun 5, 2023
Ruth May Leonard, 68 went home to be with her lord and savior on Monday June 5th, 2023 after a long battle with her health. Ruth, a kind and loving mother had two son’s James Spaugh Jr. (wife Shannon) and Wayne Gaither. Her heart also loved three step children as her own, Ronnie Gaither, Jamie Gaither, and Gene Gaither. ...
Priscilla Allen Anderson
Jun 5, 2023
Mrs. Priscilla Allen Anderson, 80, passed away Monday, June 5, 2023, at her residence. She was born September 3, 1942, in Ashtabula, OH to the late Albert Allen and Edith Eleanor Hill Allen. Priscilla was a member at United Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Priscilla lived in Cedar Island for 19 years with...
Nellie "La" Lavetta Craft
Jun 5, 2023
On June 5, 2023, Nellie Lavetta Craft passed away peacefully at 94 years old. “La”, as she preferred to be called, was wife to Edwin Craft for 71 years and mother to Carmen Long and Edwin Craft, Jr. She also was grandmother to nine grandchildren and great-grandmother to nine great-grandchildren with two more on the way. La was always a...
Linda Marie Hutcherson Parker
Jun 5, 2023
Mrs. Linda Hutcherson Parker, 82, passed away Monday June 5, 2023. She was born February 2, 1941, to the late George Lowell Hutcherson and Geneva Simmons Hutcherson in Forsyth County NC. She graduated from Mineral Springs High School in 1959. Linda was a member of Freedom Baptist Church in Rural Hall. She had a true servant’s heart, making sure that...
Margaret Ann Wyatt Templeton
Jun 4, 2023
Mrs. Margaret Ann Wyatt Templeton , 86, of Winston-Salem, NC, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home surrounded by her family. Margaret was born in Glade Springs, VA, on May 20, 1937, to the late William Leslie Wyatt and Mabel Yancey Wyatt. Throughout Margaret’s life, she enjoyed reading, working on puzzle books, and...
Mark Alexander Casey
Jun 4, 2023
Mark Alexander Casey, 68, of Winston-Salem passed away on June 4, 2023 at Forsyth Hospital after a brief illness. Mark was born May 19, 1955 to James Hubert Casey and Polly Estep Casey. In addition to his parents, Mark was preceded in death by his brother, Mike Casey.
Mark was employed as a Transportation Associate for L’eggs products. He attended UNC Charlotte...
Betty Jean Styers Hunter
Jun 3, 2023
Mrs. Betty Styers Hunter passed away at 7:22am, June 3, 2023 after a brief illness. She was the 11th child of 13 born to Kerner Cicero and Lillian Martha Walker Styers on July 10, 1931, near Walkertown, in Forsyth County North Carolina. A member of a large farming family whose heritage was that of the Moravians, German settlers who...
Bruce Douglas Phipps
Jun 3, 2023
Bruce Douglas Phipps, of Clemmons, NC, died peacefully on June 3, 2023. Bruce displayed until the end an almost unmatched quiet tenacity, commented on frequently by those close to him and by the dear nurses and hospice workers at Silas Creek Rehabilitation Center in Winston-Salem who aided him with grace. He was in equal parts inquisitive, serious and focused...
Catherine Laray Ziglar
Jun 3, 2023
Walnut Cove – Catherine Laray Ziglar, 49, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023, at her home and is now at peace with our Lord and Savior. She was born in Forsyth County on May 1, 1974, to the late James Thomas Ziglar and Lounary Marie Pyrtle Ziglar. Cathy loved spending time with her family and her children, especially her...